Lothian Buses

Lothian Buses Ltd.
One of Lothian's 100 seat Alexander Dennis Enviro400 XLB buses on display at Edinburgh Castle esplanade.
ParentTransport for Edinburgh (91%)
Midlothian Council (5%)
East Lothian Council (3%)
West Lothian Council (1%)
Founded1 July 1919; 105 years ago (1919-07-01)
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland
Service areaEdinburgh
East Lothian
Midlothian
West Lothian
Service typeBus services
Open top bus tours
Executive Tours
AllianceEdinburgh Trams
Routes63 daytime, 19 night buses
Stops2,900
DepotsLongstone (LS)
Central (CE)
Marine (MA)
Musselburgh (MU)
North Berwick (NB)
Seafield (SF)
Newbridge (NE)
Livingston (LV)
Dunbar (Eve Coaches)
Fleet755 (July 2022)
Annual ridership110 million (2023)[1]
Chief executiveGeorge Lowder
Websitewww.lothianbuses.com Edit this at Wikidata

https://edinburghtour.com

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

  1. ^ Peat, Chris (7 February 2024). "Lothian patronage increases 17% in 2023". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "LOTHIAN BUSES LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Lothian Buses Challenges Youth Unemployment" (PDF). Lothian Buses. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ "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.