2018, three new routes to West Lothian commenced creating new links between Edinburgh and Bathgate, and Edinburgh Park station and Whitburn. On 29 September 2018, services 280 and 287 were launched linking Livingston with Bathgate, Armadale and Blackridge, on 2 December 2018, Lothian Country introduced the X18 another express route from Edinburgh to Armadale via Broxburn and Bathgate and the Night service N28 replicating the X27 route as far as Deans South, on 31 March 2019 service 281 was launched linking Loganlea and West Calder with Deans North which was later withdrawn the same year, on 13 May 2019 service X17 was launched connecting Edinburgh City Centre with Fauldhouse, Loganlea and West Calder and on 17 November 2019 service X38 was launched connecting Edinburgh to Linlithgow rivalling First Scotland East's service with the same number. Service 287 was withdrawn and replaced with and extension of the 275 to Bathgate running the same route, with the X27 replacing the 275 between Livingston and Whitburn. the X18 was extended from Armadale to Whitburn in March 2019, The X17 was renumbered the 276 and cut from the City Centre running as far as Broxburn on the east but was extended to Bathgate connecting West Calder and Loganlea with Bathgate, however the Fauldhouse section was withdrawn. the 281 which was withdrawn late 2019 was brought back a year later running between Livingston and Fauldhouse, running the same route as the 280 as far as Bathgate and then replicating First Scotland East's 26 service to Fauldhouse. The X38/EX2 was temporarily suspended in March 2020 and later withdrawn leaving both Kirkliston and Linlithgow out of the Lothian network. Service 281 was withdrawn in November 2021, Service 275 was withdrawn in June 2022 with service 276 replacing it in Pumpherston, Ladywell, St. John's Hospital and Wester Inch. In November 2022 services 276 & 280 was withdrawn and service X27 was changed to run its original route to Bathgate. Edinburgh Bus Tours History of tour operations Lothian Buses have operated city tours using white liveried coaches. Later, Leyland Atlanteans were employed in this same livery, with blinds for City Tour. These wore an updated version of the white livery with blue detailing after a short period. An Edinburgh Classic Tour was set up in 1989 using open top Leyland Atlanteans, and later Leyland Olympians, which competed with Guide Friday. This was as a result of Guide Friday introducing