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Post by busoccultation on Apr 13, 2020 20:47:35 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Stagecoach ALX400 for me and for the routes its mainly was the likes of the 86, 101, 104, 147, 238 etc.. among few other routes. |
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Post by londonboy71 on Apr 13, 2020 20:55:03 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Bristol VRs on the 3/3A/3B... you may have guessed this wasn't in London!
Most of my childhood London memories involve travelling by tube rather than bus, but I do remember the lovely Ms on the W3 and W7; to my mind they made the dull VRs from back home seem positively ancient. As a child I was much more interested in new buses than old ones, so the RMs didn't really register with me (other than the oddity of having no doors), even though they were very much the dominant type in central London.
RT RTW RTL RF GS TROLLEYBUSES RM1 I AM VERY OLD !! |
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Post by londonboy71 on Apr 13, 2020 21:01:54 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Earliest routes I used were the 2, 2b, 13, 26, 74, 74B, 102, 113, 187 and 244. All were RM operated, except for the 74 and 74B which were RML, the 102 which was RT and the 244 which was SMS. This was the old 244 from Southgate Station to Golders Green Station. Also the 26 used to run from New Barnet to Victoria (not today's Waterloo - Hackney Wick route which is really the eastern end of the 6). It ran in two overlapping sections Barnet - Golders Green and North Finchley - Victoria (today's 13). 73 76 106 106A 653/253 649/149 543/243 67. I lived in Stoke Newington/Stamford Hill before they became posh. 73 Stoke Newington to Hounslow 67 Stoke Newingtonto Waterloo 106/A Finsbury Park to Becontree/Dagenham Real routee with real buses |
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Post by John tuthill on Apr 13, 2020 21:09:48 GMT
Some day the answer to this would be “LTs”!!! Ah, but WHICH LTs?  I can genuinely say pre-war RTs on the 182 Cannon Street to Woolwich, but then I can remember their predecessor, the DD trams on routes 44 and 46. When I say remember, the memories are exceedingly vague as I was so young but I was there for Last Tram Day! I'd hope it would be this type  Picture from LT collection Attachment Deleted |
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Post by M1199 on Apr 13, 2020 22:04:06 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Leyland National's on the 204 MCW Metrobuses on the 223 Swear blind I could remember DMS's on the 207, but after researching it, it must of been early rouge M workings with the white upper window surrounds whilst the route was still RM operated. I believe the DMS's were swept away the year before I was born! First bus journey on my own was aboard an MA on the U5, Between Hillingdon Hospital and Whitehall School, had to pay adult fare too if I remember, as it was before 09:00! Was cr@pping myself the whole journey!  |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 13, 2020 23:49:51 GMT
Did you ever take a 109 from TSQ to Croydon? That's a journey I'd have loved to have taken. Only ever did Brixton to Croydon in those days - would of loved to have done a L journey from Trafalgar Square to Purley. |
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Post by 15002 on Apr 14, 2020 8:37:19 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Stagecoach ALX400 for me and for the routes its mainly was the likes of the 86, 101, 104, 147, 238 etc.. among few other routes. Same with me actually, I also remember the Marshalls being everywhere as a young kid on buses such as the D6, D8, 323 etc. Also remember the Bendies on the 25s which are still amongst my favourite buses till this day alongside the Euro 2 ALX400 Tridents that were seen everywhere. I wanted to go on the Presidents when they had them on the 179 and the 58 but never had any opportunity unfortunately, alongside the DLA’s on the 123. |
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Post by southlondonbus on Apr 14, 2020 8:59:33 GMT
Did you ever take a 109 from TSQ to Croydon? That's a journey I'd have loved to have taken. Only ever did Brixton to Croydon in those days - would of loved to have done a L journey from Trafalgar Square to Purley. That must have been a near on 90 mins journey. They did only run on Sundays thou i think and maybe early and late journeys. |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 14, 2020 9:10:25 GMT
