Lothian buses salisbury bus station is a public transport provider in scotland which operates bus routes since 1939. Lothian buses driver charmaine laurie, whose bus was carrying 20 passengers including schoolkids through the snow, kept control as she made the. Please feel free to add as many photos as you like. Travelhub pop in to see us if youre looking for information on our services or to buy or topup your ridacard. Unite the union has confirmed it will formally ballot its lothian buses members for industrial action next month. Bus drivers in edinburgh are to be balloted over strike action. Lothian are introducing a critical services timetable from sunday 29 march. Hundreds of our drivers entered this years competition, including some of our own team. Lothian bus driver shows impressive skills after near. Mar 02, 2018 the lothian bus managed to swerve around the car, skidding on the ice and heavy snow, before the driver then rejoined his side of the road avoiding a collision with mr smith. Admire the major attractions like edinburgh castle, greyfriars bobby, princes street and many more. On thursday 17 may, lothian will be hosting the final of its annual driver of the year competition at the royal highland centre. Mar 01, 2018 a car is seen turning and stopping while diagonally across the side of the road as a lothian bus approaches.
Lothian country this popular service connects communities around west lothian seven days a week. I recently dropped my wallet on a bus one friday evening. The bus driver manages to smoothly manoeuvre the bus and pass the car without incident. Lothian buses drivers set for deeply damaging fringe. First picture of edinburgh bus driver who heroically. Who will be the top lothian country driver at the lothian. Lothian bus sinks into cement in edinburgh roadworks, driver. Explore edinburgh city with hop on hop off sightseeing tour.
Bus driver who saved lives with miraculous snow swerve around. On the way, the scenery around you will begin to evolve from the gentle inclines and fields of the lowlands in to the rugged beauty of the highlands. Network maps its easy to select the bus you need or plan your journey with our interactive route maps. Lothian buses have agreed to take over the bus route to edinburgh, after stagecoach decidedto drop it.
Their bus routes cover an area from the echline corner, queensferry stop to the road end, seton sands stop and from the springfield view, queensferry stop to. The bus driver manages to swerve and drift around the car, pulling back into the other side of the. Mar 01, 2018 a lothian bus can be seen coming over the hill heading straight towards the now stationary car. Apr 16, 2019 bus drivers in edinburgh are to be balloted over strike action. Watch terrifying moment lothian bus forced to swerve to. Oct 25, 2019 a man was struck by a bus in edinburgh city centre this afternoon. Edinburghs main bus company, lothian buses operates three services from edinburgh airport to edinburgh city centre and surrounds. Lothian drivers honour friend and colleaguedrivers raise. At the 53rd national final of the bus driver of the year competition in blackpool yesterday sunday 1 september there were 82 entrants from large and small operators including two from ireland and lothian buses produced both the overall winner and fourthplaced finalist. Lothian bus driver admits killing woman as she crossed road.
Lothian will be running a revised critical services timetable from sunday 17 may to continue to assist key workers friday 27 march 2020. The lothian buses has 33 bus routes in scotland with 1977 bus stops. The n106 and n124 are weekend night buses to dunbar and north berwick, and the n1 runs nightly to ormiston. Lothian buses is the largest municipal bus company in the united kingdom. Feb 28, 2018 watch terrifying moment lothian bus forced to swerve to avoid car on icy road dashcam footage caught the heartstopping scenes as the bus driver took evasive action as the beast from the east. Lothian buses bus routes, bus times and schedule in scotland. The rear left wheel sunk into the cement when the doubledecker went through the roadworks on liberton drive on thursday night. Witnesses said the male was given cpr by police and paramedics before being given a police escort to hospital. Bus driver gray, james hendry correspondence address 78 thomson crescent, currie, midlothian, eh14 5js. Pcv bus driver current employee edinburgh, city of edinburgh 28 march 2020.
If you need to travel, please check their websites for the latest updates. Driver charged after roof ripped off bus in fauldhouse bridge. Lothian drivers honour friend and colleague lothian buses. Drivers license are mandatory by law for those citizens who want to be able to drive a vehicle. Lothian bus drivers and engineers asked to consider pay cuts. Lothian buses drivers set for deeply damaging fringe strike. Taxis just indicate left even though theyre technically moving right out of the lane first.
