The 180…. I’ve come down to South East again and this was definitely for good reason. On a B5 MMC with a developed compressor fault, we join this driver on a late shift on the 180 flooring it from North Greenwich to Erith via Woolwich, Abbey Wood and the standout stretch of the route - the high speed Yarnton Way.

This bus was undoubtedly very quick coupled with the fact that it had a compressor fault which exclaimed by the driver makes the whole batch itself pull off like rockets and give it F1 car acceleration leading us to gain speed very quickly. The perfect condition for some high speed action which is exactly what we got in this video. Enjoy the noise created by it though, in my opinion I kinda like it!

Nonetheless, hoping to be back down to SE again soon and tick off some more PD routes with this driver and with the different types of buses they have. Hope you guys enjoy and if you do please like and subscribe. Thank you!

~~~~~~The video can be timestamped below as follows~~~~~~
0:00 - Compressor Noise + Floored up to 30mph
0:47 - Deadrun - up to 30mph
1:51 - Hawking an E400H
2:38 - Another E400H bites the dust + up to 35mph
3:10 - {Compressor Fault} Floored up to 35mph
3:37 - Nice acceleration up to 30mph
3:58 - Floored up to 43mph (top speed)
4:41 - Floored down Busbys Way to decent speed
5:06 - Reaching up to 32mph down Woolwich Rd
6:00 - {Compressor Fault} Foot down up to top speed on Yarnton Way
7:26 - Fast acceleration + Caning the bus up to 35mph
8:14 - Flooring down Erith High Street
8:40 - Blowing up to 35mph twrds Fraser Road
9:23 - {Compressor Fault} Foot down up to 43mph down Fraser Rd
10:17 - Floored up to 32mph in Erith
10:41 - {Compressor} up to 37mph
11:31 - Speeding and swinging round bends/RBs
12:35 - Floored up to 40mph down Yarnton Way
14:38 - Compressor Noise + decent speed down McLeod Road
15:19 - Up to good speed on Woolwich Church St
15:42 - Compressor Noise + Floored up to 35mph on Penninsular Park Rd

North West London Bus Guy