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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Jun 17, 2021 19:54:35 GMT
Why are such unusual fleet codes used for Scania buses? RATP use SP and SLE for Omnicities and Omnidekkas respectively. Sullivans also use DS, what does this mean? Also, I wonder what fleetcode will be used for the Fencer SD and DD buses.
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Post by snowman on Jun 17, 2021 19:56:05 GMT
Why are such unusual fleet codes used for Scania buses? RATP use SP and SLE for Omnicities and Omnidekkas respectively. Sullivans also use DS, what does this mean? Also, I wonder what fleetcode will be used for the Fencer SD and DD buses. RATP SLE followed VLE (when RATP changed from Volvo B7LE chassis in 2005), the L was long as there were also shorter VEs, the E was East Lancs (which became Optare via Darren) SP was Scania Poland (the Omnicities were build in Slupsk) SO was Scania Optare (these didn’t stay very long as they were overweight) Sullivan is owned by Dean Sullivan (DS) But also means double deck Scania I am not yet aware of anyone ordering the Fencer but probably some combination of E (electric) S (Scania) and maybe F |
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Post by redexpress on Jun 17, 2021 21:19:00 GMT
Why are such unusual fleet codes used for Scania buses? RATP use SP and SLE for Omnicities and Omnidekkas respectively. Sullivans also use DS, what does this mean? Also, I wonder what fleetcode will be used for the Fencer SD and DD buses. RATP SLE followed VLE (when RATP changed from Volvo B7LE chassis in 2005), the L was long as there were also shorter VEs, the E was East Lancs (which became Optare via Darren) SP was Scania Poland (the Omnicities were build in Slupsk) SO was Scania Optare (these didn’t stay very long as they were overweight) Sullivan is owned by Dean Sullivan (DS) But also means double deck Scania I am not yet aware of anyone ordering the Fencer but probably some combination of E (electric) S (Scania) and maybe F SO was Scania Olympus rather than Scania Optare. The SOs were built by East Lancs who had nothing to do with Optare at the time. Darwen bought Optare the following year. |
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Post by vjaska on Jun 17, 2021 23:14:01 GMT
You also had the SO & SOC classes with Blue Triangle and then Go-Ahead which stood for Scania Omnidekka & Scania Omnicity
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Post by richard on Jun 18, 2021 2:11:33 GMT
Also why do some companies use flet numbers instead of fleet names like stagecoach 36*** and 15*** and Abbelio 24** and 25*** I know its off topic but has bugged me for a while.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 18, 2021 2:55:08 GMT
Also why do some companies use flet numbers instead of fleet names like stagecoach 36*** and 15*** and Abbelio 24** and 25*** I know its off topic but has bugged me for a while. Stagecoach introduced a national numbering system in 2003 as apposed to having separate fleet numbers for each subsidy, same with First. Abellio's is a hang over from National Express when Travel London was around, who used their own four digit numbering system. Personally, I prefer the traditional way of doing it where you have the fleet code and the number, easier to remember for me and they tend to stay in a nice, neat order unlike numbered fleets. |
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Post by ianhardy on Jun 19, 2021 14:45:34 GMT
Also why do some companies use flet numbers instead of fleet names like stagecoach 36*** and 15*** and Abbelio 24** and 25*** I know its off topic but has bugged me for a while. Stagecoach introduced a national numbering system in 2003 as apposed to having separate fleet numbers for each subsidy, same with First. Abellio's is a hang over from National Express when Travel London was around, who used their own four digit numbering system. Personally, I prefer the traditional way of doing it where you have the fleet code and the number, easier to remember for me and they tend to stay in a nice, neat order unlike numbered fleets. But a purely numeric fleet number is a lot easier to handle in a computer than an alphanumeric fleet number, Go Ahead London have fuel codes for their buses which are I think 5 digits (with the first two digits being the bus type) as an alphanumeric fleet number does not work the fuel system (so WHV156 would be XX156). |
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