These are true stories(of a bus nature)-I was there! Whilst working on the Outer Circle 11 in the 1970's when crew operated, we were doing a short working to Selly Oak. Although my conductor (Happy Harry was what we called him because he always ended a conversation with a chuckle) had the destination correctly set, after the umpteenth query of "Did we go to Harborne/The Kings Head etc a passenger asked us if we went to Winson Green. Happy Harry got off the bus, pointed to the destination and said to the man"Selly Oak,Selly Oak, Selly Oak!" The man merely replied "Well it says Kelloggs Corn Flakes on the side-but I bet you don't sell them" Harry chuckled.
When I became an Inspector later in the 1970's, a passenger was very agitated that he couldn't find his ticket. I asked him how much he had paid and he told me. I then asked where he had got on, and he pointed to the entrance of the Fleetline on which we were travelling. I bit my bottom lip and rephrased the question.
When I became an Inspector later in the 1970's, a passenger was very agitated that he couldn't find his ticket. I asked him how much he had paid and he told me. I then asked where he had got on, and he pointed to the entrance of the Fleetline on which we were travelling. I bit my bottom lip and rephrased the question.