The end of an era * UK - Old Leyland buses reach last stop
Edinburgh,Scotland,UK -The Scotsman, by CHRIS MARSHALL -14 March 2009: -- They have been a familiar site on the streets of the Capital for the past 90 years... But today marks the end of an era for Edinburgh's association with Leyland buses, which are being retired after ferrying passengers around the city since 1919... The last of the Leylands, which are F-registered and were bought back in 1989, are now being sold off...The move came as the firm made space for 40 new buses it had bought to add to its Edinburgh fleet... The company replaces ageing buses annually, but this was the first time it had offered surplus vehicles for sale online, meaning anyone could own their own bus if they liked... (Photo: Bus driver Keith Lawson waves from the cab of one of the old buses which have been supplied by Leyland for 90 years)
* Council makes post bus cost claim
Scotland,UK -BBC News -14 March 2009: -- An increase in subsidies requested by Royal Mail to keep remote post buses on the road could have been met, Highland Council has revealed... Royal Mail plans to stop operating five services - two in the far north and three in the west Highlands - in April... A council officer said it was likely the council would have agreed to pay the extra subsidy asked for the two northern services... Royal Mail has previously said it was first and foremost a postal operator, not a transport company, and its first priority was the collection and delivery of mail... (Royal Mail plan to cease services after 16 April) Labels: end services, old buses
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