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@samstravelvlogsinthenorthe9818

3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I'm thinking of becoming a bus driver in ethier Newcastle or huddersfield can u leave a suggestion of where I can drive

@RVREVO

Жыл бұрын

I applied for a bus driver job yesterday. After 22 years in security. Just needed a change and love driving.

@RVREVO

Жыл бұрын

Got a question: when you run out of change, what do you do?

The most random recommended video ever but was actually interesting and enjoyable 😂nice one mate!

_That moment when you realise even bus drivers get the bus to work_

@normanschlongdongovic4124

4 жыл бұрын

Cryoraptor I ride my 1199cc bike to work as a senior bus driver

@jonathancameron3416

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@Lunaholic94

3 жыл бұрын

I take the bus to work whenever it's possible because I save a lot of money by doing that. In Helsinki we, the bus drivers have unlimited free travel cards for all zones. However at 3am where I live I can't get to work using public transport so I drive to work

@Bus_Driver117

3 жыл бұрын

Cryoraptor hell ya we do!

@Bus_Driver117

3 жыл бұрын

I do that as well. Love it

Why did I just watch 20 odd minutes of someone driving a bus? Secretly I did enjoy it tho!

@asef698

5 жыл бұрын

Not much of a secret now

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Newby I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

@cylonbry

5 жыл бұрын

@@asef698 Haha :)

@TLP_NZ

5 жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@martinhowe3679

5 жыл бұрын

you see Brian your secret desire to be a bussie has been for filled ps better not tell the wife she may not understand ha

Great to see my old work colleagues!😂 Love this video Shaun...!!! 🎬📹📺 It's like I'm back driving in Hudds again...!!! 👍🔝 Great to see Damian as a bus driver as I used to take him home when he was younger 😁

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

DoubleDeckerAnton takin you back to a great time ;) Huddersfield missed you very much anton! Me and Shaun will see you in London one day :)

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver ...Yes..looking forward to it Shaun

@piraat070

5 жыл бұрын

Both of you are very poor being a busdriver is not something to be proud of 😭

@gjrgghyggghkb9405

5 жыл бұрын

@@piraat070 ???

@EastMidlandsRailwayFan

5 жыл бұрын

You should see the buses in nottingham

I like the door that opens up into the staff room. Very Star Trek-like.

Why was this video on my recommended 😂

@StefanBeleaua01

5 жыл бұрын

Cause u are going to be a bus driver

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Josh.jd_drift who knows but I’m glad ya here!

@Joshjd123

5 жыл бұрын

The Flat Cap Bus Driver KZread’s algorithms doing you good 👍🏻

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you’ve enjoyed the video :-) happy new year and all the best

1:58 the driver wasn't messing around 😂

@Zulisian

4 жыл бұрын

The idiots should wait for the green man then xD!

@methegreat

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zulisian person* :p

Train driver here. Don't know how this popped up in my feed, but I have somehow enjoyed it. I love to drive busses (as in: the vehicle), but not with the pressure from the timetable, in heavy traffic and with passengers watching every single move of me. I can drive them, aswell as trucks, but don't want to do it full time. So I'll stick to trains. No traffic, enclosed workspace, driving by signals, aaaaah, heaven.

@fro0tyl0opy87

5 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered what gives somebody the desire to drive a train. The reason I love buses (I'm not a driver; simply an enthusiast) is the maneuvering of that heavy bulk on wheels and the feel of the controls, ie, gears, parking brake etc, and last but not least, the gigantic steering wheel :D I'm interested to learn what satisfaction a train driver gains over a bus driver's. What's the difference? What roles do you have to perform and how do they compare?

