285 at Lathalmond
To see 285 now in retirement and beautifully restored it kind of brings it home that it's all over for the red Royales. An era passes into history but boy have we given this fleet the biggest ever send off and there must be more recorded evidence of these 67 magnificent beasts than almost any other group of buses I can think of, certainly in Edinburgh.
A final testimony: Our nicest buses ever? Well that's very debateable, but they take with them far more than just their name and their looks - one hundred years of tradition are now over in Scotland's capital and it's happened with hardly a whisper or recognition from anyone in the public gaze.
As of the 29th of August 2009 Edinburgh's famous red buses are no more. I heard 2 tourists arriving for the International Festival observing such a fact. But hey let's not be disheartened. We have our own memories and our own collections which we will share together and enjoy whenever we want to.
We were always the Royales greatest fans and forever more we will remain so.
I leave you with the former crest symbol of Edinburgh Corporation Transport that once appeared on the side of all Edinburgh buses......
Nisi Dominus Frustra: 'Unless the Lord is with us our labour is in vain'
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285 at Lathalmond
To see 285 now in retirement and beautifully restored it kind of brings it home that it's all over for the red Royales. An era passes into history but boy have we given this fleet the biggest ever send off and there must be more recorded evidence of these 67 magnificent beasts than almost any other group of buses I can think of, certainly in Edinburgh.
A final testimony: Our nicest buses ever? Well that's very debateable, but they take with them far more than just their name and their looks - one hundred years of tradition are now over in Scotland's capital and it's happened with hardly a whisper or recognition from anyone in the public gaze.
As of the 29th of August 2009 Edinburgh's famous red buses are no more. I heard 2 tourists arriving for the International Festival observing such a fact. But hey let's not be disheartened. We have our own memories and our own collections which we will share together and enjoy whenever we want to.
We were always the Royales greatest fans and forever more we will remain so.
I leave you with the former crest symbol of Edinburgh Corporation Transport that once appeared on the side of all Edinburgh buses......
Nisi Dominus Frustra: 'Unless the Lord is with us our labour is in vain'
67/80