Excellent video. Smiths of Stratford ended up with 83 HBC. Regn later transferred to a Leyland Leopard Plaxton Viewmaster (ex CDU 799T sold on to Youngs of Romsey )
Hi, oh that was a great film, brought back many memories of travelling on Leicester City Transport, Corporation. I used to go school on one of those Dennis Dominators, very modern at the time. Then I learnt to drive PSV's on an ex Corporation as we called them Leyland PD3, bought by Coates PSV/HGV school.............The Scania single deck bus' used to be on the route 15 Braunstone Cross Roads to City Centre via new parks. Many thanks for sharing this event with us. All the best Dave.
Thanks for putting this up Graham. Super for those, like myself, who couldn't make the event. You must've spent a lot of time hanging about getting those road shots. It is always strange seeing buses such as Dominators & Metropolitans now being seen as museum pieces, especially when back in the day I rode on them day in day out to college then later to work! I always treasured my edition of "50 Years of Motor Services" book, published in 1974. I remember being knee high to a grasshopper and going with my Mum to Rutland Street enquiry office, so she could buy me a copy of it. I wore it out with all my reading! Have a great Summer, John.
Thanks John. I do like to get out and take some different shots rather than just standing in the grounds of De Montfort Hall which I know some people have done. The buses left every 10 minutes so I didn't hang around very much. I agree it is strange seeing the buses you grew up with now just museum pieces when they still seem quite modern. You too have a great Summer and coming up I am at The Big Bus Show next week and hopefully Showbus and Buses Festival in September which has Leicester's 40 and 163 booked to attend.
@@GrahamSleath That's your trademark, Graham. It is great to see the buses actually running along the roads. Over the last 20 years I can count the number of rallies I've been to over there on one hand. Aside from going on the bus rides, I don't venture away from the rally sites. Living over here I do miss those bus rides, though. Currently we're down in the Dordogne, so I had an excuse to use our local village bus service to get to the tram, which would take me to the TGV station. Our bus service only started in early 2020, just before the pandemic. But I've never used it. So on Monday morning I caught it at about 9.20am and ended up on a bone shaking Citaro. Not quite the same as riding on a Leyland Leopard with nice sound effects. I plan on putting up a video of my journey from the Paris suburbs to Angoulême, when I arrive back home.
Reminds me of a Saturday in 72 or 73, I worked at Geo Greens in Humberstone Gate as a delivery assistant and around midday we were going home for dinner the driver would drop me off then pick me back up, we had just left the shop and were attempting to get out of St James street next to the pally, unlike today Humberstone Gate was a busy road then with heavy bus traffic, a traffic warden came to our aid and put his hand up to stop a oncoming bus and waved Horace the driver out which he proceed to do, how ever the bus driver didn't see the traffic wardens signal and carried on, the result was our Bedford CF 18cwt being pushed sideways along Humberstone Gate for several yards by a PD2 or PD3 (sorry I was a lorry driver for 40 odd years and don't know much about buses) serial no 20 if I remember correctly, after separating the two vehicles it seems our van came of better with not even a broken mirror just a slight dent in the drivers sliding door, the bus however lost several bits of its bodywork, I remember having to attend court as the bus driver was charged with I believe careless driving,
Older buses had much more sturdy construction, our local company has 8 year old streetlites that shake rattle and roll. Had a ride on a 1974 National at Morecambe/Ribble day, not a single rattle and went like stink. Modern buses are designed down to a price, they are only meant to last for the length of the contract/lease, throwaway society .😬. Thanks for this, saw most of these at the Great central a couple of months ago .
@@HamzaLimbada the entry was free, as were the rides on the preserved buses. An A4 glossy programme accompanying the event was available to purchase for £5, but there was no pressure to buy one on the day. The event was on the Saturday only.
@@michaelkeen5010 Looked like a great event and one that was a shame to miss. At some point my visit back to Leicester will co-incide with a future meeting. LOL
Excellent video. Smiths of Stratford ended up with 83 HBC. Regn later transferred to a Leyland Leopard Plaxton Viewmaster (ex CDU 799T sold on to Youngs of Romsey )
Another excellent video Mr S
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Great video of a great event, you have captured the many buses operating that day so well.👍
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it as it was a superb day.
