CHILDHOOD DREAM
It’s a pleasure to interview someone who’s a self-confessed bus fan and Glenorie Coaches’ owner and operations manager Alan Ng’s path to today, and his love of buses, came from a driving history that began way before he could drive.
“As a kid, I loved anything with an engine, I loved cars,” explained Ng of his bus beginnings.
“When I started catching school buses, which [were run by] Harris Park Buses in this area, is probably when it started.
“Then, when I was in high school, Clarke Coaches took us on all of our camps and I used to look at their vehicles and think they were just awesome – it kind of grew from there.
“My first driving job was a part-time job in my university days. Once you start driving, it’s a bit addictive and you just want to keep going.”
Ng’s introduction to bus driving was possibly a lot more colourful than some.
“Driving a tour bus in Europe was easily the best job I’ve ever had in my life. The pay was average, but I didn’t care because I was like 23 at the time and the average age of the passengers was about 21. So, it was perfect; it was just like a party atmosphere every single day. It’s a job you couldn’t do now, but at the right age it was the most perfect job,” he explained.
“The coaches were based in the Netherlands and we did all of Europe. So, basically from London, as far east as Turkey, up into top of Scandinavia, up into Russia,
