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Old May 6th 08, 01:42 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Pay parity for bus drivers? was If Boris does win as now

On May 6, 2:24 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
In article
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(Boltar) wrote:
I suspect the only thing bus driving and train driving have in common
is that the vehicles both have wheels and they jobs are both called
"driving".


Not even that. The job title of the man at the front of a tube train has
been "motorman" for over 1000 years.


I thought that was an american expression, never heard it used over
here. Even the drivers call themselves drivers.

B2003