Oldest Bus 'Not In Service' Anymore! 😢
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6 жыл бұрынDoubledeckeranton shows one of the oldest low floor doubledeckers in service (filmed March 2018) before departing London in late April 2018.
This 16 year old bus is a Wright bodied Volvo Gemini B7TL that was built in Ireland around the year 2002 and they have a 7.3 litre engine displacement.
These were the 1st versions of the Gemini double decker and had rear facing seats on the upper deck that can seat 9 people facing each other at the back!
On the lower deck the wheelchair/buggy ♿ area was very tight with an additional single seat squeezed in between the staircase and the wheelchair ♿ area!
Anton did not realise at the time that these buses would be leaving the garage only 6 months after the similar Plaxton bodied Volvos that departed London in November 2017!
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@MrMig5terious 4 жыл бұрын
British Bus Drivers: *consider 17 year old bus old Meanwhile in Tasmania, Australia: use 50 year old high floor buses
@Ty-np9es 4 жыл бұрын
In nsw we have as old as a 99 model mercedes here
@forevercomputing 4 жыл бұрын
We use a Volvo training bus and I recognised the emblem on the back there. 1997 bus on an R plate. Brakes are rubbish.
@seansands424 3 жыл бұрын
It look quit new and modern to me why are they scrapping it
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, in London we have lots of new buses. Buses over 15 years are ready to depart the city for lands closer to the coast or 'up north', where I'm originally from.
@MsetFox 2 жыл бұрын
We use a 1960 bus in Canberra and from 1980 in Sydney on normal route service
@dillonryan6892 5 жыл бұрын
this is one of the most extraordinary buses that i have ever seen in my life
@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 жыл бұрын
....it is very different compared to most B7ls I've driven!
@ccityplanner1217 6 жыл бұрын
In terms of fashionable æsthetics, the Gemini bodywork has aged well. It looks considerably more modern than ALX400 or Plaxton President.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 жыл бұрын
...yes it has aged very well over the years...!!! I remember them having these large front windows and impressive staircase!
@cameronlaw4552 4 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree maybe because they make newer versions with the same body so you dont think anything about it
@FirstSmit 4 жыл бұрын
Personally I think the b7tl alx400s stand the test of time
@kimjongunlol193 3 жыл бұрын
I remember the old stagecoach ALX400s in east london. You would have those cushiony seats and they were so nice to ride on
@PeteS_1994 2 жыл бұрын
@@cameronlaw4552 Also because the front had a single pane of glass rather than a middle border, just like modern buses. They suited sliding doors more than ALX 400 and plaxton President and the door barriers were designed more like a modern bus compared to the others so yes they did age better. These came out after the competitors too.
@hellooohowareudoing 6 жыл бұрын
I laughed at the other bus driver doing exercises! very amusing lol
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
neons ...yes...lol...absolute random things happen on a daily basis! 😂 It makes the job very interesting at times!
@sandiehleda3890 6 жыл бұрын
Anton should’ve joined him! XD hahaha
@dontaskme8114 6 жыл бұрын
Sandie Hledá your right he does need he exercise 😂 plus to sniff the seats 😂
@DouweHetMedium 5 жыл бұрын
lol yeah but he is vlogging in an empty bus, who wins 😂
@charliemartn 5 жыл бұрын
Never seen someone so passionate about a bus lol
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Well...the passion has gone a bit recently...🤔
@charliemartn 3 жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDeckerAnton Nothing against it, quite enjoy your videos. Hope all is well
@joshbacon8241 6 жыл бұрын
I think this a very detailed look at this bus, and a great video as well!
@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 жыл бұрын
....thanks Josh...I'm a bit of a geek with details...but I like to be informative on these different types of buses!
@mrkrisps4489 6 жыл бұрын
I like how you ended the video Anton, with the bus doors closing, good idea for the future! 👍and by the way, you’ve already got 6k subscribers!!! 😃😃😃 - you’re doing so well Anton! 👍
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Mr Krisps ..thanks Mr Crisps 😃👍
@dontaskme8114 6 жыл бұрын
I'd like you to sniff the seats as a suggestion. These old buses have loads of stories 😂
@beedslolkuntus2070 6 жыл бұрын
DoubleDeckerAnton New sub very good video
@jackhackett4557 5 жыл бұрын
@@dontaskme8114 You are strange and creepy
@ratpoutine 6 жыл бұрын
In Canada we have busses from 1995 still running
@StephenMountenayHenhawke 5 жыл бұрын
Ratpoutine In Hamilton, Ontario, our oldest bus in service is from 2005
@kosickemhd 5 жыл бұрын
We have oldest buses its Solaris Urbino 12 and 15 working from 2000. City is Kosice
@kosickemhd 5 жыл бұрын
But they looking like good at 18 age
@garylumley7610 5 жыл бұрын
@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials Americans, you mean?
