London Bus Daily Checks / Light Run {P.O.V}
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1. Do you remember to check your Fire Extinguisher?
2. Do you remember to check your tax Disc?
3 .Do you remember to check your Brake Lights and Reverse Alarm?
4 .Do you remember to check your Fog Lights?
5. Do you remember to check your Wheel Chair User Bell outside of the Bus?
5 .Is Horn a PG9?
We are only Human and sometimes we do forget a few things so if I have left anything out, please leave it in the Comment Section below the Like Button.
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Very enjoyable. I haven’t been in that area for a little while and it didn’t take long to recognise it. More videos please. Thank you.
Thank you! Will do!
Ohh well, this needs alot of patience. You are doing a great work. Patience is a virtue. Keep it up. Waoooo waoooo waoooo. Good teaching
I love how the digital route indicator mimics a roller blind ! Funky !
Great vid chief 👌🏾 these E400MMC hybrids seem to have a decent turn of pace
Apart from the seat, their one of the best to drive
Hi Nana, if a horn is insecure with the likelihood of it detaching being imminent then that's an immediate PG9 prohibition. If the horn doesn't work then that's a delayed PG9 prohibition :)
(that's what I found on the government website on a document all about those sorts of things. Very confusing stuff!)
very confusing stuff to be honest but regardless i never drive a bus without horn. i have been in situations where having a horn could save a life. Go Ahead policy when i join the company a few years ago says if your not comfortable taking a bus out, get it changed.
@@nanaSinfo agreed! Definitely not worth driving without horn. Too many crazy people ready to run in front of bus
Great. I love the soft music. Great work nanasinfo
I drive a shuttle bus for the United States Postal Service in Boston, Mass. we have DOT regs that governs the safety operation of our vehicles.
Omg...this will help me so much, thanks for making this video. I cant wait to join Stagecoach London and drive one of my favourite Buses and routes.
Glad it was helpful! what's your best bus route?
@@nanaSinfo The 96, 199, 75
@@BusTrainsGuy18 You dont like the LTZ, the RouteMasters? 199 is a chilled route
@@nanaSinfo I like the NRM's but recently they sounded so different before they had there Engines fitted batteries and then with Diesel fuel, so I do love them but I miss the Battery sound engines so much.
18:34 the Range Rover was moving out so it could get its invisible 40ft trailer around the corner
They say you have to regard everyone that drives a car as mad people in return that means you have to drive every other person's car if you understand what I mean
Please do more! Great video!
More to come!
Bro great vlog, keep it up
Cheers m8, saw you came back to the buses. We all want to do what we dream off but life is all about now, you can't predict tomorrow. We appreciate we have the experience of driving BISES because it's always there to fall back on when things don't work out.
Go Ahead is still better than Abellio though 😂
Watching these because I'm somewhat to my surprise I'm missing doing my job. On furlough for the second time now, I usually drive the 006, 007, 022 and 021 National express services, very familiar sight the 21s and n21s! Who knows, we might have let each other pull out in the past.
do you prefer the london buses to national express? what about the wages?
@@nanaSinfo never worked for any of the London bus operators personally, I live down in Kent so it'd be too far. Personally I think I'd prefer the NX work due to the longer distance, less stops and all but the downside is having to deal with a lot of luggage and fake tickets etc.. Days can be ridiculously long too. (17 hour dual manned shifts and all)
@@nanaSinfo on the topic of wages, I get 11.90 an hour and am contracted 39 hours a week. Often end up doing 45ish hours instead. And currently furloughed of course.. Spend over 6 months of this year furloughed (with a a break for some actual work in the middle..)
What are the wages in london like? Of course the 11.90 does further in kent then it would closer to London.
London bus drivers have it way easier in London all you need to worry about is driving, we have to drive and sort out cash and everything else plus we have all ex London buses so getting up to 50mhp scares them as they normally do only 30mhp lol . You forgot to check the emergency stop bus for the Engine we always do it when I’m taking a bus out
keep making these great bus videos really good stuff and enjoy watching them
Glad you like them!
These buses are very nice and fast
Yes, true
More vids like this please! Didn’t realise N89 and N21 cross linked
More videos coming. Yes we do drive the 21, N21 and N89 the same day in some duties. That is 3 different routes in a day
nanaSinfo Whats ur fav route to drive
Good video am a bus driver in west yorkshire our bus is very different to london buses
Yes I know, you guys enter and exit from the front right?
Yeah great video. Am a bus driver too. Have a UA-cam video about driving in Australia. Find it under #billythebusdriver :)
Nice video keep it up I love your video is good quality keep it up and don't give up also this really help me thank you. Your are best UA-camr
You are the best
@@nanaSinfo Thank you
The only route ive been on is the 144 to liverpool street from albert Embankment but those buses are lovely to ride on
Great content interesting to see NX garage. When am down south area passi g new Cross Gate i pass NX
Very cool!
