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Post by 6HP502C on Jul 13, 2012 17:22:02 GMT
Hmmm, when I drive B7TLs, the fan only goes on if I thrash it. More gentle driving sees it die down after a couple of minutes.
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Post by vjaska on Jul 13, 2012 18:38:51 GMT
I did warn you all that the 05 reg VLA's are pants ;D Arriva don't tamper with the fans, just a repaint & a refurb if your lucky. They do actually but they have not done it to any london buses at the moment, When I was at EC we saw that they had fitted the 6 fan system to all the VLW's there for olympic work and other parts of arriva Probably because it's a waste of money to do so. |
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Post by Madstuntman on Jul 13, 2012 18:49:43 GMT
The blinds i beleive were ordered new for the DLA's so are just being transferred to the VLA's. as for the rear blind they may have ordered some wider ones as well or they could be using some old cadet sets which are the same width. The DLAs kept the same blinds as they had DT, as 370 was on them already. No they ain't. When at DT they had 160, 256, 286, 428, 492 and 498 on the blinds. (498 was a GY route in 2006) In 2006 when the DLA's came to DT the 370 was still a single deck commercial route NOT a TfL route so where not included on the blinds. When they transferred to to GY earlier this year the blinds where changed for blinds which had 256 and 370 ONLY. (I saw this change happen with my actual eyes while the buses where in storage at the back of the yard for a few days) |
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Post by jay38a on Jul 13, 2012 19:13:24 GMT
The DLAs kept the same blinds as they had DT, as 370 was on them already. No they ain't. When at DT they had 160, 256, 286, 428, 492 and 498 on the blinds. (498 was a GY route in 2006) In 2006 when the DLA's came to DT the 370 was still a single deck commercial route NOT a TfL route so where not included on the blinds. When they transferred to to GY earlier this year the blinds where changed for blinds which had 256 and 370 ONLY. (I saw this change happen with my actual eyes while the buses where in storage at the back of the yard for a few days) Ah ok, sorry my fault then. What blinds do the new e400s have on them then? |
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Post by Madstuntman on Jul 13, 2012 19:17:47 GMT
No they ain't. When at DT they had 160, 256, 286, 428, 492 and 498 on the blinds. (498 was a GY route in 2006) In 2006 when the DLA's came to DT the 370 was still a single deck commercial route NOT a TfL route so where not included on the blinds. When they transferred to to GY earlier this year the blinds where changed for blinds which had 256 and 370 ONLY. (I saw this change happen with my actual eyes while the buses where in storage at the back of the yard for a few days) Ah ok, sorry my fault then. What blinds do the new e400s have on them then? No problem dude  E400's have 126, 160, 256, 286, 370, 428, 492 Although they still won't let me take one out on the 126... I only want to for the working air con... Mind you having said that it ain't exactly been air con weather recently  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 0:01:57 GMT
I saw a 51-reg Cadet on the 370 today. Two things on that:
1) I thought they would have left London by now?
2) Why are they operating single-deckers on this now converted route? Surely there are more than enough double-deckers from the DLA and VLA's to cover this route fully with the required double-deckers?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 0:05:13 GMT
On the blind issue, why did they have UPPER CASE destination blinds for these vehicles? I know they used elderly DLA's to begin with, but knowing they were going to get 05-reg VLA's in a few months, surely lower case blinds would have been in order? Additionally, I dont think the back blinds can be from the DLA's as the VLA's have a wider blind box than the DLA's?
I am also surprised that the 66 are not on the blinds and the 256 are, but I do prefer buses to stay with the route they are supposed to be operation rather that straying. - Gareth.
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Post by eggmiester on Jul 28, 2012 3:13:38 GMT
On the blind issue, why did they have UPPER CASE destination blinds for these vehicles? I know they used elderly DLA's to begin with, but knowing they were going to get 05-reg VLA's in a few months, surely lower case blinds would have been in order? Additionally, I dont think the back blinds can be from the DLA's as the VLA's have a wider blind box than the DLA's? I am also surprised that the 66 are not on the blinds and the 256 are, but I do prefer buses to stay with the route they are supposed to be operation rather that straying. - Gareth. Probably because of the following: 1. They had a short space of time to order the blinds and the DLA's had Pre DDA units. To comply with TFL and DDA rules regarding these older units, Upper Case blinds would be needed. 2. They were not aware at the time as to whether they would be retaining the 370 and as to what vehicles would be used if they did. 3. the lack of other routes would also be reflective of the above factors. The inclusion of the 256 was no doubt to add a bit of flexibility to the fleet. Also the cost of blinds is expensive, well the print screens anyway, once theyre done it costs about 50p per blind to make! I suspect the rear blinds in the VLA's are late order reproductions of the DLA set but to the VLA's DDA specifications! |
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Post by VPL630 on Jul 28, 2012 11:35:07 GMT
I saw a 51-reg Cadet on the 370 today. Two things on that: 1) I thought they would have left London by now? 2) Why are they operating single-deckers on this now converted route? Surely there are more than enough double-deckers from the DLA and VLA's to cover this route fully with the required double-deckers? Gareth There are 2 or 3 cadets at GY for spares, guessing the one you saw was 3502 which is a slug, GY and DT have been known to put any type of bus on any route but there is normally a reason to why they did it |
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Post by ServerKing on Jul 28, 2012 12:48:08 GMT
There are 2 or 3 cadets at GY for spares, guessing the one you saw was 3502 which is a slug, GY and DT have been known to put any type of bus on any route but there is normally a reason to why they did it I remember seeing DLAs on the 256 a while ago  |
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Post by greeny253 on Jul 28, 2012 16:16:47 GMT
I saw a 51-reg Cadet on the 370 today. Two things on that: 1) I thought they would have left London by now? 2) Why are they operating single-deckers on this now converted route? Surely there are more than enough double-deckers from the DLA and VLA's to cover this route fully with the required double-deckers? Gareth There are 2 or 3 cadets at GY for spares, guessing the one you saw was 3502 which is a slug, GY and DT have been known to put any type of bus on any route but there is normally a reason to why they did it Think the only remaining DAF's will be 3971/2/3 and 3502  |
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Post by john on Jul 29, 2012 9:00:41 GMT
There are 2 or 3 cadets at GY for spares, guessing the one you saw was 3502 which is a slug, GY and DT have been known to put any type of bus on any route but there is normally a reason to why they did it I remember seeing DLAs on the 256 a while ago I saw 6224 leaving GY on Wednesday blinded for the 256, which was a bit of a shock |
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Post by vjaska on Jul 29, 2012 20:47:00 GMT
There are 2 or 3 cadets at GY for spares, guessing the one you saw was 3502 which is a slug, GY and DT have been known to put any type of bus on any route but there is normally a reason to why they did it Think the only remaining DAF's will be 3971/2/3 and 3502 Isn't there former DWL56 there as well? |
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Post by eggmiester on Jul 30, 2012 12:23:37 GMT
Think the only remaining DAF's will be 3971/2/3 and 3502 Isn't there former DWL56 there as well? that's at DT I believe and spends most of its time on the 428. |
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Post by jay38a on Jul 30, 2012 13:18:46 GMT
Isn't there former DWL56 there as well? that's at DT I believe and spends most of its time on the 428. The only bus that DT actually stick to a route ;D, saying that they are hell of a lot better now the E400s have arrived. |
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