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Post by moz on Aug 25, 2013 15:09:28 GMT
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Post by guybowden on Aug 25, 2013 15:18:29 GMT
I am not being funny but is it not better to scrap them things or take out all the harmful liquids and put them in the sea to make a reef for all the fishes to use them?
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Post by snoggle on Aug 25, 2013 15:20:02 GMT
And the Maltese commenters under the article have gone into the sort of hysteria we saw and still see in London. So much for cold, logical assessment of the facts when they've been established.    |
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Post by vjaska on Aug 25, 2013 16:41:58 GMT
I am not being funny but is it not better to scrap them things or take out all the harmful liquids and put them in the sea to make a reef for all the fishes to use them? Should we remove all Tridents, Cadets, DB250's, Darts, B5LH's, etc then since they've all fell victim to catching fire? I didn't like the Citaro Artics because I didn't think they were right for all but 2 routes they used in London but because a few have caught fire, doesn't mean we should scrap them. There have been far more of my beloved Tridents up in smoke for starters - still don't mean you scrap them. |
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Post by londonbusboy on Aug 25, 2013 17:08:26 GMT
I have heard not sure how true it is but the reason for some of the bendy bus fires is the design of the engine compartment. Apparently above the exhaust manifold there is a point or nut (absolutely no idea what exactly it is) that leaks either oil or fuel onto the exhaust. If it is maintained well then no problems will occur.
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Post by moz on Aug 26, 2013 9:05:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2013 16:58:33 GMT
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Post by slr on Aug 29, 2013 17:18:06 GMT
I have heard not sure how true it is but the reason for some of the bendy bus fires is the design of the engine compartment. Apparently above the exhaust manifold there is a point or nut (absolutely no idea what exactly it is) that leaks either oil or fuel onto the exhaust. If it is maintained well then no problems will occur. The fuel injectors run directly above the exhaust on the bendies, yes. They tend to smoke quite a lot if they leak, and obviously as we have seen catch fire. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2013 12:12:53 GMT
Wonder where the bendis will end up now ... as Arriva are leaving Malta and the bendies are the only things not purchase by the government ... Be glad to be rid of those fuel thirsty King Longs I bet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2013 1:03:13 GMT
Wonder where the bendis will end up now ... as Arriva are leaving Malta and the bendies are the only things not purchase by the government ... Be glad to be rid of those fuel thirsty King Longs I bet. Saw this post bumped and feared another one had gone up /: I wish they would come back to London secretly. |
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Post by John tuthill on Dec 29, 2013 13:26:26 GMT
Wonder where the bendis will end up now ... as Arriva are leaving Malta and the bendies are the only things not purchase by the government ... Be glad to be rid of those fuel thirsty King Longs I bet. Saw this post bumped and feared another one had gone up /: I wish they would come back to London secretly. If anybody knows Malta, the idea of using Bendies in the first place was ludicrous. Now there's a market for all those SWB Darts lying around  |
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Post by snoggle on Dec 29, 2013 17:05:38 GMT
Thanks to DLA180 for the tip off that something was happening in Malta with Arriva. I haven't really followed the news but after seeing the post I had a trawl through the Malta Times website. The most telling aspect to this is the scale of losses that Arriva have seemingly incurred plus there is the reputational damage that will surely follow. To date, AFAIK, their foreign "adventures" have generally been relatively successful although some of the contracts have not been retained upon retender.
I wonder whether someone at Arriva will have to "fall on their sword" in the aftermath of the pull out. Given that the government is going to pursue another network contract it'll be interesting to see who decides to bid for the work. Arriva had a torrid time partly of their own making but also as a result of trying to run the initial network designed by consultants employed by the government. I wonder if the government will take a different approach to the next network to try to "de-risk" whatever bids they do receive?
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