The Nine Road (1976)

A study of the route 9 made in 1976

[@paulboyd1658]

Fascinating footage! The Garage Manager, KGE Marlow, is my late grandfather. As a child, I knew he had something to do with the buses, so it's great to see him at work.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

thats awesome!

[@rolandharmer6402]

Incandescent lighting, the gentle growl of a Wilson gearbox, the care of the conductor - magic. BTF films had some very high production values.

[@ketoking9435]

Great times,,,I remember those days like they were yesterday,,different world to today,,one I can relate to,,thanks for this great vid,,,,,

[@unclenogbad1509]

I was a conductor out of Mortlake about 5 years after this film was made. Great place to work, and lovely memories of Routemasters and passengers (some not so lovely, but all in a day's work, eh?). Remember a few of these characters, especially Joanie, who was every bit as nice as she comes across here. Also, couldn't forget that 'tache.

[@earlscourtsw10]

Sad, because in those days there was far less stress and anger. People dressed smarter, were courteous, and less aggressive than many folk today

[@Leonards-leopard]

@@annother3350 not great if you were Black or Asian either

[@annother3350]

@@Leonards-leopard Sure, I could have written the full list. A man only had to wear a pink shirt back then to get a beating. My Uncle once got beaten up because he had a guitar strapped to his back!!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@Leonards-leopard there you go, topic of the century, RACE

[@leonardssenkindu8445]

I think people now have mental issues, lol 😂😈

[@jamesfrench7299]

1970s to mid 80s, best balance of modern and quaint in history and I lived through most of it b.1973. It just had a feel.

[@qtredhead]

Agree, born in 1970s and so glad I got to experience the 80s

[@busman56]

At 3:35 the gentleman on the phone is the late Tony Hogan a native of Cork Ireland who went on to become Garage General Manager of Westbourne Park Garage in the 1980’s A great guy Tony was my boss then.

[@Trek001]

Was he in the documentary made about the garage in the 90's?

[@ds1868]

A world that is sadly long since gone.

[@pouchyplanner8290]

Back then I didn't have a lot to pee in. I'd swap that time in life for today.

[@stephenport4768]

Good to see how buses worked back then love traveling on RM's as a young kid the Rexine and Moqette cloth seats and the AEC engine coupled with the whine of the gearbox best buses ever made

[@shnorth888]

Interesting film on London Transport bus services. I like the music it has sort of a calypso sound to it which is something you wouldn't associate with England.

[@matthewfarmer6830]

This is the year I was born 1976. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🙂

[@stephenpark8133]

Dave Bolton was a good Snooker Player, forget which Club he played for, I played fore the Hare and Hounds, SW14.

[@robtyman4281]

I guess the 'electronic scanning device' by the roadside is their equivalent of sat nav. It must have been revolutionary at the time. Not a computer in sight! ...really was a different world then. Amazing to think that back then there were still 'long distance' bus routes in London. The no.9 no longer starts in Mortlake, but in Hammersmith (other side of the Thames), with the 209 doing the first bit (Mortlake to Hammersmith). The no.9 doesn't go all the way to Liverpool Street anymore though - Aldwych is as far it goes now. Mortlake Bus garage was demolished in the late 80s (around 1987?) and is now no more than a 'short stay terminus'. The main site where the bus garage once stood is now residential houses. I know all this as I grew up in the area, and often travelled up to central London on the no.9 as a kid. The 9 route was shortened many years ago as demand for long distance routes fell. With Hammersmith Bridge closed indefinitely (nothing to do with covid, but chronic structural problems) the 209 bus terminates south of the river, in Lonsdale Road (not far from the bridge) - so its route now is a very short one! Great video and time capsule of 70's London.

[@annother3350]

Crazy. I wonder how it worked

[@bodienutt1]

Running 10 minutes late and get a turn. Wow you have to run an hour late now to get a turn

[@vanderark89]

An excellent film. Gives a feel of the time and place and is oddly calming. I want a nice cup of tea

[@anshunegi1700]

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[@ianwatts8446]

Mortlake always had the best turned out Routemasters in the fleet..

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

Excellent! This is one BTF film I have not seen before. Thanks for posting it.

[@barbaraannecortina7899]

+Jeffrey Ornstein Do what I'm about to do once Moving London has downloaded to my laptop (ready to go onto my Walkman), convert it for downloading!

[@dameaustel]

I'm sure Joanie Young the lovely lady conductor let me off my fare once about 1985 when I was coming back from Fulham Pools with my pal Layla. I only had a pack of salt n vinegar crisps and i didnt have enough money and she said 'just give me a crisp,' she was kind.

[@chrisjohnson6876]

Another great upload of times gawn by, where it was safe to walk home from work at midnight. love looking at the RM's AND the cars! Thanks for sharing!

[@imnotavingthat6813]

Strangely enjoyable. When England was a much better place Cant believe the changes to life culture and attitudes towards each other were civil and polite

[@kevinmothers904]

@10.32 The Guardian "Callahan aims for EEC referendum by next summer" Well, that took place on the 5 June 1975, so this bit must have been filmed in 1974.

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

36 journeys, 4 off them cried off sick, a boiled engine somewhere. Then ask, why do passengers get angry?

[@sebastianvisconti2423]

that`s life. People get sick too they`re not robots. Even machines break down. Passengers get angry out of any tiny issue. That`s entitlement

[@simonlilley]

Used to travel on the route regularly from the Albert Hall to Barnes Bridge in the late 80s early 90s.

[@pabloablono]

Great film, some fantastic archive of times gone by.

[@MikeGMcDermott]

I was lucky to travel on a Routemaster on route 9 over Hammersmith Bridge and into Barnes and Mortlake some two weeks prior to the ban on double-decker buses crossing Hammersmith Bridge in July 1992. Even more ironic (and sad) is that Hammersmith Bridge is now closed to all road traffic as of the spring of 2019 due to the weak structure of this beautiful London river bridge which serves a busy part of West London.

[@udeychowdhury2529]

Thanks for this, lovely

[@Suprahampton]

I work with Dave Bolton, he drives the 209 Mortlake to Hammersmith

[@lucythemoggy1970]

wot he still going?

[@Suprahampton]

@@lucythemoggy1970 he retired 4yrs ago

[@lucythemoggy1970]

@@Suprahampton was gonna say! He must be getting on now. So he went from conductor to driver in the end then?

[@thomasm1964]

The route dates from 1856! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Buses_route_9

[@7arboreal]

The singer sounds just like Harry Hill.

[@Trek001]

Nice to see some RTs there

[@Sameoldfitup]

Cool

[@manfromanywhere]

How does the blind man at 18:00 know it's the right bus he's boarding?

[@vincentdeguard4726]

12:18 man films what a man films i guess. 12:30 Mr T...preparing his "on my mobile-phone look" 13:52 she's a model for sure

[@rp7159]

When England ruled the world. Proud to be English.

[@_B.M_]

Trust me. England did not rule the world in 1976.

[@johnrawlins6147]

That's when it was England

[@rapman5791]

Pip Pip Cheerio Bob’s your uncle

[@ivanahavitoff7308]

Annas boyfriend in hip flary double denim. Gorgeous.

[@clivechadburn6342]

England before The dinghy invasion !

[@nickytanner]

nice film terrible song

[@annother3350]

Shit song man!