Drivers - Bus Reviews & Opinions

[John]

Mw, between March till early September best time of year to be a bus driver not so mental so make the most of it,  come September to January it just goes nuts that's been my experience over the years.

oh great! I onl;y started march!

Wait until the week before Christmas!

It is a nice relief this week with Half Term, services nowhere as busy as usual. Makes a nice change to finish on time with the early shifts

[GeminiFan1991]

I hope mw enjoys bus racing, as he's going to find lots on the outer circle

I have to know, whats bus racing !

And also since this is a thread were drivers are on (I'm not 1 sadly) may I ask how do you drivers drive ?! I mean do you drive slow or fast.

[MW]

Wait until the week before Christmas!

It is a nice relief this week with Half Term, service nowhere as busy as usual. Makes a nice change to finish on time with the early shifts

I thought today was dead on the 37, upper deck has at most 6 passengers on both boards!

[Liberator9]

@MW

Hope the driving goes well for you - good to hear you had two Geminis - love having the upper deck so empty at the moment on the daytime 37s!

[MW]

@MW

Hope the driving goes well for you - good to hear you had two Geminis - love having the upper deck so empty at the moment on the daytime 37s!

I'm actually looking forward to next week. School back on & afternoon peak on the 31. That'll be interesting!

[Liberator9]

Should be fun - the 11 always turns interesting during the school times if you drive that!

[Liberator9]

Nice - think the two routes that I'd be awful at trying to learn the 966 and 72 - just so many turns on them!

[John]

Yeah the 11 is the rota I'm on. I'm just getting some other routes learned and signed off at the moment.

Have you gone straight onto a rota then @MW ?

Nice - think the two routes that I'd be awful at trying to learn the 966 and 72 - just so many turns on them!

I thought that about some of our routes when I was learning them (The 101 is the one I remember for this, haven't been on there for the best part of 6 months, but I can still remember it in my head) but you soon pick them up and remember them

[BU07 LGO]

I want to learn some more routes, getting bored of the same ones! Mainly do 934/5/6 but do 51,x51 and 997 too

[MW]

Have you gone straight onto a rota then @MW ?
I thought that about some of our routes but you soon pick them up and remember them

@John yeah, well I'm not technically on it until I've signed off the other routes I'm doing (5/31/37), so presumably late next week I'll be on the rota. I did PM you once or twice, not sure if you received it.

@Liberator9 yeah I could have gone on the Moseley rota (1/71/72) but when I found out the relief points are in Solihull, I thought forget that. Lol, I don't like the 71, 72, 966 anyway so it suits me.

[John]

@John yeah, well I'm not technically on it until I've signed off the other routes I'm doing (5/31/37), so presumably late next week I'll be on the rota. I did PM you once or twice, not sure if you received it.

Yes I did receive your messages, sorry. How are you finding the job anyway? Are you learning all of AGs routes?

[MW]

Yes I did receive your messages, sorry. How are you finding the job anyway? Are you learning all of AGs routes?

They just teach you your rota, if you're a quick learner they'll encourage you to learn some more to vary your work and overtime etc. i think you can learn later on but it's difficult to get buddied up.

[GeminiFan1991]

I must admit I'm learning well from you drivers discussing the routes and rotas ! I hope if I get a job there, it goes well for me

[Liberator9]

@John

Yeah - I'd find it quite daunting at first to try and remember it all!  ;) But as you say once you've practised the route a few times becomes something you can easily remember.

[Tony]

They just teach you your rota, if you're a quick learner they'll encourage you to learn some more to vary your work and overtime etc. i think you can learn later on but it's difficult to get buddied up.

When's your training review Michael?