Lothian Buses: Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 (59 reg)

English: The second (of four) batches of the Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 fleet of buses operated by Lothian Buses. A total of 21 were delivered in Autumn/Winter 2009, all bearing 59 registrations (SN59 Bxx). They were assigned fleet numbers beginning at 330, a continuation of a series begun with batch 1. They were the last Lothian double-deckers to be wear Harlequin livery from new, although these were route branded (the last plain buses being within batch 1). The buses have worn two branding schemes rendered in pink, both related to route 22.

fleetnumbers & registrations

No. 330 (SN59 BFL)
No. 331 (SN59 BFM)
No. 332 (SN59 BFO)
No. 333 (SN59 BFP)
No. 334 (SN59 BFU)
No. 335 (SN59 BFV)
No. 336 (SN59 BFX)
No. 337 (SN59 BFY)
No. 338 (SN59 BFZ)
No. 339 (SN59 BGE)
No. 340 (SN59 BGF)
No. 341 (SN59 BGK)
No. 342 (SN59 BGO)
No. 343 (SN59 BGV)
No. 344 (SN59 BGX)
No. 345 (SN59 BGY)
No. 346 (SN59 BGZ)
No. 347 (SN59 BHA)
No. 348 (SN59 BHD)
No. 349 (SN59 BHE)
No. 350 (SN59 BHF)

Harlequin livery w/ Connect 22 branding edit

All the buses in the batch were initially turned out in Connect 22 branding, a pink scheme for route 22 originally started on batch 1 buses - see Lothian Buses: route branding#Connect 22.

Clipper buses edit

No.s 349 & 350 - see Lothian Buses: special liveries

Classic livery w/ pink top edit

Plain pink top edit

With the transition to Classic livery, all the buses were eventually repainted (with Transport for Edinburgh fleetname), initially with plain pink tops - see Lothian Buses: route branding#Plain pink top

Numbered pink top edit

The route number (22) was later added to the sides.