Training Bus Sightings

Jack · April 12, 2018, 12:35:40 PM

1514 has just gone down Park View Road in Four Oaks. Heading towards Streetly Lane.

Squiz1971 · April 12, 2018, 07:12:47 PM

1450 turned off Washwood Heath Road on to Drews Lane around 10:10 this morning

Jack · April 13, 2018, 07:44:45 PM

A B10 passed through Perry Beeches at 13:45. Couldn't see fleetnumber but it had training branding.

karl724223 · April 13, 2018, 08:28:07 PM

Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

Tony · April 13, 2018, 08:32:55 PM

Quote from: karl724223 on April 13, 2018, 08:28:07 PM
Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

Left a few bits behind

j789 · April 13, 2018, 08:48:01 PM

Quote from: karl724223 on April 13, 2018, 08:28:07 PM
Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

Is the Metro still used infrequently then?

Tony · April 13, 2018, 08:55:09 PM

Quote from: j789 on April 13, 2018, 08:48:01 PM
Is the Metro still used infrequently then?

The shell of 9959 has been dumped at Pensnett after all useful bits removed for 2957

j789 · April 13, 2018, 09:21:54 PM

Quote from: Tony on April 13, 2018, 08:55:09 PM
The shell of 9959 has been dumped at Pensnett after all useful bits removed for 2957

Good bit of recycling there then and good it lives on in another 'D' reg Metro. Has 9951 left the fleet aswell or is that still at MS?

Tony · April 13, 2018, 09:26:55 PM

Quote from: j789 on April 13, 2018, 09:21:54 PM
Good bit of recycling there then and good it lives on in another 'D' reg Metro. Has 9951 left the fleet aswell or is that still at MS?

9951 is at Walsall with a sick engine

j789 · April 13, 2018, 09:47:54 PM

Quote from: Tony on April 13, 2018, 09:26:55 PM
9951 is at Walsall with a sick engine

Did 2957 take 9959's engine or was it not in a good enough condition for that or maybe to repair 9951?

On a different note completely, before the 'C' reg Lynxes etc what buses did WMT/TWM use as driver trainers? Were any MK1 Metros used?

Tony · April 13, 2018, 10:01:38 PM

Quote from: j789 on April 13, 2018, 09:47:54 PM
Did 2957 take 9959's engine or was it not in a good enough condition for that or maybe to repair 9951?

2957 had a refurb engine put in by Ronnie and is still good.
The one from 9959 has been removed as a spare for 2957

Squiz1971 · April 14, 2018, 02:13:24 PM

Quote from: j789 on April 13, 2018, 09:47:54 PM
Did 2957 take 9959's engine or was it not in a good enough condition for that or maybe to repair 9951?

On a different note completely, before the 'C' reg Lynxes etc what buses did WMT/TWM use as driver trainers? Were any MK1 Metros used?

Yes & fleetlines were used also, which all had the fleet numbers changed to 8*** ie 8600 NOC 600R @j789

j789 · April 14, 2018, 08:08:18 PM

Quote from: Squiz1971 on April 14, 2018, 02:13:24 PM
Yes & fleetlines were used also, which all had the fleet numbers changed to 8*** ie 8600 NOC 600R @j789

That would have been good to learn to drive in!!! We're they repainted as driver trainers? Anyone got a photo of such a bus as a trainer? Cheers

Mike K · April 15, 2018, 11:16:28 AM

Quote from: j789 on April 14, 2018, 08:08:18 PM
That would have been good to learn to drive in!!! We're they repainted as driver trainers? Anyone got a photo of such a bus as a trainer? Cheers

I don't remember the Fleetline trainers that well myself by here's a picture of 8639 (former 6639) in training livery:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59615439@N03/7902729912

j789 · April 15, 2018, 01:55:27 PM

Quote from: Mike K on April 15, 2018, 11:16:28 AM
I don't remember the Fleetline trainers that well myself by here's a picture of 8639 (former 6639) in training livery:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59615439@N03/7902729912

Thanks for finding that. Funny to think that a very similar training livery was still being used on some of the buses 25 years later!

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