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11,849 · July 1, 2023

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

That's Mr. Stenning on the right. He looks like just the kind of fellow to produce a tasteful* design.

That's a very restrained outfit compared with many he shamelessly wears in published photos. His livery designs and his fashion sense certainly have a lot in common.

17,808 · July 1, 2023

Week one on the road at Stagecoach; complete.

Didn't drive Monday, sat passenger the whole shift.

Tuesday was a three bus shift; Enviro 400MMCs 10512, 10519 and Enviro 200MMC 37483; the latter was my first experience with a Voith Enviro 200.

Wednesday to Friday were two bus shifts, with 37486 and 10524 on Wednesday, 37483 and 10919 on Thursday and 37489 and 10524 last night.

I'm now signed off, free to drive without a mentor and... off for two weeks 😂

9,640 · July 1, 2023

I remember the good old days, turn up at a new employer (bus company), show them your PSV badge (and licence), and get asked if you knew where x, y,z were. What usually followed was "you'll know when you get back". Closely followed by " that Ford / Bedford / AEC etc is what you're driving, don't bend it", see you later.

I remember on one occasion being given a piece of paper that showed what all the symbols on the switches on a Plaxton bodied Reliance actually meant. Previously you just pressed and fucking hoped it was the demisters!!

17,808 · July 1, 2023

1 hour ago, busmansholiday said:

I remember the good old days, turn up at a new employer (bus company), show them your PSV badge (and licence), and get asked if you knew where x, y,z were. What usually followed was "you'll know when you get back". Closely followed by " that Ford / Bedford / AEC etc is what you're driving, don't bend it", see you later.

I remember on one occasion being given a piece of paper that showed what all the symbols on the switches on a Plaxton bodied Reliance actually meant. Previously you just pressed and fucking hoped it was the demisters!!

My first proper driving job was at the age of 22. I'd popped into an operator to see the coach painter who I'd known for years.

He introduced me to the boss.

I was out that afternoon, no CRB check or fuck all, doing a school with a Van Hool B10M.

I did my first private hire the following day in a 29-year old Plaxton Supreme PSU5 Leopard before settling into a manual TL11-powered Tiger Paramount.

I had to do two weeks training at Stagecoach after starting on the 19th... I've been driving buses since 2008 😂

17,267 · July 1, 2023

I'd hope the bus co gives you a map of the routes, and stops too.

9,640 · July 2, 2023

11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

I'd hope the bus co gives you a map of the routes, and stops too.

Ha, ha, ha, get to start point then first punter to get on gets a free trip provided they stand by the cab and show you the route !.

I remember one episode on Nasty Excess when a new lad was given the Colchester service to do from Sheffield. He got almost to Leeds before one of the punters asked him if he knew where Colchester was. "No" was his answer. He knew when he got back.

17,808 · July 2, 2023

11 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Ha, ha, ha, get to start point then first punter to get on gets a free trip provided they stand by the cab and show you the route !.

I remember one episode on Nasty Excess when a new lad was given the Colchester service to do from Sheffield. He got almost to Leeds before one of the punters asked him if he knew where Colchester was. "No" was his answer. He knew when he got back.

My first gaffer was a Yorkshireman in his 60s; his warcry?

"The children have a vested interest in getting home, they'll keep you right"

17,808 · July 2, 2023

11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

I'd hope the bus co gives you a map of the routes, and stops too.

The depot I'm at, up here anyway, only has four routes; the X19 and three variations of X25. Covered all of them on Monday passenger then drove them the rest of the week... I learn better when I drive.

1,486 · July 2, 2023

Sorry for the link to FB but I have just seen a great set of pictures on buses and coaches used at Glastonbury last week. Loads of 70s and 80s vehicles seem to have come out of hibernation, some of which look like pure autoshite.

In this set of pictures (not sure if link will work)

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10163064965828102&set=pcb.6878335035517981

17,808 · July 3, 2023

Papped already 😂

14,750 · July 3, 2023

On 02/07/2023 at 10:15, cms206 said:

My first gaffer was a Yorkshireman in his 60s; his warcry?

"The children have a vested interest in getting home, they'll keep you right"

My limited experience of this was using the college LDV Convoy minibus to take about 15 kids home after the bus didn't turn up. I hadn't heard of most of the villages they were going to. Fortunately the girl who got off last was happy to sit in the passenger seat and give directions and even more helpfully give directions back to the main road from her house.

17,267 · July 3, 2023

4 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

My limited experience of this was using the college LDV Convoy minibus to take about 15 kids home after the bus didn't turn up. I hadn't heard of most of the villages they were going to. Fortunately the girl who got off last was happy to sit in the passenger seat and give directions and even more helpfully give directions back to the main road from her house.

Did you
Keep your mind on your driving
Keep your hands on the wheel
Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead
We're having fun, sittin' in the backseat
Kissin' and a huggin' with Fred

:)

4,796 · July 3, 2023

On 6/27/2023 at 9:57 AM, cms206 said:

The London services were hallowed territory for Eastern & Western Scottish, long service men on well appointed kit.

