Just found your channel, Interesting seeing stuff like the phone for defects and income that you wouldn't normally see as a non driver. would love to see more of these shift sort of videos!

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. I wanted to show people what the industry is about from a drivers perspective and how much we put into the job .

@nicholaswastakenwastaken

6 ай бұрын

same!

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

@@nicholaswastakenwastakenhello and welcome

I heard "No turds in the fabric" rather than tears. This is also important

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Well we do get people leaving small presents behind. Speaking of things left behind I'm sure I saw one of your streetdecks being recovered last night

@CaersethVarax

6 ай бұрын

Sounds completely normal. I was confused where all the yellow warning lights were on your Optare dash here. I don't think I've seen one without 😂

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

@@CaersethVarax I must admit we've been very lucky recently with the buses . The engineering team have kept them working

Nice to see a 'white' lit destination display, far more visible than the 'orange' used in my hometown

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I think we have older buses that use the orange ones but I think it's just out Volvo's that have them

Oh the joys of the 464, when I was there, we had BBC drivers saying they couldn't handle the 464 despite us Rosso drivers being lower paid...always made me chuckle, and even funnier when running it on a Sunday and catching the one up in front because of a slow driver etc...

@carlyhartley4831

6 ай бұрын

Still the same now except Rosso has just had a pay rise finally 🙏

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I don't understand how they can't adapt to it's no different from a Bolton or Preston to Burnley. It's busy and has some unique challenges to face but I still don't understand why they don't like them

Great video keep up the great job 👏

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Best bus driver ❤

A brilliant video, Thank you for uploading this 😊😊

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lovefive5733

5 ай бұрын

@anthonyleecooke thank you, oh and I've subscribed as well.☺️😊

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

@@lovefive5733 thank you for the support

@lovefive5733

5 ай бұрын

@@anthonyleecooke your welcome

New subscriber, thank you for the interesting video

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I'm glad you enjoyed any questions fire away if you want

What a enjoyable video

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it

Love that you still have the B10s. Do you ever get to drive them?

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I learnt on a B10 -1099 and 1098 (which I caught for school) and I have driven them for BB bus co and I love them. I think there one of the best buses out there

Wow the last 464 of 2023

@anthonyleecooke

22 күн бұрын

Yea, it was a good shift. Apart from the woman who got stuck in Accrington.

Detested driving the eco drives,for Stagecoach. Don’t think it was set right (standard stagecoach) so touching the brakes would violently jolt the bus and throwing standing passengers forward

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I believe we've had some changes to our gearboxes but I must admit they are still very sensitive compared to the BTL 7 drove last night

I want to see a tour of a 464 bus and a Q&A plz ant

How do you find the Versa’s to drive? I’ve driven the odd Solo nippy vehicles when behaving themselves, cab space however leaves a lot to be desired 😬

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

We have two variants of Versa's the 16 plate ones are Cummins engines and gearboxes they lovely to drive and well behaved but they have stupid Smart seats in the driver cab which adjusted the suspension based on your weight so I end up bouncing all over the place. The 18 plate ones which are on the 464 the cab and seat are good could do with somewhere to put a drink, (B10 & Eclipse spoil you for space) but unfortunately these are pain to drive constant downshifts from the gearbox almost kicking off your seat. If was given a choice I would rather put up with bad seat position or have Volvo.

First run, 6 mins late... you only had 5 min layover! I dont miss the days of service work.

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Yea I was 6 mins late throughout the service. Which isn't too bad. Consider on Sunday you can be up to 10 minutes late

@tvi82

6 ай бұрын

@@anthonyleecooke it's not a dig at you mate.. These company's never give enough time on the run, that's what I was getting at... 5 min turn around, when you're 6 down.

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

@@tvi82 no worries, I totally understand somedays the clock is just against you. We managed to get them to give us 12 mins during the week but they still need to look at Sundays 😔

first 500 gang!

