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Started by settlerman, September 19, 2012, 06:03:39 PM

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Liverpool Street

Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Driver shortages? Again?
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Tony

Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Driver shortages? Again?

It's you lazy lot leaving!

Liverpool Street

Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 05:49:37 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Driver shortages? Again?

It's you lazy lot leaving!

Haha. Nice usage of onomatopoeia there!  Don't forget my offer via PM Tony if you've worked out how to do it yet  :) it'll use some of my time for a worthwhile task.
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Isle of Stroma

Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

I was having a lie-in....     ;)

... not that I've bothered writing down or photographing anything for weeks now.


nitromatt1

Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 06:34:01 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 05:49:37 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Driver shortages? Again?

It's you lazy lot leaving!

Haha. Nice usage of onomatopoeia there!  Don't forget my offer via PM Tony if you've worked out how to do it yet  :) it'll use some of my time for a worthwhile task.

Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean alliteration, not onomatopoeia? Well done on spelling it correctly, though ;)

wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)

Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Hi Tone,

Just out of interest how many routes do you reckon you could comfortably drive in service around without getting lost or missing out any stops etc... Obviously there's the 97, 22/23 and 14

the trainbasher



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Ex BC driver

Quote from: nitromatt1 on September 01, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 06:34:01 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 05:49:37 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on September 01, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Driver shortages? Again?

It's you lazy lot leaving!

Haha. Nice usage of onomatopoeia there!  Don't forget my offer via PM Tony if you've worked out how to do it yet  :) it'll use some of my time for a worthwhile task.

Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean alliteration, not onomatopoeia? Well done on spelling it correctly, though ;)

18 duties needed covering yesterday morning according to one driver

Nathan4775

Probally asking a stupid question  ;D as I do,

What happens if there is no driver for that duty ?
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Ex BC driver

Quote from: Nathan4775 on September 03, 2013, 06:41:25 PM
Probally asking a stupid question  ;D as I do,

What happens if there is no driver for that duty ?

If there is a show up (spare) driver available they'll give them the duty. Some garages will move you up one on the duties. In some cases you'll get someone from the traffic offices out on the road, or garage driver training officers, or inspectors. I've even seen the training school instructors out on the road covering duties.

Trident 4609

Quote from: Ex BC driver on September 03, 2013, 08:54:06 PM
Quote from: Nathan4775 on September 03, 2013, 06:41:25 PM
Probally asking a stupid question  ;D as I do,

What happens if there is no driver for that duty ?

If there is a show up (spare) driver available they'll give them the duty. Some garages will move you up one on the duties. In some cases you'll get someone from the traffic offices out on the road, or garage driver training officers, or inspectors. I've even seen the training school instructors out on the road covering duties.

Saw one of WN's inspectors driving the 59 (WN) the other week so either short of drivers or he covered when a relief driver never turned up to take up on that journey

Tony

Quote from: Nathan4775 on September 03, 2013, 06:41:25 PM
Probally asking a stupid question  ;D as I do,

What happens if there is no driver for that duty ?

People like me or even directors like Simon can end up driving. I have just finished 17 Harborne.  Got the same duty again tomorrow

Trident 4609

Quote from: Tony on September 03, 2013, 09:03:06 PM
Quote from: Nathan4775 on September 03, 2013, 06:41:25 PM
Probally asking a stupid question  ;D as I do,

What happens if there is no driver for that duty ?

People like me or even directors like Simon can end up driving. I have just finished 17 Harborne.  Got the same duty again tomorrow

Are you covering for the driver shortage at BC which was mentioned on.here. Noticed a few WN drivers on loan to BC recently covering

Tony

Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on September 01, 2013, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tony on September 01, 2013, 04:10:23 PM
My bit of helping BC over their current driver shortage involved a 97 duty this morning, didn't see anybody about anywhere!

Back to 22/23 and nice newer buses tomorrow afternoon

Hi Tone,

Just out of interest how many routes do you reckon you could comfortably drive in service around without getting lost or missing out any stops etc... Obviously there's the 97, 22/23 and 14

Good question. I have driven over 300 different routes but a lot were over 20 years ago, so I may be a bit rusty on them. Birmingham routes I reckon I could just jump in a bus and drive are

1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 28, 33, 37, 46, 50, 51, 55, 56, 60, 65, 67, 71, 74, 75, 82, 87, 90, 94, 97, 101, 126, 900, 934, 997, X51.
Many other routes I would just need a quick look at a map to refresh my brain on where they go because it is either too long since I dove them or they have had changes.
These would be the
2, 5, 9, 27, 29, 31, 35, 45, 47, 58, 59, 61, 63, X64, 66, 72, 73
Some others I would need formal route training on would be the
49, 98, 99.

nitromatt1

Stereotypical old bus spotter in Dudley around 1:50 this afternoon...

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