I love watching enthusiasts talking about their enthusiasms! The gentleman who owns this bus is to be congratulated for his dedication to preserving such a unique vehicle, and many thanks to him. Terrific video!

@HubNut

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@None-zc5vg

10 ай бұрын

The bus had been running with the lare-'50s-style front blinds that had been fitted after it crashed into a shop: it's now sporting its original, cramped front-blind layout.

@stevethomas363

10 ай бұрын

Nicely driven

@janschkeuditz6065

10 ай бұрын

Marvelous that the guy has preserved such a rare example . However people like him to this day can't stop themselves knocking British industry and mainly the workers. A pity he has his head in the sand & probably still votes for those that continue to destroy British industry. At the time he speaks of British Leyland was exporting buses. Amsterdam and Den Haag or the Hague were full of Leyland buses. Plus most of the bicycles were Triumph . So a big thanks to him . ( Sarcasm)..

I love this guy's enthusiasm and knowledge without being an insufferable anorak. He's clearly very passionate about the design of this awesome old thing but you don't get the impression he's cocky about how much information he has at his disposal. It's awesome that he's kept this bus looking so good too, legend! Great video as always :)

@janschkeuditz6065

10 ай бұрын

Marvelous that the guy has preserved such a rare example . However people like him to this day can't stop themselves knocking British industry and mainly the workers. A pity he has his head in the sand & probably still votes for those that continue to destroy British industry. At the time he speaks of British Leyland was exporting buses. Amsterdam and Den Haag or the Hague were full of Leyland buses. Plus most of the bicycles were Triumph . So a big thanks to him . ( Sarcasm)..

For me I just love the sound that it makes, it's just lovely.

@K2shadowfax

10 ай бұрын

I used to (always try to) sit behind the Driver and pretend to drive the bus when I was a youngster, many, many moons ago; the delight in the sounds of this green bus brought it all back! How absolutely delightful it was too! Thanks for saving these lovely old vehicles, and thanks for sharing! Cheers!

From the good old days when municipalities owned all the utilities, gas, water, electricity and transport, rather them being owned by a French multinational or the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank 🙄

@HubNut

10 ай бұрын

Indeed. When the first thought was the service in question, not profits for shareholders.

@frglee

10 ай бұрын

Electric trams replacing horse trams was the impetus in many areas to build coal fired power stations, often because there being no national grid in late Victorian times, they didn't have much choice. The power stations could then offer a domestic electricity supply, and it was entirely sensible that smaller municipalities in an area would join together and spread the costs and benefits of decent public transport along with electric power for local homes and businesses.

@stephenswift9868

10 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more.

@Seminal_Ideas

10 ай бұрын

Correct. Also a time when town council officials had a duty of service, not an opportunity to scam expenses & cream off a lucrative pension.

@Mattlawton-ft6ew

10 ай бұрын

​@@HubNutvery nice love it 👍👍

I’m a bus driver who lives and works in Stalybridge! Was most pleased to see a local bus.

It's a lovely bus, so roomy and well laid out. One of our main entertainments in my mis-spent youth was to run after the (Leyland) rear entry buses in Liverpool and hang on to the pole as the bus accelerated, until the conductor (remember them?) came back and chased us off, we would jump at the last second with a loud slap of our feet on the tarmac. Great video, took me back to the 60's so it did..

Love the sound of theCVG 6. Takes me back well over 40years when I was driving them on service in Derby. I could still feel the shuddering and smell of being in the cab , but much less work than driving a Regent with manual box. I’ve driven many many different types of service busses and coaches during my career but being able to say that I worked as a driver and conductor on ‘backenders’ is something that is worth reminiscing about. Superb vehicle!

@289chevimpala

10 ай бұрын

Been there, done that! Remember Leyland 72 seat 'backender', crash box, manual steering, no indicators-- hand signals only. They were beasts. No lady bus drivers in our depot!

@basiltaylor8910

10 ай бұрын

I beg to differ, a Leyland PD2-3 Titan is a pussy cat ,as in your extensive career driving proper buses with proper engines did you get your hands on a Bristol KSW5-6G?. A 1950,s Bristol K Double Decker is the most evil motor bus to drive , a Bristol crash box will BITE !!! you if mishandled.

