LCTS in LCTS In addition to five Community Bus routes, LCTS 6b Newmills Road provides a range of other services in Midlothian. EH22 1DU We have 6 wheelchair accessible minibuses that Tel. 0131-663 0176 can be hired on a self-drive or with-driver basis by E-mail: [email protected] non-profit making community and voluntary groups in Midlothian. Such groups are first required to become an LCTS member, which costs LCTS 200 Sir Harry Lauder Road £10 (+VAT) and is renewable annually. Community Bus R5 Each minibus is fitted with a passenger lift, and has EH15 2QA (Mondays) seats that can be removed to create space for Tel. 0131-669 8899 E-mail: [email protected] {from 1 April 2020} passengers to travel in wheelchairs. Every seat has a three-point seat belt, and there are additional www.lcts.org.uk grab rails at the entrance to assist boarding and alighting. LCTS is a company limited by guarantee, registered in We are also a training centre, and can provide (No. SC134332) and a charity registered in (either directly, or via our trading company) Scotland (No. SC018884). Registered office : 200 Sir certificated training in: Harry Lauder Road, Edinburgh, EH15 2QA. VAT Registration No. 927 5813 00. MiDAS, which is the UK standard for the The Community Bus service, which is part assessment and training of minibus drivers. funded by Midlothian Council, is PATS, which is the UK standard for passenger registered with the Scottish Traffic Commissioner’s office. assistants on vehicles. ASDA ()-- Out in 3, which is a course covering emergency Carrington-Temple- evacuation in a minibus, bus or coach. Gorebridge-Straiton Retail Saving Fuel & Developing Driving, which is a course for drivers of passenger and goods vehicles. Park-Sainsbury’s Community Bus R5 Timetable Fares A Community Bus provides a service in Route Times Adult (single) £1.80 areas that are less well served by the ASDA (Straiton) 09.55 (The Loan) 10.00 commercial bus network. Loanhead (Hunter Avenue) 10.01 (opposite Laird & Dog) 10.04 Child (single) {under 16yrs.} £0.90 Although the Community Bus stops at bus Bonnyrigg (High Street) 10.07 Bonnyrigg ( Road) 10.10 stops along the route, it also covers areas Carrington 10.17 Temple 10.22 Young person (single) {16-18yrs. with no bus stops, where passengers can Gorebridge (Birkenside) 10.29 board it on a hail-and-ride basis. Gorebridge (Hunter Square) 10.31 with a Young Scot Card} £1.20 Gorebridge (Arnprior Road) 10.32 Gorebridge (Wilson Road) 10.35 The R5 service links the ASDA store at Gorebridge (Barleyknowe Lane) 10.36 Straiton, central Bonnyrigg, Carrington, Newtonloan Toll 10.40 Bonnyrigg (Cockpen Road) 10.44 National Entitlement Card holders Temple, some residential parts of Bonnyrigg (High Street) 10.47 {disabled people and people Gorebridge, Straiton Retail Park and Lasswade (Laird & Dog) 10.50 Loanhead (Hunter Avenue) 10.53 aged 60 or over} Free Sainsbury’s. Loanhead (Clerk Street) 10.55 Straiton Retail Park 10.58 ASDA (Straiton) 11.03 The Community Bus is a minibus with a Sainsbury’s 11.08 Please help us by having the exact fare maximum capacity of 15 seated passengers: Sainsbury’s 12.45 ready. standing passengers are not allowed. ASDA (Straiton) 12.50 Straiton Retail Park 12.55 Loanhead (Clerk Street) 12.58 Wheelchair Users The driver (who may be a volunteer or a Loanhead (Hunter Avenue) 12.59 part-time employee) is trained to a Lasswade (opposite Laird & Dog) 13.02 The Community Bus can carry a Bonnyrigg (High Street) 13.05 nationally recognised and accredited wheelchair user, but only if this has been Bonnyrigg (Cockpen Road) 13.08 booked in advance. This should be done standard. Newtonloan Toll 13.12 Gorebridge (Barleyknowe Lane) 13.16 before 17.00hrs on the Friday before the Gorebridge (Wilson Road) 13.17 The Community Bus does not run on Gorebridge (Arnprior Road) 13.20 week in which you wish to travel. Subject Gorebridge (Hunter Square) 13.21 to the bus being able to park outside Easter Monday, or from 24 December to 2 Gorebridge (opposite Birkenside) 13.23 January inclusive, or on 3 January and/or 4 Temple 13.30 safely and legally, it may be possible to Carrington 13.35 pick you up from your home. January whenever either of these dates is a Bonnyrigg (Cockpen Road) 13.42 Bonnyrigg ( Street) 13.45 Call LCTS local public holiday. Eskbank Toll 13.49 0131-663 0176 Dalkeith (South Street) 13.53