Driven a few of them bus types especially when I first worked for arriva, I learnt to drive in a plaxton bodied Bedford coach identical to that one with DAF wording with the chrome grill and light surrounds, wouldn’t mind visiting this here and having a closer look at them all.
Thanks for sharing your memories, it sounds amazing. Highly recommend a visit if you're ever on the Bridgeton side. Their website lists when they are running tours, but I don't think they let you drive them :)
The exhibit at 4:17 with number 187 is from Sydney , Australia. It ran on the Northern Beaches from Milsons point to Newport. The route number and the registration plate (NSW) would not normally match so closely as shown here .These ran in this coach form from the late 1940s to 1960s. There were four variants…… AEC, Regent, Leyland and a small number of Foden , presumably with the same ladder chassis and running gear. The were 3 speed manual shift monsters, standing 14 feet 4 inches high, the only variation to the coach work being the conversion of the canvas folding front door to a four panel pneumatic variant, used for exit only. I had a lot of fun and adventure as a schoolboy and a later adult passenger. They were supplanted by the BMC Atlantean model, which was also British (London) in design, but never so successful. Stavros
Hi Steve, I have found some info about the bus with reg: GSU 378 on the gvvt.org website which would add a bit to what you kindly shared with us. source: gvvt.org/stock-list#buses-coaches "Albion Motors Ltd. of Scotstoun, Glasgow was established in 1899 and quickly became Scotland’s most important commercial vehicle manufacturer. They made lorries and buses which sold in greater numbers overseas than they did in their own country. The Venturer CX19 was introduced in 1938 with a choice of Gardner or Albion engines, but after the war only Albion engines were offered. Around the time of Albion’s decision in the late 1940s to stop production of double deckers, the CX19 had just been replaced by the short lived CX37. Therefore, with a production life spanning 11 years, the Albion CX19 became Albion’s longest lived and most successful double deck chassis and more popular overseas than in its home country. Glasgow and Sydney ran sizeable fleets of these buses. By 1961 all the Glasgow examples had gone, but in Sydney they remained in service till 1971. Some then went on to provide even more service with independent operators. One such bus was m/o 1877, chassis number 60023C, which was one of 30 Venturer Sp.CX19W chassis ordered by the New South Wales Department of Government Transport on 21st May 1946 for delivery by 7th November 1946. In Sydney it was fitted with a 59 seat steel framed body by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, being later converted to 61 seats by the removal of the canvas front door. It entered service in 1947 and was allocated fleet number 1877. It joined the largest fleet of CX19s in the world, which, by 1949, numbered 143, in addition to 17 pre-war examples with Gardner engines. It was sold in 1970 to a succession of independent operators in New South Wales, being finally withdrawn in 1981 after 34 years service. It was then acquired by Australian preservationist Bruce Pinnell, from whom this Group acquired the bus in February 2004. 1877 has since been allocated British registration number GSU 378. This project is run by the Sydney Albion Venturer Group, a group of Scottish vintage vehicle enthusiasts. This is the first project in Scotland supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore a bus."
Thanks for the feedback, I totally agree. I'm new to filming and TH-cam, and I used to wear the camera on me, which was causing a lot of movement. I'll try to hand-hold the camera, so there would be less movement.
Loved that day cannie wait for the event this year
Driven a few of them bus types especially when I first worked for arriva, I learnt to drive in a plaxton bodied Bedford coach identical to that one with DAF wording with the chrome grill and light surrounds, wouldn’t mind visiting this here and having a closer look at them all.
Thanks for sharing your memories, it sounds amazing. Highly recommend a visit if you're ever on the Bridgeton side. Their website lists when they are running tours, but I don't think they let you drive them :)
The exhibit at 4:17 with number 187 is from Sydney , Australia. It ran on the Northern Beaches from Milsons point to Newport. The route number and the registration plate (NSW) would not normally match so closely as shown here .These ran in this coach form from the late 1940s to 1960s. There were four variants…… AEC, Regent, Leyland and a small number of Foden , presumably with the same ladder chassis and running gear. The were 3 speed manual shift monsters, standing 14 feet 4 inches high, the only variation to the coach work being the conversion of the canvas folding front door to a four panel pneumatic variant, used for exit only. I had a lot of fun and adventure as a schoolboy and a later adult passenger. They were supplanted by the BMC Atlantean model, which was also British (London) in design, but never so successful.
Stavros
Hi Steve,
I have found some info about the bus with reg: GSU 378 on the gvvt.org website which would add a bit to what you kindly shared with us.
source: gvvt.org/stock-list#buses-coaches
"Albion Motors Ltd. of Scotstoun, Glasgow was established in 1899 and quickly became Scotland’s most important commercial vehicle manufacturer. They made lorries and buses which sold in greater numbers overseas than they did in their own country.
The Venturer CX19 was introduced in 1938 with a choice of Gardner or Albion engines, but after the war only Albion engines were offered. Around the time of Albion’s decision in the late 1940s to stop production of double deckers, the CX19 had just been replaced by the short lived CX37.
Therefore, with a production life spanning 11 years, the Albion CX19 became Albion’s longest lived and most successful double deck chassis and more popular overseas than in its home country. Glasgow and Sydney ran sizeable fleets of these buses. By 1961 all the Glasgow examples had gone, but in Sydney they remained in service till 1971. Some then went on to provide even more service with independent operators.
One such bus was m/o 1877, chassis number 60023C, which was one of 30 Venturer Sp.CX19W chassis ordered by the New South Wales Department of Government Transport on 21st May 1946 for delivery by 7th November 1946. In Sydney it was fitted with a 59 seat steel framed body by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, being later converted to 61 seats by the removal of the canvas front door. It entered service in 1947 and was allocated fleet number 1877.
It joined the largest fleet of CX19s in the world, which, by 1949, numbered 143, in addition to 17 pre-war examples with Gardner engines. It was sold in 1970 to a succession of independent operators in New South Wales, being finally withdrawn in 1981 after 34 years service. It was then acquired by Australian preservationist Bruce Pinnell, from whom this Group acquired the bus in February 2004. 1877 has since been allocated British registration number GSU 378. This project is run by the Sydney Albion Venturer Group, a group of Scottish vintage vehicle enthusiasts. This is the first project in Scotland supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore a bus."
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no sign of the dial a bus from craiglang lol
haha, made me re-watch that episode of still game
Slow the camera action down I finished with a headache
Thanks for the feedback, I totally agree. I'm new to filming and TH-cam, and I used to wear the camera on me, which was causing a lot of movement. I'll try to hand-hold the camera, so there would be less movement.
Had to put the video off after about four minutes - couldn't stand the "music" any longer.
Yea same
Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to find a different free background music next time.
There’s always the mute button 🤓