@eMMjunaYschion

5 жыл бұрын

I may ask you the same thing, what gives you the desire to do whatever you do? Whatever it may be, prepare for a lot of text and I hope it wansn't wasted time... Both systems have their own challenges. Let me start at the very beginning, learning to drive a bus is definitely easier. You stick to the known road rules and have some extended rules that apply to heavier vehicles, that's about it. The vehicle itself is bigger, but the size gets managable after a while. You'll be sitting behind a wheel of a bus faster than behind train controls. But that should not imply that driving a bus is "easy" per se. The much bigger size, dense traffic and unpredictable road users require nerves of steel. Standing passengers should let you think twice if you slam the brakes hard when something suddenly comes in front. All that doesn't make the job easy at all. Attention to detail isn't crucial, but having your eyes everywhere and predicting what could happen next, that is what you get your paycheck for. Usually a bus driver has a lot of contact to his passengers, due to the nature of the vehicle. If you hate people, that's going to be your worst job ever. Learning to drive a train takes a lot longer. The whole railway system is complicated and full of regulations, driving a train requires a lot of attention to detail and concentration. With steel on steel and long stopping distances, we have to think a lot further to know what do to next. You can bin your road rules here, this is a different world. So many things are regulated, safety always has to be ensured and in case of a disturbance, a train can't just pass. The size of the vehicle doesn't matter as much as in road traffic since trains steer themselves. After a while, the heavy weights and the bad adhesion to stop safely and at the correct spot will become normal, it's somewhat like getting used to the dimensions of a bus in traffic. Attention to detail is very important here. Bad weather (we plow through thick fog as if it were a bright sunny day), a lot of signals (and they're not just red, amber or green), the train's vital systems, even paying attention to little stuff like catenary movements, that is what is needed here. Sometimes, a lot of info comes at us in a very short time (talking of signals in thick fog @ 160km/h) that has to be processed quickly and acted accordingly. What's easier for us, we don't have traffic around us, we don't expect stuff in our way (see... that's why we plow through fog), we always have the right of way on level crossings. We don't need to watch for other vehicles on our track, we drive by signals. We *always* have to have our regulations present (and there are A LOT). When something happens, you don't have the time to think about what to do next, you have to react immediately and correctly, due to the nature of our vehicles to skid along for a good kilometer before coming to a stop. A train driver usually has zero to very limited contact to his passengers. If you love people and greeting them etc., you better don't start driving trains. What's the conclusion? Sitting behind the wheel of a bus goes quicker, but you need nerves of steel. Operating a train will take a lot more time and training, but will be much more relaxing to your nerves. Both jobs need good rest and a wake mind. On the road, you need your eyes everywhere. On the tracks, you need them in front, but very far upfront and very sensitive to little changes and details. Also, out of a pool of say 100 people, more of them could become a bus driver than a train driver, at least that is the situation here in Switzerland. The tests one has to undergo to pass the recruiting to drive trains are extremely hard and perfect health is needed and tested by a doctor. Whereas "everyone" that is mentally able to operate a road vehicle and can see good enough, even with aid of glasses, will be approved to drive heavy road vehicles. Doesn't mean that they can or will do it any good - but entering the business is just easier.

@JulianShagworthy

5 жыл бұрын

@@eMMjunaYschion Interesting comment regarding health - I'm an airline pilot and have poor eyesight (when uncorrected), a heart condition, asthma, and a history of panic attacks a few years ago. I wonder if the same situation applies whereby if you can tick certain boxes and take only approved medications, you are granted a medical...

@eMMjunaYschion

5 жыл бұрын

@@JulianShagworthy I don't know about airline medicals, but heart condition sounds like a denial reason to me. Asthma is also a denial reason, when unstable with returning asthma attacks. Psychologial tests will also be made (a LOT, including stresstests), if you're panicking there, that was it. Poor eyesight is ok to a certain limit (+3/-6dpt), but with glasses or lenses, eyesight needs to be at least on 1.0/0.7. You don't get there, you're out. Hearing loss can be max. 20-30dB (depending on your age and tested frequency), no hearing aid allowed. Absolutely no diabetes of any tipe, AIDS, HIV, other blood infections or conditions, good EKG/ECG picture, maximum BMI is 35 (was 30 once), a standard urinal test and blood test have to show results within a normal range. I am not a doctor, as I have said in my initial comment, but we do undergo quite a few tests during recruiting and later, during employment, we have regular medical checkups. They're done quickly, only about 20-30mins, but that is enough to find out wether you're within the limits or not. Medicine to keep you within the limits is allowed, when the medicine itself is approved. A higher blood sugar level for example can be lowered with todays possibilities, but as soon as it turns out to be out of limits and considered diabetes, you hand over your keys and won't drive anymore. If you soon get back into the limits again, you will be re-approved and monitored constantly. It's not a cool thing to say that I have to undergo strong medicals, since my job and my source of income depends on it. On the other side, it's not my employer that defines the standards, but our railway authority. The same rules apply to everyone, if you look after yourself, you'll be fine in most cases. You can also have bad luck and catch something you shouldn't, then you're out, unfortunately.

