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Local to me and brings back memories of my first job. I would walk past every day on my way to the factory just down the road. Former main bus depot for the town.
Another great video, I loved all the vehicles and the building is great. The architecture left to us by the early bus, tram and rail companies is wonderful. Those huge buildings are alive with memories and atmosphere!
What a great place, and super footage, must try and visit, seeing the Dennis Fire engine took me back to when i was around 5yrs old and had a little metal three wheel bike, playing in the street and went for a wander one day, must have pedalled miles two miles, down back alleys and pavements little side streets, till i ended up near the town centre, i was lost! Not to worry the fire brigade found me, and i was allowed to play in the fire engines till the police contacted my parents who came to collect me, that was back in 1963 i still get flash backs on me behind the wheel dashing off to a fire,, so my hero's have always been the fire brigade!
Great video, liked the routemaster, fantastic bus, I liked going to London when they were in service, there are still some running on heritage routes, I will try to visit this museum this year, looks very interesting
Thanks for watching, yes there's an interesting cluster of such museums up in the north west (including the British Commercial Vehicle Museum which I also did a vid of)
Super video - just the ticket (forgive the pun) for a relaxing Saturday evening viewing with a drink. The museum volunteers deserve great credit for such an excellent display. Nostalgic to see the old half-cab buses that are so much nicer than the modern rear engine buses It brought back memories of travelling as a nipper up to London Victoria from Hertfordshire on the AEC London Transport dark green, single decker, half-cab Greenlines and then in central London on the red London Transport half-cab buses. My favourite buses are the old Southdown buses in their glorious green and cream coachwork that served the Eastbourne area. Loved your bus ride listening to that torquey old diesel that sounds like it could run for ever without a hiccup.
Birmingham Corporation & Midland Red ran Guy buses back in the day. Midland Red had a Land Rover which would tow the buses should they break down. The Museum in the area (Wynhall I think but the spelling may be wrong, just from memory!) recently found the Land Rover they used and tried it out on a bus, a large steel tube between the two and it worked fine. This is a great Museum with some interesting buses. You commented on the seats being 'side on' in one of the buses, I believe the idea was for easy access over the rear wheels which of course is where these seats were placed. I say easy access but if you were a bit on the short side you probably would avoid those seats! A great video Rick and a nice trip on an old bus. Thank you.👍👍
Fantastic video😊 Brings back the 1950 to 1970s when travelling on Leyland’s / Guys/ Bristol buses better days for Transport just enjoyed the ride more 😊😊😮❤ Thanks for the trip 😮.also in a old tram building setting😮 thanks to the members for their hard work to ❤think the emergency exit was if the bus tipped over blocking way out😮😢
I’m so happy you enjoyed your trip to the transport museum! I happened to be volunteering on the day you were there, I was running and looking after the G-Scale room, hope you come down for another visit, we’d always be happy to have you 🧡
hi Rick, great video, that 1976 AEC reliance, i would have handled the chassis back then in chassis finishing at AEC, it would have been sprayed a silver colour before despatch to Duple in Blackpool. the delivery drivers would have taken it up there with temp driving seat etc,goggles and a warm coat, regards to Harvey,
With regards to the previous vid.quite a collection of Porches .,a few of them,l drove the same models in Australia,as part of my dial-a-driver job.Wonderful to drive.
I remember walking to and from school in the fifties, and passing a branch of the British Oxygen Company situated in Greenwich, London. I particularly remember passing the loading bay where oxygen and other distilled gas cylinders were loaded onto chained flat bed platforms with a background of ribaldry and shouting! These were powered by a fleet of diesel powered Dennis Pax lorries resplendent in dark maroon livery with the Company's logo printed on the cab doors. I used to enjoy hearing the sound of the Perkins P6 engines and the billowing exhaust smoke that followed the lorries out of the yard. Sadly all is now gone, replaced by (guess what?) a housing development. Happy days!
Thank you , what a great video and walk down memory lane with the Aussie AEC. Been on them many a time in Sydney and suburbs, slow, noisy and uncomfortable. But then that is all we knew.
What an intriguing place and a good brekkie watching video. I checked out its website which is very good, it is 168 miles away from me but when I go to the Lakes later this year it may be worth taking a slight detour and popping in. There is something enigmatic about these old buses and their history. "On the Buses" springs to mind.
