I don’t even know how I found you Anton and I’m not even particularly interested in busses. But yet I still find myself watching every video, seeing what you’re up to or what you’re driving and I love every second of it! KZread needs more creators like you; people just making videos about things they have loads of interest in and are passionate about.

😭😭😭😭😭I been on a Trident on the 47 and 136 I will miss tridents 😭😭👍👍👍👍

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

...I'l miss them too...!!!

@nathanw9770

5 жыл бұрын

They are on the 199 now catch them while you can!

@ttcguy4681

5 жыл бұрын

TheOriginalWray cba

@theamateurgamer7745

5 жыл бұрын

They’re still running in Stratford on the 86. East London has more allocations than South East

@transportflick923

5 жыл бұрын

Some are still in service on the 177?

miss these buses

Something I used to love before the Enviros came along was that every operator operated different varieties of buses; it made it much more easier to work out whether or not to run for the bus! Now it's mostly Enviros running services.

That's one of my favourite bus models to ride in London PERIOD. I really do hope AD consider making new hybrid versions of this specific model. This bus is a gem, and shouldn't be fully scrapped, but modified, with the Enviros.

@damienmanu117

5 жыл бұрын

Fair enough :D, they are classics, so you would like them to try get the usual 4 cylinder from e200s with electric motors as usual, or try making a micro hybrid like new experimental E400mmc micro hybrids? :)

@InstantKarma_1

5 жыл бұрын

@@damienmanu117 Why not both? :P

@damienmanu117

5 жыл бұрын

They could do both types of hybrid drivetrains, 4 cylinder electric hybrid for short routes and high traffic, limited speed routes, and new 6 cylinder micro hybrid for longer, higher speed routes

These things are legends. I’m more of a Volvo person, but I love the speed of the tridents 🔱

ALX400 1998-2019 you done us proud

ALEXANDER DENNIS ALX 400 FOR LIFE!!!

@Blue_Flix

3 жыл бұрын

cant argue with that

@omsi2explorer892

3 жыл бұрын

plaxton presidents are better 😂

@Blue_Flix

3 жыл бұрын

@@omsi2explorer892 alright fine both of them are good

I remember when I was a young kid I was struggling to go on a staircase on a Enviro 400 up and down lol

Used to ride these on 241. Seats are VERY COMFY!

@ryansbusadventures4486

3 жыл бұрын

I know, very comfy indeed! I remember taking this route quite often to Stratford, these ALX400's were fantastic buses, shame that they're gone... Now they've been replaced by those plastic Smart hybrids!

@AKG_2014

Жыл бұрын

I used to take the ALX400 on route 97 and 61

@James_Nicol

2 ай бұрын

I use to ride the 47 on these, really good memories

@fariatasnim-on5hk

21 күн бұрын

Which exact date did these got withdrawm

These are rare on the 261 but i will miss these on the 208, 136, 199, 47, 54 i especially liked the older models of these.

@ttcguy4681

5 жыл бұрын

KingShades yep I will miss them I never knew you watched him

@londonbuses126

5 жыл бұрын

I miss them on the 269 and now I’ll miss them on the 61, 208 and 261!

@lewis4664

5 жыл бұрын

The worst is when you stand near the door and people keep pressing the bell .

@fokuz2023

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@JaguarProJoe

3 жыл бұрын

I know those are all the buses close to my home as well

I catch this same bus to school everyday !!!

everytime i had to take the 5 bus when i was younger and got on this bus i always got excited about it just seemed special to the buses i normally used

I used to love driving these when I was at Bromley Garage.

The stagecoach south west alx400' are absolute beasts, the 05 /06 plates sound epic when you are stuck in traffic and passed by one going the other way but are starting to be replaced too.

Man I remember riding those stagecoach buses in east london. 473/262 and they were awesome

I miss those buses! U can find them in Birmingham number 14 chemsley wood to Birmingham new street

@DoubleDeckerAnton

2 жыл бұрын

There will be some cascaded around the U.K. in various towns and cities, maybe rural too, for school services.

Used to love driving these tridents. The sound they made with the window open going past a building hahaha! Thumpy! I got my mate to video me while I was flooring one that had a slight fueling issue, it was trying to chuck 3 times more diesel into the engine than it should, it would take off fucking hard whilst leaving a massive plume of black smoke, always good when the idiots try passing you as your pulling off and suddenly you accelerate like shit off a shovel and the side exit exhaust pointing straight at them just dumps black smoke all over them lol.

