Advantages: new lower floor buses, huge network of routes, smartcard Disadvantages: rude drivers, timetables that mean nothing, decrepit and smelly buses
...of us will rely on Lothian buses to get us to our destinations every day. And some more on their rivals First Bus, but more about them later.
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I have the misfortune to be pretty dependent on public transport in the city. I don’t have the use of a car, and even if I did, I wouldn’t be inclined to even attempt to use it during the Edinburgh rush hour. Unless it was big, maroon in colour, covered in adverts, and could ... ...lot of buses. Lothian buses have a vast network: really, mammoth amounts of routes that you are never likely to want to take. But it does make for a pretty comprehensive service – basically there’s nowhere in Edinburgh you can’t get to by bus, whether its the zoo, the airport, or even Morningside where ShoppingGirl lives (posh wave). I’m still amazed by how easy it all is, even though it was 3 years ago that I gave up living in the wilds of Scotland ...
molelover 11.05.2003 (21.01.2004)
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Advantages: Cheap, convenient, plentiful during the day. Disadvantages: Scarce after 6pm, smelly and rude people.
...has allegedly tried to sue Lothian Regional Transport (LRT) for decking it’s new bus fleets out in a design that looks litigiously like something Versace designed exclusively for *her*!
So come to Edinburgh and marvel first hand at our couture-inspired buses. In fact, bring some loose change with you and the city is yours for the taking. Here’s your handy bus guide to the city that never smiles (according to a Comic Relief poll – presumably they ... ...be, we’d be standing on Lothian Road at two am on a Saturday night, trying to avoid fights and puddles of vomit whilst hopelessly waiting for that most elusive of carriages: the Edinburgh taxi. You’ve got more chance of hitching a ride home on Shergar than you have of getting a cab in Edinburgh at the weekend, but never fear – the night bus is here. All the main arterial routes out of town are served by an hourly bus, departing from Princes Street ...
ShoppingGirl 01.04.2003
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Advantages: Low fares, frequent service on many routes Disadvantages: Buses sometimes held up in heavy traffic
...through the city centre*
Lothian Buses, Edinburgh's largest bus company has a fleet of over 550 buses, running over 80 different services in and around Edinburgh.
People who use public transport are forever moaning about it. I thought I should turn this around in my opinion and just say how good a service I feel Lothian buses provide.
The company had put in millions of pounds of investment in recent years. Investing in timetables at all its bus ... ...9.30am (£2.20 before 9.30am).
Lothian Buses operate a strict No-Smoking policy, with fines of upto £400 for those who ignore the regulations. I must commend the company in the high standard of service they continue to provide despite the recent serious problem of stone attacks on their buses in certain parts of the city. Some £160,000 is spent monthly on glass. This has no detered them from provinding a quality service - working closely with the ...
tw1314 19.03.2001 (10.08.2001)
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Advantages: Excellent service, good price, smart buses Disadvantages: I didn't find any
...pleasure of travelling on the Lothian Buses, and it certainly was a pleasure.
The Buses
The buses themselves all look new - I didn't see a scruffy one during the whole of my fortnight's stay in Edinburgh! The buses were clean and even the seats were all comfortable!
They all have CCTV on board to deter anti social behaviour and I didn't see any signs of it so maybe that's working. I don't know how long it has been in operation so I can't make ... ...day's unlimited travel on all Lothian buses.
There are ticket machines near some of the bus stops so you can purchase your ticket before you board the bus.
A night ticket will cost you £2.50 for all night travel after midnight and the buses are at least hourly even at night. It sounds like a good way to help cut back on drink driving incidents and it is certainly a lot cheaper than a taxi!
There is also something called Ridacard which are longer ...
SusanLesley 26.01.2009
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Lothian buses vary almost as much as the routes that they supply. Generally they are clean and punctual, but a few of them are fairly manky, smelly and horribly late (or non-existant).
They serve most areas of Edinburgh but are really designed for people to get from A to town then from town to B rather than direct A to B.
They have been slowly pushing up the prices:
Child: 60p
Young Person: 65p
Adult: £1 ...
