Lothian Buses & First Scotland East

[Metroline1511]

RE: Lothian Buses & First Scotland East
Lothian Buses have clearly gained from the contraction of First buses in Edinburgh and to the south and east.

The latest news is that Lothian Buses are set to gain from another contraction of First, namely their London disposals! They are due to acquire 50 ex-First London Volvo B9TLs redundant from operations they sold to Metroline and Tower Transit. These will see off remaining Tridents, some early Volvo B7TLs and potentially even a few Volvo B7RLEs. All will be fully refurbished with new seating and wooden floors, and converted to single-door.

Suppose that First had not disposed of their London operations but still lost the routes concerned. They might have kept the Volvo B9TLs either to replace older London stock or for cascade to provincial services .... possibly Glasgow instead of Edinburgh!