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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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Dinky decker...<br />
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A retired bus driver has taken his passion for buses to the next level - by transforming a broken mobility scooter into a quirky mini yellow bus.<br />
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Keith Burbidge, 75, retired as a coach driver last year but missed the mode of public transport so much he decided to make his own miniature version.<br />
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The father-of-two spent just £40 and six months turning a broken scooter he picked up at auction into a working scale-model of a Yellow Bus, the company that operates in his hometown of Bournemouth, Dorset.<br />
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The one-of-a-kind motor is 4ft tall and 6ft long and can only travel at speeds of about 5mph.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: TomWren/BNPS

Dinky decker...

A retired bus driver has taken his passion for buses to the next level - by transforming a broken mobility scooter into a quirky mini yellow bus.

Keith Burbidge, 75, retired as a coach driver last year but missed the mode of public transport so much he decided to make his own miniature version.

The father-of-two spent just £40 and six months turning a broken scooter he picked up at auction into a working scale-model of a Yellow Bus, the company that operates in his hometown of Bournemouth, Dorset.

The one-of-a-kind motor is 4ft tall and 6ft long and can only travel at speeds of about 5mph.