Bingo! 
That is how the mind goes. Here came the idea - after I was talking to a pleasant bus driver who said to me he had not seen me in six weeks and thought I was on holidays. It was his smile, his attitude, his positive approach, his waiting for me to answer and his nature that had brightened my afternoon, I answered in the most ridiculous way (as he caught me off-guard). 'I thought you were on holidays?'
Well, he shocked me and said he had 2 weeks and it wasn't enough!!' I just sat down on a seat whilst hearing a man sing to himself in what I thought was Hindi song but as I asked this man I later found out he was singing Ghazal songs!!!! Another happy person! Busways Bus Driver GS 1565 - (Number 1)
So then suddenly came the idea to start a 'Happy Bus Drivers Register' and promote this register to all bus drivers who may end up being happy themselves - especially if they don't talk to the commuters much.
20/10/10 Busways Bus Driver GO 8930 - (Number 2) Click here for her story:
http://sobsmtdruittasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-personal-past-bus-driver-success.html
I have also included a bus driver who I have written a story under 'Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt and Surrounding Suburbs' - this story has been told so I have list her details as well. This Bus driver has a happy face and is polite so I have included her - we want to preach this idea and get positive feedback from the community!
Bus driver GS 2118 - (Number 3) made me laugh today as I provide my Multi ticket - he said weekly ticket should be paying $49.00 per week! I advised him it is a combined bus & train - he then felt fine in saying what he had said - He did also advise that he was only doing a short shift due an error been made in providing his shift to some other bus driver. We don't really sit down and realise what they might go through!
Bus driver GS 0162 (Number 4) suggested that there might be 2 types of bus drivers - the new bus drivers may be long service and feeling grumpy and the young ones and new ones may be all happy - he knows of about 20 bus drivers that are happy! Also check his second story here:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-bus-driver-thats-happier.html
6/1/10 - Here is a commuters story (provide to Busways Glendinning) of how we have another happy driver!I think it speaks about itself how bus drivers promote 'public transport':
To Whom it may concern.
I am writing to give you some feedback of a good sort for a change. The driver of the bus I was on tonight was by far one of the most helpful drivers I have ever come across and should in my opinion be teaching others his style of Public Relations.
The driver assisted a lady tonight by dropping her off between stops and waiting for her to get into her car in a dangerous part of Shalvey so that the lady felt safe. This sort of action is very rare with most drivers more worried about the timetable then the passengers they convey on a daily basis. When I approached the driver and had a chat. I was even further shocked to find that the driver catches Public Transport home every day I was unable to find out where the driver lives but he said it was on Botany Bay. (no small feat by Public Transport after hours).
The driver also said that in his opinion and I quote “If I am going to tell people to use Public Transport then I had better do the same” end quote. I have noticed this driver on many of the late night services as late as 11.30PM so I guess the driver walks from the bus depot at Glendenning to catch a train home. How sad when shift workers have to do that because of little to no after hours services.This driver is a rare breed and I hope to see more drivers with his attitude soon.
Good work Busways on employing someone who cares about there job.
Details of the Bus.
Bus 974 Rego m/o 5059
Drivers Card GP 1369
9.17 Pm Route 758 Mount Druitt to Shalvey
Regards Ben Foster
(Happy Bus Driver Number 5)
20/1/11 - Westbus Bus Driver EM 1738 - (Number 6) Click here for strory:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-have-westbus-happy-driver.html
20/1/11 ( posted 28/1/11) Westbus Bus Driver GP 9369 - (Number 7) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-happy-westbus-driver-last-week.html
27/1/11 - Busways Bus Driver GR 7601 - (Number 8) - Click her for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/amazing-happy-bus-driver.html
28/1/11 - Busways Bus Driver GS 1336 - (Number 10) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-happy-driver-excited.html
31/1/11 - Westbus Bus Driver GR 7218 - (Number 11) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/well-another-happy-bus-driver-and-very.html
1/2/11 - Westbus Bus Driver GR 9417 - (Number 12) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-westbus-happy-bus-driver-number.html
2/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver AN 1354 - (Number 13) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-happy-bus-driver-for-busways.html
3/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GS 7317 - (Number 14) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-happy-bus-drivers-coming-on-board.html
4/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GR 5865 - (Number 15) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-happy-bus-driver-list-is-building.html
5/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GQ 4714 - (Number 16) Click here for story:
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9119267016632766236&postID=6883359087581410280
5/2/11 - Wesbus Bus Driver CQ 9166 - (Number 17) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/westbus-driver-calmed-two-female.htmls
