Bristol LH6L with Eastern Coachworks body in Halifax West Yorkshire May 1992 during the Heart of the Pennines rally. New to the National Bus Company subsidiary United Automobile Services as fleet number 1654 in 1975. Eventually became a driver training vehicle.

Whilst tram testing has now moved to George Street in the city proper, trainee drivers are now testing their fledgling wings in Devonshire Street and Chalmers Street. The day I took this a total of eight tramsets (a coupled set of two) were involved in these duties

GB Railfreight Class 73/9 No. 73962 "Dick Mabbutt" stands at Hadfield as it works the 0Z61 20:59 Warrington Bank Quay to Hadfield route learning trip on 3rd May 2021.

Hired to Colas, the 'ED' was making several runs between Guide Bridge and the terminus on the former Woodhead route to Sheffield, running via Glossop to cover all sides of the triangle at Dinting.

Newcastle: DRS 88008 stands in Platform 8 waiting to form the 10:46 Driver Training run to York Parcels Sidings with the DTS of VTEC service 1E08 reflected on the side 22/02/2018.

88008 had arrived from Carlisle Kingmoor to swop with 88010 which had been the 88 based at York for Driver Training. 010 had arrived on the training run from York and was required back at Carlisle at it was due an exam.

Driver training. Entering the loop at Dorridge

Stagecoach Manchester BD74 WHX 76102 Volvo BZL MCV SD, carrying the Bee Network livery, based at Middleton bus dept.

It is seen at Middleton Layover preparing to work Driver Training duties.

DT VECTRA

Further picture of Strathclyde Police RPU BMW 5 series, and Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) DTU, taken at a slight angle to show the front of the SAS DTU, complete with service crest on the bonnet.

Stagecoach North East - Driver Training - Volvo B10B-58 / Plaxton Verde is seen here at Seaburn Rally.

Whilst tram testing has now moved to George Street in the city proper, trainee drivers are now testing their fledgling wings in Devonshire Street and Chalmers Street. The day I took this a total of eight tramsets (a coupled set of two) were involved in these duties

Northern 195113 seen passing through Wigan North Western on 5Z33 St Helens Central to Blackpool North driver training run

V601DBC Volvo B10BLE / Alexander ALX 300 .

Arriva Midlands 9501 - Derby depot. Driver Training Vehicle.

T461BNL MAN 18.220/Alexander, new 1999 to Busways 461. Stagecoach 22461 at Grimsby depot.

Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 30908 X763 VUA stands with other Barbie liveried sisters at Bradford depot.

I just returned from a month in Tanzania. After leading my usual two-week safari, I stayed behind for a further two weeks. During that time, I delivered some training to two batches of Tanzanian Safari driver/guides in bird identification.

We went to Lake Manyara National Park as that has many waders that people often struggle to identify. There are so many species in Tanzania in the northern winter, so many different plumages, and even the same species (eg Ruff) can be of varying sizes and colour of bare parts that it is no wonder people struggle. The fact that the Palearctic waders are not there all year round doesn't help either.

As my favourite group of birds is waders, it was perfect for me! Whilst I was scanning, I saw a wader that I couldn't immediately identify. It turned out to be a Pectoral Sandpiper and ONLY THE SECOND RECORD FOR TANZANIA! I myself had only ever seen one before.

The Pectoral Sandpiper is a scarce / rare visitor to the UK with probably all records referring to vagrants from the Americas. The one we saw is more likely to be from somewhere like the Siberian Arctic than America though.

We went back later in the day to see if it was still there. We couldn't see it, but had a Red-necked Phalarope - a very rare bird inland in Tanzania.

W598RFS 62210

Alexander ALX300 Volvo B10BLE

First Hants & Dorset

Route : Driver under Instruction

📍 Mare Street, Hackney

Keep it between the cones, but at the same time put it to the test... the goal is to have confidence in how the vehicle handles, and your ability to drive it to get there safely.

1:64 Greenlight Collectibles:

2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Demonstration Vehicle

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R

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A second snap of my days driver training on an RT with London Country in 1972. I am not driving in these pictures. RT4162 from Reigate Garage.

Camera: Olympus Pen F Half Frame SLR.

Sydney Light Rail - Driver training comes to Surry Hills.

I caught LRVs 001/002 and 019/020 in Devonshire Street, Surry Hills during driver training this afternoon. Cool and crisp in the August chill, but those trams look great.

Seen at a Rally in Dinting on 19th September 1982 are tow Greater Manchester vehicles. On the left is 2305 (561TD), a former Lancashire United Daimler Fleetline/Northern Counties. 6654 (SBN754) on the right is a former Bolton Leyland PD3/4 East Lancs, working as a Driver Trainer.

546EYB Volvo B10M / Alexander PS. East Yorkshire Motor Services training bus 9911.ex.Finglands 1421.

Freightliner Class 66, 66528 "Madge Elliot MBE Borders Railway Opening 2015" is seen on the High Marnham test track at Tuxford waiting to shunt the new HOBC around.

Go South Coast Optare Excel HJ02 WDF ( 2611 ).

Merseyside Police

Dept: Driver Training

Roof Code: 185

Role: Driver Training Vehicle

Make: Ford Transit

Station: Lea Green

Note: Evidence Gathering Team

Borders Buses 11906 YX19 MRU In Golden Square Berwick Upon Tweed On Driver Training