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The problem at Ash Vale is also compounded by there being no lifts there. Like the Ash level crossing, there is no approved funding in place to solve the issue.

Ah, thanks. :) I'm very familiar with that area as I've relations who live in the nearby Avondale estate (conveniently placed for both North Camp and Ash Vale!) and did wonder about the historical background of the North Camp level crossing. Much appreciated.

Redby started a Sunderland circular service at deregulation, which was abandoned three months later. And I remember Eastern Scottish in Edinburgh briefly trying a C38/C58 circular service which fared little better. Launched at the start of May 1987, it was withdrawn in mid-August that year...

Ash was mentioned upthread. A road bridge is currently under construction to replace the level crossing there, and a footbridge is also planned. 1715463888 Am I correct in thinking that the reason for the North Camp level crossing is to save money on building a footbridge?

For a spell in the early 1990s, the 15 ran between Penicuik and Stoneybank.

For the entire bus to be wiped out, I suspect it could have been a combination of electrical and fuel issues. EDIT: BBC website now carrying the story. 1715296939

I never noticed that until you mentioned it. That could likely be what caused the fire.

With the news of its fiery demise at Bordon this afternoon here is 18379 in happier times, at Guildford working service 20 on 10th August last year. This was one of two Tridents which I travelled on that day whilst on holiday in the area, the other one being 18515. 1715275858 Good to see a...

The Queen's Drive was built during the reign of Queen Victoria and named after her, so keeps its name though we now have a King. The King's Park/Queen's Park, however, does change its name depending on the gender of the reigning monarch.

J250KWM, a Leyland Lynx built in 1988 but which didn't enter service until October 1991 with Halton as its number 37.

The story I'd heard about these coaches was they'd been built for stock, then stored and weren't uncovered until the dealer's premises were being cleared after its proprietor died.

874 was one of seven JSC-E Atlanteans converted from buses to coaches in 1976-77; the crest is the Lothian Regional Council one. The upgraded Atlanteans were replaced by new Atlantean coaches 660-665 in late-1981.

Edinburgh had a mass renaming in the late 1960s to eliminate duplicated street names brought about by the mergers with Portobello in 1896 and Leith in 1920.

And also, one of the reasons why the Metropolitan counties were abolished. Taxpayers in these areas were paying through the nose to subsidise artificially cheap bus and rail fares. Those in Sunderland had an added grievance, paying towards a Metro system which at the time only served Tyneside.

No Christnas Day buses have run in Midlothian since 2005. I remember a poster on the old SEScotbus Yahoo group having a go at First for running no services there on December 25th. It was pointed out to him that Midlothian Council wouldn't fund them and that, in any case, bus drivers were...

The heat is slowly being turned up...

Much rarer than I thought. As the saying goes, every day is a school day. :)

Two body/chassis combinations come to mind. Seddon Pennnine 7/Alexander M-type. Six built: Eastern Scottish XS747-752 (MSF747-752P) which were also the final M-types. Leyland Tiger/Alexander T-type. Sixteen built: Central SMT LT1-5 (FGG601-605X), Eastern Scottish ZH311-316 (PSF311-316Y) and...

Two new E200MMCs in allover white, SK24XPO/P, have arrived at Berwick presumably for the 418 contract. Fleetnumbers are not yet known.

The 20 between Aldershot and Guildford had been branded as the Kite for a few years and when new route-branded ADL E200s were delivered for the service in early-2015, the opportunity was taken to relaunch it as the Kite. The E200s were then transferred to Peasmarsh a few years later for the...