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The real 15
In Edinburgh the present service 15 hardly bears much resemblance to that which used to serve the city. The route goes back to the 1920's when tram service 15 worked between Portobello and Fairmilehead, the bus service which took over in 1954 extended east to Joppa. In 1965 it worked a full 7 day timetable requiring 11 buses - 10 from Marine and a further part-day duty from Tollcross. It provided a useful direct link from Portobello to the south west of Edinburgh - now missing as the present day service no longer serves the seaside suburb. And this is particularly felt today as Lothian service 26 struggles to cope with full loads in summer.
Leyland Titan 541 is seen in 1971 on south St Andrew Street; its driver known as 'The Milkman' like many others then was long-service; note the detailed 6-point information given - much more than any other city outside of London. However, as the 15 then deviated from Bruntsfield Place to serve Gillespie's and Strathearn. I do recall suggesting 'Whitehouse Loan' be inserted to replace 'Piershill' as I considered that not necessary. Note coming alongside is an Eastern Scottish Bristol 'Lodekka' en-route to Rosewell.
The real 15
In Edinburgh the present service 15 hardly bears much resemblance to that which used to serve the city. The route goes back to the 1920's when tram service 15 worked between Portobello and Fairmilehead, the bus service which took over in 1954 extended east to Joppa. In 1965 it worked a full 7 day timetable requiring 11 buses - 10 from Marine and a further part-day duty from Tollcross. It provided a useful direct link from Portobello to the south west of Edinburgh - now missing as the present day service no longer serves the seaside suburb. And this is particularly felt today as Lothian service 26 struggles to cope with full loads in summer.
Leyland Titan 541 is seen in 1971 on south St Andrew Street; its driver known as 'The Milkman' like many others then was long-service; note the detailed 6-point information given - much more than any other city outside of London. However, as the 15 then deviated from Bruntsfield Place to serve Gillespie's and Strathearn. I do recall suggesting 'Whitehouse Loan' be inserted to replace 'Piershill' as I considered that not necessary. Note coming alongside is an Eastern Scottish Bristol 'Lodekka' en-route to Rosewell.