I was a driver at Kingston garage when Jill (who had been a conductress) trained to become a driver. She was very well liked by all who knew and worked with her. Sadly she died quite young.

@leytonexile

4 жыл бұрын

Hannah Dadds, the first tube train driver also died young.😢

@prasadjoshi7373

4 жыл бұрын

@@leytonexile feeling very sad to about those two great ladies. RIP.

@georgegoodyear9631

Жыл бұрын

Sad news; but thank you for posting.

@ROCKINGMAN

10 ай бұрын

What did Jill die of?

Up until 1974 the only women employed on London Transport's buses were either conductresses or cleaners. As the Routemasters had power steering and semi-automatic gearboxes fitted many women were seen at the wheel of these London icons. There's a charming young lady called Rebecca who drives the RMs on Heritage Route 15 and she loves her job as she always smiles when people take photos of the bus she drives. That's how it should be.

God bless and rest in peace, Jill. You fulfilled my childhood ambition, you sensible girl. ❤❤

This is like a missing scene from mutiny on the buses .

@mark-1rc502

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol, we need some spiders in the cab 🤣😂

Fair play to you. Keep up the good work!

I think women are good bus drivers iv been driven by one I feel safe

@None-zc5vg

4 жыл бұрын

"Jill Viner"

@snedgers8748

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been driven mad by most women...

@Presentmicy

2 жыл бұрын

@@snedgers8748 that sounds like a you problem buddy

@Presentmicy

2 жыл бұрын

*what I mean is that it’s prob you who’s doing somthing

@letsdiscussitoversometea8479

Жыл бұрын

@@Presentmicy Repeat after me: "women are accountable for their own actions".

Women drove buses in WW2

Got the t shirt went on the skid pan at Chiswick.

We got our first woman driver at Streatham (Esther) in 1976. I was her conductor on a few occasions, and some people actually stood back and refused to get on the bus when they saw who was driving. How things have changed

@BenDover-wu7ed

6 жыл бұрын

She was awful though

@kevinskipp2762

3 жыл бұрын

Heard of similar when the first female tube driver was hired...seemed odd as who looks at the driver on the tube? Though I guess the publicity and press o platform would have given it away

@xanadudawn

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenDover-wu7ed Actually she was lovely. Tall slim softly spoken Irish girl; with long hair right down to her waist. I would have, but didn't

@trainrover

Жыл бұрын

too true -- remembering ages ago when women's firsts around the labour market got heralded by the west's news plants

London's 1st female bus driver.....get it right! RT 1608 was scrapped in 1978.

All well and good but she forgot to close the door before driving off

@arleighjones2847

2 жыл бұрын

Because the engine is right next to she would get hot

Magnaminity? Does he mean magnanimity?

Saw one the other day, it was a tran.