Bus passengers can expect a wacky name or two for the new vehicles that will be serving the saved Dumfries-Edinburgh service.
Houston’s Coaches have set up a fun competition for youngsters to come up with names for their three new buses that will be introduced in the next four to five weeks.
The Lockerbie-based firm saved the day by taking over from Stagecoach West Scotland to ensure the continuity of the 101/102 Dumfries to Edinburgh bus route. The wheels are now in motion for the three buses to be given nicknames in a contest that closes on June 12.
Lorilee Kirkpatrick, of Houston’s Coaches, said: “In conjunction with Scottish Bus Week (May 22-28), we started a competition to name the three new buses.
“We’ve had a good few name suggestions come in already – and some of them are definitely a bit quirky.”
Houston’s have been promoting the competition on social media, while the company’s drivers have also been handing out entry forms.
In 2021, Dumfries and Galloway Council ran a similar campaign for school pupils to come up with name suggestions for their new fleet of bin lorries and some of those adopted included Trash Gordon and Bin Diesel.