Many thanks for the video Rick. Great building and great collection but the presentation looked very muddly without any thread to guide you through. Shame about the very tacky Christmas decorations too. John Pinfold, Cheltenham, UK.
I love this place it is a underrated museum, the road system in St. Helens is a nightmare and the lack of brown tourist signs pointing the way too the museum is a absolute scandal and no way for a council too treat such a interesting place in their town.
@@oldclassiccarUK I hope so too the museum needs its profile raising, the only other museum in St. Helens is a glass museum which is always shut, but there is plenty of signs pointing the way too the museum that is always shut, it is a scandal how councils treat transport museums
@@routmaster38 very sad really, hopefully the post will raise the profile of the museum it should be open every weekend and through the week during school holidays because not every young dude wants too sit around playing games
Yes I've thought of visiting there although it all looks quite spaced out and organised, I tend to prefer places where things are piled in every corner, rather than precisely organised :-)
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Local to me and brings back memories of my first job. I would walk past every day on my way to the factory just down the road. Former main bus depot for the town.
Excellent video 👍👍👍
Loved every minute of this one. What an amazing museum...
Another great video, I loved all the vehicles and the building is great. The architecture left to us by the early bus, tram and rail companies is wonderful. Those huge buildings are alive with memories and atmosphere!
Thanks very much for a wonderful tour and bus ride. What a great museum.
Thanks Larry, glad you liked it
What a great place, and super footage, must try and visit, seeing the Dennis Fire engine took me back to when i was around 5yrs old and had a little metal three wheel bike, playing in the street and went for a wander one day, must have pedalled miles two miles, down back alleys and pavements little side streets, till i ended up near the town centre, i was lost! Not to worry the fire brigade found me, and i was allowed to play in the fire engines till the police contacted my parents who came to collect me, that was back in 1963 i still get flash backs on me behind the wheel dashing off to a fire,, so my hero's have always been the fire brigade!
Ha fun times eh! thanks for watching and posting
My part of the world. It’s a great museum to visit ( At least twice a years)
Great video, liked the routemaster, fantastic bus, I liked going to London when they were in service, there are still some running on heritage routes, I will try to visit this museum this year, looks very interesting
Thanks for watching, yes there's an interesting cluster of such museums up in the north west (including the British Commercial Vehicle Museum which I also did a vid of)
What a fantastic 🎉video. LOVE old buses!! Must pay this amazing museum a visit. Keep these videos rolling 😊
Thanks! I'll try
Super video - just the ticket (forgive the pun) for a relaxing Saturday evening viewing with a drink. The museum volunteers deserve great credit for such an excellent display. Nostalgic to see the old half-cab buses that are so much nicer than the modern rear engine buses It brought back memories of travelling as a nipper up to London Victoria from Hertfordshire on the AEC London Transport dark green, single decker, half-cab Greenlines and then in central London on the red London Transport half-cab buses. My favourite buses are the old Southdown buses in their glorious green and cream coachwork that served the Eastbourne area. Loved your bus ride listening to that torquey old diesel that sounds like it could run for ever without a hiccup.
Thanks Colin, yes it was an enjoyable day out for sure
I get the impression you quite enjoyed this visit Richard 😊😊😊 Not my thing but l know l would enjoy this Museum . Thanks
Any opportunity to have a ride in something is going to agree with me :-)
That’s more like it, buses and coaches, right up my street.
One tries :-)
I've been a member of the museum for years it's a great place, love it. 😊
Keep up the good work!
