Lowland Scottish

Lowland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operator in south eastern Scotland and parts of Northern England.

Lowland Scottish operated from depots in the towns of Galashiels, Haddington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, North Berwick and Peebles.

Arriva, Cowie Group's successor, withdrew from Berwick ten years later, leaving the town routes to a local independent operator, Perryman's Buses.

Lowland had been a profitable unit within the SBG thanks largely to the limited competition in its rural territory, though this operating area did not give much scope for expansion.

Diversification included the acquisition of a van hire firm, and development of the PSV/HGV driving school business inherited from Shanks.

The company also acquired an interest in Lothian Transit of Newtongrange, a low-cost operator running tendered bus services in the Edinburgh area.

The depot at Kelso , pictured in September 1985.
Ex- Eastern Scottish Seddon Pennine 7 609 (SSX 609V), pictured at St Andrew's 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.