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Its great that you still maintain these old buses. Our old AEC Routemaster have now left London on Heritage route 15. End of an era, but there are plenty of good archives about.
@BusesinLondon345 4 жыл бұрын
These buses were always my favourite to travel on and I can even remember when they were brand new on the 468 which had just passed to London Central at the time. Back then there were still AVLs and so many PVLs. They will be missed :-(
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, PVLs I remember too. Some on this route I did. All gone now. But at least we have some good memories of them.
@randaamin8616 Жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDeckerAnton wish they still used them
@robbiemorrison7085 3 жыл бұрын
I used to live in London until early 2006 when I was 5, I remember seeing these buses brand new! Probably have even been on this bus
@sarahsrandomvideos6965 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Anton. The bus driver doing exercises made me laugh. Hope you're well & had a good weekend 🚍😊
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Sarah Cornelius ...yes...you get to see some funny things in this job!
@olihar1029 6 жыл бұрын
Sarah Cornelius I
@user-sz7rh9gj3x 6 жыл бұрын
Sarah Cornelius iii
@jackcooper384 5 жыл бұрын
Great video Anton. This bus has got a new life around Oxford, I've seen it on school serivces in Abingdon. I believe it is with Walters Coaches which is based in Wheatley.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jack. I wondered where it had got to. 😁👍
@scottlad2768 6 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video of an older bus, top quality Anton! Some varieties of these buses are still around, however route 474 is losing theirs this Saturday. You should do more videos of older buses which may be gone in the near future
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I managed to film Scania deckers last 2 years. Need to get them ready to upload. Not many scanias around london.
@robertsoderstrom7550 5 жыл бұрын
You said that you like long routes, Anton. Sad you didn't drive a bus 50 years ago, when some London bus routes were about 2 hours from end to end. Keep up your good job.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
I did do a Route 184, 3 hrs 50 minutes Huddersfield to Manchester route around 2004-2008. Also a Route 239 Huddersfield to Sheffield route that was 615pm to 950pm. That was a blast of a drive doing 40-55mph mostly. ❤ it.
@Jallge 6 жыл бұрын
This batch were new for route 85 in early to mid 2002. The 85 was then lost to London United in mid 2016, so these few survived being withdrawn after that, and managed to last almost a full 16 years in regular service. All of the Wright bodied Volvos had those rear facing seats at the back of the upper deck. On every batch except this one, as well as the batch originally for the 133 that were never refurbished, they were turned around to face forward during refurbishment. The Plaxton bodied Volvos also had a pair of rear facing seats behind the staircase on the upper deck. Two of the former 133 batch were converted to hybrids as part of a trial by a company called Vantage Power. Those were fully refurbished for the purpose, and can be found on a certain route between Wandsworth and Aldwych, though they have been away for the last few months.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information 📚😀👍
@db50 5 жыл бұрын
Those 'Vantage' WVL's (94 & 95) were terrible and not very reliable. Until it was withdrawn recently I was using WVL75 on my night duties (including N11/staff bus...lol), very good bus and I miss it. I was given the blinds by the engineers as a souvenir. The allocater always saved it for me, everyone knew it was 'my' bus and wouldn't dare take it...unless I was resting!!.
@magdalenaropka365 2 жыл бұрын
I like it
@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm 2 жыл бұрын
@@db50 I literally used the London Vehicle Finder to track down WVL73 and 75 so many times - was so good XD
@LJ07EBP 2 жыл бұрын
Nice info
@transportadventuresofengla3973 6 жыл бұрын
Bus company called Carousel had 1 from Go Ahead. We had LG02 KJE from Go-Ahead and I remember I sat in the “single seat” when I went to college on it in Buckinghamshire. Same livery as the one you’re showing too! Brings back some memories! 😩
@Mgameing123 Жыл бұрын
They still have it.
@DoubleDeckerAnton Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure which one I had but its nostalgic to watch this video again 5 year later and see how the buses have changed. I do actually miss these older buses. None to be seen in London except on a 58/09 plate hybrid which has the same front design.
