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“It’s a pleasure to travel with you”: Pierre, RATP bus driver… and guide to the history of Paris

2024-02-03T06:20:54.307Z

Highlights: Pierre Bazin is one of the most atypical agents of the Parisian transport authority. A history buff and an expert on Paris, he shares his passion and knowledge with his passengers at the rhythm of traffic jams or the longest traffic lights. “He’s really funny,” whispers one of his colleagues. The machinist treats his passengers with anecdotes, according to red lights and stops. He has been a bus driver with RATP since 2006 and is a member of the board of directors.


Passionate about history and the capital, the machinist treats his passengers with anecdotes, according to red lights and stops. Report to be


“We are on a historic site, here, these were already the premises of the Compagnie Générale des Omnibus, a distant ancestor of the RATP, in the 19th century.

» This Monday noon, at the bus center on rue Le Brun (13th arrondissement), Pierre Bazin is already showing color.

This bus driver with RATP since 2006 is one of the most atypical agents of the Parisian transport authority.

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A history buff and an expert on Paris, he shares his passion and knowledge with his passengers at the rhythm of traffic jams or the longest traffic lights, which he also knows by heart.

“He’s really funny,” whispers one of his colleagues.

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Source: leparis

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