Bonus Bus: Leyland Olympian L10 triple-axle Hong-Kong thing
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2018
- On my way to Shitefest, I had a lovely ride aboard this 1990 Leyland Olympian triple-axle double-decker, built for Hong Kong, but ending up as a Megabus in the UK. Here, owner David fills in a bit more of its history, and talks about the joy of maintenance when you have a ten litre Cummins engine to deal with.
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Cool .... Just happened upon this. Have lived in Hong Kong on & off since 1996 ... When you walked upstairs & I clocked the gaudy seat fabric (which you can still see in use in HK) that brought back some memories. Getting the 6X from Queens Road to Stanley for a Sunday afternoon beering & people watching. My daily commute on the 26 from Star Ferry to Marsh Road .... All on that bus ... Very cool.
I like Glasgow too! It's great that folk are willing too keep these old buses functioning and on the road, it must be a expensive business at times!
those double decker buses are so great for outward visiablity as a passenger. I love how you could survey all of the city from the upper level. We have nothing like that in the US so i'm very envious. .
Not only is the driver very comfortable & at ease with driving the vehicle but, he seems very knowledgeable about it aswell. 👍😉 That's really good to know not just for himself but, for those who wish to know at least certain things about it if they aren't mentally able to take everything "on board". NO PUN ment but it Is there.😁
You can't beat an old Leyland' best buses ever just like old classic cars are the best just like my old classic car beautiful to drive
I take this bus everyday to go to school when I was in primary in Hong Kong. What a lovely memory. Glad to see it preserved and running. Seems the the roads are bumpyer in Glasgow than in HK.
My boss bought one of these for school runs , it was exported out there brand new (Hong Kong) from the UK, and then it was exported back to the UK at the end of its service, to live out it's retirement days here in the UK, where my boss bought it, it had 102 seats, yes that's right 102, when I was allotted this bus, the school run I was given, used to have 2 single decked buses on it, and was renowned as one of the worst for disruptive teenagers/students, so here I was with the lot of them on one bus, "My Bus", well what was I supposed to do, I knew I was probably wasting my time with the last year students, but perhaps I would stand a chance with the rest of them, so on the evening pickup I parked up at the back of the que of buses, I should have been at the front, when loaded up I got out of my cab and asked for attention on the lower deck, I did the same on the upper deck, and said my name is Barry or BJ if you wish, fat I may be but I'm not a fat bastard so don't call me that, this raised a few laughs, I went on I will treat you with repect and as adults, because you are now on the first rung of that ladder to adulthood now you are in senior school, and I expect you to treat me as an adult with respect as well OK.
I was surprised that even the senior students in the main also accepted this arrangement, the bus had loudspeakers and an amplifier but nothing else , I think back in Hong Kong it was part of an address system as it had knobs and dials to suggest it had, so I asked and cajoled the boss to put a CD Radio in it, said to students to supply their own compiled CDs for me to play for them (at loud volume), this was my secret weapon, Christmas and Halloween time I let them decorate the bus up as they liked provided they cleaned it up afterwards, they were happy, I was happy and so was the school, this got back to my boss, he called me into the office and said, I knew if anybody could sort out problematic kids you could, I replied it's not hard boss, I found out just treat them as adults, but with fun.
Too this day I'm 71 and retired now, I sometimes bump into those same students in the town, most married now with kids of their own, and when they say to their kids, BJ here was the best school driver ever, I can feel my eyes filling up, even as I write this.
Well done! I've never envied school bus drivers. Were the buses bright green by any chance?
@@HubNut Hi no, his school and service buses were a white main body with a tri colour swirling stripe down the side with the company's name in the middle of the stripe, the only different ones were his executive coaches, they were all something special in various colours and had a different company name, both company's belonged to him though, they were a private family buisiness of long standing.
This is one of the best things I've read on here, Barry 🙂👍 - those Olympians would be so useful for school runs or even long ish school trips in place of 2 coaches or a coach and small minibus!!!
When you looked doon the clyde to the squinty bridge, you were looking towards my neck of the woods. Kingston bridge is probably a 20 min walk for me. And I see you figured out about the old buildings in Glasgow. there's some lovely bits of architecture. The trick when looking at the buildings, is look up. Loads of wee details on the buildings, some dating back to the late 1800s. I think my tenement was built around 1889.
