The bus thread.

[Mad Doug Biker]

Buses, anyone like 'em?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Buses, anyone like 'em?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Buses, anyone like 'em?

 

[Drago]

I do.

 

[Drago]

I do.

 

[Drago]

I do.

 

[FrankCrank]

Used to wait for ages, then two would come along, but guessing inflation means three now

I'm a fan, not been by train for many a year in the UK, prefer buses for places I tend to hang out.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

A big fan of the local buses here, arms length council owned Lothian Regional Transport, always room for improvement but generally a terrific service. Also hearing great things about Ember for the long distance routes, haven’t tried them yet. And all for free on my over-60 bus pass

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

You wait for a post and three come along at once.

 

[Jameshow]

I used two coaches this morning both flixbus.

First a yontung thing very noisy sitting over the back axle.

The an Israr much more refined despite having the same daf and zf drivetrain. I bet one had hydraulic engine mounts and the other didn't?

 

[annedonnelly]

I'd love to use the bus but our service is two hourly. When I did use it to go into Carlisle I was terrified about missing the return and having to wait another two hours for the next. And being in Scotland we don't have the capped fares that England does so sadly it's cheaper to drive and pay to park.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I like London buses. A great way of getting around. That's the bus service in general rather than the buses themselves.

 

[Drago]

Mrs D qualifies for a disabled bus pass, although the buggers dont half make you jump through hoops to get it. Probably a nasty and deliberate tactic to keep the numbers down.

If we're going into town and were not in a hurry we'll take the bus, although our local council are one of the few that charge full whack for carers so I have to get my change purse out every time.

 

[BrumJim]

Fill your boots!

This tells me that if I was trying to catch a bus from the nearest stop to my house, that there should have been one 3 minutes ago, but it is 10 minutes late already, and that there is one immediately behind it.

Also tells me the livery, and that it is called "Stella".

 

[Electric_Andy]

I like the idea of them, and my son when about 3yo used to like riding on them so we'd often hope for a double-decker but it rarely came, only singles. I would use them a lot more if they actually turned up.

I do like old 50s buses though. Like any vehicle really, they look good when restored but still old. There is something nice about the rear door with a pole