Thanks for this. I used to live off London Road, Mitcham, from 1980 to 85 not far from this roundabout. Love to see all the "old" cars which of course were quite new then. Brings back memories of the dirty old Routemasters.
I lived in Morden between 1956 and 1963... ( 71 Grasmere Avenue )... Many happy memories and the Half a Crown Red Rover every Saturday... Nice video... Thank you my friend...
great footage, i was 11 when this was shot, my nan used to live on the M1 route, this is how i remember Morden with proper shops serving the community, not as it is now, thankyou for posting this
great to see morden I lived at morden and drove most of the routes shown while working as a bus driver at merton garage.i now live in Lincolnshire happy days.
The M1!! First bus I ever rode on without me Mum! I even remember the funny little transparent box you had to shove your pennies in next to the driver :-)
I moved in Morden in 81 with my family and I remember the 93 bus and the other routes as DMs. Inside the seats were of blue and green checked upholstary. My parents still live there and I live in Putney where I also used to live with my family.
Have noted the Sutton Garage vehicles on the 157 and 293, allocations on which were Sunday-only at this time so this must have been shot on a Sunday. The initial give-away on the Sutton 157 is the intermediate blind display with its needlessly blanked out reference to 'Norwood Junction'. After the 154 was withdrawn between Croydon and Crystal Palace in April 1981, only about half of the Sutton fleet (mainly the D class) were fitted with new blinds (incorporting the short-lived Route 254) and in a slight case of over-reaction Sutton Garage staff blanked out 'Norwood Junction' on all old and new blind sets for both the 154 and 157 - when it only made sense to do so on the 154 intermediary display on buses still carrying old blinds. Furthermore, even in buses fitted with the post-April 81 blinds, many 154s ran with the doctored 157 intermediary display 'Morden-Carshalton-Wallington-Croydon'. This nonsense carried on for about 2 yrs, the incredible stupidity of which really wound me up. Anyway, thanks for the video, also brought back fond memories from the era. I used to love riding the 154 mainly which at this time didn't ran Sundays. I also remember that odd use of the give way line on that roundabout, forcing the buses to stop mid-way. This caused several accidents and has since been changed to conventional give way.
I worked as a trainee motor mechanic at Mann Egertons in Morden Hall Road, 1978-82. In 1985, I became a bus driver & worked out of Merton garage and drove the 49 bus, which was an RM & 155, which was occasionally a DM. I still visit Morden every Sunday for lunch. 2023
So many memories. I remember when the M1 changed to 293 the old folk moaned like anything. The 157 went to Raynes Park then and the 164 just to the Station. Prestos was was in front of crown house and the old cinema was B&Q.
Not referring to the Civic centre building but I can't believe after 40 years we still have this decrepit building where super drugs and job center used to be now they have the Irish pub. I swear Morden needs a real renovation Its like living Mental Hospital here !
good to see u have captured the M1 on this video as this route is no more now the 163 80 cover parts of this route . also 157 went to raynes park was two part route carshalton wrythe green - raynes park some did do the full route raynes park - crystal palace
Wheatlands, Hawes, Woolworths. Zebra crossings, not traffic lights. Pavements with no railings. All gone. Morden is so depressingly crap now. I think there'd have still been green 293's at the time. I'd have been 14 in 1981, and going to Rutlish high school. A mate's dad had one of those 2-piece video recorders, but a couple of years earlier, I think.
At 3:10 look at all the fumes when that DMS pulls away!! Diesel was full of sulphur then or its just a poorly serviced bus haha. Do miss the sound of the DMS engines though. nice vid:)
amazing to think this simple home video was probably made for fun and the maker could have had no idea that one day it would be viewed by 26,000 people around the world
Wow, just found this Video. I lived in Buckfast Road and Morden house the flats were there Milk place was. grow up in Morden all my life. Shame you was not down at Presto's I think it was called now the libary. I would have been 12 years old. Quality Days, and seeing the M1 was great again.
If you state this is December, then it has to be 1981. Reason for saying that is the bus at 4:25 is DM 1241 which operated from Sutton between 1/81 and 5/82 only. This is a superb video though - also identifiable is DMS 1842 at 3:50.
Hold on a Fleetline subbing for an RM on the 93, long before B20s took over.........quite rare s**t and I bet the local TGWU Union rep had something to say about this !
I can't say 100% for sure but i hink this footage was filmed end of 1982/ begining of 1983, the reason i say that Route 93 was coverted from RM to DM in September 1982.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I, yes that's me, myself gust moved from buckfast road!!!! I was about 2 when I moved there now I am 19 and just got a house of my own gust of central road!
