Goodbye 👋 Abellio 172 - Final buses Operated by Abellio London 😢
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2018
- Doubledeckeranton once again catches up with the last buses 🚍 and drivers 👮 operated by Abellio London, this time on Route 172.
As the route transfers ➡ to another bus company in London on March 17th 2018, Anton speaks to some of the drivers and passengers en-route from Brockley Rise to Clerkenwell Green.
Driver Tadese from Ethiopia is looking forward to driving brand new buses 😀👍 at the New Cross garage from where he previously worked before the route was transferred 7 years ago!
Driver Godfrey decides to stay 👌 at Walworth and drive 🚍 route 45, taking Anton on his final 172 journey through Brockley, New Cross, Old Kent Road, Elephant & Castle (where driver Mariusz takes over) and continues the journey through Waterloo, Aldwych, Royal Courts of Justice, Fleet Street (taking in views of St Pauls Cathedral) and finishing at Clerkenwell Green.
The 2005 Wright bodied Gemini Volvo B7L buses will be replaced by new Enviro Hybrids on Alexander Dennis Bodies!
Anton reminisces 😉 about driving these very same buses when he was based at Walworth garage in 2012-2016.
Also on the journey coincidentally is Random Bus Girl Alicia who was also documenting the final day of bus operation by Abellio.
A Big thankyou 👏 to all the bus drivers at Abellio for their many years of service on Route 172 between Brockley Rise and St Pauls/Clerkenwell Green in the City. 👍😆
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The accent you put on when u was speaking to the 172 driver 😂😂
Glad to say I retired from the Buses after 12 years of driving the 93 bus from North Cheam to Putney bridge. Still wake up some days thinking I'm going to be late for work and its great to turn over and go back to sleep. Got 12 years safe driving awards for safe driving and never scratched a bus. Made some lifelong friends with the fellow drivers and had so many memorable moments, but it's good to now be able to plan my day around what's on TV and beer times with the guys :) ~ Drive carefully and good luck for the future my fellow driver.
Good video as ever, as sad as it is to see an old bus / old route go, it is really good to see some nice London bus drivers and some more enthusiasts. See you in the next one.
Class 05 ...yes thanks. ..I thought I'd be on my own the whole journey to the city!
That's why I like these unplanned vlogs..as I don't know what I will film! 😀
Voith B7TL's are great buses. they run most of my local routes up here in Edinburgh
Nice video. I’ve been in Thailand for a month and still currently here and live opposite Honor oak park station. Nice to see my area!! So glad that Go ahead have the 172 back and at last the route will have decent buses. It’s not had new buses since the PVL’s that go ahead ran on it last!!!
Are these not decent buses?
Anton thanks for great films about bus driving in London. Thoroughly enjoy them. Have fun be safe.
Happy St.Patricks Day Anton from Dublin
Stephen Hyland ..happy St Pats day Stephen! 😀
Hello @@DoubleDeckerAnton
Great Video Anton! Thanks to you I have discovered more bus driving channels like Bus Driver Johnny!
Harvey Dee ...yes harvey...hopefully more drivers will talk about the driving job and entertain us from different parts of the world! 😃
WOW! Absolutely amazed how long those roller destination blinds have been going for and yet the ones, we have got up here in Scotland are mainly yellow and dot matrix format. Edinburgh is the exception where it's similar to those in London black background with white colour text.
Great video! I miss those buses. 14:09 is one of my favourite bus routes:)
Amazing video Anton!
Nice video Anton!
great video keep up the good work
Another great video Anton love your videos
Joshgamer211 ...thankyou Josh 😆👍
Hey Joshgamer 221你今天過得怎麼樣？
10:40 172 ibus mix up, Telford Avenue, New Park Lane.
Man, am gonna miss these, I remember I used to take these 7 years ago on 141 with old destination bus 😭😭
ItsMo ..yes I just missed 9018 which had the very old multi destination blind on!
The old blinds contain more information!
Good video. Keep it up anton
Great video as always pal 👍
Great video Anton. Your channel is awesome 😊🚍
Sarah Cornelius ..thanks Sarah! 😆👍
DoubleDeckerAnton you're welcome 😊😊
Awsome vidoe once again
Thomas Mcburney ..big thanks Thomas 😀👌
Great video Anton, I like these videos when you ride a bus that is changing company, reminds me of your 343 video. Kind regards Jack 👍
awesome video RIP abellio London b7tl 2004 to 2018
I will do this route tomorrow
Awesome video x
Aswell as 2005 Volvo B7TLs, Abellio ran ALX400 bodied Transbus Tridents new to Armchair in 2003 on the 172.