@brenda3089 6 жыл бұрын
I love your passion for busses
@victoriagray7538 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Anton, I can remember those buses when I was in school , I used to love riding them. Its a shame they are being fazed out
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Victoria Gray ...yes very sad....maybe 1 or 2 years before all of them are gone from London!
@Kez_abi 6 жыл бұрын
Clicked on this video coz one day at college we had a proper old bus had fully blue seats with indented yellow poles. Thaught this might be one of them but this seems newer. Like this video thanks
@lt_20181 6 жыл бұрын
We had East Lancs Vykings here in Harrow. They were amazing to ride, (well, I found them amazing) and it's a shame that they've left :(
@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 жыл бұрын
I do miss the older buses. Wish a few were still running about.
@MMBaus 6 жыл бұрын
I love old Wright bodied buses, great bus and vid!
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Matt. I'd hoped to get a Plaxton volvo but never managed to film one, as they were leaving for other areas of the uk.
@liamroberts1103 Жыл бұрын
Miss these old Volvo B7TL's, we had 2002 plaxton president bodied ones around 7 of them and a few ex London Volvos also plaxton president bodied with the dual doors. Sadly ours were withdrawn back in 2016 and been replaced with new enviro400 buses. We still have two left which were converted to half open top buses 🚍 I loved these and the Scania OmniCity double decker buses which we still have in service over here on the Isle of Wight 🙂
@AKG_2014 Жыл бұрын
It's the good old Wright Gemini 3 B9TL. I miss these buses
@Alex-om1be 6 жыл бұрын
You have great positivity, keep up the great work!
@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 жыл бұрын
....thankyou Alex...I'm still enjoying this video 12 months after I posted it...😊
@Fookracists 6 жыл бұрын
Great buses these are 👍🏼
@icextransport8490 6 жыл бұрын
Some of the old buses are the best and it's a shame that they're withdrawn and I subbed to you a little while and I've been on an express route that takes 2 hours and 10 minutes.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Intercity Express ...thanks...a 2 hr 10 min express service is quite a long time on a bus! What route is that on?
@ctpextra 6 жыл бұрын
DoubleDeckerAnton Its X93 Middlesbrough - Whitby - Scarborough service
@forevercomputing 4 жыл бұрын
Euro emissions and the aim for less emissions - they're diesels...
@rabd9881 3 жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDeckerAnton the X26 heathrow-croydon is also an express route that can take up to 2 hours
@TheTransportHub17 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Anton and the Wright eclipse Gemini 1s are my favourite Go Ahead buses and they sometimes go on the 191 which is my local. I'll miss these buses such a great design and the seats are good.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
The Transport Hub ...yes..there are not many left in London...by 2020...all will be gone from London!
@mo-ge3751 5 жыл бұрын
I love these buses
@bencrosbie 5 жыл бұрын
They look just as modern as the new ones not alot has changed really. I reckon they should be sold instead of scrapped. Looks solid.
@seansands424 3 жыл бұрын
They should be done up and keep for another 15 years it dont look that old
@johnyboyvlogscenter2967 6 жыл бұрын
Your channel has some really good content keep up the great work 🖒
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Johnyboy. It is difficult to keep doing videos on buses, especially now that many are going electric, but I do enjoy driving the hybrids from 2016-2017 more than just fully electric new ones.
@TakeoverPodcast1 4 жыл бұрын
Love the old b7tl. We have a few ex london b7s with go north east they are 2007 plate. They are different to the ones from your video they doors opened outwards and didn't have the single seat downstairs. The one k got was a lovely bus but very slow on the hills
@Salebolen 6 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Driver200 6 жыл бұрын
You got a new sub! Here in Turku, Finland our oldest(2003 Volvo 8700LE) bus is retiring in four months. It is an awesome bus and I will miss it.
@bluestarTed 5 жыл бұрын
I love the buses
@microbusss 6 жыл бұрын
that'd make a good 2 story motor home hehe
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Probably is one now...🤔🚍🏠...😁
@tevion10 6 жыл бұрын
Love the videos, came across them in my feed and been watching them all. Keep up the good work =]
@DoubleDeckerAnton 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt.
@tevion10 4 жыл бұрын
DoubleDeckerAnton No problem. Keep up the entertaining content!
