Meeting London Bus Restoration! AEC RT epic project, Routemaster and Bristol LH

We were delighted to catch up with ‪@LondonBusRestoration‬ at Hooton Park Hangars, Ellesmere Port to see how they're getting on with the restoration of an AEC RT and their new KZbin Channel. You may recognise them from Routemasters 4 Hire, where their work was previously featured.
We also take a quick look at their AEC Routemaster and Bristol LH - both in lovely condition. They and their buses can sometimes be seen at the Open Days held at the Hangars. Next one is 28th April.
HubNut merchandise can always be found at hubnut.org - thank you - you can also become a Channel Member! / @hubnut
#bus #londonbus #restoration

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Hello Tim. I was so pleased to hear restoration was continuing despite loss of storage. Hopefully see you at Llandudno 👍. You certainly can’t beat the sound of an AEC in a Routemaster.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Sorry, but I love the 0.600 lump as well.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

Great vlog Ian , I'm so pleased to see Tim and Alan back after the sudden closure of the old channel , they are wonderful guys and the amazing work they achieve with such limited resources is truly incredible , deserving so much recognition for what they do to preserve our glorious motoring heritage .Thanks so much for your efforts in boosting their profile further.

[@rgorham99]

Thanks for encouraging my latent bus nerd self. Hero's these guys preserving these vehicles 👍

[@romac9516]

Great fun. Like everyone else, these are nostalgic of trips to London as a kid (early 80s). I loved the single cab for the driver, the open platform at the back and the ticket man who'd whizz his machine and doff his cap.

[@ricolasroc5890]

Thanks Ian. Your affection for the scene, and their enthusiasm for what they do is incredibly engaging I must say.

[@cambridgemart2075]

Nice to see the old buses being loved and cared for. Tim looks very familiar, but I have no idea where from!

[@neilwilliams6716]

So glad they've started a new channel, subscribed 😊

[@SC-oj2ll]

Love the BL, many fond memories sitting on the 251! Great to see these guys back online, subscribing!

[@richardbelton919]

Credit to you for featuring these two great lads on your channel. It's fantastic to see them again after being left high and dry by Captain Pugwash. I already subscribe to their new channel, and it's full of interest, and as a result of this video, I've also now subscribed to your channel. Great video, well done.

[@andicog]

"Captain Pugwash" 😅😅

[@mandoprince1]

I remember the LH well. When the local bus company, United, needed to replace their aging REs, which were no longer available, they initially bought the longest version of the LH, rather than the Leyland National. By reducing the space between seats they were able to carry nearly as many passengers as the RE, but they were never as comfortable and didn't have the same sound!

[@Invisibleman7]

I remember the Bristol LH from my childhood ( I’m 48) up here in Easington, County Durham. We had short ones with manual gearboxes, never thought I’d see one again. Thanks Ian and Carly

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

Thanks for this video Ian, I wouldn't have known that the lads have a new channel otherwise. Great to see that they've got set up in their premises and are making fantastic content again. I hope this will send BUSLOADS of subscribers their way!

[@StevensPaul]

Timing of this couldn't be more coincidental as I was playing with my 1941 Chevrolet SWB 16 passenger School Bus. A genuine Ex San Francisco Bus which I bought from the man who bought it at a city auction back in 1958(!). Still "Original" and un-modified , still has the original 216ci Six and the 3-Speed Manual+Overdrive. I'll be keeping an eye out for their channel and the various updates. 👍😛

[@AgathaAndAnything]

Was very happy the other week when Tim and Alan popped up on my recommended feed, I think they missed a trick not getting a channel out straightaway when Dave went sailing but I totally get they would suddenly be stressing about the busses. Hopefully the channel will start earning a few quid to help the running. Great video 👍

[@davidbarber6268]

Being a London lad with Welsh heritage I love the RT and remember travelling on the Route master all over London. Well done Ian and team on your buses and cars😊

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍 well done to the guys in keeping them old buses running beautiful to see them in that condition brilliant

[@tonysargent7787]

Looks like a good day another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

[@alexbertuchi2969]

Tim and Alan are doing an amazing job. I’m so happy to see them back on KZbin. Can’t wait to see the videos

[@peterjhillier7659]

How lovely to see Tim and Alan fighting the good fight, brilliant, thanks for sharing.

[@aslandama]

These guys are great. I was following the old channel and now subscribed to the new one.

[@cdn9134]

Glade you are showing the work the guys are doing . You can tell they love doing it. Just goes to show the memories will never be forgotten with people like you all around. If possible do more like this I’m hooked 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@kay110]

The amount of skill, time and effort that goes into these buses is tremendous - well done to the guys restoring and keeping them alive. There is a small bus museum near me - Dewsbury Bus Museum - Never been, but may be interesting to visit some time.

[@johnboxxy3432]

I live in Australia these days but in the late 70's I lived in Becontree near the underground station. If memory serves me correctly the 87 went there and was the last RT route.

[@mpersad]

What a top bunch of lads, and how heartening that enthusiasts still exist who can restore these classic vehicles. Terrific video, they've got a new subscriber!

[@russellb1212]

Brilliant, great visit, London Bus Restoration are super and so pleased their adventures continue

[@EmilePoelman]

Well done, lads! Lovely buses. Wonderful that they are being saved!

[@chrisbury4635]

I literally live 5 minutes down the road from Hooton Hangers, i should go one day 😊

[@HubNut]

I believe the next open day is 28th April.

