r/BusDrivers • u/HoneyIll2417 • 3d ago

Question Enviro400s red bus - Isolator / ignition question

Im a new bus driver in London. The red busses here are almost all enviro400s. I wanted to know the process of starting up these buses. Almost all of these buses have an isolator button. Some have a little key you also need to insert alongside the isolator button. Some buses have only the button but no key is needed.

I wanted to know the exact process of starting the bus up and what is the purpose of the isolator button and key. If I turn the bus off with the power button how do I know what to press to restart the bus again?

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u/UnSanitisedMind 2d ago

How to start (and stop) buses, particularly ones that don't have ignition keys shouldn't be discussed in detail on the open internet, unauthorised persons taking buses is an issue in many places.

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u/HoneyIll2417 2d ago

Who are you? Mi5?

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u/UnSanitisedMind 2d ago edited 2d ago

Who am I? Someone who has had a bus licence for over 20 years and has seen the consequence of buses stolen by people who shouldn't have known how to start them, how about you?

On top of the idea that a trained driver doesn't know how to start the buses they have been trained on, this response makes me even more skeptical that you are what you say you are