It sadly sounds like they are headed for scrap. It’s a shame. These saw off the Leyland Lions from Livingston depot (also good buses despite smelling of a stale smell and having the seats with burn marks with the hard carpet on the back
) in 2005.
I remember 36007-36023 being at Livingston then 36007-36011, 36013-36021 & 36023 being branded for the 27/28 and 36012 and 36022 both being in standard Barbie livery.
Linlithgow got 36024-36030 branded for the X4/43/X43. When the B9TLs 37266-37273 arrived these were debranded and moved to Livingston depot in 2008.
37140 was also branded for the 12/X12/16/X16 back in around 2008. I don’t know if this was just a trial or not but I’m guessing it maybe had something to do with the routes being renumbered around 2009 (I think) to 20/21/22 with the X variants as well.
10 and X10 became 20 and X20
12/X12 and 16/X16 became 21/X21 and 22/X22 but didn’t follow the same routes as the 12/X12/16/X16
I also remember at one point along Gorgie there was a lot more First buses the X25, X26, 27, X27, 28, X28, X32, X33 and I think at one point X31 and X35?
The X25 at the time was previously the 29 before they introduced X routes.
The memories