I Drive the Mighty Leyland Titan - LMM drives episode 42
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2023
- Hello everyone,
Today we have a real treat - a bus that's missing it's roof, and Lawrie is taking it to the seaside!
If you want to find out more about the bus, or to be able hire it for your own misadventure check out their website: www.viscounttravel.co.uk/
Thank you to the owners for inviting us out for the day!
A video featuring:
Lawrie - Presenter, loving the Sports Bus,
Charles - Cameraman, enjoying the top deck.
A video edited by Lawrie
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The little village at the start was Thornton-le-Dale. Matthewsons car auctions (bangers and cash) were just up the road in the other direction. The chocolate shop is good as well 😂
When I got onto a bus as a boy, I tried to sit behind the driver. I loved watching the driver steer the bus along the route to which the bus was heading.
Same here!
Me too!
On our buses the Conductor was often 'a lady', even back in the 60s Lawrie!
Mutiny On The Buses film springs to mind. That On The Buses film did cover that period when lady's started to increasingly work on the buses.
@@bentullett6068 hence - the clippie!
The timing of this video is just something else, caught this wonderful machine doing Scarborough seaside runs today.
Great video matey
You were in Thornton Le Dale Lawrie! ;p I did wave at you when I passed you in my coach, you seem preoccupied! If they need another driver though, I'm always free, I see it all the time in my day job! :)
My family and I had 6 wonderful trips back and forth between North Bay and South Bay in Scarborough last week on this wonderful bus! I wish the owners every success.
Worked with Nathan, to some extent (he knows). Great lad!
What a lovely sound better than anything modern
Long stroke diesel run forevermore
What a super bus. I think I may have travelled on it or a similar one in Portsmouth as a lad. We used to go on bus trips to places with interesting vehicles. Portsmouth Corporation Titans were definitely on the list. This bus must also have one of the longest real service lives of any bus of this era. Fancy it still being owned by a "proper" bus company into the 2000s!
Southern Vectis still own a 1939 Bristol K which still does occasional duties in service. It is mainly used on Private hire though.
If you are still in the Portsmouth area a sister vehicle to this bus operates a free sea front service once a month from the D-Day museum car park.
The village of Thornton le dale just out side Pickering north Yorkshire. Beautiful place visit that village twice a year.
These were my regular transport when I was a lad in Preston. This brings back a few memories. Thank you.
I have fondness of riding a double decker bus down Bulli pass to go to the beach with our church in the summer here in Oz.
As a Pompey resident I must have ridden that bus many times - pleased to see the wheels are still rolling.
Thanks Lawrie, remember seeing these driving about! 🙏🙏
I didn't realize I needed an excited guy gushing about weird British buses in my life, but apparently I *super* did
I live and work in Scarborough and I saw this bus last week, several times during the same day. I was getting the impression it was following me 😅
I love the purr of the Leyland bus engine - in London I used to love travelling on RTLs and RTWs.
Yes i saw it running on the front at Scarbough too and very rewarding to see and hear.
Happy memories of getting the 'open-topper' from Portsmouth Hard (outside Jerries cafe) to Hayling Ferry, via Southsea seafront. I'm sure mum and I must have travelled on this ex-Portsmouth Corporation Leyland at one time or another.
A double decker bus with an open top- yeah a great idea with British weather.
Not great for the end of September in Malta either especially when the biblical rain and thunderstorms arrive. I went on one of those modern hop on hop off city tour buses on the island of Gozo next door to Malta. We boarded one bus after having a walk around one of the little seaside towns as it was going to start raining again. I noticed on the top deck of the open top bus that there were a load of people sitting on it wearing the plastic ponchos. We were only a few minutes into the journey and the heavens opened and as we were sitting on the lower deck we could hear how heavy it was and see water cascading down the staircase. This was then followed by some very soggy people.
Looks like you started your drive at Thornton le Dale if you had have turned left the Mathewsons auctions (Bangers and cash) would have been on the right. Nice to hear a proper bus again.
Scarborough is my favourite seaside town of them all, a couple of hours from where I live, fond memories of childhood holidays, I love it. For a vehicle of its age with twice the power of my Fiat Panda it handles the roads around there really well, I wouldn't have expected that at all and I could listen to that engine all day long.
next few weeks... Lawrie... today I hope to buy a bus thanks to your help... "insert donation link"!
Great video Lawrie....very cool old bus! There is nobody here in Nova Scotia that I know of who keeps classic buses going, so there are none left here other than a few imported Routemasters used as Tour Buses in Halifax...
I do hope there's going to be a video on that epic Trabant @1:43 in the background! I do love me some basic, small Eastern Bloc stuff! :D
Very enjoyable thanks guys. I grew up facing a bus garage and remember looking at what were primarily Leyland's before they stupidity changed the fleet to Bombardier, which were unreliable in every aspect. The Titans were finished here by CIE coach builders.
