Lock Down - Day in the Life of a Bus Driver 🚌🚦🚏

FOLLOW ME FOR A FULL DAY AS I EMBARK AROUND HUDDERSFIELD, DURING THE FIRST DAY OF LOCKDOWN.
What will I encounter?
Who will I see?
Follow me around or stalk me? (either one) for a day of adventure as we start off at home and end up finished at work. Come with me through the day and see what I see and what I do.
I loved filming and editing this as usual and I hope that you're enjoying the content that I'm now currently posting. I have seen an increase in views so hopefully you're all enjoying watching. If there is any other videos you want to see then please let me know and I'll do my best to add them to my list of videos to film.
As always don't forget to follow my Instagram @The Flat Cap Bus Driver
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Drop me a message and I'll reply if I can (I do work a few hours so you'll have to understand if don't reply straight away!
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[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Great to see you using the cash box, theres loads left in our garage on lockers not used for 6 years...😂

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

get me one ;) hahaha Take care anton and look after yourself down there

[@maxinehopkins6575]

Hi anton

[@cs23bus]

Did ya get one

[@cs23bus]

He will never get you one they cost 120 pounds

[@thecoachmansfolly]

Another great vid. It’s seriously eerie how quiet the streets seem to be but keep up the good work and be sure to do your best to keep yourself safe as well...

[@eirishemd]

Thank you for your service. Doing a great job keeping the country running

[@gordonstirling6045]

Thanks for your video mate ..stay safe .all power to our bus drivers

[@chrishoughton510]

We have a bloke in preston, the other drivers call him 'day rider' he religiously buys a day ticket every day & just hops from bus to bus, he will never stay in unless all buses are stopped!👍

[@linkzelda5833]

I've stopped doing it now. #staysafe #stayhome

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

It's mad aint it. I can see why some older people do go out as its their routine but I wish they would just stay at home so that I can see them everyday once this has all blown over! Bless them xo

[@cygnelle1232]

I miss good old England. You guys were an absolute essential to me back when I lived there, being visually impaired. Trains too. Vicarious thanks & admiration from South Africa.

[@RJH1971]

Great watch, thanks for sharing, glad you got a decent cuppa at least!

[@mike12345496]

Enjoy watching your vids keep the good work you are doing doing a great job keeping the buses rumning and same to stay safe m8

[@sarahsrandomvideos6965]

Epic video as always Shaun. Hope you keeping safe & well 👍🏻😀

[@CaravanChitChat]

Great look at your day Shaun. Always watch your videos but haven’t commented until now. The new cab cam angle is great too 👍🏻

[@juliereed3912]

Great video, Newcastle toon centre eerily quiet .

[@busdrivernick]

Flat Cap Bus Driver, Another great video 👍🏻🚌, love your work .

[@FCUtdWill]

Great video as always Shaun, I know what you mean about those roadworks at the start of the video! Keep up the great work and stay safe mate!

[@WooBino.]

I'm retired MTA NYC driver and you running late for work made me laugh. I was also what we would call a "minute man".

[@shane121]

Thanks for the video stay safe yourself your doing a great job. Don't mind a bit of a mixed up video. Looking forward to the next one😀

[@bernadetamotyka441]

I love theses vids it’s lovely!!!!!! Keep it up man!

[@user-ir8zp8co7g]

Great full that your still doing these videos during this pandemic

[@12345678914084]

Is it off looking back at this 2 months on and seeing how bad things got. You were right about complete lock down as well mate

[@williamrhodes7249]

Hi Shaun, hope you are well. Another great video! Would you be able to do a video on destination displays at some point? (Explaining how to use them & how to enter different routes/destinations) Stay safe!

[@pro_gamer_21]

great to see you still playing an important part in all of this, thank you. I am in the middle of making a bus for my game which based around yorkshire tiger (aka apsley tiger) which is the Dennis dart, and the E200 MMC, which includes the E400 MMC. At the moment I am the recovery driver for the 9 goes to whitburn and back to bus station as the Lowlander has broken down, the lowlander cut off halfway through and couldnt switch back on (could be the starter motor or the battery is flat)

[@princeplays1993]

I like these vids that show your days work

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

Very nice video. In New York, they chained off the front of the buses, and you must enter through the back door. Fare is currently free on local routes.