11/2/11- Busways Bus Driver GS 6181 - (Number 18) - Click here for story: http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/busways-driver-not-only-talks-is-happy.html
12/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GP 7345 - (Number 19) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-happy-busways-driver-number-18.html
14/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 2643 - (Number 20) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-well-controlled-bus-driver.html
16/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GS 4031 - ( Number 21) - Click her for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-bus-driver-on-9211.html
17/2/11 Westbus bus Driver FO 1438 - (Number 22) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-smiley-bus-driver-number-20.html
18/2/11 Westbus Bus Driver FS 5924 - (Number 23) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-bus-driver-remains-quiet-with.html
25/2/11 Westbus Bus Driver GI 2840 - (Number 24) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-happy-bus-driver-very-pleasing.html
25/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GQ 0572 - (Number 25) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-and-more-happy-bus-drivers-number.html
3/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 9011 - (Number 26) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-bus-drivers-driving-on-number-25.html
11/3/11 Busways Bus Driver DG 5461 - (Number 27) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-late-night-bus-driver-number-26.html
15/3/11 Busways Bus Driver EN 2113 - (Number 28) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-bus-driver-although-there-is.html
25/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GS 9199 - (Number 29) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/laughing-happy-driver-number.html
31/3/11 Westbus Bus Driver GR 8604 - (Number 30) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-more-happy-bus-drivers-number-29.
31/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 1842 - (Number 31) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/well-behaved-bus-driver-under-crisis.html
10/5/2011 Busways Bus Driver GO 3922 - (Number 32) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-driver-that-laughs.html
17/8/2011 Westbus Bus Driver GR 8761 - (Number 36) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-happy-westbus-driver-knows-how.html
11/10/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 5351 - (Number 37) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-happy-bus-driver.html
8/11/2011 Busways Bus Driver GT 2954 - (Number 38) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-happy-bus-driver.html
3/2/2012 Busways Bus Driver GQ6343 - (Number 39) - Click here:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/chivalry-still-shines-alive-happy-bus.html
Here it is "Happy Bus Drivers Register": 
In Alphabetical Order
1. AN 1354 - Westbus Bus Driver 2. CQ 9166 - Wesstbus Bus Driver
3. DG 5461 - Busways Bus Driver 4. EN 2113 - Busways Bus Driver
5. EM 1738 - Westbus Bus Driver 6. FO 1438 - Westbus Bus Driver
7. FS 5924 - Westbus Bus Driver 8. GI 2840 - Westbus Bus Driver
9. GO 3922 - Busways Bus Driver 10. GO 8930 - Busways Bus Driver
That is how the mind goes. Here came the idea - after I was talking to a pleasant bus driver who said to me he had not seen me in six weeks and thought I was on holidays. It was his smile, his attitude, his positive approach, his waiting for me to answer and his nature that had brightened my afternoon, I answered in the most ridiculous way (as he caught me off-guard). 'I thought you were on holidays?'Well, he shocked me and said he had 2 weeks and it wasn't enough!!' I just sat down on a seat whilst hearing a man sing to himself in what I thought was Hindi song but as I asked this man I later found out he was singing Ghazal songs!!!! Another happy person! Busways Bus Driver GS 1565 - (Number 1)
So then suddenly came the idea to start a 'Happy Bus Drivers Register' and promote this register to all bus drivers who may end up being happy themselves - especially if they don't talk to the commuters much.
20/10/10 Busways Bus Driver GO 8930 - (Number 2) Click here for her story:
http://sobsmtdruittasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-personal-past-bus-driver-success.html
I have also included a bus driver who I have written a story under 'Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt and Surrounding Suburbs' - this story has been told so I have list her details as well. This Bus driver has a happy face and is polite so I have included her - we want to preach this idea and get positive feedback from the community!
Bus driver GS 2118 - (Number 3) made me laugh today as I provide my Multi ticket - he said weekly ticket should be paying $49.00 per week! I advised him it is a combined bus & train - he then felt fine in saying what he had said - He did also advise that he was only doing a short shift due an error been made in providing his shift to some other bus driver. We don't really sit down and realise what they might go through!
Bus driver GS 0162 (Number 4) suggested that there might be 2 types of bus drivers - the new bus drivers may be long service and feeling grumpy and the young ones and new ones may be all happy - he knows of about 20 bus drivers that are happy! Also check his second story here:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-bus-driver-thats-happier.html
6/1/10 - Here is a commuters story (provide to Busways Glendinning) of how we have another happy driver!I think it speaks about itself how bus drivers promote 'public transport':
To Whom it may concern.
