19 June 2008

#6251


Met a friend for coffee today, so took the 6:57AM 81N.

An easy, uneventful, over-air conditioned ride with lots of new-to-bus-riding passengers.

In this new age of high fuel costs and increased emphasis on public transportation, the inquiring mind wants to know - do bus drivers take the bus to work?

1 comment:

cogidubnus said...

In a large part of the UK at least, only on the "middle" shifts - those starting after 0900 and finishing before about 2100...

On the early shifts drivers are generally reporting for duty before their first bus runs, and on the late shifts they need to bring the car in because they finish after their last bus departs.

Many years ago, in large towns, there were often special staff buses driven by overnight drivers/fitters, and although those days are gone, a recent resurgence in all-night buses may yet see a change in this pattern...