31 October 2023
Butler the bus driver
Butler, the depot’s best driver, steered his double decker out of Wandsworth Depot and onto the A37. It was a typical London morning—grey, overcast, rain threatening to bring out the kids who splash in puddles. Each morning for five days a week, Butler drove a bus on the 415 route, the driver’s cabin fragranced by his inexpensive aftershave. ‘Hello, Mrs Farnsworth, how’s your Bert’s lumbago?’‘Mustn’t […]