💤 ⏰ ☕️ 🚌 A day in the life of a bus driver - early shift

[@topman.9646]

I preferred lates when I was a bus driver! Earliest left me exhausted and lates are busy for the first few hours but then smooth sailing through the night!😎

[@ronaldpayne896]

Great job Michael,from a bus drivers perspective your bang on,seems we all have to grin and bare all that goes on in a day,however it sure keeps life interesting,peace and calm to all who spin the big wheel for a living.

[@ThatYorkshireBusDriver]

I love the earlys better to get it out the way

[@singledeckermichael8608]

That Yorkshire Bus Driver yeah most people seem to prefer earlies. And it is good being finished at a reasonable time but I find when I get home all I wanna do is sleep lol. With lates I like getting the busy bit of the shift over and done with then it’s easy going.

[@ThatBusDriverKane]

SingleDeckerMichael Early shifts are better as long as you don’t live an hours drive from your Depot like me 😂

[@merseysidepalatines1]

@@ThatBusDriverKane I agree there That Bus Driver Kane, I drive buses in the Wirral and I'm about 1hour 15mins car journey to and from work so if I'm in for 0605 I get up at 4am and leave at 4:45.

[@nickroper7692]

I love the earlies but then again I'm lucky to live 10 minutes walk from my garage! 👍🏻

[@ChelseaBrown-sh7rk]

​@@ThatBusDriverKane hello 👋 xx

[@richlondonrich]

I was on benefits for two months at the start of the year. It's 400 a month, and you don't get anything till the second month. I was literally eating one bowl of porridge every other day. Working now, but I'm guessing the lady who didn't want to pay was unemployed? The levels of poverty you can reach very quickly when you out of work can't be underestimated.

[@gwidonpopielski2885]

Have you ever thought to quit cigs?

[@thatbusdriverguy4182]

Heating in saloon bad in a lot of buses

[@roberthewer2268]

💯 can't keep up.with gas prices 2024 and people living in poverty😢😢😢😢

[@markwalker2373]

I’m thinking of applying for a trainee bus driver job local to me. One thing that keeps putting me off is what you do if you need to use the toilet. Trying to be polite I don’t have a weak bladder but I do go fairly often. Sorry for the strange question and comment

[@KieransBets]

So you have a weak bladder if you need to go fairly often 🤣

[@roberthewer2268]

​@@KieransBetshis medical will.suss that out need medication

[@gravemind6536]

Study your bus routes, there will be toilets on route or even at the terminus or start point of a route. Many bus routes go through a supermarket like Tesco no shame in delaying 5 minutes for a toilet break just announce to passengers the bus will be stopping for 5 minutes.

[@breslin123]

I really hate the beeping noise in those enviros like when your driving and it makes random noises like telling you its cold outside and just continues to beep

[@plaguemaster308]

they have there pros and cons

[@Srevelation]

Agree with you there especially when it does it completely out of nowhere makes you think something is wrong with the bus

[@breslin123]

@@Srevelation yeah its kind of embarrassing.. and then you do break down, of most buses I've driven the enviros have the most problems always breaking down or something wrong, to be fair at our garage there poorly maintained so that's a reason why there quite bad!

[@nickaley8255]

breslin123 j

[@Alex-hn3lc]

Thanks for the video mate loved it. I always wanted to see something like this out of curiosity.

[@CTC2002]

Pffft 12 plate ain’t old for a bus where I live. My school route is operated by First Kernow and is often run on 51 plate Dennis Trident/Plaxton President buses!

[@gravemind6536]

They always use crap buses on the school run

[@ewanacton6097]

I’m on a 4 day week and always are on middle shifts usually. So I really enjoy it.

[@andy218]

Thanks mate. Ive my assignment day this Tuesday and your vid has been a great help. Cheers.

[@leedownes6643]

In Bristol it is £4.50for an adults day rider and £2.50 for a child’s day rider and they’re still trying to put the prices up !

