Going Places Sunderland Transport

Abandonment of the Sunderland tramway system in 1954 in favour of motorbuses.

[@michaelroxby3937]

Everyone is so smartly dressed. I wish we could return to those days even though it was 11 year before I was born.

[@TinyDancerO]

Sunderland looked better back then than it is today.

[@mehcol]

Getting addicted to these old vids and pics of Wonderland-by-the-sea

[@cardmakingbuddy]

Brings back memories my dad was a conductor on these buses and my great uncle Joe was the driver. My dad was on the buses in the 1960

[@bobhodgestransportDVDs]

Lovely film, just caught a glimpse of a tram in the distance, great quality transfer to video

[@TheTmny876able]

The bus conductors were great them days, i remember the 'open' buses like the seaburn ones, you would run along and jump on when the bus was moving ! the conductors were funny as well, one use to say "i than you" like arthur askey, and i paid one old penny to travel to the town from roker !.

[@benmacree3215]

Videos like this show how superior municipally owned public transport was to the privatised shambles of today.

[@michaelhammond5412]

Couldn't agree more with you.

[@johnwilliamson3228]

Exactly, Sunderland Corporation for years and years. Then Tyne and Wear PTE took over and since then countless private companies and different colours. I remember also Seaburn beach packed in the 60s, the local economy must have been fizzing. I remember being on the beach at Roker and going up to the paddling pool and couldn't find my mam on the beach and they had to tannoy to say I was lost, I wad crying my eyes out, I was only 18 at the time!!

[@unanimousanonymity1836]

We all (even the younger generations) can see and dispise what the council are. Pretntious bunch of twats do a repair and wait an hour outside in the van.

[@stephendavis5530]

We used to get on similar buses to these to go to Silksworth Infants and Junior school. The blue coloured Sunderland and District I think they were. They ran those buses right up until the early 1970s. "Conky buses" we used to call them! :D

[@WiZiWiGCrew]

WOW how things have changed, that's brilliant thanks.

[@Egbert1957]

Hervorragende Aufnahmen

[@MrBlueSky474]

Excellent! I love the way you showed the driver changing his display to Football Ground then showed footage of a game at Roker Park. Very well put together despite the annoying piano soundtrack! ha ha

[@stephendavis5530]

Not sure about the tinkly silent era style piano accompaniment, but otherwise great!

[@johnwilliamson3228]

I loved the old green corporation buses before Tyne and Wear PTE. The Economic bus to Whitburn and the Jolly bus to South Hylton. Also the dark blue SDO (Sunderland District Omnibus) all had their unique identity, until deregulation kicked in and the changes ever since. Probably a Thatcher change, so many great things from that woman. (Sarcasm).

[@MichaelGGarry]

According to Wiki the PTE started in 74, so before Thatcher. Plenty else to blame her for though....

[@johnwilliamson3228]

Michael Garry apologies for that, I got into the habit of blaming Thatch for everything since 1066. 😆

[@MichaelGGarry]

@@johnwilliamson3228 Well thats fair in my eyes!

[@stephendavis5530]

@@MichaelGGarry Yes....I remember PTE from the mid seventies.

[@mickpickering48]

Excellent!!!!

[@johno4521]

The green & cream livery of Sunderland corporation looked smart and the vehicles themselves looked very well turned out

[@andrewhughes7092]

The bus going to Ford Estate should have been armoured!

[@darrensmith4279]

Pennywell lol

[@mikecollett9152]

enjoy the videos, it sad that like most cities get rid of trams, uk seems to better place ,

[@imaginecreativesol]

Hello Anthony, We are currently doing a project involving the old Crossley busses. Just wondering how you have sourced the original content from? Kind regards, Liam