This is every school bus known to man , I have no idea how KZread took me here

I'm a 261 regular and miss these dearly 😔

This is my favourite bus.

"I don't know how old it is"... right there on the number plate, dude.

I've been on this bus many times

In Singapore. SBS Transit have Dennis Trident but with Duple Metsec and 3 axle wheels. this bus retired and scrapped in 2018

Great video Anton! These are my favourite buses especially when i was a kid. They are fast, reliable and can be fixed relatively easy. I will miss these 😭😭😭

I love having these down in plymouth still as there beasts just so much power in them still and fly up the hills

5:12 very handy to point that out

Tridents have always been my fave buses, on Arriva and Stagecoach.

@realfrowz

5 жыл бұрын

There are metroline ALX400S used in the 266 bus route but they are rare!

The Dennis trident alx400 is one of my favourite buses ever and I grew up with these in East London for 16 years now and it's sad to see them leave London there better than most newer buses nowadays especially the stagecoach ones and my local stagecoach depot West ham still has loads of these

Thank you Anton! Tridents are my favourite buses of all time, especially the ones that used to be at Bow and operated on the 8

@paulchance3766

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, for me it was headroom, feel and engin power.. quite nice look as well.

@kierangallagher491

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulchance3766 Tridents are lovely buses. Shame they’re no longer in London.

I learned to drive in these! I thought they were a cracking bus! 😎

Sad to see my childhood buses going.

@rahan573

5 жыл бұрын

@Akamveer Bansal Nice, to be honest I got bored of them at one point and wanted different types of buses but now I regret it as they're soon to be gone.

Listen to that beauty

Trying to see that on 277 in the old times around like, 2014 or something, really loved their voith engine, can't believe they were withdrawn.. I love these buses to be honest.

@DoubleDeckerAnton

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's very sad they have gone. Only memories now.

@eastlondonventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleDeckerAnton Only the memories coming back there, Anton. Charlie, your one lucky ducky!

@richardcoughlan9981

3 жыл бұрын

I remember the ones on the 277 when they was new! Ahh the good ol days

@realfrowz

3 жыл бұрын

@@eastlondonventures hi my roblox friend im Jesse btw. These buses were good in 241

childhood memories of these buses for me

And that is why I always sit on the driver's head...well, not literally of course. Lol. That ALX is in surprisingly good condition, much better nick than few still hanging around Huddersfield.

@mahammad

5 жыл бұрын

Andy Richards I always saw that thing when I was little, what did it do, could u actually look down at the driver?

These buses are like a rocket 🚀

thank you for showing Charlies old bus Anton

I used to love the 136 when it ran with Tridents. I still like the 136 route and I like the MMCs but the Smart Hybrids are just horrible. ALX400s are the last proper buses left, they suit routes like the 47, 56 and 86 so well but alas their days are nearly over

@bengale9398

5 жыл бұрын

Intercity 43 Yeah I agree

@archiebrown8120

2 жыл бұрын

Ayr has some ALX400s

Mk2 ALX400. Quite unusual nowadays. Great video. Have a cool yule Anton.

These buses are still everywhere here in Birmingham

Dublin Bus had ten of these (DT class), also from 2003, and with the 8.3 litre engine. They were single door buses, and didn't have the side seats. They ran on the 19 and 19A when new, but only stayed on the routes for a short time. They moved to another garage, and then spent most of their lives on peak-times only routes, but strayed on to off-peak ones the odd time. I don't think they were well favoured by maintenance, unfortunately. They were very quick, and the regular drivers of them knew how to get the most out of them using plenty of 'kickdown.' They were best experienced on straight open roads.

They are the best!

Great video.☺️ I love these buses, they are my most favourite buses in the world.☺️ I love the sound of the engine in these especially in these voith versions that Stagecoach London have.☺️

Great video anton these are on my local buses although we haven’t got the middle door there great buses BEASTS always nice to have on a country run get some great thrash 👍👍

Will be a shame to see these go still get run on the 96 to bluewater and used to use them all the time in romford. Fond memories of this bus

awesome i love tridents still llooks new

The Tridents were fantastic Buses shame there gone now I miss them

Amazing bus

Haha they're the busses I remember as a kid. I used to look down at the driver

Haha nice one Anton and Charlie. He usually does 336. Only 3 of these left at Bromley now!

