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Richard Wade

@richardoncl10

Aspirational ubiquity (bus only)

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calendar_today26-09-2015 21:54:14

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It was nice to spend a full day behind the wheel yesterday for the first time in a while! morebus Breezer 80 to begin with, new ground for me, fighting off the breaking clouds! Then a really busy m1 to finish carrying people on all sorts of different journey types.

It was nice to spend a full day behind the wheel yesterday for the first time in a while! <a href="/Morebusco/">morebus</a> Breezer 80 to begin with, new ground for me, fighting off the breaking clouds! Then a really busy m1 to finish carrying people on all sorts of different journey types.
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So it appears to be 25 years ago that I joined the industry, joined METROBUS, was ā€œinheritedā€ by The Go-Ahead Group a year later, & spent the last 8 years morebus - how apt I was on a bus when that anniversary arrived, just in time to help our driver awaken a sleeping passenger

So it appears to be 25 years ago that I joined the industry, joined <a href="/METROBUS/">METROBUS</a>, was ā€œinheritedā€ by <a href="/TheGoAheadGroup/">The Go-Ahead Group</a> a year later, &amp; spent the last 8 years <a href="/Morebusco/">morebus</a> - how apt I was on a bus when that anniversary arrived, just in time to help our driver awaken a sleeping passenger
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1585’s loan period from Southern Vectis to morebus Poole depot comes to an end tonight, ahead of a transfer to Bournemouth and then on to Bluestar. Feeling a bit homesick, I took her to the cliff top at Southbourne on an m2 layover period to (just about) see her old home

1585’s loan period from <a href="/SouthernVectis/">Southern Vectis</a> to <a href="/Morebusco/">morebus</a> Poole depot comes to an end tonight, ahead of a transfer to Bournemouth and then on to <a href="/BluestarHQ/">Bluestar</a>. Feeling a bit homesick, I took her to the cliff top at Southbourne on an m2 layover period to (just about) see her old home
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There are some benefits to helping out on some early trips before the day job. Here is one of our swish ADL E400's which I got to drive this morning. Pleased to report it still has that newly built interior scent!

There are some benefits to helping out on some early trips before the day job. Here is one of our swish ADL E400's which I got to drive this morning. Pleased to report it still has that newly built interior scent!
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Love it when a plan works! At Ā£1000 a time when an upper deck front window needs replacing it’s really important the highway is kept clear so hence why morebus invests it’s own spend into assisting the local authorities in our area

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Stuck at Brockenhurst for over an hour & counting while SWR Help display complete incompetence. Non-existent info. Late train arrives so everyone gets on. Then it’s held while the next arrives and departs 3 mins late from adjacent platform but no info to transfer. Still stuck!

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šŸ“¢ šŸ‘‡ Here’s a very rare opportunity to join our award winning company in a management role looking after our excellent Unilink operation. unilinkbus.co.uk/unilink-manage…

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Sometime in 1990, pre-teenage me went to Blackpool for a weekend. I remember being in awe at seeing the most stylish single deck bus I’d ever seen. A G-NBV registered DAF. It’s taken a third of a century….. but thanks to George Cooper today, I’ve now driven an Optare Delta!

Sometime in 1990, pre-teenage me went to Blackpool for a weekend. I remember being in awe at seeing the most stylish single deck bus I’d ever seen. A G-NBV registered DAF. It’s taken a third of a century….. but thanks to <a href="/GeorgeMCooper/">George Cooper</a> today, I’ve now driven an Optare Delta!
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So that’s the Isle of Wight fleet of red, white and black buses ticked off. Better start on the Southern Vectis green ones now. (Took a picture of the Yutong from each end as wasn’t sure which was the front - a nice ride, and am sure the livery police can brighten up the front!)

So that’s the Isle of Wight fleet of red, white and black buses ticked off. Better start on the <a href="/SouthernVectis/">Southern Vectis</a> green ones now. (Took a picture of the Yutong from each end as wasn’t sure which was the front - a nice ride, and am sure the livery police can brighten up the front!)
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We have been made aware of planned protests in Bournemouth Town Centre on Sunday 18th August which means there is potential for disruption to services. Please see Morebus.co.uk/service-updates for more details. Advance info is limited so please allow extra time for your journey.

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In 1991, Ivy Travel of Huddersfield ceased trading and Yorkshire Traction took over the contract for my school bus to Batley Grammar School and reinstated LAK937W for this. Over 10 years ago I discovered it was a pizza bus in Deptford. Even more amazing, it’s still there today!

In 1991, Ivy Travel of Huddersfield ceased trading and Yorkshire Traction took over the contract for my school bus to Batley Grammar School and reinstated LAK937W for this. Over 10 years ago I discovered it was a pizza bus in Deptford. Even more amazing, it’s still there today!
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Not at all a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but more a ⁦Southern Vectis⁩ ā€œsheepā€ in ⁦morebus⁩ clothing. I’ve known this bus [BAA] as ā€œthe sheepā€ for many holidays before and since I joined the company - and now good to have as part of our ⁦morebus⁩ Poole fleet!

Not at all a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but more a ⁦<a href="/SouthernVectis/">Southern Vectis</a>⁩ ā€œsheepā€ in ⁦<a href="/Morebusco/">morebus</a>⁩ clothing. I’ve known this bus [BAA] as ā€œthe sheepā€ for many holidays before and since I joined the company - and now good to have as part of our ⁦<a href="/Morebusco/">morebus</a>⁩ Poole fleet!
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The Purbeck CRP have produced three murals at Dorchester South Station. The aim was to create visual and colourful enhancements at the main entrance to the station making the station more welcoming and attractive inspiring local interest through community input and public art.

The Purbeck CRP have produced three murals at Dorchester South Station. The aim was to create visual and colourful enhancements at the main entrance to the station making the station more welcoming and attractive inspiring local interest through community input and public art.