@15sixmedia 6 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention a Dulwich. I am a tram driver in Sydney, my route goes from Central Station to a place called Dulwich Hill.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
I remember a central station in sydney when I was there in 1999-2001. I remember Scania and old Mercedes buses operating. Great memories.
@15sixmedia 3 жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDeckerAnton the older Mercs are long out of the fleet now, but there’s still plenty of the old Scania L113CRLs still floating around, although I think their days are numbered.
@pipeqez911 Жыл бұрын
We still have a few of these early 2000s Wright Geminis knocking around in Dublin, few ALX400s too.
@Plaxton220 6 жыл бұрын
We've got two of these down here in East Devon with tiny independent AVMT. They are LF52 ZPP and LF52 ZNK. Lovely buses but you can tell they are from London, really quite sluggish now!
@hk-kx6pp 5 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh i remember like 6 years ago when I was sitting at the back facing my friends on this bus 😭😭
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 6 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this. Felt I wanted to go somewhere.
@LiftFan 6 жыл бұрын
LG52DDF&DDE are still in regular service after retiring to the west country with Faresaver! Nice buses, and they should still be in service for a while yet...
@DoubleDeckerAnton Жыл бұрын
It's nice to know where these old (modern) buses have gone to, after leaving London.
@kaolla1000 6 жыл бұрын
some of the early london wright geminis are now being scrapped, the ones we have in huddersfield that you would remember on the 363/X63 are still going strong
@pcbob1755 3 жыл бұрын
Watched this video about 100 times 😂 The company I clean for have 3 ex-Go Ahead B7TLs, LF52ZNK, ZPE and ZPP.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that must be a new record for watching one of my videos. I wondered why it's been going up. Last time I checked it had 300,000 views. 😁👍
@DwarfGamesUniversal 6 жыл бұрын
You are my favourite youtuber, find all your videos so interesting.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I try and be myself and it's been good have entertained and informed you all on buses. I remember wanting to do videos on the old 1980's/90's buses, that I drove up in Yorkshire. I had more passion then.
@Sean-D78 2 жыл бұрын
Very similar to the Pulsar Geminis that used to run on one of my local routes, I miss them.
@michaelhealey9538 6 жыл бұрын
Rosso (Now part of Transdev) have some 52 plate Gemini B7TLs along with some Voith East Lancs & Plaxton ones that are X, Y & 51 reg & still going! Transdev even use B7TLs still on their X41 route via the M66 & M60 & they're registered as X1 VTD up to X7 VTD. They're Geminis & would be 53 reg :)
@adamholmes91 6 жыл бұрын
I work near 'Hant's & Dorset trim', a huge bus refurbishing place. I've seen loads of these parked outside, getting a new owner one day soon. Although one bus has sat down the side for some months now.
@blue.light.fazbear 4 жыл бұрын
Cool bus
@juliesmith5567 Жыл бұрын
So when I see a bus with with not in service on it so this what it may mean then is poss going to be changing to new ones or kept as show
@Faulty720 6 жыл бұрын
Some of these buses or a similar model were taken by the Go-ahead (govia etc) group and used on their Chambers buses and hedingham buses routes in East Anglia. The secondary door was taken out and replaced with seats and a normal window :)
@DoubleDeckerAnton Жыл бұрын
Its good that there is life in the old dog yet...as the saying goes. These buses if maintained well can last 20-25 years. It's sad that with legislation that they have to be removed, due to emissions.
@lilnut7621 6 жыл бұрын
In secondary school we had a trip to Shakespeare globe and our bus was a double decker that was made in 2001 and it was crazy it looked different and there were green seats and they were really low to the ground
@insertnewchannelnamehere739 2 жыл бұрын
I remember taking these regularly to Eltham or Shooters Hills, the good old times..
@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm 2 жыл бұрын
4:30 the old PVLs had that same backwards arrangement - never knew old WVLs had that too XD
@jacksparrow3183 5 жыл бұрын
The 06 versions are quite nice to travel on up here mainly scholar routes and peaks
@NC-002 5 жыл бұрын
They were a lot more comfy than the new Wright buses. Although I personally prefer the Plaxtons as they are lovely and comfortable
@harrisongrant1066 6 жыл бұрын
Nice video! These buses are still in service in Boston, Lincolnshire. I used to get on one everyday for college.
@nukeno0dle931 5 жыл бұрын
In Warrington we still have busses that are identical to this one as our newest
@class158productions 5 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting, in Devon my school bus company “country bus” recently got a lot of these.You may have driven one of them!
