Hello Soi, this is bringing many tingles of comfort, thank you, although not my area, but those red LS's are making me smile as they ran round my area (Orpington) and were the buses I first rode on (route 284). Thanks for filming such a beautiful energy of the time. Best regards.
Can still see some nice vintage busses Epping/Ongar/Nth Weald on days the Epping Ongar preserved railway is running. Great footage of an area I know so well, thank you 🙏🏽
My favourite type of bus! I remember travelling on one of these quite often, about 1994 I think. WUH 173T. Memories. A good video! Nice underground 🚇 bit at the end.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus me 2 when I went 2 Durham on Leyland Nationals in the 90s when I was a teenager I always sat on the back so I could hear the engine better
@@ussvoyager8650 Wow! When i was a kid in the 70s i did similar, i used to enjoy riding on the LT SMS & MBA classes, i'd do the same , right to the back off-side seat, window open and head out for the AEC thrash!
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus You would have liked the 760 Swifts I caught with vertical exhaust stack. I stuck a micro cassette recorder out the window nearest with fantastic results!
That must have been after LT got rid of it then. When I was at college in Aberystwyth in the late 90s, I rode on Crosville buses (Olympians) acquired from London & Country which had been on the 409 a few months previously from Croydon to East Grinstead, which I'd ridden to my sixth form college on. They still had the London Country seat upholstery and LT no-smoking signs (no "dim ysmygu"). They replaced old Bristols.
When Epping had decent bus services. I remember nationals on the 167, 201, 250, 206, 500 and 502 from Loughton and Harlow garages. Anyone remember a company called Borderbus? I think they were based in Loughton.
Yeah there's no good bus routes anymore. The 87 wasn't too bad but how can Arriva and other private companies compete with running services between Epping and Loughton with the underground. I bet people miss the Ongar line now
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus indeed i was only 7 when this video was filmed...i always got a Leyland National 2 school... that's what got me interested in Buses
@@ussvoyager8650 IWhen i worked on London Buses we had a MkII at Leyton, it was used for Mobility Bus services. I always found an excuse to move it around thae garage, the Leopard engine sounded real good!
Gee whiz, first time I've seen footage of an NBC National in action after knowing about them for many years from books etc. Sydney has a suburb called Epping and Leyland Nationals from a nearby bus company were a regular sight there. I grew up near Epping. They were seen there until 1986. Here is a 1978 pic of a newly delivered one (of eight purchased). www.flickr.com/photos/25653307@N03/2689178764. Fantastic footage.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus glad you like the colour scheme. It's the first one I saw on a National and made a powerful impression on 6 yo me. The sound is something that never leaves you. Our ones tended to be revved harder between gears as they were set to semi automatic gear change. Boy did they scream!! The ones in your videos are driven very subdued in comparison. I flicked though a lot of these other John Ward pictures on Flickr and there are lots of pics from Manila as well as the UK you may want to check out. It's a great collection. Here's a pair of RTs paying a visit to the depot I used to drive buses out of! www.flickr.com/photos/25653307@N03/5117576058/in/photostream
@@jamesfrench7299 The London Country ones that I used to drive like yours, were semi automatic too and they got revved higher than the London Country example at the start of the clip. To this day ( I still drive buses in London now though), they were my favourite buses to drive and would love to drive one again. I think the last time I drove a National was some time in the mid 90s. Happy days!
@@Knightyknight72 for some reason the clutch fan doesn't seem to roar at full sing like they did here. Could be the warmer climate made them activate fully here or we had more blades!! They are one of two bus types I experienced where the fan noise is an essential part of their character together with the engine noise. The other was the fully automatic Mercedes Benz 0305s a ordered en mass in the 70s. When the Merc's clutch fan got worn, they sounded quite bland. I only witnessed one National with a slipping fan and it sounded like it was sick. I think the engine was worn out as well.
Hello Soi, this is bringing many tingles of comfort, thank you, although not my area, but those red LS's are making me smile as they ran round my area (Orpington) and were the buses I first rode on (route 284). Thanks for filming such a beautiful energy of the time. Best regards.
My pleasure. Keep an eye out, i do have more Nationals on film although sadly not from Orpington!
Can still see some nice vintage busses Epping/Ongar/Nth Weald on days the Epping Ongar preserved railway is running. Great footage of an area I know so well, thank you 🙏🏽
Yes, i visit the EOR and they have a large pool of preserved buses, some of which i drove in my days at Blue Triangle.....
My favourite type of bus! I remember travelling on one of these quite often, about 1994 I think. WUH 173T. Memories. A good video! Nice underground 🚇 bit at the end.
Thank you. The underground bit is added to the end of each upload in order to put the end cards over.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus that's like an ending credits sequence now.
Beautiful and clear video. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure.....
1:52 LS 437 the final mark 1 National in the LT fleet. One of the few 1980 built Mark 1 Nationals.
Great tickover.
Yes, it was a bit of a 'pet' for Loughton although i can't remember if it ran the last bus in (i do have film of the last night)....
