On the buses!

Advantages: Friendly service, gets you where you need to go!
Disadvantages: Becoming expensive!

...Stagecoach are the primary providers of public transport in my area (East Midlands). Obviously all areas, buses, drivers, prices are different so I can only comment on my area's service. I have been using buses as my main form of transport for a few years now although hopefully this will be my last year as I have just bought a beautiful little car called Jasmine (now all I need is to pass my test!). Stagecoach run around 90% of all buses in my area and some routes have buses as often as every 5 minutes - that is a lot of buses! The bus routes cover almost all areas and almost any where you go in the area you are never more than a 3 min walk to a bus stop. Not bad, eh? Obviously this is a mammoth task and inevitably goes wrong sometimes. Actually, a lot of the time. There are frequently buses missed out, usually at morning...

laura2310 19.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Stagecoach East Midland Buses

Brilliant buses at a good price!

Advantages: Excellent service, good price, smart buses
Disadvantages: I didn't find any

...During a recent visit to Edinburgh I had the pleasure of travelling on the Lothian Buses, and it certainly was a pleasure. The Buses The buses themselves all look new - I didn't see a scruffy one during the whole of my fortnight's stay in Edinburgh! The buses were clean and even the seats were all comfortable! They all have CCTV on board to deter anti social behaviour and I didn't see any signs of it so maybe that's working. I don't know how long it has been in operation so I can't make too many assumptions I suppose. The buses have ramps so that wheelchair users and parents with pushchairs can all board easily. There are designated spaces on the ground floor of the buses for the wheelchairs and their riders to be safe on board. The drivers were polite, helpful and friendly. The Fares This is the best part...

SusanLesley 26.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Lothian Buses (LRT)

  Lothian Buses~ Edinburgh~ Best By Far

Advantages: There when you need one, Covers big area, Nice staff, Price
Disadvantages: May need to stand

...Should you find that you ever need to commute in or around Edinburgh then you will more than likely end up on one of these buses. Who am I talking about? I am referring to the biggest bus company in Edinburgh Lothian Buses (LRT) **About the company** Previously known as Lothian region transport the largest bus company in Edinburgh claims to have the biggest fleet of buses on Edinburgh roads along with the most passengers on a daily basis. LRT now has fleet of over 650 buses and currently has over 85 different bus routes. Employs in excess of 1000 staff to operate there unique service to the public. They have a 24 help line that will provide you with any information regarding the service of any bus in or around Edinburgh **The bus** Well most of LRT fleet is made up of double decker buses that are maroon and white in colour...

marcellep 14.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Lothian Buses (LRT)

ever so popular comedy - on the buses

Advantages: Well written comedy. Entertainment for hours.
Disadvantages: Never shown on TV very often.

...History of on the buses Back in 1969 a TV comedy series began called On the Buses releasing an episode called ?the early shift?. The show was about everyday working class life, featuring the life of bus driver Stan Butler and his conductor Jack Harper whom worked on bus no 11, employed by Luxton and District Bus Depot that ran to the cemetery gates along with the annoying Inspector Blake who was on their case, who?d do anything to get the buses out on time. The series was created and written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney. Together they wrote the On the Buses first ever series in 1969, which was to lead to great success. The first series was produced in black and white and was later produced in colour. In 1970 the cast won the ITV personality of the year award. In 1971 the show was a favourite across the nation watch...

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Review of Granada Plus - On the Buses

I ate you Butler !!!

Advantages: Will raise a smile
Disadvantages: Definetly not PC

...ON THE BUSES Written by created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney and originally broadcast from 1969 to 1973. On the buses ran for 74 episodes each being a half hour long and lasted for 7 series. They also made 3 movies, On the Buses, Mutiny on the Buses and Holiday on the Buses. INTRODUCTION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The bus station that Stan, Jack and Blakey worked at was The Luxton & District Bus Company and most of the episodes where centered either around here or at their home where Stan lived with his mum Mabel, sister Olive and her husband Arthur. Poor old Stan was always trying to ?get off with a ?Bird?? but failed miserably time and time again His best mate Jack didn?t help, as he was the one who generally knicked the girl from him. His family where always spoiling his plans, sometimes innocently or if Arthur...

