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Despite being a Fife local holiday in some
parts, bus services were running as usual today. Leyland
Titan 10789 is seen here at Glenrothes Bus Station using
the "sledgehammers" and "nuts"
concept on Services G1 & G3 to Collydean. Right
I've not shown a MAN with the X1 branding since the
renumbering, so to correct this here is 22267 arriving at
Glenrothes Bus Station. |
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Being
Burntisland Games day, Stagecoach in Fife had their usual
presence on such occasions - double deckers (mostly) on
the 7, with duplicates on some runs, and one day a year
Service 21 which provides a half-hourly shuttle between
Cowdenbeath Kelty Junction and Burntisland Harbour Place.
The service runs direct through Cowdenbeath then follows
the 18 service, carrying on south through Bernards Smithy
and over an otherwise unused (by buses) road into
Burntisland. Indeed, the service got a road sign moved by
traffic police to let the bus pass the closure at
Cromwell Road! Volvo Citybus 15286 is seen at Left
Cowdenbeath Kelty Junction, and Right
Burntisland Harbour Place. |
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Many buses & coaches in town on hires for this event.
A local vehicle from "up the road" was Moffat
& Williamson's ex-Central Scotish Dennis Dominator
122 ASV, seen here on the other side of the railway
tracks. Right Despite the high crowds at
the event, a surprise was to see 14314, the ex-East
Midlands Leyland Olympian/ECW duplicating the 7 from
Kirkcaldy to Burntisland. Seen here at Harbour Place
Burntisland. |
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Volvo Olympian 16425 of Aberhill depot is seen entering
the turning circle at Harbour Place, Burntisland. Right
Into Edinburgh, and Edinburgh Tour open-top Leyland
Olympian 306 is seen at Market Street preparing to end
another trip. |
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Now to
have a look at some of the "revised" services
brought up by this weekend's service changes by Lothian
Buses. Left Service 1 has been
effectivly replaced by splitting it into two routes - 1
and 21. The 21 isn't much of a resemblence to the 21 of
recent i.e. Gyle to Greendykes, instead running from Gyle
via Davidsons Mains and Ferry Road to Leith. Volvo
Olympian 416 is seen here at the Gyle having just worked
a 21. Right Volvo Olympian 417 shows off
Service 18 gaining a deck. The previous combination of
subsidised Service R58 and 50, with an extension through
the campuses of Napier University, made a Church Hill -
Gyle through service. Well, Service 18 now runs to
Westside Plaza (Wester hailes shops) before following the
south side of the 32/32A to New Edinburgh Royal
Infirmary. |
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More changes between Services 2 & 12 on the
east side of town result in them both starting/ending at
The Jewel. Leyland Olympian 873 is seen at the Gyle
working a part-route to St Andrew Square. Right
Volvo Olympian 281 seen at Westside Plaza seen on the
"revised" Service 18. |
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Service
20 takes the former shuttle between Balgreen Road and
Westside Plaza - with the short section to The Calders
replaced by the 28 - then following the former 18 to
Church Hill. Dennis Dart SLF's 77 and 82 are seen at
Westside Plaza. Service 20's "Part Route"
blinds are presumably intended for Service 22, but are
used as the "end" blind for the 20 - not really
part-route-ing at all. |
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Dennis Dart 167 seen at Fort Kinnaird on new service 30.
The 30 combines most of what was service 28
CORRECTED! until Gorgie Road at
Balgreen Road, where the bus runs up Balgreen Road and
then onto the 22 route via Western Approach Road, then
down Lothian Road onto Princes Street. The bus then
follows Service 14 to Newcraighall Station with half the
service (Daytime) carrying on via route 40 to
Musselburgh. Right Volvo B6 30658 of
Stagecoach in Fife seen at Ferrytoll Park & Ride on
Service X40 from Riccarton/Broomhouse/Edinburgh Park/Gyle
to Dunfermline. |
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