@charliebishop9231 5 жыл бұрын
I still get busses just like that in 2018 for school
@32446 6 жыл бұрын
I love this bus. It’s a b7TL
@mohammedazizurrahman8348 6 жыл бұрын
Will's wjw020506. Channel Whomack I think it was last on a 257 from Stratford to Walthamstow Central but now replaced by stagecoach London
@seansands424 3 жыл бұрын
years ago they use ot keep buses a lot longer
@trainman86trainstramsandmore 3 жыл бұрын
yeah same. I love B7tls
@elicharlton6397 6 жыл бұрын
I’m Canterbury there used to be a bus made it like 1980. It’s so old and mouldy. Went out of service last year due to a crash. I was on the bus when it happened
@danielullock9515 5 жыл бұрын
We have these still in Northumberland also we have the old east lancs myllenium lowlanders still running but not as often
@u.k.trainandbusvids 6 ай бұрын
Is that Go Ahead seating usually I recognise the moquette when they come up North to Go North East for example they put some Optare Olympus vehicles in service yet the Gemini 2s are usually converted first batch they got are single door now and seats retrimed yet then they got more and couldn’t be bothered to retrim them they did nothing with the E400 but they are getting more for the Durham corridor routes but hopefully there retrimed
@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm 2 жыл бұрын
2:08 always used to sit on that single seat as a young kid
@aneedham4646 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a driving assessment for pcv in a weeks time , what does the assessment consist off?
@londonbuses2819 6 жыл бұрын
I like them old buses.
@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm 6 жыл бұрын
i loved the WVL fleet especially the older ones ie: WVL1-WVL 120
@DoubleDeckerAnton Жыл бұрын
Yes they are lovely. I've seen so many different types of buses over the years. When I came to London 10 years ago, there's only a handful of buses now that are still left..most are going electric.
@deltastransportadventures4083 4 жыл бұрын
Good video Anton. My oldest Double Decker bus that I got on when I was a 10 year old and left Luton in 2014 after all the remaining Dennis Tridents returned to Luton is Leyland Olympian built in 1980 I think.
@seansands424 3 жыл бұрын
The first bus i remember getting on is a very old bus by today,s standards i was three it was a Bristol single Decker halve cab
@PanzerFalcon2232 6 жыл бұрын
In Bristol, we have late 2007 (57 plate) B9s I think they are, they certainly do not like hills when its hot, slipped out of drive twice in 100 yards, pretty frightening when you're in drive but going backwards.
@tonimcknight2129 5 жыл бұрын
lmao love how hes like this is one of oldest buses in London but literally all the double deckers nearly look all like this in Northern Ireland
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
I remember in 2002-4 driving Atlanteans from 1981-2. Had some great memories on them. The buses in London are a lot newer than the rest of the country.
@nightw4tchman 6 жыл бұрын
1:43 "It's an old bus this one. It's 2002" Hahahah oh imagine a bus that new up here!
@forevercomputing 4 жыл бұрын
Some of our training double deckers are on the first style of post 2000 plates. PN 51*** Others are 2004 Scanias. I can't wait to move on to the double deckers.
@LSM_Lover 6 жыл бұрын
Nice Video!
@randomtransportguyx4397 3 жыл бұрын
I'm actually very sad to see the the gemini go I was born in 05 and have grown up with the Gemini literally since I was 3 they have been my favourite bus and as you can see by my profile pic I love them great vid
@silaserin9307 6 жыл бұрын
i saw a piece of paper with your youtube name on it on a bus stop today. lol
@afirgaming 6 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good videos
@neilkyle2720 6 жыл бұрын
a very good laugh more please
@themoderndaytravelnerd2694 6 жыл бұрын
Great video there young sir, the only Wright bodied Volvo buses I like however are the b9tl versions and that is clearly a b7tl version. Great video non the less
@imaginox9 6 жыл бұрын
Well in Brussels we still have VanHool buses from 1995 in service 😀 ! But they are in their last months of service as new Volvo hybrid buses are coming this summer to replace these buses from 1995 as well as some Jonckheere bodied DAF buses from 1999
@chrishines6048 6 жыл бұрын
I like sitting at the front above the drivers cab on the top deck
@DoubleDeckerAnton 3 жыл бұрын
I did when I was young. I ❤'d it
@chrishines6048 3 жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDeckerAnton so did I and my Granddad used to be a bus driver with a bus company down my neck of the woods and whenever I went on his bus I'd stay on until the bus got to the terminus and he'd let me sit in the drivers cab and I'd pretend to drive the bus and I loved it
@katienorcott9780 6 жыл бұрын
We have a bus exactly the same as that for school!!!