[@BusDriverLife]

Amazing to see how bus drivers outside of America are dealing with this lockdown situation! Stay safe bro!

[@friskyguy00]

Good videos m8, I've always been a fan of Busses, Trucks and Trains. Keep it up

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you very much! :D

[@Daring4911]

Lowlanders are always machines 😍😍 proper beasts

[@paulharbinson1511]

Well done mate I drove buses for a number of years and always felt we were over looked in comparison to train drivers. I sat my test in a crash gear box Leyland leopard no power steering, central smt had loads of them most were manual . Stay safe big man🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@jess.bus.photosx6388]

Love how we hear some of your brilliant customer service, and I saw one of my Ross lads wonder who it was on it 😬😂

[@konradkasek5665]

Great video once again! Would love to see more of they vlog type video. Quick question, “That Yorkshire Bus Driver”, what’s going on? Will you two ever consider doing the “Two Shaun’s” again? Ask will you be attending showbus 2020, if it still goes ahead? Cannot wait for next week! 😃

[@exploringbusesandtrainsint2433]

Great video TFCBD (the flat cap bus driver)

[@samtaylor8021]

I didn’t know Yorkshire tiger was Arriva until I saw the seats on that decker 😀

[@britishpride8026]

Flat cap is the lad of lads

[@Jonny_____]

Cracking video as usual mate

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you mate!

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

I'm a Birmingham Bus Driver (for NXWM) and it's really quiet here too! Very strange times! Stay safe!

[@andrewwardman2550]

I have same problem with the top deck. 1602, new to Dewsbury for 202/203 in 2006, then moved to Heckmondwike.

[@TheTransportHub17]

Great video Shaun and stay safe. Always enjoy these day in a life videos. I see you have an ex Go Ahead London VWL.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you for the comment mate, glad you're enjoying the videos! Yes 835, lovely bus. One of our older buses but what a machine!

[@theljshow5365]

Great video

[@anthonyskelton9728]

Cool video. Eerie seeing towns empty of people. 👌PS - What's the catchy upbeat music at the start and throughout your video?

[@forevercomputing]

An empty bus is a fast bus.

[@liamkennedy8864]

Didn't notice this vid went up before today, but better late than never! Great vid as usual mate, even more so that your doing this while risking your health. Wish all Arriva drivers were as outgoing and chirpy as you haha. Thanks for your dedication to the public transport sector and to KZbin. Stay safe, hopefully it'll be over soon! P.S Those Ticketer machines are new aren't they? I notice they're not across the full fleet yet :)

[@Christiaan6]

Love your vids

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you mate, hope you liked this video :)

[@drewpinnock7286]

Great video! Havent even watched it, but I know it will be!

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you mate

[@drewpinnock7286]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver No problem!

[@tourmaline07]

If you could it'd be good to see you put together a video on the enhanced cleaning procedures - I saw you had one before when you cleaned one of the buses out before pandemic - am curious to know what company are doing to keep stuff clean.

[@leehill8437]

more more more i am a new PCV holder can u do an introduction about driving a bus and tips and advice when being instructed and asked questions at the same time etc how to keep yourself under control and not get distracted etc ( note, im under driver training at work )

[@keithknight9614]

Enjoyed that and the earlier drive video. Great content stay safe and make them use cards so you don't handle to much cash.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you for the comment Keith, hope you're staying safe! hand sanitiser is being applied after every cash contact, just to keep myself safe :(

[@mrbrit6746]

I wish it was this quiet in Birmingham 😂 People EVERYWHERE!!!

[@LucyMichela]

Had to say this; love how the old London Fleet number is left on 835! Would like to hope that stays there for good lol. It's a real shame people didn't take the lockdown seriously at first. Here in Macclesfield it's been dead since day 2 of lockdown (the Wednesday) so I reckon they just needed a day to realise the seriousness

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I can say now that more and more people have listened to the government guidelines and are now taking this seriously. its only the few who are ruining it for the many! Hope you're well and staying safe

[@kallumedwards9217]

Great video mate. Really interesting to see it in a bus driver's perspective! The public never what bus drivers do for the public and I feel like bus drivers don't get the recognition they deserve! Keep up the good work pal! 1602 is an interesting bus, came from Arriva I believe as well! I don't really like the lowlanders to be honest, I much prefer enviros and Olympus. Just came across to your channel today and subscribed!

