The New Bubbly Double Decker London Bus! Pic Inside
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14-12-2011, 04:00 PM
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14-12-2011, 04:29 PM
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im sure they could have been fitted with a decent engine if needs be, plus the green arguement is blown out the water by the CO2 emissions arguemnent based on using a old vehicle rather than the enormous CO2 waste in production of a new vehicle. Routemasters were the perfect bus for london, easy to drive, easy to maintain, flexible, reliable and good value for money.
14-12-2011, 05:38 PM
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im sure they could have been fitted with a decent engine if needs be, plus the green arguement is blown out the water by the CO2 emissions arguemnent based on using a old vehicle rather than the enormous CO2 waste in production of a new vehicle. Routemasters were the perfect bus for london, easy to drive, easy to maintain, flexible, reliable and good value for money.
turning circles were terrible due to no overhang at the front and if the gearboxes got too hot they would explode, too hot being stuck in traffic for more than 10 minutes
they used to make little lead plugs to stick into the torque converters so that they would melt before the boxes blew up
14-12-2011, 05:57 PM
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I love it (as much as I can love a bus)
Not better than the old one but it's as good if that makes sense.
Certainly better than those bloody bendy buses. Didnt they get rid of the old ones because it was too high up for wheelchair users? Thats what I always thought anyway.
Not better than the old one but it's as good if that makes sense.
Certainly better than those bloody bendy buses. Didnt they get rid of the old ones because it was too high up for wheelchair users? Thats what I always thought anyway.
14-12-2011, 07:23 PM
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Was actually designed and built by Wright Bus in Northern Ireland (about 40 mins drive from me)
14-12-2011, 08:28 PM
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Testing the future
was an article on them in the sunday times this weekend.
more economical than current buses due to diesel electric hybrid system - basically an electric motor drive charged by a diesel engine apprently.
i reckon they will become iconic and the tourists will love them, which is why boris has done it.
more economical than current buses due to diesel electric hybrid system - basically an electric motor drive charged by a diesel engine apprently.
i reckon they will become iconic and the tourists will love them, which is why boris has done it.
14-12-2011, 09:30 PM
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Looks a bobby dazzler i reckon, as far as buses go like, looks a bit like a Routemasters gone through a time warp, been stretched squeezed and poked a bit and this popped out the other side
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I spoke to a guy that works for arrivia today and he said they are only building 20 of these for central london special routes only and maybe 1 going woodford green area but they are concerned about vandals wrecking them as its something nice and new
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