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