DOCSLIB.ORG

2 Col Articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 16

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2 Col Articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 16 Euro bus expo rrr:2 col articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 16 BBaannkkiinngg oonn eennhhaanncceedd eeaarrnniinngg ppoowweerr Undaunted by all the talk of credit crunch and recession, several coach manufacturers had new all-singing, all-dancing models to put on display at last month’s Euro Bus Expo show. And buyers were not as hard to find as you might imagine. David Wilcox reports. nly a few years after breaking through the £200,000 barrier, One trademark feature of the Elite unveiled last month, a 14- price tags on the plushest three-axle coaches are now metre three-axle model based on Volvo’s 6x2 rear-steer B12BT Onudging £300,000, judging by several exhibits at the Euro underframe, is a long front overhang. This allows for an Bus Expo show in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre last exceptionally-wide front entrance which is not only big enough to month. How can such stratospheric capital costs be justified when accommodate a DDA (Disability Discrimination Act)-compliant the UK economy is dipping sharply into recession and belt- wheelchair lift when required but also gives the driver acres of tightening is the order of the day? Coach-buyers are banking, it space, enough even for a locker behind the seat. seems, on the enhanced earning power of longer coaches with The distinctive Elite roofline results mainly from mounting the air- greater seating capacity and eye-catching specifications. Arguably conditioning unit towards the front and blending it in nicely with the most striking of all the costly new super-cruisers on show at curvaceous exterior styling (by Capoco Design of Salisbury, the NEC last month was Plaxton’s Elite. This is not the first Plaxton Wiltshire). Aerodynamic efficiency is helped by low roof height at body to bear this name (the original Elite was around in the the rear of the coach, 3.7 metres at its tallest. A glazed panel 1970s) but the Scarborough-based coachbuilder hopes it will be above the main windscreen affords passengers (up to a maximum the first to put Plaxton among the top echelon of the UK coach of 59) an unobstructed forward view. market, complementing the current range-topping Panther body. Bodywork framing is in welded stainless-steel. The roof and body 16 Transport Engineer December 2008 Euro bus expo rrr:2 col articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 17 Plaxton Elite: plush accommodation clubs, has added a 13.99-metre, 3.97-metres-tall tri-axle Starliner for passengers and driver. L to its fleet. Despite its height, this is no double-decker, so passengers in all seats (52) enjoy a spectacularly-elevated view sides are lightweight one-piece from atop almost 13 cubic metres of luggage space between the panels in GRP (glass reinforced axles. plastic) bonded to the body’s Impressive on-road performance is promised by MAN’s Euro-4 framework. Only the locker doors 12.4-litre D26, producing 473hp at 1,900rpm and 2,300Nm of (pneumatically-operated) are torque at 1,100-1,400rpm. A skinned in aluminium. Weight 498hp version of this engine is to details have yet to be published be added to the Starliner option but already Plaxton is claiming list next year. The gearbox is ZF’s the Elite is the lightest coach in 12-speed AS Tronic. Extras such its class. as adaptive cruise control ( ACC ) Interior trim generally is and lane guard system ( LGS ) are suitably upmarket, though an air thought to have pushed the cost of high quality tends to be spoilt by a loud plasticky ratcheting of Ellison’s Starliner to a cool sound from hinge-down trays on the backs of leather-trimmed £340,000. Fainsa Gala seats. The irritating noise has not gone unnoticed by Mentor Coach and Bus, which Plaxton managing director Bob Coombes who says he has been had been the sole MAN and assured it will diminish with use. Neoplan coach dealer in the UK, All the first Elites will be on three-axle Volvo underframes, but collapsed in the summer. So now there are plans next year to offer the body with MAN and Irisbus Swindon-based MAN Truck and Eurorider running gear. Eurorider Elites are likely to be two-axle Bus UK has formed its own direct models. At 13.2 metres long, these will be among the longest of all sales operation for Neoplan two-axle coaches (the legal limit is 13.5 metres), testifying to the coaches and Plaxton- or Noge- Elite’s low weight. Satisfying