Working the 191 route on Sunday 27th June 2021

Filmed at various points during my shift yesterday, the video gets off to a slow start but is worth watching to the end. Enjoy.

[@kenyull9906]

I was almost 30+ years younger watching your video. I was a DVR at PE Gar for many years. Retired over 26 years ago. Will be watching for any further videos from your good self. The old gar hasn't changed too much it seems. But the amount of changes in the buildings all over London, blow my mind. Expect now you will be trying to find if anyone remembers me. I doubt it after so many years.. Incidentally I use a DJI OSMO 1 but due to my age and the pandemic seldom out enough to use it. Anyway thanks for posting appreciate. Well done.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, there may still be one or two who remember you, glad that you like my videos.

[@fearless_huseyin]

Very good video Peter. Keep up the excellent work 👏👏👏

[@BristolRE]

I'll try, Thanks

[@FirstSmit]

Amazing video! Bit more like a day in the life, great work peter!

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, I'd like to do a proper 'day in the life' one day

[@mazzarouni5608]

Thanks Peter. Interesting to see the depot

[@BristolRE]

Thought it’d make a nice change

[@robertguth2972]

Great video. Very interesting! Cheers!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@AllAroundTransport]

Nice one Peter! Amazing as usual! Was in Edmonton green today, wish I could have saw u lol!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You. One day maybe 🤔

[@londonbuses1027]

Lovely videos as usual!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@Abdul.M.]

Great Vid mate back on 191 again

[@BristolRE]

Cheers, yeah, my 3rd time I think

[@MrMartinBoettcher]

Love your videos! Greets from germany!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, Greetings to you too!

[@jf4950]

Hi Pete Well impressed with both video and audio quality of the pocket , especially the night time shots .

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, it's an odd thing to use, that's for sure.

[@jf4950]

@@BristolRE The more you use it the more you will appreciate and get used to it , Ken might start to use his once he has seen this one .

[@BristolRE]

@@jf4950 I can't work out how to get the camera to stay straight, you move you arm around to pan and the camera doesn't move, it focuses to the side and catches up slowly. Time will take I think, to get used to it. The quality is there though, filmed in 4k but output as HD for KZbin.

[@ThrushCZX]

Ah I’ve missed being in the output a bit! I’ll come back for a visit one day when restrictions are relaxed and things a bit more normal

[@NextSound170]

How do you find the tight roads on the 191, inside of E is so London Transport, the old photos on the wall we’d love to see, also what’s that about the 279 contract. So much! My old area.

[@BristolRE]

The 191 is only good on a late Sunday shift, Lol. Wouldn't fancy the tighter roads with parked cars on a weekday!

[@TrainBoy-tf9gh]

Nice video Peter would you prefer changing rota to the 191 or keep working on 121 in the future?

[@BristolRE]

Thanks. Prefer the 121 over the 191

[@TheTransportHub17]

Great video Peter. Enjoyed that and a different style from your usual work videos. Excellent quality too both daytime and after dark.

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, it made a change

[@MadKnightYT]

OOOH man, If I had known you were doing the 191 yesterday I would go and said hello, I do 149´s. The thing with the handbrake and the cab door is the same in every single LT, so annoying. By the way, that green bus was wrapped last week in Tottenham, I thinks is too bright for the road, awful colour. Nice video, like always :)

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, it is a tad bright! Not often I do the 191, think this is the 3rd time.

[@TawheedRahmanBengali]

Nice video keep it up

[@BristolRE]

Cheers

[@TawheedRahmanBengali]

@@BristolRE you are welcome

[@GuyArab]

Your videos are very satisfying to watch and this one gave a change of scenery too. Hope you get the hang of the camera soon. Question: why are the hazard lights used in the garage area? I don’t see the point.

[@BristolRE]

I don’t see the point either but it’s policy here, might well have been at Metroline as well, cannot recall now

[@GuyArab]

@@BristolRE It’s also policy here in Yorkshire with WY Metro dictating they also should be used in bus stations too.

[@BristolRE]

@@GuyArab Bus stations seems a bit over the top!

[@adrianbromfild8624]

Any plans to do the 313 so we can have your reaction to the allocated buses on that route?

[@BristolRE]

Still not type trained, reluctant to as they keep breaking down.

[@EnfieldExplorer]

@@BristolRE I believe Ts and DWs do make appearances on the 313 so is it theoretically possible for you to drive the 313 with them?

[@BristolRE]

@@EnfieldExplorer Yes indeed. If they were desperate and needed me to cover it they'd have to give me a T or DW.

[@markcaldwell2831]

How many buses are operated from your depot?

[@BristolRE]

Currently I believe around 120

[@Tristan-benge]

Have you ever did rail replacement yet

[@BristolRE]

No, never fancied that

[@EnfieldExplorer]

How many routes are you qualified to drive? I know you drive 121 and 191 but what are the others?

[@BristolRE]

I can do all out of E except the 192 which I have not route learned, and at the moment I can't do the 313 unless they give me a DW or T as I've not type trained on the Borisbus.

[@EnfieldExplorer]

@@BristolRE Thanks that’s really interesting 😁

[@TrainBoy-tf9gh]

@@BristolRE It's similar to the W6 route Peter as it has the Hail and Ride section so I don't think you should work on the route 192 or or you might have more stressful.

[@southlondoner7169]

Are you not allowed to record yourself driving?

[@BristolRE]

That would be a dodgy area. An employer wouldn't like you filming it if passengers boarding were shown, and of course you couldn't touch the camera after leaving the bus stand. Something maybe to think about when I know I'm leaving the company.

[@ThrushCZX]

I’ve driven 571 😎

[@BristolRE]

😂

[@blackman-bp4tq]

I've been watching your videos on TV so it's the first I'm watching on my tablet also do bus drivers have navigations oh yeah I'm watching at 1 am because yeah

[@BristolRE]

No, we don't have sat navs etc.

[@blackman-bp4tq]

@@BristolRE what then how do you know where you go or does someone tell you threw some speaker

[@BristolRE]

@@blackman-bp4tq You 'learn' the route when you join a bus garage. You ride the route once or twice so that you know it, making notes if you need to. It's easy. I've never had to ride a route to learn it more than once.

[@blackman-bp4tq]

@@BristolRE oh ok thank you

[@davidhooker4]

Diversion board not out of date, just badly worded. Every Tuesday and Wednesday between 0700 & 1900.

[@BristolRE]

Ah yes, not being a 191 driver I forgot about that!

[@judefrazier4727]

👍🏻

[@ThrushCZX]

5:31 is that Alvin standing there while you’re on break? I haven’t seen him for ages!

[@BristolRE]

Yes, he's still around

[@COBO2]

Are the T’s blinded for the 191?

[@BristolRE]

No - only the 500 series DWs, to meet the age requirement for the route