Alton Bus Rally 2022 - Part 2 of 2

[@lisanne6809]

Great video! Lovely to see the Optare Delta. I remember them around Watford in the 1990s looking very smart in the white and green Seamarks colours.

[@astock5000]

Thanks! Yes, it was good to see the Delta. I specifically waited around to film it depart, along with the Red Rose Dart / Spryte.

[@roypalfrey5694]

I remember those. They used to run the 321 service in the evenings and as you say they were very smart. A distinct lack of "rattle" as I recall. I think they carried a sticker stating "Bus of the Year" or something. A nice ride home. Friendly drivers too on the Seamarks although that may have been something to do with the fact it was the last bus and the driver was also on his way home🙂. I suspect that although Mr. A. Stock has said in his previous videos that Watford is his home turf, Seamarks buses on the 321 might be before his time if only just.

[@lisanne6809]

@@astock5000 Much appreciated!

[@astock5000]

They were before my time, but knowing Seamarks had at least one ex-demonstrator figured that the "Bus of the Year" slogan may have been related to that - having just searched the internet for photos it appears it was carried by one of their Optare Vectas, which was indeed new as a demonstrator.

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

Hello, Again my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you and your teammates can still do those Rebuilding and Repainting those nice fresh shiny Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10 and Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colours just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the North London and East London bus routes such as 141, 168, 20, 210, 275, 125, 173, 24, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 187 of Those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses can you and your teammates put most of those Cummins L10 and those Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses to those East London and North London and that especially is including the London Bus such as those London Bus Routes such as for example the 30, 221, and 123 and will also be including the North London Bus Route Number 41 for all of us Grey Green bus lovers in North London and including East London For all of us passengers out there Pretty Please? could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour and put them on the London Bus Routes which are 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us Grey Green Bus lovers out there because we are Really Really desperately needed Are those types of colour buses to be brought back again Please? do it for all of us customers and passengers in North London and also including Living in those areas such as in East London Pretty Please? because it will be 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. I am a Big Fan of all of those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10 and Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses Please? Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very much for your time, help and support?

[@Matthewsbuses1997]

It’s a shame all of the good buses have been removed from London due to the ULEZ (correct me if I’m wrong)

[@astock5000]

The ULEZ requires all buses to meet Euro-VI standards, but with the usual withdrawals of ~12-14 year old vehicles and the younger buses being retrofitted that didn't result in a mass clear out as such, though it may have prevented the last few of older types hanging around a bit longer. Of course whether they were all the 'good' ones is very much an opinion so not something to be corrected or otherwise!