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X62 New buses

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  • Started 5 years ago by Tulyar
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  1. Tulyar
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    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.

    Buses expected to enter service early in 2109. This restores cycle carriage after (officially) after a gap of over 20 years

    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 ...

    Posted 5 years ago #

  2. Ed1
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    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.

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  3. Tulyar
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    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.

    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.

    Early Seddons & 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 & ice with enough torque to move steadily forward ticking over in 2nd gear.

    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)

    SMT Conditions of Carriage 7(d) Cycles are carried on vehicles with appropriate space, at driver's discretion (picture of this poster required)

    Posted 5 years ago #

  4. toomanybikes
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    https://www.scotsman.com/here-s-scotland-s-first-bus-you-can-wheel-your-bike-onto-1-4910966

    Launched today.

    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)

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