Ross Colley ....yes...some were 210 hp and others were 230hp...I remember reading the details on the metal plates near the front door of the bus!
+DoubleDeckerAnton Indeed, we only have Volvo B7TL versions of the ALX400 here in West Yorkshire, we also have the Wrightbus B7TL.
Good Video anton!!
Another great video Anton.
Those volvo wrights will most likely end up for sale with ensign and most like be sold to the uk or irish market
2:31 at least the 172 has its new timetable, the 161 still has the old one at some stops also great video!
Great video Anton, nice to see a Route Changeover from another perspective! You seem to miss your old company though :)
BusesInLondon ...I miss it a bit but I like the new company!
Il miss the old buses as they had character!
I enjoyed that and your "interview" with Alicia, plus my enjoyment had the added influence of my daughter living on the route, close to the Brockley Rise terminus. Hope to ride and get some shots this coming weekend when ai visit. Another Yorkshireman 'darn sarf'!
BusesInLondon I
DoubleDeckerAnton the best in the business apart from Scania Omnicity
DoubleDeckerAnton how do you know how much recording time you have left on your phone?
Excellent video - I really enjoyed it and did not fast forward once !
Naprawdę uwielbiam londyńskie autobusy i oglądam cię każdego dnia. Dzięki, stary
Prosze xD
Nice informative video again
another great vid do loads more
👍nice vid
Iza Adamik ...thanks Iza ☺
Great Video, shame I didn't ride this route with these buses!
I like these old Walworth Volvos, I used to get to ride these on the Greater Anglia rail replacement service. Now we’ve got a few of the classic E400s (from 2006/2007) but it’s mostly hybrids. Did you know Abellio Borismasters have ventured as far as Southend on rail replacement?!
Brilliant video Anton! I prefer the new company, I tried it today on the first day and it was amazingly comfortable definitely love the new MMCs, you caught the 172 I caught haha on the last day but I caught it earlier in the day
LondonBuses1503 ...yes the new buses will be appreciated by the public!
DoubleDeckerAnton I agree, they are much more comfortable then the old Volvos, as well as friendly drivers I encountered on the 172 today, couldn’t ask for a better service I hope the new company continues it well
LondonBuses1503 i like the new fresh smell of the interior on the mmcs
LondonBuses1503 i think they are more comfortable becayse Gal bought new buses for this route
Hello Anton, a fantastic bustour through London. I really miss London! A year ago you spoke about doing a special drive test for old Routemaster. You forgot to give us an update. It would be good do a video on the world famous Routemaster anyway. It would attract another group of subscribers. In the Netherlands the main atraction in the Bus and Tram Museum in The Hague is one the real old London Routemasters. So I think it this a very important bus for London. Maybe you can explain why the old Routemaster had to be replaced? For me it's just like that we would decide to destroy all our windmills
Doubledeckeranton once again catches up with the last buses 🚍 and drivers 👮 operated by Abellio London, this time on Route 172.
As the route transfers to another bus company in London on March 17th 2018, Anton speaks to some of the drivers and passengers en-route from Brockley Rise to Clerkenwell Green.
Driver Tadese from Ethiopia is looking forward to driving brand new buses at the New Cross garage from where he previously worked before the route was transferred 7 years ago!
Driver Godfrey decides to stay at Walworth and drive route 45, taking Anton on his final 172 journey through Brockley, New Cross, Old Kent Road, Elephant & Castle (where driver Mariusz takes over) and continues the journey through Waterloo, Aldwych, Royal Courts of Justice, Fleet Street (taking in views of St Pauls Cathedral) and finishing at Clerkenwell Green.
The 2005 Wright bodied Gemini Volvo B7L buses will be replaced by new Enviro Hybrids on Alexander Dennis Bodies!
Anton reminisces about driving these very same buses when he was based at Walworth garage in 2012-2016.
Also on the journey coincidentally is Random Bus Girl Alicia who was also documenting the final day of bus operation by Abellio.
A Big thankyou to all the bus drivers at Abellio for their many years of service on Route 172 between Brockley Rise and St Pauls/Clerkenwell Green in the City.
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ASAP 12AKKESH ...it's a match! 😊
I think 34 have went to go north east in Newcastle
Hello Anton great show
0:04 when the train left the platform then the station is getting creepy
Love these buses
11:44
I honestly couldnt agree with you more
It gets really annoying at times
Anime Fan ...yes it happened whilst I was upstairs..a passenger saying that the driver should know all the roads.....but we are not taxi drivers..!!