Do you prefer social distancing reduced capacity or how things were before lockdown?
lol, what do you think? London is mad busy now
Very good content👍
Super Enjoyable Gg Pls make more
Great video.☺️
Great video! Maybe next time without the music so we can hear the engine??
Ok, point taking
@@nanaSinfo I like the music tbh.
@@rahan573 well you can find music on youtube
very good video i like it
Thank you very much
All the time you was out of the cab doing your checks the bus was in drive.... Schoolboy error!! 🤣
That's a great point but I have always said this, we are only human and no one is perfect. I saw this while I was editing and have been waiting and hoping no one spots it but I must say well done. I really appreciate it
@@nanaSinfo I worked on the buses for 11 years so let's say I have a "Trained eye" lol.
Credit where it's due though, a very interesting video and good to watch.
@@alanholderness6138 thx alot
@@nanaSinfo No devices must be used inside the cab
🤣🤣🤣🤣the fact the chief did not care
Great Vid, were you out of NX? My dad worked there in the 70s and 80s driving mainly the 53s before they went to PD and the 177s
Yes, NX is my garage. 80s, that's ages ago... Am sure his retired now
The 53 was at Go Ahead London? When was the 53 with Go Ahead London?
@@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 The 53s were at NX with some out of PD till the early 90s than the allocation moved to PD , my dad drove them from NX up to 82/83
@@richardkeen6965 Oh cool
@@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333it wasn’t. It was when all buses belonged to London Buses before privatisation took place in 1994
Great vid
I have a few questions to ask. When you joined Go Ahead, did you get to choose what garage you went to? Depending where you live? And, when you joined, did you get to choose a route to drive or was it given based on your knowledge. My cousin is a bus driver with Metroline and drives the H98 he said that you cant choose the route and it is randomly assigned. Wondering if it is any different with GA.
They will assign you to a garage but you can choose the garage you want but make sure it's before you leave the training school. And for routes, you will be on spare but you can choose a route you want. Depending on the route, there is a waiting list, that's when we don't know when your turn is
Put in neutral when you leave the cab, saw it you are in gear while you doing walk around check
I know bro, well spotted...We should always remember we are all Human and these things happen but we are responsible for our actions at the same time.
I did this job 25 years ago it was a terrible job back then but it's even worse nowadays
It's probably the same has you left it m8 🤣
Why these buses do not use a LED display? Is it some kind of norm from the city authority to use only that old rollerband display?
Lol, I guess it's mainly because it's a public vehicle. They would want to keep the cost of damages very low.
That big bastard coach's service brake is hydraulic?
The device is the tranzaura for doing the daily check sign off
You are correct
An empty bus is a Happy bus
Nice video
thanks alot, I have 2 more coming soon.
I'm from the Netherlands and I want to be a bus driver in London. Is it hard to do the training and what do i need to do before I can start the training? (nice video very helpful)
In most cases on average it takes about 2 months to become a London bus driver. It's not hard but patience and some driving experience will help you breeze through the training. You only need to have a 1 year old driving licence with less than 6 points (that's here in the UK). My advice will be for you to get a bus licence over the Netherlands before you come so application will be easier but if you can't get a bus licence over there for cost reasons, don't worry the bus companies will get your licence but you pay them back within a year in service.
How do you remember the routes. I remember i had a start date with stagecoach and I cancelled it last minute. Shat myself thinking il take the passengers the wrong way and get lost
lol, things like that happen. Remember we are only humans and bond to make mistakes. The controllers will adjust you, no problem
where did you train to be a bus driver?
I trained @Camberwell bus garage
Why does it sound like you’re in a hospital when you hear those beep sounds
I guess it's just to keep you awake I guess
Have you considered learning other routes from other garages and driving them? I talked to a driver from your garage and he said he drive different night routes every night from different garages and he said it only took him 6 months to get on the night rota, he told me u just gotta he willing to learn as many routes if you wanna get on the night rota fast
I know various routes from other garages, Peckham, Camberwell, Morden Wharf and Bexleyheath. Overtime at the moment is rare, other garages won't give you jobs until they have covered their own drivers and my garage won't send you out to another if there is a job available unless on special arrangement. When it comes to getting on night rota, you can only be lucky to get it asap, there is a queue and a very long one.
@@nanaSinfo oh and one other thing, is there such thing as a 'night super spare' driver or is that just considered as a a performance driver/one who gets called to any route where ie a bus breaks down or is running late etcc
If you want the Night rota then go to Tower Transit, I went there in 2015 and was put straight on the N25, they were begging and pleading for night drivers.
