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LRT & Lothian Buses: Olympian / Alexander RH

English: Leyland (and later Volvo) Olympian double-decker buses with Alexander RH Type bodywork operated by Lothian Region Transport and its successor, Lothian Buses. LRT bought two prototypes in 1982, after which they chose ECW bodied Olympians. In 1988 they returned to the RH, and bought a total of 233 up to 1995. This was the only type of double-decker bought new in this period, after which LRT switched to the Royale bodied combination. With the exception of 6 which were single doored with coach seats (366-371), all were dual-doored buses of the same specification (H51/30D). Fleetnumbers were matched to registrations, with vehicles delivered in several batches of up to 36 each:
  • 36 Leyland buses: 300-335 (Ennn MSG) - 1988
  • 36 Leylands: - 1989
    • 20 buses 346-365 (Fnnn WSC)
    • 6 coach seaters 366-371 (Fnnn WSC)
    • 10 buses 336-345 (Gnnn CSG)
  • 36 Leyland buses: 800-835 (Gnnn GSX) - 1990
  • 36 Leyland buses: 836-871 (Jnnn TSC) - 1991
  • 22 Leyland buses: 872-894 (Knnn CSF) - 1992/3
  • 34 Volvo buses: 950-983 (Lnnn MSC) - 1994
  • 33 Volvo buses: 201-234 (Mnnn VSX) - 1995
fleetnumbers & registrations
Apr-May 1988
  • No. 300 (E300 MSG)
  • No. 301 (E301 MSG)
  • No. 302 (E302 MSG)
  • No. 303 (E303 MSG)
  • No. 304 (E304 MSG)
  • No. 305 (E305 MSG)
  • No. 306 (E306 MSG)
  • No. 307 (E307 MSG)
  • No. 308 (E308 MSG)
  • No. 309 (E309 MSG)
  • No. 310 (E310 MSG)
  • No. 311 (E311 MSG)
  • No. 312 (E312 MSG)
  • No. 313 (E313 MSG)
  • No. 314 (E314 MSG)
  • No. 315 (E315 MSG)
  • No. 316 (E316 MSG)
  • No. 317 (E317 MSG)
  • No. 318 (E318 MSG)
  • No. 319 (E319 MSG)
  • No. 320 (E320 MSG)
  • No. 321 (E321 MSG)
  • No. 322 (E322 MSG)
  • No. 323 (E323 MSG)
  • No. 324 (E324 MSG)
  • No. 325 (E325 MSG)
  • No. 326 (E326 MSG)
  • No. 327 (E327 MSG)
  • No. 328 (E328 MSG)
  • No. 329 (E329 MSG)
  • No. 330 (E330 MSG)
  • No. 331 (E331 MSG)
  • No. 332 (E332 MSG)
  • No. 333 (E333 MSG)
  • No. 334 (E334 MSG)
  • No. 335 (E335 MSG)
May-Jul 1989
  • No. 346 (F346 WSC)
  • No. 347 (F347 WSC)
  • No. 348 (F348 WSC)
  • No. 349 (F349 WSC)
  • No. 350 (F350 WSC)
  • No. 351 (F351 WSC)
  • No. 352 (F352 WSC)
  • No. 353 (F353 WSC)
  • No. 354 (F354 WSC)
  • No. 355 (F355 WSC)
  • No. 356 (F356 WSC)
  • No. 357 (F357 WSC)
  • No. 358 (F358 WSC)
  • No. 359 (F359 WSC)
  • No. 360 (F360 WSC)
  • No. 361 (F361 WSC)
  • No. 362 (F362 WSC)
  • No. 363 (F363 WSC)
  • No. 364 (F364 WSC)
  • No. 365 (F365 WSC)
Jun 1989 (the coach seaters)
  • No. 366 (F366 WSC)
  • No. 367 (F367 WSC)
  • No. 368 (F368 WSC)
  • No. 369 (F369 WSC)
  • No. 370 (F370 WSC)
  • No. 371 (F371 WSC)
Aug 1989
  • No. 336 (G336 CSG)
  • No. 337 (G337 CSG)
  • No. 338 (G338 CSG)
  • No. 339 (G339 CSG)
  • No. 340 (G340 CSG)
  • No. 341 (G341 CSG)
  • No. 342 (G342 CSG)
  • No. 343 (G343 CSG)
  • No. 344 (G344 CSG)
  • No. 345 (G345 CSG)
Apr-Jul 1990
  • No. 800 (G800 GSX)
  • No. 801 (G801 GSX)
  • No. 802 (G802 GSX)
  • No. 803 (G803 GSX)
  • No. 804 (G804 GSX)
  • No. 805 (G805 GSX)
  • No. 806 (G806 GSX)
  • No. 807 (G807 GSX)
  • No. 808 (G808 GSX)
  • No. 809 (G809 GSX)
  • No. 810 (G810 GSX)
  • No. 811 (G811 GSX)
  • No. 812 (G812 GSX)
  • No. 813 (G813 GSX)
  • No. 814 (G814 GSX)
  • No. 815 (G815 GSX)
  • No. 816 (G816 GSX)