As good as I expected. Imagine driving a pre war Titan or Regent with sliding mesh gearbox, and of course no power steering. As you say, these guys earned their crust. You really have a great job.

@bentullett6068

10 ай бұрын

Lawrie from LMM has just tested a Leyland Titan on his channel.

@davefrench3608

10 ай бұрын

@@bentullett6068 saw that but not watched yet That’s an ex Portsmouth PD2/12 that I know well.

@highpath4776

10 ай бұрын

@@bentullett6068 think that would be the post WW2 one/s

@bentullett6068

10 ай бұрын

@@highpath4776 it is that bus.

Wearing the obligatory Safety Sandals that only the best drivers at the time would have worn 👞 as always both insightful and great content. The thing that shows up from modern buses is how much easier bus drivers have it now!

@mediocrefunkybeat

10 ай бұрын

In terms of driving, yes but I still think it's an absolute disgrace that they have to manage the passengers and fares now.

@gleng6812

10 ай бұрын

@@mediocrefunkybeat I live in London so yes I would hate to drive a night bus no amount of money worth it! Although I have seen some jobs worths on a power trip!

@michaelbenardo5695

9 ай бұрын

Easier? Dealing with passengers who refuse to pay, passengers who start fights, passengers who try to bring bicycles into the streetcar, is easier? Not to me it wasn't.

Excellent to see some more bus content. Few realise just how much is going on in the cab; and to think these were being operated - towards the end - contemporaneously with Leyland Nationals; what a difference in driving experiences!

Utterly fascinating. I'm actually a coach and motor builder by trade. Worked for Austral Denning back in the day (who were owned by Jaguar Rover Australia). Cheers

That's what i love about HubNut- Filming anything with a wheels and an engine. Great to see and hear that piece of history alive 🤘

Picture in picture worked very well.

I grew up in Queens County, in New York. The GM NYC buses had a belt-driven supercharged two-stroke diesel V8, 3-speed automatic transmission and hydraulic-power-assisted steering! Those drivers certainly had it easier. And a good thing, because traffic congestion started early in the morning and lasted until well after dinner time. The model “8-71” supercharger lived on as the big belt-driven “blower” perched on the top of nitromethane powered dragsters. When the supply of secondhand units dried up aftermarket companies made their own with modifications suited to the dragsters (lower friction seals, better lubrication) but still compatible with the major original parts Extra Trivia: the 8-71 was sized for V-8s, the ¾ size 6-71 was for straight six diesel engines, and the half-sized 4-71 went on four cylinder diesels such as for pumping water for irrigation. Unsurprisingly the 6-71 and 4-71 were never used in drag racing. Cheers!

Hats off to the bus collectors, much more maintenance and storage issues than a classic car. Top review Ian, don't change a thing.

Wow sounds awesome I love the engine sounds. Great job Ian on driving. Thank you from Fresno California.

@darrenwilson8042

10 ай бұрын

These days you couldn't do 8hrs in that cab without ear defenders lol

I was so lucky to drive the last of the Gardners at the very start of my career. I didn't know it then, but they would be the best machines that I would get to drive. Yesterday I was driving a Mercedes Tourismo that is less than a month old, but even that still doesn't thrill like the throaty rumble that you get from a Gardner clawing up a steep hill. The V8 Setras came a close second, and would pull like a train, but if you weren't in a hurry, I'd pick a Gardner every time.

Semi and preselect boxes are OK. The "clutch" pedal is actually called an operating pedal. Now try an old Leyland PD2 or a Bristol FLF with a full crash box and no power steering. I`ve been retired for some years now, but started my 40 years as a PSV driver on half cab buses. Hard work, but I loved it. At my retirement time, the modern buses, like Volvo B7`s were easier than a car too drive, power everything and auto boxes. Great video by the way.

What a fantastic video. A passionate owner, and really interesting 'ahem' quirks and features. Thankyou Mr Hubnut!