All together now. We're all going on a summer holiday. No more worries for a week or two.
Hi Ian good video, what a nice old bus
I really enjoyed that, thanks.
Lovely, I remember being in Hong Kong in the late 1980's and a key part of the visit was to get on a bus like this as well as the old fashioned trams in central HK. I thought you were going to sit above the driver upstairs and imagine you were driving!
Yes, but today of Hong Kong is changing a lot.
How times have changed. The nearest I can remember to this is John Fishwick & Sons in Leyland used to run a really old fleet, and had some old Leyland's that were closer to the one you recently drove for 30k special.
I used to ride these buses back when I lived in HK, I remember KMB, NWFB and CTB operating. Alas yes CTB was the last operator retire its Leyland Olympians.
Hubnut with mini hubnut... you can just imagine this lad in 20 years with s collection you would be jealous of haha
This is firmly in the category of things I don't need but really want. Can you imagine converting one of these into a camper?
I've seen in done. They are quite thirsty though...
Love Olympians. Bus company I worked for in Leicester had both new & second hand examples. Leyland and Volvo. Such variation between them. 6LXB, TL11, Cummins L10... I prefer them with an original ECW body, just a classic in my eyes...
Interesting video!
Will be on those self same roads a week Sunday, sporting my HubNut sticker, but only in a Mini Cooper. Nothing as grand as a Megabus!!
Wow, cool bus! (and the roads over there are as rough as some where I live in the evergreen state!)
Beautiful bus
Bit late, but the squeeking noise has to do with the microphone gain. When sounds get loud, it's suppressed.
I'd like a bus in my garden. My garden is smaller than a bus, but let's not get bogged down by details.
Yes, this is another video recorded on the OLFI camera. I think this will be the last one. Don't think I've got any others waiting to go that were recorded on it.
This maybe interesting
ruclips.net/video/_JhSJfxWNqQ/видео.html
It's an action camera with a microphone input. Older video, hope it's still available.
Do watch the complete video though, especially the last half as it is rather picky with the microphones you use.
Also, as matt mentions; There's a microphone adapter for the gopro as well. Apparently they DO take microphones, they just don't have a dedicated input for them.
I also just found the modern SJCam (the action cam I have used for years now) models have a microphone through micro usb option, so that works as well.
cummins l10 brilliant engine and injection system. they sound godly with straight pipes
im a gardner diesel fan myself.
They made the L10 as an upright and also a horizontal engine.
We had the Megabus here in Manchester. Usually they'd be used for long haul services but sometimes they were subbed in on normal service routes. This is how I encountered them, on the 216 route from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne. I thought they were pretty cool and made some good noises. They also rode well, probably due to the additional heft when compared to a standard sized bus.
My god though, the unsprung weight must be ridiculous!
They had a mix of Hong kong and Kenyan...(just sliding windows on them) Just weird to ride on something that's been in the Tropics and probably still had foreign DNA imprints)
These buses used to be in Hong Kong hence the title, I remember seeing these Leyland Olympians around Hong Kong as a kid. I really miss these great buses.
Leyland, sat here now. My home town
Hi have to say that since I stumbled on your video’s, by accident, I feel much more cheerful. Where else could you find tests and living with vehicles varying from a bus to a 2CV and such a cheerful bunch of people. You so remind me of a friend, who as we were getting into Japanese motorbikes, went and bought rebuilt and rode a Panther 100. A single cylinder steeply inclined single cylinder of I believe 600 cc!! Mind you as I had a love affair with Reliant Regals and MZ motorbikes and Moto Guzzi’s odd and old V Twins, I can hardly criticise . Please keep going this such a refreshing view, oh and a Nissan Leaf as well! An open mind is a healthy mind. Regards Bill
drove Leyland Olympians on service around Newcastle upon Tyne from 1986 onwards, lovely buses to drive, only thing I didn't like was the slight delay on the throttle when moving off.
A well travelled bus, 2 litres just for the oil filter thats half a car engine. Nice to see some real motorway not like the ones we have ,sorry like the ones we dont have here in NZ. But you can't have everything can you. 👍
Awesome views on this bus,he was driving it very well, fair play,it takes some oil doesn't it 39 litres.
