Edinburgh's Transport

Early Buses

and

Coaches

 

Horse-bus

Horse bus at Leopold Place ©

Horse bus at Leopold Place

 

Stirling Buses

Built at Madelvic Motors car factory, Granton

A Stirling bus, built at the former Madelvic Car Factory, Granton, 1902-05, and delivered to Orkney ©

Built for Orkney Islands

 Stirling buses, built at the former Madelvic Car Factory, Granton, 1902-05, and delivered to Perth, Western Australia ©

Built for Western Australia

 

Charabancs

Char-a-Bancs at the National Galleries at the Foot of the Mound ©

National Galleries

1921

Char-a-Bancs at the National Galleries at the Foot of the Mound - close-up ©

National Galleries

1921

Char-a-bancs at the National Galleries at the Foot of the Mound - around 1921 ©

National Galleries

1921?

Char-a-Banc at the National Galleries - About to depart on a Suburban Tour - 22 May 1921 ©

Suburban Tour

1921

Char-a-Bancs on 22 May 1922 - Where are they? ©

Where is it?

ANSWER: Perth

1923

Char-a-Banc at the National Gallery - About to depart on a tour to the Forth Bridge - 22 May 1921 ©

Forth Bridge Tour

1921

Char-a-Bancs at Castle Terrace - When? ©

Castle Terrace

1920s

Char-a-Banc at Dunsapie Loch in Holyrood Park ©

Queen's Park

1926

 Char-a-Banc at Dunsapie Loch in Holyrood Park - close-up ©

Queen's Park

1926

  A Charabanc at Newhaven Fishmarket - Some time before 1928 ©

Newhaven

Before 1928

  Annandale Street Bus Depot ©

Annandale Street Depot

 

Gas Bag Bus

A Gas Bag Bus on Waverley Bridge during World War 1 ©

Waverley Bridge

 

Coaches

The route from South Queensferry to Edinburgh near Dalmenny ©

Silverknowes

Waverley Bridge - with a row of single-deck buses ©

Waverley Bridge

zoom-in

Waverley Bridge - Assembly Rooms in the background ©

Waverley Bridge

zoom-in:  Assembly Rooms

Waverley Bridge - Edinburgh Castle in the background ©

Waverley Bridge

zoom-in:  Edinburgh Castle

 

Buses

1950s

St Andrew Square and the Gladstone Monument - 1953 ©

St Andrew Square

 

Buses

1964 or 1965

   Silverknowes Bus Terminus - Driver and Conductor - 1964 ©

Silverknowes Terminus

 

 

  

 

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