Lothian 460 travelling west on Princes Street, Edinburgh.
New in 2016, Lothian 460 was seen heading west along Princes Street working a Service 22 from Ocean Terminal at Leith to Gyle Centre on the city’s western edge. This route between two suburban shopping centres parallels the Edinburgh tramway for some of its route. The vehicle is seen passing the Marks and Spencer store which has grown considerably since it opened in 1957, replacing much of the original Royal Hotel as well as a cinema (The Picture House, closed 1951). A new hotel (the Mount Royal) opened above the M&S store while the remainder of the original hotel was replaced by an extension to Jenners department store. The hotel has in recent years been rebranded the Mercure Edinburgh Princes Street. The previously mentioned Picture House cinema (originally opened 1913 as the New Picture House and carved out of part of the hotel) was the first in Edinburgh to show the first proper “Talkie”, Al Jolson’s “The Singing Fool” on 10th June 1929.
Lothian 460 travelling west on Princes Street, Edinburgh.
New in 2016, Lothian 460 was seen heading west along Princes Street working a Service 22 from Ocean Terminal at Leith to Gyle Centre on the city’s western edge. This route between two suburban shopping centres parallels the Edinburgh tramway for some of its route. The vehicle is seen passing the Marks and Spencer store which has grown considerably since it opened in 1957, replacing much of the original Royal Hotel as well as a cinema (The Picture House, closed 1951). A new hotel (the Mount Royal) opened above the M&S store while the remainder of the original hotel was replaced by an extension to Jenners department store. The hotel has in recent years been rebranded the Mercure Edinburgh Princes Street. The previously mentioned Picture House cinema (originally opened 1913 as the New Picture House and carved out of part of the hotel) was the first in Edinburgh to show the first proper “Talkie”, Al Jolson’s “The Singing Fool” on 10th June 1929.