I am so jealous!! Something I've wanted to do since I was about 4 years old. I well remember these Daimlers in Birmingham, and a few of the earlier exposed radiator buses as well. There were also quite a few CVD6s, the same chassis with Daimler's own smooth running CD6 engine. The problem was the CD6 had rather high oil consumption. I remember many happy hours standing at the 29A terminus with my Ian Allen fleet book, watching the drivers putting their key in the Bundy clock to record their departure. A lot of the older drivers used to limp - now I know why.

I'll get you, Butler! 😁👍

@paultaylor7082

10 ай бұрын

More usually 'I 'ate you Butler', but well remembered

Love how agricultural those old diesels sounded. Thats a bulletproof engine note.

Well that got my attention; it was 1999 when I last patrolled that area in a Volvo T5 traffic patrol car. I've lived in western Canada since 2002 and haven't been to the Hooton area for longer than that. Seeing you toddle along the A41 there was a surprise! Those buses were very similar to those in which I went to school on The Wirral in the 70s and 80s - I think they were Bristols - and just the sight of a green double-decker is enough to bring back lots of memories.

What a brilliant video Ian. I can still vaguely remember the old Daimler busses as a small child growing up in the midlands but most were open back designs. I remember my old dad explaining how the pre-selector gears worked. Many thanks for sharing, it's brought back some very old memories of a time when things were much simpler when people used coins to buy a ticket from the conductor who would press a button and wind a crank in the ticket machine on there belt to give you the ticket with the 'Fair Stage' information. Brilliant!

Lovely bus, as you mentioned the cowling (Tin Front) that covers the radiator was designed for the Birmingham Standards that started to be delivered to the Second City in the early 50s. Both Daimler and Guy supplied chassis fitted with the Gardner 6LW engine and preselect gearboxes. The Guy gear selector was a floor mounted stick looking a bit like a manual box but I think it was shorter. I have driven The Black Country Living Museum's Daimler CVG6 on many occasions and that too is Gardner powered with preselect gearbox but the selector is a quadrant fitted to the right hand side of the steering column. If you ever get the chance have a bash in a Midland Red D9.

Ooh - Gardner and pre-selector.....a great combination!

Have to say Ian, you handled that very well. It would have taken myself ages to get used to get used to operating that. But, what a lovely old vehicle. Real character.

Excellent stuff. Will share this. At the end of September I was back in the UK for the Quorn Bus Extravaganza hosted by the Great Central Railway. The dedication and generosity of the various vehicle owners was humbling. Free bus rides from Quorn to Loughborough and surrounding areas. All the drivers and organisers are volunteers.

What an absolutely lovely introduction to this vehicle, not to mention the wonderful sounds that followed!

What a magnificent beast. And the bus was great too!😂. Bus drivers of the day must've had biceps like a carthorse. I do love the variety of this channel. Bicycles to buses and everything in between. Only thing I haven seen yet is a horse and cart. Or have I accidentally stumbled on a secret project for a "coming soon" video? Hahaha.

@andrewpreston4127

10 ай бұрын

( See my comment above, I drove these in Glasgow in 73/74 ). Well, no I didn't have arms like hams, or carthorses. I was just out of university, and needed to pay rent. Just to prove it, living in Somerset a few years previously, when the building of the M5 had almost reached Bridgwater, one summer vacation I showed up at the site office looking for labourng work. The man in charge looked up and down at this skinny 17 year old, and said, quite kindly actually..,. "Sorry, son..., you're not really built for it.".

Number 70 is preserved at the transport museum in Manchester. I have happy memories of my father driving one of this fleet from St Michael’s Square in Ashton under Lyne. Stored over night at the Ponderosa.

@HubNut

10 ай бұрын

70 being a unique Atkinson double decker I think?

Beautifully driven 👍 Great to hear the 6LW soundtrack 😊

Gday from Perth Australia

Stan Bishop owned this bus in the early 1970s when I owned an SHMD CVD6 built in 1952 from the last batch with traditional exposed radiator. Glad to see the bus is still operational.

I drove one of these for 8 years. great to drive. On cold mornings you could warm your hands on the engine on your left side. And the pre-señect gearbox was a dream. No clutch just a gear pedal. Just look at my avatar to see what I used to drive in Rotherham....