Summer Blackpools? You'd be lucky to get a panoramic Y-type Leopard with bus seats and forced air. At least they had boots 😂

Duplicates could produce anything as long as it would keep up, particularly as Eastern Scottish were always one bus short of a fleet. When they got their Seddons all muddled up some of the Y-Type buses with coach gearing would turn up on duplicates or summer Blackpools whilst the Plaxton bodied coaches trundled about on locals. Also, at least one Leyland Lion decker made it to Victoria...

Eastern Scottish Leyland Lion DP in Victoria Coach Station

2,227 · July 4, 2023

1 hour ago, rml2345 said:

Duplicates could produce anything as long as it would keep up, particularly as Eastern Scottish were always one bus short of a fleet. When they got their Seddons all muddled up some of the Y-Type buses with coach gearing would turn up on duplicates or summer Blackpools whilst the Plaxton bodied coaches trundled about on locals. Also, at least one Leyland Lion decker made it to Victoria...

Fuck! Thats a rare beast! A DAB built Leyland Lion ! 😎 Thankyou very much for posting this picture! 😎

9,640 · July 4, 2023

8 hours ago, cms206 said:

Papped already 😂

Interesting Stagecoach issued uniform isn't it

17,808 · July 4, 2023

17 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Interesting Stagecoach issued uniform isn't it

Bit of a perfect storm just now; I landed after all the old uniform has been phased out, but there is a shortage of new uniforms as they're on new issues of standard, Megabus and Citylink at my depot 😂

5,325 · July 4, 2023

39 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Interesting Stagecoach issued uniform isn't it

Was the designer responsible for the Discovery 3's back end, also responsible for this?

22,180 · July 4, 2023

5 hours ago, cms206 said:

Bit of a perfect storm just now; I landed after all the old uniform has been phased out, but there is a shortage of new uniforms as they're on new issues of standard, Megabus and Citylink at my depot 😂

You'd think they could stretch to an HV, that's what they do at our place. New starters don't get given a uniform as most of them don't last more than a fortnight.

17,808 · July 4, 2023

15 minutes ago, Yoss said:

You'd think they could stretch to an HV, that's what they do at our place. New starters don't get given a uniform as most of them don't last more than a fortnight.

No HV in the cab, not permitted while driving. Company policy.

4,953 · July 4, 2023

Don't know if any of these have been stuck on here, these are my daily drive at work. 14metres long and 3 metres wide. Too wide for public roads. Proper barges, crap steering lock and gutless engines. Mind you we are not allowed over 15 mph on the ramp. Can be a bit* tricky to move between the planes when it's busy.

22,180 · July 4, 2023

3 hours ago, cms206 said:

No HV in the cab, not permitted while driving. Company policy.

Oh OK, I'm sure there's a good reason for that.

20,543 · July 4, 2023

7 hours ago, andyberg said:

Don't know if any of these have been stuck on here, these are my daily drive at work. 14metres long and 3 metres wide. Too wide for public roads. Proper barges, crap steering lock and gutless engines. Mind you we are not allowed over 15 mph on the ramp. Can be a bit* tricky to move between the planes when it's busy.

Interesting driveline on those. Front mounted longitudinal next to the driver, 4-pot I think as they only need to bounce around very slowly. This drives the front axle which is presumably pinched from some sort of AWD truck as it's both powered and steered. Must explain the useless steering lock!

3,486 · July 4, 2023

8 hours ago, andyberg said:

Don't know if any of these have been stuck on here, these are my daily drive at work. 14metres long and 3 metres wide. Too wide for public roads. Proper barges, crap steering lock and gutless engines. Mind you we are not allowed over 15 mph on the ramp. Can be a bit* tricky to move between the planes when it's busy.

The front of these remind me of our Levantes

7,502 · July 4, 2023

8 hours ago, cms206 said:

No HV in the cab, not permitted while driving. Company policy.

good- the nxwm drivers just look untidy with hv in cab & fairly pointless whilst sar in a big metal and plastic box

17,808 · July 4, 2023

50 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

good- the nxwm drivers just look untidy with hv in cab & fairly pointless whilst sar in a big metal and plastic box

When I (eventually) get uniform it'll include a reversible hi-viz bodywarmer. Apparantly.

4,953 · July 5, 2023

5 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said:

The front of these remind me of our Levantes

They are caetano bodies with a Merc engine. They do seem styled on the road versions.

2,227 · July 5, 2023

On 7/4/2023 at 1:32 PM, andyberg said:

Don't know if any of these have been stuck on here, these are my daily drive at work. 14metres long and 3 metres wide. Too wide for public roads. Proper barges, crap steering lock and gutless engines. Mind you we are not allowed over 15 mph on the ramp. Can be a bit* tricky to move between the planes when it's busy.

https://www.cobus-industries.com/produkte/cobus-3000/

Thankyou very much for sharing. Wondered what these were like to drive! Interesting FWD layout too! 😎

4,953 · July 5, 2023

1 hour ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

https://www.cobus-industries.com/produkte/cobus-3000/

Thankyou very much for sharing. Wondered what these were like to drive! Interesting FWD layout too! 😎

😂😂😂110 passengers. Yeah right! With the 'average' UK citizen we struggle to get 80-90 on these things.

11,575 · July 8, 2023

Spotted these on my recent trip to New Zealand. Has a fair old bit of rear overhang.

48,544 · July 8, 2023

A brace of rather smug looking LAZ 695's outside Moscow University 1976.

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