Tea break for two South Midland drivers.
Now these bus stops in Queens Lane were not scheduled to see any South Midland vehicles but heyho they were regularly used by that companies drivers laying over between 2015 and 2100 hours. The reasoning for this was that the Oxford Bus Company had a drivers mess room which was open to all. 29 (VUD 29X) an ECW bodied Leopard and an unidentified Duple 'Dominant' bodied example are seen here on an unknown day during July 1986. 29 with me at the wheel would have previously worked a return journey to Bedford via Milton Keynes on route 132. The blinds have already been set for the 2100 hours main road journey on route 122 to Bicester. Later in the evening a return run on the 136 from Bicester town centre to St. Georges Barracks and the the 2200 hours main road back to Bicester and the 2240 'Nightrider' 122 service back to Bicester. The 'Nightrider' was an a request only basis serving Bicester via the villages of Hampton Poyle, Bletchingdon, Kirtlington, R.A.F. Upper Heyford, Middleton Stoney and Chesterton. The exact route was decided upon by the driver, always fun sometimes using narrow roads not normally served by scheduled buses.
Tea break for two South Midland drivers.
Now these bus stops in Queens Lane were not scheduled to see any South Midland vehicles but heyho they were regularly used by that companies drivers laying over between 2015 and 2100 hours. The reasoning for this was that the Oxford Bus Company had a drivers mess room which was open to all. 29 (VUD 29X) an ECW bodied Leopard and an unidentified Duple 'Dominant' bodied example are seen here on an unknown day during July 1986. 29 with me at the wheel would have previously worked a return journey to Bedford via Milton Keynes on route 132. The blinds have already been set for the 2100 hours main road journey on route 122 to Bicester. Later in the evening a return run on the 136 from Bicester town centre to St. Georges Barracks and the the 2200 hours main road back to Bicester and the 2240 'Nightrider' 122 service back to Bicester. The 'Nightrider' was an a request only basis serving Bicester via the villages of Hampton Poyle, Bletchingdon, Kirtlington, R.A.F. Upper Heyford, Middleton Stoney and Chesterton. The exact route was decided upon by the driver, always fun sometimes using narrow roads not normally served by scheduled buses.