Hi, oh that was a great film, brought back many memories of travelling on Leicester City Transport, Corporation. I used to go school on one of those Dennis Dominators, very modern at the time. Then I learnt to drive PSV's on an ex Corporation as we called them Leyland PD3, bought by Coates PSV/HGV school.............The Scania single deck bus' used to be on the route 15 Braunstone Cross Roads to City Centre via new parks. Many thanks for sharing this event with us. All the best Dave.
Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it and it brought back some nice memories for you.
Thanks for putting this up Graham. Super for those, like myself, who couldn't make the event. You must've spent a lot of time hanging about getting those road shots.
It is always strange seeing buses such as Dominators & Metropolitans now being seen as museum pieces, especially when back in the day I rode on them day in day out to college then later to work!
I always treasured my edition of "50 Years of Motor Services" book, published in 1974. I remember being knee high to a grasshopper and going with my Mum to Rutland Street enquiry office, so she could buy me a copy of it. I wore it out with all my reading!
Have a great Summer,
John.
Thanks John. I do like to get out and take some different shots rather than just standing in the grounds of De Montfort Hall which I know some people have done. The buses left every 10 minutes so I didn't hang around very much. I agree it is strange seeing the buses you grew up with now just museum pieces when they still seem quite modern. You too have a great Summer and coming up I am at The Big Bus Show next week and hopefully Showbus and Buses Festival in September which has Leicester's 40 and 163 booked to attend.
@@GrahamSleath That's your trademark, Graham. It is great to see the buses actually running along the roads. Over the last 20 years I can count the number of rallies I've been to over there on one hand. Aside from going on the bus rides, I don't venture away from the rally sites. Living over here I do miss those bus rides, though.
Currently we're down in the Dordogne, so I had an excuse to use our local village bus service to get to the tram, which would take me to the TGV station. Our bus service only started in early 2020, just before the pandemic. But I've never used it. So on Monday morning I caught it at about 9.20am and ended up on a bone shaking Citaro. Not quite the same as riding on a Leyland Leopard with nice sound effects. I plan on putting up a video of my journey from the Paris suburbs to Angoulême, when I arrive back home.
When the 'maroon picked out in cream' livery was reversed it made for good looking buses.1
Better buses than nowadays buddy from Alan in Lowestoft buddy 😊
Reminds me of a Saturday in 72 or 73, I worked at Geo Greens in Humberstone Gate as a delivery assistant and around midday we were going home for dinner the driver would drop me off then pick me back up, we had just left the shop and were attempting to get out of St James street next to the pally, unlike today Humberstone Gate was a busy road then with heavy bus traffic, a traffic warden came to our aid and put his hand up to stop a oncoming bus and waved Horace the driver out which he proceed to do, how ever the bus driver didn't see the traffic wardens signal and carried on, the result was our Bedford CF 18cwt being pushed sideways along Humberstone Gate for several yards by a PD2 or PD3 (sorry I was a lorry driver for 40 odd years and don't know much about buses) serial no 20 if I remember correctly, after separating the two vehicles it seems our van came of better with not even a broken mirror just a slight dent in the drivers sliding door, the bus however lost several bits of its bodywork, I remember having to attend court as the bus driver was charged with I believe careless driving,
Older buses had much more sturdy construction, our local company has 8 year old streetlites that shake rattle and roll.
Had a ride on a 1974 National at Morecambe/Ribble day, not a single rattle and went like stink.
Modern buses are designed down to a price, they are only meant to last for the length of the contract/lease, throwaway society .😬.
Thanks for this, saw most of these at the Great central a couple of months ago .
*Leicester are bringing in Chinese Built Electric Busses - wonder how many of them will be running in 50 Years Time !*
Open to the public?
One day or multiple?
Did you pay for the rides and entry to the place?
@@HamzaLimbada the entry was free, as were the rides on the preserved buses. An A4 glossy programme accompanying the event was available to purchase for £5, but there was no pressure to buy one on the day. The event was on the Saturday only.
Oh that's sad I missed it but thank you for the video.
Are they going to do this again next Saturday or do you not know?
@@HamzaLimbada there will not be another similar event this year, maybe one for the 101st anniversary in 2025.
@@michaelkeen5010 thank you
@@michaelkeen5010 Looked like a great event and one that was a shame to miss. At some point my visit back to Leicester will co-incide with a future meeting. LOL