legal limits on outswing with such long vehicles will be as tricky as ever, however. Neoplan Starliner 2: Elite prices range from £255,000 to £300,000, according to late arrival in the UK. specification. The show model has a Euro-5, 420hp D12 engine and is near the top-end of the price spectrum. Its buyer is Country Lion Coaches of Northampton. Another order, for 10, has come from Logan’s Executive Travel of Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Such early demand has given Mr Coombes the confidence to set a 2009 sales target of 40 Elites. One of the new Plaxton coach’s most obvious rivals is the Neoplan Starliner 2. Since the current model was introduced four years ago around 400 have been built but none has been sold to a UK operator, until now. Ellison’s Travel Service of St Helens, a specialist in corporate travel, including top football December 2008 Transport Engineer 17 Euro bus expo rrr:2 col articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 18 bodied MAN coaches. And the 71 MAN truck service locations in the UK have been organised into a three-tier (“premium”, “specialist” and “service”) bus and coach service network. Like the Neoplan Starliner, Van Hool’s TD921 Altano has been around for several years in continental Europe but is a newcomer to the UK. Wigan- based Eavesway Travel is the first UK operator to buy Altanos. It has put nine into service so far this Van Hool Altano: novel low-floor entrance area can accommodate a wheelchair passenger. year. The tenth was at Euro Bus Expo. This 14.4-metre tri-axle Student Agency. They have a Scania driveline whereas UK models coach is powered by a 456hp Daf 12.9-litre MX Euro-5 engine are likely to be built on MAN’s R37 underframe, according to the driving through a ZF AS Tronic automated-manual gearbox. The UK Beulas dealer BASE of Ormskirk, Lancashire. Beulas will also real novelty of this Belgian design is a two-door entrance opening build 13.0-, 13.7- and 14.4-metre versions of the Glory, all with to a large low-floor section ahead of the front axle, made possible three axles. by a 3.1-metre front overhang. This creates room for a pair of passenger/courier seats beside the driver, with three more Temsa passenger seats behind. All remaining seats are upstairs. The Turkish bus-builder Temsa claims to have sliced 800kg from the advantage of this configuration is that the pair of seats alongside weight of its 12.2-metre Safari HD coach by revising the semi- the driver can be removed to make space for a wheelchair integral construction. Zinc-galvanised steel panels previously were passenger, whose family or carer can occupy the seats behind the mounted on a mild-steel frame. Now both the frame and panels driver. The entrance is low enough to need only a portable ramp are made of stainless steel. rather than a wheelchair lift. Arriva Bus and Coach, Van Hool’s UK The 53-seat example at Euro Bus Expo, for Bibby’s of Ingleton, agent, says a typical Altano price is £300,000 plus. Spanish bodybuilder Beulas is pitching for the top end of the coach market with its new Glory model. On show at Euro Bus Expo was the largest version, fully 15 metres in length. The layout of this tri-axle coach is similar to that of Neoplan’s Starliner, with a low driving-position and all seats (up to 73 in the 15-metre coach) perched high. Toilet, servery, driver’s bunk and 13 cubic metres of luggage space are underneath. Asking price is £290,000–£300,000. The first examples of the Glory are shuttling between Prague and London on a service run by a Czech Republic operator called Beulas Glory: 15-metre coach can carry up to 73 passengers. 18 Transport Engineer Euro bus expo rrr:2 col articles 26/11/08 16:51 Page 19 Temsa: cutting weight from Safari coach and exploring new avenues with the, er, Avenue bus. the OmniExpress to replace the Berkhof Axial body in the middle of its range as an alternative to Irizar bodies from Spain. There are three versions of the right- hand-drive OmniExpress: a pair of 12.8-metre two-axle models (at 3.4 or 3.6 metres tall) and a 3.6-metres-high, 14-metres-long three-axle version with steered rear-axle. All are built around the Scania KEB underframe, with engine mounted vertically and longitudinally at the rear, and side-mounted radiator on the has an unladen weight of 12.46 tonnes. The engine is the Euro-5 nearside. The five-cylinder 8.9-litre engine is available but the version of Daf’s 9.2-litre PR, rated at a nominal 360hp. ZF more likely choice at Euro-4 is the 11.7-litre DC12 engine rated at supplies the axles and six- speed automatic gearbox. 340hp and matched to a ZF six-speed automatic gearbox.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • C ANGELL, Glandwr Street, Gl
