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Adam Keen

@AdamKBus

Public transport professional - Tweeting in a personal capacity. Retweets are not necessarily endorsements.

Joined August 2021
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1/3 - I’m currently travelling on a First Dorset bus from Bridport to Weymouth. The destination blind shows ‘Bridport’ in large letters and ‘then Weymouth’ underneath in smaller letters. An argument has broken out between a passenger and the driver about why Bridport would be
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2/3 shown as the perceived final destination when passengers who board after Bridport think they are going the wrong way (buses travel in both directions). Two further passengers further along the route have asked the same question, suggesting that this is a commonly encountered
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3/3 issue. It’s certainly taking up a significant portion of the drivers journey answering all the queries, along with creating quite a lot of debate amongst passengers on-board. Surely the large lettered ‘final destination’ should be just that?
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A day behind the wheel today for @PulhamsCoaches on rail replacement. Naturally, I opted for a Volvo - This one is Pulhams only Volvo 9700 and a fine machine it is too.
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A recent trip to India provided an opportunity to view first hand the variety of standards, investment and maintenance where passenger transport is concerned. At one end of the scale is an owner-operated, well used three wheeler and at the other end is a smart @VolvoBusesIN 9700.
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Image from Adam Keen (@AdamKBus)
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1/3 A late night tonight, putting the finishing touches to routes 112 and 213, that @FourwayCoach begin operating tomorrow in the Batley and Dewsbury areas under the @GWYbus brand. As ever, a significant amount of work completed ahead of day 1, which is unseen by our customers.
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2/3 Driver recruitment, driver induction and training, uniform to be ordered, vehicles to be added to MID and operator licence, vinyls to be designed and applied, timetables to be designed and printed, route learning, risk assessment / route tests, ticket machine programming,
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3/3 next stop kit programming, BODS registrations, duty and rota compilation, website updates, maintenance and MOT planning for additional buses etc etc - There is more I’ve not covered and a number of people involved in making it happen. Here’s to a smooth launch day tomorrow 🙏
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Please feel free to share with any contacts in Yorkshire / Lancashire who book coaches. Very well specified coaches driven by a specifically chosen group of drivers.
Fourway Coaches (@FourwayCoach) profile pictureFourway Coaches@FourwayCoach2 Jul 2025
Fourway Platinum is the specification chosen by many sports clubs across Yorkshire. Featuring luxury reclining seats grouped around large tables, Apple TV, toilet, 24hr assistance and drivers specially selected for these coaches, ‘Platinum’ represents a truly luxury journey.
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The Fourway ‘Platinum’ fleet exists to move teams like @HalifaxPanthers who travelled to their game today with our driver Ashleigh.
Halifax Panthers 🐾 (@HalifaxPanthers) profile pictureHalifax Panthers 🐾
@HalifaxPanthers18 May 2025
THE PANTHERS HAVE ARRIVED!!! 🔵⚪️🐾 Massive thank you to @FourwayCoach for getting the girls to Workington in style 😎 Kick off is 2pm at Derwent Park, rip in ladies 👊 #Panthers2025 #BAWA #GameDay
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Today saw me visit @ITV to meet with the @emmerdale team. @FourwayCoach have worked with the Emmerdale team for many years and our drivers love being involved. I couldn’t turn down a photo behind the bar of ‘The Woolpack’ between meetings 🍺
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Great to be back working for @TheGoAheadGroup , initially in West Yorkshire for a few months. Here is one of four Volvo B7RLE single deckers used on route 571, newly awarded to Go Ahead, operated under contract to @WestYorkshireCA
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One of 2 x 2017 Volvo B11R Levante 56 seat coaches bought by @AdvCoachlines a few months ago. Having just been painted into Bws BlackBerry, this coach is now out earning its keep on private hire and rail replacement work. Levantes aren’t for everyone, but they have their place.
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Image from Adam Keen (@AdamKBus)
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Image from Adam Keen (@AdamKBus)
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Whilst I’m temporarily busy in Manchester, the Welsh team re-started the operation of route 14 in Swansea today, which was briefly secured by another operator in May this year. Great to be back serving Pennard again with the same drivers who made it so successful prior to May.
Adventure Travel (@AdvTravelBus) profile pictureAdventure Travel@AdvTravelBus6 Jan 2025
Meet Brodie, your smiley driver on beautiful Route 14, a reliable service from Swansea bus station to Pennard Cliffs, via #Singleton campus & hospital, the Mayals, Bishopston, Kittle from 06:55 (Swansea) until 23:25 (Pennard) Track the service bit.ly/Bus-tracker #SwanseaBus
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#SwanseaBay #Gower

ALT #SwanseaBay #Gower

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Despite the best efforts of the British weather to unsettle our mobilisation, Tranche 3 is well underway and buses have left all 4 depots as planned. Here is an early morning departure from Ashton depot.
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Metroline Manchester operation now imminent! An incredible amount of work has gone into this mobilisation, undertaken by a superb team of committed, experienced colleagues. Great to bump into some ex @StagecoachSouth colleagues too, who were collecting surplus buses from Ashton.
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The final countdown to the mobilisation of Manchester Tranche 3 is on… 19 hours until Metroline Manchester take over the operation of this depot (Ashton / Tameside) and 3 others. I’m seconded here for a couple of weeks to assist with handover and mobilisation.
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Huge congrats to @AndrewWickhamGo - My boss for 7 years, during which time I learnt a lot. An approachable, experienced, inspirational leader who treats people well and always has his eye on the detail. Congrats Andrew - So pleased for you. news.bournemouthone.com/7810…
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Our buses display their poppies with pride, as a mark of our respect for all those who lost their lives in conflict. We’re proud to support @britishlegion on our @TrawsCymru_ , @AdvTravelBus and @AdvCoachlines vehicles.
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Image from Adam Keen (@AdamKBus)
Image from Adam Keen (@AdamKBus)
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This cigarette lighter - with a #Metroline London bus proudly displayed - was bought by one of our cleaners from a corner shop in Splott! Thats some impressive geographical brand coverage… #splott #londonbus @ComfortDelGro
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