Monday - London, Glasgow and Dundee
The return trip from London to Dundee leaves at 2355 on Sunday night, so the majority of it is on Monday, hence inclusion on this page. Anyway, Sunday's post was getting a little too long!
We left on Megabus M11 Neoplan 50126. Raja was once again driving, so this left the waves open for an extended, ten minute speech from "Magic" Joe. The script has changed since the introduction of the Neoplan Skyliners, as Stagecoach are now referred to as "the best bus company in the world", and the vehicles are similarly titled. His speech includes the line about the "beautiful people" to the ladies, but adding the line that the men were not too good tonight... There then follows a speech about his driver being a "mental man" and that he'd try to get us to Keele services (for driver changeover) early. He then proceeded to offer any of the ladies on the bus assistance with their seatbelts... however, it was then we noticed that his zip was undone... to which he claimed this was a "free show"... Like it or not, you don't get entertainment like this from many other Leyton drivers!
After a hellfire ride up the M1 (we stayed in the legal lanes too!), we got to Keele where they said their goodbyes, and left us in the hands of two Glasgow drivers. (A Perth driver then does Glasgow - Perth and another Perth - Aberdeen, or sometimes through). We were due into Glasgow at 0825, and back out at 0830. We got into Keele early, and left after the prescribed stop, but traffic was light, and we got into Glasgow for just before 0745. Plenty time to have a look around Buchanan Bus Station, and I was able to snap up a variety of pics in the meantime. These included the Ulsterbus Citylink liveried Scania, a Henderson SPT-bus liveried Solo, an early Citybus on the First X7, and try to spot the Travel London logo on the back of this ex-Travel London/Connex/Limebourne Dennis Dart...
Got back to Dundee just before 1025, and went home for an extra few hours sleep. Back out to the doctors in time for early evening, with 131 on the 17 u, and Gemini 18 on the 22C down. No pics, but there was a Gemini on the 8 as well !
Oh yeah, and the Albert Square new bus shelters opened today, after the stop markings were put in place.
posted by Suzy Scott @ 23:19
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