@BusesinLondon345

5 жыл бұрын

2 now.

@maskgaming9935

4 жыл бұрын

Now

Great video Anton and have a merry Christmas and the tridents are my favourite buses especially the alx400s as I grew up on them when they used to work the 121,317 and 279. Also Metroline and First's plaxton presidents on the W8,82,191 and 263. I'm going to miss these buses and that bus still had the year of the bus sign from 2014. 2003 buses are quite rare now but the 191 uses WVL111 sometimes which still has the grey skirt and old blinds.

@mahammad

5 жыл бұрын

The Transport Hub Yh I remember the days of shopping in Morrisons Wood Green and taking the old 121 to my house. Those were the good old days

@TheTransportHub17

5 жыл бұрын

omgitzmo Yes they were good days.

Long live the beautiful Trident ❤

Down at my little depot in Cornwall pretty much our entire fleet is tridents. We used to have these alx400s but recently got rid of them for some 2004 East Lancashire deckers. I like the tridents and love the grunt from the 8.5ltr engines. Makes a big difference on hills where we drive. I'll have to try and get a video of once of the gaps we take those buses through... Might have a picture somewhere of me driving one of the old volvo olympians through

I like buses

Down east London Area there still couple of this buses left remember when there were new Alx 400

Will miss these. Hoping to go up London in February and see these in their twilight months. Merry christmas to you.

I wish these buses could come back, they were much quicker than these brand new ones of today!!

that was the last trident i went on but on the 61, i miss this bus! :(

Merry Christmas double decker anton!

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

...Merry Xmas Charlie...!!! Have a gud 'un 🎅🤶😁👍

Amazing bus!!! Great video bro

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

...big thanks Will 👋😀👌

1:53 yes! North London, I occasionally take the 158 from my college to my house, I like the layout cuz I can come down the stairs and go out the door, whereas on newer buses, I go down the stairs, shift left a bit because of railings and go out. Out of all routes u said 158, quite shocked lol

@BusesinLondon345

4 жыл бұрын

At the time of filming this, the 158’s main allocation was ALX400s, so that’s probably what Anton sees regularly as he lives in North London.

According to the latest fleet list there are 54 in total left in London

@xenongames7533

5 жыл бұрын

Where can I get a hold of that information

@CS_22

5 жыл бұрын

Xenon Games ukbuses.co.uk. Then select Stagecoach London

Intesting video

Great video as always well done Anton

Our 3 Axle Dennis Tridents in Singapore were originally meant for Hong Kong but ended up in Singapore They were retired in July 2018 but as far as I can remember, the legroom on the lower deck is reasonable as most seats (except the last row, 8 forward facing seats located adjacent to the rear door and 2 seats between the front and rear door) As for the upper deck, the legroom was horendous

ALX400 for life.

I often take the 158. And its normal to see an ALX400 on the route.

Dennis trident 2, trained in them. Brilliant buses, much better then they’re replacements, enviro 400, drove both on the 158 route out of West Ham

@haydnwatson-taylor6362

4 жыл бұрын

KD84Afc™ is there any alx 400s left in london?

@kd84afc

4 жыл бұрын

@@haydnwatson-taylor6362 very little or completely gone, they're not even used as training buses any more at most company's

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Anton keep up the Videos in 2019 always fun to watch

love this buses on the 210 best bus best route

and love theme on the 472 and 261`

Used to drive this route many years ago. Used to terminate at Bromley Common then

Anton I gave you a wave at North Greenwich station a few days ago!! Good to see you love the videos!

@BusesinLondon345

5 жыл бұрын

Was he driving the 188, if he was, I was on that bus!

@samward3357

5 жыл бұрын

@@BusesinLondon345 Yes!!

Here in greater manchester we dont have back doors we only have front doors so that means that people exit and enter from the front which means that we have more seats on the lower deck.