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Hi mate, hope you're staying safe through all of this. Honestly 1602 is a lovely bus, look great in orange too (meant to be I think) I'd take an enviro any day over any bus, Im a big fan of ADL. A lot of the time is a 'forgotten Job' but I'm glad that people are seeing the hard work the transport industry put in to keep the country moving. Thank you for the sub! hope to see you comment on more stuff in the future :) Stay safe and take care : )

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

I'll tell you a "forgotten Job" that's unappreciated probably the most unappreciated job you can get today. Engineering, there wouldn't be any buses, trains, planes, cars electricity phones etc without engineers. Engineering is a difficult field, lots of mathematics lots of science plus a lot of responsibility when designing safety critical systems. Practically all technology is designed by engineers yet the profession is held in such low regard any unskilled Tom Dick or Harry can call themselves an engineer, a toilet cleaner at mcdonalds can call themselves an engineer "sanitation engineer" what a joke.

[@liamkennedy8864]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 That's the 21st Century for you! People use fancy words in their job title to make their job sound more important. Only the best of engineers get the higher wages though, and you seem like of of them :)

[@theterriersfan]

was waiting for this vid for a while, defo my fave vids u do

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you mate :) So you like the day in the life videos?

[@theterriersfan]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver yes! There great, it's really interesting to see what you do at tiger, and there really enjoyable to watch, hope you do another soon!

[@theterriersfan]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver think it's a great thing your doing, it's helping people get to work and eveeything, and your one of the reasons they can do, so massive respect.

[@theterriersfan]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver keep safe too 😃

[@chrishines6048]

Speaking of clean buses. The buses buses where I live are ALWAYS full of rubbish honestly it's very rare to see a clean and tidy bus in my area I even found someone's bank card on the bus once but being a nice citizen I picked it up kept hold of it until I got to my destination and gave it to the driver so the company could keep it safe

[@kimmadsen9811]

always good to know that I am not the only one driving alone. they stopped with paying of cash and our passengers goes in by the rear door and the seats nearest to the bus driver are sealed off. passenger numbers have gone down in average its about 8-10 passengeres a shift for me. I usally run between vejle and billund airport in denmark but that route is completly dead with no flights and legoland billund closed. but yeah bus run every half hour......and I get paid.

[@owenbuddery3441]

Hey Shaun I’m driving buses in this lockdown on Omsi 2

[@alexevans9379]

Mad respect for your work Shaun! Wow! Wasn't expecting the bus to be so clean! I wish they were kept that tidy all the time! If you wouldn't leave your car in that state, don't leave a bus in that state! - that's how I see it. Keep safe and keep at it!

[@jackpicton9631]

Aye up, you can stay on Wakey route 🤪🤪

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Love that route, not as much as the Holmfirths to Wakey they are the best

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

To me, a Lowlander is a 1964 Albion LR1 probably the noisiest cab on the planet. Serious question, what's it like driving in rubber gloves? I hate the damn things as they make my hands sweat.

[@calvmatthews9064]

It's Calvin. :)

[@tonypark9845]

Is double decker anton ok pal. People messaging on u tube him with no reply. People are worried. Cheers. Keep up the good work.

[@FPs_transport_vids]

Nice

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you

[@santaclaus7238]

Hi Shaun, can u get That Yorkshire Bus Driver to do a vid, your vids are great but tuther Shaun has gone quiet

[@mikeyboy200606]

😂😂😂 Part of my route is to go to Manchester airport on NatEx and it's like a ghost town not 1 person in sight go to Manchester you see loads of people.

[@forevercomputing]

Both ends of my route last night - no-one there and I just have a huge layover of 25 minutes either end. I deliberately set off late, but forgot I still need to pop into two supermarkets as they're not listed but a message comes through saying to do so and I think ONE person go off. It messed up my GPS unit and assumed I was on an earlier route and announced, "The next stop is, the one we came from" So I stopped and sorted it out. Ended up being 10 minutes late WITH layover remaining. Even speeding up and my due time just carried on climbing. Am I supposed to be speeding here?

