'another day on the buses'

This will be the last entry for about 9 days, we’re off to Majorca in a few hours. I’ve just got home having finished the dreaded 193 duty which again wasn’t all a smooth ride. On my first circuit of the town a very well built lady hit the floor like a sack of coal! [...]

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I’ve been driving a Megabus up and down the M3 for 15 months now and ever since I started there have been roadworks around Junction 4. Restricted width lanes, lots of cones and a 50 mph speed limit – no problem with a 50 mph limit …….. if only you could anywhere near that speed! [...]

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“Jaja Stone thrills a crowd in Jakarta, Indonesia, by pulling a bus along… with his penis.” “It was part of a strong man contest to mark the city’s 480th anniversary. He managed to pull the 8.9- tonne bus 50m.” I wonder if he could do that with a 15 metre Plaxton Megabus? Thanks to A [...]

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This must be the ultimate passenger carrying vehicle to drive! The Midnight Rider is the world’s largest and grandest limousine. In fact, she is a traveling luxury ground vehicle, cruising Southern California and Las Vegas with an 1,800 watt Sony surround sound system in each of her three lounges, large screen televisions, a full bar, [...]

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I forgot to write about something amusing which happened yesterday during my Park + Ride stint. When I stopped at the Sainsburys bus stop in town a passenger asked “Is this the best stop to get off?”. “It’s the best stop for Sainsburys but not very good for the Railway Station” I replied, “Where do [...]

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This was today’s duty, the first bit is fine, drive a Megabus out of service to Portsmouth and then start the 05:50 Portsmouth to London service, via Southampton. At Winchester hand over to another driver who will take it on to London. Have a break and then the misery starts – nearly 4 hours of [...]

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