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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 18, 2020 18:51:16 GMT
What's happening to the missing HV186? All the rest of former Stagecoach Wrightbus Gemini 3 have entered service but not yet HV186. It is not missing. HV186 has now transferred to [AD] it is in the garage being worked on. It was stored at another garage previously.
SW7 was also used yesterday on route 329.
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Post by kbuses on Apr 18, 2020 19:09:52 GMT
What's happening to the missing HV186? All the rest of former Stagecoach Wrightbus Gemini 3 have entered service but not yet HV186. It is not missing. HV186 has now transferred to [AD] it is in the garage being worked on. It was stored at another garage previously.
SW7 was also used yesterday on route 329.
SW 10 was also out. It’s first appearance of 2020. |
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Post by richard on Apr 18, 2020 19:58:56 GMT
We knew it was coming but still can't believe the the ALX400s are no more  . Hopefully one gets preserved VLA57 is a good one The VLA's are still a favourite with many drivers at [DX] I managed to driver one earlier this year, I cannot remember which one it was, but they still have a lot of oomph especially with the kickdown. I really liked them on the 128 after Ilford and becontree heath they really had a good kick down. Even the ones that EC had wasn't bad. Out of interest what was your favourite not just at DX but in general? |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 20, 2020 1:03:54 GMT
It is not missing. HV186 has now transferred to [AD] it is in the garage being worked on. It was stored at another garage previously.
SW7 was also used yesterday on route 329.
SW 10 was also out. It’s first appearance of 2020. I was unsure if SW10 actually made it, as I believed SW7 replaced it at the garage. Just checked on LVF and see it came out later in the day. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 20, 2020 1:07:22 GMT
The VLA's are still a favourite with many drivers at [DX] I managed to driver one earlier this year, I cannot remember which one it was, but they still have a lot of oomph especially with the kickdown. I really liked them on the 128 after Ilford and becontree heath they really had a good kick down. Even the ones that EC had wasn't bad. Out of interest what was your favourite not just at DX but in general? I think it still may be the Leyland Titan, it may be a bit long in the tooth, but guess as it was the new bus, when I was younger, I would always have a soft spot for it. Driving them in service also was a dream. |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 20, 2020 1:38:41 GMT
I really liked them on the 128 after Ilford and becontree heath they really had a good kick down. Even the ones that EC had wasn't bad. Out of interest what was your favourite not just at DX but in general? I think it still may be the Leyland Titan, it may be a bit long in the tooth, but guess as it was the new bus, when I was younger, I would always have a soft spot for it. Driving them in service also was a dream. Great buses, along with the M's & LT L's - couldn't fault anything about them as a passenger. Warm interior that cheered up a cold day, comfortable seats with good leg room and from an enthusiast view, the Gardener engine is a joy to listen to. Other little things I remember are the air pressure sounds that would go on for about 10-15 seconds and the amount of different handbrake noises in the T's & LT L's. Equally, really enjoyed riding the VC & NV class Volvo Citybus & Volvo Olympians as a kid though the stairs at the doors on the VC were like mountains  |
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Post by dan15003 on Apr 20, 2020 15:36:47 GMT
What's happening to the missing HV186? All the rest of former Stagecoach Wrightbus Gemini 3 have entered service but not yet HV186. It is not missing. HV186 has now transferred to [AD] it is in the garage being worked on. It was stored at another garage previously.
SW7 was also used yesterday on route 329.
