And today's Winner is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stagecoach and Scottish Citylink share the honours for this afternoon's public transport high-jinks. First up it's Stagecoach fn 24001, service  X57, running the cowboys and cowgirls of Fife out of town to Kirkcaldy, via Ferrytoll P&R.

The Stagecoach fn 24001 driver started boarding passengers BEFORE he got within the boundaries of the bus stop PU. Two of his chums had followed him through the traffic signals from Frederick Street. That's them sitting behind him. (Drivers should treat junctions as if they are yellow box junctions, even if they are not painted as such, if their exit is not clear.)

No tram or bus shall pass! But, . . . wait, . . . Edinburgh's cabbies can always find a way through.

Brilliant! 

It should be noted that pedestrians have a green man at the Princes Street crossing and these two beauts have run a red traffic signal through it. The pedestrians have to find a space between the Stagecoaches to do so, just like in the old Wild West!.

 And he's off! (He's checks his near-side mirror.)

No he isn't! This lucky passenger gets his attention and gets her ride homeward.

Next up, Stagecoach fn 24002, service 55 to Dunfermline via Rosyth, Ferrytoll & Inverkeithing (scrolling destination blind).The fn 24002 driver got his nose into the bus stop boundary but stopped short of bus stop PU. The third Stagecoach is still behind him preventing any other vehicle in lane one, eastbound, on Princes Street from venturing through the traffic signal.

Ah, there's the maverick MacTours off-roader from yesterday's post!

Finally, the third Stagecoach that was blocking the tram line, fn 22874, service X54 to Lochgelly via Dunfermline and who knows where else in the Kingdom of Fife. The fn 22874 driver keeps up the company's fine tradition of ignoring the niceties of actually stopping at the bus stop!

The show's not over yet.

Stagecoach fn 27610 made a text book pickup at bus stop PU. Yes, at the bus stop! Well done, that driver! 

As he was attempting to depart a passenger had to hail the Scottish Citylink service 900 to Glasgow (lead vehicle in the concertina captured in the image)  who was not for stopping at his designated bus stop - PU. Nobody was passing this triple-axled  brute! He even took time to open his luggage door while Edinburgh awaited on his pleasure.

Citylink 900 rides off into the sunset that is Weegieland.

The City of Edinburgh Council, it seems, couldn't organise a PU in a brewery.