@scritti 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, are they speakers on the top deck of the bus, the circular Black things?
@kelseyks4230 6 жыл бұрын
How tall are you? I'm asking bcs I've been thinking of converting a doubledecker British bus into a motorhome so my confort in height would be wery important Another cuestión normally retired buses (like this one) still function properly? (Like the motor ,brakes , axes , lights etc)they aren't for sale just bcs they are damaged in some way or are to the point of breaking?
@rossmacaulay8626 6 жыл бұрын
Lucky they are still at a bus garage in London on one of the bus routes I use I do on some of the routes
@penguin2236 2 жыл бұрын
That was a great bus the gemini 1
@gamingthroner 6 жыл бұрын
I think this so much but the gemini 1 model 2003 buses that has tilted seats at the top back have my favourite sounding engine through my bus carrier
@ynoter1 6 жыл бұрын
just start seeing legs flying in the air lmao
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
ynoter1 ...it's hilarious this job...never boring! 😂
@icextransport8490 6 жыл бұрын
The North Eastern Railway Explorer the X93 takes about 8 minutes longer to do the full route but it's still a long time but isn't the X18 from Newcastle to Berwick Upon Tweed is Arrivas longest route with the journey lasting about 4 hours?
@damienmanu117 6 жыл бұрын
Hello again mr anton :), these wvl classics are the best of the volvo b7tl gemini 1's, along with London United'one, somehow the small features these had over the later b7tl variant made them look neater, and the voith gearboxes these had gave them the win for me, the way the voith sings along with that engine worked perfectly, I don't know why go ahead london chose other gearbox types later, they weren't as interesting, even the arriva london daf/vdl db250's still soldiering around here, Croydon, provide a more fun and interesting ride than the later b7tl gemini 1's, though soon even those classics will soon depart, though I honestly love to welcome more enviro 400 mmc's, the best by far next gen London double deckers :), they already have their own great stories to tell :), good day Mr anton, keep it going :D
@karenmaher4045 6 жыл бұрын
I’m from Australia and the busses over here are so so different one day you should com over hand look around
@shiresbusveg 2 жыл бұрын
I Like a Wright Eclipse Gemini!
@churchill4327 4 жыл бұрын
That looks very similar to our WVL1 at London bus museum
@thefulldeodorantcan3347 6 жыл бұрын
I would but that and become a collector of old busses. See to see it go.
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
orangutan 1923 ...it's a unique bus with the 9 seating arrangement! 😀
@thefulldeodorantcan3347 6 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend being a bus driver?
@muhammedk4094 6 жыл бұрын
Good luck storing them
@thefulldeodorantcan3347 6 жыл бұрын
SA- NEWS Lol
@seewdshakr 6 жыл бұрын
I have these kind of busses in my place with those staircase
@techladdie 6 жыл бұрын
Where I live in New Zealand, we still have some 1995 ZF Equipped MAN 11.190's operating routes here. Sadly they will probably be scrapped as a new bus operator is due to start running the operations with Optare MetroCity's and Electric Buses of some kind
@samuelwebb1878 6 жыл бұрын
However, my school bus is still this type! 02 plate also. They swapped the seats at the back around like you said, they did try it for a while like that, but nobody sat there because it was just awkward
@seq_uent 6 жыл бұрын
I love those Gemini 2’s tho.
@user-gw6qt 6 жыл бұрын
Our double decker school buses are the exact same but came from London to York exact same seats and everything 😂
@DoubleDeckerAnton 6 жыл бұрын
Jason Krueger ...some of these buses may have come from our depot!
@lychy645 6 жыл бұрын
We have 2002 Trident buses on our school buses XD
@stevethatsallimsaying4041 6 жыл бұрын
2002? Old? That makes me feel old - I still remember the ECW Leyland Olympians from the mid 1980's that were still in service around that time (and a few years after!) with Arriva up here in the north. I guess things are replaced a lot earlier down in London though.
@seansands424 3 жыл бұрын
I can still remember the LS MW,s RE,S and nationals and Bristol halve cabs now that is ancient
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