Birmingham Corporation & Midland Red ran Guy buses back in the day. Midland Red had a Land Rover which would tow the buses should they break down. The Museum in the area (Wynhall I think but the spelling may be wrong, just from memory!) recently found the Land Rover they used and tried it out on a bus, a large steel tube between the two and it worked fine. This is a great Museum with some interesting buses. You commented on the seats being 'side on' in one of the buses, I believe the idea was for easy access over the rear wheels which of course is where these seats were placed. I say easy access but if you were a bit on the short side you probably would avoid those seats! A great video Rick and a nice trip on an old bus. Thank you.👍👍
Fantastic video😊
Brings back the 1950 to 1970s when travelling on Leyland’s / Guys/ Bristol buses better days for
Transport just enjoyed the ride more 😊😊😮❤
Thanks for the trip 😮.also in a old tram building setting😮 thanks to the members for their hard work to ❤think the emergency exit was if the bus tipped over blocking way out😮😢
Thanks, yes it's an interesting place and the setting makes it perfect all round
I’m so happy you enjoyed your trip to the transport museum! I happened to be volunteering on the day you were there, I was running and looking after the G-Scale room, hope you come down for another visit, we’d always be happy to have you 🧡
Thanks, we definitely plan to visit again, my lad will also have his video out soon
@@oldclassiccarUKoooo perfect, do they have a separate channel? If so what’s the name, I’d happily drop a subscribe
@@KawaiiLizzi Hi, his channel is called CarTraction, he set it up a few years ago during lockdown, he's 16 now
hi Rick, great video, that 1976 AEC reliance, i would have handled the chassis back then in chassis finishing at AEC, it would have been sprayed a silver colour before despatch to Duple in Blackpool. the delivery drivers would have taken it up there with temp driving seat etc,goggles and a warm coat, regards to Harvey,
With regards to the previous vid.quite a collection of Porches
.,a few of them,l drove the same models in Australia,as part of my dial-a-driver job.Wonderful to drive.
I remember walking to and from school in the fifties, and passing a branch of the British Oxygen Company situated in Greenwich, London. I particularly remember passing the loading bay where oxygen and other distilled gas cylinders were loaded onto chained flat bed platforms with a background of ribaldry and shouting! These were powered by a fleet of diesel powered Dennis Pax lorries resplendent in dark maroon livery with the Company's logo printed on the cab doors. I used to enjoy hearing the sound of the Perkins P6 engines and the billowing exhaust smoke that followed the lorries out of the yard. Sadly all is now gone, replaced by (guess what?) a housing development. Happy days!
Thank you.
Thank you , what a great video and walk down memory lane with the Aussie AEC. Been on them many a time in Sydney and suburbs, slow, noisy and uncomfortable. But then that is all we knew.
Glad you liked it
Very interesting Museum, and great to get out in the bus. Cheers Bob
Glad you enjoyed it
Superb, Thankyou.
Thanks!
What an intriguing place and a good brekkie watching video. I checked out its website which is very good, it is 168 miles away from me but when I go to the Lakes later this year it may be worth taking a slight detour and popping in. There is something enigmatic about these old buses and their history. "On the Buses" springs to mind.
Don't forget to also visit the commercial vehicle museum in Leyland!
Brilliant stuff mate, I'd never heard of this place until now and it's only about forty minutes from me. I'll be taking a trip up there very soon.
Cool, let us know what you thought of it
Great video and very informative and interesting thanks
Thanks Michael!
The mobile shop was a regular in my youth. Neighbours waiting in line, having a gossip, with no shelter from the rain.
Many thanks for the video Rick. Great building and great collection but the presentation looked very muddly without any thread to guide you through. Shame about the very tacky Christmas decorations too. John Pinfold, Cheltenham, UK.
I think some of the vehicles do get moved around a bit, so theming them together might be a headache :-) Thanks for watching
I love this place it is a underrated museum, the road system in St. Helens is a nightmare and the lack of brown tourist signs pointing the way too the museum is a absolute scandal and no way for a council too treat such a interesting place in their town.
Hopefully this video (and my son's which hasn't gone live yet) will help raise the museum's profile a bit
@@oldclassiccarUK I hope so too the museum needs its profile raising, the only other museum in St. Helens is a glass museum which is always shut, but there is plenty of signs pointing the way too the museum that is always shut, it is a scandal how councils treat transport museums
@@ThomasGAinsworth I often park along side the Transport Museum if I visit the "walk in centre"and get the
impression its always closed.
@@routmaster38 very sad really, hopefully the post will raise the profile of the museum it should be open every weekend and through the week during school holidays because not every young dude wants too sit around playing games
Coventry Museum of transport is a good one if you haven't covered that one
Yes I've thought of visiting there although it all looks quite spaced out and organised, I tend to prefer places where things are piled in every corner, rather than precisely organised :-)
The upstairs emergency door is meant for use if the bus goes on its side
Ah that would make sense!
The tail lights on the armstrong sapphire is very similar. To the taillights of a rover p4
Ah yes that may have been what I was trying to think of