    No Redg Chassis Chasstype Body Seats Orig Redg Date Status Operator Livery Location CSANGABER "C ANGELL, Glandwr Street, Glandwr Industrial Estate, Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent (0,5,0) FN: C & R Transport PG7402/I G200 RRN Vo B10M-60 020302 VH 13917 C49F G501 CJT Feb-08 J222 CNR Vo B10M-60028692 Pn 9112VCP0492 C48FT J701 CWT Sep-07 H 11 CNR MB 811D 670303-2P-082331 RB C33F 18471 J764 ONK Jun-06 M111 CNR MB 711D WDB6693632N030899 Onyx C24F M 20 TGC N111 CNR MB 814D 670313-2N-027798 Pn C33F 958.5MMY3616 N 98 BHL Aug-05 N125 FFV Fd Tt SFAEXXBDVESS30782 Fd M8 Mar-03 N213 TAX Fd Tt P111 CNR MB 711D R111 CNR Fd Tt WF0EXXGBFE2B39351 Ford M16 WN52 XTO Jun-06 T726 SCN Fd Tt Y162 GBO Fd Tt CSBENGRIF JSB & KE BENNING, 13 East View, GRIFFITHSTOWN, NP4 5DW PG6666/N (0,2,2) FN: B's Travel OC: Unit 18, The Old Cold Stores, Court Road Industrial Estate, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 H315 TWE Mercedes 811D WDB6703032P020867 Ce C16.108 B32F Mar-07 sale 2/08 R222 BST LDV Cy X222 BST MB 311D BU56 AZW Ibs 45C14 ZCFC45A100D315479 Excel 664 M16 Oct-06 CSBOYDNEW "MB CHICK, ISCA Works, Mill Parade, NEWPORT, NP20 2JQ" (0,8,12) FN: Croydon Minibus Hire PG6750/N DXI 84 Scania K113T Irizar C FT P 26 RGO Feb-05 JUI 1716 Vo B10M-53 16728 VH C49FT 13500 (E280HRY) Sep-00 TIL 7205 Kassbohrer S215HD WKK17900001035026 Setra C49FT APA 672Y Jan-07 YAZ 6392 MB 811D 670303-20-815779 Oe C29F 311 (E872EHK/MXX481/E872EHK)Apr-06 A 7 FRX Sca K93CRB 1818346 Pn C53F 9012SFA2221 (H524DVM) Mar-06 sale 4/07 A 8 FRX Sca K93CRB 1818350 Pn 9012SFA2225 C53F (H528DVM) Mar-06 w G 57 KTG Oe MR09 VN2020
    [Show full text]
  • March 2020 After 28 Years of Service with the Company, Fifteen of Which As CFO
    NFI GROUP INC. Annual Information Form March 16, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY ............................................................................................................................... 2 CORPORATE STRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS .................................................................................................. 4 Recent Developments ........................................................................................................................................... 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS ......................................................................................................................... 7 Industry Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Company History ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Business Strengths .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Corporate Mission, Vision and Strategy ............................................................................................................. 13 Environmental, Social and Governance Focus ..................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • (By Email) Our Ref: MGLA040121-2978 29 January 2021 Dear Thank You for Your Request for Information Which the GLA Received on 4
    (By email) Our Ref: MGLA040121-2978 29 January 2021 Dear Thank you for your request for information which the GLA received on 4 January 2021. Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You asked for: Can I request to see the Mayor’s communications with the British bus manufacturers Alexander Dennis, Optare & Wrightbus from May 2016 to present day under current Mayor Sadiq Khan Our response to your request is as follows: Please find attached the information the GLA holds within scope of your request. If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact me, quoting the reference at the top of this letter. Yours sincerely Information Governance Officer If you are unhappy with the way the GLA has handled your request, you may complain using the GLA’s FOI complaints and internal review procedure, available at: https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/governance-and-spending/sharing-our- information/freedom-information Optare Group Ltd th 20 July 2020 Hurricane Way South Sherburn in Elmet Mr. Sadiq Khan Leeds, LS25 6PT, UK T: +44 (0) 8434 873 200 Mayor of London F: +44 (0) 8434 873 201 Greater London Authority E: [email protected] City Hall, W: www.optare.com London SE1 2AA Dear Mayor Khan, Re: The Electrification of London Public Transport Firstly, let me show my deep appreciation for your tireless efforts in tackling the unprecedented pandemic crisis in London. I am confident that under your dynamic leadership, London will re-emerge as a vibrant hub of business. On Friday 17th July, I took on the role of Chairman of Optare PLC.
