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Scotsman
a day ago
- Politics
- Scotsman
Edinburgh Retro: 15 fascinating pictures of Capital buses in the 1990s, from model bus to museum piece
But it's not all about getting to work or going to the shops. Buses are also important for tourists; and when it comes to election time, visiting politicians often arrive by battle bus . There's a vintage bus from the museum, a model bus built for charity, some old shots of the bus station and one or two crashes as well. Scroll through and get a feel for some of the ways buses featured in the Capital's life in the 1990s. 1 . Vintage bus museum piece A Leyland Tiger single-decker vintage bus from the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in July 1992. The museum, established in 1986, was based in Whitburn, West Lothian, before moving to its current location at Lathalmond, near Dunfermline, in 1995. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan Photo Sales 2 . St Andrew Square bus station SMT buses at St Andrew Square bus station, Edinburgh, September 1992. | TSPL Photo: Alistair Linford Photo Sales 3 . Bus garage art gallery The Eastern Scottish bus garage in New Street was one of several options proposed as the site for a new National Gallery of Scottish Art in February 1992. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie Photo Sales 4 . Spitting Image puppets on tour Spitting Image puppets of John Major, President Mitterand and Chancellor Kohl, take a bus-top tour of Edinburgh in December 1992 to coincide with the city hosting a European summit. | TSPL Photo: Adam Elder Photo Sales Related topics: NostalgiaBuses
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Politics
- Scotsman
Edinburgh Retro: 15 fascinating pictures of Capital buses in the 1980s, from model bus to museum piece
But it's not all about getting to work or going to the shops. Buses are also important for tourists; and when it comes to election time, visiting politicians often arrive by battle bus . There's a vintage bus from the museum, a model bus built for charity, some old shots of the bus station and one or two crashes as well. Scroll through and get a feel for some of the ways buses featured in the Capital's life in the 1990s. 1 . Vintage bus museum piece A Leyland Tiger single-decker vintage bus from the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in July 1992. The museum, established in 1986, was based in Whitburn, West Lothian, before moving to its current location at Lathalmond, near Dunfermline, in 1995. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan Photo Sales 2 . St Andrew Square bus station SMT buses at St Andrew Square bus station, Edinburgh, September 1992. | TSPL Photo: Alistair Linford Photo Sales 3 . Bus garage art gallery The Eastern Scottish bus garage in New Street was one of several options proposed as the site for a new National Gallery of Scottish Art in February 1992. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie Photo Sales 4 . Spitting Image puppets on tour Spitting Image puppets of John Major, President Mitterand and Chancellor Kohl, take a bus-top tour of Edinburgh in December 1992 to coincide with the city hosting a European summit. | TSPL Photo: Adam Elder Photo Sales Related topics: NostalgiaBuses
