Autistic Boy Addicted to Buses Taken to Prom

A bus-crazy boy’s dream came true when he was whisked to his prom in a double-decker bus named after him.

Josh Reverill, 15, celebrated the end of his 11th year with a trip on a First Bus after the company heard about his love of transport.

The Sheffield teenager, who has autism, wants to become a bus driver and his mum Leander organised the ‘personalised’ bus ride to drop him off.

She said her son had been “obsessed” with buses since he was two years old and had an intimate knowledge of Sheffield’s routes and timetables.

First Bus said: “It was a pleasure to surprise Josh by taking him to his prom in a South Yorkshire Transport liveried bus.

“We knew we had to make this happen. Josh was beaming with joy and absolutely loved the experience, making a memorable entrance at his prom.”

Josh said: “I love everything about buses: the smell and feel of the bus, the different types, the different variants and liveries; just the fact that you’re travelling on something that’s not a car.”

I initially told Josh’s family that providing the bus was not normally “something they would do”, but that the staff liked the “interesting and original” idea.

Although his parents knew to expect the double-decker bus, they did not warn him in advance.

“We had taken pictures of Josh and we were just outside taking some family pictures,” Leander said.

“He said a bus was coming early, he knew all the times it was coming. And then he said, ‘Oh, look, oh, wow, it’s got my name on it!'”

Josh added that the experience was “brilliant.”

His two younger siblings accompanied him to the prom, and their parents followed in the car.

The teenager even wants to buy a converted bus to live in when he is older.

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