    [Show full text]
  • Lothian Bus Group Fleet List Q1 2020 Flt Reg No Model Dep First Reg 1 LB13BUS Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 2 HY13BUS Volvo 79
    Lothian Bus Group Fleet List Q1 2020 Flt Reg No Model Dep First Reg 1 LB13BUS Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 2 HY13BUS Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 3 SN13BCY Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 4 SN13BCZ Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 5 SN13BDF Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 6 SN13BDO Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 7 SN13BDU Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 8 SN13BDV Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 9 SN13BDX Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 10 SN13BDY Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 07/03/2013 36 BG64FXK Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 28/11/2014 37 BG64FXM Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 28/11/2014 38 BG64FXL Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 02/12/2014 39 BT64LHU Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 20/11/2014 40 BT64LHV Volvo 7900 Hybrid CE 20/11/2014 1051 SJ18NFA Volvo B5TL CE 19/04/2018 1052 SJ18NFC Volvo B5TL CE 19/04/2018 1053 SJ18NFD Volvo B5TL CE 19/04/2018 1054 SJ18NFE Volvo B5TL CE 19/04/2018 1055 SJ18NFF Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1056 SJ18NFG Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1057 SJ18NFH Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1058 SJ18NFK Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1059 SJ18NFL Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1060 SJ18NFM Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1061 SJ18NFN Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 1062 SJ18NFO Volvo B5TL CE 04/05/2018 163 SN58BYP Volvo B7RLE CE 02/09/2008 1063 SG68LCA Volvo B8L CE 15/01/2019 1064 SJ19OVX Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1065 SJ19OVY Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1066 SJ19OVZ Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1067 SJ19OWA Volvo B8L CE 01/04/2019 1068 SJ19OWB Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1069 SJ19OWC Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1070 SJ19OWD Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1071 SJ19OWF Volvo B8L CE 01/03/2019 1072 SJ19OWGVolvo B8L CE 01/03/2019
    [Show full text]
  • Automotive Sector in Tees Valley
    Invest in Tees Valley A place to grow your automotive business Invest in Tees Valley Recent successes include: Tees Valley and the North East region has April 2014 everything it needs to sustain, grow and Nifco opens new £12 million manufacturing facility and Powertrain and R&D plant develop businesses in the automotive industry. You just need to look around to June 2014 see who is already here to see the success Darchem opens new £8 million thermal of this growing sector. insulation manufacturing facility With government backed funding, support agencies September 2014 such as Tees Valley Unlimited, and a wealth of ElringKlinger opens new £10 million facility engineering skills and expertise, Tees Valley is home to some of the best and most productive facilities in the UK. The area is innovative and forward thinking, June 2015 Nifco announces plans for a 3rd factory, helping it to maintain its position at the leading edge boosting staff numbers to 800 of developments in this sector. Tees Valley holds a number of competitive advantages July 2015 which have helped attract £1.3 billion of capital Cummins’ Low emission bus engine production investment since 2011. switches from China back to Darlington Why Tees Valley should be your next move Manufacturing skills base around half that of major cities and a quarter of The heritage and expertise of the manufacturing those in London and the South East. and engineering sector in Tees Valley is world renowned and continues to thrive and innovate Access to international markets Major engineering companies in Tees Valley export Skilled and affordable workforce their products around the world with our Tees Valley has a ready skilled labour force excellent infrastructure, including one of the which is one of the most affordable and value UK’s leading ports, the quickest road connections for money in the UK.
