Leyland National ex Crosville

[@Goodkat358]

Think I watch this video at least 3 times a week - love it!

[@david197407]

love the sound of these gardner engines, was always good to hear them about & lovely to ride on one as well

[@ussvoyager8650]

The Leyland National is my favourite bus ever & it makes a really great sound

[@david197407]

yes especially the gardner engine, lovely throaty bark

[@ussvoyager8650]

@@david197407 that's definitely true

[@national1075]

We had a couple of former Crosville Gardner engined Mk 1 Nationals at Runcorn while it was North Western, always remember them being nippy pulling away, and also very clunky if you didn't get the gear change quite right, more so than Leyland engined ones. This video brought back a lot of good memories. GREAT..

[@grah84mck]

Used to loved seeing these buses at the Old Kilpatrick bus garage. They was all in kelvin scottish livery. Loved the ticking noise they made when they sat at the bus stops.

[@mikelmorgan4226]

Hi Graham watts the things used for on top on these buses please

[@millie-rp1kv]

Mikel Morgan air conditioning unit or cooling I think

[@mikelmorgan4226]

Ok love these buses. A friend done one of these up as a home was really good loved going to see him cos we ended up in a different place all the time

[@Guard_Amos]

One of the best Nasher video's on KZbin

[@jubileebaby9787]

The engine in this bus is a Gardner. Crosville converted a large number of their MK1 Nationals using the engines from their batch of withdrawn Seddon RU’s..

[@ChristopherBrown-n6j]

They do sound somewhat similar to the DAF units, both quite throaty!

[@ussakira7294]

Great video The Leyland National is my favourite bus I went 2 school on the Leyland National back in the 90's great bus great sound

[@robhosking9399]

Love the national, my favourite bus of all. Used to travel on them regularly, as lived in Cheshire in the 1980s, so were all crosville livery. Some were Gardner engine converted, the acceleration difference was marked, you could hear it and see it..! And what a lovely throaty roar to that engine, but still loved the clatter of that original Leyland engine......

[@gerardmccuskin8199]

Great video great bus sweet engine

[@mrspivvy]

I loved this. Im a big fan of nationals too, that gardner seems to have made it quite sprightly

[@prontford]

Fantastic, not what I'd expect to see on KZbin - thank you. I used to live near in Bucknell and know this route well (as a passenger). Those bends in the village really are too narrow! And the reversing onto the potholes at the Tyndings (listen for the sheep) could only happen in deepest Shropshire!

[@jamesstasiak]

The National's rear light clusters were super ahead of their time!

[@wharris302]

Those aren't original

[@jamesstasiak]

@@wharris302 Oh?

[@jamesfrench7299]

He's right, they're aftermarket. But you're right also, the original Lucas ones were very modem looking and looked really good.

[@stevek3036]

You made that driver's day. He played the semi-automatic gearbox to make it sound like a manual. I'm not convinced it was a Gardner engine though. Not enough smoke for one. The Leyland unit sounded to me very similar to me?

[@MolecularShadowFox]

Such a shame you don't get characterful buses like this anymore

[@national1075]

It's definately a gardner, Crosville converted quite a few nationals. most worked pretty well,but some of the early ones were a little low geared, we had one at runcorn for a while that would only do 30-35 absolutely flat out.

[@salopiangrowler]

they had 4 nationals 2 of thm were cardner fitted one was an ex arriva midlands either 883 or 890 the ex crosville one in the video had in identity swap i think it was purely done as a favourite of the drivers involved, credit to their livery application.

[@salopiangrowler]

Great vid, i knew most the drivers on shropshire link. i think its fair to say EMB 367S wasnt EMB 367S when Bought by "So an So" i can remember it as EMB 361S in North Western livery a mix of Red Blue and Yellow, unless Shropshire Link had 2 Gardner fitted ex NW nationals

[@megdome]

Love the sound of it

[@stevek3036]

Great video, by the way in the opening text for reference its a ".....Gardner engine......" not "......Gardiner..."

[@mistofoles]

Only trouble with those rural route buses was if you missed it, you had to wait 4 hours for the next one !

[@Rekku9]

Strange..just wondering where the radiator is placed, if it's Gardner-engined. Mk2's had it in the front, but this beauty is a Mk1 and sounds very much Leyland-engined. Lovely video anyway! Just wishing that the guys treated the old girl a little easier..

[@speedbird76]

Top vid, especially at 3:26 and 3:29.Excellent!

[@RWL2012]

THAT SOUND!!!

[@david197407]

yep the lovely throaty sound of the gardner engine, when i was at school there was 2 buses in my area had these engines & it was lovely to hear them & to ride on them

[@grahamedwards6190]

Gardiner engine?

[@adamfaruga899]

is that leyland national bus still standing or scrapped does anybody know?

[@TrefyJot]

But this footage was from quite a few years ago yes? seeing that The Cottage (old) has been demolished and they're rebuilding what's there now in Knighton. Nice footage but hope not to meet the driver coming the other way ;0)

[@mrspivvy]

does anyone still run these now?

[@TheMillFairfield]

its a gadner your supposed to drive them flat out, if you didnt you wouldnt get any where, and as for the clunking propshaft, probably the gears knocking in with a bit too much force thats all, nothing to do with the driver

[@markbarraclough7456]

Thought this sounded like a Mk2 engine, but nevertheless, mouth watering sound.

[@StuartCC1985]

is it leyland national mk 3 or normal leyland national

[@Andersen22915]

Mark 3’s dont exist .

[@chrismcgenius]

That One Sound So Different More Than a Normal One!

[@mrspivvy]

I must admit thats what I thought too- sounds a lot like a 680 engined leopard. I dont know enough to argue about it tho

[@SirAdamUK]

The radiator on Mk1 Nationals was located on the offside rear, you can see the grille and through it you could see the fan rotating. The radiator on Mk2's was at the front.

[@Guard_Amos]

Trying to convert the other half from Volvo powered Mk1's to proper powered Mk1's. This is starting to swing it a bit

[@eorkob]

remember that beast well!

[@johnhealy8513]

Is it me or does the driver of this bus think he is Lewis Hamilton?

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

I thought that lol.. he's not hanging about is he

[@Andersen22915]

A 510 in a Mark one is the original . Nothing Else will do 😁

[@1100HondaCB]

I bet the pedestrian at 3:10 was scarred to death.

[@1100HondaCB]

Indeed some mk2s had Gardners.

[@lovenationalbus]

Good video, but wish it was a 510 engine!

[@Biigfish559]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@1100HondaCB]

Flat out 35mph I take it. Two speed transmission and low ratio final drive. Correct me if I am wrong.

[@Biigfish559]

Duly corrected. Five speed box , Gardner 6HLX/B and I'd venture it having the high ratio diff, looks like its flying yet engine revs fairly low.

[@alanchatfield5533]

@@Biigfish559 non turbo? 180bhp?

[@kienzel1]

@salopia ignore the countryside and enjoy the bus!

[@jaggass]

sounded to me like the 0.680 engine

[@stevek3036]

Actually it take my comment back, it cant be a Gardner engine as it doesn't smoke and is too high revving, I think its the Leyland engine

[@Biigfish559]

+Steve-DIFMEIWS Steve Behave!! Gardner and no mistake!!

[@bradfordlad9999]

more like 85

[@kienzel1]

that's got a mk2 engine.

[@Andersen22915]

Nope a gardiner!

[@speedbird76]

Personally i have no interest in horses (like you have) but hey, if we were all the same it'd be a boring place. Leave us to our buses and you to your horses and we might one day get world peace (Yeah right!!!!)