I share one route with redbus in the 2B although later on when it became L operated rather than the RML era. Growing up, I also used the current 2 with L’s rather than the old 2 which is now the 322. Others that I remember as a child using were the 37 with M’s, 45 with T’s, 109 with L’s & M’s, 118 with M’s, 133 with VC’s, 159 with RM’s & 196 with various types over the years & 250 with L’s & M’s. The 3 I rarely used but I remember the proper SP’s well, 35 with T’s & 345’s with LDP’s or the odd T I’d see a lot when waiting for a 45 but the other Brixton routes were quite alien to me at the time Incidentally those L class Olympians were in their early days used on the 37 when the bulk of the route was based at the temporarily re-opened Clapham Garage, which started having their Ms cascaded across London for OPO conversions. They were also used on the 196 when Norwood Garage were getting the same change of fleet. When the rebuilt Streatham Garage opened Ls were used there on the 49¹, 118, Sunday 159 and 249. ¹ ‐ not straightaway as it was still initially with Routemasters |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 14, 2020 9:19:19 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? My first memories as a child using buses was going to visit my nan. What I know know to be to he SMS class were the first vehicles I can remember on the 12A, but they only lasted for a short time before being replaced by Leyland National ... which had big squeaky break issues when they were first introduced. Also remember seeing the 12, and remember some had 'dustbin lid' rear wheels and some did not. Since learnt these were RTs and RMs respectively. As a very young kid I can just about remember the 12A as an SMS, possibly as it seemed weird for me to see the breed on a route other than the 200. I also very vaguely remember RT operation on the 75, the type I was then used to seeing on the 77, 88, 93, 118 and 155. |
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Post by SILENCED on Apr 14, 2020 9:42:46 GMT
I share one route with redbus in the 2B although later on when it became L operated rather than the RML era. Growing up, I also used the current 2 with L’s rather than the old 2 which is now the 322. Others that I remember as a child using were the 37 with M’s, 45 with T’s, 109 with L’s & M’s, 118 with M’s, 133 with VC’s, 159 with RM’s & 196 with various types over the years & 250 with L’s & M’s. The 3 I rarely used but I remember the proper SP’s well, 35 with T’s & 345’s with LDP’s or the odd T I’d see a lot when waiting for a 45 but the other Brixton routes were quite alien to me at the time Incidentally those L class Olympians were in their early days used on the 37 when the bulk of the route was based at the temporarily re-opened Clapham Garage, which started having their Ms cascaded across London for OPO conversions. They were also used on the 196 when Norwood Garage were getting the same change of fleet. When the rebuilt Streatham Garage opened Ls were used there on the 49¹, 118, Sunday 159 and 249. ¹ ‐ not straightaway as it was still initially with Routemasters Are you saying Ls operated the 196 before leaving N in March 87? Can only recall the B-reg Metrobuses ... and used to work on line of route in those days. Timeline it is possible, just have no recollection. |
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Post by galwhv69 on Apr 14, 2020 9:46:33 GMT
What's the earliest routes remembered as a child and what type buses were then used? Down when I lived near the junction of Whitehorse Road & Windmill Road in Croydon in 2008 50 - ARRIVA - DW & T 75 - STAGECOACH - Tridents (TA) 157 - ABELLIO - Tridents (TA) 450 - ARRIVA - PDL 468 - GO AHEAD - WVL N68 - GO AHEAD - WVL X68 - GO AHEAD - WVL |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 14, 2020 10:16:58 GMT
Incidentally those L class Olympians were in their early days used on the 37 when the bulk of the route was based at the temporarily re-opened Clapham Garage, which started having their Ms cascaded across London for OPO conversions. They were also used on the 196 when Norwood Garage were getting the same change of fleet. When the rebuilt Streatham Garage opened Ls were used there on the 49¹, 118, Sunday 159 and 249. ¹ ‐ not straightaway as it was still initially with Routemasters Are you saying Ls operated the 196 before leaving N in March 87? Can only recall the B-reg Metrobuses ... and used to work on line of route in those days. Timeline it is possible, just have no recollection. I remember seeing an L on route on literally one or two occasions, perhaps then considered as odd workings...then Cityrama took over. |
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Post by John tuthill on Apr 14, 2020 11:06:03 GMT
Are you saying Ls operated the 196 before leaving N in March 87? Can only recall the B-reg Metrobuses ... and used to work on line of route in those days. Timeline it is possible, just have no recollection. I remember seeing an L on route on literally one or two occasions, perhaps then considered as odd workings...then Cityrama took over. Check out 'Ian Armstrongs web page' for '196' Plenty of photos of the different operators' buses |
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Post by SILENCED on Apr 14, 2020 11:11:13 GMT
I remember seeing an L on route on literally one or two occasions, perhaps then considered as odd workings...then Cityrama took over. Check out 'Ian Armstrongs web page' for '196' Plenty of photos of the different operators' buses But no L class ... I am pretty sure the Ts at N worked the 196, but as previously stated, no recollection of a L on the route. |
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I can genuinely say pre-war RTs on the 182 Cannon Street to Woolwich, but then I can remember their predecessor, the DD trams on routes 44 and 46. When I say remember, the memories are exceedingly vague as I was so young but I was there for Last Tram Day!
