Stuart Chau

Transport enthusiast 🏎️🚌✈️, learning about buses🎓. Views are my own.

[Emily Hornett 🚌 ✈️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @BusDriverEm]

Same bus, 3 years apart,

27659 joined me yesterday for a 60 and a 600 before night bus,
One of the last times I had it was almost 3 years ago on 17s, thanks to @stuartchau500 for sending me the photo from when I took over from him in Henfield :)

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

I couldn’t be in 2 places at once, still didn’t stop me trying!

A great day out at Eastbourne Carnival wheel walking the open top bus I drove through it last year!

Then teleported back to Lewes Road to see the end of an era as the Scania Omnidekka ran its last service for B&H!

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Don’t think I fully realised how much I needed the rest until I had the week off!😮‍💨😴

Latest assignment involves 80% running around at 200mph… again! Number crunching and lots of familiarisation!🪽

Got my 20% uplift this week though, hard work for that exam paid off!🎉

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Got my first taste of a Leyland today!🤩

A fun day shunting around old buses with friends, getting my first taste of a Leyland Lynx and a Dennis Lance!

Would love a go on the road one day!🤤

Really needed a wash afterwards though being covered in dirt, hay, dust and mould🛀

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

The OMSI work bench - Gathering dust since the real deal was unlocked!😬🥺

Took a while to do the seemingly never ending Coaster! Always finding creases to iron out!

Bit more spit and polish on the Coaster last night, looking and feeling a bit more like a real one.

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Arrrgh! Temption was too great to resist!😂

Must jump on the bandwagon!🤪🐑

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Well… that was an intense day!😰

Tonight shall be a bus free evening.🙈

But first… some totally random Photos de bus obligatoires!🎮

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Think my Streetdeck obsession is due a renewal!

Brilliant day out at South East Bus Festival, highlight being the ride on the @EnsignBusCo Streetdeck😍! Also got to hear an informative talk by @BusAndTrainUser on customer experience.

Distraction over, back to studying!💪📚

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Bye for now desk… see you in a couple of weeks.

Been a bit quiet lately while I was busy tagging along with the health & safety elves wandering around every depot. 👷‍♂️

Another new experience for this week’s play day 🔓- finally got to experience a ‘900’ on the 28. 😍

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Oh dear… Somehow misread an entire question on a timed attempt… thankfully this was just practice! RTFQ - Read the FULL question!🙈🧐

The familiar feeling of 1 step forward and 2 steps back again😓

That’s enough reading today!🎮😴

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

😎Living my best life, complete with deck chairs and ice creams!🏖️🍦

Bit of impromptu OT playing emergency run-in controller while some site engineering works popped up👷🏻‍♂️🕹️

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Technically… playing OMSI is working from home?🤪🤔

7 gruelling course days later, feel like getting the laptop out for a rest night.🎮

Conveniently found a spot where I can hide to study for the rest of the week before finishing today too.📚🤓

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

📚Back to school week🤯

Been a while since I did any significant amount of studying for exams! 🎓

Never had a pencil case this well equipped before too! (Took notes on an iPad last time round)🤣

Brain is a bit fried rn so time for a brain out day!🤪🚌💨

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Play day🤪🎮

Not the purple route for a change!🫨

Getting OT out of Newhaven has been a bit like finding gold dust lately, so it’d be a bit rude not to since they phoned to ask nicely!📞🤩

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

It was nice while it lasted, loved this box of toys even more but time has come to give it back. 🥲

Definitely see myself applying when one comes up!😍

Next stop: back to school (again!)📚🪪

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

@5HAD0WGTRUK Possible alternator issues so batteries weren’t being charged while running. Luckily it ran out of juice in a safe place so it was just an inconvenience.

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Hmmm… that didn’t go to plan🥀

First bus conked out as I was leaving the stop. It was freezing on there anyway so at least I didn’t have to put up with it all night🥶

Next bus was much better (and warmer)… but now I’ll be the one whose clips are being watched. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

Day 13/13♠️

So far the least eventful day work wise. 😮‍💨

On the plus side, a nice splash of colours to close the week with.

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

7 days in and stretching boundaries. 🌱

Getting more confident and comfortable with uncomfortable conversations, and another new route unlocked!🔓

‘Only’ took a year and 5 months to finally do 46 for the first time and I went solo for a full evening of it!🎉

[Stuart Chau @stuartchau500]

It’s play time again🤪

Another week in paradise wrapped up with a mega OT day doing duty + yard work, with some Monday head start stuff in between. 🎉🏁

468 is becoming a bit of a theme now! That’s 3 29s on the trot I’ve had it! Not the most exciting to drive but does the job🐢