Some passengers expect too much!
DoubleDeckerAnton love your video
I wish we had someone like you in America, New York.
I will miss these buses. They were one of my most favourite buses in the world. RIP Volvo WrightBus Gemini Eclipse 1.
Hello Anton, have you ever thought of doing a new question and answer video. I have some questions to ask. keep up the great videos
Nice u gained an extra 200 subs
Exzotic Fuze ...yes it's picking up again! 😊
Nice vid
Aarone ....cheers Aarone 👍
I remember BX55XLT from when it operated from Beddington Cross (BC) on the 157
Anton, should do a talk about headway and such, as I knew drivers who worked together to keep a good service on a route I cant mention but they all knew the pinch points and worked together to ensure a good service. I rarely see this now. Too many drivers take the mick
The 28, 270, 44 are my nearest bus routes and they still have the old destination board (they are still quite rare)
I feel really sorry for the old busses because people don't care enough to treat them nicely and just leave their crap there.
Thank you Anton from Ethan
Those buses are the best. I’m gonna cry
Bruh.
I love buses. My city buses are finally getting hybrids even better than before
This is a good video
I actually love the livery on those buses
See a new 172 yesterday morning on my way to work in New cross
At 2:23 who else was confused to see the Dutch Railway Service (NS: Nationale Spoorwegen) logo next to abellio on a London Bus? TFL EXPLAIN! (You too Anton!)
Sorry for the late reply but, Abellio are owned by NS so that's why
The 172 should be extended to Forest Hill from Brockley Rise, and then revive it to St. Paul's.
It should be operated by abellio again as well as go ahead have cut the route
To be honest The B7L Was a great bus But i absolutely love E400 2007 Models and in my town we still use them and the B7L.
im polish also and like your channel
Bogusia Azar ...dziękuje bardzo 😁
DoubleDeckerAnton u speak polish?
@@JasonsTransportGamingVideos He is polish
I miss the old Volvo 172
Really wierd seeing this bus here in that state as BX55 XLV which I believe was also with Abellio/Travel London is now an Open Topper with EYMS in Scarborough
172 Telford Avenue lol iBus messed up. Nice video Anton
I used to take this to New Cross Gate its sad they have Gone
Why are most of the old buses going? I really love them and I’m gonna miss them because of the sound of them. It’s such a shame,they are barely gonna be any old buses since they are it to electric/hybrid but I like them anyways.😀👍🏾
Scaped or sold to other companies
@@ryanhack8755 scraped *
The older busses are leaving due to them being very high emissions which is terrible for the environment and also create noise pollution
@@mandemt1076
Only those who have misophonia
@@mandemt1076
All those older buses were the original electric buses but 20 years ago. 2018 saw the plug pulled on the last older buses in London.
Man I’m just moving out of London and the 172/ 168 were always the buses I took from central London to bricklayers arms
I was on this route on Friday filming and I thought to my self that Anton will come on the last service of this route and I was right:)
My local depot had lost 3 routes 181 284 and 161 they all gone to stagecoach from metro bus
ItzJohnnyJohn ...that's a lot of routes gone...! Are there any more coming to the garage?
idk they used to use b7tls on 161 and now enviro 400 mmc
Just got news we got 3 new routes in december 51 R5 R10
Tate modern is close to st pauls. Millennium foot bridge. What you saw was most probably the national theatre
N87 is out at night in Aldwych to Kingston
Man i love g1s
15:51 what happened to the iBus?😂
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RE BROCKLEY RISE, THE OLD ROUTE 172 RAN THERE FROM 5 APRIL 1952 TO 15 OCT 1957 AND THE PRESENT 171 HAS BEEN RUNNING TO BROCKLEY RISE FROM `16 OCT 1957.FROM 1 FEB 1992 SINCE WHEN BOTH THE 171 AND 172 HAVE SERVED BROCKLEY RISE TOGETHER. SEE FULL HISTORIES ON IAN ARMSTRONG LONDON BUSES ROUTE HISTORY SITE.
Wow! I didn't know you were polish!
Looks like you found your new girl friend their Anton! great video mate, enjoyed that.
this bus has my fav red handels
Gemini 1’s (Those buses) will be used in Birmingham probably, as the interior is the same in Birmingham’s anyway
172 abellio buses are withdrawn. They are taken by route 45 using enviro 400 MMCs.
These were the best buses with Abellio.
