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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 16:26:04 GMT
Has anyone seen this bus before and if so what is it called it looks to me a bit like a omnicity but i would like someone to confirm that: londonbuspics.fotopic.net/p58404308.html38213, SN09CCF, First Glasgow in Newton Mearns |
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Post by bexleybusdude on May 23, 2009 16:40:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 16:58:10 GMT
ok i had heard about it but didnt know that any companies in the UK had it Great ;D |
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Post by TA1 on May 23, 2009 17:11:08 GMT
First ordered a bundle of them this year for there operations around the UK
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 17:39:00 GMT
First ordered a bundle of them this year for there operations around the UK around the uk or just in scotland?? |
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Post by zebedee104 on May 23, 2009 18:03:58 GMT
Just Glasgow.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 19:10:29 GMT
Nice i look foward to seeing it in london at somepoint ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 22:59:25 GMT
Unless TfL ever decide to allow tri-axles on normal London services, I doubt that will happen for a while yet. I hope it does one day though. Nice i look foward to seeing it in london at somepoint ;D |
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Post by vjaska on May 23, 2009 23:07:01 GMT
The Enviro 500 is a lovely bus. I was very lucky to have rode one in Dublin (they have a batch allocated to the 46 and its suffix routes). Very comfortable and quick too though the difference between First's ones and Dublin Bus ones is that First's ones are Tridents whereas Dublins are B9TLs, I think from 2005-06.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 10:51:51 GMT
The Enviro 500 is a lovely bus. I was very lucky to have rode one in Dublin (they have a batch allocated to the 46 and its suffix routes). Very comfortable and quick too though the difference between First's ones and Dublin Bus ones is that First's ones are Tridents whereas Dublins are B9TLs, I think from 2005-06. yes i might have to go on a trip to dublin or glasgow to try and ride on then the ones in scotland are 09 reg ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 11:29:03 GMT
This is the sort of bus i want to see on the bendy bus routes when the bendies go. In my opinion it would make sense.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 12:15:10 GMT
This is the sort of bus i want to see on the bendy bus routes when the bendies go. In my opinion it would make sense. yes but how many enviro 500's will it take to transport the same amount of people as a artic?? |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 15:56:43 GMT
Slightly less I should think. They do have a higher capacity than artics on average do they not? (I'm not taking that ridiculous 140-odd crush-loading figure on artics into account :  I would say Enviro500s (and other tri-axle models) would be a better compromise instead of having artics unsuitable for London's streets or a huge number of conventional 2-axle double-deckers (and, going on the forthcoming conversion of the 38, there would be more of the latter than there was artics previously just to ensure no capacity is lost). Tri-axles have already operated on sightseeing tours in Central London for ages so they should have no problem there. Whether I'd be able to say the same for the outer suburbs that's another matter. This is the sort of bus i want to see on the bendy bus routes when the bendies go. In my opinion it would make sense. yes but how many enviro 500's will it take to transport the same amount of people as a artic??
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Post by londonbusboy on May 24, 2009 18:00:30 GMT
Im not a huge fan of tri-axle buses because they look odd. but its true what youve said.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 18:51:42 GMT
Im not a huge fan of tri-axle buses because they look odd. but its true what youve said. when i first saw it i thought what ugly thing is that but i am starting to like it now |
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