Lothian Buses will be hosting a Doors Open Day on Saturday 28 September. The event will take place at its Marine depot as a result of ongoing works at its Central depot. Opened in December 1962, Marine depot had an initial allocation of 130 buses. It is located on Marine Gardens, previously a Greyhound racing track opened in 1932. Before that, the site was a football ground used by Leith Athletic and Edinburgh City, and during the Second World War, the site was used for military purposes. Marine was also used as the location for Riversea Buses, a fictional bus company in the CBeebies programme ‘Me Too!’
Today, the depot is home to around 160 buses and more than 400 members of staff including drivers, engineers and a catering team. There will be a bus display including open-top tour buses and executive coaches, and other local partners will also be in attendance at the event, plus vintage vehicles from the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum.
