Edinburgh Retro: 17 amazing old photos of life on the buses in the 1960s

Published 16th Jan 2026, 19:20 BST

Updated 18th Jan 2026, 04:45 BST

Buses have changed a lot since the 1960s - but then and now they are an essential part of everyday life.

Here is a selection of old photos from the Evening News archives of occasions when buses made it into the paper for one reason or another.

Scroll through the pictures and get a flavour of life in the Capital 60 years ago.

Passengers board the late 35 bus at a Longstone Road bus stop as the Edinburgh Corporation Buses drivers work to rule in October 1967.

1. All Aboard

Passengers board the late 35 bus at a Longstone Road bus stop as the Edinburgh Corporation Buses drivers work to rule in October 1967. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan

A Corporation bus gets stuck in Frederick Street Edinburgh during the snow showers of February 1969.

2. Stuck in a snow shower

A Corporation bus gets stuck in Frederick Street Edinburgh during the snow showers of February 1969. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait

A busy scene at St Andrew Square bus station in 1969

3. Busy bus station

A busy scene at St Andrew Square bus station in 1969 | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton

Edinburgh Corporation bus conductors Mungo Birrell and William Buchanan smile as they get a year's backdated pay rise in January 1969.

4. In the money

Edinburgh Corporation bus conductors Mungo Birrell and William Buchanan smile as they get a year's backdated pay rise in January 1969. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele

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