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@felixruiz2838 22 сағат бұрын
I'm 56 and I saw it at the movies
@simontaylor2319 22 сағат бұрын
Thanks for showing this video, very interesting. Perhaps a more sensible axle configuration might have been a front steering axle, a rear driving axle with a trailing single wheeled self-tracking axle behind (as some tri axle trailers are & were)
@Carlos-r5n2b 23 сағат бұрын
I found and purchased a running bus like this for some hippies that want a different coffee house. I thought I'd never find one. Next day I found one in Baltimore running. I was gonna drive it home. Seller laughing said never happen. I said want clear overpasses? He said no it will never climb black mtn to western NC it's destination. He said it wouldn't climb the MTN brand new much less now. Can't remember but it had enough hp to pull it the speed limit on level ground loaded or empty. Hauled behind a 500 hp KW it made it to wnc.
@arnomrnym6329 23 сағат бұрын
Daimler ist pronounced with the A like in Bar! 😉 As an english mothertounge speaker I do not try to teach you the right pronounceation of the german „ch“! 😂 Interresting story. thx 👍🏾😎
@brianbrwa Күн бұрын
If Seattle had had these available in the early 80's...
@1stdaybreaker707 Күн бұрын
Bay-sil 🤮, great vid with the exception of a few pronouciations
@Chester-y1y Күн бұрын
Red and cream always does it for me. Doors remind me of the Chicago 6000s blinker doors
@Chester-y1y Күн бұрын
Any idea about the monorail? It has a Hitachi (Tokyo Haneda Airport Monorail) + Odakyu 2nd Generation Romance Car (motorman's cab in a bubble on top) vibe to it.
@Chester-y1y Күн бұрын
I came to live in Luzern (still near there) in March 1989 and the Steyr bus was gone by then. Looking at where the pictures were taken, it might have been that these buses (or this bus) was used to transport tourists from the Hauptbahnhof (main train station) to hotels or something.
@BARON.SAMEDI. Күн бұрын
This review was super 🆒 😎👍
@antonymerlyn539 Күн бұрын
Fondly recall Grey Green Lynxes on route 179s through Barking in East London - one of the early privatised London routes in 1987/88. They felt fast and modern and a change from the solid Titans that dominated East London at the time, as featured in one of your recent excellent videos.
@andrewsmart2949 Күн бұрын
the longer wheelbase probably gave a better ride,the short 70 passneger syd PMC bodied australian ones pitched badly at speed when fully loaded on crappy australian roads
@andrewphillips8341 Күн бұрын
So for me Steyr means firepower!
@lindastreet-ely9780 Күн бұрын
Really interesting! I've been to Copenhagen and Lucerne and unfortunately did not see this bus. So glad I know about it now. Thanks, Jeffrey, for always putting out engaging content!
@jasonguzman564 Күн бұрын
Happy new year everyone
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks very much for watching!!
@David_Walker16-3-51 Күн бұрын
Happy New Year Jeffrey.
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello David! Happy New Year to you, too!!!! Thanks very much for watching!!
@David_Walker16-3-51 Күн бұрын
@@JeffreyOrnsteinMy pleasure,
@davidluck4608 Күн бұрын
It wouldn’t look quite so bad if the front wheels were further forwards………
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
You're probably right!! Thanks very much for watching!!
@ptonpc Күн бұрын
They look like great little vehicles. Happy New Year to you all!
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks very much for watching!!
@davebicker8618 Күн бұрын
Nottingham City Transport had a number of early ones on loan from London Country. They ran a free shoppers' circular service in the city centre. Loadings were always high, and they ran frequently. As a 15y.o. bus anorak in '73, I was in heaven 😅
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Great to hear your experience with the Nationals! Thanks very much for watching!!
@Scots_Diesel Күн бұрын
Superb as ever Jeffrey 👌 hopefully you'll do a best of video or compilation as a look back on your 2024 videos.
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Great to hear you liked the video! Will think about the compilation video idea! Thanks very much for watching!!
@Three60Mafia 2 күн бұрын
Thank you for a great video Jeffrey. Question - what is that awesome fishbowl bus model in your background?
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Glad you liked the video!! The model is a 1/43 scale Iconic Replicas New York City Transit Authority GM TDH-5303. There were three versions - two tone blue, green and silver and the one you see in the video. They were made about 5 years ago. I have all three. Nice display models, but some inaccuracies. Very hard to get today, I would think. They're plastic and were $80 each. Thanks very much for watching!!
@ROCKINGMAN 2 күн бұрын
Another interesting look into oddities in the bus world. I remember the Puch name as a child but heard it pronounced 'Pooch'. The half cab and small wheels make it look futuristic. It would seem in place in a futuristic science-fiction film or childrens animation! The panoramic version looks more sensible. It certainly has a market, airports and tourist vehicles etc. Didn't notice the UK connection, until mentioned, but remember these more sensible versions. Great stuff!
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Very glad you liked the video!! Puch is not really known in the USA, so I am not going to pronounce it correctly, LOL. Thanks very much for watching!!
