Midland Red (West)
First Midland Red
Midland Red West (First Midland Red) Leyland Lynx - Miscellaneous Information

Midland Red West (First Midland Red)
Leyland Lynx — Miscellaneous Information

Vehicles Converted for Driver Training

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After being withdrawn from regular service by First Midland Red Buses Limited, many of the companies Leyland Lynx single-deck buses were converted for use as driver training vehicles. Vehicle conversions were carried out by FirstGroup Central Engineering Unit in Rotherham before being distributed throughout FirstGroup.

  Fleet # Reg # Group Allocation Further Information
  62702
1102
 G102 HNP  First Edinburgh
(Unallocated)
Withdrawn April 2006
  62703
1103
G103 HNP  First Eastern Counties
(Great Yarmouth) 
Withdrawn by March 2007
D 62705
1105
G105 HNP First Eastern Counties
(Ipswich)
 
  62706
1106
G106 HNP First Aberdeen  
  62708
1108
G108 HNP First Edinburgh
(Livingston)
 
  62709
1109
G109 HNP Midland Bluebird  
  62711
1111
G111 HNP First Edinburgh
(Larbert)
 
D 62714
1114
G114 HNP First Midland Red
(Worcester)
Converted for driver training by First Midland Red after being damaged in a depot fire at Worcester. Withdrawn by April 2009.
  62717
1117
G117 HNP First Mainline ?  
D 62722
1122
G122 HNP Scrapped Used as a Driver Training vehicle by First Eastern Counties (Vulcan Road depot) until 2007.
  62725
1125
G125 HNP First Rider Group
(York)
 
  62726
1126
G126 HNP First Mainline ?  
  62727
1127
G127 HNP First Edinburgh
(Unallocated)
 
D 62728
1128
G128 HNP First Mainline Withdrawn by First Midland Red (10/04). Passed to First Western National (11/04). Withdrawn (6/05). Passed to First Mainline (3/05) as driver training vehicle.
  62729
1129
G129 HNP First Mainline ?  
  62737
1137
G137 HNP First Rider Group
(Bramley)
 
  62740
1140
G140 HNP First Mainline
(Rotherham)
 
  62745
1145
G145 HNP First Eastern Counties
(Kings Lynn)
 
  62748
1148
G148 HNP First Edinburgh
(Livingston)
 

Vehicle Almost Converted for Driver Training

F622 RTC

Example photograph not available

On Tuesday 22nd January 2002, First Midland Red acquired F622RTC from First Bristol (Cityline) for use as a driver training vehicle. By this time all of the company’s Leyland Nationals Mk.I service buses had been withdrawn and their Leyland National training bus, fleet number 2051 (Registration number HHA101L), was almost 30 years old, so F622RTC was acquired to replace it.

Shortly after arriving at Worcester depot F622RTC was sent away to have dual control brakes fitted but there were problems in carrying out the conversion and the work was not completed. F622RTC was then parked up in a corner at Worcester depot for several months before returning to First Bristol at Hengrove depot in FirstGroup “Barbie2” livery.