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18-MAR-2004 Wayne

18th March 2004

Driving a Routemaster

This photo was taken by Wayne the bus driver who let me sit in the cab. Thank you very much.

I wanted to get some photos of the London Routemaster buses(built in 1965ish) before the last are withdrawn in 2006.

I last drove one of these about fifteen years ago when I borrowed one from St. Albans bus garage to do an evacuation drill at the fire station. We rescued the causalities through the upstairs rear window.

Olympus E-20N
1/25s f/2.0 at 12.0mm iso80 full exif

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Guest 23-Mar-2004 22:44
You look very at home, there!!
I used to jump on a routemaster nearly every day when I lived in London - in the summer they were great because if we were lucky enough for the driver to get above 20mph a breeze would rush through the downstairs and cool us down a bit! It was also the ticket collector on the buses that made things feel slightly safer - especially at night. Shame they're going, really!
brother_mark23-Mar-2004 19:02
A very fun shot Chris.
David Mingay19-Mar-2004 17:54
Chris, you look far too pleased with yourself! I have a similar shot of my nephews on a kiddies fair ground ride when he was very small... ;-)
Eric Hewis19-Mar-2004 17:24
I'm getting the names 'Flanders & Swann'
I suppose Swann is collecting the fares.
Guest 19-Mar-2004 16:54
Very cute picture. Your expression make me laugh. Thanks.
Guest 19-Mar-2004 12:56
Chris you old joy rider - give it back!!
Guest 19-Mar-2004 05:21
VERY COOL! Nice reds, and you look SO cute in there!! Great, fun shot!!
Robin Reid19-Mar-2004 02:44
Cool shot .. thanks for including it!
Guest 19-Mar-2004 00:56
I was really sad to hear that these buses were being retired ... they really are part of the London landscape, aren't they. Wonderful shot Chris!
Guest 19-Mar-2004 00:02
Great photo of you Chris. Wayne needs to start his one PaD gallery!
Ray :)18-Mar-2004 23:37
I certainly didn't expect this, Chris!! Yet another 'Thursday Special' :-)
Well Done, Wayne!
Pall Gudjonsson18-Mar-2004 22:51
You are definitely NOT bored !!!