Ipswich Atlantean No. 6 goes to refuel before the Model Engineering Day.
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Ipswich Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R with Charles H Roe bodywork is taken for refuelling prior to a running day.
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It was a pleasure to watch those gear changes...👍
I had a very good tutor; it’s lovely when it sounds just right.
That’s the proper way to drive these buses. Lovely smooth gear changes with the correct pause in neutral. A blip in neutral when changing down gear 👍
Thank you.
I had a very good tutor.
They used to use these old busses for my school as a kid (late '90s to early-mid 2000s.) They were always in dark green. I think they were all just retired fleet.
Cracking video, good to see you starting to regularly put videos up. Enjoyed this one.
Thanks - Still honing the camera setup… I think (after this) I’ve finally found the source of the annoying occasional rattle in the rig too - a tiny door on a little lanyard, where the external mic plugs in…. Not sure when the next one will be now; maybe some coaches.
@@richardwalker_ What camera are you using?
It’s an Insta One R 4k (like a Go Pro) set to 25fps, which I have rigged to a Røde Video Go mic, on a couple of Nikon extension brackets and a SmallRig clamp. Clamps up to the handrail beside the door. Excellent image stabilisation.
@@richardwalker_ Thanks, I'll check it out!
Thanks for the lift Richard. You're a legend
Perfect timing!
@@richardwalker_ Certainly was. Always good to see you mate
Beautifully driven she's a beautiful bus leyland atlanteans are my all time favourite
Wonderful video, reminds me of the Atlanteans in Leeds and Bradford.
High geared Atlantean, unlike most of CitiBuses Leyland Atlanteans here in Manchester.
I thought it was possibly the wide angle making it seem fast. It does look to have a high speed diff.
It’s not hugely fast; like you say, the wide angle makes it appear quicker than it really is. Nothing above 40mph here. It would do more on a run, but mechanical sympathy dictates leaving some in reserve, for she’s an old girl now.
@@richardwalker_ definitely town geared then. Thanks for clarifying.
No you don't want to be riding the governor too much.
nice, really don't know it need double clutch (1>n>2, 4>n+gas>3)
i saw other bus driver just (1>2, 4>3)
The gearbox in the Atlantean is semi-automatic, with only two pedals, a fluid flywheel and no clutch. Best practice is to pause to allow the revs to drop to match the road speed when going up the box, and to increase revs to match engine speed when changing down. This reduces wear to the mechanical components, particularly the brake bands which operate on planetary gears in the box to effect the change, and the angle drive and prop shafts. It’s good practice to pause for mechanical sympathy.
@@richardwalker_ yes, need rev matching for semi-automatic
when i was little don't know it, just saw all driver drive Daimler Fleetline (jumbo) so jerky
hope i am a driver back in the day, can give passengers a smooth journey
but nowadays buses are AT no need to think about it
@@yct6956 many drivers find a way to abuse an automatic bus. They have lock up stages which means sudden throttle inputs really puts huge forces on the driveline and puts sudden jerks on the bus.
I remember a driver doing that to a Metrobus and I cringed.
@@jamesfrench7299 oh, feel sorry about that
@@yct6956 it was in London. I still cherished the ride. It was normally a Dennis Dart.
nice gearchanging and noisy handbrake
Thanks!
Nice to see him pause three seconds in Neutral when changing gears.
Thanks. I had a very good tutor.
not atlantean tapping is normull engine falt
CC VC