I make a note of every bus I've driven in service. Was just updating my notes, thought I'd share in case anyone is interested (I doubt anyone will be but hey!)
If any other drivers have a record, feel free to share.
1935
1936
1940
1943
1944
7021
7022
7028
2115
2116
2206
2210
2212
2217
2218
2219
2222
4023
4024
4027
4029
4033
4034
4035
4037
4038
4041
4042
4043
4052
4059
4060
4061
4062
4066
4067
4070
4071
4073
4076
4078
4100
4101
4102
4104
4507
4509
4510
4511
4512
4513
4514
4517
4519
4520
4521
4522
4523
4524
4525
4635
4637
4639
4640
4642
4643
4644
4646
4647
4651
4652
4653
4654
4656
4659
4660
4661
4662
4663
4665
4668
4669
4670
4672
4673
4675
4677
4678
4679
As of 21st August 15
What is your opinion on 2218
Quote from: RS on August 22, 2015, 09:21:51 AM
What is your opinion on 2218
I actually remember that one specifically. Only one I managed to get the cooling fans come on.
@Tony what was 2202 like when you had it on that private hire?
What's 2206 like
@MW
Quote from: 2206 on August 22, 2015, 11:39:25 AM
@Tony what was 2202 like when you had it on that private hire?
What's 2206 like @MW
I drove 2206 on its second day in service. On its first, it broke down not even an hour in service. When I had it, it broke down too. The alternator went. It was very underpowered. Must be repaired and like the rest now.
@MW Which type of bus for you as a driver is the best to drive?
Quote from: Squiz1971 on August 22, 2015, 01:04:28 PM
@MW Which type of bus for you as a driver is the best to drive?
There's only five types I've driven here at AG. Easily I prefer the Gemini, but it has to be a good one. I am keen to try other vehicles like ALX/E 400s.
It's a good idea to keep a note of what you have driven each time you drive in case anything happens. Came in handy on my coach days when the boss came to me with a speeding ticket as it was my allocated vehicle. Quick check of the diary told me that day I was driving his allocated coach as it was a team coach lol. Guess who was driving mine!! It's a good arse covering exercise, as well as taking an interest too.
@MW Thanks for posting - quite good to keep a log - what did you think of 4651? Thought it was excellent as a passenger yesterday.
Quote from: Liberator9 on August 22, 2015, 07:24:56 PM
@MW
Thanks for posting - quite good to keep a log - what did you think of 4651? Thought it was excellent as a passenger yesterday.
I can't remember anything bad with that one so it can't be bad.
I've come to a conclusion on my most favourite bus out of all of them now. It's only imperfection is, sometimes the cooling fans can stay on a tiny bit longer than normal. 4637 is the one :D
@MW Had 4637 before and that one was spot on - good choice! :D
This will be the last one, but what was the best Scania you drove?
Yet to here the cooling fans on the 200MMCs - had 2203 the other day with the stop start which caused some remarks amongst passengers when it occured!
I havent wrote a list as such but ones I remember off my head are:
E200
855
857
B7RLE
1761
Dennis trident
4126
4132
4327
4329
4330
B7 ALX
4263
4264 - coolers on constantly!
4299
Eclipse gemini
4533
4534
4680
4683
4686
Mk1 enviro
4733
4734 - favourite bus to date!
