Not Lothian Buses

Sporadic updates on what isn't happening with Edinburgh's award-winning bus services

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Since lockdown was eased on Friday, we've noticed two things.

Firstly, how well everyone is observing the new restrictions: groups of a maximum of 8, drawn from no more than two households.

Secondly, how remarkable that Edinburgh has so many sets of non-identical quadruplets.

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What's a "Barnard Castle"?

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Sorry for the delay in updates - our team meeting ran on a bit.

Anything we've missed? Buses all seem very quiet.

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Just catching up on emails. Holy heck.

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Although we've increased fares by 181%, great value Skylink 300 still gives you more travel time for your money than any other Airport bus.

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We'll soon be rebranding service 35 as Skylink 300, so named after the number of minutes it takes to get to the Airport from Ocean Terminal.

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The centrepiece of our "Doors Still Won't Open Day" is a service 12 bus from 1998. An engineer is expected soon - thanks for your patience.

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SERVICE 7: Due to ongoing delays on Leith St, today's 1742 departure from Newhaven is retimed to be tomorrow's 1742 departure from Newhaven.

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Tweets are like buses: you wait ages for one, then two come along at once. Unfortunately, the second one isn't especially funny or relevant.

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To help tourists find the correct stop, Academy St bus stops marked "To City" are also served by buses coming from the city, and vice versa.

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Bustracker is still down. We're not sure what this means yet, though we're getting reports of four horsemen attempting to board service X15.

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Good question @lidlkim. In such circumstances we advise getting taxis and trying to charge them to a local MP's expenses. Hope that helps.

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Our new app will alert you when a particularly annoying Facebook friend is on the next bus so you can miss it and get a later one #appydays

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To those awaiting westbound buses at the Scott Monument: a green light is expected within the next fortnight. Your patience is appreciated.

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The at-seat trolley service on our buses has been withdrawn with immediate effect due to feedback from passengers trapped in the back seats.

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Remember, anyone caught waterskiing behind our buses is liable to pay the full adult fare. And if the bus brakes suddenly, good luck to you.

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Good question. https://t.co/I4n5nUf3vQ

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These are made up places, surely? Whatever happened to @NotLothianBuses? https://t.co/kJJXU8Lt90

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To celebrate #worldforgottenbusroutesday, services 12 and 16 will be serving Constitution Street today. Enjoy it while it lasts!

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Following complaints that our bright red "Bus Stop Closed" signs are unsightly, here's a new design we're trialling.

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Don't forget, tomorrow we're running a Monday service. It's essentially the same as a Friday service except that everyone is a lot grumpier.