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I don't mind the bus that much. Some routes are better than others.

 

For instance, the Charver ratio on the 1 is much lower than the 62/63.

Mind you the drivers on the 1 seem to think that double decker buses are rally cars. The way they hurtle through Heaton, taking tight corners (for buses) whilst barely slowing down takes the piss at times.

 

The buses have gone downhill ever since the PTE stopped running them.

They were all integrated then.

 

And they were Yellow (the traditional bus colour in Newcastle) rather than the same Stagecoach livery that the buses in most British cities have.

 

I miss the yellow buses.

It's total madness when they go flying through Meldon Terrace and the likes. :lol:

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My dad used to be a bus driver and I wouldn't wish that job on anyone. The amount of abuse he put up with from charvas/schoolchildren/drunks/fuckwits etc whilst having to safely be in control of a vehicle of that size on the roads was just ridiculous. The job took a toll on his health to such an extent that he had a breakdown many years ago and had to take early retirement as a result.

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Charvas.

 

racailles is french for Charvas ???

Pretty much... they are slightly different though:

 

racaillesow2.jpg

 

... ok not that different.

 

oh I see .....they wear the caps...em..sideways ? :blink:

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