http://www.thisislondon.com/news/lon...ing%20Standard

So this election day strike thingy - it says bus inspectors will be
striking. Is a bus inspector someone who inspects the bus itself in a
maintenance kind of way or is a bus inspector one of those people that
walks around routemaster buses selling tickets?

"Chris!" wrote in message
oups.com...

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/lon...source=Evening
%20Standard

So this election day strike thingy - it says bus inspectors will be
striking. Is a bus inspector someone who inspects the bus itself in a
maintenance kind of way or is a bus inspector one of those people that
walks around routemaster buses selling tickets?


Neither.

I would take it to mean neither. That article doesn't specify, but it
could mean someone who inspects tickets on a bus where all passengers
are already required to hold them as a "revenue protection" exercise.
These people are not officially called "bus inspectors". The other, and
more probaby more accurate, meaning is an official who observes buses
at a fixed point on a route to regulate the service on behalf of the
bus company and ensure drivers aree keeping to time etc. In London,
both TfL and the bus operating companies employ such officials.

wrote:
I would take it to mean neither. That article doesn't specify, but it
could mean someone who inspects tickets on a bus where all passengers
are already required to hold them as a "revenue protection" exercise.
These people are not officially called "bus inspectors". The other,
and
more probaby more accurate, meaning is an official who observes buses
at a fixed point on a route to regulate the service on behalf of the
bus company and ensure drivers aree keeping to time etc. In London,
both TfL and the bus operating companies employ such officials.

Ah so it's correct when it says buses will still run but they will
probably bunch up?

Chris! wrote:
wrote:

I would take it to mean neither. That article doesn't specify, but it
could mean someone who inspects tickets on a bus where all passengers
are already required to hold them as a "revenue protection" exercise.
These people are not officially called "bus inspectors". The other,

and

more probaby more accurate, meaning is an official who observes buses
at a fixed point on a route to regulate the service on behalf of the
bus company and ensure drivers aree keeping to time etc. In London,
both TfL and the bus operating companies employ such officials.


Ah so it's correct when it says buses will still run but they will
probably bunch up?

The strike will have no effect, then!