End of an Era..
Posted: 28 Nov 2009
After 16 years pretty fucking faultless service, the final two remaining Badgerline Lances will be withdrawn for scrap at end of duty today (Sat).
Given the amount of abuse they've had over the years, and the mileages covered it's amazing that the final pair 122 and 130 were largely unmolested examples of this fine breed.
In a final farewell, and more by accident than design we snapped a couple of shots of my fave remaining beast 122 outside a reasonably well known hospital this evening...
It's also the end of an era in terms of Badgerline Marlborough Street, since as of Sunday most North Somerset work goes to Weston in what is the begining of the end of Badgerline in Bristol.
By February it will no longer exist.
A rather sad end brought about by obscene corporate greed.
I may be the only person on earth that will, but I'll miss the Lances, they were fucking ace.
So, mine will be the only survivng example, the rest will soon be baked bean tins, you'll know if you get one, it'll rattle alot and be very rusty!
122 knew the end was nigh, the starter motor fell out of it (literally) as I was about to take her to Keynsham for the final time. Rather than get another bus I waited for them to fix it before fucking off 40 minutes late.
I'd really love to have stolen it, but since it's tracked by satalite, getting away with it could have been issueous...
So, fair well Badgerline, you were great, and a great place to work, and fuck you First, I hope you all get cancer and die.
Given the amount of abuse they've had over the years, and the mileages covered it's amazing that the final pair 122 and 130 were largely unmolested examples of this fine breed.
In a final farewell, and more by accident than design we snapped a couple of shots of my fave remaining beast 122 outside a reasonably well known hospital this evening...
It's also the end of an era in terms of Badgerline Marlborough Street, since as of Sunday most North Somerset work goes to Weston in what is the begining of the end of Badgerline in Bristol.
By February it will no longer exist.
A rather sad end brought about by obscene corporate greed.
I may be the only person on earth that will, but I'll miss the Lances, they were fucking ace.
So, mine will be the only survivng example, the rest will soon be baked bean tins, you'll know if you get one, it'll rattle alot and be very rusty!
122 knew the end was nigh, the starter motor fell out of it (literally) as I was about to take her to Keynsham for the final time. Rather than get another bus I waited for them to fix it before fucking off 40 minutes late.
I'd really love to have stolen it, but since it's tracked by satalite, getting away with it could have been issueous...
So, fair well Badgerline, you were great, and a great place to work, and fuck you First, I hope you all get cancer and die.
Now I know why he aint driving anymore ......and it's nothing to do with diabetis. 
It seems rather a waste!!
). I expect a fair few Londoners were sad too when the old routemaster were pulled from service!![[no]](./images/smilies/nono1.gif "erm, NO!"){kind=small}