What a fantastic experience, love the variety on the channel and you make driving it so easy. Looking forward to the next bus experiance already.

Absaloutly brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍what a beautiful old bus a pity there not like that any more brilliant

I’ve always wondered what the steering was like on these buses. It’s exactly as I expected!

@BadRavenFPV

10 ай бұрын

In terms of steering weight, that one is clearly from the way it handled actually very light, being super low geared. I used to regularly drive a 1920 built double decker chassis that had to be moving at 3-4 mph before you could turn the steering wheel at all. Others who drove it got themselves in a pickle by stopping where they could not move again without jacking the front axle up to release the pressure and point the wheels where needed. One regular tight turn with low speed essential had to be best negotiated by hitting a bump to unsettle the tyre grip enough to start the wheel turning. Initially gave me Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow at the same time. But then it did start life with narrow solid tyres and a single deck body, then in 1928 get wide grippy pneumatics and a much heavier double deck body with no steering mods or assistance. Petrol engine, crash double de-clutch box with clutch stop. Rear brakes only. An acquired taste! CMon, Hubnut, seek one out to try, you know you want to!

What a glorious vehicle. Many thanks to the owner for letting us share the joy!❤

Beautiful, my Grandfather owned Santus Motor Bodywork making bus bodies and sold the business on retirement to Northern Counties based in Wigan

My Uncle Jim used to drive for them, probably drove that very bus.

The sound alone brought back so many memories❤️

I drove Roberts (?) bodied versions of these for W.Gash & Sons of Newark way back in the early '70s. They were 'million mile' antiques even then & kept in beautiful running condition. Used on the hourly 'Main Road' service between Newark & Nottm. along the old A46, then a single carriageway Roman road with tarmac on top, & the A52. A busy service, it was often packed & standing room only during rush hour, stopping at farm gates & village lane ends as necessary - getting back out into the almost constant stream of traffic could be fun - anyone letting you out, knew they'd then be stuck behind 70+ people jammed in a steamed-up box of windows as it painfully 'rock & rolled' it's way back up to a blistering 38 mph. - only to then see it pulling in again . . . they must have loved us. Gardners have their own music too, a soporific symphony of calm 'grunt', easing the nerves! : )

I remember as a kid, going to a deaf/hearing impaired school down in Brighton,it was called Ovingdean hall just outside of Brighton & get the bus ( same front grill type in the early 70's) so yes it brings back memories 🙄

I love the sweet accent of the old gentleman! Beautiful bus. The shape reminds me a tad of the Lodekka.

Fascinating. Takes me back to the time when tasking a double decker meant racing upstairs so we could sit at the front. More Bus tests please.

Local bus company had these when I went to school in the 1960s. They got through the snow in the winter of 63 easily so we had to go to school!

Ian, that was a superb bit of driving, you mastered it perfectly!

Well I thoroughly enjoyed that Ian and many thanks to David for allowing you to drive this unique survivor !

I save these videos for when I can really take time to enjoy them, so 2 pints and a few Hubnuts (and Hubnotes) later, I'm happy 😊 Thanks!

Aside of the sound of the engine, the biggest nostalgia spike I got was from all the hand-painted lettering, the black outlined gold letters on the green background. It bring back memories of bus rides to the next town for shopping, or going to see my Grandparents with Mum because Dad was at work and had the car.... the noise of the ticket machine as the conductor set the wheels on the top and cranked the handle.... the ivory coloured button surround with the red button and "Push Once" written on it. I think I might have to go and lie down!

What a magnificent and stunning bus. Great footage. I like the split screen while you’re driving and the great sound of the engine. Well driven!

I know hardly anything in depth about buses & trains, but I recall seeing these very old double decker buses in my childhood in Dublin in the 1970’s & 1980’s - we lived out in the country areas, so going into Dublin Busaras on the tiny little buses from Cavan to Dublin that CIE had at the time was a huge deal for us growing up - my aunt lived in Cork St near Dublin’s Liberties at the time, so she would meet us at Dublin Busaras in her old banger of a secondhand car and drive us to Cork St, along the Liffey Quays, past O’ Connell Bridge - in later years, Dad would drive us as far as Clonsilla and we got the 39 bus via Blanchardstown and Castleknock into Dublin and we would get the bus back from Busaras, usually with a box of baby chicks in the front of the bus, chirping all the way to Navan

My dad use to drive for crosville after he came he left the army when the war ended my mother would travel some times in his bus when they were courting

Fantastic video. What an experience

This was lovely. Thanks guys. Looks like fun was had.