What’s your opinion on the 321 route, how is it like to drive? It’s a local to mine and I’d like to know a drivers perspective of it :)
The one thing that would make me drive the 321 is because it doesn't go into the city but regarding every other thing, anything you could think of, I honestly wouldn't drive it. Maybe when they upgrade the buses
@@nanaSinfo yeah, the WVLs are a bit meh. Sometimes they allocate EHs, WHVs and in some cases an MHV! I barely see them on the 321 though
@@nanaSinfo the EHs and WHVs are slowly becoming more common within the 321, although for now it seems the WVL is the dominant bus
@@nanaSinfo best thing about 321 at NX is the 108D duties, you ever done thiose duties on a late shift
@@HACKERHITMARKER333 no, I don't like the route. Not alot of people do it anyways
I feel like being a bus driver 😹
give it time
Which bus route will you drive maybe route 197
@@adzira06 197 isn’t at his garage
Well I feel like being a bus driver abellio
why not Go Ahead! whats the closest garage to your house?
Yeah I want to be a bus driver because I like to ahead
My eye sight at night looks similar to the video at 31:18 . Would u recommend driving bus
yes of course... it will add to your experiences
Hi Nana, I was just wondering when you are driving through the depot do you have to keep your hazard lights on?
No we don't
Can you do some more MMC driving povs??? Please
Hopefully soon, haven't been authorised to do any yet
Yes please
seems fairly time consuming but oh well better make sure everything necessary works and if i work in the same type of job as you and i greet someone in the morning i would say something like: hope the morning treating you well *insert name or just say buddy*
Lol, it's not that easy to greet everyone... You have to have a heart of gold to achieve that, honestly I don't but when am smiled at or said hi to I always respond back the same way and always appreciate it
well atleast i hope it is a nice way of goodmorning to someone you know by name or saying buddy to a coworker
What camera do you use to film these videos?
GoPro 7 black
I hate engine stop start but at least you have hybrid to get you off the mark while the engine is restarting
You can drive the bus to a max of 10mph on hybrid for a while before the engine kicks in
@@nanaSinfo it does seem to be quite nippy. A long way from the gorgeous Routemaster
You do N21 and N89 on the same night?
Yes
What was that guy saying about garage and what do you do if there is a issue with the stop button and any issue you report striage away and if like bulb not working ?
the fastest way is to go straight to the engineers to let them aware of the issues and the normal way is to log whatever issues the bus as into a device we use to check the buses, these issues will be updated to the engineers via messages and the engineers in real time can come to your bus and fix the issues.
if they cant, they wont turn up but they have received your defect.
Why you loving in details again ?
And did you do the check before your start time ? How long did it take to do your check ?
In most cases, you are giving 6mins to Check your bus.
@@nanaSinfo is there any test you have to do after completing all 4 module etc 3 to 5 years if so what is need do you have to do a test again or do medical
did u check ur tax disc and ops licence? washers? rear fogs? reversing lights?
🤣 yes
@@nanaSinfo good man lol
10:08 what would happen if a seat is wet?
the bus cant leave the garage
unwet it
how many rotas are there for night drivers and would you rather be on a one route night rota or stay on night spares and how long would it take you to be on a one route night rota
we have 7 night routes i think @NX and definitely prefer the mix night rota (thats we drive all night routes). there is a waiting list, it took me 3 years to get on the night rota. Thx for stopping by again, London will soon be open
@@nanaSinfo yeah hopefully we can see some bus vids soon, also are night spare drivers allowed to swap shifts?
Yes, some drivers don't like certain routes. I don't like the 171
@@nanaSinfo oh how comes you dont like 171
Helo iam here see and help us pleas.💅🎉💞🌹
Is there got to be 115 or n15 in the routes
diversion on bus routes nowadays and road works are making achieving these a bit difficult
@@nanaSinfohave u drove N15 before
Could I drive buses for london being from another country?
I think if you had an European drivers license but now the UK has left the EU, am not sure. Anywhere else won't be valid
@@nanaSinfo thanks man
THE BUS is near peckam i drive the bus 36 to queen park and 321 to king cross
Your a NX driver? Hold up, 321 doesn't go to Kings Cross
Bet he meant New Cross 😂
what route do they put you on the most
i drive random routes almost every night but 21, N21 is most popular
@@nanaSinfo can you make a video on duty cards and your shifts they allocate you like show the portal if you can
❣️
What garage is this
New Cross
how do u make a POV are u allowed to record yourself driving even like that let me know please also can u do one in service ?
your not allowed to record yourself. best to seek advice for approval
@@nanaSinfo did your manager allow you
how many night standby duties are there and are there specific drivers that are allocated to them/ do you do them much
I honestly don't have any ideas about stand by to be honest. But am sure there are spare duties and stand by drivers, there are both different
hey, are u still doing this kind of videos? i'm planning to do this videos but i dont know if its safe to do it nowadays
Yes it is but you have to let your company know you intend too
How many routes do you drive in a day?
a maximum of 3 and minimum of 2
he for got the rote
?
he said you forgot the route
which make of bus in this?