[@carenthusiast4254]

As a former bus driver, lot of situations with customers being rude, abusive, offensive or anti social l find happen to be awkward and daunting. For example, when someone dont want to pay the journey buisness fare then you gotta politely, calmly on top of that ask this certain someone nicely that you cant come on bus and have to kindly step off. If that same someone argues, and take seat without paying then tell them l not going nowhere, until you get off. If that someone then dont get off, you have to tell them that they now banned from stagecoach, also you will call police if they dont corporate and that make more people on you bus impatient also angry because of time delay, however sadly apart of stagecoach rules and policy means drivers have got to remain in cabin and lialise with police in these non paying loonies tresspassing times of situations, and anti social profanity times causing other customers to be upset times of day. Only time driver can leave cabin is when assisting a disabled person in wheelchair to deploy ramp, or first aid, fire emergencies. Those all in all, are three situations that lawfully permits drivers to leave cabin and that having smoke off list, going to toilet which all should be done on you brake times etc. Passengers on-board are not just customers, their driver responsibility and having handsfree device installed with bluetooth headset on you ear provided by stagecoach or you own headset as is life saving and goes tremendously well if stagecoach did that for majority of drivers! Sad that we dont even get GPS sat navigations with live feed traffic on majority of buses, that to would work tremendously well when dealing with emergency calls, etc congestion and route closures!

[@simbaman1964]

re fare evasion , what you've said is counter to everything that stagecoach tell you to do in training and in the red book.

[@CJT80]

OMG.. Started watching the video, thought.. he's not in London.. then noticed your 1st bus.. the 261.. one of my local routes!

[@jakecharlesworth3540]

1.50... in Leeds the fair is 2.50 for a child's day rider and 4.50 for adults day rider. This is with first Leeds a single from my stop to town is 3.40 without a blue mcard

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...its very expensive Jake! I remember when driving in west Yorkshire that the fares were expensive!

[@s3ra9h1m]

What do you do when somebody doesn't want to pay and just walks on and sits down? That would get my blood boiling lol

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Nice production Michael 😀👍

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

@Robot Rocks11_f1 ...Yes it was good to finally meet up with Michael! 😊

[@willjones8849]

You should do a day in the life, I know it’s hard with your social media rules at work but it would be great.

[@jimi4906]

I was just saying to my wife I wonder what Anton thinks of this channel then we saw your comment 👍

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

@@jimi4906 ...thanks lol 😂

[@SK-dj1jx]

Anton why dont you move to stagecoach bus company

[@ecnalms851]

Interesting video! Respect for anyone who does a job where they have to deal with the public. I hope you're doing well.😊

[@WoodysPickle]

I’m a bus driver here in Cali. Don’t have to wear a tie so far lol.

[@WoodysPickle]

Bus fare for us here is A dollar

[@chrishines6048]

99% of the buses at my local depot are enviro 400 and the heating works in the passenger compartments even on the top deck

[@DJ_K666]

I like earlies more than lates. Which garage are you at? I'm at Rugby in Warwickshire

[@londonbuses126]

Great video! I really like the 261! Also Happy New Year!

[@simonmain5173]

Love that you consider a 6yr old bus to be old.... Where i am, we're still running 52plate Tridents and Volvo saloons, our 'newer' buses are 12 plate Volvo B9's.

[@noneofyourbusiness1199]

No

[@paulwhitear4983]

I live in Kent. Our buses are operated by Arriva. On their buses the heating seems to be on all the year round. I used to live on a route that went out into the middle of nowhere. When the bus got to my stop which was the station we could wait up to five mins to catch up the time.

[@bigbadbear2962]

Paul Whitear I live in Kent too, but I don’t have an Arriva bus. Sadly it’s Hams Travel.

[@olivermansfield8341]

Dang, my guy be driving me around without realising.

[@roberthewer2268]

Old bus m8 you must have upset the inspector BLAKEY😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sarahsrandomvideos6965]

Great video Michael. Hope you & your family have a safe & awesome New Year. 🎊🎉🎆😀🚌👍🏻

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Sarah Cornelius and the same to you and yours ☺️

[@sarahsrandomvideos6965]

@@singledeckermichael8608 thank you 🎉🎊🍾😀

[@mikethedriver]

I'm stagecoach on Teesside. I've a 5.12 start tomorrow. Respect brother!

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Michael Flanagan haha oh dear, enjoy getting up at zombie o clock 😉😉

[@mikethedriver]

Great isn't it!!!

[@ChelseaBrown-sh7rk]

​@@singledeckermichael8608 you and Taylor and mike is my favourite person xxxx

[@ChelseaBrown-sh7rk]

​@@singledeckermichael8608 I love your videos xxxxxxx

[@jamesbrinklow1979]

Thank you Michael 👍 Great to see your Video and your calm laid back approach to being a Bus Driver ❗I noticed you mentioned about the Princess Royal Hospital, so are you based at Bromley Garage on the Hastings Road, working for stagecoach ❗ I myself have just applied to be a Bus Driver with Stagecoach for that Depot, Now have been given a Interview For this Tuesday at canning Town , London, Have you any Tips for the Interview and what can I expect from it Much appreciated James.