Awesome, my dad in into trains and buses and even has collected over the years 2 ticket machines like that! 😊😊
Ex Portsmouth corporation transport, PD2/12 with Orion body from 1956.
Mainstay of the fleet.
Travelled on this bus and its sisters many many times before its decapitation.
Great to see it looking well.
When did it leave service
Love that old bus remember it always being parked up at torquay railway station doing tours in the summer
Rode this a few time last week, great way to get south to north bay
I'm not to into buses that much but this has made me really interested so thanks for sparking a new interest for me lawrie ❤😁👍
Pacer units closest thing to a bus in the rail world.
@@bentullett6068 yeah I know 👍😁
Lovely old Leyland Titan!! They’re interesting buses. My good friend Rodger Wright owns two!!
The first 'Lawrie's video I've seen - really well presented, informative with a great narration style and excellent filming! I'll watch more!
(As for lack of bell push's - they were unnecessary as there would have been a clippie to ring for you.)
Out of interest how did you discover this video featuring our bus? 😊
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@@NSMerryweather4771 As a bit of a classic bus enthusiast - the video was suggested to me by Google.
That’s how I discovered it Nathan
amazing video lawie i saw the bus at scarborough last tuesday i recorded it on my youtube
Crazy that I just saw this in Scarborough, get home and I am seeing it in my subscription feed!
Happy Memories open top bus ride when on holiday at the seaside ,plus standing on the platform at the back and jumping off the bus before it fully stopped great fun.
I bet drivin that bus musta been a real struggle.
The Regent Three didn’t have power steering either!! That didn’t come in until the Regent Five or Routemaster.
This bus has been fitted with tubeless radial tyres which will make the steering heavier compared with the old cross ply on 20" rims. Admittedly the OE tyres have limitations!
When I worked at Brighton and Hove we had four convertible vehicles that were used as open top buses in summer, plus a couple of permanently open top ones, one of which was...ahdm...unintentional.
The old UV trams in Budapest that served until 2007 had similar keep-fit windows with identical gearing, except they opened much further, over two thirds of the total height. Opening them was annoying enough but try closing one in a sudden rainstorm! They lacked heaters as well and winters in Hungary could be brutal.
"the height of the vehicle is 12 ft" ... with or without the heads of passengers on top deck? :D
The same the type of "No two same bus look the same" reminds me of the Layland Leopards.
Everyone Gangster until a Convertible Bus pulls into the bus stop, Lol
It means that you’re running on love and air!!
Beamish museum has one in its original form with roof firnthe new 50s town and I love riding round on the old gal, allong with the trams and other transport.
Is there now a Lawrie lookalike appreciation society? lol
Great video! We are a metro cammell Titan owner too! A PD3 though.
I'm pretty damn sure I've ridden on this bus a good few times as a small child in the early 90s. If it's the one I'm thinking of, it would do scenic bus trips along Southsea seafront, picking up by the Hovercraft port and driving down towards Southsea Castle, South Parade Pier and Canoe Lake. I'm really glad to see it still running and in great condition. I just wish it could go back to it's Southsea summer duties of old.
Sister vehicle LRV996 operates a Southsea Seafront Service on the 3rd Sunday of the month (May to September) starting from the D Day museum car park.
Great intro
Fantastic video as always Lawrie. I'm a volunteer for the Aldridge transport museum, we have a small collection of buses and commercial vehicles. Just wondering if you're interested in coming down to have a look at our collection?
Would love to - drop me an email at Lawrie@lmm.media
Did the Open Top tour of the Isle Of Wight once. (Sandown to Ryde (as we took the Train from Pier Head down ) In November, In The Fog. Couldnt see a darned thing. Pub lunch on the far side of the Island was not too bad (Group hire of 35 people)
I saw you workin on this on a call we were one of the first to know
Bornemouth (And Devon General) had convertable open top buses. I have photos of 3x3 stacked roofs at the back of Newton Road Torquay Garage. ( Daimler Fleetlines I think )
I can't believe you don't like busses. Riding on them maybe... but you seem to love driving them.
You’ve forgotten the ladies!! A lot of them became conductors on buses!! The guys would be more into driving the bus rather than conducting it!!
Luckily, the Regent 3 or RT had a sliding door for the driver to access his cab!! Much better than the poor old Titan!!
Yet all LT Trolleybuses had hinged drivers doors, as did the RLH low height Regent 3.
This would very much depend on what the buyer specified. Buses in Leeds had sliding doors regardless of bodybuilder
Amazing video
Glad you think so!
Awsome videos
that voiceover crisp
Double decker buses aren’t really designed for racing!! They’re not a Formula One car, you know!! They’re there to carry people!!
