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Post by M1104 on Feb 15, 2022 11:05:55 GMT
What operators ordered Volvo B7TL's with the 290hp D7C engine? No London operator ordered any with that much power that I'm aware of. Most¹ came with D7C 215hp specs although Go Ahead London, upon refurbishment of theirs, had a chunk of them retrofitted with rebuilt D7C 250hp units with euro4 spec components. ¹ - Not sure if East Thames Buses were D7C 215hp or D7C 250hp from new
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Post by galwhv69 on Feb 15, 2022 11:19:53 GMT
What operators ordered Volvo B7TL's with the 290hp D7C engine? No London operator ordered any with that much power that I'm aware of. Most¹ came with D7C 215hp specs although London Central, upon refurbishment of theirs, had a chunk of them retrofitted with rebuilt D7C 250hp units with euro4 spec components. ¹ - Now sure if East Thames Buses were D7C 215hp or D7C 250hp from new Thanks. Were the Arriva VLA's 250hp from new?
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Post by M1104 on Feb 15, 2022 11:22:29 GMT
No London operator ordered any with that much power that I'm aware of. Most¹ came with D7C 215hp specs although London Central, upon refurbishment of theirs, had a chunk of them retrofitted with rebuilt D7C 250hp units with euro4 spec components. ¹ - Now sure if East Thames Buses were D7C 215hp or D7C 250hp from new Thanks. Were the Arriva VLA's 250hp from new? I don't think so
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Post by galwhv69 on Feb 15, 2022 12:12:04 GMT
Thanks. Were the Arriva VLA's 250hp from new? I don't think so Thanks. Interesting to see some batches were modified for more power. Were they struggling when new? Also, one last question, what operators ordered B7TL's with a 290hp rated output engine?
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Post by VPL630 on Feb 15, 2022 12:14:34 GMT
What operators ordered Volvo B7TL's with the 290hp D7C engine? Pretty sure it wasn't available with the 290hp unit, only the B7R and B7RLE, as standard B7TL's were fitted with the Euro 2/3 215hp D7C engine, some outside London were fitted with 250hp rated units and a large chunk of refurb units fitted to London's were 250hp as that engine was more common and easier to control the emissions. All of Lothian's now withdrawn B7TL were all 250HP units from standard, and quite a lot of Arriva long wheelbase ALX400's were also fitted with the 250hp unit. From sound, there is pretty much no difference or easy way to tell, other than checking the chassis plate but some of these don't get updated, I have heard of a 290HP unit being fitted as recon unit into a B7TL but haven't seen any proof
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Post by galwhv69 on Feb 15, 2022 12:20:59 GMT
What operators ordered Volvo B7TL's with the 290hp D7C engine? Pretty sure it wasn't available with the 290hp unit, only the B7R and B7RLE, as standard B7TL's were fitted with the Euro 2/3 215hp D7C engine, some outside London were fitted with 250hp rated units and a large chunk of refurb units fitted to London's were 250hp as that engine was more common and easier to control the emissions. All of Lothian's now withdrawn B7TL were all 250HP units from standard, and quite a lot of Arriva long wheelbase ALX400's were also fitted with the 250hp unit. From sound, there is pretty much no difference or easy way to tell, other than checking the chassis plate but some of these don't get updated, I have heard of a 290HP unit being fitted as recon unit into a B7TL but haven't seen any proof Ah that would explain why I wasn't getting much luck finding videos on youtube then lol. A few websites state that the D7C engine was available with 215, 250 & 290, however it seems the last one is false. Would be great to ride on a 290hp one if it exists. Thanks
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Post by VPL630 on Feb 15, 2022 13:21:47 GMT
Pretty sure it wasn't available with the 290hp unit, only the B7R and B7RLE, as standard B7TL's were fitted with the Euro 2/3 215hp D7C engine, some outside London were fitted with 250hp rated units and a large chunk of refurb units fitted to London's were 250hp as that engine was more common and easier to control the emissions. All of Lothian's now withdrawn B7TL were all 250HP units from standard, and quite a lot of Arriva long wheelbase ALX400's were also fitted with the 250hp unit. From sound, there is pretty much no difference or easy way to tell, other than checking the chassis plate but some of these don't get updated, I have heard of a 290HP unit being fitted as recon unit into a B7TL but haven't seen any proof Ah that would explain why I wasn't getting much luck finding videos on youtube then lol. A few websites state that the D7C engine was available with 215, 250 & 290, however it seems the last one is false. Would be great to ride on a 290hp one if it exists. Thanks The D7C is available with 290hp but that rating was normally for trucks etc, the D7E fitted to Later B7RLE from around 2007ish and B7R's standard rating is 290hp and is pretty much a completely different engine
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Post by COBO on Feb 17, 2022 16:44:04 GMT
I know that electric buses are charged at the garage but do electric buses also get charged at the terminus?
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Post by cl54 on Feb 17, 2022 16:59:06 GMT
Not yet. 132 will be charged at Bexleyheath garage when the charging pantographs are connected and the new buses enter service.
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Post by M1104 on Feb 19, 2022 12:19:06 GMT
I know that electric buses are charged at the garage but do electric buses also get charged at the terminus? Although not fully electric buses there were plans to have Pantographs at the Putney Heath and Peckham bus stands for hybrids VHP1 and VHP2 on the 37, giving them less engine dependancy during general operation.
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 19, 2022 17:27:17 GMT
I know that electric buses are charged at the garage but do electric buses also get charged at the terminus? Although not fully electric buses there were plans to have Pantographs at the Putney Heath and Peckham bus stands for hybrids VHP1 and VHP2 on the 37, giving them less engine dependancy during general operation. The three Tower Transit DHs that operated on route 69 (and are no longer in service) were fitted with chargers that could take power from magnetic plates at Canning Town and Walthamstow Central bus stations. The idea was that the bus would operate in full electric mode around 80% of the time with the diesel engine providing top-up charging only when needed. The technology soon became obsolete as manufacturers were developing vehicles that could do a full days' work without requiring top-up charging, and the first viable fully-electric double-deckers came on to the market less than four year later.
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Post by SN17MOA on Feb 20, 2022 12:21:01 GMT
Recently, I saw a bunch of Route 65 BCEs at the Kingston, Brook Street stand were blindless when the electric power is off, removing all the destination blinds as a result. They were fully blinded beforehand. Is that the norm for electric buses or is it a FW problem?
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Post by busoccultation on Feb 20, 2022 12:37:58 GMT
Recently, I saw a bunch of Route 65 BCEs at the Kingston, Brook Street stand were blindless when the electric power is off, removing all the destination blinds as a result. They were fully blinded beforehand. Is that the norm for electric buses or is it a FW problem? It is the same with all other RATP electrics and the Abellio electrics on the 63 that have the same type of Mobitec high resolution LED blinds. Quite annoying for those of us who do like snap buses while they're on the stand with the full blinds displayed and also for the passengers in some case where the stand also doubles up the route's first stop like the 65 at both ends of the route.
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Post by SILENCED on Feb 24, 2022 18:14:09 GMT
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Post by COBO on Feb 24, 2022 22:50:10 GMT
So I’ve noticed that the buses that terminate at Archway have a new place to stand. So what happened to their old stand?
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