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus oh boy oh please put it up.
@@jamesfrench7299 I'll see what i can dig up.....
@@jamesfrench7299 I'll see what i can dig up.
The Leyland National is my favourite Bus ever & it makes a great sound
Nationals are fun buses to drive. I liked the MkII's with their deep roar best.....
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus me 2 when I went 2 Durham on Leyland Nationals in the 90s when I was a teenager I always sat on the back so I could hear the engine better
@@ussvoyager8650 Wow! When i was a kid in the 70s i did similar, i used to enjoy riding on the LT SMS & MBA classes, i'd do the same , right to the back off-side seat, window open and head out for the AEC thrash!
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Cool
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus You would have liked the 760 Swifts I caught with vertical exhaust stack. I stuck a micro cassette recorder out the window nearest with fantastic results!
BYW437V I rode on when I was a kid when owned by Parfitts Motor Services of Rhymney Gwent South Wales.
That must have been after LT got rid of it then. When I was at college in Aberystwyth in the late 90s, I rode on Crosville buses (Olympians) acquired from London & Country which had been on the 409 a few months previously from Croydon to East Grinstead, which I'd ridden to my sixth form college on. They still had the London Country seat upholstery and LT no-smoking signs (no "dim ysmygu"). They replaced old Bristols.
When Epping had decent bus services. I remember nationals on the 167, 201, 250, 206, 500 and 502 from Loughton and Harlow garages. Anyone remember a company called Borderbus? I think they were based in Loughton.
Yeah there's no good bus routes anymore. The 87 wasn't too bad but how can Arriva and other private companies compete with running services between Epping and Loughton with the underground. I bet people miss the Ongar line now
Public transport outposts and suburban edgelands are always fascinating.
The Loughton Garage operation certainly was, most routes all out in Essex, not London!
I love the sound of the Leyland National it's my favourite Bus
They certainly had a nice scream to them.....usually followed by blue smoke! Happy days......
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus indeed i was only 7 when this video was filmed...i always got a Leyland National 2 school... that's what got me interested in Buses
@@ussvoyager8650 IWhen i worked on London Buses we had a MkII at Leyton, it was used for Mobility Bus services. I always found an excuse to move it around thae garage, the Leopard engine sounded real good!
@@ussvoyager8650 Plus, if yo like MkII nationals, have you seen my upload with MkII's at work here? ruclips.net/video/pIxVBpKlVV4/видео.html
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Cool I live in the North East & was when I was 11 that I started getting on the Leyland National 2 school
The THX reg LS's were ex Harrow Weald ones.
I assume they got moved out in mass due to route changes?....
Soi Buakhao yes Metroriders and MCWs took over. The THXs used to run on route H1
@@EM-yk1dw Ah! The blasted minibus bebarcle!
Soi Buakhao Exactly!
Nationals didn't half make a distinctive racket!
Yes, lots of thrash.....and blue smoke!
Gee whiz, first time I've seen footage of an NBC National in action after knowing about them for many years from books etc.
Sydney has a suburb called Epping and Leyland Nationals from a nearby bus company were a regular sight there. I grew up near Epping. They were seen there until 1986.
Here is a 1978 pic of a newly delivered one (of eight purchased).
www.flickr.com/photos/25653307@N03/2689178764.
Fantastic footage.
Thank you. The pic looks superb, the National looks good in that colour.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus glad you like the colour scheme. It's the first one I saw on a National and made a powerful impression on 6 yo me.
The sound is something that never leaves you.
Our ones tended to be revved harder between gears as they were set to semi automatic gear change. Boy did they scream!!
The ones in your videos are driven very subdued in comparison.
I flicked though a lot of these other John Ward pictures on Flickr and there are lots of pics from Manila as well as the UK you may want to check out. It's a great collection.
Here's a pair of RTs paying a visit to the depot I used to drive buses out of!
www.flickr.com/photos/25653307@N03/5117576058/in/photostream
@@jamesfrench7299 The London Country ones that I used to drive like yours, were semi automatic too and they got revved higher than the London Country example at the start of the clip. To this day ( I still drive buses in London now though), they were my favourite buses to drive and would love to drive one again. I think the last time I drove a National was some time in the mid 90s. Happy days!
@@Knightyknight72 for some reason the clutch fan doesn't seem to roar at full sing like they did here.
Could be the warmer climate made them activate fully here or we had more blades!! They are one of two bus types I experienced where the fan noise is an essential part of their character together with the engine noise. The other was the fully automatic Mercedes Benz 0305s a ordered en mass in the 70s. When the Merc's clutch fan got worn, they sounded quite bland. I only witnessed one National with a slipping fan and it sounded like it was sick. I think the engine was worn out as well.
I think it got scrapped unfortunately.
Good to revive some old memories.Do you have any 80s footage of London Country Atlanteans?
Only a couple in red on the Round London Sightseeing Tour in around 1986 time.
Soi Buakhao OK Thanks any way just keep my fingers crossed that some will turn up on RUclips one day.