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

placeholder image — 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

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

Published 16th Jan 2026, 19:20 GMT

Updated 18th Jan 2026, 04:45 GMT

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.

Aerial picture of Clyde Street and Edinburgh's St Andrew Square bus station in March 1963

17. Bird's eye view

Aerial picture of Clyde Street and Edinburgh's St Andrew Square bus station in March 1963 | John Dewar

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