Buses I've Driven (in case anyone's interested)

[B.C Driver]

@Bham Central Driver, 4001-4022 are the Spectras. :)

@P419 EJW Thanks, I know. Just put them in the wrong category.  :o

[P419 EJW]

@P419 EJW Thanks, I know. Just put them in the wrong category.  :o

No worries. :) Nice to see so many Metrobuses you have driven!

[B.C Driver]

No worries. :) Nice to see so many Metrobuses you have driven!

Thanks, I miss them.

[BU07 LGO]

Can add 1754 and 6733 to my list

[karl724223]

To many to list
Hartshill
Walsall
Hockley (shit hole)
West Bromwich main garage B6s and mercs brand new
West Bromwich top garage
Pensnett

[BU07 LGO]

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

[B10L1473]

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

[MW]

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!

[Liberator9]

@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!

[BU07 LGO]

@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

[Tony]

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!

[Ashley 60171]

If the spotters started a similar thread. The forum would explode lol. Liking the variety in the lists though.

[Tara4352]

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

[John]

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

[GeminiFan1991]

I've always wanted to ask a driver so I shall but have you noticed if a bus drives differently depending on the route ?!