So today we have buses that have a maximum London life of 15 years - most of foreign manufacturer as well.

This was by far the best cop show in the uk

i was lucky enough to be a conductor on the RM/RML's in the last part of there lives... wonderful vehicles 1000% better than there modern replacements

I had an apprenticeship lined up there. It closed just before I left school. Along with everything else that was closing down just before I left school. ☹️

Great dvd but they are rts not rms

It’s a shame someone does his best to drown the voice over in horrible “music” . Who asked for it who needs it? 🤮

Never will england see this again.😢

It’s so healthy to see a collection of hard-core bus nerds in action. Last weekend( 23-03 24), Barking depot held it’s centenary with a rally of thirty or more RT’S to ride for free. Fortunately, there is a bus stop only twenty feet from my home. So of we went freewheeling. The RT is the bus of my youth, if I could own one I would; but parking is a problem.

Aldenham no longer exists now. In 1984, however, my late father and I paid a visit during an open day to the public. It was an interesting experience, and a thoroughly enjoyable day. As well as being able to the various working areas, there was a demonstration of how to "upright" an overturned bus using airbags (I dont think the Routemaster used in the demo ever ran again!!) opportunities to drive a Routemaster supervised on the test track, and a free courtesy bus to and from Stanmore tube station. I was in the industry myself for about 10 years from 2007 onwards, but it's a different world now.

Great video, however these are RT's not Routemaster as said in title.

Awesome vedio ❤️🔥 Loved it Love British Quality 🔥❤️

Not even Routemasters

Not Routemasters these buses are RTs and RTLs.

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

Sad the title suggests the person posting does not know their RT from their RM. I had the privilege of driving both back in the day. Bus maintenance has never been bettered.

How time's have changed 🤔.. Interesting watch 👍

What shame it all went. All the jobs that were lost. Can't really beat the old RT buses.

I still think the L T were par excellence and you would need a whiff of oxygen after a meal break to survive LT's steak and kydney pie. The most pleasant job I ever had.

I took my bus test in an RT, Len Pilgrim was our instructor 1976. He related the time when an instructor told the trainee to go through the roundabout, but the rookie literally tried to, say no more.😮

Greetings from Germany from Aleksandar, Is it for sale? Or do you know where I could buy such a bus?

Hello There my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you Rebuild a nice fresh shiny Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1’s and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colour's just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the East London bus route's such as 168, 125, 141, 210, 173, 179, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 138 of Those Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1 Buses please could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour’s and put them on those London Bus Routes witch are the 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us because it would be a Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour's and I'am a Big Fan of all of those Scania N113, Gardner 6LXCT, Gardner 6LXC and Volvo TD102KF 3 speed Voith DIWA Northern Counties Palatine 1 Buses Please?

This was when there were actual skilled craftsmen that took pride in what they did. Sadly none left now.

Given that every bus in this film is a Regent, not a Routemaster, you should reconsider the title

I love these old films. Everybody is wearing a titfer!!!!

I love the song

These are RTs, not Routemasters.

You know what really empress me the most many of the mechanics wearing ties and vest and white shirts and ties,gentlemen absolutely LOL😋

I think that when people refer to work ethics, these people on this video exemplify just that!. I work in a manufacturing and engineering factory and I'm afraid to say that the people who work there are hopeless. No product knowledge whatsoever. Just university graduates with zero practical skills. No pride in their work.

Lovely, glad this film survived. Lot of childhood memories on buses such as that.

