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Post by M1104 on Sept 12, 2024 10:36:56 GMT
Me17 back in service according to LVF Saw it earlier, still in its OVO Energy wrap
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Post by vjaska on Sept 12, 2024 11:04:36 GMT
The integral ADL model is 10.5m so anything on the list should be able to take them. I don't think we've had confirmation on possible restrictions for the 473 - it did manage with Omnicity DD's and they are only ever slightly shorter than an Ee and have a cumbersome overhang 49 was similar, Omnicity DDs fit under its original RATP tenure on occasion, but road modifications needed to take place to enable a full allocation of BCEs. Hence the route started its new contract using VHs I’m aware of the 49 and what happened but until we have actual confirmation, we have no idea whether the 473 is in the same boat
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Post by se10 on Sept 12, 2024 12:24:26 GMT
Me17 back in service according to LVF Saw it earlier, still in its OVO Energy wrap Ooh very nice - I keep trying to peep a shot of it by going for a tactically timed walk, but it keeps on getting curtailed at Merton
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Post by exbox on Sept 12, 2024 12:31:05 GMT
Overall doesnt really matter too much as long as theres buses on the route. At the end of the day its still majority LT and the average person wont care as long as it takes them from A to B. From an enthusiast pov nothing wrong with having more variety on the route especially diesels! I have to disagree as other operators generally manage to at least allocate the correct type of buses even if not those allocated on paper. It wasn’t too bad prior to the tender renewal but the route is now a full LT route. What makes me laugh is they send out LTs on school routes. Others are entitled to disagree with me but this is my personal opinion. School routes are ideal for buses which need maintenance. Send them out for a couple of hours then you have between about 0930-1430 to carry out a service or something. You'll probably find that the entire LT fleet is cycled through the school routes for this purpose.
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Post by M1104 on Sept 12, 2024 12:45:55 GMT
Saw it earlier, still in its OVO Energy wrap Ooh very nice - I keep trying to peep a shot of it by going for a tactically timed walk, but it keeps on getting curtailed at Merton Given the frequent working habits with those Mes the best place to be is outside AL if possible, where one has a good chance of catching sight of it within an hour 😎
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Post by sp17 on Sept 12, 2024 15:09:37 GMT
The 151 has been using the demo for quite a while so its possible I guess but I'd still be more inclined to think they will ultimately need to find a chosen bus for routes that can't take 10.9m ones and the E400EV is more likely to be that. Yes GAL seem to have given Wright a very wide berth since the last batch of WSDs came in, it was reported they were having issues with Wright like several operators, and that’s obviously been enough to deter them from ever going back since. I do winder if we might see the odd batch of Kites* from GAL though, seems a wild suggestion but the method in my madness is that they’ll need to order some single deckers in the interim, between now where the BYD/ADL E200 isn’t available anymore, and when the new ADL E200EV comes in, as it doesn’t look like BYD are doing an integral single decker. - *unless they go for a BZL as a stop-gap vehicle Not exactly true; the group have continued to order from them as a whole and while I know it’s not London; if the issues were as dramatic as you and others on here try to point out then no one would order from Wright. The Streetdeck is a horrible bus because of that awful Daimler engine; stick at Cummins unit in the thing and you’ve got a different beast. Wright have gone downhill but ADL have always been below par and I think that exaggerates the Wrightbus woes. A few years back I spoke with the then head of engineering for GAL and he took a dim view to the E400 but admitted it was cheap and cheerful whilst the fallout with Wrightbus was more to do with Volvo and problems relating the EGR system on the B5LH. At the same time the much much much cheaper Evoseti was being pushed by Volvo who are heavily invested in the product. It’s a real sign of the times when Volvo’s chief partner is now MCV and not Wright: but then again the Evora has a lower purchase price then an E200MMC and a far far superior chassis/engine combination and I also offers a better MPG, this is why everyone is ordering them. Sorry for the long message lol but Wright are still very much a preferred builder among operators it’s just we’re living in very different times.
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Post by DE20106 on Sept 12, 2024 16:31:43 GMT
Yes GAL seem to have given Wright a very wide berth since the last batch of WSDs came in, it was reported they were having issues with Wright like several operators, and that’s obviously been enough to deter them from ever going back since. I do winder if we might see the odd batch of Kites* from GAL though, seems a wild suggestion but the method in my madness is that they’ll need to order some single deckers in the interim, between now where the BYD/ADL E200 isn’t available anymore, and when the new ADL E200EV comes in, as it doesn’t look like BYD are doing an integral single decker. - *unless they go for a BZL as a stop-gap vehicle Not exactly true; the group have continued to order from them as a whole and while I know it’s not London; if the issues were as dramatic as you and others on here try to point out then no one would order from Wright. The Streetdeck is a horrible bus because of that awful Daimler engine; stick at Cummins unit in the thing and you’ve got a different beast. Wright have gone downhill but ADL have always been below par and I think that exaggerates the Wrightbus woes. A few years back I spoke with the then head of engineering for GAL and he took a dim view to the E400 but admitted it was cheap and cheerful whilst the fallout with Wrightbus was more to do with Volvo and problems relating the EGR system on the B5LH. At the same time the much much much cheaper Evoseti was being pushed by Volvo who are heavily invested in the product. It’s a real sign of the times when Volvo’s chief partner is now MCV and not Wright: but then again the Evora has a lower purchase price then an E200MMC and a far far superior chassis/engine combination and I also offers a better MPG, this is why everyone is ordering them. Sorry for the long message lol but Wright are still very much a preferred builder among operators it’s just we’re living in very different times. Nah it’s fine I appreciate the info 😀 a very interesting insight
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Post by abellion on Sept 12, 2024 20:38:17 GMT
I wonder how E122 is doing right now, the last time I rode it was on the 157 quite late at night around March and it was pretty fast but that was pre-repair. T11 pre-repair was exceptionally fast when I rode it, then when it came back it seemed a lot more sluggish with the drivers flooring it in both instances.
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Post by london23 on Sept 13, 2024 6:38:55 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today.
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Post by bustavane on Sept 13, 2024 6:43:23 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. At a guess, something from MB?
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Post by BK15AZR on Sept 13, 2024 7:37:07 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. There's also one TMP on the 178.
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Post by cl54 on Sept 13, 2024 9:42:10 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. The 386 is my local route. I was going to have a look but LVF seems to have frozen. Edit. Showing again. Due at my nearest stop in about half an hour. Unfortunately it has the * after the stop time. This usually means it's not going to appear.
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Post by DW221 on Sept 13, 2024 10:15:14 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. There's also one TMP on the 178. That TMP on 178 is E115 (LX09 FBF)
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Post by cl54 on Sept 13, 2024 12:23:49 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. I saw SE47 on the 286 with SW code on the side.
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Post by LVF_Admin on Sept 13, 2024 13:38:42 GMT
Do you know who the buses are that are coming up on LVF on the 286 and 386 as TMP1047 and 1050 today. I saw SE47 on the 286 with SW code on the side. Please be patient when you see TMPs on LVF, The Admin team are not glued to their pc 24/7 and will always update when able. We actually know the correct ids. We have atechnical issue with E115 on the 178 which will be addressed when able.
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