Richard Delahoy
Richard took privately funded lessons and passed his PSV test (double deck all-types) in 1978. With a full-time career in the banking industry, he drove on a casual, part-time basis for various operators, including Ensign Bus (both rail replacement and dealer stock collections & deliveries), Southend Transport, Stephensons of Essex and a few others.
A baptism of fire – holiday sessions for Grahams of Paisley
Boxing Day – first driving for Southend Transport, 1979
A day in the life – a detailed account of a typical bus duty with Southend Transport in 1988
Snow – emergency rail replacement, 1987
Confessions of a DMS delivery driver – for Ensign’s dealership
A busy week – Christmas 1979, for Ensign and Southend Transport
Rail strike tale – the early 1980s, which way to go?