The driver who 'jumped' his bus over the Tower Bridge gap
On 30 December 1952, a double-decker bus drove on to Tower Bridge on its usual route between Shoreditch and Dulwich. It was ...
The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster
Driver Albert Gunter was hailed a hero for his quick thinking when the iconic bridge began to open while his bus was on it.
I’m a bus driver & there’s a secret button on our dashboard we hit to let you on fare-free… we can’t force anyone to pay
A BUS driver has told how she uses a secret button on the dashboard to let customers on fare-free. The driver, who didn’t ...
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Whistleblower London bus drivers ‘exhausted’ and ‘use faulty vehicles’ in ‘dangerous’ conditions
A London bus driver, who has been in the job for more than 20 years, said: “Many of us feel ignored and treated like cattle, moved from operator to operator [...] This process causes a lot of ...
World’s First Driverless Bus Route Cancelled—And Often Needed A Driver
Bus operator Stagecoach said the driverless project outside Edinburgh, Scotland was coming to an end partially because ...
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The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster
Of all the trivia about London’s iconic public transport ... after which another watchman would order it to be raised. Bus driver Albert Gunter demonstrating the position of the bascules ...