Bristol RE buses at Sheffield & Dinnington 12th Sept 1992
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- I've finally got round to having a couple of my old VHS-C tapes converted to digital professionally, which has resulted in better quality that I previously achieved on a home system some 20 years ago. It's never going to be as good as HD or 4K but it's about the best I can hope for. Enjoy.
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i can remember THE factory where they were built at brislington bristol all that remains now is a pub called the lodekka.the RE exhaust has a lovely bark to it
I've heard of the pub, ought to make a visit to drink there sometime.
I'm 15, too young to remember any of these, but my parents told me about the 208, part of the reason I was excited when Firstbus revived it earlier this year. I'm amazed how many different Dinnington - Sheffield routes have been around, We have 4 now, never mind all these ones. Amazing :)
They were happy days
Nice old bus model and I love the sound of the bus because it is memory me on the bus in Aarhus in Denmark 🇩🇰 in 1980 and 1990 when we bus have des saint in Denmark 🇩🇰
I miss the saint of the bus motor in Denmark line des you have in England because I really love it ❤
Pleasing to see Northern bus had a number of former Crosville RELL6G including ERG594 a marvellous manual gearbox RE! Now I think back, I was in Sheffield that day and i rode on 594 and a former Sheffield Leyland PD2/20 1156 (3156WE). Many thanks for this lovely footage!
You're welcome, and sorry for the late reply.
RELL6L and RELH6L were my favourites. I drove a cracking (ex Colchester) RELL6L. It flew. Remember Wiggies VAL14s on the Dinningtons.
Happy Days, sadly I never got to drive RE's in service.
@@BristolRE Only a part timer but I drove a couple.
@@davidoldfield4921 More than me, Lol
It seems Northern Bus favoured only Leyland 680-engined REs which were certainly lively to drive. I did part-time driving for United Auto whose RE fleet was mostly Gardner-powered. But the first time I drove a RELH6L, I was a convert! We ran them on the X50 Tynelink express services between Darlington and Newcastle and they flew along the A1(M) - better for timekeeping than the Leopards which died going uphill. Thank you for posting your video - the sight and sound of these machines is certainly evocative!
You're welcome, it's just a shame that I didn't take more footage.
As a little lad we'd catch United RE's from York to London - oh how I loved those journeys, perfectly balanced bodywork in cream and olive, the whine in 5th, air suspension and ECW's supremely comfortable seats made it the best long distance coach by far. I vowed that when I was old enough to drive, then United coach drivers would be my role model - smooth and consistent! I read that West Yorkshire had a batch of RE's that were geared for Gardners, but due to delays at the factory received Leylands - apparently they were flying machines! If anyone can explain the technicalities why that would be I'd appreciate it. Although United's always seemed pretty quick to me!
@@robertp.wainman4094 It was a combination of the extra horsepower of the Leyland O.680 unit (30-45bhp difference dependent on engine variants) combined with the 5-speed transmission with higher rear axle ratio.
@@Neash2 Thanks for explanation. So normally the Leyland 680 versions were fitted with a lower ratio back axle? Gear and axle ratios have always puzzled me.
@@robertp.wainman4094 Higher diff ratios means being able to achieve a faster speed for the same engine rpm. Gear ratio is a comparison of the speed at which the engine is rotating compared to that of the propeller shaft from the gearbox to the differential. Axle ratio is the number of revolutions the shaft needs to make in order to spin the axle one complete revolution. The number is expressed in a ratio, which represents the number of teeth on the ring gear divided by the number of teeth on the pinion. For example, a 3:1 ratio means that the shaft will turn 3 times for each complete wheel spin. Hope this helps!
Great video Peter and nice to see Bristol REs in their prime.
Thanks
Wow, those Bristol REs sure made some noise! Great feature.
"Proper" Buses.
They were built to last. None of the soundproofing crap they fit to newer buses, made to make your ears pop.
@@markcaldwell2831 Indeed
They were fast as well
That was one brilliant day, Peter!
Indeed it was
Most of the south Wales bus operators had these awesome beasts they used to make a great sight and sound in the valleys some of the cynon valley r e clocked up 25 years service
Excellent stuff,spotted a couple of ex Trent ones in there.
Thanks, happy days
Dang! These buses are older back in the 90s
Lovely buses
I remember Northern Bus very well and boy did their love Bristol RE's? They also had a few VR's, Nationals, and some coaches that did long distance routes. I think Northern Bus ceased in 1998.
They certainly had an interesting fleet.
Stroud love it,s RE,s mk1 mk2 mk3
Oh wow! That is really cool! Nice video
Thank You.
Great buses.
Indeed they were
Meaty sounding beasts 👍
Definitely!
Gardner engined
God I remember freezing cold mornings going to school on these beasts. And those damn plastic seats...
No bus growls like an RE.
So true
@@BristolRE Other than the Volvo B10M the RE was one of the best single deck buses ever made. I really like them.
Oh I think the leopard is a good contender - same engine. Primrose motors of Leominster had them. Could hear them for miles.
Cool 👏
Cheers
Nice video Peter from 1992
Cheers
@@BristolRE no problem
When buses sounded. Loud and proud not like the shite optare
Definitely!
I heard that the 210 used to be a single decker in the 90s. Was that true?
Yes, the 210 was single deck until 2008 when it went over to double deck.