4735
4736
4737 - first bus to drive in service
4763
4764
4765
4766
4767
4768
4769
4770
4771
4772
4773
4774
4775
4776
4801 on loan from PB
4819 on loan from PB
4820 on loan from PB
Mk2 enviro
4863
4864
4865
4866
4867
4868
4869
4870
4871
4872
4873
4874
4875
4876
4877
4878
4879
4880
4881
4882
4883
4884
Platinum
6721
6743 - believe I was first to drive in service 15/08/15
Mk1 Metrobus:
2034
2051
2056
2076
2079
2082
2083
2087
2105
2106
2107
2110
2127
2129
2142
2170
2178
2179
2185
2195
2201
2215
2217
2219
2247
2248
2281
2284
2288
2299
2300
2339
2341
2342
2347
2350
2352
2357
2356
2362
2363
2373
2376
2377
2387
2388
2395
2399
2405
2406
2413
2414
2417
2423
2424
2429
Mk2 Metrobus:
2442
2444
2469
2471
2472
2473
2474
2475
2476
2483
2487
2488
2505
2506
2507
2508
2513
2526
2531
2540
2541
2542
2543
2547
2551
2552
2553
2554
2555
2558
2560
2569
2571
2572
2574
2576
2577
2578
2580
2582
2583
2586
2587
2588
2589
2594
2599
2606
2625
2629
2630
2633
2648
2649
2650
2652
2653
2656
2663
2667
2681
2682
2690
2691
2694
2708
2712
2715
2717
2722
2723
2734
2735
2736
2743
2745
2747
2748
2758
2780
2781
2782
2783
2784
2785
2786
2787
2800
2801
2802
2803
2804
2810
2811
2814
2820
2822
2825
2826
2828
2844
2846
2850
2851
2852
2870
2872
2883
2884
2896
2900
2906
2961
2967
2971
2973
2974
Timesaver:
2913
2924
2935
2943
2947
2951
2953
2954
2959
Mk2a Metrobus:
2975
2976
2984
2986
2987
2988
2998
2999
3002
3011
3014
3016
3017
3018
3024
3025
3029
3032
3034
3035
3040
3045
3046
3050
3051
3060
3061
3071
3096
3123
3124
Scania Double Decker:
3201 - 47
Will do a low floor one soon, once my fingers have recovered!
Low floor DD:
Spectra:
4001 - 4013
4015 - 4022
Plaxton Volvo:
4023 - 4029
4031 - 4041
4052
4056 - 4084
4086 - 4110
4114
4116 - 4124
Early Dennis Trident:
4131
4133
4138 - 4202
4218
4312 - 4318
4320 - 4321
4323 - 4329
4338
4340 - 4343
4347 - 4350
4355 - 4395
Volvo ALX400:
4225 - 4227
4229 - 4263
4269 - 4270
4272 - 4273
4288
4299 - 4304
Later trident:
4425 - 4451
4453 - 4454
4459 - 4461
4464 - 4468
4470
4472
4474
4610 - 4634
Enviro 400:
4837 - 4842
4849
4852 - 4856
4872 - 4879
4895
4897 - 4904
4907
4909 - 4912
@Bham Central Driver, 4001-4022 are the Spectras. :)
Quote from: P419 EJW on August 23, 2015, 04:16:54 PM
@Bham Central Driver, 4001-4022 are the Spectras. :)
@P419 EJW Thanks, I know. Just put them in the wrong category. :o
Quote from: Bham Central Driver on August 23, 2015, 04:23:33 PM
@P419 EJW Thanks, I know. Just put them in the wrong category. :o
No worries. :) Nice to see so many Metrobuses you have driven!
Quote from: P419 EJW on August 23, 2015, 04:28:59 PM
No worries. :) Nice to see so many Metrobuses you have driven!
Thanks, I miss them.
