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Post by LJ17THF on Sept 5, 2020 17:39:28 GMT
Yep, you've explained it well , but just a slight correction, the 2nd generation DAF/VDL Gemini was known (publicly at least) as the Gemini 2, without the "Pulsar", while the Volvo one was known as the Eclipse Gemini 2. Very confusing, they seem to shake each generation up. Even I wondered why VDL stopped selling buses in the UK, I suppose it was because they were ending their RHD production, they didn't get many sales with the DB300, almost all of them were from Arriva, with a few from Go-Ahead and First London, and one with Kowloon Motor Bus on an MCV body. The single deck Pulsar was rather popular, but I suppose it wasn't getting the amount of sales that VDL expected. With no VDL, we got stuck with the Streetdeck OM934 , it really was a shame, the buses were amazing! Furthermore, the Volvo - WrightBus partnership is no longer in place, possible because WrightBus collapsed and is now under new ownership. So the most common double-deckers are now Enviro 400s and StreetDecks. For some reason London has seen no new Scania buses for quite some time. Maybe they do no hybrid yet alone electric buses. Scania don't make hybrid chassis, I've forgotten why, but they do make a gas bus chassis, but no London operators have purchased any. Apparently, according to the Reading Buses website, gas buses are less flammable than diesel ones.
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Post by wirewiper on Sept 5, 2020 17:47:35 GMT
Furthermore, the Volvo - WrightBus partnership is no longer in place, possible because WrightBus collapsed and is now under new ownership. So the most common double-deckers are now Enviro 400s and StreetDecks. For some reason London has seen no new Scania buses for quite some time. Maybe they do no hybrid yet alone electric buses. Scania don't make hybrid chassis, I've forgotten why, but they do make a gas bus chassis, but no London operators have purchased any. Apparently, according to the Reading Buses website, gas buses are less flammable than diesel ones. I seem to recall the late snoggle saying that TfL had not approved the use of CNG-powered buses on its contracted services. I would also point out that although they have greatly reduced CO2 emissions compared to a standard diesel bus they are not zero-emission.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Sept 5, 2020 22:26:33 GMT
Furthermore, the Volvo - WrightBus partnership is no longer in place, possible because WrightBus collapsed and is now under new ownership. So the most common double-deckers are now Enviro 400s and StreetDecks. For some reason London has seen no new Scania buses for quite some time. Maybe they do no hybrid yet alone electric buses. Scania don't make hybrid chassis, I've forgotten why, but they do make a gas bus chassis, but no London operators have purchased any. Apparently, according to the Reading Buses website, gas buses are less flammable than diesel ones. Thank you for the explanation. I have been on gas Scania double-deckers in Bristol recently and Reading 2 years ago. I also did an Excel-branded diesel Scania in Norwich in July.
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