(23/06/2013 21:46)ace Wrote:  I think with most drivers it's a case of, they learn all routes as part of their training so that if they get called upon to do a route, they can just get on and do it, but a lot of them do tend to do a certain few routes, for example, I get the 192 to work most mornings, and I've seen quite a few drivers on the same route several times, the same for other routes such as 11/11A, 369, etc.

I think part of it might be to do with the type of bus driven as well. Probably not all drivers are trained to drive hybrids, so the ones that are will do the 192's, others will do routes that use buses within each individual capability or requirement.

(13/07/2013 20:14)ace Wrote:  All sorts going on today with the Rail and Metrolink Replacements.
17038 from Wigan was on the 76, the 168 and 169 were operated almost exclusively by Magic Buses, and the 85 seemed to be run with a mixture of Hybrids and Magics.
I saw a lot of Enviro400's on Rail/Metrolink duty in Manchester City Centre this afternoon.
There seemed to be a few unfamiliar drivers as well, not that I know them all personally, but I could sense one or two of them were a little less than familiar with the routes they were on.

(15/07/2013 20:56)ace Wrote:  I didn't know the 86 ran to Southern Cemetery?
Do you mean the 84?