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April Fool: Selection of london buses to be named after former UK prime ministers
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Good grief. You could have written something which would have taken in a handful of people at the very least!
I must admit that I did click on it though.
The naming of buses after former PMs isn't entirely implausible. I'd be interested to see how long Mrs T's namesake lasted in service without becoming a "petrol-fuelled" bus 
What would a bus called ‘Tony Blair’ look like?The naming of buses after former PMs isn't entirely implausible. I'd be interested to see how long Mrs T's namesake lasted in service without becoming a "petrol-fuelled" bus
Would it run an uncomfortably central city route and struggle to stay out of trouble (which would eventually lead to its withdrawal)?
The route would be unusual, as it certainly wouldn't deviate left at any point.
Hahaha. I’ve got a feeling that if a right leaning American got on board it’d pretty much take him anywhere he wanted.The route would be unusual, as it certainly wouldn't deviate left at any point.
Basra you say? Would that be a one way ticket?
The Eden. Scrapped as surplus to requirements following a fuel crisis.
The Wilson. Starts off on the 74, breaks down on the 76 and transfers everyone to The Callaghan.
The Thatcher. Debuts on the 79 and runs unstoppably for eleven years until written off in a collision with a dead sheep.
The Major. Painted in a special commemorative livery of all-over grey.
The Wilson. Starts off on the 74, breaks down on the 76 and transfers everyone to The Callaghan.
The Thatcher. Debuts on the 79 and runs unstoppably for eleven years until written off in a collision with a dead sheep.
The Major. Painted in a special commemorative livery of all-over grey.
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The Cameron - First built with a small trailing secondary minibus.
Second bus later abandoned but main bus didn’t last as long as expected due to faulty satnav making it drive off a cliff.
The Brown - Not very successful, problems with hearing the driver complaining about the passengers over the PA. The attempt to make a smiley front grille looked all wrong and a bit forced.
Out of place advert for the new Arctic Monkeys album on the side.
Second bus later abandoned but main bus didn’t last as long as expected due to faulty satnav making it drive off a cliff.
The Brown - Not very successful, problems with hearing the driver complaining about the passengers over the PA. The attempt to make a smiley front grille looked all wrong and a bit forced.
Out of place advert for the new Arctic Monkeys album on the side.
The Major - overall drab grey livery, but brightened up by advertising for Birds Eye Peas...
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We've already had a bus unofficially named after someone who's desperate to be P.M. You know, the one whose hot air becomes so stifling when the temperature reaches 16C that everyone's desperate to escape. Noticeable that none of the buses has yet to be inflicted on the residents of Uxbridge.
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The Gladstone. Veers wildly off-route to go in search of 'fallen women'.
i confess I fell for it, but obviously if you hadn't said "London" it obviously would have been a joke.
Brighton already has one!
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"We will drive them to the beaches"
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The Callaghan - passengers are expected to pay at the beginning of the journey... then pay again every other stop... and then still pay a surcharge at the end of their journey
The Thatcher - will only go in straight lines
The Blair - faces in both directions at the same time
The Thatcher - will only go in straight lines
The Blair - faces in both directions at the same time
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The Douglas-Home - will only pick up passengers who can point to their entry in Burke's Peerage. Scottish members of the aristocracy travel free.
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The Brown - insists on being the only bus on its route, because it's the only one that can get passengers to the destination, which may not be the one they wanted. All complaints must be addressed elsewhere. Has been known to mutter 'bigoted woman' to random departing passengers.
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The Churchill - can’t depart until the driver has rung up for insurance.
The Lloyd George
Originally operated a single journey from Manchester to North Wales.
This independent bus later became popular with the sick and infirm ["Going on the Lloyd George" was colloquialism associated with the recipients of state financial aid].
My father knew this bus. Indeed, the bus knew him too.
Originally operated a single journey from Manchester to North Wales.
This independent bus later became popular with the sick and infirm ["Going on the Lloyd George" was colloquialism associated with the recipients of state financial aid].
My father knew this bus. Indeed, the bus knew him too.
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The Perceval - this bus has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. It will now be repainted into an unrelieved black livery.
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The May - pretends to be strong and stable but does loads of U-turns
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And has Boris Johnson hanging off her back
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Surely the Major would be far more popular with the ladies than you would think....
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