@derekantill3721 2 күн бұрын
A really interesting City Bus which I think was ahead of its time. Perfect for the type of work it was doing. Today a battery electric version of the Steyr could be very successful in today’s environment. ❤
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Yes, an EV version would be a good idea! Thanks very much for watching!!
@petedenton9434 2 күн бұрын
I remember we had an Omni at work in the early 1990s as a mobile information unit for disabled people.
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Very interesting! Thanks very much for watching!!
@BobAbc0815 2 күн бұрын
Slow means langsam in German, just in Case someone wonders why L stands for slow. BTW: the Ice Cream Option could make Public Transport more atractive🍦
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Ah, thanks for that German tidbit!!! Yes, we need ice cream buses, for sure! Thanks very much for watching!!
@simonedgecombe5834 2 күн бұрын
Hi, we operated three of the Omni Buses on a service provided for Kent County Council under the banner Kent Karrier. They were terrible, simply terrible. They simply were poorly made and designed, even things such as the gearbox used to break on a regular basis. We operated them as Mercury Passenger Services Ltd in and around the Medway towns/Maidstone and Swale in Kent (UK), in the end I handed them back to Kent County Council as they brought us bad publicity through there constant issues. We replaced them with our own new vehicles which turned the service around thankfully. It was all made worse in that the Kent Karrier service was aimed at the elderly or disabled, and that is not something you want unreliable vehicles on. Thanks for the video, most informative on perhaps part of Mercury's history I would rather forget. Happy new year to you all as well. Simon
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Thank you for the very interesting info on your experience with the Omni! It's unfortunate it turned out the way it did. Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks very much for watching!!
@simonedgecombe5834 2 күн бұрын
@@JeffreyOrnstein Hi, You did another feature on a odd ball bus we owned and operated for a while, even with a picture. That being the Dennis Domino (C53 HDT). We got rid of it as it was a little problem bus, kept getting the same problem over and over again, and as a bus operator, the last thing we needed was a problem bus. It was replaced with a pair of new Dennis Darts to a high spec, they were simply wonderful to operate and the customers thought so as well. They actually appreciated the coach seats and soft trim and tinted windows etc. I know that bus after we had it went to a real enthusiast in Yorkshire where we purchased it from in the first place, who did restore it and cured the issue (well I hope he did) I gave him as much help as we could to try and get it back to what he wanted, and I feel it all worked out for him. Do enjoy your videos, and never ceases to make me laugh, not in a nasty way, just love your way of presenting it. Do keep on with your endeavour's please. Kindest regards, Simon Edgecombe (Mercury Passenger Services Ltd)
@Stefan-o8e 2 күн бұрын
It was a very intressting Video, i knew the Bus before and like it. Neoplan build a similar Bus but with a fullsize cab. First for Westberlin, to transport handycaped people called "Telebus" and later Neoplan was building a bus version as unibus or N906.
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Glad you found it interesting! The other buses you mention look interesting, maybe a video on them in the future! Thanks very much for watching!!
@Carlos-r5n2b 2 күн бұрын
Awesome loved it .but even as a child the smaller outside didn't match the huge inside.😂 It was wonderful good clean family entertainment . I saw it on tv. it played several times 76-80s
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Really glad you liked the video. I know what you mean about the bus and the sound stage sets!!! Thanks very much for watching!!
@sprint955st 2 күн бұрын
Looks a little like J F Sebastian’s car from Blade Runner
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Yes, it does!!! Thanks very much for watching!!
@NomicFin 2 күн бұрын
Wait, was Eero Saarinen's father Eliel Saarinen, the famous architect who designed the central railway station in Helsinki (I used to work in the Finnish national railways' office there) before moving to USA? That's an unexpected connection.
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Yes, Gottleib Eliel Saarinen was Eero's father! Thanks very much for watching!!
@mikeklinger1712 2 күн бұрын
Jeff you should do a video on those double decker semi buses 9:57
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Yes, maybe in a future video I'll do trailer buses! Thanks very much for watching!!
@mikeklinger1712 2 күн бұрын
This is really odd. Usually when a vehicle has an extended hood the front axle is more under it!
@erikziak1249 2 күн бұрын
I remember seeing one of them in the 2010s parked on a public spot in Simmering, Vienna. It still had its original Wiener Linien livery. I hope it was restored, it seemed in pretty decent condition.
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Yes, hopefully it still exists and in good condition! Thanks very much for watching!!
@kleemann2068 2 күн бұрын
I would like to inform you that in 1988, a bus was produced in Yugoslavia at the TAZ factory under a Steyr license on the basis of the Steyr SCT 6F 65/72 chassis, which has a longer wheelbase and a longer overall length of 5,980 mm with a Mercedes OM 616 engine. Also in TAZ the factory also produced the AVIA A21 TAZ Neretva minibus in cooperation with a Czech partner who relied on the technical documentation on a Steyr minibus. The exact number of vehicles produced is unknown.