Can add 1754 and 6733 to my list
To many to list
Hartshill
Walsall
Hockley (shit hole)
West Bromwich main garage B6s and mercs brand new
West Bromwich top garage
Pensnett
Quote from: karl724223 on August 23, 2015, 04:46:23 PM
To many to list
Hartshill
Walsall
Hockey (shit hole)
West Bromwich main garage B6s and mercs brand new
West Bromwich top garage
Pensnett
I prefer polo myself
Tranning centre
1264 first bus ever to drive
1249 1311 1505 1508 1509 1514 1350
Mk2 Metrobuses
2530 2544 2550 2594 2631 2650 2668 2667 2670 2672 2676 2693
2744 2760 2765 2769 2776 2782 2790 2819 2879 2887 2888 2903
Best Metrobuses to drive 2668 2903
Last metrobus to drive 2744
Lynx
1080 1216 1236 1312
Best lynx 1080
Last lynx 1312
Mk2A
2989 2990 3020 3023 3102
Best Metro to drive 2989
Last Metro 3020
Timesaver
2926
Optare solo
303 305 306 312 313 314 315
B6L
244 514 516 517 530 534 545 546 547 548 550 551
556-583
608 610 626 6
634-644
646-658
667 669 670 671 672 673 677
Best B6: 568
Last: 244
B10L gas
1503 1504 1506 1507 1510 1511 1513
Best 1510
Last 1507
B10L
1401 1402 1404 1407 1415 1419 1421 1426 1430 1431 1433 1434 1435 1436
1438 1439 1440 1445 1446 1447 1453 1454 1459 1461 1463 1468
1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1477 1479 7127 7128 7129
Best B10L 1473
B7RLE
1750-1787
Best 1786
Scania
1788 1796 1797 1846
1848-1862
1878-1907
Best 1846
Plaxton B7
4046
Trident
4125-4142
4162 4164 4169-4174
4196 4305 4306 4307 4308 4309 4315 4317
4326-4332
4334 4335 4351 4356 4366 4371 4374 4378
Best 4328
Gemini
4523-4531
4680-4686
Best 4686
Environ mk1
4733 4735 4736 4737
4763-4776
Best 4776
Enviro mk2
4857-4880
4882
Best 4880
Quote from: BU07 LGO on August 23, 2015, 11:00:48 AM
I havent wrote a list as such but ones I remember off my head are:
E200
855
857
B7RLE
1761
Dennis trident
4126
4132
4327
4329
4330
B7 ALX
4263
4264 - coolers on constantly!
4299
Eclipse gemini
4533
4534
4680
4683
4686
Mk1 enviro
4733
4734 - favourite bus to date!
4735
4736
4737 - first bus to drive in service
4763
4764
4765
4766
4767
4768
4769
4770
4771
4772
4773
4774
4775
4776
4801 on loan from PB
4819 on loan from PB
4820 on loan from PB
Mk2 enviro
4863
4864
4865
4866
4867
4868
4869
4870
4871
4872
4873
4874
4875
4876
4877
4878
4879
4880
4881
4882
4883
4884
Platinum
6721
6743 - believe I was first to drive in service 15/08/15
@BU07 LGO how do you find the seat adjustment in the MMCs? The single deckers have those annoying wind things, not sure if all ADLs have that. Volvos seem to be a much more comfortable cab! The seat takes ages to get right on the MMCs and doesn't go low enough! And the leather is horrible in the heat!
@MW Don't think I'd fancy leather for the driving seat - prefer normal cushioning. Best cab seat I sat in was a Scania Omnilink - air adjustment and very comfy. Think most of the YW ones don't have the "bounce function" if that makes any sort of sense - where they go up and down in response to the movement of the bus. Think I'd prefer not having that as well!
Quote from: MW on August 23, 2015, 06:58:25 PM
@BU07 LGO how do you find the seat adjustment in the MMCs? The single deckers have those annoying wind things, not sure if all ADLs have that. Volvos seem to be a much more comfortable cab! The seat takes ages to get right on the MMCs and doesn't go low enough! And the leather is horrible in the heat!
Yeah the platinums have them too luckily I was comfy as it was in the two I had but I like the leather seat you know its clean compared to fabric that hides all sorts! A lot of drivers sit on metro papers for that reason. The older ones have a button that you press to lift front and another for the back of the seat
Oldest bus driven - RRR947, learnt to drive in this 1948 lowbridge Leyalnd Titan new to South Notts.
Newest bus driven - 6749 taken from Walsall garage to Aldridge as a change bus to return 4813 to Perry Barr last Friday
In between approximately 2000 different buses!