    [Show full text]
  • An Attractive Value Proposition for Zero-Emission Buses in Denmark
    Fuel Cell Electric Buses An attractive Value Proposition for Zero-Emission Buses In Denmark - April 2020 - Photo: An Attractive Line Bloch Value Klostergaard, Proposition North for Denmark Zero-Emission Region Buses. in Denmark Executive Summary Seeking alternatives to diesel buses are crucial for realizing the Danish zero Zero–Emission Fuel Cell emission reduction agenda in public transport by 2050. In Denmark alone, public transport and road-transport of cargo account for ap- proximately 25 per cent of the Danish CO2 emissions. Thus, the deployment of zero emission fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) will be an important contribution Electric Buses for Denmark. to the Danish climate law committed to reaching 70 per cent below the CO2 emissions by 2030 and a total carbon neutrality by 2050. In line with the 2050 climate goals, Danish transit agencies and operators are being called to implement ways to improve air quality in their municipalities while maintaining quality of service. This can be achieved with the deployment of FCEBs and without compromising on range, route flexibility and operability. As a result, FCEBs are now also being included as one of the solutions in coming zero emission bus route tenders Denmark. Danish municipalities play an important role in establishing the public transport system of the future, however it is also essential that commercial players join forces to realize the deployment of zero-emission buses. In order to push the de- velopment forward, several leading players in the hydrogen fuel cell value chain have teamed up and formed the H2BusEurope consortium committed to support the FCEB infrastructure.
    [Show full text]
  • Fleet List \251 Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiasts Society
    Trent Barton Group {part of the Wellglade Group Including Kinchbus, Midland General and Notts & Derby | Unofficial Fleetlist provided by Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiasts Maun Valley Industrial Park, Junction Road, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, NG17 5GS; Meadow Road Garage, DERBY, DE1 2BH; Station Road, LANGLEY MILL, NG16 4BG; Unit 3, Sullivan Way, LOUGHBOROUGH LE11 5QS; Manvers Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 4PQ Fleet No Registration Chassis Make and Model Body Make and Model Layout Livery Allocation Note 0001 YJ07 EFR Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0002 YJ07 EFS Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0003 YJ07 EFT Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0004 YJ07 EFU Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0005 YJ07 EFV Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0006 YJ07 EFW Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F Sprint Loughborough 0007 YJ07 EFX Optare Solo M950SL Optare Solo Slimline B32F KinchBus Loughborough 0008 YN56 FDA Scania N94UD East Lancashire OmniDekka H45/32F Notts & Derby Derby 0009 YN56 FDU Scania N94UD East Lancashire OmniDekka H45/32F Notts & Derby Derby 0010 YN56 FDZ Scania N94UD East Lancashire OmniDekka H45/32F Notts & Derby Derby 0029 W467 BCW Volvo B7TL-5150 Plaxton President H41/24F Notts & Derby Derby 0030 W474 BCW Volvo B7TL-5150 Plaxton President H41/24F Notts & Derby Derby 0031 W475 BCW Volvo B7TL-5150 Plaxton President H41/24F Notts & Derby Derby 0032 W477 BCW Volvo B7TL-5150 Plaxton President
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Annual Report and Accounts
