Saying good bye to one of the oldest buses in Huddersfield 🚌🚌

Hey guys, for those of you who aren't a fan of the montage the video starts at 2:44
617 is going to the scrapyard in the sky so I thought I would film as much as I could for this one off special video. This bus hold a lot of sentimental value as there isn't many remnants of Honley Depot left now, just the very few who are still working at Waterloo.
I thought id share this video with you all as a lot of you started the journey at honley with me!
Because I'm asked so much for the raw footage check out from 5:50, after that is all the raw footage you could ask for, Im nice like that haha.
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[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

I'm sure I drove this at K-Line Honley depot circa 2009-2011...😁👍 I think Jordan 'Junior', or Gary had this on their 366 or 319 bus routes...!!! 🚍🤔💭

[@timbrooke3010]

Junior Jordans old bus

[@londonbusexplorer]

There's always preservation! (Quite expensive though!!)

[@ffffffffof000]

Ofc but they are lovely buses to drive best bus to drive i think

[@konradkasek5665]

Agreed. Probably one of the best low floors to be made! We have a load here in Merseyside. Some of our commanders are now training vehicles, we still have a load in service, luckily. I know a lot of these are now heading for the scrap, especially the 06 green interior cadets. It’s a real shame they are now being withdrawn 😞 617 looks like it’s in amazing condition. Don’t see why they can’t stay for another few years😆 I know a lot of Yorkshire Tiger vehicles are at our St Helens depot in the workshop. Seems like you guys are having a fleet shakeup? Anyway, thanks for another fantastic video. Goodbye 617😥

[@NewLERoyUser]

Why are they going?

[@sonicthehedgehog2121]

Yeh the versa and adl are going there to be painted to arriva spex

[@markcaldwell2831]

I drove a good few Daf/VDL SB120s and we have the SB200/Wright buses which are awesome. You'll never get a better sounding horn either.

[@TheTransportHub17]

Great video Shaun. We lost those type of buses in London a while ago.

[@Transportwithintheuk]

RIP 617, lovely video as always Shawn

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

RIP 617 :( Thank you buddy

[@samthetrainsandbusesfan1015]

The Flat Cap Bus Driver how old are these buses

[@chriswinnard3491]

These were great buses. I used to catch one to go to and from school then when i left school, i used to catch one to and from work.... happy memories (the engine and gearbox had it's own unique sequential rhythm - no bus today has come close). A big plus is my grandad used to drive buses donkeys years ago (Leyland Titan PD3)

[@ryanshort7435]

When I first saw the thumbnail I thought 'oh no he's leaving tiger again' and then I read the title 😂. Nice video the cadets will be missed, I grew with cadets in Eastbourne but sadly they have been scrapped.

[@ryanshort7435]

@WYV17TVideos yeah the ones go coach had have been scrapped

[@WoodysPickle]

Awesome vid and awesome Batman tattoo!!! Sorry to see the old girl go. I had some good buses that I drove that I kind of miss as well

[@europeantransporttv212]

amazing video! you should purchase it and preserve it! im sure that you'll enjoy it and be very good at it

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

I always find that when a bus gets withdrawn, its like taking away a part of you

[@garfield1403]

I agree

[@rhyswilliams5923]

Cadets are lovely buses. There are a lovely few in Wales and North West and they are all lovely

[@KianHorwood]

Engine sounds are reminding me of my 2003-2006 plate Dennis darts, we have i'd say about 20 darts, I may be wrong, sitting around doing nothing right now due to covid-19, but when timetables are back to normal hopefully all or some will be back on the road and, sadly, from what I know is that one of my 2006 plates have gone to scrap with some memories of Go2 on it... there's a couple out and about today but they're up north, about 40 mins to 1 hour away from me, hope to get some final pictures of them before they go..

[@ffffffffof000]

I can remember driving one of those at my work and they are lovely to drive

[@uktransportgames.6943]

617 You will be missed. -prays- you've allways been a good bus we will allways have a space in our heart for you.!!!!

[@FsigOrg]

The placement of the Hanover controller and handbrake though!

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Honestly it’s amazing, not having to get up out of the seat is so lazy but just so brilliant hahah 🚌😁

[@FsigOrg]

The Flat Cap Bus Driver I bet, that’s why I like our MMCs hahah. I sent you a message on Facebook the other day asking how things are up there. I’ve been plucked by Transdev Harrogate Bus Company from First Cymru 😂 maybe I’ll see you around!

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Dear Yorkshire Tiger... 617 is too nice to scrap. Please park it up in my garden (just off 301/2/3 route) where it can retire happily.. 👍

[@mrmarcrumbleton8300]

I hope some of them get preserved!

[@montyburnsgaming3609]

Love these old darts but still not as old as the really old darts Pennine used to own with the metal seats!

