Training Bus Sightings

[Jack]

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

[Squiz1971]

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

[Jack]

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

[karl724223]

Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

[Tony]

Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

Left a few bits behind

[j789]

Training metrobus spotted on pensnett trading estate today

Is the Metro still used infrequently then?

[Tony]

Is the Metro still used infrequently then?

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

[j789]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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!