Daily Routine of a Brighton Bus Driver

[@eudesnascimento.s3]

Excellent video, I'm Brazilian and I'm improving my English to try to become a driver here in Brighton and Hove. Your video made me quench a little!

[@Captainpubwatch]

Thanks for taking the time to put these up, it’s been a very long time since I’ve been on a bus in the Brighton/Worthing area - over 25 years in fact! On the week around my 16th birthday my family stayed at West Sands in Selsey. I found out about the (then) Stagecoach Coastline Freedom weekly ticket, available from the driver and with a massive area it covered. I spent pretty much the whole time exploring the south coast on Stagecoach buses 👍🏼 It was a brilliant time, Leyland National 2s on the 702, Volvo B10M PS on the 60, Alexander RL Olympians on the 700, Alexander Leyland Olympians on the Selsey/Wittering, a proper mixture. I did the 700 in one go on a Sunday as the timetable was tighter, but a round trip (CHI-STS-BRI-CHI) was still seven hours! So much has changed, the Coastline name doesn’t exist now, neither does the 702, the 700 doesn’t run as a full route and of course the vehicles are all modern. I won’t forget that summer in 1998 though, an excellent time! Cheers and all the best 👍🏼

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

I’m glad you enjoy them thanks for watching

[@Captainpubwatch]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer No probs and I have seen what you mean in another video about Stagecoach’s long duties. I recall one garage (Basingstoke) had on their 1998 timetable a 13:05 spread duty, 06:20 to 19:25. On a subsequent roster I heard of a duty which paid 12:40 so goodness knows how long that was. I was hoping that sort of stuff was in the bad old days but maybe not looking at the other video. Was the splitting of the 700 to do with getting the route length down and avoiding EU regulations? I recall Coastline had major problems with the EU rosters which lost loads of mileage. Glad B&H is a bit better than that and wishing you well on the buses, cheers

[@sebzuddas]

Great video, so interesting to see the life of a B&H bus driver!

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

Thank you

[@subbey8680]

I really enjoy your videos. I want to be bus driver,hope will enjoy the job as well 🤩

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

The job os what you make it it can be stressful if you let it but generally im quite chilled

[@subbey8680]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer thank you 😊. Is this demanding in scotland.?

[@bluelion6972]

How do you know all route or you can use gps different route and bus number for example 14 peacehaven 12aeastbourne etc

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

The gps on the buses don’t actually tell you which way to go It’s more a tracking system and tells use our timings As for knowing the routes The first 2 weeks in service your with a mentor where you cover all the routes at that garage It’s very repetitive so it generally doesn’t take long to learn the route

[@WooBino.]

I drove for NYCTA in most of the five boroughs of NYC for 32 years. Retired in 2018 thankfully before GPS and cameras everywhere. 🗽🚌🙂

[@Thebusguyplayz3]

Nice

[@davegravy1842]

great vidoes could you do a video on how to operate your ticket machine looks complicated cheers 👍👍

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

I’d have to ask But it’s very very simple

[@collin6238]

Hi from a London bus driver always thought it would be nice to work as a bus driver on the south coast

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

I’m guessing it’s not to different from driving in London Brighton is known as London by the sea lol

[@Comrade_Dyatolov]

Nice video. I really enjoy your videos because I want to work for brighton buses in the future. I am just wondering what gcses and qualifications you need to be a bus driver. Thank you, looking forward for more videos.

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

Thank you I don’t think they worry to much about GCSEs although they always help You have to hold a full driving licence And then they put you through your PCV license

[@Comrade_Dyatolov]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer thanks for the tips. I am not the best student in the world so it's good to hear that it's not the end of the world if I don't get good grades. Thanks

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

@@Comrade_Dyatolov no but it always helps There’s no guarantee on passing the driving licences needed

[@Comrade_Dyatolov]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer I was always into driving and I know a lot of the questions that are frequently asked in theory tests so it shouldn't be an issue.

[@Jamestrains-kl1ft]

Hi nice vids can you start recording like while you are driving

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

Unfortunately not I was recording whilst driving out of service but I was asked not to as it maybe interpreted in many different ways ?

[@newpersonatuni]

Paid breaks?

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

Its a guaranteed paid 39 hours your not paid for 30 minutes of your break the rotas are made up of early middles and lates ranging from 0430 start to about 0100 finish obviously buses run all week so we do work weekend

[@newpersonatuni]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer sorry can I just ask how much does someone take home from this job (39 hours) and what do you do if you need to go toilet? Cheers

[@matthewdavies6722]

​@Thebusdriverphotographer is it over 4 days or 5? Like on this video you worked around 10 hours before breaks. So 9/10 hours over 4 days?

[@Tony-h1q6j]

Do you get paid for your breaks as a bus driver?

[@Thebusdriverphotographer]

All except 30 minutes

[@Tony-h1q6j]

@@Thebusdriverphotographer That's decent. Thank you for your response and your video kind sir.