Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 20hInteresting. Now do buses and trains😉. But seriously, you don't have to, there's already enough in the trade media. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/nige...web-cdn.bsky.appNigel Bagshaw (@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social)You go away for a wee while and find your local has been hipsterified. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Also bookies favourite for next year's 'Award for Persevering against Overwhelming Odds' 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Indeed. @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social not even nominated for bus stop stuff, or, apparently, ANY bus infrastructure. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/bett...web-cdn.bsky.appCampaign for Better Transport (@bettertransport.bsky.social)We are so honoured that our #BetterBusStops campaign won Campaign of the Year at the #NationalTransportAwards! Used by millions of us every day, bus stops are vital to communities, accessibility & su... 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But not for bus stops... web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin... 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Well done CBT, (England & Wales version of @transform.scot) for showing better bus stops stuff can be a winner. Now, about @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ... @cllrcmiller.bsky.social @cllrjomo.bsky.social 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Spectacular silliness & sweeping generalisations galore, ignoring the fact that what may be good for Strathclyde is not necessarily good for the rest of Scotland. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...scotsman.comTrade unions locked out of SNP government discussions on the future of busesThe STUC says there has been ‘a concerning lack of engagement’ with workers on proposed legislation. 001
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026OK...fair enough. What about Edinburgh Trams and Glasgow Subway? edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest... 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Also: web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/nort...web-cdn.bsky.appNorth East PTUG (@northeastptug.bsky.social)Big day for public transport accessibility today. From 1st Oct ALL buses must have next stop audio announcements and visual display screens installed. Equipment has been installed on many older vehicl... 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a sensible world, planning consent for the development appearing on Lasswade Rd (Streetview) would require S75 money for that. But apparently 'it's difficult' 020
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@cllrcmiller.bsky.social @cllrjomo.bsky.social 100
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Of course, at EBUG we eschew awards as meaningless, and will continue to so until we win one. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Better bus stops in the running for an award. Not that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social 's likely to be a contender. 221
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#CatchTheBusMonth is over, but here's another day to mark. FYI What's on Our Curator's doorstep* is an OK bus stop, including a shelter that's unkempt but basically does the job. * strictly speaking a few metres away. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026See row 949 onwards here: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/do... (Someone's welcome to check this vis-a-vis GIV Bridge)edinburgh.gov.ukThe City of Edinburgh Council fees and charge ratesThe City of Edinburgh Council. Putting our customers first and looking after Edinburgh. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh, there's still some self-admitted 'urbanists' who still aspire to that. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There a bit of history there about Edinburgh's desperation to get Harvey Nichols. Allegedly. 110
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social is very accommodating when a developer wants to occupy carriageway. e.g. Leith St and St James. 250
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026IWRC it's not about N Bridge (it was closed throughout most of those works)...rather it's about the 'Jenners' redevelopment and the roadspace currently occupies? 110
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Also, if @threadinburgh.scot was on our committee, would we really still be bumbling along at 667 followers? N.B. of course it's quality, not quantity, that's important. 030
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Please do. It'll give our Secretary time to delete all the "Hi, your website looks good, but I can help you reach even more customers" messages. 110
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Evidently AI hasn't caught up with the latest EBUG update. Probably learning how to spell United States. edinburghbususers.group/about-ebug/e...edinburghbususers.groupEBUG committee members (2026)Chair Harald Tobermann chair@edinburghbususers.group Secretary Chris Day secretary@edinburghbususers.group Treasurer Mike Birch (Acting) treasurer@edinburghbususers.group Vice Chair Mike Birch vice… 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Obviously fake. We never use the phrase 'public transit'. 120
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Myth 14: As #CatchTheBusMonth ends, EBUG will finally stop droning on about buses. Mythbusting: we've got 3 meetings due with local groups, a TEC deputation 'likely', meetings with Councillors/operator etc etc. EBUG: more oomph than the Duracell bunny, more limbs than Monty Python's Black Knight. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Carefully designed and machined to ensure would-be users slide off and onto the floor in less than a minute. 170
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Great moments in detective fiction. In homage to Picardy Place's connections to Sherlock Holmes, his declaration "the game's afoot" is captured in bronze at the famous roundabout. 2223
