Edinburgh Retro: 26 amazing pictures 'on the buses' in the 1970s from cavalcades to crashes

Travelling back in time

Buses are an integral part of everyday life in Edinburgh - so much so that they often go unnoticed.

But sometimes buses do get into the news. Here’s a selection of old black and white pictures from the Evening News archives featuring buses, bus drivers, bus conductors, the bus station and more.

Scroll through and get a flavour of what it was like on the buses in the 1970s.

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