Bus Driver POV. Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC. Galashiels to Peebles service.

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  • Bus Driver POV from Galashiels to Peebles driving an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC on route X62. This route goes from Galashiels to Edinburgh via Peebles. This the first element from Galashiels to Peebles. Drivers often change at Peebles for the continuation to Edinburgh.
    Chapters
    00:00 - Start
    00:12 - The Interchange
    01:29 - Galashiels
    14:17 - Clovenfords
    17:01 - The Nest
    18:08 - River Tweed
    19:56 - Thornielee
    25:05 - Walkerburn
    29:49 - Innerleithen
    40:29 - Horsburgh Ford
    41:12 - Cardrona
    44:46 - Glentress
    45:06 - Eshiels
    46:48 - Peebles

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  • @devon896
    @devon896 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You can tell the driver is a professional by the fact he makes it look so easy to drive.

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I try, thanks 😊

  • @leehill8437
    @leehill8437 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    as a former bus driver about to start with Lothian buses after nearly 2 years i throughly enjoyed this please add more i also just noticed the tachograph

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it. Tacho isn’t used day-to-day, private hires as far as I know.

  • @josephwilliamson3311
    @josephwilliamson3311 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great point of view. Keep up the great work

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, I’ll try! 😊

  • @daviemac9925
    @daviemac9925 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the ride.

  • @lovefive5733
    @lovefive5733 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I enjoyed watching this video, I've subscribed, Thank you 😊😊

    • @TravelswithBillybob
      @TravelswithBillybob  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it and thanks for subscribing 😊

    • @lovefive5733
      @lovefive5733 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelswithBillybob welcome

  • @calvmatthews6334
    @calvmatthews6334 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Superb vid just subscribed

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks, glad you liked it 😊

  • @steviekenevil
    @steviekenevil 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video and lovely views of the countryside. I occasionally drive a Enviro400 but mostly drive Eclipse Geminis which I prefer out of the 2

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, I’ve not had the pleasure of driving the Geminis and doubt I will as we have none in the fleet that I’m aware of.

  • @jacksonbritton4436
    @jacksonbritton4436 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i love this camera few

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, glad you like it. It shows my best side 😂

  • @martincourtney8114
    @martincourtney8114 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    nice vid I actually learned a lot just watching keep it up! I'm in more or less same place in my own life and planning to go driving soon. can I ask a couple questions pls? at the station bay, after you made your initial reverse move and gone to N something is challenging you and you use a fob to answer it, what is that all about? also I don't see you playing with a tacho, are the tachos fully automated these days? thanks

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. The fob is for “Drive Green”. It’s a system that monitors your driving, speed, cornering, braking etc… There is a small traffic like set of lights that alerts you to “events” that are outside the parameters set. Drivers have a score that some follow or try to improve. I just drive the way I do and it seems happy enough 90% of the time 😁. Some of our buses have tachos but they are not used on our routes. I think this is we comply with domestic rules on a defined route/duty with breaks built into the duty boards. Some with a better understanding of this may give a fuller answer. Cheers 👍

  • @Thebusguyplayz3
    @Thebusguyplayz3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

    • @Thebusguyplayz3
      @Thebusguyplayz3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SleekitFkrur welcome

  • @Nick-uh7kn
    @Nick-uh7kn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As i am watching this as a learner bus driver , i wish i could see u checking the blindspot at tailswing 😢

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s true that I don’t check every turn but only when I think there is a risk. Not right but truth. Others may be similar or I may be bad 🤔

    • @Nick-uh7kn
      @Nick-uh7kn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Once we pass our practical test - we all know werent gonna checking that blindspot everytime😅

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😉

  • @mallen88
    @mallen88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello from a fellow bus driver. Been in the job 15 years. Great video and very smooth driving buddy 👍 just as a side note, how annoying is that indicator beeping? I drove this exact type of bus with Stagecoach London and the indicators didn’t make a noise at all, not even a tick. That beeping would drive me potty 😂take care mate!