ADL Enviro 400 MMC Hybrid Fleet
U do know u skipped/missed a lot out on ur 1st use check?
So it's possible to drive 2 different routes on the same shift
3 different routes sometimes, yeah
I'm a busdriver in The Netherlands. Over here it is normal to drive multiple routes in one shift. Sometimes up to 7 different routes in one shift (depending on route duration ofcourse).
@@DaanBBA nah, thats alot. the max i have driven is 3 but 7, thats loads
@@nanaSinfo Yeah, but we don't have 7 routes on every shift though. We have a mixture of rural, urban, and highway-routes within one shift as well so on some routes the average speed is way up compared to driving in the London citycentre.
I have done 3 under the same rota for MG
how do you adjust the steering wheel
There is a hiding button below the steering
Are the buses in automatic transmission
yes
Even buses have auto stop-start now?
yep. biggest pain in the backside they are because if it stops, it sometimes dont wanna turn back on and you cant be doing that in the middle of the road.
Buses in a few years will be electric only and they are also in pains to make buses self driving. we have to wait and see
Yeah new diesel only buses has start stop feature. Hybrid buses since 2012 I believe has similar start stop, it’s able to drive on electric power from 5-20mph depending on how sensitive you press on the throttle until the engine kicks in.
If you use ANY device in the drivers cab its Summary dismissal.......Gross Misconduct.......
Facts
yeah
Are you using gocheck app on phone
No m8. What is gocheck?
10:53
What did u guys search to get this
“Bus driver POV London”
'how to manually open the doors on a London bus'
OMSI2 irl
the version we wish we had
How to drive a bus
Silly question I know but why are the windows security tagged?
It's tagged incase of fire.. if there is a fire you only need to push the tag and the glass will be blown away
@@nanaSinfo 👍Thankyou
Didn't check your rear break lights
most times I use the mirrors to look behind to watch the lights reflect on any objects behind or I use the reverse cams to see it reflect on the road.
@nanaSinfo in my depot we have a large mirror as we exit the building we stop there so as we can every thing at the rear or the bus check out brake lights like that
i drive 343
oh yh, thats the Best route at New Cross
@@nanaSinfo nah too many side roads and speed humps
didnt know messi and ronaldo drives buses
what is a eyms bus doing in london
eyms?
@@nanaSinfo east yorkshire motor service goahead own eastyorkshire
Really. Go Ahead is everywhere
if you mean at 0:56 although similar, the is not EYMS but Go Ahead London's Commercial Livery! Not all buses are red.
What is the Model of the bus sir?
its a Enviro400H Alexander Dennis
@@nanaSinfo Thank you very much sir.
@@nanaSinfo Have you ever drive arriva london bus lt2, sir?
@@kenesufernandez1281 LT2 is at Arriva in East London- he works at GoAhead in Southeast London
@@southlondoner7169 ♥️
Do bus driver has breaks like you doing anything sit a home for bit
Am not sure I got your question clear
@@nanaSinfo DO they have rests going with your family and going to home having relaxation so bus driver have some rest I'm am 13 years old in future I wanna be bus driver just like you?
@@LondonTraveller-lw2ic You should always do want you love, it is the route to a happy and successful life. In general the hustle is the same but the figures is the drive.
i think he was asking about holidays/time off or meal relief times lol
are you from ghana
Nah, I wish. Am Nigerian
Whats a PG9?
Pg9 means a fault with the bus that makes it not drivable
Why that music?
You don't like the music?
So bad (joke)
Cheers m8
Good lord, such a long way to drive to get to the start in bexleyheath. When he gets there, the driver must already be exhausted before he even starts his route. Cant they allocate the route to a nearby garage where drivers of such route don’t necessarily drive 9 plus miles to start! Makes no sense!
Well, it depends on certain factors. Garage space, available buses, engineers availability and so on. Trafalgar Square is closest to New Cross and Erith is closest to Bexleyhealth, technically all buses must come to Central London so New Cross is a better option because it's closer. They did say something about sending duties that finishes at Bexleyhealth or Erith to Bexleyhealth bus garage and those the finish at Trafalgar Square to New Cross garage, that makes alot of sense but nothing so far based on any update. One thing is for sure, make sure you get enough rest before you come in because it can be very challenging.
Once your a bus driver you can see how uncivilised some cultures are