Recent content by Mal

How about using an open topper for tree lopping?

Tramboards would be a great help, but Lothian management did away with them and then the 'Via' polnts screen so I'd say there's no chance of them meking a come-back. However, I agree that a bus with a faded screen is better than no bus at all.

Is this Centrebus being rebranded or splitting D&G off, does anyone know?

Arriva probably thought they were going to win part of the franchise, but now face the cost of repainting them when or before next September.

I wonder if this might be the new HTL livery? If so, it would be good to know what an HTL bus looks like instead of the present offering of all red, blue and white, green, and off-white! Hopefully when the fleet is repainted and gained fleet numbers as South Wales Transport have done, it will...

I really liked the 'swoops' livery of a few years back and though the 7xx electrics revived the traditional layout of madder and white bands, the lower deck needs the gold band below the windows to make it a 'real' Edinburgh bus. (Mind, I could be sentimental for the old days!)

The instantly recogniseable madder and white of Edinburgh Corporation was simple and classical until that awful Harlequin livery was inflicted on Lothian buses.

Have just looked at the Ember website and am surprised that they don't show timetables for all routes without looking at the map and that they don't (seem to) have a section for news.

No, you are wrong. Comfort Del Gro have (New) Adventure Travel.

If Huyton Travel have been bought by Tower Transit, there is no obvious sign of it as they are still running buses in 'as bought' liveries. These are all-red, white, green, blue and white and others with no sign of TT ownership. This seems to be a strange situation as, usually, a company being...

If the new extensions are built, does the cost include the money for new trams?

There was a story in Central SMT days of two drivers talking and discussing the routes they were on and one said 'Are you going to Pather, faither' and the other replied 'No, i'm gong to Bonkle, uncle!' (Bonkle pronounced Bunckle.) Two more. 'The Young Vanish' in Glapwell, Derbyshire and 'Load...

Now that Lothian buses have digital screens, 'Part Route' is shown in a box block before the destination. Another box shows a 'broken' arrow for 'Route Diverted' buses. 1761511024 I remember seeing that and always thought it was to save the driver changing the front screen at each terminus!

Until about 2015 Edinburgh / Lothian still had 3piece screens which showed Number, destination and 3 via points (eg Tollcross, Princes Street. Leith Walk) on that route. I have.one of the actual blinds with over 70 different displays! As well as via points, there were other coloured displays...

The whole set-up of the Red Group and associated companies seems to be done in a way that no-one is certain about the whole organisation and more complex than a bowlful of spaghetti. Thank you all for your replies though, much appreciated.