(HD) Swansea Bus Museum. Driving '590' AEC Regent V. Sunday 31st May 2015.

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Today we go to Swansea Bus Museum for their Family Fun Day, I am rostered to drive the Service 75. The 'City Center Shuttle'. Bus Museum--Railway Station--Bus Station(Wellington St)--Bus Museum. I am lucky in being allocated 590, 423 HCY a 1964 AEC Regent V . With an AEC AV691 11.3 Litre Engine & Weymann 71 Seat Body ex South Wales Transport. . I have driven Sister's 586 and 639 in previous visits. Being a massive AEC Regent V fan, my aim is to capture as much of the iconic AEC melodic Gearbox sounds as possible and to put on here for posterity...while we still can !! 590 didn't disappoint, a really lovely powerful and smooth drive with those sounds i remember so well as a Child travelling to School in the 1960's This was a nice change of route for me as it has been many Years since i have been outside Swansea Railway Station and The Queensway. Gave me lots of standing starts from Traffic Lights etc to get the best sounds from that Gearbox. Firstly i must thank my lovely partner Sharon for filming this trip for me, bless her...the patience of a Saint. Also many thanks to Mathew from The Bus Museum for showing me the route around the City. It was great for us to meet up with our great friend Bob Masterman , who came along with us on the trip and made a partner video to this one. See his Channel for two videos he made Today. The middle part of this video is footage taken of different Vehicles outside at The Museum. The final part is footage taken after driving in The Car around Swansea Bay to Mumbles and Bracelet Bay Near Limeslade., to finish the day off nicely. In the last clips we capture the view at Langland Bay where i lived not far from the Beach up till April 1969 when i moved to Somerset. Hope you like this video, although it may appeal more to Bus Enthusiast's ....We had a great Day...Thanks for watching......Steve.

Here is a link to Bob's video:-
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Filmed on a Panasonic HC X920.... Hand held.