BGI Blog - The Big Green Bus

04-02-10 Big Green Bus update…

I’m up early today to take the Big Green Bus over to Thamesdown Transport in Swindon for a kind of ‘Spa Holiday’ for buses. More →

14-07-09 Bus Gear

I'm beginning to think our Big Green Bus is ‘alive' and trying to get my attention (as if it doesn't have it seven days a week anyway) because almost every time we take it out on the road something happens to make our journey a memorable one ... More →

22-05-09 Two days left

There are only two days left of our Big Green Bus tour of Bournemouth and Poole now. Today we will be at Montecute special school in Poole, tomorrow (Saturday) we will be outside the Pavilion in Bournemouth and then we head back to Worcestershire on Sunday morning. More →

15-05-09 Our eventful journey

I'm sitting with a cup of tea in a lovely B&B in Bournemouth. That tells you that we made it down to the South Coast yesterday, but our journey on the bus didn't go quite as smoothly as I'd planned.... More →

29-03-09 Back from Exeter

Well ... we are all back in one piece from the Exeter City Centre event and I have finally managed to lay to rest my totally unfounded fear that we might be destined, always, to break down en route to our events! More →

23-03-09 Countdown to Exeter

I've spoken with Bob from Thamesdown Transport, so now I fully understand which batteries we need for the bus and why. Apparently it's all to do with the ‘cranking value' - and making sure our batteries are a minimum 665 amp-hour. Piece of cake! More →

19-03-09 Battery decisions

Despite numerous attempts to recharge them, our poor old bus batteries have finally given up the ghost. More →

09-03-09 Bob’s blog part 2

It's now early January and the new engine is ready for delivery so I called Brigit to keep her updated on the progress of her bus. She was extremely excited that the reconditioned engine was due for delivery the following day, and quickly made plans with Ralph (the cameraman) so they both could visit Thamesdown Transport in Swindon and film the occasion.The engine arrived as planned, and Ralph set about filming the delivery and unloading of the new 'Greener' Gardner engine. More →

03-03-09 Bob’s blog part 1

My ‘Big Green Experience' all started when a phone call was received from Brigit to recover her bus from Bradford-on-Avon.The engine was ‘Dead' and had thrown a con-rod narrowly missing the alternator, which was very fortunate as a direct strike would have caused an electrical fire and serious damage to the engine bay wiring. More →

11-02-09 Bus engine update

Great news ... the new engine is all but in and I'm hoping to collect the bus from Swindon next Thursday morning! More →