Most big buses and trucks take a good 40litres of oil
Lovely video. Love these old Olympian. One question I would to ask, What model is the ZF Gearbox please?
The old building on the right used to be to co-operative building
Reminds me of endless trips to school and back and how these buses are not designed for country roads!
I went on these things from Inverness to Edinburgh and Glasgow. They were never fit for purpose on long distance. Some of them ran between inverness or Aberdeen and London. The toilets never worked and the seats never reclined. You would be saddle sore by the time you went 100 miles (let alone gone all the way to London).
Thanks for your vlog Richard thinking convert x home on wheels lots fun if got money thankyou cliff Richard
Well i live in rural area and the buses they use for rural area are non ac but still it enjoyable ride.. and i love classic vehicles
Salute from Hong Kong, where the buses nowadays (mainly Enviro 500 and B9TL) are too modern for a feeling..I miss this Leyland Olympian badly.
We own a rather charming (and rusty) 1987 Leyland Roadrunner Horsebox 7.T. 6 litre straight 6. Think it has 1.3 million miles n the clock!
The ZF 5HP500 can cope with 276bhp no problem, as it was standard on B10Ms, Rider's Olympian/NCs had Volvo 242bhp lumps, and had the 5 speed box, and went like stabbed rats. At 70 they were just cruising
ikr, if I remember correctly, the Hong Kong air conditioned Leyland Olympian has that gearbox as well with a 240ish HP Cummins LT10
@@chrischoy9 Close - 250hp although one I understand has been uprated to 290hp!
I have driven an ex Hong Kong decker. It had wooden blocks nailed to the pedals. I enquired why well they are short in stature over there also the doors were very narrow
That is one very quiet bus on the top deck. Awesome, plush looking bus! Wonder what the 0-60 would be, if it managed to go over 60mph? God knows how much fuel it would use.
Not sure on the time, but she'll go over 60 alright.
I have a couple of dest boards and have custom programmed routes on them. Sounds like this Olympian has been set up for long distance as it's not flat out at 50mph
I've been on it at 73mph before now...
High speed back axles do put a bit more stress on detuned engines but excellent for long distances. Citybus went for the L10 engine as it had more power to climb those steep Hong Kong Hills than Gardner engines. Hong Kong spec buses are almost like coaches.
Our Leyland olympians had the 250hp engine and they were new to kent, so i dont see why this couldn't have it. Ours were 2 axle as well.
It's just had a lower power engine fitted at some point. It'll still do 70mph, so that's enough.
@@HubNut that's impressive, quite a lot of the newer stuff can't even hit 60 with more power lol
Were you "Standing in front of this notice and talking to, or otherwise distracting the driver"?
Er, my lawyer advises me not to answer that question.
Low bridge anxiety.
I drove one of them from Newbury to a bus dealer down near Gatwick airport - bloody awful.
Sad there weren't any outside shots. I lived in Hong Kong for the whole of 1998/99 and I was staggered when I first saw these buses - how long they were, and how well they were driven. They were usually choc full too, but that's hardly surprising with some areas of the city having 250,000 people per square mile.
Check out my Shitefest 2018 video for some external action. Including greenlaning...
Thanks. Don't know why I expected to see it in it's HK livery of Red, Blue and Yellow, because I'd heard him say what it had been doing since. Still, they were unmistakeable. Mind you, I get nostalgic about Bristol FLF6s...childhood journeys to school.
Thanks Ian....Just reminded me why I haven't been on a bus since 1978.....ha ha!
Mmm..do I replace my ageing CR-V, or buy a bus?
Bit of a dilemma...
Is that boy at the wheel old enough to drive?
I was thinking that...But obviously he's well smart! ;)
I'm skinny too....At 49 i get called lad or kid...I love it!
Still quicker than the Invacar :D
9.5mpg is very impressive for how old/big these are. I only manage 8.9mpg from a 2011 double-decker with a 6.7 Cummins in service.
Small engines are false economy.. 6.7ltr Cummins will be less fuel efficient than the old L10
Thank you
Please drive me to Hong Kong
Bonus barrhead!