A lothian bus was left marooned in cement after the driver mistakenly went through roadworks in edinburgh. Watch terrifying moment lothian bus forced to swerve to avoid. You have to learn routes and roads in your own time. A copy of the critical service timetable is available for lothian, lothian country and eastcoastbuses. Watch terrifying moment lothian bus forced to swerve to avoid car on icy road dashcam footage caught the heartstopping scenes as the bus driver took evasive action as. Lothian buses in united kingdom hourly rate get a free salary comparison based on job title, skills, experience and education. Road safety is something we take very seriously at lothian buses.
The competition was set up to recognise the skills of bus drivers in the lothian group. Lothian buses limited officers free information from. Bottom of lothian road question citycyclingedinburgh forum. Valid on day and night buses between 1800hrs and 0430hrs. Mar 02, 2018 this is the hero bus driver who skillfully averted disaster by swerving around an outofcontrol car on an icy road.
Absolutely no promise of improved rates to take divers in line with other lothian colleagues, no flexibility on shifts to allow for a better. Charmaine laurie, 45, was driving a double decker lothian bus over. This is the heartstopping moment heroic bus driver charmaine laurie swerved around an out of control car on an icy road narrowly missing it by. After driving to the eri from the route his number three bus was on, hospital and nhs workers leaped into action. Driver charged after roof ripped off bus in fauldhouse. A true gent praise for kind lothian buses driver who goes above. Lothian bus driver showered in glass as youths launch rocks at. Mar 31, 2019 lothian community transport services lcts is an independent organisation that provides, promotes and supports highquality passenger transport services including.
Edinburgh bus avoids outofcontrol car on an icy road. This is an archive of all driver training bus photos from the past and present. Reviews from lothian employees about lothian culture, salaries, benefits, work life balance. First picture of edinburgh bus driver who heroically swerved. Timetables for those all important bus times, we have detailed timetables for every service across the network. Bus drivers are used to it and indicate right out of the bus lane in advance. A driver of a lothian bus is thought to have had a heart attack whilst driving his bus on lothian road at lunchtime. Two seriously injured following lothian bus crash with. Accurate, reliable salary and compensation comparisons for united.
A bus driver has been charged after the roof of a doubledecker was ripped off when it hit a railway bridge in west lothian. Cyclists are at the mercy of ratrunners heading for canning st and taxis. Fares are paid into a hopper, which automatically dumps the money into a vault to which the driver has no access. There are 6 ways to get from glasgow to ayr, lothian road by train, bus, rideshare, taxi, car or towncar. Lothian bus drivers and engineers asked to consider pay. The airlink 100 express bus service runs from edinburgh airport to waverley bridge in edinburghs city centre. The driver allowed me on board and tracked down the driver of the bus. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Lothian city buses we operate over 50 regular services with plenty of connections across the network.
News traffic and travel lothian buses drivers set for deeply damaging fringe strike after pay offer rejected bus drivers will walk out for deeply damaging strike action from the first day. Live edinburgh news understands the driver managed to pull the bus to the side of the road when he took ill. A valid dmv drivers license gives you permission to drive on public roadways and serves as an official id. We provide reliable connections across the county, with regular bus services to and from edinburgh. The city of edinburgh council through transport for edinburgh owns 91%, midlothian council 5%, east lothian council 3% and west lothian council 1% lothian operates the majority of bus services in edinburgh, and is a significant operator in east lothian, midlothian and most recently west lothian. Bus staff to be balloted over strike action bbc news. The rear left wheel sunk into the cement when the doubledecker went through the roadworks on liberton drive on thursday night a baffled passenger said the driver did not tell passengers what had happened, instead simply sitting in silence.
Lothian bus sinks into cement in edinburgh roadworks. New bus service edinburgh s queensferry south queensferry. The lothian country bus was travelling on shotts road in fauldhouse. How to get from glasgow to ayr, lothian road by train, bus. Mar 01, 2018 the hero bus driver who swerved her vehicle to narrowly avoided hitting an outofcontrol car on an icy road today revealed her shock at seeing the footage for the first time after it went viral. Mar 01, 2018 this is the heartstopping moment heroic bus driver charmaine laurie swerved around an out of control car on an icy road narrowly missing it by inches. Emergency services raced to lothian road at the princes street junction around. Mar 02, 2018 hero lothian bus driver says her heart was in her mouth when she swerved to avoid car on icy road dashcam footage caught the nerve wracking nearmiss as the driver avoided disaster amid beast. Lothian operates the majority of bus services in edinburgh, and is a significant operator in east lothian, midlothian and most recently west lothian. The hero bus driver who swerved her vehicle to narrowly avoided hitting an outofcontrol car on an icy road today revealed her shock at seeing the footage for the first time after it went viral.