[@thatbusdriverguy4182]

Light aircraft buggy lol, true

[@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC]

Very nice coffee machine

[@sydbarret1973]

I’m a bud driver in Dublin…. Fare evasion is on an epidemic scale

[@jordanwright7896]

12 plate bus old!?... The old buses I used to drive were 20- 30 years old! Lol. You’re spoilt in London 😂

[@thomasrichings171]

Which depot u based out off

[@churchill4327]

sometimes I liked early mornings but not too early for me.

[@qwertyfn4450]

ye it is £1.70 for a single and £3.50-£5.50 for a day rider in Arriva North West

[@malcolmduncan9947]

Thourghly enjoyed the video. Nice scottish accent. Hope your stil with the buses. Avid enthusiast.

[@TyroneEntertainingJoseph]

I’ve got an interview with stagecoach trainee role what is the interview process like?

[@JaySamurai79]

How did you get on?

[@TyroneEntertainingJoseph]

@@JaySamurai79 it went well got the job and I passed my medical exclamation just need to keep revising for my theory test and I’m waiting for my provisional pcv license to come 👊🏿

[@JaySamurai79]

@@TyroneEntertainingJoseph congrats bro. I did my theory and hazard test on Thursday, and my case study test on Friday just gone. Yeah just keep revising. In the test they might change the wording a little in some questions so just be aware. With the case study at certain times you might have to work out if it's EC or domestic hours. So as an example it will say John has been driving his local double decker bus in town for 5 and a half hours, what is his minimum break? 30mins. The key words that indicate John's under domestic hours is "local, double decker, and town" So just try to be familiar with EC and domestic regulations on your case study revision and don't rush the answers. Theory test is what it is. Good luck bro, I hope that helps.

[@TyroneEntertainingJoseph]

@@JaySamurai79 thanks for your reply

[@Brock-Lesnar-WWE]

There is no interview process.. it's a dead end "I failed school" job. They tell u why u want to be a bus driver and then you pass the "interview". They're desperate for drivers they'll accept anyone. No one stays at these type of jobs

[@churchill4327]

I Really like your video, keep up the good work. Keep safe and look after yourself. I'm also a bus worker for London bus preservation trust in Cobham Hall

[@cameronchristian309]

It’s £ 3.90 for a single to Chesterfield

[@mountainbikerjack7627]

That’s not fair we pay £4.00 for our busses

[@triablo6883]

Are you still bus driving?

[@plaguemaster308]

Where I am there only single deckers

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

For comparison, our fare in NYC is $2.75. And it is going up again soon. A monthly or weekly unlimited metro card takes the price down a bit if you use it often enough. Do drivers get paid a higher rate for working very early or very late hours? They do that here, and also as an incentive to take the midnight shift 🤪.

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Jeffrey Ornstein it varies depending on which company you work for. Some get an ‘unsocial hours’ allowance for early mornings and late evenings. Others just have a standard, higher, hourly rate which is the same across the whole day, but night shifts tend to pay more and have dedicated drivers who do them permanently.

[@ChelseaBrown-sh7rk]

​@@singledeckermichael8608 I really like to drive buses 1 day I love to 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊xx

[@ehfos]

lol i was born at princess royal - its right by my dads house as well

[@ehfos]

do you drive the 320?

[@Mrlovely2378]

Different companies

[@alexsalisbury9704]

Go Ahead London

[@baileyrobinson7430]

£2.5 for a day rider in Yorkshire with a pass. £5 for an adult ticket

[@GEORGEonbuses2024]

Very nice video!! Are you type trained for the new E400 MMC Smart hybrids? And if so, what's your opinion on them?

[@singledeckermichael8608]

GEORGE on buses yes I am. I’ve only driven one very briefly on the first day they were out on the road. I like them but then again I like anything that’s new lol. Braking is smooth, they’re pretty nippy pulling away. The stop/start is an absolute pain but I knew what to expect with that having driven the B14 buses which have it. But yeah, I like them 👌

[@GEORGEonbuses2024]

@@singledeckermichael8608 cool! I quite like them! There cool! It was weird seeing them when they first entered service on 474. Coz there mainly diesel with a euro 6 voith engine. They also sound like washing machines lol! I do need to get the Bromley ones tho! I have only been on the west ham ones and Bellingham ones!

