Lothian Buses

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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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