Nice video! Random question: Do you always do only one route as a bus driver because I know you do the 464 but I never hear that your in a different route

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

So I'm trained on other routes 6/7/152 (to a certain point) 22/481/483 but unfortunately last year I had to ask to be fixed rosta driver so I could take care of Seb (my son) Which now means I just do 464 and I must admit I do miss driving other routes especially the 22 to clitheroe.

@JoeTW67

6 ай бұрын

@@anthonyleecooke ah right because some drivers in my area do like the routes that are there locals for example if you lived in Bradford, you’d do the route to Bradford so I didn’t know if you would be on your local or do different routes

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Understandable. I think just the way our company is set up. As I'm an academy driver, I went through the Train school they put on the Rosso side which is split between 3 depots. If you work with places like Blackburn bus or Burnley bus co you tend to do local work. That's what I'm led to believe

Do you know whats happened to 2754 and 2755 blackburn deckers

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I do believe they might have been retired. One of them is in the yard

Hi Anthony I’ve recently applied to the place ur working at and I’ve got a interview on the 5th January, I’ve been a driver for 4 and a half years now and want to know what it’s like to work at ur depot just as a heads up before my interview if ur allowed, many thanks :)

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Hi, obviously I don't represent the company in a way but I will give you my honest opinion I've been driving for about a year and five months, and went through their academy to gain my license. Most drivers that join us with a licence will come to team Rosso and be on the 464, there's always opportunities for overtime on other routes. Everyone is really friendly and welcoming. I personally enjoyed the job, I've worked in other sectors like telecommunications and the professional IT industry. I'm not 100 certain if I'm allowed to make videos but I thought it's a good insight into industry for some people.

@Callum.s.p

6 ай бұрын

@@anthonyleecooke cheers for that Anthony and with you making videos it all depends on the company policies but I think it’s a good idea to show people the job because there’s a lot of stuff people don’t see and sharing ur own experiences helps, love the videos keep doing what ur doing mate

@AzzY300689

6 ай бұрын

@@Callum.s.p whilst I can't comment on the current upper management, I worked here (also for Rosso) under the previous one and it wasn't the best, but a job is what you make it, I moved on to an independent and now I'm at Stagecoach, which despite numerous people saying it's horrible, it's not that bad. It is what you make of it at the end of the day.

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

Sorry @azzy300689 - KZread flag this comment. I didn't know how to fix it untill now.

Hi mate sorry to trouble you but my name is Richard I am from Swansea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿do you need a PVC to become a bus cleaner

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

Good question I'm not 100 % I sure I've heard someone refer to shed licence but 100% about that. If you want to clean bus without moving them you should be fine. When I'm next in work on Sunday I will ask the question for you

Very thougher m8 do you have cleaners at night???

@anthonyleecooke

5 ай бұрын

Yea I Believe we have a couple of teams working at night. Shed crew refuel and sweep and wash the bus then the cleaning team come on and do a deep clean not every bus gets it but those that were missed normal get caught in the morning and then again at night.

@roberthewer2268

5 ай бұрын

@@anthonyleecooke cheers m8 thanks for the info .very interesting insite into your daily life.

Why are some team Pennine busses at this depot?

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

I think these ones are not road worthy.

What’s “SD” On the vehicle’s type.?

@anthonyleecooke

20 күн бұрын

SD??

Have you done x41?

@anthonyleecooke

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately not yet. I was planning on learning them earlier last year but there were rumors around that we were getting rid of them so I decided not to learn them. Then a few months later we told that the route is staying but my son had been born at that point and I didn't have time to learn them.

all ur doing is skipping most of it and showing us around the bus and shit at least show us the full experience like driving

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. I'm limited by what I can show you. I hope to be able to show some driving soon but I'm awaiting permission from the head office. I'm sorry I can't show everything 😔

@AlfiePewter

6 ай бұрын

Aw now I feel bad, sorry for that mean comment, and that sucks what company you work for?@@anthonyleecooke

@anthonyleecooke

6 ай бұрын

@@AlfiePewter don't worry about it. We're all friends here and I believe everyone has the the right to give me feedback I want to create something you all enjoy and I appreciate the honesty 💗😊