Lothian Buses has been recognised as Scotland’s Public Transport Operator of The Year at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.

In addition to scooping the top prize it also picked up Scotland’s Best Bus Service for Lothian Country Buses Service 113, which has seen outstanding passenger growth of over 50% bucking national trends.

Richard Hall, Managing Director of Lothian Buses, said:

“It’s great to see that the efforts and achievements of all of the dedicated staff within the business have been recognised with these awards. The transport industry in Scotland is full of people who work tirelessly day in day out to deliver outstanding service to customers and provide millions of passenger journeys every year.”

The awards, which were held at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow, are designed to recognise innovation, excellence and progress across all areas of transport and are regarded as the highest industry accolades in Scotland.