29 great pictures of Edinburgh's buses in the 1980s

Edinburgh is proud of its municipally-owned buses. They survived the controversial deregulation of buses in the 1980s and Lothian Buses now accounts for 36 per cent of all bus journeys made in Scotland.

Buses in Edinburgh have a long history - and hopefully a bright future.

Here are 29 old photos selected from the Evening News archive, giving a taste of life on the buses in Edinburgh around four decades ago.

Scroll through the pictures to bring back memories and get a taste of Capital life in the 1980s.

25. Pilton bus stop

A man waiting at a bus stop in Pilton in March 1988. | TSPL Photo: Alan Macdonald

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26. .Bus training

Midland Scottish bus conductresses training at the company's Linlithgow depot in July 1988 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan

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27. Bridge battle

Waverley Bridge was the setting for "bus wars" as Lothian Region Transport (LRT) and Guide Friday buses competed for bus tour customers in Edinburgh in June 1989. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

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28. Bus wars

The bus war between Lothian Region Transport and Guide Friday in Edinburgh in the summer of 1989 saw rival bus tour advertising boards in a bid to attract tourists. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

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Edinburgh Retro: 29 great pictures on the buses in the 1980s - the end of conductors and start of bus wars

Edinburgh is proud of its municipally-owned buses. They survived the controversial deregulation of buses in the 1980s and Lothian Buses now accounts for 36 per cent of all bus journeys made in Scotland.

25. Pilton bus stop

26. .Bus training

27. Bridge battle

28. Bus wars

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