Lothian Buses Vintage Running Day Event 2017 – Central Garage Vintage Running Event [Live Event]

Lothian Buses Vintage Running Day 2017 event held within it's Central Garage which this year included a vintage running day between Eastfield and Atholl Crescent in the Centre of Edinburgh.

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▬ 📖 Featured Vehicles 📖 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Urban Wright Eclipse 158 SN57 DDA
Fleet No 135 - 1949 Daimler Bus CVG6
Fleet No 480 – Leyland Titan PD2/20
Fleet No 665 – Leyland Titan PD3/6
Fleet No 801 – Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1
Leyland National 102 KSX 102X
Lothian Regional Transport 667 GSX 667X
Leyland Olympian C777 SFS – ONTL11/2R
E322 MSG Leyland Olympian ONCL10/2RZ
X285 P285 PSX – Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4
No 572 – Dennis Trident XIL 1481
Leyland PD2A/30 Alexander 1962
Dennis Trident Double Decker Tour 217 XIL 1480
LRT Atlantean Open Top Tour Bus JSC 900E FSC 182
Guy Arab 2 JSX 595T Walter Alexander and Co

Lothian Buses Vintage Running Day Event 2017

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Videographer – A Taylor

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Video shot on Canon 60D

The doors open day 2017 with vintage running day event was a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in learning a bit more about Lothian Buses and Edinburgh City Transport. This year event features a display of vintage buses and modern vehicles.

A chance to learn more about the company's history while sitting on an open top bus taking in a garage tour. There was also bus racing and the chance to take a trip through a bus wash as well as taking part in edinburgh bus tours.

Equally exciting was their Lothian Buses Doors Open Day Event vintage running event which made a return where vehicles operated on the 26 service featuring older vintage buses between Atholl Crescent and Joppa Place, Eastfield, Edinburgh.

A chance to see behind the scenes while taking a trip of nostalgia on one of their vintage buses. Popular with passengers, families of all ages, and many transport enthusiasts visiting Lothian Buses Central Depot. Present were the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland. Lothian Buses merchandise was available as well as the opportunity to get your name programmed onto a bus destination screen.

A fantastic two thousand pounds were raised for Macmillan Cancer Research Charity. The Edinburgh Doors Open Day is part of an event called Doors Open Day, Scotland's largest free architectectural event. Hundreds of buildings open their doors to the public. Lothian Buses opened their Central Depot on Annandale Street.

Highlights were hearing an Alexander Atlantean engine noise, seeing the new fleet of Lothian Country and East Coast Buses which operates the North Berwick 124 (encouraging people to travel discover explore East Lothian), Edinburgh Tour Buses and Skylink Airlink buses, watching a Lothian Regional Transport Atlantean mechanic get a bus back in working order and first look at a Lothian Electic Bus.