[@kallumedwards9217]

Hey Shaun great video love your content! I believe you are losing your Evolutions to Arriva at the end of the month with Idle depot being shut down due to Transdev taking over, there are gonna be some fleet changes! Would it be possible to make a video of the evolutions before they go to Selby if you haven't done one! Keep up the good work. Surely they could have tried to sell an 06 plate on instead of scrapping it surely just to see if someone body would want it. It's a shame to see these cadets go for scrap. Arriva will probably sell the 06 commanders when they go probably within the next year. Any idea of it's replacement Shaun? Maybe the 17 plate enviro 200's from Idle? Anyway mate great video, keep up the good work.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I've seen the transfer and scrap lists and its a big change around! Hopefully ill get some footage of the Evo's before they go! Ive not got long though haha!

[@wessexbuses2226]

Great Video buddy, Sad to see her go

[@chrishines6048]

I have been on these sort of buses and I have to agree to what you said when ever I was at the bus stop waiting for one of these buses they ALWAYS turned up on time and they always got me to my destination on time and I have heard bus drivers saying how much they love driving them and plus every bus driver I seen driving them they seem to fit perfectly in the cab unlike some of the modern buses nowadays

[@interestedErvini]

Used to love these busses back when Translink operated them, interesting to see that some companies in England still have some, even if they are at the end of their life.

[@Johnny-kt1tj]

Translink never operated wright cadets I think you are getting them confused with wright renown’s which translink had 👍🏻

[@interestedErvini]

@@Johnny-kt1tj Oh yes that's right my mistake

[@martinjackson2178]

Still looks mint flat cap 👍🏻

[@patrickgibson4148]

I'm sure we have a couple of these running on the prom service from St.Annes to Blackpool with Catch 22? they came from South Wales,. also your bus would not look out of place on the roads of Malta.

[@montyburnsgaming3609]

I wonder why they keep buying new buses when the old ones still work fine! Doesn’t make sense to me! Anyway, nice video. :)

[@kylebaldwin4325]

Must admit, it wasn't until I heard the engine that I realised that I had driven one of these on a driving assessment with arriva; I seem to recall remarking how nice it was to drive, but I never joined them lol

[@MarkSmith-jl2ev]

I remember that they had 3 of these buses in Lincoln years ago when it was road car before stagecoach took over very comfortable and leg room especially when on the route from Lincoln to Skegness

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I bet that was a lovely route to drive! Honestly when they say they don't make them like the use to they really mean it!

[@MarkSmith-jl2ev]

The Flat Cap Bus Driver I did not drive the bus haven’t got a bus licence yet but it took about 1 hour 45 minutes it went all over

[@thetrainhornmaster9439]

@@TheFlatCapBusDriver what are replacing them

[@ryanandroxy_yt104]

Oh your so so lucky in Norwich norfolk weve had no cadets and solos

[@rhyswilliams5923]

As you mentioned unlike solos they have loads of leg room

[@richardhughes1019]

Where I live in North Wales we have 04/06 and 07 reg DAF SB120 Wright Cadets good buses

[@connorlewis266]

And 55 plates.

[@Tgbec]

I miss the Cadets I drove at Guildford, they were ousted out in 2016 by Versa’s from Southend. There was always a 50/50 chance the bus wouldn’t start if you switched it off. Defiantly the best spaced cab for a driver.

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

Did you drive for Arriva in Mary Road?

[@Tgbec]

@@michaelmckelvey5122 I did.

[@jackpicton9631]

There’s a couple in Elland depot... not sure when they’ll go

[@kallumedwards9217]

Some cadets and commandersfrom Tiger have gone to Arriva North East to provide extra capacity for school services

[@PJS_Everything]

Spoke to Tiger and all of them are going all the idle commanders will go with the rest of the idle buses transferred to Elland and Waterloo mainly Elland.

[@mendip4134]

Going to scrap already? She's only 14 years old! Down here with First West of England, we're still running W reg (2000) Volvo B7TLs.

[@Fcutdlady]

It's a shame it's going for scrap. At 13 years old Dublin Bus vehicles get sold on for futher use. Small timers here in ireland and in the uk buy them and get a few more years out of them. Although Covid-19 may have slowed withdrawls and resales down.

[@a11csc]

always sad to see them go. i remember when the last vrts and leyland national went from dewsbury depot

[@themaestrosfolly]

chris cocker Leyland National was a legendary bus. They had pretty much a whole fleet of them at the depot where I started out bus driving and had just started to replace them. That unmistakable whine from the cooling fan combined with that clunky semi-automatic gear stick... Some where re-engineered at Watford depot with Volvo running gear but in the end it was the Low Floor bus that killed them off for good....

