Bus Heritage Running Day Event Southampton 8th September 2013

[@howarth004]

Nice one Steve , like to see the old buses , dont seem that long since they where running, I got a psv when 21 49 years ago , on a old Albion single decker , 6 speed box , bit of a pig to drive with the crash box

[@54321itwasthemanfred]

I really enjoyed this video...thanks for posting it. I lived in Southampton from the age of 3 until I was 21. Seeing the 17a made me very nostalgic when I thought about all those trips home to millbrook after a night out in town.

[@SteveCarrett]

+Tony Wille Thank you very much glad you enjoyed watching the buses of times past in my video, I used to catch the no 5 from Millbrook and take the long route round to Woolston and ride the Floating Bridge back and forth then catch the bus back to Millbrook again great days they were.

[@michaelcarr9091]

What a nice video. As someone who wrote the original article it's fantastic to see people get involved and get on the buses. I hope they do this again in the future. Also nice to see people keeping certain things that made Southampton what it is alive. Kind regards Michael Carr (Daily Echo reporter)

[@SteveCarrett]

Michael, many thanks for your very kind comments about my video, I also hope they do another bus running day as I enjoyed watching these old timers strut their stuff back on the roads of Southampton.

[@davidfrobel7582]

brings back some memorys as a kid in the UK, way b/4 power stering watching the driver wheel them around,,,lol nice video. thanks

[@SatNavDan]

Wrong area of London. :-D These trains were between Wembley & Amersham. The last of the DCEs is tomorrow, though the times are different. The outward run is at Southampton Central at 13:30 and the return is around 19:30.

[@SteveCarrett]

Thank you very much your comment is very much appreciated, I enjoyed watching all the old buses that I did manage to see, they brought back many memories for me. :) Steve

[@SatNavDan]

Great video. Knew nothing about this, Steve. But then I was in London. :-) Dan

[@JG2AS]

Great Video! I like double decker buses. I love RM.

[@SADTHT]

Great vidoe! We have enjoyed watching it :)

[@SteveCarrett]

I only knew about it when I read the local paper a couple of days before the event. I have seen your clip of when you were in London about the running of a steam loco on the overground railway at Wimbledon nice one :) Steve

[@mekydro]

147 sounded in need of some TLC I thought! Thanks for posting this, a great event that I sadly missed :(

[@SteveCarrett]

Thanks Dave, the old Bournemouth buses engine sounds quite throaty I thought.

[@SteveCarrett]

I realised afterwards I replied with the wrong area of London, I knew it was one of the W's. Yes last of DCE tomorrow, not sure where I shall be to see 'Cromwell' pass through.

[@DaveInBridport]

Why did the green Bristol at the beginning have a London Transport symbol on the radiator (and a LT garage code on the side)?!

[@SteveCarrett]

Sorry but I do not have the answer to this question but it is a very good point as you spotted it, I was just there to video these old buses, perhaps someone else might know the reason why.

[@dashcam26]

There is not a garage code "PT" for LT however.. Look here... www.bristolsu.co.uk/k/operatordetails/hantsanddorset/hlj44.htm ...and you will that it was on loan to LT in February 1949 and based at Amersham. That is as good as it gets.

[@SteveCarrett]

Yes some of these cyclists take no notice of traffic lights and they are the ones to complain if they are involved in an accident and blame the motorist, I see many a cyclist go through a red light even yesterday when I was out it happened and I gave a shout to him he took no notice of me and carried on cycling.

[@northstar1950]

Nice recording, isn't it amazing how many cyclists don't feel the need to comply with the RTA unless it happens to suite them!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Typical cyclist 1:22 ...