Well it was 44 years old at the time of the film. It was probably getting expensive and difficult to repair, and compared to newer buses much less comfortable and harder to drive. Potentially less safe and potentially less economical. At some point it’s not sensible to keep these in commercial service.
@@cjeam9199 I don't believe anyone was proposing commercial service. It was carrying vintage bus enthusiasts around for no fee. Potentially less safe? There have been no reported accidents with such museum services. Potentially less economical? Not relevant. Much less comfortable than modern buses - I totally disagree. Standards of comfort have gone DOWN not UP. The seats on those old buses are more comfortable than on modern ones. Harder to drive? Undoubtedly true, but there are no shortage of volunteers who would bite your hand off for a chance to drive them!
@@JohnStodden1 Well, what provision of service is there for people who want to ride old buses around? I assume there’s still old buses for enthusiasts to ride around on, but there’s only so many enthusiasts with so much time and money to donate to keep the bus running. Someone’s gotta buy it and pay for it to be stored somewhere and keep it in running order.
Only in your dreams, I'm afraid... this bus is now stuck as a static piece in the Streetlife Museum, sat there with a tax disc from 2009, a big dent in the back, and tyres with crayon marks all over them.
![[Londoner Buses] A ~ Waterloo Stn. -- Piccadilly Circus (Circular) (The only day with RT8 !)【4K UW】](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gazdNqcqobE/mqdefault.jpg)
Remember having a run to Pearsons Park and the Humber Bridge on this gem in 1990 - happy days
My family did a lap around Australia in an AEC Regal III
Very stylish proper single deck bus full of character ,don’t make em like that anymore 👍
Brilliant video credit to the producers and thanks for posting. When was it filmed please?
it says the film dates to 1993
Bertie the bus basis!!!
Paint it red and you'll surely recognize him
Bertie?
@@jimbodeek Ding ding ding ding, good answer
And add fender skirts to the rear wheels.
Why is this bus now a static exhibit? It sounds as if it has plenty of life left.
Very like a single deck RT Regent !!
Well it was 44 years old at the time of the film. It was probably getting expensive and difficult to repair, and compared to newer buses much less comfortable and harder to drive. Potentially less safe and potentially less economical. At some point it’s not sensible to keep these in commercial service.
@@cjeam9199 I don't believe anyone was proposing commercial service. It was carrying vintage bus enthusiasts around for no fee. Potentially less safe? There have been no reported accidents with such museum services. Potentially less economical? Not relevant. Much less comfortable than modern buses - I totally disagree. Standards of comfort have gone DOWN not UP. The seats on those old buses are more comfortable than on modern ones. Harder to drive? Undoubtedly true, but there are no shortage of volunteers who would bite your hand off for a chance to drive them!
@@JohnStodden1 Well, what provision of service is there for people who want to ride old buses around? I assume there’s still old buses for enthusiasts to ride around on, but there’s only so many enthusiasts with so much time and money to donate to keep the bus running. Someone’s gotta buy it and pay for it to be stored somewhere and keep it in running order.
@@cjeam9199 Restoring, maintaining and storing old buses is certainly not a cheap hobby, but it is very rewarding.
Will the bus be for sale in the future?
Only in your dreams, I'm afraid... this bus is now stuck as a static piece in the Streetlife Museum, sat there with a tax disc from 2009, a big dent in the back, and tyres with crayon marks all over them.
@@hullian1113 Yes I am aware of all that
Bertie the bus!
poor bertie