Tour Scotland 4K short Summer travel video clip of BXA 464B W Alexander and Sons Limited red Double Decker passenger bus from Fife in the city centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Double decker buses are still in common use throughout the United Kingdom, and have been favoured over articulated buses by many operators because of the shorter length of double deckers and larger amount of seating capacity; they also may be safer to operate through the narrow streets and tight corners common in Britain. Alexanders' Motor Services began running omnibus services in the Falkirk area from a base in Camelon in 1913,and by 1924 the company was registered as W. Alexander & Sons Limited. It was run by father and son, Walter Alexander, born 1879, died 1959, and Walter Alexander, born 1902, died 1979. The geographical extent of the company's services was huge, extending from Glasgow and Oban in the south west to Aberdeen and Forres in the north east, so for management purposes there where three operating areas; Fife, wwithin the county of Fife, which prior to the construction of the Forth and Tay road bridges had a relatively self contained bus network, Southern which was South and West of Perth, Perthshire, and Northern which was Dundee and the north east. In 1961 the operating company was split into three smaller units corresponding with these areas, W. Alexander & Sons Fife Limited, based in Kirkcaldy, W. Alexander & Sons Midland Ltd. based in Falkirk and W. Alexander & Sons Northern Ltd. based in Aberdeen. Alexander Midland also absorbed the David Lawson subsidiary at this time. The old company's buses had used a blue livery, apart from Perth City and Kirkcaldy Town buses and the David Lawson subsidiary, which fleets were usually painted dark red. Soon after the split, however, the Fife and Northern companies adopted bright red and yellow liveries respectively, while the Midland company retained the original shade of blue. The Alexander fleet name was not used on vehicles thereafter, although the bluebird logo used on Alexander's coach fleet continued to be used by all three successor companies. As part of a rebranding exercise within the Scottish Transport Group in 1978, fleet names Fife Scottish, Midland Scottish and Northern Scottish were adopted. In preparation for deregulation of bus services, a further reorganisation of the Scottish Bus Group occurred in 1985 in which boundaries were realigned again and the three companies became five: Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., Kelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., Midland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. and Strathtay Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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