@stevetaylor8698

5 жыл бұрын

Then why are you always on f...... strike?!

think its pretty cool that when you mentioned that youre the top 233 driver, the time on the video is 2:33 lol

@saziab9908

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

Very inspiring and motivating to watch. I'm 25 years old and from Australia. It's been a dream of mine to be a bus driver. Thanks for uploading !

@Paddy_Mac

Жыл бұрын

Did you realise your dream?

Great to see some of the "warts and all" work of a bus driver's day.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

All the little bits people don’t see! I hope I showed a great light into what goes on in my day :)

Great video! I'm a Bus Driver in Australia, I do mostly school runs, charter and long distance charter work. Great to see that its mostly just the same in another country, go round and round in circles on time and enjoy when there's barely anyone on!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Love it pal! thank you so much for watching, round in circles all day mate :) same stuff different country!! take care mate

Bet when he got home the first thing he did was play OMSI 2 :D

@elizabethdorchester5307

5 жыл бұрын

Nah when he got in he watched fake taxi and plasterd the walls . I did anyway

@WarwickshireTransport

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt it! As soon as he got home I bet he rushed himself to get changed then into bed! Been a busy day in this video.

I'm from and live in London, not into buses, and not into these types of videos. KZread recommended it to me. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You're a little sweetheart mate. X

Great vid mate nice too see it from a driver's point of view as a passenger every day

Thank you very much for sharing the day in the life with us. It brought back very fond memories for me. In the late 80s I drove 30 and 40 foot long Gilleg Phantom buses at Stapleton International Airport in Denver Colorado. I bid and won a position on the lot 4 route which ment I operated my bus on the AOA. (aircraft operational area) where the aircraft, baggage carts and other things that are in the secured area of the airport dwell. Some were intimidated to drive around the jets. I preferred it to the city traffic any day of the week. It was a relaxing, job. The pay was fair, and after a while, I got to know some of the flight crews. In all things considered I'd do it again. Once again, thank you for inviting me into your day. May you have many safe and enjoyable ones in the future.

Thank You For taking my family Safe and Sound.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

my pleasure, thank you for the lovely comment!

this was very relaxing show us more of the surroundings 'walking in phase' like entering & leaving home office bus etc

Pretty satisfying to watch

Great vid mate! Cant wait for the next vid keep up the good work

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Flavell thank you mate, all he support is amazing!

If your video was filmed on Monday I'm disappointed I didn't see you as love your videos

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Aw, gutted I didn’t see you mate! It was filmed on Wednesday I think! But if you see me come and say hello!!!

So many memories. 👍

Good to see you know how to tie a proper Windsor knot. Good man!

Subbed just because, excellent service you guys provide & to such a high standard (by you anyway). Keep doing what you do sir😁

Awesome that you can record while driving! My agency has a very strict "no electronics" policy which includes mounted cameras

great video. Good insight into a late shift of a bus driver. Love your videos, More videos please.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

adam70023 thank you so much for the comment and support mate! More videos on the way! Any ideas the pop over to my Facebook and give me a message :) 🚌🚍

Love the videos cheer me up no end

@heatherlander6509

4 жыл бұрын

My dad was a bus driver for 20 years down here in Southampton

Epic video as always Shaun. Great to see you back. 😀😊🚌🚐

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah! Very glad to be back and enjoying it again!

@sarahsrandomvideos6965

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver you welcome Shaun. I like the route visual bits too 😊😀

This was in my recommended videos and I gotta say this is by far the most interesting one I've seen. I really enjoyed it :)

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

4 жыл бұрын

thank you buddy :) hope it was a good watch :)

I love public transport! Here in Melbourne Australia you can get anywhere on transport because it is that good here! Good to see the life of a bus driver!

Great video! Love it

A great great fantastic video. Really enjoyed watching your video. Many thanks from chris 👍

Need us another one of these Shaun!

I love that Iveco - Irisbus steering wheel!

This takes me back to my old stagecoach days I left service work for coach and minibus contracts now on lockdown and laid off due to this covid19 corona virus but really thinking hard about going back to service when the country starts moving again take care and keep safe everyone

Loved this style of video. Adding a couple more bits here and there, and you could make this a little series! Loved it mate

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m thinking about doing! Thankyou for your comment, glad you liked the video!

