I actually drove this bus in service in 1971, on service 427 Wakefield Bradford. This bus started out life at County Motors, Lepton. County motors was jointly owned by West Riding, Yorkshire Woollen and Yorkshire Traction. This was one of the better ones with a top speed of 42 mph, the others managed 35 mph.
The most vivid memory of that was driving it at the Black Country Living Museum when I had to use it to take a museum visitor back to the car park after he’d had an angina attack. The steering is very, very heavy when turning it round in a tight spot where I had to reverse it. Makes one thankful for the lighter steering of modern buses.
I remember driving a Leyland Atlantean, same type as this bus in service in 1966. Semi-auto gearbox, NO power steering and it was a brute with a full load! There were almost no female drivers in those days. Most buses of that period needed a strong back to get round a corner!
The Atlantean has the engine at the back. The Wulfrunian has it on the front platform between the driver and the doors. Having that weight on the front platform does make the steering a lot heavier.
@@wulfrunian Thanks. I didn't know that. Never driven one. You have my sympathy, Lol. Other buses I have experience of: Guy Arab, Leyland Titan, Bristol Lodekka, Bristol RE, Routemaster, RT, Leyland Leopard, Bedford 6 wheelers and a few other coaches of that era. The Guy Arab and Leyland Titan were hand signals only. Tiring to drive in heavy traffic.
I may have rode on this very bus back in the day very noisy that engine was a lot louder than the antaleans of the day but the guy had a much better ride
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I actually drove this bus in service in 1971, on service 427 Wakefield Bradford. This bus started out life at County Motors, Lepton. County motors was jointly owned by West Riding, Yorkshire Woollen and Yorkshire Traction. This was one of the better ones with a top speed of 42 mph, the others managed 35 mph.
Very very interesting indeed to see and hear this on the move. Thanks for sharing. Hugely enjoyed watching this.
Good to see a driver who knows how to change gear properly with an SCG gearbox too. Top marks :)
Never heard of a Wulfrunian Bus Model, definitely heard of Ailsa, obviously, though I don't recall ever riding on one, as yet! XxXx XxXx
That was the bus Volvo used when they were creating the Alslia
Very nice indeed, the bus the Ailsa was based on
The most vivid memory of that was driving it at the Black Country Living Museum when I had to use it to take a museum visitor back to the car park after he’d had an angina attack. The steering is very, very heavy when turning it round in a tight spot where I had to reverse it. Makes one thankful for the lighter steering of modern buses.
I remember driving a Leyland Atlantean, same type as this bus in service in 1966. Semi-auto gearbox, NO power steering and it was a brute with a full load! There were almost no female drivers in those days. Most buses of that period needed a strong back to get round a corner!
The Atlantean has the engine at the back. The Wulfrunian has it on the front platform between the driver and the doors. Having that weight on the front platform does make the steering a lot heavier.
@@wulfrunian Thanks. I didn't know that. Never driven one. You have my sympathy, Lol. Other buses I have experience of: Guy Arab, Leyland Titan, Bristol Lodekka, Bristol RE, Routemaster, RT, Leyland Leopard, Bedford 6 wheelers and a few other coaches of that era. The Guy Arab and Leyland Titan were hand signals only. Tiring to drive in heavy traffic.
I had a ride in her from Dewsbury to Bradford and back around 1988. Tony, Derby - taped it
I may have rode on this very bus back in the day very noisy that engine was a lot louder than the antaleans of the day but the guy had a much better ride
Atlanteans