1935 Albion Victor | September 2022 Friends of King Alfred Buses | Winchester Heritage Open Days

This episode is dedicated to the 1935 pre-war vehicle, Albion Victor PK114, bodied by Abbotts of Farnham. As a part of the Winchester Heritage Open Days 2022, Friends of King Alfred Buses' Open Air Display took place on Saturday 10 September 2022, and Running Day on Sunday 11 September 2022.
Due to the proclamation of the King Charles III in front of the Winchester guildhall, the Winchester Broadway was closed, and the main operations moved to the St. Catherine's Park and Ride, which works out well too.
Many thanks for all members of Friends of King Alfred Buses, helping to make this video! Special thanks to James Freeman, Henry Pratt, and many more members who involved in recordings of this video.
If you have a story to tell, please let me know...!
Special thanks for Friends of King Alfred Buses, to make this video possible. Please visit their web site to see the fleet and everything about them:
www.kingalfredbuses.org.uk
The story for the "Dennis" OU9286, the 90 years old bus from 1931:
• "Dennis" the 90 years ...
The story of the 1956 Leyland Titan POU494, 1959 Leyland Tiger Cub WCG104, the Bell Punch ticket machine, King Alfred Motor Services and the September 2021 event:
• Friends of King Alfred...
The story of the 1970 Leyland Panther UOU417H and UOU419H, AEC Renown 595LCG and 596LCG; the Setright ticket machine and the January 2022 Running day:
• AEC Renown | Setright ...
The story of the 1965 Bedford VAL CCG704C; the driver and conductor's badge and the May 2022 Running Day part 1:
• Bedford VAL CCG704C | ...
The story of the Bedford VAL CCG704C and the May 2022 Running Day part 1:
• Bedford VAL CCG704C | ...
The story of the 1967 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 HOR592E and the May 2022 Running Day part 2:
• Leyland Atlantean PDR1...
Put on your headphones and try to listen the spatial audio, binaural sound from the vintage bus POU494, 1956 Leyland Titan:
• Spatial Audio Test | O...
also the story of the Ford Model-T and Owslebury:
• Ford Model T and Owsle...
Quick Index:
00:00 Start
00:35 Introduction of the Open Air Display Day
03:22 Introduction of the Running Day
04:15 Celebrating 100 years of Winchester public transport
05:17 Viewing the 1935 Albion Victor
06:40 History, AAA756
08:53 Dave Hurley
09:37 The Ride
11:51 Interiors
12:28 Opening Roof
13:32 Moquette seats, from 1925
14:33 More advanced than Charabancs
16:28 Running Day
17:53 How to start the engine
18:29 Autovac
19:37 Choke
20:00 Swing the handle
20:51 Pedals arrangement
21:44 Ride on 1931 Dennis 30 cwt, OU9286
23:06 TONS, CWTS, QTRS
24:39 Ride on open-top bus HOR590E
25:30 Until next time
27:09 Good-bye from Winchester

[@LYZASTABLE]

Thanks for sharing watching youfrom Canada

[@hellowallace]

Thanks for watching!

[@billalbion]

1016kgs in imperial ton. Just over 50kgs to the cwt.

[@vickiharrison4071]

So lovely to see the number 12 to East Stratton caught it regularly in the late 1960's.

[@ianthompson9201]

Wonderful to see (though not hear) the Albion in action. Is there a version of this video without the silly background noise? Either way, congratulations on the restoration and overcoming the fuel problem that kept AAA756 off the road for so long

[@hellowallace]

Sorry for the silly background music, will improve next time. Sitting from the back of AAA756, it is so quiet and comfortable, the microphone couldn't pickup the engine sound though. To hear the engine sound, it will have to be outside the vehicle, next to teh engine. There is another short episode planned for AAA756, but that one is likely to have some voice over, likely no background music.

[@ianthompson9201]

@@hellowallace Looking forward to that new video! What I meant by "engine sound" is not the engine alone but the combination of engine and gearbox sounds that you get from within the bus, preferably near the front. It was the wonderful sound effects of our petrol-engined 1929-31 Leyland Titans in Reading that sparked my childhood interest in buses.

[@hellowallace]

@Ian Thompson There is one episode in my channel that features a 1956 Leyland Titan PD2, mainly the sound. It was recorded with a special microphone, so the location of sound can clearly identified.
Everytime when I was standing outside of that vehicle (POU494) at its back, it sounds like someone is hiding inside, knocking very hard.
This episode is called "Pure Sound...", try to see if you can hear it (at around 24:00) - please put on the headphones:
th-cam.com/video/ukwQmXZeRps/w-d-xo.html

[@marieascot]

Nicely shot although I am not into buses. I was in Winchester that weekend BTW.

[@hellowallace]

It's not just about the buses, you don't have to be a bus driver, conductor in order to like them. I think it is also about the history and memory people may have, with these vehicles. It brings back people's memory when they were on the buses in the past, with their family and friends. It's about bringing people together, in a special way.

[@marieascot]

Actually I was in that first car park on the 17th. They had a service at the Cathedral for the queen.

[@marieascot]

@@hellowallace Yes If I was around Id have taken a look

[@marieascot]

What camera/mike do you use?

[@hellowallace]

Their next running day will be on Sunday 9th October (check details on kingalfredbuses.org.uk), you will be ble to see me there and find out what camera and microphones I am using! (but is that important at all? Buying the latest, unecesary hardware is a trap...I think.)

[@marieascot]

@@hellowallace The best camera is the one in your hand, I have a nokia 1020 camera p[hone and a borrowed feyutech gymbal

[@hellowallace]

Exactly. That should be good enough. The rest will be editing.