Cliff Ton 10,483 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 As far as manners go I think passengers are now more polite than they were 40 years ago. Nowadays most people thank the driver as they alight, that was certainly not the case when I caught the bus to school. A very good point. I don't go on many buses very often but whenever I do, it amazes me that almost everyone says "thank you" to the driver when they get off. Just goes to prove that the so-called good old days weren't necessarily better than the present. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Apart from the fact that on old buses the driver was the other end of the bus... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 True - and the conductor was quite likely to upstairs collecting fares. Besides which, the latter was only a functionary - it was the driver who got you there and deserved the thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 The Makemsons bus that went Bulwell to Bestwood village was definitely always single decker, to go under rail bridge on Bestwood Road? I always caught the last bus back into Bulwell, one of the regular drivers lived near my house in aspley, so I'd stay on the bus to the garage (Piccadily) where the driver left his old grey Dormobile van, I felt sure I'd seen other buses in the garage that were old NCT greens, perhaps I was mistaken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I think you are mistaken, double deckers were certainly used to Bestwood Village, I don't think the railway bridge was that low. What else were the double deckers for? They were no use for private hire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I also remember travelling from Bulwell to Bestwood Colliery on a Makemson's double decker. I think they only had two - and they were the lowbridge type - with long seats upstairs and a sunken side-aisle. This intruded into the ceiling space on the right hand side downstairs, giving rise to warning notices saying something like "Mind your head when leaving your seat". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'm not disputing that double deckers went to Bestwood village, just that I always travelled on a single decker coach, was there another Bus Company doing the route, picked up in Bulwell market outside the Amusement arcade (formerley gents outfitters?), dropped off & turned around at Top House in the village. PS: this was late 60's early 70's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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