@edinburghbug.bsky.social
Looking out for Edinburgh's bus passengers and services. Independent of operators, Councils, Government, political parties etc. Website https://edinburghbususers.group/
EBUG addendum: 'If bus journey times are speeded up, operators might resort less to removing stops. And at W Maitland St, a better stop layout might help.'
Q (Cllr Mowat) and A (Cllr Jenkinson) at Council tomorrow. Plus our helpful addendum.
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
S'pose there's little likelihood of our addendum being included?
True. But a disappointing lack of effort on the Tourism Levy.
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Thank you!
To answer @sw20.info and other qs, could you suggest ballpark answer to:
'if a bus priority project allows you run a route with 1 fewer bus+driver, how much would you save?'
Just updated h/t @cptscotland.bsky.social
www.cpt-uk.org/media/uaspc2...
'Clean' copies available to persons of goodwill.
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NB our curator barely scraped a pass at Maths O-level, so is not volunteering π±
03.02.2026 10:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Substantial, but quantification generally comes as each bus priority project goes to T&EC.
It should then be easy in principle to calculate 'x minutes saved = Β£y' using the 'how much does a bus+driver cost per day' formula. Or 'how much do you save by taking a bus+driver out of route z'
Obviously, higher bus fares in Edinburgh & the Lothians are not good news.
Here's www.cpt-uk.org/news/cpt-cos... latest breakdown of rising bus operating costs.
(If anyone suggests it's due to bus drivers being overpaid, remind them of the recruitment and retention issues operators face.)
Also; that train is too small to be any use whatsoever if you compare it to the bloke in a wheelchair.
02.02.2026 16:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hope it works. 'How to make suggestions and complaints' isn't exactly front and centre of the website.
01.02.2026 08:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Noted! Maybe feedback under 'something else' here?
support.lothianbuses.com/hc/en-gb
(It seems @lothianbuses.bsky.social isn't monitored, regrettably))
As election fever rises to slightly above normal body temperature, we've localised a familiar graphic.
Cut out and use!
And a fare increaseπ.
(h/t @noeldolphin.bsky.social)
People love talking about trams!
CEC got a 'masterplan' (our words) 20+ years ago. Can't find the 'January 2003' report on the website, but officers should be able to.
Should broadly still be valid; should be 0 need for more consultancies £££.
@edinburghminute.com
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Here you go democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/Data/Executi...
Though oddly, can't find the actual January 2003 report, but our Curator remembers reading it.
@threadinburgh.scot @alastairdalton.bsky.social
Shhh! There's a whole thread on twitter about how bus lanes on Calder Rd 'maybe' caused congestion there after 2011.
Even though those bus lanes were installed in the 1990s.
Pfftt! A mere bagatelle compared to some streets.
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TBF he did second this amendment at TEC.
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
We now look forward to the 7-7-7 trial and other bus priority schemes progressing through the Council at warp speed.
Hmmm...if there's less traffic surely there's no longer an argument that bus lanes cause congestion? π€
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30.01.2026 09:17 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0In CEC archives from c2000, there's a study detailing a masterplan for a tram network, including a build/priority programme.
AFAWK little has changed to invalidate the essential outcomes, so it would still seem valid in principle.
(Of course Councils love to constantly reinvent the wheel, so £££s)
If you look at the totality of the network over the last c.10 years;
operations @lothianbuses.bsky.social
infrastructure @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social
the poor decisions are almost invariably those that rest with the Council.
Oh dear. Slightly worrying signs at TEC of the Council seeking more control of Lothian Buses operations.
The last thing Edinburgh needs is Councillors and officers running it.
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @kevin-lang.bsky.social
Tagging @sallym22.bsky.social
29.01.2026 16:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Salutary lessons from NE England and London. MSPs and Councillors note:
If you think 'that's buses sorted' by subsidy instead of investment, you'll end up without any.
And please don't rebrand maintenance & subsidy as investment.
Thanks for the bus mentions; but be careful not to fall for ScotGov's trap of claiming the concessionary fares schemes are a subsidy towards buses. As we often point out, it's a personal benefit, and operators neither gain nor lose by taking part.
(It's the law)
See also;
Royal Mail for plonking its 'pouches' everywhere, stopping using them after a couple of years, and leaving it to citizens to report before removing them.