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The Times leaked government plans to take over Avanti West Coast from March before Alexander’s speech". EXCLUSIVE: we reveal government plans to take over Cross Country, sources* tell us. * the DfT website 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh look. Sheffield Council plans a 7-7 bus gate, and local paper reveals most people say the signage is fine. www.thestar.co.uk/news/traffic...thestar.co.ukNew 12-hour bus and tram gate plan announced in Sheffield“Congestion, difficult junction layouts and parking issues can cause delays” 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Visit Edinburgh's picturesque Inverleith ward, famous for its redundant street clutter. @vicnicsnp.bsky.social 020
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If the Mayor thinks public ownership will 'boost reliability and safety', he's going to be disappointed. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin... 001
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Why not use Breich station? Somebody has to. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026* you can take part from your house, office, library, abroad, bus or train if you have access to a suitable gizmo (free in @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social ) 001
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Final reminder our AGM's tomorrow, from 6pm online*. edinburghbususers.group/members-bull... All EBUG members should have received notice & details. New members joining today are welcome, but may not yet secure voting rights, unless our chair is feeling generous. Non-members can watch enviously.edinburghbususers.groupMembers Bulletin 27: EBUG 2026 Annual General MeetingDear Members This email gives notice of the Edinburgh Bus Users Group 2026 Annual General Meeting which will be held online only on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 6pm. The link to the meeting is her… 122
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Also; you're not going to tackle it by ripping up the City Mobility Plan after the 2027 Council election and starting again. Or reorganising local government, for that matter. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026(yes, the article could say more about enforcement, but one thing at a time) 100
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At last; why buses are slowing down, with fancy graphics. Your reminder @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social's FINALLY about to remedy its egregious 2015 decision to cut bus lane hours. 7 years after voting for 7-7-7. With unopposed similar votes since. On 1 corridor. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...theguardian.comLondon buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualisedAs experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society 130
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Causing Fear, Alarm or distress". 1 to 5 years. 010
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The female cyclist looking at the camera; complete no-no for an extra. She will probably collide with the other cyclist. Instant dismissal, and she's saved from 2 years jail for causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving only by the fact she's in Scotland. 110
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@sw20.info might like this; watch to the end 110
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Has the WGH-RIE free shuttle for staff been pulled off? 100
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ahem. There's quite a lot of buses; see screenshot below www.lothianbuses.com/wp-content/u... plus other operators from the wider Lothians. They are free if you have www.transport.gov.scot/concessionar... What they don't have is bus priority in the hospital grounds, so you get stuck in congestion. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026bus stop layout (Read and follow www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/fi... peeps, except the '400m along a route' line. 4. Other vehicles PARKING at bus stops, including 'just for a minute'. Extensive detail here: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/19... www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9...legislation.gov.ukThe Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000These Regulations apply to single-deck and double-deck buses and to single-deck and double-deck coaches with a capacity of more than twenty-two passengers which are used to provide local and scheduled... 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Myth 13: Buses are inaccessible. Mythbusting: www.gov.uk/government/p... Aside from the fact that elderly & disabled people disproportionately rely on buses (web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin...) the main problems are: 1. no service 2. access to BUS STOPS h/t @cllrcmiller.bsky.social 3. poorgov.ukAccessibility standards for bus manufacturers 100
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026reflection....is it only SPT that wanted to do that? ' Better Buses legislation could be multiple bills doing multiple things, allowing quicker specific interventions. 000
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Best bus bits from www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore... Stephen Flynn: nationalisation-franchising-municipal ownership are different things; 'I hear a lot about (them, but) less about nationalisation'. SPT is the only transport partnership to take up franchising 'which makes me massively pause forparliament.scot 100
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026P.S. once and for all, can we nail the myth that 'common sense' means anything other than 'agrees with me'? 171
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026To be fair, it's quite cunning to put out a column declaring you'd 'bin the City Mobility Plan and back a new, common-sense plan' while everyone's busy roasting the LibDems web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin... 110