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At the time of the General Strike in 1926 my Grandfather was driving a locomotive, (a steam lorry, not a train!) Due to the civil unrest of the time he wanted a more secure job and applied to be a bus driver with the London General ......

Notice the white cuff on the driver's right arm? As the roads started to get busier and busier through the thirties drivers had to be aware of giving good hand signals as buses did not have indicators. Obviously the driver can only ......

My grandfather started his bus driver training at Chiswick in 1927 and used to tell me stories of his adventures in those early days. He used to drive these buses during the Thirties and although they were comparatively slow, 12 mph ......

I find this a very interesting photograph. I trained to be bus conductor at the Chiswick Training school in an identical situation as these trainees. Mind you, they were older in those days, before the age limit dropped to 18 and certainly ......

This photograph stirs all sorts of memories of my father, John Robins, who is no longer with us. He was a trolleybus conductor at Poplar but went driving when the 'new' Routemasters started arriving to replace trolleybuses, some of ......

In the late sixties and early seventies LT was experiencing terrific problems recruiting staff and so was constantly having to reduce its standards to attract people. From requiring new drivers to have had several years experience ......

Great photo, takes me back to my bus driver training at Chiswick. What you're looking at is a perfect illustration of lesson number 1 in how to drive a London bus, getting in the cab. As a new driver you had to report to the Chiswick ......