Join the Friends of King Alfred Buses to experience the vintage buses, on the new year running day, 03 January 2022, departing from The Broadway, Winchester.
Listen to the interesting story about the history of the vintage buses and how Friends of King Alfred Buses rescue them, look after them and keep them running for you to enjoy for free.
The story for the "Dennis" OU9286, the 90 years old bus from 1931:
• "Dennis" the 90 years ...
The story of the 1956 Leyland Titan POU494, 1959 Leyland Tiger Cub WCG104, the Bell Punch ticket machine, King Alfred Motor Services and the September 2021 event:
• Friends of King Alfred...
The story of the 1970 Leyland Panther UOU417H and UOU419H, AEC Renown 595LCG and 596LCG; the Setright ticket machine and the January 2022 Running day:
• AEC Renown | Setright ...
The story of the 1965 Bedford VAL CCG704C; the driver and conductor's badge and the May 2022 Running Day part 1:
• Bedford VAL CCG704C | ...
The story of the 1967 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 HOR592E and the May 2022 Running Day part 2:
• Leyland Atlantean PDR1...
Put on your headphones and try to listen the spatial audio, binaural sound from the vintage bus POU494, 1956 Leyland Titan:
• Spatial Audio Test | O...
also the story of the Ford Model-T and Owslebury:
• Ford Model T and Owsle...
Special thanks for Friends of King Alfred Buses, to make this video possible. Please visit their web site to see the fleet and everything about them:
www.kingalfredbuses.org.uk
Photo credits:
"The Setright Way" brochure page photo courtesy of Mike Ashworth (mikeyashworth via Flickr).
All photos of "595 LCG" and "596 LCG" courtesy of Grahame Wareham (Brush Veteran via Flickr), photos taken by Joe Turner.
The photo of 595 LCG in restoration: The person lying underneath the bus: Grahame Wareham.
The photo of two men handing over document: Mike Ridley the Burmah-Castrol UK MD handing over the registration document to Mike Bridges from the Oxford Bus Museum.
The photo with a group of people: From the left to the right - John Rayner - Group Fleet Manager Burmah-Castrol; Mike Bridges - Oxford Bus Museum; Grahame Wareham - Oxford Bus Museum; Gerry Mitchell - Engineering Director, City of Oxford Motor Services; Mike Ridley - MD Burmah-Castrol UK (Swindon); Mike Barrett - Engineering Administrator, City of Oxford Motor Services; Paul Baker - Oxford Bus Museum; Joe Turner - Oxford Bus Museum.
Quick Index:
00:00 Start
00:16 Introduction by James Freeman
01:02 "419", the story of - Leyland Panther 1970, UOU 419H
02:21 "104", the story of - Leyland Tiger Cub 1959, WCG 104
03:21 Setright ticket machine
05:47 Decimal Day, D-Day 15 February 1971
06:57 "708", the roadside rescue of - Leyland/MCW Olympic HR 40, 1950, JAA 708
07:57 In-house repairs and restorations
09:22 "595" and "596", the story of - AEC Renown 1964. 595 LCG, 596 LCG
14:14 Conclusion