(18 Feb 2015, 7:25 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote (face palms), Fozz, I knew what they looked like man. I think 4681, 4708 and 4710 are preserved.

Just wondering, do you have any memories of them?

Yes, I was nearly killed by one when I was a baby, either a National or Atlantean, I had just started by accounts...

Coming back from my mates funeral in 2000, I was pissed as a fart, got on a National, when I come to get off the bus, I was staggering down the aisle, forgot there was a step and completely missed it and smacked the bone above my arse and the funny bone(never understood why it is called that)...The very next day was the infamous spewgate incident

One thing annoyed me once, coming back from Heworth on a 194, late at night on a National, pulls into Philadelphia depot, gets off the bus and disappears for ages, I cant remember what he was up to, but me and a couple of people were left on the bus...The driver may have nipped in to go for a slash or a turd or something, In the end I missed the last bus from Easington Lane back home.

Most of my memories will have a Leyland in there somewhere...

I thought they were nice buses, very reliable and were around for years.

Were GNEs last Nationals actually withdrawn within the last 10 years???

British Rail would go on to base the Class 142 Pacers on the Leyland National

Oh aye...my bad for thinking you didnt know what one was