Lothian buys Eve Coaches of Dunbar

Lothian has announced it has purchased East Lothian coach operator Eve Coaches, the award-winning transport operator which runs a mixture of coach and bus services.

Lothian will acquire the 30-vehicle touring operator, based in Dunbar, to expand its own coach and tours offering in East Lothian, and intends to continue to operate acquired services under the Eve Coaches brand. These include a mixture of local bus services, private hire services and school work.

Eve Coaches won a national award in 2015 in the Small Coach Operator category, and has been shortlisted in the years since.

Sarah Boyd, Managing Director for Lothian, said: “Eve Coaches is a well-known operator in the local area with over 40 years of service to the communities of East Lothian. We look forward to the opportunities that this acquisition will afford us in the future.”

• Bus & Coach Buyer will be covering this acquisition in full this week