Buses you've driven.

Thought I'd re do this thread that originally appeared on the original Bloodbus and proved very popular. Anyway here's my list of what I have driven:

Leyland National
Leyland Lynxes
Leyland Olympians, various body types
Dennis Darts both step entry and low floor
Dennis Lances
Volvo Citibuses
Volvo Olympians
Volvo B6s
Volvo B10BLE
Volvo B10M
Volvo B7TL
Volvo B9TL
Volvo B7RLE
DAF SB220
Scania N113CRB
Scania L113
Scania L94UB
Optare Solo

Merc minibus
dennis dart
mcw metrobus
scania
volvo all types
leyland atlantean
optare

Volvo B10M/Alexander PS
Volvo Olympian/Alexander
Optare Solo
Dennis Trident/Plaxton President
Scania OmniDekka/East Lancs
Scania/Optare Olympus
Volvo B7/Wright Eclipse Gemini

Leyland Atlantean,Leyland Lynx,Leyland Olympain (various spec), Volvo Olympian,Volvo B6,Volvo B10M,Volvo D10M,Volvo B7R,Volvo B7RLE,Volvo B10BLE,Volvo B7TL,Dennis Dart step & SLF,Dennis Javelin, Dennis Trident,Dennis Lance,MAN 14.220,Optare Solo,Merc Vario,Merc Sprinter UVG,Iveco Eurorider,Scania L113,Scania N113 single and decker,Scania L94,BMC Condor,Bristol LH,DAF SB120 to name but a few

Volvo B6 single decker
Volvo B7 double decker
Volvo B10 single decker
Scania OmniLink single decker
Mercedes 0405 (rigid, non artic)
Optare Solo
MCW Metrobus and a few different minibuses over the years...

Have been driving 7 months for the company I work at, though the Atlantean and Leopard and Metrorider were preserved buses - quite a varied fleet so it's always interesting!

Bedford YMT (plaxton supreme)
Bedford YNV (caetano algarve)
Bova Futura
DAFMB200 (plaxton paramount/jonkheere)
Dennis Dart (SLF + Step) (wright + alexander dash)
Dennis Javelin (manual + auto.. which was crap!) (wadham stringer, plaxton, berkhof, duple)
Leyland Atlantean
Leyland Leopard
Leyland Tiger (manual + semi) (plaxton derwent/paramount/van hool/duple)
MCW Metrobus
Optare Excel
Optare Metrorider
Mercedes 711D
Mercedes 810D
MAN 14.220 (MCV)
MAN 18.310 (Marcopolo Coach)
Scania/Irizar
Volvo B7R (auto + manual, which are shit!) plaxtons
Volvo B10M (manual + auto) (plaxton paramount, premier, paragon, jonkheere, van hool)
Volvo B10B (wright)
Volvo B55 Ailsa (northern counties + alexander)
Volvo D10M Citybus (marshall)

I've revved up a manual Jonckheere bodied B10M....

Bit of a devilish fleet number on that coach!!

in my time at Plymouth Citybus ....

Mostly i drive a Mercedes-Benz Citaro

But i've also driven ....
Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Myllennium Vyking
Volvo Citybus/East Lancs or Alexander RV
Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere coach
Volvo B12M/Plaxton Paragon coaches
Mercedes-Benz 709D/Plaxton Beaver
Volvo B6/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer (Plaxton Pointer 1, Plaxton Pointer 2, MPD and SPD)
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart

Demos i have driven ....
Alexander Dennis Enviro300 Dart
Scania Omnicity
Mercedes-Benz Citaro (Brand New Euro5 model)



I would really, really like a go in a Caetano Levante ... is that bad??!

They don't go up hills very well from what I've noticed as a passenger....40mph flat out on the M11 incline at Stansted airport in a brand new Levante last year, which isn't even that steep! 5 mins later a K reg Pointer Dart zoomed past in the middle lane

Palatine 2 wrote:They don't go up hills very well from what I've noticed as a passenger....40mph flat out on the M11 incline at Stansted airport in a brand new Levante last year, which isn't even that steep! 5 mins later a K reg Pointer Dart zoomed past in the middle lane

yeah but they look the business don't they? *drool*

They do look very smart when looked after, I'll agree with you there.

Volvo B10M
Mercedes-Benz 709D
Volvo B6/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer, Plaxton Pointer 1, Plaxton Pointer 2
Alexander-Dennis ALX200
Dennis Dart/Marshal capital ( I hate with an almighty passion ) First Cymru just had a load of refurbs from a load of other places to finally phase out the darts.

RoadRage wrote:Volvo B10M
Mercedes-Benz 709D
Volvo B6/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer, Plaxton Pointer 1, Plaxton Pointer 2
Alexander-Dennis ALX200
Dennis Dart/Marshal capital ( I hate with an almighty passion ) First Cymru just had a load of refurbs from a load of other places to finally phase out the darts.

Surely the newer ones with the better engine are alright?

I drive wright bodied darts and the rattles on some of them... arrrrrrrgh!

Sheep wrote:

RoadRage wrote:Volvo B10M
Mercedes-Benz 709D
Volvo B6/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer, Plaxton Pointer 1, Plaxton Pointer 2
Alexander-Dennis ALX200
Dennis Dart/Marshal capital ( I hate with an almighty passion ) First Cymru just had a load of refurbs from a load of other places to finally phase out the darts.

Surely the newer ones with the better engine are alright?

I drive wright bodied darts and the rattles on some of them... arrrrrrrgh!

The odd one or two are ok but mostly very slow and murder on hills had one the other day doing 7MPH up hill with about 15 people on . Also the air-con has been disconnected so in the heat with the full screens is torture. Ohh and they rattle just as bad as the darts they replaced lol.

If somebody out there can find a dart that does not rattle, they deserve a medal.