I am writing to give you some feedback of a good sort for a change. The driver of the bus I was on tonight was by far one of the most helpful drivers I have ever come across and should in my opinion be teaching others his style of Public Relations.
The driver assisted a lady tonight by dropping her off between stops and waiting for her to get into her car in a dangerous part of Shalvey so that the lady felt safe. This sort of action is very rare with most drivers more worried about the timetable then the passengers they convey on a daily basis. When I approached the driver and had a chat. I was even further shocked to find that the driver catches Public Transport home every day I was unable to find out where the driver lives but he said it was on Botany Bay. (no small feat by Public Transport after hours).
The driver also said that in his opinion and I quote “If I am going to tell people to use Public Transport then I had better do the same” end quote. I have noticed this driver on many of the late night services as late as 11.30PM so I guess the driver walks from the bus depot at Glendenning to catch a train home. How sad when shift workers have to do that because of little to no after hours services.This driver is a rare breed and I hope to see more drivers with his attitude soon.
Good work Busways on employing someone who cares about there job.
Details of the Bus.
Bus 974 Rego m/o 5059
Drivers Card GP 1369
9.17 Pm Route 758 Mount Druitt to Shalvey
Regards Ben Foster
(Happy Bus Driver Number 5)
20/1/11 - Westbus Bus Driver EM 1738 - (Number 6) Click here for strory:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-have-westbus-happy-driver.html
20/1/11 ( posted 28/1/11) Westbus Bus Driver GP 9369 - (Number 7) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-happy-westbus-driver-last-week.html
27/1/11 - Busways Bus Driver GR 7601 - (Number 8) - Click her for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/amazing-happy-bus-driver.html
28/1/11 - Busways Bus Driver GS 1336 - (Number 10) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-happy-driver-excited.html
31/1/11 - Westbus Bus Driver GR 7218 - (Number 11) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/01/well-another-happy-bus-driver-and-very.html
1/2/11 - Westbus Bus Driver GR 9417 - (Number 12) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-westbus-happy-bus-driver-number.html
2/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver AN 1354 - (Number 13) - Click below for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-happy-bus-driver-for-busways.html
3/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GS 7317 - (Number 14) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-happy-bus-drivers-coming-on-board.html
4/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GR 5865 - (Number 15) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-happy-bus-driver-list-is-building.html
5/2/11 - Busways Bus Driver GQ 4714 - (Number 16) Click here for story:
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9119267016632766236&postID=6883359087581410280
5/2/11 - Wesbus Bus Driver CQ 9166 - (Number 17) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/westbus-driver-calmed-two-female.htmls
11/2/11- Busways Bus Driver GS 6181 - (Number 18) - Click here for story: http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/busways-driver-not-only-talks-is-happy.html
12/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GP 7345 - (Number 19) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-happy-busways-driver-number-18.html
14/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 2643 - (Number 20) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-well-controlled-bus-driver.html
16/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GS 4031 - ( Number 21) - Click her for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-bus-driver-on-9211.html
17/2/11 Westbus bus Driver FO 1438 - (Number 22) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-smiley-bus-driver-number-20.html
18/2/11 Westbus Bus Driver FS 5924 - (Number 23) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-bus-driver-remains-quiet-with.html
25/2/11 Westbus Bus Driver GI 2840 - (Number 24) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-happy-bus-driver-very-pleasing.html
25/2/11 Busways Bus Driver GQ 0572 - (Number 25) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-and-more-happy-bus-drivers-number.html
3/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 9011 - (Number 26) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-bus-drivers-driving-on-number-25.html
11/3/11 Busways Bus Driver DG 5461 - (Number 27) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-late-night-bus-driver-number-26.html
15/3/11 Busways Bus Driver EN 2113 - (Number 28) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-bus-driver-although-there-is.html
25/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GS 9199 - (Number 29) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/laughing-happy-driver-number.html
31/3/11 Westbus Bus Driver GR 8604 - (Number 30) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-more-happy-bus-drivers-number-29.
