Ipswich Transport Museum features

From 1957 to 1963 I traveled from Harpurhey to school in Ardwick green needing 4 bus journeys each day. Although I had choices of buses I loved the trollies the best.

Eat your heart out Musk. This was real electric utopia.

Hello Grandad Brian

The Former Aldenham Overhaul Bus Works is Now Centennial Park in Elstree Hertfordshire

NO TROLLEYS TO PICCADILLY

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I rode the West Midlands buses virtually every day in Birmingham in the nineties as I didn’t have car ,good buses they were and the old Routmasters in London miss them

Loverly video all black and white are loverly to see and that tune was good to hear thanks for ifo

I love watching this video's of all busses of what they will be be used for now and then

What a bunch getting on that one they always still do

You are my favourite person for posting this video. I haven’t watched this in 12 years. Thank you so much for bringing back my childhood

Zzzzzz.......

Brilliant video. Brings back memories. I live in Ashton and remember them. Thank you fir sharing 👍

Scuffed shoes, long grey socks, shorts to above the knees, and a grey shirt and pullover. I remember walking to school in the freezing cold. Strangely we never felt cold. So full of 'get up and go' we had blue knees (usually scraped and with scabs) but otherwise were healthy and boisterous. Happy times.

How did it work on points? Was there some means of switching the trolley poles from one pair of wires to another?

Thanks for uploading this amazing documentary footage

Had to have a little chuckle at the comment about the Bendy-Bus...!!

BACK WHEN MY BELOVED ENGLAND WAS WHITE BLACKS GO HOME

Thank you

I honestly thought this was a Partridge piss take!!

I am sad, but i love bus and old car docs etc,

bus heaven, never get tired watching Pm

A bit late to comment now on this film but I have only today come across it. I had only one Manchester trolleybus ride and I think it must have been to Ben Brierley because I lived in Middleton. I would be about 11 or 12, but all the boys my age at school were bus spotters so we had a big interest. What amazed me was the acceleration. Twice as quick as the motor buses, even the Rochdale AECs. And so smooth and quiet.. Now, no doubt, a big loss to the environment.. Thank you for posting this fascinating film.

I enjoyed this, the quality of the work and the care of keeping buses in pristine condition at the Aldenham bus works was a joy to see, the good old days when things were done right, and real craftsmen and women took pride in what they did, I am not a big bus enthusiast like some are, but I do love the old Routemasters seeing one always puts a smile on my face and gives me a nice feeling, and thoughts of journeys on them as a child, loved this video, as I remember getting on a bus that looked brand new, which must have been through the highly skilled hands of the Aldenham workers, and it impressed ,me as a 8 years old at the time. it looked stunning,

Strange that we all look towards electric vehicles now and yet... we had them in the past... once again the Human Race proves it's trait for "One step forward - 3 steps back!"

At 1.21.42, at the North Weald Rally 2004, the far left hand double decker looks like a Southdown bus. I was born and brought up in Worthing, and was (very sad!) a bus spotter for a few years in mid 1960s. That bus looks like one that was an oddity in maybe 1965/66 - BUF257C if I remember right. It was different to the rest of its class - wrap around windscreen - and it was a trophy spot! (I know, its very sad but you grow out of these things eventually - or not!)

I recall going into London with my grandparents on days out and travelling on the route masters many times. Good memories. Great to see the overhaul of the buses something that i never knew happened (before my time though) and all the work that went into the overhaul. Such an icon of Britain and good to see these being looked after by museums and enthusiasts. Can you still ride on one in London? I think.. Thanks for the great content in this video.

I wish he'd say the year of each bus, he only gave the later ones dates.I have no idea of the years of the Leyland PDs I'm guessing 1940s?

I enjoyed this, the quality of the work and the care of keeping buses in pristine condition at the Aldenham bus works was a joy to see, the good old days when things were done right, and real craftsmen and women took pride in what they did, I am not a big bus enthusiast like some are, but I do love the old Routemasters seeing one always puts a smile on my face and gives me a nice feeling, and thoughts of journeys on them as a child, loved this video, as I remember getting on a bus that looked brand new, which must have been through the highly skilled hands of the Aldenham workers, and it impressed ,me as a 8 years old at the time. it looked stunning,

I want a bus but I have no where to park it.

I'm not 100% sure but I think the open top atlantean WJY 758 at 3.00 was originally with Plymouth Corperation.

Is it just me that hates the funereal music ... it became so annoying that I gave up.

I am now officially a nerd

Voice of martin Jenkins

RIP Bob Grant (Jack Harper) and Reg Varney (Stan Butler). Whenever I see old buses I think of you both laughing.

loved the city of oxford damiler fleetline 372 to 430 in the 70 s

It is incorrect to say that the chassis and body of the RM's were interchangeable this was only possible with the RT.

London Bus ok ok ok ok ok ok

Ugly design where they sturdy, and strong mechanically?

Orange luxury... Grey green... Royal blue......

I looooove so many of the buses but the blue and white one at 19:40 is my fave. Sort of a Jessica rabbit meets delahay look.

These buses make nice homes if you aint tall

The days when Britain built quality buses that lasted now we keep Europe happy by buying their buses destroying the British workforce and economy

The bus routes operated by the green buses in the 'country' outside London were part of the London Transport Country Area services. The long-distance coaches linking towns on the outer edges of the Country Area via central London were the Greenline coach services operated, too, by London Transport. The 'roofbox' body carried by RTL453 at the end of its working life in London was classified a 'RT3' (type of) body - later bodies omitted the roofbox and the route number was removed adjacent to the 'intermediate' destination screen. It was NOT the body from RT3 itself.

Quite amazing footage and narration. Brings back memories on travelling the trolly to my grand parents on Ashton Old Road.

Watching this was a pleasure that brought back many wonderful recollections on how things used to be, it was a great video presentation and worth all the hard work.......Bring back the Trolleys to Piccadilly!!!!..

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That sign should read Grey Mare Lane, not Mark!