Used to get it from Raynes Park to Lower Morden for school. It replaced the 118 if I remember correctly. Intially with single-decker MBS buses with "One Man Operation"!!! Back in 1973-1976, a single to school was 1d, until they started charging adult rates before 9 - then it went up to 2d!
Nice seeing all these 'Ron' buses which were ubiquitous around this era. With that ugly backside which gave rise to the insulting term "she looks like the back of a bus" 3:08 These 'Rons' were quite filthy. Not jus inside but look at all the sh!t they use to chuck out. Today's buses and, infect. all other motor vehicles in general on today's roads are much cleaner than back then. The air back when this was shot was atrocious. so much exhaust fumes and what a contrast now.
Thanks for this. I used to live off London Road, Mitcham, from 1980 to 85 not far from this roundabout. Love to see all the "old" cars which of course were quite new then.
Brings back memories of the dirty old Routemasters.
I lived in Morden between 1956 and 1963... ( 71 Grasmere Avenue )... Many happy memories and the Half a Crown Red Rover every Saturday... Nice video... Thank you my friend...
great footage, i was 11 when this was shot, my nan used to live on the M1 route, this is how i remember Morden with proper shops serving the community, not as it is now, thankyou for posting this
Iove the opening shot of the bus
M-1 was originally a flat-fare route with an Autofare cash-box for exact fare only.
great to see morden I lived at morden and drove most of the routes shown while working as a bus driver at merton garage.i now live in Lincolnshire happy days.
The M1!! First bus I ever rode on without me Mum!
I even remember the funny little transparent box you had to shove your pennies in next to the driver :-)
Exact fare only
I moved in Morden in 81 with my family and I remember the 93 bus and the other routes as DMs.
Inside the seats were of blue and green checked upholstary. My parents still live there and I live in Putney where I also used to live with my family.
Have noted the Sutton Garage vehicles on the 157 and 293, allocations on which were Sunday-only at this time so this must have been shot on a Sunday. The initial give-away on the Sutton 157 is the intermediate blind display with its needlessly blanked out reference to 'Norwood Junction'. After the 154 was withdrawn between Croydon and Crystal Palace in April 1981, only about half of the Sutton fleet (mainly the D class) were fitted with new blinds (incorporting the short-lived Route 254) and in a slight case of over-reaction Sutton Garage staff blanked out 'Norwood Junction' on all old and new blind sets for both the 154 and 157 - when it only made sense to do so on the 154 intermediary display on buses still carrying old blinds. Furthermore, even in buses fitted with the post-April 81 blinds, many 154s ran with the doctored 157 intermediary display 'Morden-Carshalton-Wallington-Croydon'. This nonsense carried on for about 2 yrs, the incredible stupidity of which really wound me up. Anyway, thanks for the video, also brought back fond memories from the era. I used to love riding the 154 mainly which at this time didn't ran Sundays. I also remember that odd use of the give way line on that roundabout, forcing the buses to stop mid-way. This caused several accidents and has since been changed to conventional give way.
now the 154 runs 24hrs on Fridays & Saturdays which is a massive contrast
SPENT MY YOUTH ON THESE BUSES TO SCHOOL AND THEN WORK
I worked as a trainee motor mechanic at Mann Egertons in Morden Hall Road, 1978-82. In 1985, I became a bus driver & worked out of Merton garage and drove the 49 bus, which was an RM & 155, which was occasionally a DM.
I still visit Morden every Sunday for lunch. 2023
So many memories. I remember when the M1 changed to 293 the old folk moaned like anything. The 157 went to Raynes Park then and the 164 just to the Station. Prestos was was in front of crown house and the old cinema was B&Q.
And before prestos it was caters
@@tonygrossmith6223 before my time. I moved there in 1982. Only moved from Wimbledon and it seemed like a million miles away
Not referring to the Civic centre building but I can't believe after 40 years we still have this decrepit building where super drugs and job center used to be now they have the Irish pub.
I swear Morden needs a real renovation Its like living Mental Hospital here !
