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The effort simplified routes, increased bus frequency, connected more locations, and reduced bus congestion in downtown Columbus. The redesign doubled the agency's number of frequent lines and significantly increased weekend service. [58] [59] COTA began its CMAX service, the first bus rapid transit service in Columbus, on January 1, 2018. [60]
Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: [3] the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%.
On 22 August 1993, the company ceased trading, having sold the depot and its twelve newest buses to Stagecoach (North West). [4] Leicester CityBus – Leicester City Council sold its bus operations to GRT Group (the former Aberdeen bus operator) in November 1993 and Leicester Citybus now trade as First Leicester.
Former Lothian Buses 121, a preserved Bedford YRT with Alexander AY bodywork. Lothian Buses Ltd are a major bus company operating in Edinburgh. A number of the vehicles used by Lothian Buses and its predecessors have been preserved. Several of them appear at rallies and events with some travelling around the country.
Real-time bus tracking for passengers began in May 2016 through the Transit app. [10] On May 1, 2017, the agency overhauled its bus network, the first redesign since COTA's establishment in 1971. The effort simplified routes, increased bus frequency, connected more locations, and reduced bus congestion in downtown Columbus.
The area contains one of the city's main bus depots belonging to Lothian Buses, now named the Longstone Garage but formerly called the Lothian Regional Transport Office. [13] The building was designed by T Bowhill Gibson and Laing in 1949 in the art deco style and was built in 1955. [13] It has space for 220 buses. [16]
The 81 E. Town St. station in 1943 81 E. Town St. station, 1945. Among the first intercity bus stations in Columbus was the Union Bus Station, which opened around 1929 at 47 E. Town Street. 150 buses were estimated to use it per day, with platforms allowing for 12 buses to unload at once.
Buses at the Ellie Rose depot, in Hull, East Yorkshire. Several bus companies such as London Buses and Lothian Buses used to operate multiple storage garages around their operating area, supplemented by a central works facility. Central works have declined with increase in sub-contract engineering, and improvements in mechanical reliability of ...