MunchkinClaire 03.05.2007
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Advantages: good service Disadvantages: sometimes miss buses out
Lothian buses are a good service. There are lots of different routes done by the buses and they have lots of stops everywhere. They are updating buses to make seats comfier for passengers recently. The buses will run rain or shine, even if they break down you can guarantee there will be someone there to help you. The one complaint I have to make is that soemtimes in bad weather you can wait up to 20 minutes for a bus if they miss one out or if they're ...
angel1987 29.03.2001
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Hi like many others I'm sure you must be concerned about the amount of LRT busses that are jumping red lights, only this morning 17/11/08 at 6.58 my car was almost hit by a LRT bus turning right from the bridges into the Royal mile whilst running a red light. I don't know the calibre of driver they are now employing, but I'm glad to say im not one of them. Your going down hill LRT ...
suzukibrian 17.11.2008
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Avoid at all costs during festival time!
Appauling at this time,I waited for over 45 minutes for a bus that never showed up, and another time it was delayed for over half an hour, i called the main office they said 'its festival time, expect delays' and hung up!
Bus drivers are also very rude, one time i asked if it was heading to a certain place he replied 'can you not read?'
On a positive note, there are many many buses, they are quite frequent however do expect delays during the festival time ...
skankypoo 26.08.2007
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Advantages: Friendly drivers, decent buses, frequent services even on Sundays and in the evenings Disadvantages: No number 5 to Colinton and no night buses during weekdays to Musselburgh
...me why I usually travel Lothian Buses. I got on the First Bus because I was running late for work owing to sleeping in otherwise I'd have used my Lothian buspass. The driver of the First Bus was rude and unhelpful and the bus stank. This is not something I've ever encountered with Lothian Buses. With Lothian Buses I've seen their drivers help mothers on and off the buses with buggies. Lothian Buses don't allow prams on their buses as a rule and to ... ...is why I'm glad it's Lothian Buses policy not to allow prams on. Only a few minor complaints with Lothian Buses. The first one is that they no longer run the number 5 up to Colinton. I would really like to see them reinstate the number 5 up in Colinton as at present there is no direct link between Colinton and the Southside of the City. The second is that they have recently withdrawn all night services to Musselburgh during the week, meaning if I ...
StewieGriffin 02.11.2008
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Advantages: Frequent Disadvantages: Unpleasant Bus Drivers
I have to say that there are more LRT buses than First Group but I have found that the LRT drivers are the surliest and least helpful.
My friend and I no longer rush to get on a bus which is already
standing at the bus stop as the majority of the drivers will not let you get on.
I sometimes wonder if they realise that their jobs are to pick up passengers?! We know they have a timetable to keep to, but if the bus hasn't pulled away from the bus ...
Anna-Plac 29.01.2008
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Advantages: When you get a bus there is a lot of room on it Disadvantages: Alot
the company is a joke it takes them hours to awnser a phone the staff are very cheaky on the phones and tell you the wrong information they have information on a screen in front of them so how cant they get it wright the busses are never on time the drivers are ignorant and are never polite i find myself askin how is it that lrt have won awards for its service but if you ask anyone that gets a bus they will tell you the bus service is a joke i know ... ...i ask why should i have to pay £444 pound a year for a bus pass when the service i get is rediculas i have told lrt of my concerns and anger of there service and all they say ok we will pass it on and get back to you but thay have never sent a letter out or called letting me know what they did with the information that i gave them it just goes to show they dont care what people think of them i know that i will not pay them a penny more for this farce ...
stevenpearson 28.07.2008
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Advantages: NONE Disadvantages: Bus 4 going to Hillend/ get the 4 down to 15 mins all day till 7pm.
Sorry Since i cant get into lrt without downloading Rubbish I'm using this as a way to complain about ONE DRIVER. On monday the 7th jan, at 1323 my girlfriend ran across the road at slateford station to try and stop the number four. Who was still in his bus zone he pointed to the bus stop then carried on away. But the real problem was me i'am disabled with a walking stick to help me walk. I put my left hand up to ask the driver to let us on. Instead ... ...to drive at me as i was still on the road in front of the bus. I'm sorry about his actions as he is the only driver to with whom i have ever had to complaint about. in fact i even stuck up for a driver and LRT who were getting suied by an other passenger and filled in all the paper work. If LRT really wanted to to help passengers then they could set up a web page where
we don't jave to download rubbish thanks. if anyone can forward this on to LRT ...
ecky64 14.01.2008 (13.01.2008)
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