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A stranger settles in
A shortage of serviceable vehicles forced Eastern Scottish to call on their neighbours Edinburgh Corporation aka Lothian Region to loan and eventually purchase some of their spare buses. This scenario perhaps would be unheard of in these competitive days but back in 1977 the management of both concerns held regular meetings at Marine garage to share experiences, knowledge and views.
Titan 611 had been new to Edinburgh Corporation's Longstone garage in 1962 but by the advent of OPO / Atlantean vehicles it was largely redundant. Hence it was amongst the first vehicles to transfer to Eastern Scottish who previously had only hired vehicles from the Corporation. In its new 'Lothian green' guise as HH308W, it was posted quickly to busy routes 129/30. Note the restored offside ad for Bank of Scotland.
Its seen leaving the Musselburgh depot, itself re-built around the time the Titan was new! Next door to the depot at The Mall, we see the wire-works of Musselburgh's then largest employer Bruntons - at one time employing over 1200, and famous as the maker of the wire ropes on the Forth Road Bridge amongst many other projects. A legacy from J D Brunton enabled the Brunton Hall and Theatre to be built by local firm Crudens nearby and for some years the local football team carried the name 'Musselburgh Bruntonians'.
A stranger settles in
A shortage of serviceable vehicles forced Eastern Scottish to call on their neighbours Edinburgh Corporation aka Lothian Region to loan and eventually purchase some of their spare buses. This scenario perhaps would be unheard of in these competitive days but back in 1977 the management of both concerns held regular meetings at Marine garage to share experiences, knowledge and views.
Titan 611 had been new to Edinburgh Corporation's Longstone garage in 1962 but by the advent of OPO / Atlantean vehicles it was largely redundant. Hence it was amongst the first vehicles to transfer to Eastern Scottish who previously had only hired vehicles from the Corporation. In its new 'Lothian green' guise as HH308W, it was posted quickly to busy routes 129/30. Note the restored offside ad for Bank of Scotland.
Its seen leaving the Musselburgh depot, itself re-built around the time the Titan was new! Next door to the depot at The Mall, we see the wire-works of Musselburgh's then largest employer Bruntons - at one time employing over 1200, and famous as the maker of the wire ropes on the Forth Road Bridge amongst many other projects. A legacy from J D Brunton enabled the Brunton Hall and Theatre to be built by local firm Crudens nearby and for some years the local football team carried the name 'Musselburgh Bruntonians'.