Normally watch truck videos but enjoyed this ...top work 👍🏻

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Forrester thank you mate :-)

Thank you from Sydney, Australia. I enjoyed the video. Huddersfield bus station has good layover capacity it seems, and so many bays.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Tom U good’day mate! Hahah I hope everything is good over the water! It seems like a lot but there is so many buses that use the parking so it gets full pretty quickly

Amazing! Make some more of those, like an series

im getting recomended this now ive watched it and its very interesting

Absolutely brilliant video!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much mate!

Keep doing these Shaun mate!!!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Shiptonthorpe United U14s I will mate thank you :-)

Nice videos mate keep up the good work

Great vid mate. Never watched you before but can already tell your great and I’ve subbed and hit the bell already

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

George Groves thank you so much! Merry Christmas and I hope you enjoy the content I’m bringing out soon

Great video,, brilliant idea 💡

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!!!

Love the video. I love buses especially the optare solo I've always wanted to be a bus driver hopefully when I'm older I can be one keep up the good work for the public

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment! When your older and have a car license, take in your cv to a bus depot and don’t stop till you get where you want to be! Have a good new year 🚌

@paulcowen8425

4 жыл бұрын

optare solos are the worst buses to drive and they dont half rattle

This brought back memories of driminga route ,aster woth a crash gearbox

you're an upbeat person, i like it

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much, really appreciate it 👍🏼

Really great video Shaun, please do more like this :D

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

I will do my best mate!!!

Great vid, more please!

Love your vids!

Easy job cashing in, us conductors on the 339 route in Epping have to do it the old fashioned way!

I want to be a driver when I’m older, nice to see what it’s like in the life of a bus driver! Great vid Shaun!

@Sir_Crash

2 жыл бұрын

Same but I doubt bus drivers will be a job son 🥲😭

@svensts3pub

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me little boy, you don't want to anymore if you know what a pain in the ass job that is.

@southern.spotter

2 жыл бұрын

@@svensts3pub I don't want to anymore anyway I used to be obsessed with buses lol

@UR-9820

9 ай бұрын

@@southern.spotterthe jobs not the problem it’s the selfish public and hours that is a pain in the ars mate

Hey, thank you!

Nice video m8, greets from Germany, please do some full driving route tho in the future, thanks much apprechiated.

Out of all the day in the lives i've watched (train, truck, farmer and a coca cola driver) this one has the least for some reason? This is quite informative, deserves more.

Whoever designed that bus station hates bus drivers..

@joeotway83

5 жыл бұрын

Lunatic Ostrich Go take a look at the one in Maidstone. 🤣

@OzokuRJS

5 жыл бұрын

joeotway83 I don’t even work as a Bus Driver but Maidstone has a terrible bus station, you should see the new one in Tunbridge Wells Industrial estate

@LunaticOstrich

5 жыл бұрын

@@OzokuRJS haha they look terrible. I'm a bus driver from the Netherlands and I'm glad we don't have bus stations like this. We are not aloud to reverse ever so our bus stations can't be like this. Knooppunt Schiphol noord is actually beautiful. It's build with steel from an old hangar

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Lunatic Ostrich it’s a pain sometimes, especially at 4/6pm as there is so many buses and not enough places to park, causes some serious delays!

@MrTonyhague

5 жыл бұрын

Whoever runs out isn't too keen on them either ;)

5:55 - watching you back the bus I thought BLIMEY he is hooting backwards - then I realised I am watching in 1.75x speed ha, ha, ha - made your shift go nice and quick though! Thanks for sharing!

It could not be more different to driving a bus in rural Wales as i do, great video though driver.

Legend

You cant be a real bus driver,you haven't deliberately cut anyone up or had a road rage incident with a van driver :)

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Dixxie Normous love it 😭🚌🚌🚌🚌

@MrTonyhague

5 жыл бұрын

The video is heavily edited :D

From one driver to another.. nice video fella...god company tiger...use my drivers pass on the X58 to sowerby bridge from rochdale....nice friendly drivers

Wow. It's so different in many ways to how we do it here. And uh.... not worse, a might add :) Nice vid!

Great video mate, and a rather nice looking Scania on your back half too

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

JONNNY! Glad to be back mate! That Scania was a beauty!!!

