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First Midland Bluebird
First South East & Central Scotland, formerly known as First Scotland East, was an operator of both local and regional bus services in Clackmannanshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Fife, Midlothian, North Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, Stirling and West Lothian, as well as the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup, which operates bus, rail and tram services across the United Kingdom and Ireland. First South East and Central Scotland was acquired by McGill's Bus Services in September 2022, with the operation rebranded to McGill's Scotland East. History In 1997, the merger of three subsidiaries took place, with Eastern Scottish, Lowland Scottish and Midland Scottish becoming First Edinburgh, which broadly aligns with the original Scottish Motor Traction area. Following the merger, operations were simplified. Some areas, including Midlothian and West Lothian, were formerly served by at least two out of the three subsidiarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.Companies House extract company no SC157176 FirstGroup plc The company operates transport services in the and . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The creation of what became Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Scottish
Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was a bus and coach operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group (formerly SMT Group).Foster, R.T. ''An Atlas of the National Bus Company and the Scottish Bus Group Before Deregulation: Including London Regional Transport and Barton''. DPR Marketing & Sales, 1989. Eastern Scottish was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses, Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as 'Eastern Scottish' since the 1960s. Following privatisation in 1990 the company traded as 'SMT' reviving the original name of the company (Scottish Motor Traction). It operated until 1994, when it became part of GRT Group, GRT Bus Group plc. Operation From its head office on New Street, Edinburgh, Eastern Scottish had an operating area throughout the Lothians, in the east of Scotland, bounded by the Firth of Forth to the north and east, Fauldhouse in the west, and Gorebridge (Birkenside, Midlothian, Birkenside) in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rider York
First York operates local bus services, with a network centring around the cathedral city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup, which operates bus, rail and tram services across the United Kingdom and Ireland. History In 1932, the YorkâWest Yorkshire Joint Committee was formed, as part of a joint venture between the West Yorkshire Road Car Company and City of York Council. Following the deregulation of bus services and introduction of the Transport Act 1985, such joint ventures were prohibited, with West Yorkshire Road Car taking full ownership. In 1987, West Yorkshire Road Car Company was sold in a management buyout to the AJS Group, owned by former East Yorkshire Motor Services managing director Alan Stephenson. Operations in York were subsequently rebranded as York City & District. In 1990, the York-based operations of AJS Group were sold to Yorkshire Rider.< Four years later, Rider York was included in the sale of Yorkshire Rider to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania L113
The Scania L113 was a High-floor, step entrance and Low-entry bus, low entry single-decker bus chassis manufactured by Scania AB, Scania in Sweden between 1989 and 1998. It is a Low-entry bus, low entry compartment to the Low-floor bus, low floor Scania N113, N113. Design The L113 was largely a cross between the Scania N113, N113 and K113, with the front section of its chassis of a similar height to that of the N113, and an 11-litre engine that was mounted longitudinally as per the K113. However, it differed from both models by having this engine inclined to the side.''Buses Yearbook 2009'' (Ian Allan Publishing, 2008) Sales In Scandinavia, the L113 was sold mainly as an interurban bus with bodywork by a range of manufacturers including Carrus and Ajokki of Finland and Danish Automobile Building, DAB of Denmark. It was also sold as a city bus in South America. Australia State Transit Authority, Sydney Buses purchased 102 High-floor, step entrance L113CRB, 156 Low-entry bus, lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