[@chrisbury4635]

Thanks Mr, enjoy your bus videos, best of luck with your Smart 🙂

[@bentullett6068]

They have done a great job on those restored buses. The single decker looks really good.

[@martinneumann7783]

I’m quite impressed. Super! 👍

[@firsteerr]

M Not so long ago I worked around the Liverpool street area and had to go from site to site and luckily they were on the route if the number 15 which was old route masters ..wonderful even pulled the cord a few times and a faes please on occasion

[@dreammaker730]

Loved routmaster for hire .

[@twocvbloke]

I was about to say I'd never been on a london bus myself, but then remembered that the Go Ahead group transferred some of the boris bendy buses up to the north east, putting them on routes around Gateshead and Newcastle, so, I have in a way, but definitely not something like the routemasters and such... :P

[@micheltebraake7915]

You have people with a small hobby, and you have people with a big hobby.

[@MegaBreadvan]

Brave blokes! Bonne chance à eux!

[@jennyd255]

Brilliant! Thank you so much for the heads up on the new channel Ian. Great video too.

[@anthonystevens8683]

A top video from all involved. We often see car restoration but having these old public transport work horses restored is brilliant with so few examples available for spares compared to some cars. Everything was over engineered as these things were designed to last being out and about for many hours for days at a time with all that nasty stop start traffic. Well done everyone and thanks Ian for sharing it with us.

[@100SteveB]

Must say a big thank you Ian for this video. I loved watching the old videos from routemaster for hire - especially the progress being made on the RT. I had not realised the guys had started a new channel, upon learning about it from this video i was straight over there and subscribing. So nice to be able to follow the RT resto once again, we were all left hanging when Dave ran off to play with his boat. Being born in south London back in the 60's, both the RT's and the RM's played a big part in my life for many years. Should also add that I also preferred the sound of the original AEC - I had pretty much stopped using the buses when they started to re-engine them, so my memories are of the originals, RM's just did not sound right with the Cummins engines.

[@dreammaker730]

Just subscribed to london bus restoration, had no idea this new channel had come in to being

[@alansmith1770]

Brilliant keeping these old buses together

[@peterbradbury1592]

It’s so nice to see these lovely buses are being restored, loved & cherished, well done. Thanks for sharing

[@andicog]

Great news, always enjoyed Route Master 4 hire and thought Dave ended it too abruptly, will be following the new channel. 👍

[@waynetetley584]

Splendid work on those buses - good to see 😊

[@4418CARLOU]

I used to watch them on their other site till it ended. Glad they have started up again.

[@stokeszboy]

Gave them a follow after watching this.

[@chrisbolton5461]

Great to see

[@Mancozeb100]

Brilliant. Great guys. Another channel to keep an eye on!

[@mickspencer4171]

I used to live in Forest Hill so I may have ridden on that very 176a

[@mitchurchin2]

I used to ride the RT on the 105 bus route from Hanger Lane to Heathrow to plane spot from the top of Car Park 3 or, if we were lucky, the Queens Building. I can’t recall if they were replaced with Route masters at a point, but the RT’s were slow enough to make a running jump if a driver decided to miss a stop, predominantly because as a small child, we were fair game to skip stops leaving a lone kid in the dark after band practise…

[@tonys1636]

Worked for a coach operator in SW London that had Plaxton bodied LH coaches with the very clunky Leyland 5 speed manual box. They were quite pleasant to drive but the company's livery was a bright pink. They were a bit sluggish when fully laden, if only they had a 680 would have been much better, that would have meant a higher chassis and defeated the lower floor height advantage over a Leopard.

[@brianreardon9842]

I’ll take the camera,we need height. Hope you enjoyed the walk home.❤❤😂😂

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Lovely looking Bristol and Routemaster also was the Berlingo and Kangoo 😂😂

[@cbmsysmobile]

I wondered what happened to the Routemaster guys. I'll be checking out the channel.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Nice buses. I remember as a small child dropping my bag of sweets on the stairs of a London bus ☹️

[@davidpring9108]

Keeps reminding me to get my bus license done...

[@hectorshouse7348]

Beautiful buses…well done chaps

[@lesklower7281]

Good stuff preserving buses a great idea a lot of work and worth it

[@2760ade]

I've followed these guys for years. Wondered where they went to! Will subscribe!

[@allanmollison6971]

Great video Ian 👍

[@CambrianClassicsLtd]

Loving the classic bus content. 👍

[@davidneesam2626]

Another great video you two. Have just subscribed to their channel.

[@FourthDrawerDown]

London Transport upholstery- marvellous 🤩

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 😊

[@robertngreen6]

Have subscribed to their channel. How soon before a bus joins the HubNut fleet?

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

About that Routemaster with the "tatty engine"... I'd keep it the way it is. Personally, I think it shows it's had a life.

[@2tone209]

AY UP MR HUBNUT

[@pagegreer5081]

Yea I drove on off those.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

👍👍👍

[@HistoryNeedsYou]

Oooh you are moquetting Francis! RT ye not!

[@joansmith8215]

Why is the subscribe button not available?

[@jamesfrench7299]

Don't paint the engine. It looks fine as it is. As long as it's clean and in good health. This silvering business is not my bag.

[@nigelrudd670]

Reg varni Seabrook 🤓 come on Seabrook get that bloody bus out 🤓🔧🛠🪛🧰🤓 I'll have you Seabrook 🥸