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 One of Lothian's 100 seat Alexander Dennis Enviro400 XLB buses on display at Edinburgh Castle esplanade. | |
| Parent | Transport for Edinburgh (91%) Midlothian Council (5%) East Lothian Council (3%) West Lothian Council (1%) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 July 1919 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Service area | Edinburgh East Lothian Midlothian West Lothian |
| Service type | Bus services Open top bus tours Executive Tours |
| Alliance | Edinburgh Trams |
| Routes | 63 daytime, 19 night buses |
| Stops | 2,900 |
| Depots | Longstone (LS) Central (CE) Marine (MA) Musselburgh (MU) North Berwick (NB) Seafield (SF) Newbridge (NE) Livingston (LV) Dunbar (Eve Coaches) |
| Fleet | 755 (July 2022) |
| Annual ridership | 110 million (2023)[1] |
| Chief executive | George Lowder |
| Website | www https://lothianmotorcoaches.com https://www.eveinfo.co.uk |
Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom:[3] the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%.[4][5]
Lothian operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, and is a significant operator in East Lothian, Midlothian and most recently West Lothian. It operates a comprehensive night bus network, three routes to Edinburgh Airport, and owns the subsidiary companies Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Lothian Motorcoaches and Eve Coaches.
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- ^ "LOTHIAN BUSES LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Lothian Buses Challenges Youth Unemployment" (PDF). Lothian Buses. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Governance and Responsibility review relating to the events and Council involvement into management difficulties at Lothian Buses" (PDF). 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.