31/3/11 Busways Bus Driver GR 1842 - (Number 31) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/03/well-behaved-bus-driver-under-crisis.html
10/5/2011 Busways Bus Driver GO 3922 - (Number 32) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-driver-that-laughs.html
13/5/2011 Busways Bus Driver GP 1717 - (Number 33) - Click here for story:
htmlhttp://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/05/full-time-happy-bus-driver.html
29/6/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 5473 - (Number 34) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/06/finally-another-happy-bus-driver.html
26/7/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 9525 - (Number 35) - Click here for story
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-happened-to-me-today-unbelievable.html
29/6/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 5473 - (Number 34) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/06/finally-another-happy-bus-driver.html
26/7/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 9525 - (Number 35) - Click here for story
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-happened-to-me-today-unbelievable.html
17/8/2011 Westbus Bus Driver GR 8761 - (Number 36) - Click here for story:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-happy-westbus-driver-knows-how.html
11/10/2011 Busways Bus Driver GS 5351 - (Number 37) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-happy-bus-driver.html
8/11/2011 Busways Bus Driver GT 2954 - (Number 38) - Click here for story:http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-happy-bus-driver.html
3/2/2012 Busways Bus Driver GQ6343 - (Number 39) - Click here:
http://mountdruittcommuters.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/chivalry-still-shines-alive-happy-bus.html
In Alphabetical Order
1. AN 1354 - Westbus Bus Driver 2. CQ 9166 - Wesstbus Bus Driver
3. DG 5461 - Busways Bus Driver 4. EN 2113 - Busways Bus Driver
5. EM 1738 - Westbus Bus Driver 6. FO 1438 - Westbus Bus Driver
7. FS 5924 - Westbus Bus Driver 8. GI 2840 - Westbus Bus Driver
9. GO 3922 - Busways Bus Driver 10. GO 8930 - Busways Bus Driver
11. GP 1717 - Busways Bus Driver 12. GP 1369 - Busways Bus Driver
13. GP 7345 - Busways Bus Driver 14. GP 9369 - Westbus Bus Driver
15. GQ 6343 - Busways Bus Driver 16. GQ 4714 - Busways Bus Driver
17. GR 1842 - Busways Bus Driver 18. GR 2643 - Busways Bus Driver
19. GR 5865 - Busways Bus Driver 20. GR 5869 - Busways Bus Driver
21. GR 7218 - Westbus Bus Driver 22. GR 7601 - Busways Bus Driver
23. GR 8604 -Westbus Bus Driver 24. GR 8761 - Westbus Bus Driver
25. GR 9011 - Busways Bus Driver 26. GR 9417 - Westbus Bus Driver
27. GS 0162 - Busways Bus Driver 28. GS 1336 - Busways Bus Driver
29. GS 1565 - Busways Bus Driver 30. GS 2118 - Busways Bus Driver
31. GS 4031 - Busways Bus Driver 32. GS 5351 - Busways Bus Driver
33. GS 5473 - Busways Bus Driver 34. GS 6181 - Busways Bus Driver
35. GS 7317 - Busways Bus Driver 36. GS 8604 - Westbus Bus Driver
37. GS 9199 - Busways Bus Driver 38. GS 9525 - Busways Bus Driver
39. GT 2954 - Busways Bus Driver
13. GP 7345 - Busways Bus Driver 14. GP 9369 - Westbus Bus Driver
15. GQ 6343 - Busways Bus Driver 16. GQ 4714 - Busways Bus Driver
17. GR 1842 - Busways Bus Driver 18. GR 2643 - Busways Bus Driver
19. GR 5865 - Busways Bus Driver 20. GR 5869 - Busways Bus Driver
21. GR 7218 - Westbus Bus Driver 22. GR 7601 - Busways Bus Driver
23. GR 8604 -Westbus Bus Driver 24. GR 8761 - Westbus Bus Driver
25. GR 9011 - Busways Bus Driver 26. GR 9417 - Westbus Bus Driver
27. GS 0162 - Busways Bus Driver 28. GS 1336 - Busways Bus Driver
29. GS 1565 - Busways Bus Driver 30. GS 2118 - Busways Bus Driver
31. GS 4031 - Busways Bus Driver 32. GS 5351 - Busways Bus Driver
33. GS 5473 - Busways Bus Driver 34. GS 6181 - Busways Bus Driver
35. GS 7317 - Busways Bus Driver 36. GS 8604 - Westbus Bus Driver
37. GS 9199 - Busways Bus Driver 38. GS 9525 - Busways Bus Driver
39. GT 2954 - Busways Bus Driver
*This will be updated as I get advice from commuters or even from my personal choice of seeing happy bus drivers. 
1 comment:
i caught the bus yesterday and bus driver GS 1565 was my driver, what a pleasant, polite man he was smiling in a fantastic mood and seemed to enjoy what he was doing.
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