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Post by Luke on Mar 22, 2007 18:04:13 GMT
This morning when I was waiting for my school bus run by STG  around 8am a First South Yorkshire Leyland Lynx trainner went by. What was it doing there. This is very unusual  |
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Post by Luke on Mar 22, 2007 18:05:03 GMT
Forgot to say this was in the Windhill estate (Mexborough)
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Post by tango2 on Mar 22, 2007 19:23:43 GMT
This morning when I was waiting for my school bus run by STG around 8am a First South Yorkshire Leyland Lynx trainner went by. What was it doing there. This is very unusual this is an easy one,,,,it was training they can be seen all over the place these days. |
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Post by 22438 on Mar 22, 2007 20:28:13 GMT
Yeah, I've seen a couple Lynxes recently, one on Carterknowle Road and one at the top of Brocco Bank. I also once saw a very old-looking bus at Knowle Lane teriminus (the 87 one) back in the days before the 87 went, which could have been a Lynx but I think was even older. I also spotted the Mainline-liveried Falcon going past the Cathedral tram stop, this was last summer after the Dominators had been withdrawn.
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Post by mattw on Mar 22, 2007 21:00:11 GMT
The thing is this area is not served by first routes and therefore i think they may be sniffing around a little!
Rotherham - Doncaster via Mexborough anyone?
could MattW's predictions from earler this year be correct?
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Post by tango2 on Mar 22, 2007 21:16:56 GMT
The trainers dont always go in areas that are specific route areas, an example is that from time to time learners may even be taken to other towns,,,,such as Huddersfield ect....they will use a variety of areas in order to give the learner a taste of varying road conditions and different challenges,this helps to delelop the ability to manouver the bus is difficult situations.
Trainers have no bearing on where First operate.
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Post by donnytom on Mar 22, 2007 22:01:57 GMT
I quite often seem to see the trainers in Conisbrough. Maybe it's just coincidence, but do they follow the X78 route because of the variety of roads it uses, including the narrow ones in Conisbrough?
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Post by steve2006 on Mar 22, 2007 22:36:54 GMT
Well I'm sure I a First West Yorkshire (Lance, I think it was) trainer bus going up Shambles Street in Barnsley towards the Town End the other week. Never seen a First trainer bus in Barnsley before that day.
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Post by mattw on Mar 22, 2007 23:19:15 GMT
I quite often seem to see the trainers in Conisbrough. Maybe it's just coincidence, but do they follow the X78 route because of the variety of roads it uses, including the narrow ones in Conisbrough? true there seems to always be a leyland lynx out on the X78 as a training vehicle (not in service oviously) As you say this is probably due to the tight roads in Conisbrough, though i supose they arent that bad as they can fit full sized buses round easily enough. (its just the road between the castle and old police station which is the problem) if it was turned into a one way system it would be much easier. |
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Post by manontheinside on Mar 23, 2007 9:17:41 GMT
No conspiracy guys. If it was in Mexborough it is probably considered a good area to learn in (variety of roads maybe or a specific hazard perhaps) or maybe, just maybe, it is considered good practice to start driving training in the trainees local area so that they can focus on the vehicle rather than the area.
I don't know what it was doing there, but i don't think a training Lynx is a spy bus now.
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Post by mattw on Mar 23, 2007 11:51:06 GMT
No conspiracy guys. If it was in Mexborough it is probably considered a good area to learn in (variety of roads maybe or a specific hazard perhaps) or maybe, just maybe, it is considered good practice to start driving training in the trainees local area so that they can focus on the vehicle rather than the area. I don't know what it was doing there, but i don't think a training Lynx is a spy bus now. Not saying a spy bus though i was thinking more on the lines of testing certain routes to see what frequency First may need if they start the route. Oh and the lynx was down Hooton Roberts Hill about 30 minutes aqo. |
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Post by busman3 on Mar 23, 2007 16:24:24 GMT
First SY & First Wy training buses (Currently lynxes) can be seen any where indeed last year some of the FSY ones were outstationed at Huddersfield. If you want ot see FWY at og then go around lunch time on a thursday as they tend to go in og for lunch as its curry day . !!!
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Post by Tom B on Mar 23, 2007 19:04:48 GMT
One was near Tickhill this morning.
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Post by manclad on Mar 23, 2007 20:43:38 GMT
I agree, no conspiracy whatsoever. Driver training is very different (i imagine) to route training and therefore they will take the trainee to the areas where the trainers feel is best. If that is in an area where the company doesn't normally operate, then so be it.
Arriva Manchester train drivers on a regular basis around Middleton, North Manchester even though they don't operate a service within a 5 mile radius!
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Post by hep on Mar 24, 2007 17:14:20 GMT
I agree, no conspiracy whatsoever. Driver training is very different (i imagine) to route training and therefore they will take the trainee to the areas where the trainers feel is best. If that is in an area where the company doesn't normally operate, then so be it. Arriva Manchester train drivers on a regular basis around Middleton, North Manchester even though they don't operate a service within a 5 mile radius! When I was training at Chesterfield Transport we got as far as Ollerton well on the way to Newark |
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around 8am a First South Yorkshire Leyland Lynx trainner went by.
