Swindon Bus War Round 4 : 3 is not the Magic Number

Too many buses running around with fresh air on board has seen Stagecoach blink on the number 3/number 5 near identical route.

Stagecoach will stop the number 3 from 12th August, stating it started well, but once Thamesdown started their near carbon copy number 5, passenger numbers fell away.

This skirmish benefit mostly the residents of Park North, with a hyper frequency of buses from two operators to choose from. In a welcome comment, the Stagecoach MD Rupert Cox noted the large number of buses running round having a "negative impact on their communities".

Top marks to Stagecoach for the comments, conceding early and giving it a go.

Now, from one front in the Swindon bus war to another, that Battle for Bassett, how goes things at the front Rupert and Andrew?

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 41

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10. A policy planner, means nothing to real people.

9. I told him to stick it on the front page and see how many we sell.

8. That's a good one.

7. Eggs are like Stephen Fry, highly versatile.

6. My shoes smell like chips.

5. Lets call if off.

4. Look it up in a phone book, lazy sod.

3. I brought the whole thing back up, in glorious technicolor.

2. That's a first.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. You'd better hurry up, we're nearly there.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 40

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10. Don't do it, it really isn't worth it.

9. He moaned about not being caught speeding, when the reason he was stopped was dangerous driving.

8. We've got ten minutes left, should see the cliffhanger.

7. No, no, they reattached his middle finger, shame.

6. People don't queue anymore.

5. Religion is like a pie, we know better, but we just can't help ourselves.

4. Anyone who thought they were so cool banking with egg have got it all over their face now.

3. Remove the foil first, otherwise you'll be in for a shock.

2. They'll be offering mortgages on park benches soon.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. You can't order that, the waiter will think you're a pleb, we all know you are but he doesn't know that.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 39

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10 . She's a grown woman for goodness sake.

9 . Coronation Street is mindless toss, for people from Manchester it's an insult, there are no cobbled streets any more.

8 . If you twist it until you get the feeling it's about to snap, then let go and jump out the way, that'll do it.

7 . I know what to do, I'm on a scheme.

6 . McDonalds are going to start giving A-Levels in Franglais.

5 . Hooray for sausage rolls.

4 . He's got a free pass, that can't be right.

3 . Advertising Executives are responsible for global warming, all the hot air.

2 . I listened carefully, for twenty minutes, but I still wasn't interested.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1 . He lives in a raincoat and has to pay council tax.

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Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 38

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10 . I just bought a shredder, it's changed my life.

9 . If you do it a second time, it's very different.

8 . Depends what type of bug it is.

7 . They are very cagey.

6 . Sell them up and ship out.

5 . I never litter.

4 . Law of averages says it's going to happen, it's the law.

3 . I know someone who has panic attacks about panic attacks.

2 . Three-hundred and sixty-two days to go.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1 . With a touch of water and some rubbing, it'll come up gleaming.

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