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Post by TNL33036 on May 17, 2021 13:00:02 GMT
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Post by LJ17THF on May 17, 2021 16:15:36 GMT
Looks nice. I'm not sure if they would be able to get so many orders in London, though, it ranges from 10.9m to 12.2m, and many London operators have chosen an manufacturer, and many of the London operators that chose to purchase Scania's no longer operate in London. I don't want to be too much of a Negative Nancy, though, it looks like a great option for routes that can take buses longer than 10.9m.
Shame the 358 tender has already happened and the buses have (probably) been ordered, we could have seen a return of Scania's on the route.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 17, 2021 17:52:02 GMT
Looks good, the launch was more akin to that of a new car; which is a plus. The wheelarch design does remind me of the current Citaro.
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Post by SILENCED on May 17, 2021 18:58:25 GMT
Looks good, the launch was more akin to that of a new car; which is a plus. The wheelarch design does remind me of the current Citaro. Very similar to the Scania Touring which is bodied by Higer in China, guess where the Fencer will be made! Higer in China! |
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Post by Busboy105 on May 17, 2021 20:55:15 GMT
Would be nice to see them in London. Already starting to get sick of the Alexander Dennis electrics
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Post by YY13VKP on May 17, 2021 22:38:32 GMT
This does look good, hopefully it’ll get some orders in London. Since the 358’s order hasn’t been confirmed yet, it would be fitting if it received some of the electric variant of the Fencer given that was a Scania route for many years.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on May 17, 2021 22:41:17 GMT
This does look good, hopefully it’ll get some orders in London. Since the 358’s order hasn’t been confirmed yet, it would be fitting if it received some of the electric variant of the Fencer given that was a Scania route for many years. While it would be nice to see the Fencer in London service, I doubt the 358 would be a decent home for them unless Go Ahead knew about the Fencer almost two years in advance and its exactly range capabilities. The introduction of new electrics seems to have been delayed to January 2022 specifically for a reason so I'm assuming that Go Ahead had a plan in terms of buses shortly after the tender was announced but had to wait a while to put the plan into motion. I'm strongly suspecting that the 358 will have its schedule heavily reworked and will be where the 521s spare buses end up. The tender costs on the website suggest a very sizeable reduction on the route for the next contract and those 12m BYDs will need to go somewhere. |
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Aug 17, 2021 21:23:54 GMT
I've just seen that Scania have teamed up with ADL to produce a biogas double deck bus. Could this come to London?
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Post by vjaska on Aug 17, 2021 22:57:22 GMT
I've just seen that Scania have teamed up with ADL to produce a biogas double deck bus. Could this come to London? No, biogas has extremely little chance of getting orders from London. It's been trialed here before and wasn't successful - London is going to be either fully electric or a more likely combo of electric and hydrogen. |
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Post by TNL33036 on Nov 2, 2021 12:35:11 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 2, 2021 13:10:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 2:03:34 GMT
The PC Coaches vehicle was the launch vehicle and demonstrator which they have now acquired, so while they are the first operator to add one to their fleet, Q-Park are the first to place an actual order for new vehicles. |
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