  • No. 817 (G817 GSX)
  • No. 818 (G818 GSX)
  • No. 819 (G819 GSX)
  • No. 820 (G820 GSX)
  • No. 821 (G821 GSX)
  • No. 822 (G822 GSX)
  • No. 823 (G823 GSX)
  • No. 824 (G824 GSX)
  • No. 825 (G825 GSX)
  • No. 826 (G826 GSX)
  • No. 827 (G827 GSX)
  • No. 828 (G828 GSX)
  • No. 829 (G829 GSX)
  • No. 830 (G830 GSX)
  • No. 831 (G831 GSX)
  • No. 832 (G832 GSX)
  • No. 833 (G833 GSX)
  • No. 834 (G834 GSX)
  • No. 835 (G835 GSX)
Aug-Nov-1991
  • No. 836 (J836 TSC)
  • No. 837 (J837 TSC)
  • No. 838 (J838 TSC)
  • No. 839 (J839 TSC)
  • No. 840 (J840 TSC)
  • No. 841 (J841 TSC)
  • No. 842 (J842 TSC)
  • No. 843 (J843 TSC)
  • No. 844 (J844 TSC)
  • No. 845 (J845 TSC)
  • No. 846 (J846 TSC)
  • No. 847 (J847 TSC)
  • No. 848 (J848 TSC)
  • No. 849 (J849 TSC)
  • No. 850 (J850 TSC)
  • No. 851 (J851 TSC)
  • No. 852 (J852 TSC)
  • No. 853 (J853 TSC)
  • No. 854 (J854 TSC)
  • No. 855 (J855 TSC)
  • No. 856 (J856 TSC)
  • No. 857 (J857 TSC)
  • No. 858 (J858 TSC)
  • No. 859 (J859 TSC)
  • No. 860 (J860 TSC)
  • No. 861 (J861 TSC)
  • No. 862 (J862 TSC)
  • No. 863 (J863 TSC)
  • No. 864 (J864 TSC)
  • No. 865 (J865 TSC)
  • No. 866 (J866 TSC)
  • No. 867 (J867 TSC)
  • No. 868 (J868 TSC)
  • No. 869 (J869 TSC)
  • No. 870 (J870 TSC)
  • No. 871 (J871 TSC)
Dec 1992-Feb 1993
  • No. 872 (K872 CSF)
  • No. 873 (K873 CSF)
  • No. 874 (K874 CSF)
  • No. 875 (K875 CSF)
  • No. 876 (K876 CSF)
  • No. 877 (K877 CSF)
  • No. 878 (K878 CSF)
  • No. 879 (K879 CSF)
  • No. 880 (K880 CSF)
  • No. 881 (K881 CSF)
  • No. 882 (K882 CSF)
  • No. 883 (K883 CSF)
  • No. 884 (K884 CSF)
  • No. 885 (K885 CSF)
  • No. 886 (K886 CSF)
  • No. 887 (K887 CSF)
  • No. 889 (K889 CSF)
  • No. 890 (K890 CSF)
  • No. 891 (K891 CSF)
  • No. 892 (K892 CSF)
  • No. 893 (K893 CSF)
  • No. 894 (K894 CSF)
Feb-Apr 1994
  • No. 950 (L950 MSC)
  • No. 951 (L951 MSC)
  • No. 952 (L952 MSC)
  • No. 953 (L953 MSC)
  • No. 954 (L954 MSC)
  • No. 955 (L955 MSC)
  • No. 956 (L956 MSC)
  • No. 957 (L957 MSC)
  • No. 958 (L958 MSC)
  • No. 959 (L959 MSC)
  • No. 960 (L960 MSC)
  • No. 961 (L961 MSC)
  • No. 962 (L962 MSC)
  • No. 963 (L963 MSC)
  • No. 964 (L964 MSC)
  • No. 965 (L965 MSC)
  • No. 966 (L966 MSC)
  • No. 967 (L967 MSC)
  • No. 968 (L968 MSC)
  • No. 969 (L969 MSC)
  • No. 970 (L970 MSC)
  • No. 971 (L971 MSC)
  • No. 972 (L972 MSC)
  • No. 973 (L973 MSC)
  • No. 974 (L974 MSC)
  • No. 975 (L975 MSC)
  • No. 976 (L976 MSC)
  • No. 977 (L977 MSC)
  • No. 978 (L978 MSC)
  • No. 979 (L979 MSC)
  • No. 980 (L980 MSC)
  • No. 981 (L981 MSC)
  • No. 982 (L982 MSC)
  • No. 983 (L983 MSC)
Apr-Jun 1995
  • No. 201 (M201 VSX)
  • No. 202 (M202 VSX)
  • No. 203 (M203 VSX)
  • No. 204 (M204 VSX)
  • No. 205 (M205 VSX)
  • No. 206 (M206 VSX)
  • No. 207 (M207 VSX)
  • No. 208 (M208 VSX)
  • No. 209 (M209 VSX)
  • No. 210 (M210 VSX)
  • No. 211 (M211 VSX)
  • No. 212 (M212 VSX)
  • No. 213 (M213 VSX)
  • No. 214 (M214 VSX)
  • No. 215 (M215 VSX)
  • No. 216 (M216 VSX)
  • No. 217 (M217 VSX)
  • No. 218 (M218 VSX)
  • No. 219 (M219 VSX)
  • No. 220 (M220 VSX)
  • No. 221 (M221 VSX)
  • No. 223 (M223 VSX)
  • No. 224 (M224 VSX)
  • No. 225 (M225 VSX)
  • No. 226 (M226 VSX)
  • No. 227 (M227 VSX)
  • No. 228 (M228 VSX)
  • No. 229 (M229 VSX)
  • No. 230 (M230 VSX)
  • No. 231 (M231 VSX)
  • No. 232 (M232 VSX)
  • No. 233 (M233 VSX)
  • No. 234 (M234 VSX)