Spent 5 years as a conductor on the 118's. It was more like a five year long party; than going to work. Wonderfull times
Wow, my everyday ride for last 8 years - 93 & 293
Nice to see old DMSs, very rare!! Do you know of more DMS footage out there? They are popular now- 30 years too late I know!!! Nice vid.
brings back memories for me as well. I lived in north cheam and got the 93 to morden and 157 to carshalton college...1981-1983.
good to see u have captured the M1 on this video as this route is no more now the 163 80 cover parts of this route . also 157 went to raynes park was two part route carshalton wrythe green - raynes park some did do the full route raynes park - crystal palace
Wheatlands, Hawes, Woolworths. Zebra crossings, not traffic lights. Pavements with no railings. All gone. Morden is so depressingly crap now. I think there'd have still been green 293's at the time. I'd have been 14 in 1981, and going to Rutlish high school. A mate's dad had one of those 2-piece video recorders, but a couple of years earlier, I think.
MarkTheMorose oh I remember Woolworths. I think it closed in like 2008. They also removed a lot of the railings now
At 3:10 look at all the fumes when that DMS pulls away!! Diesel was full of sulphur then or its just a poorly serviced bus haha. Do miss the sound of the DMS engines though. nice vid:)
Proper bus 😉
Why does the 157 go to my area in this video?
Even the M1 lol
I remember the M1 bus when we first moved to Morden in October 1981.
amazing to think this simple home video was probably made for fun and the maker could have had no idea that one day it would be viewed by 26,000 people around the world
Woow. Loved morden
What a great video. I know Morden during those times. Tks
I loved the Leyland Titan, especially when they replaced DMSs on my local route the 22A, but was the DMS really as bad as LT made out?
Wow, just found this Video. I lived in Buckfast Road and Morden house the flats were there Milk place was. grow up in Morden all my life. Shame you was not down at Presto's I think it was called now the libary. I would have been 12 years old. Quality Days, and seeing the M1 was great again.
interesting used this route most days on no 93 bus route in late 90,s
If you state this is December, then it has to be 1981. Reason for saying that is the bus at 4:25 is DM 1241 which operated from Sutton between 1/81 and 5/82 only. This is a superb video though - also identifiable is DMS 1842 at 3:50.
All those interesting cars, Saab, Citroen DS, MGB, but why has the Mini at 2.34 got it's foglamp on in broad daylight?
definately not 1983 as the DMS's in service started to be replaced by B20's in 1982.
Hold on a Fleetline subbing for an RM on the 93, long before B20s took over.........quite rare s**t and I bet the local TGWU Union rep had something to say about this !
I don't know how to edit the but my previous comment said Routemasters, actually I meant DMS buses.
It looks a lot like Gants Hill roundabout near Ilford in East London.
I live at buck fast road now and on blanch land before
I can't say 100% for sure but i hink this footage was filmed end of 1982/ begining of 1983, the reason i say that Route 93 was coverted from RM to DM in September 1982.
rare to see a DMS on the 164
Great post. Do you have any other Morden videos from the 80s? I would've been 9 when this was shot and grew up around there. Thanks!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I, yes that's me, myself gust moved from buckfast road!!!!
I was about 2 when I moved there now I am 19 and just got a house of my own gust of central road!
How did you convert the VHS to digital format?
You never see 293 double deckers nowadays haha
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It's definitely 1981, all the buses are promoting the ill-fated "Fares Fair" campaign of that year. Very nostalgic scenes!
I live in morden
Good video! The cars looks funny
Morden used to have a Bus Route M1?
King of Transpørt That what I was thinking!
Yes!!
route 80, 413 & 163 replaced route M1 in stages
Yep, rode it many times from Grand Drive, up Hillcross Ave then on to Morden ...usually with a skateboard under my arm!
Used to get it from Raynes Park to Lower Morden for school. It replaced the 118 if I remember correctly. Intially with single-decker MBS buses with "One Man Operation"!!! Back in 1973-1976, a single to school was 1d, until they started charging adult rates before 9 - then it went up to 2d!
Great video of this
SHAME THIS IS NOT WOOD GREEN IN 1981!!!!!
still a good video though!
Yeah, I know was it... Just sad it is now. :(
Nice seeing all these 'Ron' buses which were ubiquitous around this era. With that ugly backside which gave rise to the insulting term "she looks like the back of a bus" 3:08 These 'Rons' were quite filthy. Not jus inside but look at all the sh!t they use to chuck out. Today's buses and, infect. all other motor vehicles in general on today's roads are much cleaner than back then. The air back when this was shot was atrocious. so much exhaust fumes and what a contrast now.
Morden enough...
Where on earth were you standing? Seems like you were in the road lol :S
Pity this video doesn’t show alderman (nee councillor) Laevers “falling” under one of the buses!
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