What a nice guy, what a cool bus!

Loved that, brilliant video. Thank you

What an amazing bus Ian!!! ❤It!!!

That was so enjoyable to watch. Thanks very much

Absolutely wonderful

Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks!

Enjoyed this video so much! Thank you! 🤩

Thank you for this video, and yes a days work driving these buses, great video thank you 👍🇬🇧

Lovely sounds

Lovely video, Ian. Thank you.

To think that drivers wore uniforms back in the day, can't have made the job any easier. A bit like going to the gym in a greatcoat. I imagine that even in the coldest winters the driver would warm up quicker than the conductor. Fantastic video, lovely engine sound and road test. Hats off to David the owner for saving her and allowing you to have the experience of driving her.

Bloody Brilliant can't beat the sound of a Gardner 😍

Ah Ian, incredible!! Loved it to bits! Seeing you going up a hill in Elli is amusing, but having to work like this is massively impressive. Thanks for doing and sharing this!!!

Lovely old bus. The sound of the engine takes me back to when I was young. Thanks Ian

Another most excellent and informative video. I knew absolutely nothing about this model. Thank you

What a amazing sound

Just wonderful. The sound of that slowly turning six cylinder engine is almost soothing. No hurry. Make haste slowly! Thanks to the owner and you and Daimler for this video.

The sound of the engine is 🔥🔥

Lovely old Bus ,Beautiful,Your a lucky Man 😎👍

Brilliant cast , i enjoyed hearing about the pre heat system they had even back then. You are a brave man ian.

You’re channel just keeps on giving.

A fascinating drive indeed. Very cool.

What a lovely video, it’s great to see someone who is so enthusiastic about a classic vehicle, especially one which evokes such happy memories❤.

Ian fantastic video of that lovely bus could see how much you were enjoying the experience great viewing more please

Well done Ian, well driven , it was nervewracking just watching !! .. what a totally unique experience .

Great video - love to see how many similarities yet differences there are to our PD3 Leyland. Great stuff! 👍🏻

I started driving buses for the Scottish bus group back in the early 80,s. Mostly Daimler fleetlines and Leyland fleetlines. Also had Volvo Ailsas along with y and t type seddons.. loved these old buses

made my day..enjoyed...thanks

Another brilliant video Ian. Really appreciate your enthusiasm and that of the owner. Hope you do some more bus videos.

Long nosed ones were the best buses, in my opinion..lov em!

Magnificent bus, lovely Diesel sound.

That was great thank you Ian and David. I am not sure I would want to be driving that in congested areas for 8 hours. Full credit to those that did.

Beautifully driven. What a lovely engine sound. Reminds me of the early Lodekkas.

Loved this video. I felt exhausted just watching it. Just goes to show how much attention to the road you have to Pay in order to keep moving in a seamless, efficient kind of way. Absolutely loved the Gardner engine sound. Brilliant camera work. Excellent!! 🙂

Great video Ian. Brings back memories of bus rides with my grandma on Lancashire United.

What a great video your videos about buses are quite special, can't wait to see some more buses.

What a lovely bus! There's nothing like a Gardner engine sound! I bow in respect to the drivers of yesteryear! Also well done to your good self! Great video as always. 👍

Wow a workout! Well done Ian a truly great and insightful video…

That sounds smashing!

Absolutely love the multi camera views!

Love the quality of the engine audio. Great video.

Lovely seeing old bits of kit out and about! and given a secong go!. Nice one!. Nuff said!. 🙂

What a lovely old thing. Hats off to you Ian too as that looked like hard work! Much respect to my old Grandad who was a driver for Eastern Counties bus company from the mid 1940's to the early 70's, he would have loved this.

I enjoy these bus vids. Lovely sound Gardner engine.