LOWLAND SCOTTISH 86 JFS986X
JFS986X was a Seddon Pennine VII / Alexander Y Type B53F purchased new by Eastern Scottish in March 1982 as their fleetnumber S986. Indeed it was the last new Seddon purchased by the Scottish Bus Group. It was transferred to Lowland Scottish in June 1985 and given fleetnumber 86. This view shows it working in Glasgow on hire to Kelvin Scottish and this occurred between 15th February to 11th March 1986. It remained in Eastern Scottish livery, and was working on an ex Eastern Scottish route, which was based on a service worked by Lowland Motorways of Glasgow. Eastern Scottish had bought the company in January 1958, and this created the need for a garage in the Glasgow area resulting in Baillieston depot which was opened in May 1960. Ironically these services were transferred to Midland Scottish, and were worked from Stepps depot to allow for the closure of Baillieston depot. Midland's tenure was short-lived however and the routes passed to the newly created Kelvin Scottish company, but they were desperately short of serviceable vehicles and had to borrow buses from Lowland Scottish, who provided ex Eastern Scottish Seddons in Eastern Scottish livery, working ex Eastern Scottish routes, acquired from Lowland Motorways, with buses that had Lowland in the fleetname, from a depot which replaced the one which had to be built to house the acquired services in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!! God I'm sorry I started this...........
LOWLAND SCOTTISH 86 JFS986X
JFS986X was a Seddon Pennine VII / Alexander Y Type B53F purchased new by Eastern Scottish in March 1982 as their fleetnumber S986. Indeed it was the last new Seddon purchased by the Scottish Bus Group. It was transferred to Lowland Scottish in June 1985 and given fleetnumber 86. This view shows it working in Glasgow on hire to Kelvin Scottish and this occurred between 15th February to 11th March 1986. It remained in Eastern Scottish livery, and was working on an ex Eastern Scottish route, which was based on a service worked by Lowland Motorways of Glasgow. Eastern Scottish had bought the company in January 1958, and this created the need for a garage in the Glasgow area resulting in Baillieston depot which was opened in May 1960. Ironically these services were transferred to Midland Scottish, and were worked from Stepps depot to allow for the closure of Baillieston depot. Midland's tenure was short-lived however and the routes passed to the newly created Kelvin Scottish company, but they were desperately short of serviceable vehicles and had to borrow buses from Lowland Scottish, who provided ex Eastern Scottish Seddons in Eastern Scottish livery, working ex Eastern Scottish routes, acquired from Lowland Motorways, with buses that had Lowland in the fleetname, from a depot which replaced the one which had to be built to house the acquired services in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!! God I'm sorry I started this...........