[@singledeckermichael8608]

I was quite surprised as I was under the impression all new buses had to be hybrid or electric. Obviously not!

[@GEORGEonbuses2024]

@@singledeckermichael8608 so was I. I was confuse when I got on it. When we heard that 474 was getting new Enviro 400 MMC, we all thought it would be the ones on the 161 but instead, they feel like the 169 MMC. (Barking garage)

[@Smartsparky]

GEORGE on buses They’re nice to drive, Start Stop is a pain in the arse when your trying to make up time when late. Overall very smooth, and as for Saloon heating..... what saloon heating??? Lol.

[@louscr8249]

I love to drive the optare solos to be honest

[@cubachapmann928]

In Somerset it’s £1.80 CHILD ticket for under 3 miles!!! £3.50 adult

[@shanebrookes1878]

How long ya been doing it fella

[@StuartT1981]

Where I live the return fare for a destination only 2 miles away is £4-70,would not mind paying £1-50.

[@jacksugden8190]

£1.50 single fare v Hopper Fare, so pleased that I have the 60+ Oyster Card, it’s like a Freedom Pass, £20 from TfL when I reached 60.

[@23bobjr]

Enviro 400's heating is always breaking down. Its basically junk.

[@chrismorhen4839]

I don't mind working. Nights or days. In whatever your doing .

[@jackssstaylor7438]

I thought you just driven Singal decker that’s a double decker

[@adamberry906]

Is London the only place that Stagecoach have E40D's? All other depots seem to have Scanias or the 1st generation E400..

[@mcvevol87]

Adam Berry seems like it,i absolute hate those Voith shites...

[@MTVvids]

Absolutely tonnes do, I can name: Mansfield, Worksop, Chesterfield, Barnsley, Manchester all off the top of my head ;)

[@adamberry906]

@@MTVvids They have scanias and 2006-9 e400s

[@MTVvids]

@@adamberry906 They do, but every single one that I listed also have E40D MMCs

[@adamberry906]

@@MTVvids Ah yes... However, I'm talking about the standard E40D that Michael was driving! :)

[@jaylad8180]

£1.50 no matter how long the journey is? Damn it’s like £5 here

[@JasonsTransportGamingVideos]

I think this would be better called “THE LIFE OF A BUS DRIVER(Morning/Early Shift)”

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Jason’s Transport & Gaming Videos this was an easy title to put when uploading from my phone. I may change it when I get on my PC.

[@Smartsparky]

Why are you driving a Double Decker if your your single decker Michael?? 😂😂😂

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Phone Daft cos I’ve changed routes since I created the channel 😉

[@Smartsparky]

SingleDeckerMichael But you shouldn’t be driving a Double decker if your single decker Micheal. 😂😂😂 Single deckers only!!

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Phone Daft correct. I’ll tell them 😉

[@ryxo2354]

@@singledeckermichael8608 what route do you drive now?

[@paulstransportvideos3837]

Happy New year to you buddy. I'm back on 7th Jan on 336 middle shifts all week. Started on 261 then route learned 336 on 20th but was then on hol from 22nd Dec. The joys of being a loan driver

[@singledeckermichael8608]

paul oates happy new year to you too buddy. Do you know 146? I have it tomorrow and never done it before.

[@paulstransportvideos3837]

No buddy. Only there for 6mth from plumstead. Started Dec on 261, got 336 on 7th but only route learned it and never drove it. Looks like it'll be a mysterytour lol

[@garethbraint]

I share your pain. Early shifts all week for me at stagecoach. Starting 0330. Great.

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Gareth Braint ugh that’s nasty. I’d much rather have a lie in, Go to work later, get the busy bit out the way then it’s nice and quiet for the rest of my shift 👌

[@garethbraint]

@@singledeckermichael8608 yep. Totally agree with you. I'd be happy if I could choose one duty and do it all the time so you could get in a routine. Shift work is ok but the starting hours are usually so random from day to day!

