Working an early shift on route 121 on 26th July 2021

[@grahamumbo9059]

Never having worked on the buses this was an eye-opener. I assumed you signed in and drove away. What a palace as a canteen! A garage was to store and repair buses and no more. It was nice to see your face to go with the voice. Really enjoyable.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, yes, after signing on the ticket machine and all checks done, away we went!

[@gustavoperez5480]

This have been One of your best videos, excelent brief information about your daily routine at your job. Excelent video Mr. Horrex.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, glad that you enjoyed it

[@joe-vl3nd]

Great video Love the canteen Pie and chips mushy peas 😋 Lovely jubilee

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, Lol

[@andrewsteepan-ut6yy]

Nice videos Peter

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@GuyArab]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and thanks for giving an insight into the start of your shift.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You 👍

[@kevinwoodruff8994]

Thoroughly enjoyed that video Peter a insight into the bus garage and canteen looks very modern that canteen and clean. 👍

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@johnregent2949]

I love this video. All your videos are excellent. Thank you.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, and you are welcome

[@isaywhatilikeandilikewhati1117]

In my 39 years of various tfl companies included in my time, I think Ponders End was my favourite because parking my car for work in the streets and the canteen in the garage were big bonuses.

[@BristolRE]

Yes, parking can be am issue at a lot of bus garages

[@wkc2]

The canteen looks like a palace compared to my days, but I surely would miss the old canteen staff, they were wonderful and made great food with friendliness and great efficiency...

[@BristolRE]

The old LT canteens, and staff, were the best

[@jmhale5874]

Very interesting, thanks. Good to see the human side of bus operations.👍

[@BristolRE]

Thanks

[@TheTransportHub17]

Great video Peter. Good to see an early shift video. Put together very well. 👍

[@BristolRE]

Thank You 👍

[@amandasmith1664]

LJ11AEF ex Arriva London now Arriva Kent and Surrey

[@BristolRE]

All our rejects end up their or the North East it seems!

[@amandasmith1664]

Peter do you mean south east

[@BristolRE]

@@amandasmith1664 No, a lot have been sent to the Newcastle / Darlington area as well over the past years

[@amandasmith1664]

It is in the south east

[@BristolRE]

@@amandasmith1664 You're not understanding me, I said some of our buses get sent to the North East, Newcastle and Darlington, as well as other areas like the South East

[@judefrazier4727]

Loved the video, you look fine, 👋🏻from Cape Cod, Ma. I love to see the routes and buses, and daily life around there. Thanks

[@BristolRE]

Thanks

[@fearless_huseyin]

Very good video Peter. Good insight of your early morning shift

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@mj-100]

This is still my fav video you have made, would like to see more like them if possible!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, I'll try to do another one sometime soon.

[@tatilbury]

Nice video good to see a different style keep up the good work.

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@AllAroundTransport]

Nice one Peter mate! I thoroughly enjoyed that shift! Well done!

[@BristolRE]

Thank You, glad that you enjoyed it

[@NextSound170]

Its an industry that refuses to look after it’s staff. Same goes for everything BUT it’s a job and a damn good one at that just managers need to leave well alone. I still need to get your book Peter on Eastern Counties

[@BristolRE]

Indeed. Which book, I've done two, one by myself and one jointly with Tim Moore www.amazon.co.uk/EASTERN-COUNTIES-National-First-Group/dp/095700589X www.amberley-books.com/eastern-counties.html

[@NextSound170]

@@BristolRE Ah both books!

[@geen01able]

Very professional videos great stuff keep it up

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@VICTOR-pf9eg]

Back in the old days they use to collect you from the bus stop.O when are you going to do the ticket machine again i still can't find it

[@BristolRE]

I cannot locate it either, Lol. Though I KNOW it is definitely on here, I just cannot recall what I named the video! Lol

[@bovnet]

An egg with the yolk removed, so not an egg then.

[@mazzarouni5608]

Thanks Peter. Very informative as ever and we got a chance to see what you look like. Can I ask…the warning lights that lit up due to the tyre pressure had me thinking, each bus on any given day maybe made by different manufacturer. Will it not be the case that you’ll need knowledge on how that bus works, for example, what a warning light might mean? etc Plus…how can you not eat the yolk? It’s the best bit.

[@BristolRE]

Lol, hate yolk. Warning lights are pretty standard, images not words, so they can be used on buses exported / imported and have a standard meaning.

[@mazzarouni5608]

@@BristolRE ok cheers

[@NextSound170]

I hope the ordinary passengers that watch your videos see the difference and more relaxed it is when things run on time, if people were more time conscious we’d all be able to get to our destinations on time or reasonably 🤣

[@FirstSmit]

Great video peter!

[@BristolRE]

Cheers

[@fin57]

Canteen looks so neat & tidy

[@BristolRE]

Refurbished 3 or 4 years ago

[@fin57]

@@BristolRE 👍

[@Bobbyandmog]

@@BristolRE Enfield, Making Buses,Training Buses And Rooms Clean Since 19XX

[@BristolRE]

@@Bobbyandmog Lol

[@Ryanp194]

Great video

[@BristolRE]

Thank You

[@martin123abcd]

What happens about lost property on the bus ,is there a lost property office ,do people claim items ? if they dont can you keep them after a certain time has passed?

[@BristolRE]

You hand all lost property in at the garage the route comes from, they hold on to a while, then it gets sent to the TfL lost property office. Except food, as food will go bad, so you either keep that or it gets binned

[@Tristan-benge]

Have you ever drove those LT buses

[@BristolRE]

Sorry for late reply, no, I have not driven those

[@TawheedRahmanBengali]

Nice video keep it also do bus driver need GCSE

[@BristolRE]

Thanks, and no, not really. They will ask what qualifications you got at school etc, but they will need you to be able to read and write and speak English

[@TawheedRahmanBengali]

@@BristolRE thank you for answering my questions

[@TrainBoy-tf9gh]

@@BristolRE If you're working in part time then probably you will need to complete GCSE but if you're working in full time then you don't need to complete GCSE exams, but you will still need to pass level 1 and 2.

[@BristolRE]

@@TrainBoy-tf9gh Not for a bus driver, you don't need GCSE. You need a car licence first and be able to write, read and speak English.

[@TrainBoy-tf9gh]

@@BristolRE Well I just guessing you probably need to be 17 years old or over to drive a bus because you will need a car license.

[@yaafrema8749]

The thumbnail, the food was delicious

[@BristolRE]

It was

[@TTony]

A day in the life of a bus driver. Very nice 👍

[@BristolRE]

Thanks

[@nurseberta]

Nice breakfast Peter 😍

[@BristolRE]

It was, Lol

[@stephenhyland4256]

Do you always use the bus to get to work or do you drive sometimes?

[@BristolRE]

I don't own a car, no real point when I have such good bus services locally 24hrs a day and free travel

[@stephenhyland4256]

I suppose that's the benefit of living in London

[@BristolRE]

@@stephenhyland4256 The 24hr bus service, certainly. The free staff pass is standard on all bus companies as far as I'm aware.

[@patmbombo3065]

Ehen i grow up il drive 58

[@291ToQueenElizabethHospital]

This is a nuce pov

[@BristolRE]

Thanks

[@cool_beans]

Great video

[@BristolRE]

Thanks