Lovely video some great example Nationals part of my childood are these buses my Dad worked at the Workington Lillyhall factory for over 20 happy years👍👍👍
0:56 - Caught snapping! 🤣 Yes folks, that's me. And I turn up a few times in the video too (sorry for unintentionally spoiling any shots, if I did)... Great day out that was. Thanks for sharing!
Aww happy memories going to school in Prescot on the 89 . 😊 The acceleration was terrific compared to the double deck Leyland's that preceded it ... Loved the old buses though lots of character hop on hop off the back platform.. Funny story ,when the M57 was being built Huyton lane road bridge over it had to be built. While they were doing it .they had made a temporary road .. there was a sharp right turn then a very steep hill to the level of the motorway . Then another steep bank and a left turn onto carr lane then to wood lane then back on to the alignment . Just as we'd got to the bottom .there was a large ramp onto the motorway surface. There was an almighty jolt . someone's shopping bag fell over and as the bus started up the very steep hill all her tins and that rolled off the platform 😊 conductor rang the bell . driver stopped . A few people and the conductor got off and rescued her shopping from the roadside👍👍 . Then we continued... Funny what you remember as a child . I'm 58 now must have only been 6 or 7 then . But even remember the tins.. bright yellow . Fine fare yellow pack .. and here we are 50 years on with Asda yellow packs .. history just repeats ..... Brilliant video . Sorry I miss these events but been in Northern Ireland since 1993 .
Lol, I can just imagine the embarrassment. If I was on that bus I would probably been thrown off for laughing. But good to hear everyone helped her out
@@Merseywail they did do a flat floor national if I’m right and South Yorkshire PTE had a kneeling national so maybe they were thinking ahead then ,I miss the PTEs and NBC ,do you let visitors drive certain buses who have a PCV on special days
So true, can't have a comfy journey on modern buses now, or on trains either. Their excuse is usually fire regulations. I don't recall bus or train seats suddenly bursting into flames
hmmm...what must the advantage to the drivers themselves be should they coast in neutral? I mean, do they buy the fuel out of their very own pockets or something? (sub/urban buses hereabouts have had automatic transmissions since the war or even earlier)
@@trainroverthis is an extract from the Leyland national manual :- " 5. Don't coast in neutral ; the types of gear box fitted may be damaged by over-speeding of gears."
