http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: X62 New buses en Tue, 19 May 2026 15:50:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19325#post-304966 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:22:25 +0000 toomanybikes 304966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/here-s-scotland-s-first-bus-you-can-wheel-your-bike-onto-1-4910966" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/here-s-scotland-s-first-bus-you-can-wheel-your-bike-onto-1-4910966</a></p> <p>Launched today. </p> <p>They also stop at Eddleston, the road down from there to Lyne Station is a personal favourite (apart from the cattle grids, which can cause inner tube explosion) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19325#post-297438 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:36:32 +0000 Tulyar 297438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was regularly using the 'extra' 59 that left Stirling at 07.00 when on site at Callander/Loch Venachar, working for Sustrans 1986-95, and used the Blackridge-Airdrie service in 1990's. This was also the School bus for McLaren Academy with an additional service from Dunblane, which was handy if the train was late.</p> <p>Certainly too some trips into Borders on 95 and 62 over the same period. Mainly Alexander Y types although T types also. Central Scottish SMT had rear lockers blanked off - lockers opened with budget lock T key, and with careful packing 4 bikes fitted on 49 seater.</p> <p>Early Seddons &amp; a few Ford Thames had manual crash boxes, and were popular for chopping off the back end to use as a recovery vehicle - also very sure footed on snow &amp; ice with enough torque to move steadily forward ticking over in 2nd gear.</p> <p>Most SMT fleet of the 1980's were Leyland Leopard mid-engined with preselector semi-auto gearboxes. A few were seated 3 plus 2,for school services (70 seats) </p> <p>SMT Conditions of Carriage 7(d) Cycles are carried on vehicles with appropriate space, at driver's discretion (picture of this poster required) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19325#post-297409 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:05:46 +0000 Ed1 297409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would guess the gap is nearer 30 years. Cant recall seeing a bike on the bus since the 80s. I used to get the bus several times a year to Edinburgh in the 90s never sore any bike spaces or bikes on the first lowland Seddon Pennine buses or the other classic coaches they used. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19325#post-297364 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:13:50 +0000 Tulyar 297364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Jason Patient seems to have got hold of a press release from Borders Buses, who plan to put 3 new double decker buses on the X62 Edinburgh-Peebles-Galashiels-Melrose, and there will be space for bikes on the lower deck.</p> <p>Buses expected to enter service early in 2109. This restores cycle carriage after (officially) after a gap of over 20 years</p> <p>More news as it develops. I also learned that the X95, operated as a split route registration for legal reasons, has been using coaches for the Galashiels to Carlisle part of the route. Handy to get bikes into the debatable lands ... </p>