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Very ineteresting! I'll look into the AVIA A21 minibus for maybe a future video! Thanks very much for watching!!
@KvasmoTube 2 күн бұрын
Well also later, the Eurobus factory had built some SC6 F58 looking buses called AE60C ! Two were owned by the Zagreb airport. These were most likely produced 1994. Do you know more details about this 1988 non-Avia TAZ you commented?
@Mercury88-b7k 3 күн бұрын
I remember this film as a kid. I remember laughing like fk and something to do with a man playing a grand piano. I'd love to see it again. 😂❤
@JeffreyOrnstein Күн бұрын
Hello! Yes, it was a great movie. And that piano player in the upper lounge!! Thanks very much for watching!!
@D.S_Productions 3 күн бұрын
A Bus not completely looking the Steyr City Bus is the Neoplan MIC (Metroliner In Carbondesign) or N8006, N8008, N8012. The Body of the Bus is made of Fiberglass Composites wich made it very unique compared to other Buses
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! That Neoplan looks very interesting - I'm going to look into it more for a future video! Thanks very much for watching!!
@stevecampbell7589 3 күн бұрын
I owned 2 omni's in my time. one fitted with a landrover defender 2.5 diesel engine, the other started with the same engine but was swapped to a ford transit 2.5di banana engine
@dschoene57 3 күн бұрын
You have to keep in mind, we still managed to build that thing despite the fact that the Russians robbed us blind. While west Germany got billions of help through the Marshall plan, the Russians took from East Germany pretty much everything that wasn't nailed down - and if you could pry it loose with a crow bar, it didn't classify as 'nailed down'. In that regard, East Germans performed a miracle in not being flung back into the middle ages.
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Hello! Thanks for the narrative on what the Soviets did to the East Germans - very bad indeed. Hopefully things have gotten better there, and I do appreciate how the East Germans were able to build such an interesting bus under such extreme conditions! Thanks very much for watching!!
@ThomRealEstate-k1y 3 күн бұрын
See the Transbus could be built but not the Brock Adams version
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
LOL, I know what you mean when comparing it to Transbus!! Thanks very much for watching!
@D.Dastardly 3 күн бұрын
Anything that resembles a Gerry Anderson creation is fine by me!
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
LOL, I think anyone would agree! Thanks very much for watching!!
@davidbarnsley8486 3 күн бұрын
I had one of those mopeds in 1980 😂😂
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Awesome! Must have been fun to ride! Thanks very much for watching!
@HamishBain-r3y 3 күн бұрын
The last Omni sold in the UK was S922 JSH purchased by Scottish Borders Council for use on Day Care transport. Iveco engine and manual gearbox. DVLA has it on SORN so it is still out there somewhere.
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the additional info on the Omni! Thanks very much for watching!
@marksinthehouse1968 3 күн бұрын
It’s a vehicle that could still find a use today in electric form
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Oh yes, as an EV, it could succeed in the right environment! Thanks very much for watching!
@The-Silent-Rider 3 күн бұрын
So pleased that you have finally got around to cover the City Vehicle Engineering CVE Omni sadly to futuristic of its time and wrong engine from a landrover wasnt fit for purpose till it was repowered by an option of a perkins lump. You often see these for sale on ebay as converted motor homes and the last one in service with the operator Empress Coaches of Hastings in 2019 has gone full circle into preservation.
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Glad you found the video interesting, and thanks for the additional info on the Omni! Thanks very much for watching!
@Suprahampton 3 күн бұрын
What an interesting niche bus
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Yes, it's quite a fascinating little bus! Thanks very much for watching!
@LupoAndy 3 күн бұрын
That`s an interesting concept with a very low floor. BTW Citybus... what about the Citybuses by Ernst Auwärter, which were built on a VW LT chassis? They were popular at the same time, even my Hicksville had one. www.lt-forum.de/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=start:prospekte:ea-city-bus_vw_lt_45.pdf
@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x 3 күн бұрын
Love the utilitarian design. They put some creativity in the plastic molding but the metal plating seems just taken from heavy machinery.
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Yes, they tried to create something interesting "on the cheap" LOL. Thanks very much for watching!
@jamesfrench7299 3 күн бұрын
That is one modern looking take on the half cab with the 1930s designs I’m used to. I can’t believe a vehicle that size has such small wheels! I imagine they aren’t as hardy as a full size bus. I’m amazed such a radical looking concept made it into production.
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Oh yes, it's quite different from anything else on the streets at that time! Thanks very much for watching!
@david5845 3 күн бұрын
Cheers and THANK YOU! Happy New Year
@JeffreyOrnstein 2 күн бұрын
Thank you, and Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks very much for watching again!!
@asciimation 3 күн бұрын
Always wanted a Steyr-Puch Haflinger after seeing one on Dr Who of all things. Looking forward to what weird things you bring us next year!
@JeffreyOrnstein 3 күн бұрын
Hello! Who wouldn't want a Haflinger??? Hopefully to bring more interesting stuff in 2025, and thanks very much for watching again!