BEE-LINE TRAVEL
Edinburgh Transport Group's final excursion of 2012 featured an evening tour on one of the 'tomato soup' coloured Alexander R-type Leyland Olympians.
F367 WSC was new to LRT in 1989 fitted with grey coach seating and painted in white, black and blue coach livery.
There were six Olympians which were first used on city tours and then on the Airlink shuttle between Waverley and Edinburgh Airport. Various livery alterations and internal changes took place over the next decade and in 2000 they were repainted into standard madder and white when new Dennis Tridents took over the ever expanding airport service.
In 2005 the six Leyland Olympians came into their own with this, the lovely livery of Castle Cement which has been called many things over the years and they were to enjoy a long working period on Service 15.
The last duty for 367 was on the 14th of March 2009 working a Service 26 toTranent. Today it is owned by Bee-Line Travel of Penicuik and is preserved still looking fantastic like the way she did when in regular public service with Lothian.
This was my first trip as i had finished work by 2.30pm that afternoon and what a great trip it was. Finally we arrived into Penicuik by which time the darkness of the night had arrived. We then made our return trip via the route of service 40/15 via Dalkeith - Whitecraig - Musselburgh - Portobello. 06th September 2012.
BEE-LINE TRAVEL
Edinburgh Transport Group's final excursion of 2012 featured an evening tour on one of the 'tomato soup' coloured Alexander R-type Leyland Olympians.
F367 WSC was new to LRT in 1989 fitted with grey coach seating and painted in white, black and blue coach livery.
There were six Olympians which were first used on city tours and then on the Airlink shuttle between Waverley and Edinburgh Airport. Various livery alterations and internal changes took place over the next decade and in 2000 they were repainted into standard madder and white when new Dennis Tridents took over the ever expanding airport service.
In 2005 the six Leyland Olympians came into their own with this, the lovely livery of Castle Cement which has been called many things over the years and they were to enjoy a long working period on Service 15.
The last duty for 367 was on the 14th of March 2009 working a Service 26 toTranent. Today it is owned by Bee-Line Travel of Penicuik and is preserved still looking fantastic like the way she did when in regular public service with Lothian.
This was my first trip as i had finished work by 2.30pm that afternoon and what a great trip it was. Finally we arrived into Penicuik by which time the darkness of the night had arrived. We then made our return trip via the route of service 40/15 via Dalkeith - Whitecraig - Musselburgh - Portobello. 06th September 2012.