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From London to ...Balerno !
To boost capacities Lothian have added ex London Volvo B9's to stock and fleet 1012 is seen at Balerno terminus ready to leave west to east for Wallyford.
Going back to Edinburgh Corporation days the 44 service was confined to working within the city limits - from Juniper Green at the western end to Eastfield on the Musselburgh boundary. Until 1955 it was numbered '8' and served by Crossley single decks, but given 44 and upgraded to double deck. For those historically interested the 44 goes back to December 1954 when the road under the railway bridge at Slateford was lowered to allow double deck clearance. For years afterwards 14 buses were allocated shared by Longstone and Marine. In recent years old boundaries have been crossed and today's much longer route, which effectively replaces old SMT routes 53 and 130, needs 23 buses to enable a 10 minute frequency. Recent timetable changes have given Central garage a share of duties hence seeing these incomers joining B5's on this long route.
From London to ...Balerno !
To boost capacities Lothian have added ex London Volvo B9's to stock and fleet 1012 is seen at Balerno terminus ready to leave west to east for Wallyford.
Going back to Edinburgh Corporation days the 44 service was confined to working within the city limits - from Juniper Green at the western end to Eastfield on the Musselburgh boundary. Until 1955 it was numbered '8' and served by Crossley single decks, but given 44 and upgraded to double deck. For those historically interested the 44 goes back to December 1954 when the road under the railway bridge at Slateford was lowered to allow double deck clearance. For years afterwards 14 buses were allocated shared by Longstone and Marine. In recent years old boundaries have been crossed and today's much longer route, which effectively replaces old SMT routes 53 and 130, needs 23 buses to enable a 10 minute frequency. Recent timetable changes have given Central garage a share of duties hence seeing these incomers joining B5's on this long route.