Thursday 9 June 2016
Interviewing Roy (a bus driver)
Interviewing Roy (a bus driver)
Today I interviewed a bus driver called Roy. My classmates and I asked Roy some questions and I noted down his answers - I asked some the questions too! One of the questions he said he couldn't answer was, "What was your most embarrassing moment?". He said he never gets embarrassed about anything! Then Aya (my friend) asked if he could do a magic trick because his full time job is now a magician. So he did do about 4 tricks. I was amazed by the tricks he could do! The last one was for luck! My classmates and I found it fun.
About Cecil
Cecil: How
I Became a Bus Driver
I was walking down the street of Barbados when a young man came and asked me if I would like a job in England, since they were having a problem hiring enough workers in Britain. They said it was something to do with London transport and that interested me even more. But I already had a job in Barbados - I thought about it and then I decided to go to England because I decided that I needed to make money and wanted to see another part of the world.
So I made it to England three weeks later, after saying goodbye to all of my family and friends. It was really hard as some people were racist and it was hard to get used to a new culture. I was looking forward to my new job of being a conductor on an RM (although I honestly I don't know what it stands for). After a while I found my place in the London transport community. And I found out RM stands for Route Master!
I was walking down the street of Barbados when a young man came and asked me if I would like a job in England, since they were having a problem hiring enough workers in Britain. They said it was something to do with London transport and that interested me even more. But I already had a job in Barbados - I thought about it and then I decided to go to England because I decided that I needed to make money and wanted to see another part of the world.
So I made it to England three weeks later, after saying goodbye to all of my family and friends. It was really hard as some people were racist and it was hard to get used to a new culture. I was looking forward to my new job of being a conductor on an RM (although I honestly I don't know what it stands for). After a while I found my place in the London transport community. And I found out RM stands for Route Master!
By Abbie, Aya & Ali
Interview Questions
Questions
for interview
Thursday
Tell us
about how you became a bus driver.
What was
the skid test like?
What
things do you hate most about your job?
What
things do you enjoy most about your job?
What kind
of buses have you driven?
What would
you do if your bus broke down?
What is
the most dangerous situation you have ever dealt with?
Why do you
love buses?
What is
the most stressful thing about bus driving ?
Today we
met three bus drivers Roy, Terry and Mike .
Terry came
in and talked about his time as bus driver
and his
experiences .We interviewed him and he answered
all of our
questions some of them were funny and some of them were
very
interesting.Mike came in with lots of old bus items like a
gibbon
machine, Mike showed us how it worked and a ticket came
out. The pictures
were very exciting , because in the pictures Mike
was
driving through a big bridge in Paris . Roy came as well and he
also
answered our questions with a unique set of answers.
However,the
thing Roy did different was that he preformed some
magic tricks.
We learnt a lot about buses from the visitors today and
We will
learn more later on .
By Sirah
and Fatima
Old Tickets
On Tuesday
7th May, we went to the London Transport Museum (LMT). We visited the museum
yesterday but we're only the second school ever allowed into the library where
there were many rare books about the history of London Transport. While they
were talking to us and showing us a film about buses we took notes. After
we were allowed to browse the library
looking for useful books.
At the end of
the session a man called Laurie (who is an old bus driver) gave us some very
old bus tickets which were actually used in World War 2. We loved the trip and
are looking forward to tomorrow's interviews.
By Walid and Ali
By Walid and Ali
Routemaster
The
Routemaster was first found in the year 1956 and ever since it has had
phenomenal service.The Routemaster is a double-decker bus designed by London
Transport and built by the AEC Company and Park Royal Vehicles.
Most
Routemasters were built for London Transport, although some buses were built
for British European Airways and the Northern General Transport Company. A
total of 2,876 Routemasters were built, of which 1,280 are still on this earth.
The RM has 1
passenger door and has 57-72 seats.It is 27 ft long 14 ft tall and painted
bright red the Routemaster also runs on oil and has a roof on the top.
By Emad Taroute
World War I Battle Buses
World War I
Battle Buses.
In 1910 the
newest bus was the B-Type which could hold 34 passengers and only moved at
12mph. When WWI started the army didn't have a way to move soldiers around so
they took London buses to Europe; they also took the drivers with them. Nearly
1,200 B-Types were taken.
The buses
were repainted for camouflage and each bus window was bolted up for protection.
