Bradford bus crew. Photo © David Mitchell
Working on the Buses
The story of the bus, trolleybus and coach industry is not just about vehicles, routes, depots, tickets and so on, but of the people who made it all happen – from drivers, conductors, engineers, schedulers, supervisors to managers and owners. But this part of the industry history is sadly under-recorded and is fragmented.
The content of the site covers three principal sources:
⚈ Original stories presented here in full
⚈ Links to stories to be found on-line elsewhere
⚈ Listings of books, magazine articles and book extracts.
Listings are generally by author, cross-referenced to the relevant operator(s) covered.
Stories presented in full here.
Stories presented in full here.
Due to copyright limitations, the stories themselves cannot be reproduced here, but the listings help to signpost the sources and authors.
Much of the history of bus operations is recorded through documents and statistics, but personal experience is often lost over time. Working on the Buses exists to record these individual perspectives and preserve them for future reference.
The stories shared here reflect working life on the buses across different periods and locations.
If you worked on the buses and would like to share your experiences, contributions are welcomed. Stories can be short recollections or longer accounts and do not need to be professionally written.
