Passengers at the edge of Clifton Village watch the 96% humidity settle on the windscreen of a delayed outbound 8. This electric Yutong is currently fourteen minutes late to Pembroke Road, though its 215 kW motor remains perfectly silent.
High humidity clings to the citylines east livery as the inbound Route 1 reaches Henbury thirteen minutes behind the timetable. The Scania's biogas cylinders carry it toward the City Centre while over a quarter of the evening network faces similar delays.
Route X9 stutters through Anchor Road, fifteen minutes adrift on its inbound journey from Nailsea. The micro-hybrid technology of this StreetDeck does little to accelerate its progress toward the bus station.
At 8:42 PM, the inbound 48 to the City Centre is held up for 15 minutes at the Rupert Street C9 stop. Visibility across the city is currently 0.2km, making the Olympia livery on this Volvo B9TL appear rather ghostly in the fog.
Route 73 defies the evening's general network gloom by reaching Highgrove Street inbound on time. This battery-electric U11DD ghosts through the 0.2km visibility, apparently unbothered that sixty-two per cent of its peers are currently behind schedule.
At 8:02 PM, the 43 inbound towards Broad Quay sits five minutes behind schedule at Imperial Park. This Scania N280UD carries its biogas cylinders through the Knowle West evening with a quietness the network average of twelve-minute delays cannot match.
Passengers waiting at the Cheltenham Road stop watch the 70 outbound arrive fifteen minutes late into the Redland mist. The WESTbus livery remains bright despite the evening damp and a network currently running at twenty per cent punctuality.
Route 17 stumbles through Kingswood thirteen minutes late on its evening journey to Keynsham. The curved glass of the Wright Eclipse Gemini body fogs over in the 8°C air as the driver negotiates the East Bristol sprawl.
Route m2 loiters at Ashton Gate, thirteen minutes adrift on its outbound journey. The £92m FirstGroup allocated for share buybacks this year suggests that moving capital is currently more efficient than moving people through South Bristol.
At 6:42 PM, the 4 to Cribbs Causeway remains unaccounted for at Sea Mills Square. The Lawrence Hill garage has allowed a twelve-minute gap to open between the schedule and this particular Volvo B9TL.
At 6:22 PM, the outbound m1 sits fifteen minutes behind schedule at the Queen Square Q2 stop. This biogas-powered Scania is currently contributing to the eighty-four percent of the network running late tonight.
Humidity at ninety-five percent clings to the passengers gathered on Malago Road as they wait for an outbound A1. This particular airport service is currently twelve minutes behind schedule, a common theme on a night where eighty-two percent of the network is struggling.
Route Y1 stutters through the suburban uncertainty of the High Street, 15 minutes adrift on its journey toward the City Centre. The Scania's lack of a rear window offers no view of the long queue of traffic now forming behind it.
A silent Yutong U11DD waits at Redcliff Hill, currently fifteen minutes adrift on its inbound journey from Cribbs Causeway. The 8°C dampness persists as this WESTbus liveried vehicle joins the eighty per cent of the regional network currently running late.
At 5:02 PM, the 49x to Emersons Green sits nine minutes behind its schedule at the Baldwin Street R11 stop. The Orange Front Olympia livery provides a splash of colour against a 95% humidity evening while 81% of the network struggles through the rush hour.
Humidity at 95% clings to the passengers waiting at Rock Street for an inbound T1 that is currently 15 minutes adrift. This first stop of forty-seven usually sets the tone for the journey into the Bristol City Centre.
Route 70 stutters on its outbound journey at Redcliffe Way. The electric Yutong U11DD is 15 minutes late, leaving its intended passengers to observe the afternoon rush hour from the pavement.
Passengers at Ridgeway Lane watch as the 73 inbound disappears toward the Haymarket ten minutes before it was meant to arrive. This silent WESTbus electric model is making remarkable time while the rest of the city averages a fourteen-minute delay.
The humid mist at Temple Meads greets an inbound 73 arriving ten minutes earlier than the timetable dictates. This WESTbus electric double-decker sits at the kerb while the broader city rush hour enters its usual state of entropy.
A heavy mist settles over Melvin Square as the inbound 74 arrives seven minutes late. Manchester’s franchised Bee Network charges £2 while Bristol passengers find another 60p for the same service.
Passengers at the P1 stop endure a thickening drizzle while the outbound 8 remains fifteen minutes adrift. This electric single-decker offers a smooth ride on air suspension, provided it eventually decides to move.
At 2:42 PM, the 77 to Muller Road Top sits idle at the Stoke Bishop Transport Hub. This Wright Eclipse Gemini is currently fifteen minutes adrift of its schedule while the humidity reaches 95 percent.
Route 19 haunts the Swineford stop 11 minutes late as damp mist settles over Kelston Road. This inbound Enviro400 is currently part of the 75 per cent of the regional network failing to meet the timetable.
The heavy mist at Airport Road masks everything but the hum of an outbound 74 arriving precisely on schedule. While 57 other routes across the city struggle with midday delays, this electric WESTbus from Hengrove garage holds its line through the Brislington gloom.
Route 1 exhales at Arnos Court while running six minutes late on its outbound journey toward Broomhill. This Scania N280UD is currently on stop 39 of 47, making its quiet way through the grey Brislington air.
Thick fog at Bradley Stoke Way reduces visibility to 300 metres, yet the m1 inbound remains visible and on schedule at the Willow Brook stop. The 9.3-litre engine pulls away toward Hengrove Park without the usual thirteen-minute penalty currently afflicting the rest of the city.
At 1:02 PM, the A1 outbound to the airport sits ten minutes adrift at Wesley Street. The Scania's lack of a rear window offers passengers a private, foggy view of Bedminster's gentrifying skyline.
Passengers at Chesterfield Road watch the mist swallow the 70 as it runs seven minutes late toward Temple Meads. The silent electric motor offers a quiet contrast to a network where 91 percent of the fleet is currently chasing the clock.
The 95% humidity hangs over Church Road as the outbound 43 arrives at the Gilbert Road stop. It hits the timing point at exactly 12:22 PM, maintaining its composure while most other routes across the city struggle with midday delays.
A thin mist clings to the WESTbus livery as the outbound 75 arrives ten minutes early at Hengrove Leisure Park. This electric double-decker has beaten the midday traffic, leaving any intended passengers in Knowle still walking toward their stops.
