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Post by portman227 on Sept 28, 2018 21:24:02 GMT
TE838 is a very fast bus, wasn't on the motorway long but for the short period it was it flew! A few of the EW TEs may be worn out, but some sure are fast. VW1372 was also a very fast one, got on it on the 186 earlier. They are much better than the TEH's on the 113, although some of the TEH's are exceptional, some do fly all the way to 47mph, but the TE's are better in terms of speed
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 29, 2018 22:32:32 GMT
DW496 is now not sounding like it's going to blow up! Out on the 123 earlier today
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Post by snoggle on Sept 30, 2018 0:15:05 GMT
DW496 is now not sounding like it's going to blow up! Out on the 123 earlier today I gave it a kick the other day when I got off it. (Not really ) However some of the 49x series DWs do seem a bit more spritely - I've had a few quick runs on them recently and no problems climbing hills. Maybe someone at AR has given them a bit of a clean and unclogging?
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 30, 2018 12:22:10 GMT
DW496 is now not sounding like it's going to blow up! Out on the 123 earlier today I gave it a kick the other day when I got off it. (Not really ) However some of the 49x series DWs do seem a bit more spritely - I've had a few quick runs on them recently and no problems climbing hills. Maybe someone at AR has given them a bit of a clean and unclogging? Or someone has come over from DT to show them what to do? The next time you kick my bus I'm calling Code Red and the Police can deal with you
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Post by ThinLizzy on Oct 12, 2018 14:51:03 GMT
Currently on 179789 on the 262, driver giving it plenty of oomph between Gallions Reach and Beckon.
Going to really miss these when they finally get withdrawn ☹
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Post by grubbysa on Oct 18, 2018 19:32:53 GMT
Had SEN38 today and NP are working (very) hard on it as its actually a decent bus. Only issue is the gearbox takes a while to wake up and change gears.
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Post by 15002 on Oct 18, 2018 19:46:56 GMT
Had SEN38 today and NP are working (very) hard on it as its actually a decent bus. Only issue is the gearbox takes a while to wake up and change gears. SEN38? Decent? From what people have said about NP, didn’t even expect them to make SEN38 into decent bus, especially considering the state of them when they were at RR.
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Post by vjaska on Oct 19, 2018 0:04:50 GMT
Had SEN38 today and NP are working (very) hard on it as its actually a decent bus. Only issue is the gearbox takes a while to wake up and change gears. SEN38? Decent? From what people have said about NP, didn’t even expect them to make SEN38 into decent bus, especially considering the state of them when they were at RR. Well they have looked after DMN1 so NP can't be that bad
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Post by 6HP502C on Oct 20, 2018 11:27:14 GMT
E127 of NX is being subjected to a variant of New Bus Syndrome I call New Transfer Syndrome - where drivers thrash buses that are new to them until they adjust to how nimble it is. It may sound like a quartet of broken violins but boy does it shift. It feels like it has a new transmission too as the gear changes are rather sharp and there's no hint of holding back in 1st. I had to write into TfL to praise a professionally driven and enjoyable journey the last time I rode it!
A world away from the chronically acceleration rate restricted E94-99!
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Post by YY13VKP on Mar 16, 2019 14:06:11 GMT
Been a while since I last had T53 but I’ve currently got it on the 466 and it’s turned into an absolute rocket, with the driver absolutely thrashing it!
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Post by galwhv69 on Mar 21, 2019 7:27:54 GMT
SEN40 was a beast! Caning it in West Norwood at at least 30mph all the way! (Driver forgot about me and took me to Cheviot Road stand lol)
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Post by ibus246 on Mar 21, 2019 11:56:23 GMT
SEN40 was a beast! Caning it in West Norwood at at least 30mph all the way! (Driver forgot about me and took me to Cheviot Road stand lol) Seen in it’s quieter stress free days! flic.kr/p/LidEMY
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Post by YY13VKP on Jun 30, 2019 0:14:20 GMT
E214 is probably one of the best E's GAL have out there! Had it on route 320 last night and it was absolutely fantastic, felt completely unrestricted unlike most E's which are usually quite slow
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Post by vjaska on Jun 30, 2019 0:18:11 GMT
I know people don't like this batch but T129 on the 250 yesterday evening was being hammered along.
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Post by 6HP502C on Jun 30, 2019 0:45:20 GMT
E214 is probably one of the best E's GAL have out there! Had it on route 320 last night and it was absolutely fantastic, felt completely unrestricted unlike most E's which are usually quite slow A few around that number range sound fantastic - I remember the likes of E215 and E217 which rev up properly in 1st. By the time the ECU-meisters made it round to garages like BX and MB to tweak up the Euro 5 Es they were applying some watered down settings to the buses. But the first few that were done, 61 plates when they were at Q and the majority of the 12/62 plates when they were done at NX esepcially are wicked, especially when at peak health. You can tell by how hard they rev up in 1st gear when floored, they were probably given the superpower TopoDyn mod, as opposed to just power or eco.
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