1960's Fashion - Engine At The Back. The Evolution Of The Modern Single Deck Bus. 

The bristol re was always my favourite bus to drive

Great video 👍 In my humble opinion as a retired PSV driver, the Bristol RE was the best single decker ever in looks and performance.

The Roadliner had its longitudinal enine cantilevered too far rearward of the back axle, which caused flexure of the chassis rails. It also had poorly placed radiators under the body ahead of the rear axle. Remember the prototype Routemaster experiment?

Hi i'm viatron from Sheffield again, but I remember one rear engined single deck bus was integral via using an M.C.W. single deck bus body & a Scania running unit also mounted at the rear & it's known as the Metro-Scania which a few of them operated in the Midlands such as Merseyside P.T.E. in Liverpool in the mid-70s what also includes a Scania 2-speed fully-automatic gearbox & I hope you will make a Classic Bus Histories video on my new bus subject. Thank you for your co-operation on this very special insite into the Metro-Scania integral single deck bus from David Viatron Esquire of crookes in Sheffield.

Loved driving RE's drove them at Eastern Counties,Alder Valley and Reading Transport, the later we known as 'cattle trucks ' by locals due to their standing area in the middle. Liked driving Nationals as well.Drove more modern Volvos but they had no character like the old ones

another fine episode jake

The Merlin/swifts lasted over 10 years on the red arrow before the national 2 came along not bad really but that work was suited to them better I believe they were on the 91 Wandsworth bridge to Hounslow West for a while I was 6 and always remember the strong smell of diesel at the rear and the illuminated advert panel hanging from the ceiling 😊did any XMS buses get preserved Cheers 😊😊

How can I see the Panther video? That slipping flywheel makes for some exquisite gearbox melodies.

Being a Sheffield lad, I was used to Swifts and leopards, so I only ever encountered RE’s operator by Lincolnshire, whilst on the annual ‘pilgrimage’ to Skegness. I remember that they had different rear ends - was this due to different coach builders, operators requirements or just changes in the bus design? Thank you.

Great video as always 👍

I never drove a Bristol, but I drove Nationals leopards, and unfortunately, Lynx! The Lynx was a retrograde step, they rattled worse than ancient Nationals, even when new!

Seddon RU?

Sorry, it was me 😭 🤣🤣🤣

Be kind to the AEC Swift as 75 of the type were the backbone of St Helens bus operations for St Helens Corporation and Merseyside PTE The last nine never wore the St Helens livery being delivered to the MPTE early in 1975 given the former Bootle GEM registration s. Otherwise they were built to St Helens requirements They faithfully served the town from 1968 until 1987. After the awful deregulation bus services in 1986 the type was to be phased out but bus shortages meant the final 1975 batch were lent to Merseybus until 1987. These operated intended MINIBUS services as they were the next size up! Give me an AEC Swift over the awful Renault S56 or Freight Rover Sherpa any day! St Helens Corporations intentions were for the town to go all single deck but St Helens succumbed to the MPTEs Leyland Atlantean preferences as Swifts/Bristol REs and Leyland Nationals didnt have capacity for school bus needs. One or two AEC Swifts are now preserved.

No sound or is it just me 🤔🤔