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| Commuter cat is star of bus route | Commuter cat is star of bus route |
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| A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off. | A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off. |
| Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said. | Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said. |
| It added that he often sat in the queue and then quietly padded on board and curled up on a seat for the ride. | It added that he often sat in the queue and then quietly padded on board and curled up on a seat for the ride. |
| Casper's owner Susan Finden, 55, who picked him from a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit. | Casper's owner Susan Finden, 55, who picked him from a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit. |
| Mrs Finden said she named her pet after Casper the Friendly Ghost, as he has a habit of wandering off. | Mrs Finden said she named her pet after Casper the Friendly Ghost, as he has a habit of wandering off. |
| I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses Owner Susan Finden | I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses Owner Susan Finden |
| A spokesman for First said that drivers had been bussing Casper around for months, but Mrs Finden said she had only just found out about his use of public transport. | |
| The care worker said: "He'd always go off and have a wander. | The care worker said: "He'd always go off and have a wander. |
| "Once I had to walk a mile-and-a-half with a cat basket to bring him back from a car park. | "Once I had to walk a mile-and-a-half with a cat basket to bring him back from a car park. |
| "He does love people, and I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses." | "He does love people, and I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses." |
| A notice has been put up by First in the bus drivers' rest room in Plymouth bus station asking them to look after the rogue passenger if they spot him sneaking on board. | A notice has been put up by First in the bus drivers' rest room in Plymouth bus station asking them to look after the rogue passenger if they spot him sneaking on board. |