    Optare plc Optare ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2020 ACCOUNTS AND REPORT ANNUAL OPTARE PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2020 REVIEW OF THE YEAR Performance highlights STRATEGIC REPORT 01 Chairman’s statement Operational highlights 02 CEO’s report 03 Our mission and values • Delivery of 114 Solos to RTA in Dubai. 04 Our key risks • Delivery of 30 Metrodecker EVs to Metroline for one of London’s first zero emission double decker routes commencing service in August 2019. • Delivery of the first of 21 Metrodecker EVs to York. Service to commence in quarter 3 2020. • Roll-out of the next generation Metrocity EV 240kwh. The new CORPORATE GOVERNANCE range is based on the existing platform with the addition of a 05 Board of Directors short derivative for congested urban environments due for 07 Corporate governance launch in late 2020. 09 Directors’ and Senior Officers’ remuneration report 11 Directors’ report Financial highlights 14 Statement of Directors’ responsibilities • Revenue for the period was £37.1m, a drop of 25% over prior year. • Gross loss was £0.9m over the twelve-month period (2018/19: £5.3m gross profit representing 11% of turnover). • Loss after tax was £15.5m (2018/19: £8.9m). • Operating cash outflow before working capital changes was £11.0m (2018/19: £5.8m). FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Independent auditor’s report to the members of Optare plc 17 Consolidated income statement and statement of comprehensive income 18 Consolidated statement of changes in equity 19 Consolidated balance sheet 20 Consolidated cash flow statement 21 Summary of significant accounting policies 26 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 37 Company balance sheet 38 Company statement of changes in equity 39 Summary of significant accounting policies 40 Notes to the Company financial statements 44 Advisers CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT Continued focus on long-term REPORT STRATEGIC growth and evolution emission technologies and solutions across during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the product range; explored the online opportunities for blended learning.
    [Show full text]
  • Alternative Ad.Qxd
    P007_TESP_OCT10.QXP:Layout 1 27/9/10 14:34 Page 7 ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT And she adds that, with the EV covering 65 miles a day on up to 13 round trips, the batteries still had around 20% capacity remaining. Permanent charging arrangements, particularly for layovers, “would enable that mileage to be increased significantly,” she suggests. John Johnson, managing director of the bus Cost company, comments: “Although much data has still to be analysed, and we did identify infrastructure issues, our initial findings show a convincing case for the EV on this particular type of service.” It’s not the first time Optare’s all electric bus has appeared on UK streets. Durham County Council was the first local authority in the UK, with three Solo EVs being operated by Veolia on its Durham Cathedral service. These units were acquired with cutting grant aid from the government’s Green Bus Fund Available and emerging technologies are proving themselves (now with second round £15 million funding up for grabs until October), which makes up the cost hike eminently capable of reducing fuel consumption and over equivalent diesel-powered buses. This county emissions – but at what cost? Brian Tinham reports council estimates that using these buses will save 42 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. All well and good, but no-one is forecasting a rials in Stratford-upon-Avon of the UK’s Optare’s all electric wholesale move to electric buses – not even first full-size battery-powered bus, the battery-powered bus Optare’s optimistic commercial director Glenn Saint.
