The Nine Road 

From an era when it was far more civilised.

Happy memories from 1967 when I drove the No 9 Bus out of Dalston Garage

0:46 nice view of Hammersmith bridge before the paint peeled off. Double decker buses are now too heavy to cross

So much of this is still familiar to those of us in the industry. Now where is my lost mileage form?

Love these old films.. Many thanks for sharing.

Love this video, I'll be driving RM875 tomorrow morning and watching this always gets me champing at the bit to get behind the wheel of these wonderful icons, I've driven fifty five Routemasters in almost twenty nine years including an e-Northern General RMF.

What year was this made? Going by the cars and the people and the fact the white roundels started being applied in 1974 and there were plenty of buses with the gold lettering, I'd say late 1974 or very early 75. Wow the RMs were uniformly well kept back then!

In the last shots we see the lady conductor walking home to Hammersmith, to close the film. Nice touch, but no cigar. When all other buses had stopped running, staff would go home on a staff bus, dropping off all over the place as required. I did a few when I worked at Stockwell in the 80s, it paid an hour or two in overtime.I then went home to Tooting on the N87 night bus. I enjoyed working on the RMs...Routemasters, on 7 different routes. When forced to go OPO, one person operated, I stood it for a few months, and left back in 86. The job was finished.

My mum was on the 9s in the early sixties,her favourite job.

Superb. That was my era. Wonderful old London.

Immaculately turned out, reliable vehicles owned by the people of London and crewed by proud Union members.

I worked on the 11 bus route the no9 rival for the most popular route in London. Mortlake’s buses were the best kept buses in London transport fleet , they weren’t clean they absolutely gleamed , a credit to one of the smallest garages in the fleet .

Great Video thanks .. my Dad was a bus driver at New Cross and drove the RM/RMLs

I drove the 9 when I was at S in 96to99 the bud mr tearney gets on after the concert is I think RM2023 I drove her we got 2extra standard RMs to boost the peak vehicle requirement on the 94/9 road the rest at S were RMLs glad I had a chance to drive them 😊

My Dad Robin Goddard is driving the bus at 52 seconds in, best bus route in London!

At 2:15 is an add for the July 1975 Royal Tournament.

Hi There again my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you Rebuild a nice fresh shiny Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1’s and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colour's just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the East London bus route's such as 125, 141, 210, 173, 179, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 138 of Those Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1 Buses please could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour’s and put them on those London Bus Routes witch are the 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us because it would be a Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour's and I'am a Big Fan of all of those Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1 Buses Please?

Hello There my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you Rebuild a nice fresh shiny Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Alexander RH’s and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colour's just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the East London bus route's such as 141, 168, 210, 275, 125, 173, 179, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 187 of Those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Alexander RH Buses please could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour's and put them on the London Bus Routes witch are the 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us because it would be a Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour's and I'am a Big Fan of all of those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Alexander RH Buses Please?

The Route 9 now goes between Hammersmith Bus Station and Aldwych Operated by London United RATP Group from Stamford Brook Garage Using Wrightbus NBFL New Routemaster

i worked with him on the 19 back in the mid 1990's if i remember right he lived in fulham

I did have a copy of this from London Transport headquarters with the music cassette on some sort of 70’s briefcase showfilm. I took the case apart as I was young but I lost the film and music 😢

Fantastic documentary

A 9 crossing Hammersmith Bridge! When will that next happen? Sometime in the 2060s, perhaps? In the meantime you can see a single single-deck 209 cover a tiny part of the old route south of the river. There’s progress for you.

Great song

36 journeys, 4 off them cried off sick, a boiled engine somewhere. Then ask, why do passengers get angry?

amazing how they is about 25 people working on just the number 9 route. be just 2 nowadays

Absolutely brilliant video. Never heard of the Bessie system. I was a driver in the 1960s, and I don’t they were about then. Just loved watching it all the way through.

I know hallam Ramsey very well, remember him as a gold badge

I know he's acting for the camera but the driver forgot to press the mike button when speaking lol

what`s the name of the song at 11:38 ?

Lovely film!

Excellent. Wow. Thanks.

Wounderfull England !! Before the polish invasion !!

wonder if joanie yarwood is still around?!

Anna is very pretty.

That was delightful. Thanks for this! :o)

Wonder if Miss Yardwood still alive

The number 9 was THE route up into town for me, and I would have gone up there at least 3 or 4 times a month back in the 70s and 80s. Getting on at Mortlake Garage and nabbing the upstairs back seat first was always fun! Such a shame when they curtailed the route due to Hammersmith Bridge.

TfL still do this today. Turning buses to fit them into the peak gaps. LT did this without batting an eyelid but it wasn’t perfect so the conservaties chopped it up and made it worse

What year was this? I am assuming some time in the mid 70s?

Wow wow learned something new the Bessie system amazing

Pip Pip Cheerio Bob’s your Uncle

Brilliant show. Does anyone know when if was recorded. Loved the No. 9 bus from Mortlake. Great memories

I wonder where Anna is now....

Anna’s cute