[@antonyblakeston8541]

@@themaestrosfolly the leyland national what a bus!!! at castleford depot we had 2 with volvo engines, 111/192 they were great!! that was back in the late 80,s also we had bristol vrs good times,

[@themaestrosfolly]

@@antonyblakeston8541 They had a classic look and a unique sound. In fact as a kid I probably through the bus was propelled by a jet engine through the vent at the back. When I first qualified in the early 90s to drive buses the depot I trained at still had Leyland Nationals and I got to drive a few, they were very long in the tooth by then and a bit sluggish to say the least. We had a couple that were re-engineered by Volvo with new engines which were quicker however the transition to step free access sealed the fate of the LN in the end...

[@JetDom767]

Arriva North East got a ton of these Cadets from Liverpool and Chester

[@arikitsaoki]

it'll be really sad to see these amazing cadets go.. I can't say that I've ever been to yorkshire but I am from the shires where arriva shires operates and we used to have a mix of cadets and dart slfs and a couple solos on my local route that they recently (ish) stopped serving, and I have lots of fond memories of the cadets as they were really nice to ride on, they weren't on time but they were nice, I have a feeling that's an arriva issue though not the cadets' issue 😂 it will be really sad to see them go though.. maybe we'll find some go into preservation!!

[@jaggass]

I'm guessing that that VDL Commanders are worthless or simply not built to last. Darts have the same running gear and are easily outlasting them. I've seen loads of Yorkshire Tiger Solo's in Wigleys. I used to go an ex K Lined DAF SB 120 from Sheffield to Castleton quite often. Y293HUA. Last with Hulleys of Baslow.

[@demonblooddrinker7671]

A lot of these busses that Britain retires would benefit countries likes the Bahamas or Jamaica that need new busses. I recently helped get an Opatre Solo get shipped to the Bahamas as a tour bus. It’s going next year.

[@TraineePilotJess]

what song is that at the start of the video

[@ItzRamboModz]

and i bet its still in better condition then most of stagecoach's newer buses haha

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

It’s a great bus and the condition is perfect. Few little marks but nothing serious 🚌👌

[@adamwinstanley4045]

Now the question is which do you prefer to drive cadet or commander I've driven both and I love the commander

[@dbryd3511]

A shame really, seems a decent bus, sure I’ve been on this or a similar one tiger have and it has a really smart interior too!

[@johnhall4917]

Scrapping an 06 plate bus!? We're still running 51 plate Volvos up here in Newcastle.

[@C0de3rrorVT]

wright cadets are my favourite busses because on the london bus 410 and was the first bus i remember and the first one i knew the name and type of

[@StagecoachMANALX300]

You'll no doubt be tearful however are there any preservation groups, that the bus could be offered to or that would potentially want? Cracking video as usual Shaun, even if it has a sad feeling added on. Camera angles are awesome!

[@robertreid9073]

Sad when a bus you like to drive go’s that’s change not always for the better that’s life 😢

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

sad mate, but im sure they'll be replaced with something as good!

[@Ulsterbusman129]

Now Thats how good Northern Irish built buses are

[@Ascelot]

Still driving busses where I work that are 2004/2005 built, and with 900k miles on clock in far worse condition.

[@uktransportvidsandclips3551]

Its sister 614 recently made an appearance at Stockton got to say it's a wonderful beast

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Brilliant bus 🚌 very jealous ✌🏻

[@ashleyjordan27891]

Excuse me 2006 bus going to scrap. We still have some 2002 bus where I am

[@matthewhibberd5791]

Arrive Stockton-on-Tees have one of these still in the same colour and Redcar on Cleveland have the blue one

[@richardchapman8690]

My training bus..... 😍

[@exploringbusesandtrainsint2433]

Any chance you could tell your company to keep some your cadet/commander because go north east would love to have some buses for parts

[@diegoborges7627]

Por favor, quais os fababricantes de: Carroceria, Transmição, Motor??? Obdervação, não sou da Inglaterra. Grato.

[@PJS_Everything]

Idle depot is shutting down what will happen to the Bradford buses and also what's replacing the cadets?

[@dannypaulread1023]

how many kms did it do?

[@jess.bus.photosx6388]

This will be me when number one goes at Ross be sad I love that bus, no I don't drive it but I can do other things I've been shown by them 😂

[@FPs_transport_vids]

:( they will be missed

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

they will be mate :(

[@southerntransport466]

Will be sad to see these go although I’m far away from Yorkshire Wright Caddets were the big part of the my childhood

[@southerntransport466]

And I remember Comanders as well

[@southerntransport466]

Great video Shaun

[@buses3159]

RIP it will be missed

[@alexsmith7354]

Hard to let go of something you love

[@montyburnsgaming3609]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was going to be the Volvo Wright Renown bus as it’s looks like it and they are getting pretty old now. Still have a few of those buses round my area. I think the darts have all disappeared now though. :( If you’ve got the time then check out my bus driving videos on OMSI 2, which is a very realistic bus simulator game if you don’t know.