With LRT edit

In LRT madder/white edit

Livery was the standard LRT madder/white with LRT Lothian fleetnames.

In service edit

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    13 August 1994
  •  
    5 June 1996

No. 322 in preservation edit

Having been retained as part of Lothian training fleet, No. 322 (E322 MSG) has since been preserved and restored to madder/white livery with LRT fleetname

Coach seaters in LRT white coach livery edit

The 6 coach seaters, No.s 366-371 (Fnnn WSC) entered service in the black trimmed white livery used by the LRT coach division (later wound up), which ran the airport service and tours division (both later given dedicated brandings by Lothian).

  •  
    September 1992 on Waverley Bridge

With Lothian Buses edit

The transition from LRT to Lothian Buses saw no change to the standard bus livery, with Lothian retaining the madder & white livery for step-entrance buses. The fleetname however did change, to simply 'Lothian' (with yellow strapline).

In Lothian madder/white edit

  •  
    833
    April 2006
  •  
    309
    July 2005
  •  
    857
    February 2007
  •  
    847
    January 2008
  •  
    ?
    October 2006

Training fleet edit

Five of the E-reg batch (318-322) were retained for use in the Lothian training fleet. All have since been withdrawn.

  •  
    September 2010

Open top tour buses edit

After withdrawal from the main fleet, some were retained and converted to open top (full & partial) for use in the open top fleet, being put to use on Lothian's expanding tour portfolio - with City Sightseeing Edinburgh (launched 2000), Edinburgh Tour (launched 2002) and the Majestic Tour (launched 2004). All have since been withdrawn, replaced by low-floor buses.

  •  
    ?
    Edinburgh Tour (fully open top)
  •  
    ?
    Edinburgh Tour (partial open top)
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    ?
    Majestic Tour (fully open top)
    June 2010
  •  
    ?
    Majestic Tour (fully open top)
    August 2010
  •  
    325
    Majestic Tour (fully open top)
    June 2007
  •  
    ?
    Majestic Tour (partial open top)
    June 2010
  •  
    ?
    Majestic Tour (partial open top)
    August 2008
  •  
    333 (233)
    Majestic Tour (partial open top)
    March 2009

Coach seaters in route 15 red/white livery edit

All 6 coach seaters were later repainted into the special route 15 red & white livery.

Ex-367 with Bee-Line Travel edit

After withdrawal, No. 367 passed to Bee-Line Travel of the Scottish Borders, who operate it in the Lothian red/white livery, minus fleetnames.

No. 362 in preservation edit

After withdrawal, No. 362 (F362 WSC) was later used by Wirral Transport Museum, briefly operating with the Routemaster registration 101 CLT, in its as withdrawn condition (with Lothian fleetnames & numbers crudely scratched off/painted over). It later passed into private preservation.

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