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

[Gareth]

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 (?)

[MW]

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.

[GeminiFan1991]

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.

[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

Enviro 200

855 856 859 860

ALX400 B7

4258-4264
4292 4293 4294
4296-4304

Best 4880

[MW]

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).

[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

I can add 1937, 7019 and 7020 to this list

[Tony]

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

[domino.99]

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.

[Tony]

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

[B10L1473]

Can add 4881 4295

[paulb1973]

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.

[Tony]

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

[Tomf1993]

Don't the Dennis Tridents TA have kickdown and scania?