Madeira, Funchal Route 90 The trucks that wanted to be a bus

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  • Horários do Funchal Bus Route 90 travels between Lombo Aguiares and Casa Saúde Trapiche, Funchal, high above the city centre, in the foothills of the Central Mountain Range. The bus does not travel into the centre of Funchal but connections can be made by several city buses. My preference is Route 11. Check out the excellent Horários do Funchal Website. Their App is also useful.
    www.horariosdof...
    Click top right corner for English version.
    For nerds like me, this maybe of interest:
    www.keybuses.c...
    If the article is stuck behind a paywall, try simply Googling '4 WD IN FUNCHAL' and it should work.

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  • @AntoniEmanuel7328
    @AntoniEmanuel7328 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Having these converted trucks to buses on the island with their low gears and high torque has made a big difference to the high altitude communities of Madeira. Great Video mate.

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you Antoni. Do you live on the island? I'm an old guy and spend my retirement travelling cheaply around Europe. I had never been to Madeira until December 2022 but have now visited five times - I particularly love Funchal and have become a fan of Horários do Funchal in general and these buses in particular.

    • @AntoniEmanuel7328
      @AntoniEmanuel7328 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi@@leslaw210 . Watched all your videos this morning.
      My family are originally from Madeira and we emigrated to North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in 1969. My family in Madeira are from that high region that the bus took you to. Myself and my siblings every year spent our school summer holidays in Madeira and now I visit a couple of times per year with my wife.
      It’s a truly beautiful island and the people are kind and welcoming. Those steep roads off the main roads have only been accessible some 30+ years, they’ve been lengthened, widened and tarmacked. As a kid I remember the only vehicles that made it up there were old Willy’s Jeeps from the electricity and phone company.
      Loving your videos especially this one. Happy that you enjoy Madeira and your seeing parts of the islands that 99% of tourists don’t bother to see. Happy holidays mate.

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AntoniEmanuel7328 I have over 300gb of Madeira bus videos to edit between trips elsewhere - keep watching mate. I'm a bus nerd. Cheers, Les

  • @chrismedeiros3201
    @chrismedeiros3201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Amazing" is truly the word! Both this video and the bus driver. We hear so much about race drivers and their exceptional driving skills. I have to say this driver as well as other bus drivers in Madeira are highly skilled drivers as well, but do not receive the limelight nearly enough! Thank you for sharing!

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching and your lovely comment. I had not been to Madeira until last December then returned five times between then and March to ride the buses. The drivers are incredible. This particular driver, I wish I had asked his name, was special. The video actually does not really convey exactly how challenging the route is.

  • @nenadmaric463
    @nenadmaric463 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Nice to hear and see you. Nice place there. We should also have such buses here. Just keep making videos. They are very interesting. Cheers me duck! I hope to see you! 💯 👍

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Nenad my dear friend. It is some bus isn't it. This is only a small part of the journey. I shot more than two hours of video over two days. When I have edited and uploaded my other videos I will probably extend this with 'extras'

  • @andorinhariver4457
    @andorinhariver4457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Às vezes tomo o 90 quando o Luna Park não está aberto lmao.

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว

      Better than a roller coaster

  • @MadeiraTrailsBikeMTB
    @MadeiraTrailsBikeMTB ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Madeira...what else ahaha

  • @leslaw210
    @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว +2

    VolvoNC Bus Productions
    I'm guessing these buses are to replace the old Volvo B9Ms & B10Ms? I have videos on my channel of the old buses.

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I somehow accidently deleted your comment so had to copy and paste it back. I can't give a definitive reply but you may find this interesting. The magazine seems to be behind a paywall but you should be able to read it without paying:
      www.keybuses.com/article/4wd-funchal

    • @leslaw210
      @leslaw210  ปีที่แล้ว

      If the article is stuck behind a paywall try Googling '4 WD IN FUNCHAL' - that should work

    • @davidmetzner3049
      @davidmetzner3049 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leslaw210 Hi mate, can i ask you? What types of budes are on Madeira? Thanks man

  • @DavidFerreira-cb2rd
    @DavidFerreira-cb2rd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cristiano Ronaldo born near the start of the trip