I wouldn't exactly call Barrhead a bonus
Does he intend to turn it into a camper? I was looking at old double decker coaches on the Ebay the other day. Would love to turn one into a camper. Need more money and room!
No. It will remain a bus. You can sleep on the luggage racks.
CTB?
Fellow Glaswegian here. Question: What insurance company does David use to insure his bus. Also could you maybe do another bus video explaining the ins and outs of bus ownerage. How many passengers are aloud on a private Double decker if used as a personal vehicle etc. Glad you liked my home City hubnuts....
I shall ask the owner to provide some information. You can carry a maximum of eight passengers on a bus 30 years or older if you don't have full PCV.
Ok cool thank you. I have a PCV license as I am a bus driver ;)
ahh, I see they never changed the fabric on the seats since it left HK!
I have a L10 310hp kenworth Tractor manual Eaton 10 speed 🇺🇸
Hey HubNut, Does David The Owner have a youtube channel? I recently bought a bus for conversion here in the UK!! yes i know silly idea but it would be good to watch some bus videos!! regards.
I don't believe he does sadly. He needs to make it so.
I do but there's not much on it
I had a quick shufty, Do you do your own mechanics? i tried but its a bit daunting ... my water pump went so ended up being towed to a repair yard ...that was 2 month ago and its still there... the joys of owning old buses lol. By the way HubNut your channel is great... all affordable cars... i have scanned ebay a few times after watching your vids lol...i have a real ebay adiction... hence the bus! cheers guys. :)
I do what I can but anything significant I get someone in or take it to a workshop
Cor, 9.5 miles to the gallon, got to have a deep wallet to run that privately, that's a given... :P
twocvbloke that's actually pretty good. a modern full length ***single*** decker can barely manage 10mpg at a push. but yes your statement still applies haha
I came for the Scottish accent. Was not disappointed.
Hub nut why don't you buy a bus to add to your collection of cars
Space, money, Mrs HubNut, money...
HubNut keep up making good content
Laneway probably not wide enough either.
Just sell more stickers!
HubNut space is your only valid argument there. The other three are just poor excuses 😂😂😂
I got a new van it is a MK4 escort but the engine blow up
Not many left. Hope you get it sorted.
he looked a bit young to drive a bus ! did he have the licence to drive it at least?
Indeed so. He even was a bus driver for a living, but he now steers trains.
Can drive a bus and lorry now at 18 god help us
Runs well suspension seems a bit naff.
A possible addition to the Hubnut fleet Mitsubishi Galant 2000GLS with Just One Owner and 55,098 Miles.- £3,995 ruclips.net/video/MC7UK-RdBt4/видео.html or Vauxhall Senator 2.5i (A2) with Just 44,297 Miles - £4,995 ruclips.net/video/DQ7nZRvuxCo/видео.html I was truly amazed by the condition of these cars and they are only going to increase in value I particularly liked the Senator as the shape just looked so cool!, if I Had £5000 going spare I'd definitely buy if just for those valour seats :)
Nice, but I buy cars that cost hundreds, not thousands of pounds. HubNut is not a big budget operation!
How olds the chap. Seems like a young chap. Shame not semi auto
That's for him to say and us to guess.
Is the bus driver from the Netherlands or Germany? If not, what language was he speaking? I grew up in West Virginia and everyone says I talk funny, but cor, I don't mangle the King's English that bad. If that's what it was....
Indeed. Glaswegian to be precise. I like a Scottish accent myself.
Please understand that I mean no offense but hearing a real Scot is a rare thing here. All we ever get is the fake crap that is fed to us in the movies. The problem I have with the accent is the fact that I am so caught up in the delightful melody that I can't understand a thing he is saying. To me it's music instead of verbal communication which is my problem, not his. I should be ashamed of myself since my ancestor left Sterling via Perth for this side of the pond in 1707....
You should hear him and his pals when they're talking to each other. I sometimes struggle to keep up!
May have to rethink my plans for a visit. I'd starve before I could get a restaurant order straight....
Wow, another ignorant American commenting.
No seat belt? Look at the 100 mph closing speed of oncoming car's! I couldn't drive that without a belt on..
Nope. Nae belts.
I think this bus is ex city bus from Hong kong
Correct.