[@Moth11]

Hey bro did the company buy this bus second hand from London? Or buy it new? How does it work?

[@Snowflake-ws6kq]

I think the apsley and discrit got apsley tiger from Yorkshire tiger

[@DavidJohnston58]

Hopefully will go to preservation, but I know money is tight for enthusiasts in current climate. Do like Wrightbus vehicles and was relieved when Jo Bamford of JCB family bought them out of receivership last year But then I like most buses, apart from Opturds.🤭 Handy you can have a shower on the bus now! 😂 Seriously though stay safe out there.

[@grahambowe4863]

Might get converted into a training bus !!!

[@petebuckoke5141]

I'm a bus driver down on the south coast and all our buses are under 10 years old....

[@braintrainSRT]

This makes me wonder how much longer until arriva north east get rid of their three commanders

[@DB250Central]

1 has already been withdrawn, the other 2 will be going soon

[@braintrainSRT]

@@DB250Central it's a shame because there really nice buses and I do hope someone will be able to buy them for preservation

[@chrisjamesson9680]

You've just got 1612 from Selby haven't you?

[@chrishighe8183]

Shaun , what are Waterloo going to have now with these gone and the MCV evolutions all going to Arriva Selby - please don’t say the 08 reg solo’s that are surplus from idle ....

[@kallumedwards9217]

Waterloo getting Tempos from Arriva Castleford depot, due to fleet standardization apparently with Castleford losing the 408/409 to Selby and them getting Versas from Idle for the 167/168 they dont need the tempos anymore

[@kylemc2005]

What they being replaced by?

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Any new or secondhand buses coming in as replacements?

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Some replacements pal, not my place to officially say (because im probably wrong) haha

[@slendermanRblx]

But it’s only an 06 plate though? If I read the plate right.

[@gang-gang8325]

Nice hat where did u buy it from

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Urban outfitters mate £14.99

[@zBlub]

where is the sunday vid :/

[@FirstSmit]

funny how in the description your friends are yourself

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

I don't have many friends so I try to bump up the numbers and hope no one notices ;)

[@calumvintagebuscoachtrains6297]

Why not sell it how much would they sell it for

[@williamrodgers6915]

I was on one of them earlier

[@joshuagooch7148]

next week my fave bus from eyms is getting scrped fleet numb 680

[@themaestrosfolly]

You say “going to scrap” but usually if the scrapper thinks it’s a perfectly serviceable and running bus there’s equally every chance after some minor refurbishment it could end up living on sold to a small local operator or even shipped abroad to carry on going for a couple more years yet.....

[@fin57]

Interior looks really nice tbh

[@DanielMeakin1]

Run by arriva I thought Yorkshire tiger wasn't

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

I just wonder how the busses pay for themselves as there seem to be any passengers.

[@fin57]

Such a shame they are getting rid of them, it was the last of tigers good buses :( I guess old age is the main reason :(

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

They are brill buses, real shame!

[@Fcutdlady]

It's a shame it's going for scrap. At 13 years old Dublin Bus vehicles get sold on for futher use. Small timers here in ireland and in the uk buy them and get a few more years out of them. Although Covid-19 may have slowed withdrawls and resales down.

[@paddy5423]

The offset rotation of the steering wheel on some busses always makes me uneasy.

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

Me too hahaha 🚌😂😂

[@calvmatthews9064]

So sad I will miss it being on 436.

[@48firefox]

This bus seems to be in far good condition to scrap, maybe they could be sols to India or some other poorer left hand side of the road country, who would get a lot more use out of them.

[@jordanandrews8156]

This comment Is One year late but Arriva Durham had some of them from Yorkshire tiger on loan and Darlington had one Darlington is now got three Scania omnilinks 760,761,762 from tiger

[@MrAsificare]

That steering wheel would give my OCD a right headache.

[@jamieperks1136]

rip cadets

[@justinhamer4127]

Your should buy it off Tiger bus

[@choppapop2027]

Don’t see many videos anymore did u find a better career ??

[@GenevieveMuwana]

they dont even look old tbh

[@WoodysPickle]

I wish it was raining here in California

[@montyburnsgaming3609]

Honestly you don’t mate I wish we had the climate of California here in the U.K., weather here is so depressing just almost constant rain and cloud, especially up north.

[@WoodysPickle]

Take a door!

[@johnharkin5278]

They look fine to me

[@TheFlatCapBusDriver]

They are lovely buses, just a shame they have to go!

[@thegamingbrosstudios6334]

Most out cadets in North Wales Arriva r crap they have problems starting up they break down a lot so do most our pulsars only good buses we had were the darts and they got rid them witch sucks

[@sirajudeenshamsudeen6969]

Rep bus😭

[@arfaanalam1761]

Why isit that every bus that is run/owned by that shittttt bus company all seem to have a BENT steering wheel