regentlad
Daimler for Tynecastle
Edinburgh's only close comparison to Birmingham's football specials was the buses they used - Birmingham style Daimlers - and here at St Andrew Square fleet 115 a 1949 Daimler CVD6, with Met-Cam 56 seat body awaits departure for Tynecastle. Its fair to say at that time numerous routes passed or went close to the stadium of Hearts FC, including the 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 33, 34/35 and 44 hence less requirement for specials.
Neither was there much requirement to the other main football ground at Easter Road as a special train service dropped fans at Easter Road Park Halt, located at Lochend Park very near to the Hibs FC stadium although interestingly this served to set down only so fans would have to use bus services to return by services 1, 34, 35 or 42. Can recall a 'wee laddie' boarding in Easter Road enquiring why maroon buses were allowed to come down Easter Road ! On that tact the boy walking with his mother isn't boarding the bus and looks like an afternoon shopping for him !
In 1955 these Daimler buses operated from two depots Gorgie and Central, my guess is 115 worked from the latter. It remained in service until 1962 when most of the Daimler (CVD) engined types were withdrawn. Note the nearside advert for Gilroy Car Sales located near to Edinburgh's Central bus garage. Note the paper bill in use on nearside front window yet 'Football Match' screens were in use with service number 3, so can only presume these have still to be set or weren't available on bus that day in August hence white cover on driver's cap.
Daimler for Tynecastle
Edinburgh's only close comparison to Birmingham's football specials was the buses they used - Birmingham style Daimlers - and here at St Andrew Square fleet 115 a 1949 Daimler CVD6, with Met-Cam 56 seat body awaits departure for Tynecastle. Its fair to say at that time numerous routes passed or went close to the stadium of Hearts FC, including the 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 33, 34/35 and 44 hence less requirement for specials.
Neither was there much requirement to the other main football ground at Easter Road as a special train service dropped fans at Easter Road Park Halt, located at Lochend Park very near to the Hibs FC stadium although interestingly this served to set down only so fans would have to use bus services to return by services 1, 34, 35 or 42. Can recall a 'wee laddie' boarding in Easter Road enquiring why maroon buses were allowed to come down Easter Road ! On that tact the boy walking with his mother isn't boarding the bus and looks like an afternoon shopping for him !
In 1955 these Daimler buses operated from two depots Gorgie and Central, my guess is 115 worked from the latter. It remained in service until 1962 when most of the Daimler (CVD) engined types were withdrawn. Note the nearside advert for Gilroy Car Sales located near to Edinburgh's Central bus garage. Note the paper bill in use on nearside front window yet 'Football Match' screens were in use with service number 3, so can only presume these have still to be set or weren't available on bus that day in August hence white cover on driver's cap.