It’s nice I get to do this AND get paid! Just in case anyone is wondering. Routemasters are very easy to drive. Steering still heavy in comparison to a modern vehicle. Decent bit of spacial perception required to gauge where front wheel is in relation to curb and small but adequate mirrors but generally an excellent vehicle to drive.
With my OCD and Autism Do what I did Get your PCV licence and ask around private hire for weddings you drive a routemaster all day around London and have the full experience and you don't have anyone telling you how to drive , but do drive nicely and don't change gears harsh do it gently, also you go to many locations have time in London and all around the place and get a lovely drive aswell in the summer
Well that sounds like fun - and certainly provides many more miles of driving compared to the measly few laps around the North Weald airfield that I did! I actually kept the speed lower than I might otherwise have done, because they said I would get about 3 laps and a faster speed would simply have meant less time driving. I'm very glad I did it though! Best Regards
I hope that isn't Cummins powered. The dress rings on the front wheels should be red oxide or at least red oxide on the inner part. The white roundel suits them the best.
James French I’m not an expert, but I’m pretty sure this example was not re-engined. The engine sound reflected happy memories travelling on a Routemaster as a boy in the 70s . I’ve been on some re-engined versions and sadly the very distinctive sound was absent on those..
@@michaelrunnicles7196 sounds like it's AEC then. No way a modern engine would evoke that feeling. Cummins sounds similar when idling but that ends quickly as the revs rise. It doesn't have the sweet homely note of the AEC. It just sounds like any medium weight truck going down the road.
But don’t forget some were built with Leyland engines giving them a slightly deeper “ voice”. But they were wonderful in their original form, before being butchered in the name of “progress”
It wasn't long for this particular package - enough to go around the 'circuit' about 4 times in each bus. I'd say this is aimed at enthusiasts who have never driven a vehicle like this before. If you were, say, a bus driver in a past life that wanted a trip down memory lane, this might not be comprehensive enough. For me - someone who has never driven a bus before - this was a great experience! There are other packages on offer however.
It’s nice I get to do this AND get paid! Just in case anyone is wondering. Routemasters are very easy to drive. Steering still heavy in comparison to a modern vehicle. Decent bit of spacial perception required to gauge where front wheel is in relation to curb and small but adequate mirrors but generally an excellent vehicle to drive.
The best bus ever made!
A London classic that's what London sadly misses
Add a black taxi and a red phone box
The routemaster is my favourite one a classic
I've just been and done that last friday...it was awesome...
I'll take the old one.....
With my OCD and Autism Do what I did Get your PCV licence and ask around private hire for weddings you drive a routemaster all day around London and have the full experience and you don't have anyone telling you how to drive , but do drive nicely and don't change gears harsh do it gently, also you go to many locations have time in London and all around the place and get a lovely drive aswell in the summer
Well that sounds like fun - and certainly provides many more miles of driving compared to the measly few laps around the North Weald airfield that I did! I actually kept the speed lower than I might otherwise have done, because they said I would get about 3 laps and a faster speed would simply have meant less time driving. I'm very glad I did it though! Best Regards
Put that old banger back in service.
Great video:)
Why compare the old routemaster to a Mercedes bendy-bus? Should've done the BorisBus NBFL "New RouteMaster"
I hope that isn't Cummins powered.
The dress rings on the front wheels should be red oxide or at least red oxide on the inner part.
The white roundel suits them the best.
James French I’m not an expert, but I’m pretty sure this example was not re-engined. The engine sound reflected happy memories travelling on a Routemaster as a boy in the 70s . I’ve been on some re-engined versions and sadly the very distinctive sound was absent on those..
@@michaelrunnicles7196 sounds like it's AEC then. No way a modern engine would evoke that feeling.
Cummins sounds similar when idling but that ends quickly as the revs rise. It doesn't have the sweet homely note of the AEC. It just sounds like any medium weight truck going down the road.
But don’t forget some were built with Leyland engines giving them a slightly deeper “ voice”. But they were wonderful in their original form, before being butchered in the name of “progress”
How long did you have on each bus to drive it?
It wasn't long for this particular package - enough to go around the 'circuit' about 4 times in each bus. I'd say this is aimed at enthusiasts who have never driven a vehicle like this before. If you were, say, a bus driver in a past life that wanted a trip down memory lane, this might not be comprehensive enough. For me - someone who has never driven a bus before - this was a great experience! There are other packages on offer however.
I’d prefer the whole thing on an RM lol no interest in modern vehicles
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