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  • Lothian Buses
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  • Lothian Buses is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom. It is the dominant provider of bus services in Edinburgh. Transport for Edinburgh, a company wholly owned by City of Edinburgh Council, owns 91% of the company, with the remainder being owned by East Lothian and Midlothian councils.
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service area
CEO
  • Ian Craig
company slogan
  • ...way ahead in Edinburgh
  • ...way ahead in Midlothian
  • Your locally owned buses
Logo
  • New logo of Lothian Buses.png
service type
  • Bus services
  • Open top bus tours
Image caption
  • Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL on route 44A entering Princes Street in May 2013
Headquarters
  • Annandale Street, Edinburgh
Depots
Routes
  • 55
annual ridership
  • 111000000
Parent
Website
Fleet
  • 721
Logo size
  • 250
Founded
  • 1919
abstract
  • Lothian Buses is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom. It is the dominant provider of bus services in Edinburgh. Transport for Edinburgh, a company wholly owned by City of Edinburgh Council, owns 91% of the company, with the remainder being owned by East Lothian and Midlothian councils. Lothian Buses operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, extending to outlying suburbs, towns and villages. The company also operates several limited stop express routes, an Edinburgh Airport service, Park and ride services and a night bus network as well as several tourist services. Lothian operates four travel shops (three in the city centre and one in Dalkeith), and operates buses from three depot locations; Longstone, Annandale Street and Marine. The company also maintains a driver training school and an engineering depot at Seafield.
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