digital:works Podcast

Fares Please! - Episode 3

July 27, 2020 digital:works Season 2 Episode 3
digital:works Podcast
Fares Please! - Episode 3
Show Notes

An Oral History of London Bus Workers

Episode 3
explores some of the bus routes, garages and the social life around them. It also takes a look at the role of women workers, the unions and privatisation. 
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An oral history of the workers on the iconic London Bus, exploring the lives of drivers, conductors, cleaners, mechanics and inspectors. 

From the iconic RT and Routemaster buses to the current one-person-operated buses, London bus workers tell their stories, both funny and poignant but always informative and entertaining, of life on the buses. 

Funded by
National Lottery Heritage Fund and Unite the Union

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