[@ChelseaBrown-sh7rk]

How are you xxx

[@karlruditis5615]

£1.50 so cheap! Where I live it’s £7.40 per day return ticket it’s maybe a 12/14 minute journey

[@laing685]

i love my free bus pass

[@SouthernTransportFan]

Enviro 400’s are good, any bus is better than a Wrongbus streetshite

[@TransportWithDee]

Ohh wow great video

[@busdriverjak152]

Great video mate

[@tridentsway9914]

How much do you get payed being a bus driver

[@passportbro904]

We get £12.80 here in South London arriva

[@leewilliams955]

Enviro 400 are rubbish. We got the 68 plate mmc beautiful bus slow but comfortable

[@chrisjohnson6474]

£2.70 for an Adult Single Trip where i'm from up North, I'm glad i have a car lol

[@eswbusproductions]

I don’t see how Londoners can complain about £1.50. I’m always happy to pay the £1.50 considering I pay £2.90 to go to my town for a single and £4.20 to get back. It’s ridiculous and I don’t think some Londoners realise how fortunate they are

[@justintime-8844]

I feel this is bery unique filming on busses not like the norm of food eating channels? i can see you doing good from youtube.👍

[@dombizkit8410]

fair play to you mate. Great way to earn a decent living. great insightful video and i dont have any interest in buses!! just stumbled across it, great vid!

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Thank you for your kind words! It's great to hear as I am trying to make videos which will appeal to people who don't have an interest in buses as well as those who do. I think there are a few negative perceptions of bus drivers around, and one of the great things about doing these videos is that I and the other bus drivers on KZbin can show the human side of the profession.

[@dombizkit8410]

SingleDeckerMichael hey mike funnily enough I have a question. I just went down to my local bus stop to see if my girlfriends local train destination is still current on the 2019 timetable, but they’ve completely taken it off! Who out of interest is responsible for the additions and alterations to bus schedules ? Cheers.

[@singledeckermichael8608]

dom bizkit do you mean who’s responsible for the timetable information displayed at bus stops? If so, it depends where you live. In London, it’s Transport for London. Elsewhere it can be the local authority or the bus company themselves.

[@dombizkit8410]

SingleDeckerMichael cheers man, I live just north of Brighton, it’s probably the company themselves cheers mate. If they feel a destination isn’t popular they’d take a destination off wouldn’t they? Cheers maye

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Yes if it’s not getting enough passengers they will reduce or remove the service. That’s what happens when you put private companies in charge of a public service. We have Maggie Thatcher to thank for that 🤬

[@nathandawe7825]

Say if i get 0 GCSES lol can i still become a bus driver

[@AJAnewage]

whether or not you still want to know... you don't need anything other than your licence for a year

[@isabellopes8979]

😂😂 I like it

[@Scottishgirl2]

Try being a truck driver. Working over 70 hrs a week. Sleeping in a tin can, shit pay . But at least my load doesn't talk back to me or spit at me.

[@Brock-Lesnar-WWE]

Should've paid attention in school u bjm

[@jonathanholmes6520]

Every one in London makes me laugh when they don’t won’t to pay £1.50 or moan they have to wait for more then 5 minutes for bus if the come 40 minutes out of London to Guildford were most fares are at least £1:50 for just one fare stage and the cap at 3:50 for a ticket like that you are looking at £9 for a day and most routes that go out of town are only every hour to 90 minutes

[@plaguemaster308]

Where I live in UK a trip from one side of city to the other is 1.80 and buses are every 10 mins but 12 or 8 for different routes

[@jacksugden8190]

I have a 60+ Oyster Card, so no longer have to pay in London, it acts as a Freedom Pass, it was £20 from TfL, slightly over 2.5 years ago, I will be 63 in February 2019.

[@shaunmaxwell9948]

U not on KZbin anymore

[@danielleboggia5888]

❤

[@juliesmith5567]

Please 🙏🥺 be good for all

[@katieconway1121]

I love stagecoach we go on them every other weekend Stagecoach is the best

[@fruitdemer201]

It would be a good job if it had no passengers even boarding cats would be more positive 😅

[@roberthewer2268]

I hate you butler😂😂😂😂😂

[@WaterBottle1401]

Hi

[@RobertRabiniak]

Stagecoach bus

[@sydbarret1973]

Needles to say I don’t give a bollox

[@moonstar21868]

Language

[@MultiGRIM123]

You dont want it too bust but if people did not use the bus did not need it you have no job

[@choppapop2027]

Older the bus the better the bus nicer to drive better than the streetshites...

[@Chef2866]

Chief Bus Wanker ‘only joking lol’

[@moonstar21868]

Bus drivers need a bum lift

[@MrTwister86660]

Well there’s 11 mins of my life wasted

[@williamfall2214]

Why did you watch it all if you didn't enjoy it? Why don't you leave constructive criticism instead of moaning?

[@MrTwister86660]

William Fall I thought something was going to happen or learn something useful