The Ones Who Drive Us, Stories of Public Transport Drivers
No. 79 MAY 2024
Every day and every night, along city streets, secondary roads or dirt tracks, thousands of public transport drivers take people to their destination. They spend years behind the wheel of a bus or tram, seeing the landscapes changing and, if they work full-time on one or more routes, seeing their passengers throughout their different stages of life.
This profession has existed in Portugal for more than a century, but little is known about its history and the routines of these professionals, men and also women, Portuguese people and also immigrants, who are not sufficient in number for the growing needs in this sector.
This book portrays eight bus drivers and two tram drivers in different parts of the country, their stories and how much they reflect the changes in a country in motion.
Every day and every night, along city streets, secondary roads or dirt tracks, thousands of public transport drivers take people to their destination. They spend years behind the wheel of a bus or tram, seeing the landscapes changing and, if they work full-time on one or more routes, seeing their passengers throughout their different stages of life.
This profession has existed in Portugal for more than a century, but little is known about its history and the routines of these professionals, men and also women, Portuguese people and also immigrants, who are not sufficient in number for the growing needs in this sector.
This book portrays eight bus drivers and two tram drivers in different parts of the country, their stories and how much they reflect the changes in a country in motion.
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Dimensions
6.5 × 130 × 200 mm
ISBN
978-989-9153-63-9