NEW bus driver Emma Pool-Long, 19, has now joined her dad as a bus driver for Transdev.

Emma, 19, is working at the York depot, while her dad works in Harrogate.

Emma decided to be a bus driver at a recruitment event at Rawcliffe in April, which led to her training and qualifying.

She said: “I’m driving open-top buses for our City Sightseeing York tours at the moment and I love it. The best thing is meeting lots of new people as we have customers from all over the world discovering our beautiful city with us.”

Emma’s dad Chris said: “It’s great to see Emma taking to bus driving so quickly and most of all, to see her enjoying every minute of it. Passing her test first time is something special given she’s only 19, and she has a great career ahead of her now.

“I’m one of the longest-serving drivers at our Harrogate depot and I can see why Emma’s enjoying it – and when I finally retire, we’ll still have a bus driver in the family!”

Transdev is currently recruiting new drivers at its York depot. For details, go to: transdevbus.co.uk/work-with-us.