Lothian 1093 (and giraffe) at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh.
It may not be the first thing you notice in the picture, but fleet number 1093 was captured at Ocean Terminal at the Port of Leith, prior to another run on route 11 to Hyvots Bank. Tramworks around the future tramstop (on the right) seem to be making slow progress here but hopefully the residents of the new apartments beyond will provide some custom for the buses and trams. Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre is currently a quiet place with its two anchor stores gone and its remaining shops having been badly hit by the pandemic. The current owners have plans to redevelop the north end of the site and open up some views towards the former royal yacht, “Britannia”. Oh and that giraffe…..it’s part of a summer art trail, “Giraffe About Town, created by Wild in Art and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which will eventually raise funds for the latter when the 40 creatures are auctioned off later in the year. The artwork is by Mik Richardson and entitled Double Deco.
Lothian 1093 (and giraffe) at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh.
It may not be the first thing you notice in the picture, but fleet number 1093 was captured at Ocean Terminal at the Port of Leith, prior to another run on route 11 to Hyvots Bank. Tramworks around the future tramstop (on the right) seem to be making slow progress here but hopefully the residents of the new apartments beyond will provide some custom for the buses and trams. Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre is currently a quiet place with its two anchor stores gone and its remaining shops having been badly hit by the pandemic. The current owners have plans to redevelop the north end of the site and open up some views towards the former royal yacht, “Britannia”. Oh and that giraffe…..it’s part of a summer art trail, “Giraffe About Town, created by Wild in Art and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which will eventually raise funds for the latter when the 40 creatures are auctioned off later in the year. The artwork is by Mik Richardson and entitled Double Deco.