Absolutely no promise of improved rates to take divers in line with other lothian colleagues, no flexibility on shifts to allow for a better home life. Feb 28, 2020 a lothian bus was left marooned in cement after the driver mistakenly went through roadworks in edinburgh. The journey to the highlands starts with a trip west passing through the vibrant city of glasgow and across the river clyde, before turning north towards the trossachs national park. Looks like the closest stop for the cruise ship tenders will be queensferry police station as before, for which you walk along newhalls road unlike the previous 4040a, all edinburghbound buses will now depart from the same stop, on the same side of the road as the police station note that lothian country buses have an exactfare only policy for the safety of the drivers, and drivers. Glasgow to ayr, lothian road 6 ways to travel via train. For best value, travel with our season ticket ridacard. Jul 30, 2019 a bus driver has been charged after the roof of a doubledecker was ripped off when it hit a railway bridge in west lothian. I quickly realised it was missing and jumped onto the next bus following the same route. I am a bus driver for lothian, would people want this. It operates a comprehensive night bus network, four edinburgh airport services and owns the subsidiary companies lothian country, east coast buses, edinburgh bus tours and lothian motorcoaches. For more ticketing options, visit our tickets page. A lothian bus can be seen coming over the hill heading straight towards the now stationary car. A man was struck by a bus in edinburgh city centre this afternoon.
This will allow us to provide bus services for key workers throughout edinburgh and the lothians. The driver, named as michael richie, works on the number 30 route between clovenstone and musselburgh. Lothian buses are almost always the most respectful drivers on the road towards bicycles thanks for that. Lorries topple and train lines close as wind and rain. Lothian operate a fleet of yellow training buses, these are used by the driving school when recruiting new bus drivers. Edinburgh man rushed to hospital after being hit by bus on. There are lots of blind spots for a driver of a bus, so the key thing is keeping the cyclist in sight. East coast buses also operates nighthawk night services between east lothian and edinburgh. A baffled passenger said the driver did not tell passengers what had happened, instead simply sitting in silence. News crime lothian bus driver admits killing woman as she crossed road a lothian bus driver has admitting killing a pensioner after she was struck at a pedestrian crossing. East coast buses connecting edinburgh with the towns and villages of east lothian. Oct 31, 2010 lothian operate a fleet of yellow training buses, these are used by the driving school when recruiting new bus drivers. Lothian driver triumphs at 2019 bdoy national final uk.
Hero lothian bus driver says her heart was in her mouth. Lothian buses hourly pay in united kingdom payscale. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at lothian buses. Emergency services raced to lothian road at the princes street junction around 3. On the roads, police advised drivers to avoid the a1 in east lothian two hgvs were blown over, with one landing on a police car, at about 10. Lcts is supported by city of edinburgh council and midlothian. The skylink 200 bus service covers north edinburgh and runs from edinburgh airport to the ocean. Bus driver who saved lives with miraculous snow swerve. This is the hero bus driver who skillfully averted disaster by swerving around an outofcontrol car on an icy road. Lothian community transport services lcts is an independent organisation that provides, promotes and supports highquality passenger transport services including. Shout out to the lothian for their excellent customer service. The company can trace its history back to the edinburgh street tramways company of 1871. The lothian bus managed to swerve around the car, skidding on the ice and heavy snow, before the driver then rejoined his side of the road avoiding a collision with mr smith.
A lothian bus driver was showered in glass during a spate of. Mar 02, 2018 lothian buses driver charmaine laurie, whose bus was carrying 20 passengers including schoolkids through the snow, kept control as she made the deft manoeuvre to miss both the motor and oncoming. A female passenger and a male driver have been taken to hospital following a crash between private coach and lothian bus, with ferry road now reopened following the incident. Lothian bus driver admits killing woman as she crossed. A car is seen turning and stopping while diagonally across the side of the road as a lothian bus approaches. Hero lothian bus driver says her heart was in her mouth when she swerved to avoid car on icy road dashcam footage caught the nerve wracking near. Lothian driver triumphs at 2019 bdoy national final. Lothian buses limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity.
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