And with the closure went the quality of service that we all came to appreciate , once it had gone . 👍🇬🇧

THAT IS SAD THAT THE DEMOED THE BUILDING WHOULD BIN A GOOD MUSEUM

what an amazing place where employees took pride in their work, sadly most of what they were doing will be automated in some other cold clinical place

Hi Guy's my name is Mr C. T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why coudn't you find a nice fresh shiny Leyland Titan B15's and Repaint them to a Grey Green Color's just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the East London bus route's such as 125, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guy would like to find about 11 Leyland Titan B15's, please could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Color's for us because it would be a Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Color's and I'am a Big Fan of all of the Leyland Titan B15's😉😅😅😀😀😃😃

Extended Bodies for Most of the Buses Much as I am not comfortable to ask the depot why they stopped running the London Suburban Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s on routes N26, 30, 121, 230, 271, 349, N279 And 158 why can’t we make the same make of the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Buses but Modernise the insides of these Buses. Also make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more so there will be more space for the wheelchair users. By the way, if you could remake and Modernise these vehicles could they also make it into a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Version’s that if it will be possible and to Modernise the insides of these Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a Little bit more so there will be more space and even a London Suburban Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more. Why couldn’t we have those London Suburban Buses Pale red on the top roof Pale red again on the top middle Milk Chocolate brown on the middle Creamy white on the Bottom Middle and Milk Chocolate Brown again on the Bottom on most of those kind of those Particular Double Decker Vehicles. Could you put the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox in the Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also put the Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox in the Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more and also turn most of them to a London Suburban Buses. By the way could you also make the routes N26, 349, 121, N279 and 271 into a London Suburban Buses and have a mixture of a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Version’s. Could they also transfer the Arriva Bus Depots from Hackney to Stagecoach company so they can replace all the Arriva buses so that all of them can go to Birmingham and Leeds and they can be replaced by Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles and that includes A Mixture of a Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Engine Northern Counties Palatine One and that Includes a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles A Little Bit More. Can Arriva London Bus Company’s Replace Most of their Wight Buses so they can also transfer them to Birmingham and Also Manchester so they can be Replaced by Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles A Little Bit More Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Much. Oh buy the way could the bus Factory Companies also Make More of Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles And that also includes Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC And also Extend the Middle Body part of those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and that also includes The Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus A Little Bit More And Paint Those 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and that also includes The Northern Counties Palatine One with a Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Diesel engines with a Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearboxes and The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles to the Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313 and the 103, If all The Leyland Titan B15’s are Fully Red and even Mostly Red, could they also Repaint All of The Leyland Titan B15’s into Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313 so they can Reuse them for Only Every 5 and a Half Months and also Reuse them on those Rail Replacement London Bus Routes if that will Be Alright for Only Just Every 5 and a Half Months and also Reuse Those Buses Only on the London Bus Routes witch are The 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, N26 so Please make sure that the builders can do as they are told!!!!!!!!!! And Please do something about these Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Important Professional Ideas Please Please Prime Minister and also Includes the Mayor of London.😉😉😅😅😀😀😀😃

Is there anyway you know I can get minute busses to collect as I only have 1 and I would like to save more,

I have driven a Route master , lovely to drive!

I worked here in paint shop 80 to 81 after working at Park Royal vehicles then worked at stonebridge Park garage and Westbourne Park... Great years

BOOS PLANT!!

When people used to be proud of having a job.

Beautiful 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wonderful. What year was this

Nostalgia for a time when recycling actually meant something. Never again will so many skilled craftsmen be employed in such a worthy enterprise.

The new k Isi uyki

Even more damage caused by those fkn “Yankee”screwdrivers 😂🤔😖

What an utterly rediculous idea to keep repairing sturdy vehicles!! I live in Bolton and their buses were similarly repaired until the Leyland Atlanteans came along and they got rid of their repair facilities and all the skilled staff. Surprise, surprise, ticket prices went up tenfold and the system went from modest profit to disastrous losses every year. Incidentally, where were the so-called 'green' people in those days?

Not a single Routemaster bus in the whole video!

These are not Routemasters.

And now instead of refurbishing buses, they are just scrapped and new ones are manufactured to replace the old ones. how very sad! ) : What a dismal end for something that served society for so many years.

and years later that copper would be on BGT with the same guitar!

closed in 1984 eh? cutting the service intervals for public transport. someone obviously really loved cars in government it seems.