Midland Red West: Leyland Lynx — Miscellaneous Information

Vehicles Converted for Driver Training

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After being withdrawn from First Midland Red, many Leyland Lynxs were used for driver training.

  Fleet # Reg # Group Allocation Further Information
  62702
1102		   G102 HNP   First Edinburgh
(Unallocated) 		 
  62703
1103 		G103 HNP  First Eastern Counties
(Great Yarmouth) 		  
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) 		 
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 Withdrawn (?/08).
  62717
1117 		G117 HNP First Mainline ?  
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) 		 
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1128 		G128 HNP First Mainline Withdrawn by First Midland Red (10/04).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 Withdrawn (6/05).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) 		 
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Vehicle Almost Converted for Driver Training!

F622 RTC

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On 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  By this time all of the company’s Leyland Nationals Mk.I service buses had been withdrawn and their Leyland National training bus, fleet number 2051 (Registration number HHA101L), was almost 30 years old, so F622RTC was acquired to replace it.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.

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