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. Yeah, not a fan of the indicator sound, drives me nuts! Cheers, drive safe 😊

  • @Z1000sxGuy
    @Z1000sxGuy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi I’m due to start with stagecoach soon leaving quite a high paying position to be a bus driver as I love driving and the idea of sort of being my own boss out on the road,just wandered what it’s really like shift wise and how hard is it to transition from car to bus? Many thanks and fantastic vid and pov.

    • @TravelswithBillybob
      @TravelswithBillybob  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hi, I’d never driven a bus before November’23. Like you I love driving and this is my final and part time career before final retirement. For me I found the transition fairly easy. Width and length awareness as well as good vision and forward planning are the key things. Nice to smile and be polite even when some passengers are not 😉. Glad you enjoyed the vid.

    • @Z1000sxGuy
      @Z1000sxGuy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelswithBillybob thanks for taking the time to reply, I’m looking at this job as a less physically demanding role than what I do and something to see me to retirement. Many thanks for the insight 👍🏻

    • @brianmoran.
      @brianmoran. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The till seems like along process for each fare 😩. Good video.

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brianmoran.yes, it can be. Still on 3G with 4G due shortly. I think they’re looking into restructuring the fares to make it simpler too.

  • @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206
    @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good point being struck by a vehicle at 20 MPH will do less damage than being struck at 30 MPH ... However back in my day we used to look to see if it was safe to cross the road ..Wait until it was clear and then cross with care... Looking both ways at all times until we were back on the pavement...
    In 2024 people walk across the road with a phone stuck in their hand staring at the screen and if you hit them with your vehicle you are somehow at fault (Not sure how that works however)

    • @TravelswithBillybob
      @TravelswithBillybob  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree but shit still happens. Suppose that’s why their called Accidents 😉

  • @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206
    @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    20MPH roads really make my pi55 boil.
    Did you see the sign "Tell you off" for driving 1mph over the 20MPH limit... at 47:44 in this video ... What a total joke 20 MPH roads are.
    Sadly we will see more and more of these in the UK.

    • @TravelswithBillybob
      @TravelswithBillybob  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree, not a fan of the way they’ve been “blanket” imposed but the pedestrian damage is significantly less if hit a 20mph verses 30mph.

  • @javierjavier-ht3yu
    @javierjavier-ht3yu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love England and all its towns.

  • @will_n775
    @will_n775 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These zf e400mmcs are silky smooth and fast

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree, they are my favourite to drive.

    • @will_n775
      @will_n775 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SleekitFkr 👍

  • @tonyjanes9918
    @tonyjanes9918 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The fare taking is long winded there .

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Completely agree!

  • @HACKERHITMARKER333
    @HACKERHITMARKER333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    stpop feeding the wheel

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No. That’s the way I drive 90% of the time.

    • @HACKERHITMARKER333
      @HACKERHITMARKER333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SleekitFkr its cause ur new driver

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HACKERHITMARKER333 new to buses yes but I’ve been driving that way for over 40 years.

    • @HACKERHITMARKER333
      @HACKERHITMARKER333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SleekitFkr why thats why ur a slow driver

    • @thug2772
      @thug2772 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      feeding the wheel impossible on very tight city roads

  • @tomh3652
    @tomh3652 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is a slow way to have to pay there must be a faster system.

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t disagree mate but I ain’t in charge 😊

    • @tomh3652
      @tomh3652 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know well be safe out there.@@SleekitFkr

  • @Mreja83
    @Mreja83 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I cant beleave a ticket cost £6.10 5:00

    • @SleekitFkr
      @SleekitFkr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup, but you’ll notice that the majority of passengers are concessions. Under 22yoa, over 60yoa & disabled do not pay.

    • @Mreja83
      @Mreja83 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah true

  • @HACKERHITMARKER333
    @HACKERHITMARKER333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    stop feeding the feel

    • @coldo121
      @coldo121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why? Does it bother you that much? Are you going to die because he's doing it? Will the world end?

    • @HACKERHITMARKER333
      @HACKERHITMARKER333 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@coldo121 yes u are 10x more likely to crash feeding the wheel