regentlad
Eastfield in use
To serve the easterly border of Edinburgh a new terminus was built in 1954 at Seaview Terrace and dubbed 'Eastfield' - even though that location was some distance further on. With the development of bus services the terminus was more than doubled in size to what it is today - however after de-regulation its requirement has dwindled to extent only a few buses use it. At its peak in the 1960's it was in use by five different routes.
Here Lothian 910, a 'standard' Volvo Gemini is resting on what was a busy Saturday on route 44, the Longstone driver given instructions 'from above' to stop here then go back and re-join the main route at Eastfield junction. This no doubt to avoid 'bunching' where two or three buses are forever stuck together - this leaving annoying gaps for intending passengers. Older readers may recall it was that at this point that service 44 changed into service 26 and vice-versa back in the 'good old days' when the last bus from here to the City and Longstone left at 11.30pm and the last for Portobello King's Rd at 11.55pm !
Eastfield in use
To serve the easterly border of Edinburgh a new terminus was built in 1954 at Seaview Terrace and dubbed 'Eastfield' - even though that location was some distance further on. With the development of bus services the terminus was more than doubled in size to what it is today - however after de-regulation its requirement has dwindled to extent only a few buses use it. At its peak in the 1960's it was in use by five different routes.
Here Lothian 910, a 'standard' Volvo Gemini is resting on what was a busy Saturday on route 44, the Longstone driver given instructions 'from above' to stop here then go back and re-join the main route at Eastfield junction. This no doubt to avoid 'bunching' where two or three buses are forever stuck together - this leaving annoying gaps for intending passengers. Older readers may recall it was that at this point that service 44 changed into service 26 and vice-versa back in the 'good old days' when the last bus from here to the City and Longstone left at 11.30pm and the last for Portobello King's Rd at 11.55pm !