First South East & Central Scotland, formerly known as First Scotland East, was an operator of both local and regional bus services in Clackmannanshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Fif
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Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operator in south eastern Scotland and parts of Northern England. The company was formed in 1985 and operated under the identities Lowland Scottish, Lowland an
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…September 2022, with the operation rebranded to McGill's Scotland East. In 1997, the merger of three subsidiaries took place, with Eastern Scottish, Lowland Scottish and Midland Scottish becoming First Edinburgh, which broadly aligns with the original Scottish Motor Traction area. Following the merger, operations…
The depot at Kelso, pictured in September 1985.
Ex-Eastern Scottish Seddon Pennine 7 609 (SSX 609V), pictured at St Andrew Sq Bus Station, Edinburgh. This bus operated on the company's East Lothian routes.
Ex-Southern Vectis Bristol VRT 856 (NDL 656R) was purchased by Lowland in 1991. It is now preserved in the original post-privatisation "Lowland Omnibuses" livery at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum.
Leyland Olympian (D901 CSH) was purchased new by Lowland Scottish in 1987, where it was allocated to North Berwick sub-depot and given the fleetnumber 901. It is pictured here in First Edinburgh 'Barbie' livery in 2005.