The reason I said that HV186 was missing is that it wasn't shown or listed on LVF but thank you for your reply message regarding the whereabouts of HV186.  |
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Post by ServerKing on Apr 20, 2020 17:57:52 GMT
I think it still may be the Leyland Titan, it may be a bit long in the tooth, but guess as it was the new bus, when I was younger, I would always have a soft spot for it. Driving them in service also was a dream. Great buses, along with the M's & LT L's - couldn't fault anything about them as a passenger. Warm interior that cheered up a cold day, comfortable seats with good leg room and from an enthusiast view, the Gardener engine is a joy to listen to. Other little things I remember are the air pressure sounds that would go on for about 10-15 seconds and the amount of different handbrake noises in the T's & LT L's. Equally, really enjoyed riding the VC & NV class Volvo Citybus & Volvo Olympians as a kid though the stairs at the doors on the VC were like mountains L's were great with the original Hydracyclic box which made that sneezing sound when changing gear, though they suffered on the 68A (468) (Knights Hill) compared to the M's. Later years saw some of them suffer exhaust fumes coming into the cabin if you sat at the back. Voith converted ones on the 2 were good. I liked the original Titans on the 174 / 374, one of them had an experimental Voith box I liked the original DLAs (apart from DLA63 which was slow), DLA156 was a beast at LV on the W3 370 was a great route for thrash before VLAs took over  |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 20, 2020 22:33:14 GMT
I think it still may be the Leyland Titan, it may be a bit long in the tooth, but guess as it was the new bus, when I was younger, I would always have a soft spot for it. Driving them in service also was a dream. Great buses, along with the M's & LT L's - couldn't fault anything about them as a passenger. Warm interior that cheered up a cold day, comfortable seats with good leg room and from an enthusiast view, the Gardener engine is a joy to listen to. Other little things I remember are the air pressure sounds that would go on for about 10-15 seconds and the amount of different handbrake noises in the T's & LT L's. Equally, really enjoyed riding the VC & NV class Volvo Citybus & Volvo Olympians as a kid though the stairs at the doors on the VC were like mountains I remember many freezing days on them. When it worked that lower deck heater under the stairs was good. It was annoying the lack of blower motor for the upper deck heating. I am struggling to remember the air pressure sounds. I remember many of the relays ticking on the fuseboard behind the drivers cab. |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 20, 2020 23:33:17 GMT
Great buses, along with the M's & LT L's - couldn't fault anything about them as a passenger. Warm interior that cheered up a cold day, comfortable seats with good leg room and from an enthusiast view, the Gardener engine is a joy to listen to. Other little things I remember are the air pressure sounds that would go on for about 10-15 seconds and the amount of different handbrake noises in the T's & LT L's. Equally, really enjoyed riding the VC & NV class Volvo Citybus & Volvo Olympians as a kid though the stairs at the doors on the VC were like mountains I remember many freezing days on them. When it worked that lower deck heater under the stairs was good. It was annoying the lack of blower motor for the upper deck heating. I am struggling to remember the air pressure sounds. I remember many of the relays ticking on the fuseboard behind the drivers cab. Sorry, meant the warm colours of the interior rather than the heating  See at 53 seconds, is this not the air pressure sound? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=C35RjJ4W4BU |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 20, 2020 23:54:01 GMT
I remember many freezing days on them. When it worked that lower deck heater under the stairs was good. It was annoying the lack of blower motor for the upper deck heating. I am struggling to remember the air pressure sounds. I remember many of the relays ticking on the fuseboard behind the drivers cab. Sorry, meant the warm colours of the interior rather than the heating See at 53 seconds, is this not the air pressure sound? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=C35RjJ4W4BUOk I remember the sound, the compressor exhausting excess air. Amazing at that ex London Olympian in new Stagecoach moquette. Shame we never got to see them in London retrofitted like this. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 0:03:58 GMT
Was going to post this the other week but seeing it’s just E200s I couldn’t be asked. It seems lockdown is getting to me but Arriva North West have acquired 11 of the former 393 ENLs. They’re numbered 2159-2169. Not even sure how they made it up the M6 lol.
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Post by ServerKing on Apr 21, 2020 6:52:17 GMT
Ok I remember the sound, the compressor exhausting excess air. Amazing at that ex London Olympian in new Stagecoach moquette. Shame we never got to see them in London retrofitted like this. This is the air brake system forcing moisture out of the pipes using a special dump valve to prevent any liquid in the air corroding the metal pipes. Every vehicle with air brakes does this from time to time It does also stop excess pressure in the system too |
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Post by Volvo on Apr 21, 2020 6:58:16 GMT
Was going to post this the other week but seeing it’s just E200s I couldn’t be asked. It seems lockdown is getting to me but Arriva North West have acquired 11 of the former 393 ENLs. They’re numbered 2159-2169. Not even sure how they made it up the M6 lol. Wow they made it that far. |
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Post by YY13VKP on Apr 21, 2020 7:56:43 GMT
Was going to post this the other week but seeing it’s just E200s I couldn’t be asked. It seems lockdown is getting to me but Arriva North West have acquired 11 of the former 393 ENLs. They’re numbered 2159-2169. Not even sure how they made it up the M6 lol. Any pics of them? It seems to be quite rare these days that buses transfer from Arriva London to another Arriva subsidiary |
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. Hopefully one gets preserved VLA57 is a good one 
