Macho kit for London busmen
17th November 1984, Page 26
17th November 1984
Page 26
Page 26, 17th November 1984
— Macho kit for London busmen
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ZIP-FRONT jackets, anoraks and macho Service-style pullovers with patched shoulders and elbows are to be issued experimentally to some London busmen in the winter. This reminds me of Thoreau's warning: "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."
Passengers will be put through an assault course by bellowing sergeant conductors posing as Commandos. Ropes will replace stairs in buses and passengers who fail to shin up and slide down will be made to run behind for three miles.
If London Regional Transport heeds the experience of the Alder Valley Bus Co, it will also dress staff to do running repairs. A woman passenger gallantly sacrificed her tights to tie up an Alder Valley bus exhaust pipe and vanished without trace (and stockings).
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