New to KMP
Lothian Regional Transport, always was ... and maybe still is, a well respected source of good quality used vehicles, particularly double deckers. The Edinburgh municipal fleet carried on ordering the latter when practically all except London and Dublin had ceased to buy them in any number. The only downside (as it was when buying second hand from the other two) was that they specified dual doors. That inconvenience could however be overlooked to a degree when overall condition was taken into account.
In this picture L959 MSC looks as though it's been freshly prepared and re-painted into KMP's unusual livery, whilst another similar bus in Lothian colours, as yet un touched, looks on. Both the 'deckers were Volvo Olympians, built in that period when the Swedish manufacturer was beginning to try to stamp its ownership on to the Leyland design. Bodywork was by Alexander ... I'd hazard a guess that the droopy looking Volvo coach was a Berkhoff.
KMP passed to Padarn Bus with some of their more modern stock also going to Arriva not long after this picture was taken.
New to KMP
Lothian Regional Transport, always was ... and maybe still is, a well respected source of good quality used vehicles, particularly double deckers. The Edinburgh municipal fleet carried on ordering the latter when practically all except London and Dublin had ceased to buy them in any number. The only downside (as it was when buying second hand from the other two) was that they specified dual doors. That inconvenience could however be overlooked to a degree when overall condition was taken into account.
In this picture L959 MSC looks as though it's been freshly prepared and re-painted into KMP's unusual livery, whilst another similar bus in Lothian colours, as yet un touched, looks on. Both the 'deckers were Volvo Olympians, built in that period when the Swedish manufacturer was beginning to try to stamp its ownership on to the Leyland design. Bodywork was by Alexander ... I'd hazard a guess that the droopy looking Volvo coach was a Berkhoff.
KMP passed to Padarn Bus with some of their more modern stock also going to Arriva not long after this picture was taken.