Lothian Buses
Dublin Core
Title
Lothian Buses
Description
Built originally for the Industrial Exhibition of 1922, the category 'B' listed building was purchased to become the home of Edinburgh Corporation Transport?s bus fleet in 1926 then housing 108 vehicles including buses, char-a-bancs and city cars. The garage was extended in 1933 and again in 1963. By the mid 1960?s with garage was home to 242 buses and the company also had satellite garages at Longstone, Portobello, Tollcross and Leith. Of particular interest is the building?s roof dome and bus wash. Today the building is the Head Office of the Lothian Group, housing over 250 buses and 900 staff.
Source
edinburgh
Date
1922
Type
Museum
Identifier
1697
Spatial Coverage
current,55.96125,-3.188009;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
55 Annandale Street
Place
Edinburgh
IsNewThisYear
No
OpeningDate1
28/9/2019
OpeningTime1
12:00 - 16:00
Activities
As this is Lothian Buses' 100 year anniversary, buses from throughout the years
WC
No
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
No
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
No
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
11654
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
Postcode
EH7 4AZ
Citation
“Lothian Buses,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1695.
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