Eastern Scottish

This article is about the business formed in 1985 after the restructuring of its parent company. For its predecessor which also traded latterly as "Eastern Scottish", see Scottish Omnibuses.

Eastern Scottish
A 1978 Seddon Pennine VII / Alexander AY type bus, as preserved in 2009 in its original Scottish Omnibuses livery.
ParentScottish Bus Group (1985-1990)
Employee owned (1990-1994)
GRT Group (later FirstGroup) (1994-2022)
McGill's (2022-present)
HeadquartersEdinburgh
LocaleEdinburgh, Lothians
Service typeBus

Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was a bus and coach operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group (formerly SMT Group).[1] Eastern Scottish was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as 'Eastern Scottish' since the 1960s. Following privatisation in 1990 the company traded as 'SMT' reviving the original name of the company (Scottish Motor Traction). It operated until 1994, when it became part of GRT Bus Group plc.

  1. ^ Foster, R.T. An Atlas of the National Bus Company and the Scottish Bus Group Before Deregulation: Including London Regional Transport and Barton. DPR Marketing & Sales, 1989.