I have a distant memory that some buses have raised walkway thru the middle (=limited headspace) with the seats dropped down either side to make space for underfloor engine or gearbox….not necessarily about the bus in the video.
In INDIA we also have ASHOK LEYLAND TITAN buses. This the bus I seen in childhood at CALCUTTA.
Still today
I seem to remember some had a half room. Part covered.
Hers another difference. The reason bell pushes were so few as only the conductor used them so he/she were always on their feet and kids couldn't reach them! Another thing - it was 1 ding to stop and 2 to go. Nowadays passengers hit the bell once to stop but the driver hears 2. Confusing? You will be!
You should visit the Romney hythe and dymchurch
You're in Scarborough lawrie
And she was in continuous revenue service for over 70 years (and kind of still is), let's see a modern bus manage that!
My thoughts exactly!
Lawrie thinks he's Cliff Richard.
I owned a PD2 in Toronto you don't need 1stt gear only if the bus was loaded.
Unless it's a 5 speed, not using 1st is a great way to shorten clutch life.
I was the gentleman at the back though usually on a Northern Couties bodied Guy Arab IV or V.
What a beautiful old bus. I do prefer older more characterful buses than the modern dull buses. Have you watched Pete And His Bus channel where he restores old and of recent saves Routemaster buses.
I saw this episode at statfold
On monday
I've driven that
Why would you need a heater on a Summer season bus? I'm sure that has tried to play chicken with me on the way into Beer 10 years ago...
I fout that was ALX400😂
It is Pickering near the north York Moors railway that were it looks like you started
Close!
Great video as always. Which of your videos has the Shoplands vehicle shown in the intro? Shoplands is local to us, we see them at Dig for Victory at the North Somerset showground so we would love to know!
Not released yet!
@@lmm ooh we will look forwards to that!
Hi like the vedio u sow me on Monday
Doing!
If it's that slow in "sports" configuration with no roof, how much slower would it be with the added weight of a roof and a full load of passengers?
This bus was only used for local work in Portsmouth when it was new. It probably didn't get to go over 25mph in those days and with no hills to contend with as Portsmouth city is totally flat.
After the roof was removed in 1971 it was only used on summer sea front duties weather permitting.
U lk what shoreline sun Cruise in Scarborough has the same bus it might be that one what they have bc I been on it
This does operate on Scarborough
This bus is nothing to do with Shoreline and they do not have any open top buses like this one. Theirs are all modern.
Hello @@lmm
Has anyone told Laurie that he could have the neat little ticket machine but without the bus? Just that it's physically possible, not necesarily a choice
Have you got any photos of it in stagecoach colours
There are some of it in stagecoach stripes on Flickr.
The question is what do people see in modern plain and boring things
Today we build stuff so boring its unbelievable
'Boring'.....and uncomfortable too!
Ruined it by chopping the roof , but back 53 years ago it was only an old bus not the vintage of today, and a very sexist view about conductors they had female "clippies" way back ,rhec2st female being employed 108 years ago infact
Possibly, but it probably wouldn't have survived if it hadn't been converted and of course, it can be rebuilt with a roof someday if required.
But having run open toppers, they are in great demand, so that's probably not going to happen.
I do concur with your commens on the "clippies".
These Leyland pd2's replaced the Leyland TD4 dating from 1935 that were being used on the sea front service.
I think all 4 of the TD4 open top vehicles still exist. At least 3 of the PD2 open top buses still exist.
No 1 last seen as a wreck. No 2 - not 992, the subject of this video and with those awful replacement rails installed by Stagecoach around the top deck that so spoil its graceful lines.. No 3 long scrapped. No 4 with CPPTD museum in a represntation of the original closed top livery. No 5 reduced to a wreck - may no longer exist. No 6 - in my shed. preserved in the livery it carried until it was withdrawn and still going strong. It has survived a fire and two engine failures in its 43 years of preservation. and is booked into County of Salop rally over August Bank Holiday as a regular entrant since 1980. A wonderful example of British engineering and design that can still hold its own even in today's traffic. Its been as far east asYork, but never quite made Scarborough.
@@frankgradwell4935 No 1 is now owned by CPPTD but is awaiting restoration, there is a lot of work to do.
From the photo I found you aren't exaggerating - poor thing! But at least it still exists - Anyone know if No 5 made it or if it died of shame????
Excellent video Lawrie. Lovely bus.
However a couple of minor points.
The PD2 wasn't quite "the same as the PD3", as the 3 was brought out in the late 50's, when PSV construction regulations changed to allow buses to be 30 ft in length, as against 27ft that had been the maximum length allowed up until then.
Also, as has, I think been pointed out elsewhere in the comments, conductors were not always male.
"Clippies ' were very common in the UK, especially during WW1 and 2 and at various other times in-between and since.
Cheers.