[@22013]

At least you don't pick up homeless people. Here in Los Angeles, we pick up anyone/everyone because now the fare is free. And it's all rear door boarding.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I honestly don’t mind anyone riding round with me to keep warm, a few years back we had a gentleman who would ride around on the Freetown bus all day just to keep warm so I used to go get him a coffee from the canteen. It’s the little things in life we all take for granted. Everyone need help at some point and I’m glad I can help people 🚌

[@alexsalisbury9704]

More Bus Routes videos please Shaun

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Ill get some filmed mate :)

[@alexsalisbury9704]

Okay Shaun

[@sonicthehedgehog2121]

Absolutely love lowlanders!

[@jeffreyjohn869]

In my opinion 2008 Optare Solo's are better

[@sonicthehedgehog2121]

@@jeffreyjohn869 😳😳😳😳

[@jeffreyjohn869]

@@sonicthehedgehog2121 bit biased as i drive them

[@sonicthehedgehog2121]

@@jeffreyjohn869 They are fast tbf to you but I've always loved lowlanderd

[@jeffreyjohn869]

@@sonicthehedgehog2121 fair enough any certain liveries you like on theme

[@simonmain5173]

2 sides to the lockdown, firstly, no traffic, roadworks cancelled and its very very quiet...... Secondly, I'm finding I have to leave terminus late, otherwise I'm waiting for ages at each timing point. Fingers crossed, bus companies will survive the massive loss of revenue when this awful situation is over.

[@calvmatthews9064]

Notice Richard at the end. How yah doing? During Covid?

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

hahaha typical bus drivers!

[@calvmatthews9064]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver Lol!

[@StagecoachMANALX300]

Are you finding an eerie atmosphere about your travels?

[@JK-ow3mi]

Hi ask u 1 question please I have passed bus licence with private company and go ahead London tok my driver assessment and madical all ok khow my indection day in 2 weeks please can u tell me what is indection means please and what will happen in indection day and after induction complete thanks alot

[@lewiss626]

Is that ex Arriva that decker

[@calvmatthews9064]

I know the defect card well as I am friends with Richard irl.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

hahah brilliant!

[@forevercomputing]

I always spot something others do not. Misaligned headlight, semi0functioning door button, a gap through the steering column to the road, veering to the left when on a flat straight road. I do wonder if they are surprised I could spot those things. Tried an emergency escape window to ensure it opens. Closed it once before, next time - very difficult. Engineering used the "heavy persuasion" method. I just didn't want to be responsible for breaking it.

[@JohnsTransportMedia]

Derby has shut its bus station in the interest of social distancing.

[@jashandeepsingh2294]

Bro my also dream to drive bus❤️ in uk but I did not have uk visa

[@busenthusiastwellington3660]

Do you drive at the same depot as you used to?

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Yes, back at Waterloo as Honley is shut :(

[@thomasneale619]

That made me laugh always a bellend driving a Ford foucs 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheKentBusboy]

On March 23rd it was my birthday lol

[@cs23bus]

Me too

[@calvmatthews9064]

Aswell*

[@thomasshelby8770]

8:35 was that a app

[@Dylan-ez3qu]

BigHead Martin yeh

[@prime6134]

Im fourth

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I was first though ;)

[@prime6134]

Lol good one

[@paulmadeja8550]

Weird seeing people without masks tbh

[@darknomad911]

this video is fake! he had a parking spot at work!!!! as a bus driver especially running late a parking spot does not exist!

[@tkx86]

Your intro makes me cringe.. Way too loud.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I’ll sort it next on the next video mate!

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Thank you!

[@AlexAlex-mw6el]

Quit using the annoying music. Not good when you have earphones in

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Don’t listen to it full volume then 😂😂

[@AlexAlex-mw6el]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver I won't listen to it ever again ✌️

[@psychoangrydriversandpeopl8371]

Takes money from the bus company to buy a $1 pop right on camera

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

No mate. Note: UK bus drivers provide their own float. OUR MONEY TO DO WHAT WE WANT WITH, in this case I purchased a drink with me own money. So before you accuse someone of stealing from their company (and also putting it on video) think about what you comment. Thanks

[@psychoangrydriversandpeopl8371]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver I didnt know that I'm in Canada and I wasn't accusing you it just looked like that