Amazing voith 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Keep up the good work Merry Christmas

@DoubleDeckerAnton

5 жыл бұрын

...thanks Rehana...have a lovely xmas yourself..😊🎅👍

Still got a few of these Tridents at Herne Bay. Few of them ex London ones. Can be a nightmare to drive with their jerky brakes which are either on or off. But still enjoy driving these old school buses. Merry xmas to ya Anton ;)

Ahh i have been waiting forever for this video!! I LOVE the ALX400 some of the ALX 400 have at the back of the upper deck the long bench then 2 sets of seats facing the bench on each side like the lower deck at the back its perfect for a big group of friends plus it sounds amazing they used to dominate the 47 and the 199 but catford got rid of a lot of theirs i belive they only have 2-3 left and the sams with bromley!

There nice buses to drive

I swear my school bus is this exact type

Great video Anton sorry I haven't been here for a while but none the less a great and interesting video

Great Video

I remember being at New Cross bus garage on one of these buses on a 53 and some men with long sticks attacked the bus and started smashing the windows. I was only like 7 that time, I thought I was gonna die

Fabulous video of my local route Anton! I hope to find Charlie on this route and/or the 336 as that is my closest route to me possible. Have a good Christmas! 🎅👌😃

I've been on these buses on the number 5 and 115 I will deffo miss them before they went to Go Ahead London

My town still uses tridents like this but slightly older I believe as they’re ‘W’ reg plates 😂our ones also don’t have the middle doors & slightly different seat layout downstairs, the wheelchair space is on the left opposite the stairs & there’s two sideways seats next to the staircase (where the wheelchair space is in this one) we lost a trident a few weeks back as it was sadly turned into a open top bus by a bridge

I see the 261 operating with the 2002 -2006 busses quite often and I also think that the 178 is no longer a single decker route as it passes through the new estate in kidbrooke.

I seen those long time in 2017 in February I tried 238 old buses on alx400 check for legroom

Great video

Great video Anton HAVE A LOVELY CHRISTMAS🎅 and i hope you get tons of cards and presents, you deserve it after all O the hard work you have done.!!! 🎅🎅🎅🎅

They have these at the rainham garage but very oddly I only see these operated at certain times of the year

Great video as always Anton Merry Christmas. Hope you have a great time 🎅🏻🎄🎁😀

Great video, excellent review and good to see a shoutout to the 158 bus, fairly renowned as being the last route with the type now. The 128 also uses them under Arriva but with Volvo engines. What did you think of the Lazzerani seats on board? I find them quite comfortable. If possible, could you make a video of a Scania OmniCity? Quite a unique bus type and the legroom is amazing. May require you to go out your way for it though.

@jakegtr

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if they’re around anymore, but there a lot of the OmniDekkas which used to be at Anton’s company near me, which I find to be really nice

We have these in dagenham use to be in 174 175 and others great video

First like!!!!!!! 👍. I love the ALX400. Shame they are going soon tho. I do need to go kit and upload them to KZread as well. They are really good buses. RIP ALX400 1998-2019!

i get the 261 to school sometimes lol

Nice buses those ones are. When I lived in London until 2015. We had the SN53 reg ones on the Route 94 that were SN53 reg ones new to London United in December 2003 and most lasted on the route until 2013 and the latter were withdrawn in 2016. Great buses and there are models of these made by Creative Master/Northcord Model Company in various liveries but they are about £25 per model. Some are even more if you collect model buses. Merry Christmas mate and stay safe and a happy new year.

Anton just seems like a generally nice guy. Wish I had you as my driver, I'm from up Sheffield/Rotherham Area and the bus I always catch to go to college the drivers are normally seem a bit miserable. Not nasty or anything tho. There is this one who seems pissed off when you get on the bus but cheery when you get off tho. Love your vids :)

The ALX400 has always been my favorite bus. It was a massive upset when Stagecoach stopped operating these on the 269 when they lost the contract as these were the the dedicated fleet for the 269.

@BusesinLondon345

4 жыл бұрын

They really were great buses and now they are all gone from London which is very sad :(

@B9TL205

4 жыл бұрын

BusesinLondon345 Yeah sadly I hate to say this but RIP ALX 400 1998 to 2019 They were the best childhood buses they will be missed! :(

@B9TL205

4 жыл бұрын

BusesinLondon345 Yeah sadly I hate to say this but RIP ALX 400 1998 to 2019 They were the best childhood buses they will be missed! :(

@satoshiaaron

4 жыл бұрын

@@BusesinLondon345 Certain route still run them but in limited numbers