Maximus-Qualitus 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of On The Buses - Series 1 (DVD)

Welcome to the Butler household

Advantages: Brilliant comedy
Disadvantages: Cecily Courtneidge as mum

...On the Buses is a classic TV comedy that ran for seven series between the years of 1969 and 1973. This situational comedy revolved around the life of bus driver Stan Butler and the rest of his family, which include his overly doting mother, his sister Olive and her husband Arthur. Other important characters include Stan's best friend Jack, the conductor on his bus and Inspector Blake. The On the Buses series 1 DVD contains the first 7 episodes of this fantastic comedy. All 7 episodes were first broadcast between February 1969 and April 1969 and are a great introduction to both the working and home life of Stan Butler. Unlike in future series, series 1 sees Cicely Courtneidge play the role of Mum as although the role was intended and so written for Doris Hare, who played mum in all following series, she was not available...

MI9to5 20.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of On The Buses - Series 1 (DVD)

Stan and Jack are back

Advantages: Great characters
Disadvantages: No features or subtitles

...On the Buses is a classic situational comedy that ran for seven series between the years of 1969 and 1973. Despite its age it simply has to be my favourite ever comedy and is something I can watch over and over again. On the Buses follows the day-to-day antics of lecherous lay-about Stan Butler, a bus driver at the local depot, and his equally lazy and lecherous best friend and conductor Jack Harper. Together the pair will do near enough anything to avoid doing work. The bus company's Inspector however has other ideas and is constantly reminding them to 'Get that bus out'. Somehow though the Inspector is the least of Stan's worries because when he gets home he knows all too well that his overbearing mother will be there for him to deal with and that's before he has to cope with his sister Olive who delights in constantly mentioning...

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Review of On The Buses - Series 6 (DVD)

STAN! Is that you?

Advantages: Brilliant comedy
Disadvantages: n/a

...On the Buses is a classic situational comedy that ran for seven series between the years of 1969 and 1973. Despite its age it simply has to be my favourite ever comedy and is something I can watch over and over again. On the Buses follows the day-to-day antics of lecherous lay-about Stan Butler, a bus driver at the local depot, and his equally lazy and lecherous best friend and conductor Jack Harper. Together the pair will do near enough anything to avoid doing work. The bus company's Inspector however has other ideas and is constantly reminding them to 'Get that bus out'. Somehow though the Inspector is the least of Stan's worries because when he gets home he knows all too well that his overbearing mother will be there for him to deal with and that's before he has to cope with his sister Olive and her tight-fisted husband Arthur...

MI9to5 21.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of On The Buses - Series 5 (DVD)

The bus that used to be a chip shop

Advantages: new lower floor buses, huge network of routes, smartcard
Disadvantages: rude drivers, timetables that mean nothing, decrepit and smelly buses

...If you ever find yourself in Edinburgh, you?ll most probably end up on a bus at some point during your stay. Although Edinburgh has plans for a new tram service, its a few years off yet. Until then over 250,000 of us will rely on Lothian buses to get us to our destinations every day. And some more on their rivals First Bus, but more about them later. The routes: ---------------- I have the misfortune to be pretty dependent on public transport in the city. I don?t have the use of a car, and even if I did, I wouldn?t be inclined to even attempt to use it during the Edinburgh rush hour. Unless it was big, maroon in colour, covered in adverts, and could zoom down the bus lanes. Edinburgh is full of bus lanes, most of which seem to be designed to make life as difficult as possible for car drivers. It?s one of the main advantages of using...

molelover 11.05.2003 (21.01.2004) · Read review
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Review of Lothian Buses (LRT)

A joke too far...

Advantages: Same old characters, slapstick humour
Disadvantages: It's wearing too thin now

...In this sixth series of the hit sixties/seventies comedy, Stan and Jack are still working on the buses, trying to get the better of Inspector Blake whenever they can. Stan is still living at home with his mother, sister Olive, and her husband, Arthur, but things are getting difficult - Olive and Arthur seem to be arguing from noon to night and the atmosphere in the house is so bad that he is glad to go to work! On top of that, he is trying to stop smoking, which doesn't do much for his temper. Union trouble and strikes mean that he has to spend nights at work too - will his time away result in better relations between Olive and Arthur? And will Stan finally find the money, and the strength, to move away from his family? The most successful comedies, as far as I am concerned, are those that know when to stop. That way, they are...

sunmeilan 27.08.2009 · Read review
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