@Jonny_____

5 жыл бұрын

Can’t go wrong with a Scania, powerful beasts

@nothisispatrick6180

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver we have a few scanias over at rochdale depot 6 of them i think our volvo's are better because they have them seats across from the driver i like them and they look a bit better they dont look much diffrent though

@Nick-7432

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jonny_____ No driver comforts though.

What a great vlog, I'm impress on how you manage to film that during the night time. Core that must of been cold and long lol

Thank you so much for making this video, I absolutely loved it and can I just say this? I have the upmost respect for you lot and I always will. I also work in customer service albeit in a charity shop so I can understand how it must feel for you all.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, it’s comment like this that make me do these videos! Customer service is hard but it’s a enjoyable role sometimes 😭😭

With my short attention span there aren’t many videos that can keep me 5 mins and i just watched this whole thing. Your doing sommat right pal. Also X63 master race

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply :) I'm really glad you enjoyed this video :)

good vid xx

Enjoyed the video, please post some more. We have Optare Versas here in Burnley, never got to drive a Tempo.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

ill be working on one soon :)

Started my first day of training to become a bus driver in Hull today, quite enjoyed this video to see what happens at another company

@JimiCanRead

Жыл бұрын

How’s it going now?

@DEAN0795

Жыл бұрын

@@JimiCanRead worked there for just short of 2 years and got sacked 🤣

Great video. I subbed!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much mate really appreciate it!

Great video pal

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal!

I was already lost when he put the tie on… so hard

I’m not accustomed to the UK driving style yet, but you just earned a sub!

nice journey

Hello from a fellow bus driver!!!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

4 жыл бұрын

Hello :)

An interesting and enjoyable video.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!🚌

Very interesting

Love the accent lad

How very dare your Go-Pro throw a sickie before coming up t'Golcar Alp. Anyway, most enjoyable and please tell Metro to stop moving those bruddy bays around on the bus station, tis doing my head in. 🤪

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Andy Richards typical go pro isn’t it hahah must be scared of golcar 😂 oh tel me about it, they are all over the shop!!

I've probably seen you at some point as I used to drive the 203/202 Huddersfield to Leeds

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

If you see me again give me a wave 👋 🚌

It's great when you can finish early enough to get the bus home but when it is 00.40 am and you are driving the last bus...

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a killer! Tell me about it! I’m lucky as most nights I drive but when I decide to take the bus use the staff drop off driver so I’m always home 😂🚌🚦

Quite enjoyed that.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much

Love this! I maybe want to become a bus driver

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

That’s great! You should go for it!

Its great watching this video again Shaun...!!! 📲👀...😆 I didnt realise you didnt know an Ashenhurst route and then you did a 'reverse Golcar'. Was that a 302 instead of an 301...? 🤔💭

I don't understand how some one could dislike this video

I clicked on this by accident, actually enjoyed watching it though lol

Good video

Hi I came across your videos I must say I did enjoy it a lot if busses are dying out because most people chose they car

BRILLIANT first 'proper' Video, showed me a lot can't wait till the next one.#flatcapfans

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Glad that I showed you a lot of my day! We’re all flatcap fans aren’t we 😂😂

@user-mb3jq9cf6p

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver We sure are #flatcapfans

Great day in the life video! I had to keep reminding myself that you guys drive on the other side of the road lol

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahah thank you mate! Collaboration sooonnnnn

@AverageSteve

5 жыл бұрын

The Flat Cap Bus Driver haha definitely man!

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver ....can't wait for this joint Collab...2019 will be a great year for Collab videos...!!! 🔜😁👍🎬📹📺🔝

love the video mate

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Glad you liked it 😀

@harrylow5623

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver love to see more of these types of videos

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Great, I’ll definitely be doing more in the near future!

@harrylow5623

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver ill be looking forward to them

Good jo job man

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate

Every professsions are equal

@Brock-Lesnar-WWE

2 ай бұрын

No they're not.. that's why there's different pay gaps and qualification levels.. a bus driver is a dead end job that needs no qualifications

You are a character lol. Just found your channel. Subbed.

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much really appreciate it!

I'm an operator in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Cheers brother. :)

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

4 жыл бұрын

Love it :) hope you're having a great day!

watching this in preparation for Bus Simulator coming to PS4.

cooool

Do more of these!

@TheFlatCapBusDriver

5 жыл бұрын

In the pipeline buddy!🚌