The Anonymous Widower

The Diesel-Hybrid 141 Buses Always Seem To Get Through

Today, I had an all-too-typical bus-rid back from Moorgate after breakfast and a bit of shopping.

My direct bus is a 141, which is a second-rate, Chinese BYD bus, which has a number of problems as I pointed out in My 78-Year-Old Legs Are More Reliable Than The New Chinese Buses On London’s 141 Bus Route.

• I just missed a 141, so I caught the next bus that was going my way.
• It was a New Routemaster on the 76 route, so I took a chance, that it might pass the previous 141 bus, as they often do.
• As we passed Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, we passed the 141, but it was stopped at the side of the road, with all its lights flashing.
• I decided to change two stops from home and left two stops from home, from where I could walk.
• I waited perhaps five minutes before an elderly Wrightbus diesel-hybrid arrived to take me home,

After today’s experience, I can’t help but remember the old joke!

• Question: What’s red and lies in the gutter?
• Answer: A dead bus!

Other colours are available.

November 22, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Shopping, Transport/Travel | Battery-Electric Buses, Buses, BYD, London Bus 141, London Bus 76, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Moorgate, New Routemaster, Wrightbus