http://allaboardblog.co.uk Bus Driving in Milton Keynes and other stuff Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:39:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Arriva'ing of MK Metro continues....     http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/02/21/goodbye-metro-hello-arriva/ Been Having a play with the layout of our Destination blinds as work, Have a look at the two pictures below and tell me which one you prefer and why please! :) http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/02/21/calling-all-bus-geeks-and-everyone-else-too/ MK Metro Optare solo 2510 at Central Bus Station, originally uploaded by JSmith9114. What do you think? Worth entering into the Arriva Employee Photo Competition? Or not bothering? http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/02/08/shall-i/ I think this had to be done..... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmlcA4SKE0I http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/02/06/round-and-round/ Girl: Do you goto Greenleys? Me: No, The 12 doesn't go there at night, you need a 2E Girl: Greenleys?! Me: No, You need a 2E at night Girl: ohh... Me: The 2E to Greenleys goes from stop 37 Girl: OK <<Continues to wait at stop 34>> Me: <<Gives up and drives off>> http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/02/06/passenger-conversations-part-11/ Route 300 was "relaunched" last saturday as PlatinumMK300. Nothing much else has changed to the route apart from some new Mercedes Buses that are now on the road. You can find out more about PlatinumMK on either the councils website or ARRIVA's Minisite Our Friendly Driver, Tracy with her fancy new PlatinumMK Uniform ... http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/ Snowy day today/Last Night!! All buses today were keeping well away from estate roads, and as a result there was very few passengers about. Reports that MK Council has run out/is close to running out of grit has meant that none of the estates have been gritted tonight, So all ... http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/07/snow-day-3/ LATEST TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR BUS SERVICES IN MILTON KEYNES @ 10:52 WEDNESDAY 6th JAN Continue to check our twitter feed for latest information at http://twitter.com/MKBusNews 1 Only serving as far as Olney Via Grid Roads not Emberton or Sherington 1C Only serving as far as Newport 2 Not servingDowns Barn, Oxley Park, Grange ... http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/06/latest-mk-bus-info-snow-report/ Hmmmm I'm not convinced the woman doing the weather on Look East this afternoon got it quite right when she said it wouldn't snow here till tomorrow.... .... Still only 2 hours of this shift left :-) http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/05/miscalculation/ Merry Christmas to everyone! http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-3/