If the spotters started a similar thread. The forum would explode lol. Liking the variety in the lists though.
Quote from: Ashley 60171 on August 23, 2015, 09:06:09 PM
If the spotters started a similar thread. The forum would explode lol. Liking the variety in the lists though.
shall i ? or is that the same as bus eview opinions
Off the top of my head, I've had
All of our Current Gemini's, including 4524, 4525 and 4526
Most of our Current ALX400s (4235-46, 4252-7, 4276-91). I don't recall ever having 4241 as I wanted to drive it in TWM livery (as it was the last one)
Also had WB 4269. Plus 4300-4 when we had them
All ex-Coventry OmniLinks and 1905-7
All of 1837 to 1847, as well as BY 1800
7025, 7027 (first bus in service), 7029 to 7033
All MK2 Enviro400s (33s and Suttons)
4801, 4802, 4812, 4822
All OmniCltys
The only 2 buses I recall driving in TWM livery are 4779 (type training) and 1842 on the 28 a couple of times
I've always wanted to ask a driver so I shall but have you noticed if a bus drives differently depending on the route ?!
Quote from: RS on August 23, 2015, 09:08:54 PM
shall i ? or is that the same as bus eview opinions
No, don't ever do that!
Nothing here says this is for drivers only, so I'll add mine.
9062 Leyland Lynx at the Park Lane open day in 1998 (?)
Quote from: GeminiFan1991 on August 23, 2015, 10:32:53 PM
I've always wanted to ask a driver so I shall but have you noticed if a bus drives differently depending on the route ?!
What do you mean by that? In my case, the 11 is the busiest route I drive and when it's full, it obviously drives noticeably slower and longer to brake? Is that what you mean?
Logically it'll drive different on different routes as the roads are different.
Quote from: MW on August 23, 2015, 10:56:23 PM
What do you mean by that? In my case, the 11 is the busiest route I drive and when it's full, it obviously drives noticeably slower and longer to brake? Is that what you mean?
Logically it'll drive different on different routes as the roads are different.
I figured as much, thought worth an ask
I started to like Geminis while I used to ride the 5/31 and they were really smooth buses, they were a dream although I've been taking the 11 as of late for work and the Geminis now come across quite bumpy.
Quote from: B10L1473 on August 23, 2015, 06:33:42 PM
Tranning centre
1264 first bus ever to drive
1249 1311 1505 1508 1509 1514 1350
Mk2 Metrobuses
2530 2544 2550 2594 2631 2650 2668 2667 2670 2672 2676 2693
2744 2760 2765 2769 2776 2782 2790 2819 2879 2887 2888 2903
Best Metrobuses to drive 2668 2903
Last metrobus to drive 2744
Lynx
1080 1216 1236 1312
Best lynx 1080
Last lynx 1312
Mk2A
2989 2990 3020 3023 3102
Best Metro to drive 2989
Last Metro 3020
Timesaver
2926
Optare solo
303 305 306 312 313 314 315
B6L
244 514 516 517 530 534 545 546 547 548 550 551
556-583
608 610 626 6
634-644
646-658
667 669 670 671 672 673 677
Best B6: 568
Last: 244
B10L gas
1503 1504 1506 1507 1510 1511 1513
Best 1510
Last 1507
B10L
1401 1402 1404 1407 1415 1419 1421 1426 1430 1431 1433 1434 1435 1436
1438 1439 1440 1445 1446 1447 1453 1454 1459 1461 1463 1468
1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1477 1479 7127 7128 7129
Best B10L 1473
B7RLE
1750-1787
Best 1786
Scania
1788 1796 1797 1846
1848-1862
1878-1907
Best 1846
Plaxton B7
4046
Trident
4125-4142
4162 4164 4169-4174
4196 4305 4306 4307 4308 4309 4315 4317
4326-4332
4334 4335 4351 4356 4366 4371 4374 4378
Best 4328
Gemini
4523-4531
4680-4686
Best 4686
Environ mk1
4733 4735 4736 4737
4763-4776
Best 4776
Enviro mk2
4857-4880
4882
Enviro 200
855 856 859 860
ALX400 B7
4258-4264
4292 4293 4294
4296-4304
Best 4880
Quote from: GeminiFan1991 on August 23, 2015, 10:59:52 PM
I figured as much, thought worth an ask
I started to like Geminis while I used to ride the 5/31 and they were really smooth buses, they were a dream although I've been taking the 11 as of late for work and the Geminis now come across quite bumpy.
