Lothian Buses to open first ATF in Scotland 22 March 2010

Edinburgh and the Lothians-based bus operator Lothian Buses signed the first Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) contract in Scotland last week.

Lothian Buses says it will operate three ATFs from its main bus depots (Marine, Central HQ and Longstone,) where it will offer testing facilities to other operators. The company expects to be fully operational by the beginning of May.

Project director Richard Smith says: "I'm delighted that we've already got these first three ATFs for Scotland, and at the opportunities this will offer to both Lothian and other operators in the area. There is some work to do with Lothian over the next few weeks to get the ATFs up and running, and then we will start to see the benefits."

Bill Devlin, Lothian Buses engineering director, adds: "With a fleet of over 600 buses to maintain, it will make the job more efficient for both our own engineering staff and VOSA."

VOSA is transforming bus and truck testing by establishing a network of ATFs. VOSA staff will carry out testing at ATFs which will be located at fleet operators', owners' and maintainers' premises.

Author
Brian Tinham

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