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Old September 23rd 19, 03:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Boris's bus related jinxes continue

MissRiaElaine wrote:


When he said he painted model buses as a hobby I still haven’t decided if
he was telling the truth ( is he capable?) or was just having a joke at the
expense of those who often refer to that campaign bus with the somewhat
misleading slogan on the side.


Misleading slogan or not, it was a coach, not a bus. When did it ever
stop to pick up fare-paying passengers..?



Well if you want to do silly nitpicking about a vehicle that was and still
is referred to by the general public as a bus ,even if that does offend the
sensibilities of a long retired employee of a public transport organisation
then you are several of decades too late and quite frankly you are so out
of step with most people on this
that your view can be discounted as not supported enough to be worth taking
any notice of.

The use of “Bus” for such vehicles used on Political Campaigns goes way
back when someone coined the slogan “ Battle Bus “ which is more
alliterative than Battle Coach.

Lots of instances in this BBC item on them.

Embattled buses - the ups and downs of an election staple

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39907963

The photo on there of David Steel with the words “ Battle Bus “ as a legend
on the front is from the late 1970’s ,
I wonder if that was the first .
Blame him if you don’t like it.


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