A lot of the roads on the 11 are bumpy to be fair, particularly the North (or the busy) section of the route. That being between Erdington and Bearwood (via Perry Barr, Handsworth for those who don't know what North is).
Quote from: John on August 23, 2015, 09:18:00 PM
Off the top of my head, I've had
All of our Current Gemini's, including 4524, 4525 and 4526
Most of our Current ALX400s (4235-46, 4252-7, 4276-91). I don't recall ever having 4241 as I wanted to drive it in TWM livery (as it was the last one)
Also had WB 4269. Plus 4300-4 when we had them
All ex-Coventry OmniLinks and 1905-7
All of 1837 to 1847, as well as BY 1800
7025, 7027 (first bus in service), 7029 to 7033
All MK2 Enviro400s (33s and Suttons)
4801, 4802, 4812, 4822
All OmniCltys
The only 2 buses I recall driving in TWM livery are 4779 (type training) and 1842 on the 28 a couple of times
I can add 1937, 7019 and 7020 to this list
Mine would start off with
fleetlines
4274/6/8/80; 4310; 4539/43/4/8/9/54/6/9/65/83/6-99/603/4/16-20; 6317/8/36/61/6/8/94/5; 6425/54/74/6/99; 6504-6/8-10/2/3/6/7/9/27/8/35/6/53/82/92/5-7/6/9; 6635-51/8/60/1/3-70/9/80/6/7/92; 6714/7/8/73/4/6/8/80/2; 6874/8/90-3/8-901/3/4/25/42/6/7/50-61/3/5/75/6/9/80/3
Quote from: Tony on September 13, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Mine would start off with
fleetlines
4274/6/8/80; 4310; 4539/43/4/8/9/54/6/9/65/83/6-99/603/4/16-20; 6317/8/36/61/6/94/5; 6425/54/74/6/99; 6504-6/9/10/2/3/6/7/9/27/8/35/6/53/82/92/5/6/9; 6635-51/8/60/1/3-70/9/80/6/8; 6718/73/4/6/80/2; 6874/8/90-3/8-901/3/4/25/43/6/7/50-61/5/75/6/80
Have you kept track of all the buses you've drove at NXWM , TWM , WMT ect.
Quote from: Dom on September 13, 2015, 02:50:14 PM
Have you kept track of all the buses you've drove at NXWM , TWM , WMT ect.
Most of them, I have forgotton to record a few
Quote from: Tony on September 13, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Mine would start off with
fleetlines
4274/6/8/80; 4310; 4539/43/4/8/9/54/6/9/65/83/6-99/603/4/16-20; 6317/8/36/61/6/8/94/5; 6425/54/74/6/99; 6504-6/8-10/2/3/6/7/9/27/8/35/6/53/82/92/5-7/6/9; 6635-51/8/60/1/3-70/9/80/6/7/92; 6714/7/8/73/4/6/8/80/2; 6874/8/90-3/8-901/3/4/25/42/6/7/50-61/3/5/75/6/9/80/3
You never got your hands on a 67xx East Lancs bodied Fleetline.
Quote from: paulb1973 on September 13, 2015, 06:36:09 PM
You never got your hands on a 67xx East Lancs bodied Fleetline.
No, when I was at Head Office Coventry & Walsall didn't use office staff, and they had all left Walsall by the time I moved there permanently
Don't the Dennis Tridents TA have kickdown and scania?