Edinburgh Retro: 15 fascinating pictures of Capital buses in the 1990s, from model bus to museum piece

Buses play a key role in the life of most cities - and perhaps in Edinburgh’s especially.

But it’s not all about getting to work or going to the shops. Buses are also important for tourists; and when it comes to election time, visiting politicians often arrive by battle bus .

This selection of old photos taken from the Evening News archive give a glimpse of life on the buses three decades ago.

There’s a vintage bus from the museum, a model bus built for charity, some old shots of the bus station and one or two crashes as well.

Scroll through and get a feel for some of the ways buses featured in the Capital’s life in the 1990s.

13. Commonwealth summit park-and-ride

During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Edinburgh in October 1997, many motorists ignored the park-and-ride sites set up for the occasion and then found themselves stuck in traffic jams. Bus driver Marilyn Henderson had one passenger in three days on her bus from Ingliston to the city centre. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan