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[Lizzie_Zoom]

1968...........that to me was a great year!

Your picture looks so peaceful with a bus going about its summer business in Wales, with a lovely metalic silver example of a Cortina Mk2 in the back ground, probably a basic 1.6, the same as my father's first company car.   

I was in Butlins Bognor (what a dump!!) with my parents for two weeks in August 1968.  Great music, and my personal favourites, had been published that year including: I Say A Little Prayer by Anthea Franklin,  Those Were The Days by May Hopkin, and more importantly than even those, Hey Jude by the Beatles, with the 'B' side Revolution. 

Very apt as the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia after an uprising had taken place whilst we were at Butlins!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUaMkQAYQNw

Yes, and there are typical eastern European buses in this clip, some complete, some not!

So whilst the bus sat there at the bus stop, and I was in Butlins enjoying a paeceful British summers day, heartbreak was taking place in Czechoslovakia

[splott]

How many of these do you remember from 1968,I think it was one of the best years for memorable hits.

1 Hey Jude The Beatles
2 Honey Bobby Goldsboro
3 Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat
4 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
5 People Got To Be Free Rascals
6 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
7 This Guy's In Love With You Herb Alpert
8 Stoned Soul Picnic Fifth Dimension
9 Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel
10 Tighten Up Archie Bell and The Drells
11 The Good The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro
12 Little Green Apples O.C. Smith
13 Mony Mony, Tommy James and The Shondells
14 Hello I Love You, The Doors
15 Young Girl Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
16 Cry Like A Baby Box Tops
17 Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley
18 Grazing In The Grass Hugh Masekela
19 Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots
20 Dance To The Music Sly and The Family Stone
21 The Horse Cliff Nobles and Co.
22 I Wish It Would Rain Temptations
23 La-La Means I Love You Delfonics
24 Turn Around Look At Me Vogues
25 Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred and His Playboy Band
26 Spooky Classics IV
27 Love Child Diana Ross and The Supremes
28 Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush
29 The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame
30 Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin
31 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
32 Cowboys To Girls Intruders
33 Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Company
34 Lady Willpower Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
35 A Beautiful Morning Rascals
36 The Look Of Love Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
37 Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash
38 Yummy Yumm Yummy Ohio Express
39 Fire  Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
40 Love Is All Around Troggs
41 Playboy Gene and Debbe
42 (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Dionne Warwick
43 Classical Gas Mason Williams
44 Slip Away Clarence Carter
45 Girl Watcher O'Kaysions
46 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin
47 Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers
48 1 2 3 Red Light 1910 Fruitgum Company
49 Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend and Lover
50 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones
51 MacArthur Park Richard Harris
52 Light My Fire Jose Feliciano
53 I Love You People
54 Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge
55 Pictures Of Matchstick Men Status Quo
56 Summertime Blues Blue Cheer
57 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
58 I Got The Feelin' James Brown and The Famous Flames
59 I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees
60 Lady Madonna The Beatles
61 Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan
62 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
63 Bottle Of Wine Fireballs
64 Stay In My Corner Dells
65 Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell
66 Delilah Tom Jones
67 Nobody But Me Human Beinz
68 I Thank You Sam and Dave
69 The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
70 Sky Pilot Eric Burdon and The Animals
71 Indian Lake The Cowsills
72 I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
73 Over You Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
74 Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen
75 Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder
76 The Unicorn The Irish Rovers
77 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
78 Revolution The Beatles
79 Woman Woman, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
80 Elenore Turtles
81 Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspirations
82 The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann
83 Baby Now That I've Found You, Foundations
84 White Room Cream
85 If You Can Want Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
86 Cab Driver The Mills Brothers
87 Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers
88 Do You Know The Way To San Jose Dionne Warwick
89 Scarborough Fair / Canticle Simon and Garfunkel
90 Think Aretha Franklin
91 You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
92 Here Comes The Judge Shorty Long
93 I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
94 Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud
95 Sealed With A Kiss Gary Lewis and The Playboys
96 Piece Of My Heart Big Brother and The Holding Company
97 Suzie Q. Creedence Clearwater Revival
98 Bend Me Shape American Breed
99 Hey Western Union Man Jerry Butler
100 Never Give You Up

[Lizzie_Zoom]

How many of these do you remember from 1968,I think it was one of the best years for memorable hits.

1 Hey Jude The Beatles
2 Honey Bobby Goldsboro
3 Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat
4 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
5 People Got To Be Free Rascals
6 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
7 This Guy's In Love With You Herb Alpert
8 Stoned Soul Picnic Fifth Dimension
9 Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel
10 Tighten Up Archie Bell and The Drells
11 The Good The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro
12 Little Green Apples O.C. Smith
13 Mony Mony, Tommy James and The Shondells
14 Hello I Love You, The Doors
15 Young Girl Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
16 Cry Like A Baby Box Tops
17 Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley
18 Grazing In The Grass Hugh Masekela
19 Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots
20 Dance To The Music Sly and The Family Stone
21 The Horse Cliff Nobles and Co.
22 I Wish It Would Rain Temptations
23 La-La Means I Love You Delfonics
24 Turn Around Look At Me Vogues
25 Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred and His Playboy Band
26 Spooky Classics IV
27 Love Child Diana Ross and The Supremes
28 Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush
29 The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame
30 Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin
31 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
32 Cowboys To Girls Intruders
33 Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Company
34 Lady Willpower Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
35 A Beautiful Morning Rascals
36 The Look Of Love Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
37 Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash
38 Yummy Yumm Yummy Ohio Express
39 Fire  Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
40 Love Is All Around Troggs
41 Playboy Gene and Debbe
42 (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Dionne Warwick
43 Classical Gas Mason Williams
44 Slip Away Clarence Carter
45 Girl Watcher O'Kaysions
46 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin
47 Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers
48 1 2 3 Red Light 1910 Fruitgum Company
49 Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend and Lover
50 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones
51 MacArthur Park Richard Harris
52 Light My Fire Jose Feliciano
53 I Love You People
54 Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge
55 Pictures Of Matchstick Men Status Quo
56 Summertime Blues Blue Cheer
57 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
58 I Got The Feelin' James Brown and The Famous Flames
59 I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees
60 Lady Madonna The Beatles
61 Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan
62 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
63 Bottle Of Wine Fireballs
64 Stay In My Corner Dells
65 Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell
66 Delilah Tom Jones
67 Nobody But Me Human Beinz
68 I Thank You Sam and Dave
69 The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
70 Sky Pilot Eric Burdon and The Animals
71 Indian Lake The Cowsills
72 I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
73 Over You Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
74 Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen
75 Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder
76 The Unicorn The Irish Rovers
77 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
78 Revolution The Beatles
79 Woman Woman, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
80 Elenore Turtles
81 Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspirations
82 The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann
83 Baby Now That I've Found You, Foundations
84 White Room Cream
85 If You Can Want Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
86 Cab Driver The Mills Brothers
87 Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers
88 Do You Know The Way To San Jose Dionne Warwick
89 Scarborough Fair / Canticle Simon and Garfunkel
90 Think Aretha Franklin
91 You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
92 Here Comes The Judge Shorty Long
93 I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
94 Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud
95 Sealed With A Kiss Gary Lewis and The Playboys
96 Piece Of My Heart Big Brother and The Holding Company
97 Suzie Q. Creedence Clearwater Revival
98 Bend Me Shape American Breed
99 Hey Western Union Man Jerry Butler
100 Never Give You Up

Oh dear Splott, I remember 99% of those!

What a year that was; and I left school!  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

August 11th 1968 of course saw the 15 Guineas Specials, the last scheduled BR steam trains:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTY0YPsLePg[/media]




 

[The Red Baron]

great pic lizzie

[Seth]

1968...........that to me was a great year!

Your picture looks so peaceful with a bus going about its summer business in Wales, with a lovely metalic silver example of a Cortina Mk2 in the back ground, probably a basic 1.6, the same as my father's first company car.   

I was in Butlins Bognor (what a dump!!) with my parents for two weeks in August 1968.  Great music, and my personal favourites, had been published that year including: I Say A Little Prayer by Anthea Franklin,  Those Were The Days by May Hopkin, and more importantly than even those, Hey Jude by the Beatles, with the 'B' side Revolution. 

Very apt as the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia after an uprising had taken place whilst we were at Butlins!








A brilliant summary of that year Lizzie ........
 
Have been studying that Mk2 Cortina meself, and I've got to agree with you, though the colour could be Blue Mink. Mind you, it could be Silver Fox - hmmm .....
 
The peacefulness at Aberavon on that day would have been only slightly dented by the melodious sound of '137s' AH505 engine ticking-over at the bus stop!
 
And the music:
I can tell you that the following numbers would no doubt have been belting out at the nearby Miami Beach Funfair:
Young Girl (Gary Puckett); Jesamine (The Casuals) and Everlasting Love (The Love Affair).

In fact, to capture this reminiscence I've got Young Girl playing on my iMac as I compile this reply!
 

Oh, and 'Those were the days' was sung by Mary Hopkin, a local lass from nearby Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley.
You're slipping Lizzie!
  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

1968...........that to me was a great year!

Your picture looks so peaceful with a bus going about its summer business in Wales, with a lovely metalic silver example of a Cortina Mk2 in the back ground, probably a basic 1.6, the same as my father's first company car.   

I was in Butlins Bognor (what a dump!!) with my parents for two weeks in August 1968.  Great music, and my personal favourites, had been published that year including: I Say A Little Prayer by Anthea Franklin,  Those Were The Days by May Hopkin, and more importantly than even those, Hey Jude by the Beatles, with the 'B' side Revolution. 

Very apt as the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia after an uprising had taken place whilst we were at Butlins!








A brilliant summary of that year Lizzie ........
 
Have been studying that Mk2 Cortina meself, and I've got to agree with you, though the colour could be Blue Mink. Mind you, it could be Silver Fox - hmmm .....
 
The peacefulness at Aberavon on that day would have been only slightly dented by the melodious sound of '137s' AH505 engine ticking-over at the bus stop!
 
And the music:
I can tell you that the following numbers would no doubt have been belting out at the nearby Miami Beach Funfair:
Young Girl (Gary Puckett); Jesamine (The Casuals) and Everlasting Love (The Love Affair).

In fact, to capture this reminiscence I've got Young Girl playing on my iMac as I compile this reply!
 

Oh, and 'Those were the days' was sung by Mary Hopkin, a local lass from nearby Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley.
You're slipping Lizzie!
  

lol     I mistyped Mary!!

[Seth]

lol     I mistyped Mary!!


You're forgiven Ms Zoom!
 

[Vamps]

Now for those miggy owners who do not want to put a large LPG tank in their boot, but still run on gas, you could try this;
the 1943 answer to powering buses by gas:



 

Time to fit a towbar.......

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Now for those miggy owners who do not want to put a large LPG tank in their boot, but still run on gas, you could try this;
the 1943 answer to powering buses by gas:



 

Time to fit a towbar.......

Think of the range you could get with a very large gas tank on a trailer behind Vamps!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

................of course with buses you could put a very large gas tank on the roof:



 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

.................or you run a bus like this; an Oslo bus run on poo!

Yes methane gas extracted from human waste



For further details read this:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/01/oslos-buses-to/

 

[Vamps]

Given all the attention to 911 I wondered if there was a bus route 911?......would be great to see some pics, or perhaps trams...

[Nickbat]

Given all the attention to 911 I wondered if there was a bus route 911?......would be great to see some pics, or perhaps trams...

Is there a law against disinterring threads that are peacefully dead and buried?

 

[albitz]

If there isnt there bloody well should be.