Also, the buses had weapons inside. Some buses even had pigeon coups attached
to the roof to house homing pigeons which were used for sending messages. The
buses often broke down and some bus drivers were killed. After the war, the
buses which were not destroyed were used to bring the troops home.
By Walid and
Abdulrahim
The Diary Of Mary Morgan
Yesterday I was contacted by
the artist Eric Kensigton which made me surprised. He told me to come to the
studio so he could paint my picture. He said that I saved little children from
a bomb blast and protected them with my body. I was shaking with fear and my
knees were wobbling. As I put makeup on, I looked in the mirror and gulped.
When I went into the studio, I
was nervous that I had applied too much makeup. Slowly I walked in and I saw
Albert Coe and Eric Kensigton waiting for me at the back of the studio. As they
were looking at me, Eric Kensigton told me to come over so he could paint my
picture - but told me that first I needed to wash off all my make up! I'd put
too much on!
I rushed to the toilet and washed
my face.
I returned back and was painted.
It am nervous to see how it turns out!
Mary
by Tabassum and Samira
A Postcard From George Shillibeer To Mum
Dear Mum,
I am thinking about bringing this idea to life at London. This could change the citizens lives forever and might make me some money too!
I am thinking about taking this idea to the next level by making it bigger to carry more people and add another horse to make it easier to transport to certain destinations.
See you soon,
George
By Aman & Ahmad
I am now in France, Paris and I'm
lost for words. I have just seen one of the most spectacular things l have ever
seen. I saw a huge cart being pulled by 2 horses and it was transporting a
crowd. This was no ordinary kind of cart - the French people call it an
"omnibus". It goes on the same consistent route back and forth all
day and people pay to get on and travel where they need to go. I was mesmerised
by this creation and I really think that this idea could spread across the
world.
I am thinking about bringing this idea to life at London. This could change the citizens lives forever and might make me some money too!
I am thinking about taking this idea to the next level by making it bigger to carry more people and add another horse to make it easier to transport to certain destinations.
See you soon,
George
By Aman & Ahmad
Our Journey To The London Transport Museum Depot
On the 27th May 2016, we were
invited to go on a spectacular trip to the London Transport Museum Depot in
Acton (LTMD). An old Route Master was
waiting for us outside the school gates. It was a massive surprise for all of
us. Unfortunately, when we were boarding the old bus, we noticed that another
school was sitting on the top deck. We were so disappointed but didn’t let it
show on our faces.
When we were going to the depot,
we were all really excited because we had never been there before. It took a
long time to get there because we went on the A40. It was quite unusual because
a bus never goes on a motorway!
Sav and Matthew, the people
working with us on the project, introduced us to 2 time travelling people from
the past. There was a conductor, Cecil, and a clippy, Violet, who explained how
the bus worked. They were really funny and were telling each other to get off
the bus.
When we arrived, we got out and
turned around to stare at the enormous building. Before our eyes was the LTMD.
Inside the massive Depot, there were ancient artifacts and olden vehicles. We
were lucky enough to get inside some of them. The museum curator and the staff were
very kind and we thanked them for giving their time to us. Our knowledge of
buses has increased hugely because of them.
As we left the building, the
other school agreed to let us sit at the top - We really appreciated that. When
we were close to the entrance, all of us dashed toward the front seat to get
the best view but we noticed that the 2 time travelling people were occupying
the seats. They were trying the deny that it was them but we knew that they
were lying. Some of us sang songs on the way home to pass the time. When we reached the school it was a great
ending to the day. All credit to our wonderful teachers and all the staff at
London Transport Museum Depot.
By Aman & Ahmad
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Wednesday in school
After 2 days
of trips, we are finally back at school where we are starting our project. When
we got in this morning, the film group continued training how to use the
cameras and our writing group was with Sav and Mr Goodsir learning how the blog
works.
After break,
all the project people gathered together with Matthew, Sav and Mr Goodsir (my
teacher). We were split into our drama groups from Monday and thought of lots
of questions we could ask the people we were going to interview on Thursday.
While we were thinking of questions, Sav and Matthew came around to every group
to see how they were going on with the questions.
Next, we
shared our questions with everyone and typed them onto the whiteboard ready for
tomorrow. Then it was lunch.
This
afternoon, the writing group are starting typing up their blog on iPads and the
filming group are still training for tomorrow. We're looking forward to the
interviews!
From
Tabassum and Samira.
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