RichardB Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I don't even like buses ! http://www.southbus.co.uk/otheroperators/south_yorkshire.htm Means nowt to me ... Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Heres one for anyone who frequented the city centre pubs during the 70s & 80s , and had to catch the "last bus" home! I think the final departure was about 11.15pm. watch.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bus man Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Video no longer availbale The last bus was 2315 it was moved as a tempory measure in the 1950's due to the suez crissis and never put back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Driving the 2315 last bus's out of High Street made the F1 Start look quite tame as i remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 In the 60s the last bus was at 1.30am. I frequently caught this bus on the 52 route to Crookes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bus man Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Surely the 130am was a night bus , the normal service ended at 1115pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm sure you're right, but we late finishers called it the last bus, before a long walk or a cab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Heres one for anyone who frequented the city centre pubs during the 70s & 80s , and had to catch the "last bus" home! I think the final departure was about 11.15pm. To watch this short clip-----go on you tube , print South Yorkshire bus (video section) and you will find the clip "mass last bus departure-Sheffield 1985 , half way down. Enjoy!!!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 To watch this short clip-----go on you tube , print South Yorkshire bus (video section) and you will find the clip "mass last bus departure-Sheffield 1985 , half way down. Enjoy!!!! Excellent find transit but i still think the High Street departure was more exiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davekowl Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Worked on the buses in the late 60s and it was a case of hang on for dear life on the last bus. The driver would sit with the engine running , the clutch down and in gear waiting for the whistle. When it went it was of to a flier and anyone who was,nt on board had a long walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlie167 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I enjoyed the clip on you tube of all the buses leaving Pond St. It brought back memories of dashing down Flat St hoping to get the 41 before it left, I was always on the last minute!! And it wasnt easy running after a few bevies in the "Mucky Duck" All good fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemanner Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I was a bus driver for 40 years and I can confirm that at 11.14 pm in pond street bus station, we started our engines and sat there waiting for the inspectors whistle. The very second it was blown, clutch was out and accellerator down and it was OFF. It was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlemalc Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 The last bus before the night service started was certainly 11.15pm, we inspectors would make sure all buses had their engines running prior to "the whistle" nothing was worse than a non starter at that time, if we had such an event, the inspector had to stay untill a fitter came out to recover the offending vehicle, or get it going. It made an already late finish later still, so you can imagine the comments when this happened. If it happened facing on the down side of High St, or in Bridge St, the bus could often be started by letting it roll, and "bump starting it". I had a big old Rover 100 car at the time, I can remember an 11.15pm Oughtibridge bus not starting one night, and I used the front bumper of the car against the rear engine cover of the Leyland to just getting it to roll to the top of Silverhead St, where it bump started OK to the satisfaction of both myself and the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bus man Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Thought some may be intrested in this http://www.transportimages.com/gallery/v/b...ation/1285.html its one of the Regent III's but with the Regent V front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Heres one for anyone who frequented the city centre pubs during the 70s & 80s , and had to catch the "last bus" home! I think the final departure was about 11.15pm. Try this link for the video....Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Thought some may be intrested in this http://www.transportimages.com/gallery/v/b...ation/1285.html its one of the Regent III's but with the Regent V front .....another of the same batch with the older grey roofed livery....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 .....another of the same batch with the older grey roofed livery....... 1279 Regent III. Earlier batch but normal height. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 1279 Regent III. Earlier batch but normal hight. W/E. ...and Roe bodied . The other two are Weymann bodied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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