100%
Hi, I watch you, but I had no idea that you speak Polish 🙂 I drive a bus in Poland. We have only singledeckers. There are a lot of bendy buses and I usualy drive a bendy bus. Greetings from Poland🙂
There were a lot of alx400 back in the past
Hi Anton, could you do more of your baking videos? as I thought they were really good!
I got on this bus today
Much as I am not comfortable asking the depot why they stopped running the London Suburban Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s on routes N26, 30, 121, 230, 271, 349, N279 And 158 why can’t we make the same make of the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Buses but Modernise the insides of these Buses. Also, make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more so there will be more space for the wheelchair users. By the way, if you could remake and Modernise these vehicles could they also make them into a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Version’s that if it will be possible and Modernise the insides of these Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more so there will be more space and even a London Suburban Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more. Why couldn’t we have those London Suburban Buse's Pale red on the top roof Pale red again on the top middle Milk Chocolate brown in the middle Creamy white on the Bottom Middle and Milk Chocolate Brown on the Bottom on most of those kinds of those Particular Double Decker Vehicles? Could you put the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox in the Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also put the Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox in the Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more and also turn most of them to a London Suburban Buses. By the way, could you also make the routes N26, 349, 121, N279 and 271 into London Suburban Buses and have a mixture of a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Versions. Could they also transfer the Arriva Bus Depots from Hackney to Stagecoach company so they can replace all the Arriva buses so that all of them can go to Birmingham and Leeds and they can be replaced by Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles and that includes A Mixture of a Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Engine Northern Counties Palatine One and that Includes a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles A Little Bit More? Can Arriva London Bus Company Replace Most of their Wight Buses so they can also transfer them to Birmingham and Also Manchester so they can be replaced by Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles A Little Bit More Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Much? Oh buy the way could the bus Factory Companies also Make More of Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles And that also includes Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC And also Extend the Middle Body part of those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and that also includes The Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus A Little Bit More And Paint Those 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and that also includes The Northern Counties Palatine One with a Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Diesel engines with a Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearboxes and The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles to the Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313 and the 103, If all The Leyland Titan B15’s are Fully Red and even Mostly Red, could they also Repaint All of The Leyland Titan B15’s into Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313 so they can Reuse them for Only Every Seven and a Half Months and also Reuse them on those Rail Replacement London Bus Routes if that will Be Alright for Only Just Every Seven and a Half Months starting from the Begining of October Please and also Reuse Those Buses Only on the London Bus Routes witch are The 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, and N26 so Please make sure that the builders can do as they are told!!!! And please do something about these Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Important Professional Ideas Please Please Prime Minister and also Includes the Mayor of London.😉😉😉😉😉😄
That 1st 172 has moved to York Running on the number 3 Park & Ride
They take you around in a circles if I remember this bikes
When do u drive 185 routes because I live near the route
We'll probably get them up north (Newcastle, Sunderland area) as we got your old WVL's (Can't remember them all but its the batch WVL150 was from) and get used on Scholar and private hire work!
You got the Go Ahead London ones. These ones are Abellio London, so I doubt they'll head up to the North East
We also got ex Arriva ones, at this point the north will take anything!
wow
Hi Anton! Just curious, How many of London's Bus Routes have you driven and which ones are your faves?🤔
Cool in germany (near colonge) we have abelio trains
The B7TL will either be transferred to another company like first,arriva ETC... either for parts or for spares. Also question do your B7TLs overheat? Ours suffer badly from overheating in bradford
I Miss These Old Wright Gemini 1's
So Unfair That TFL Scrapped Them
Since 19 March 2011 I remember the 172 was getting Abellio London with 14 existing Trident 9.9m/ALX400 double deckers from Walworth garage from Go Ahead London at New Cross Garage.
Jamie Amoah ...yes I remember driving them...they had a bit of power but the drivers seat wasn't very comfortable with the seat and pedal arrangement!
Is the 172's going to get enviros or volvos
I found the BX55 XLT by some warehouse on southampton way looks like its rotting :( would be nice if you do a video on it if you read this comment. If you want the location of it then feel to reply to my comment. Till later anton and STAY SAFE!!
They will be operated by nice new buses cause abellio was basically using the oldest on the depot ie 55 plates loud noisy buses
East Thames buses.
Who remembers them
185 108 180
@@Sayno2ulez & the 201 and 42
The best route was 185
55plate bus, Old? Crikey their still running fleets of 04 plate Wright bodies here in North Staffordshire!
Yep london is very strict with the bus specifications and companies want to offer the best buses to win tenders. All buses pre 2006 are extinct in London