Actually I used to ride these betweek Sheffield and Bakewell five days a week and the long wheelbase one's with the big Tubocharged Gardner engines went like shit off a shovel. One was running 15 mins late out of Sheffield once and he drove it like hell and we arrived on time into Bakewell.
I remember when the Dominators and Metrobuses were new, they were the best thing since sliced Wards (beer), far better than the old daimler fleetlines and Leyland Atlantians. One thing I remember of the Dominators was a smell, the old daimlers just smelt of hot engine, the Dennises had a sweet smell, weird! The Sheffield bus with the most charactor had to be the Ailsa Volvos though with the badly co-ordinated gearboxes, used to love them, ah, memories!
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The metrobuses were first, but you cant replace that character of the Dommys. The only bus since locally that has had character was the B10m, all the rest dont compare. Rotherham isnt the same without competition like Andrews, SUT, and Rotherham and District.
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Actually I used to ride these betweek Sheffield and Bakewell five days a week and the long wheelbase one's with the big Tubocharged Gardner engines went like shit off a shovel. One was running 15 mins late out of Sheffield once and he drove it like hell and we arrived on time into Bakewell.
I remember when the Dominators and Metrobuses were new, they were the best thing since sliced Wards (beer), far better than the old daimler fleetlines and Leyland Atlantians. One thing I remember of the Dominators was a smell, the old daimlers just smelt of hot engine, the Dennises had a sweet smell, weird!
The Sheffield bus with the most charactor had to be the Ailsa Volvos though with the badly co-ordinated gearboxes, used to love them, ah, memories!
thank you!
great video
@craigbeaumont414 Yes, we've got a DVD coming out shortly - we'll keep you updated!! You can follow our friends Nova Home Video on Twitter to find out the latest info - their name is NovaHomeVideo
The metrobuses were first, but you cant replace that character of the Dommys. The only bus since locally that has had character was the B10m, all the rest dont compare. Rotherham isnt the same without competition like Andrews, SUT, and Rotherham and District.
hi, thanks for posting, how much is the video and where can it be bought from?
Available now - the long-awaited "Buses of the South Yorkshire PTE - The Early Eighties" exclusively on our new Nova Wheels OD channel - ua-cam.com/video/Ylx_GdmEa8A/v-deo.html
Watch an ever-expanding range of full-length transport programmes for only £29.99 for a year.