    [Show full text]
  • Eet List Shown in Fleet Number Order
    eet list shown in fleet number order Fleet No. Registration Chassis Body Depot Date new Livery Name 46 SN64 CVA Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Jan-15 TfL spare 51 MX12 CFL Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Apr-12 Uno 2 52 MX12 CFM Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Apr-12 Uno 2 53 MX12 CFN Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Apr-12 Uno 2 54 MX12 CFO Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Apr-12 Uno 2 55 MX12 CFP Wrightbus Streetlite WF Hatfield Apr-12 Uno 2 56 SK68 TNL Wrightbus Streetlite DF Cranfield Sep-18 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 57 SK68 TNN Wrightbus Streetlite DF Cranfield Sep-18 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 58 SK68 TNO Wrightbus Streetlite DF Cranfield Sep-18 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 59 SK68 TNU Wrightbus Streetlite DF Cranfield Sep-18 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 60 SK68 TNV Wrightbus Streetlite DF Cranfield Sep-18 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) Captain Tom Moore 203 UH55 UNO Scania N94 East Lancs OmniDekka Hatfield Sep-05 University of Hertfordshire ad 204 UJ55 UNO Scania N94 East Lancs OmniDekka Hatfield Sep-05 Alban Way 205 UL55 UNO Scania N94 East Lancs OmniDekka Hatfield Sep-05 Alban Way 207 PN08 SWF Scania N230 Optare Olympus Hatfield Aug-08 Alban Way 208 YN07 LFA Scania N230 Optare Olympus Cranfield Jul-07 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 209 YN07LFB Scania N230 Optare Olympus Cranfield Jul-07 Cranfield Connect (v1 pink) 210 YN07LFD Scania N230 Optare Olympus Cranfield Jul-07 Cranfield Connect (v2 silver) 250 YX17 NPZ ADL ADL E400 City Hatfield Jul-17 Comet 251 YX17 NPY ADL ADL E400 City Hatfield Jul-17 Comet 252 YX17 NRE
    [Show full text]
  • Fleet Archive
    Fleet Archive 2020 15 March 2020 Repaints last week included Optare Solo M890/Optare 628 (NK61 DBZ) into “Little Coasters” livery. Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6004 (NK11 BHE) has also lost its branding for the “Red Arrows”, having been stripped of all vinyls, ahead of the introduction of new vehicles to this service in May. There were no fleet movements last week. 8 March 2020 Repaints last week included Mercedes Citaro 0350N/Mercedes Citaro 5278 (NK07 KPN) and 5279 (NK07 KPO) into the 2019 fleet livery. Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka 6143 (YN04 GKA) is no longer a float/reserve vehicle and now forms part of the main fleet allocation at Riverside. It has replaced former East Yorkshire Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 6935 (X508 EGK) which has suffered defects uneconomical to repair. Float Optare Solo M890/Optare 636 (NK61 FMD) is now allocated to Percy Main to provide cover for the remaining “Little Coasters” branded Optare Solo repaints. Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5226 (NK54 NVZ) has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside and, together with 5231 (NK55 OLJ), has transferred to East Yorkshire on temporary loan. 1 March 2020 The final coach to be repainted as part of the ongoing work into the new Northern Coaching unit is Scania K340EB/Caetano Levante 7098 (JCN 822) into Voyager livery. Notable is the allocation of the registration mark JCN822: this registration mark being allocated to Leyland Tiger/Plaxton Paramount 7038 (E116 KFV) from 1990 to 1997 whilst a part of the Northern fleet in Voyager livery. Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka 6143 (YN04 GKA) has transferred from Chester-le-Street to Riverside, as a float/reserve vehicle.
    [Show full text]
  • 2 Col Articles 30/10/07 16:12 Page 12
    coach & bus live rrr:2 col articles 30/10/07 16:12 Page 12 Live and kicking Several of the UK passenger transport industry’s best-known names were noticeable by their absence from the exhibitor list at the second biennial Coach & Bus Live show. But one thing the event did not lack was engineering and business news, as David Wilcox discovered. Optare The radius of lower front corner Optare Solo SR: on a roll with a he tenth anniversary of Optare’s Solo midibus is being celebrated by panels has been increased on the curvaceous roof inherited from the the introduction of a new version, the SR, with redesigned front and SR to lessen the risk of accident Versa. Trear sections. Officially this is an additional model rather than a damage. This looks a sensible replacement, but it is likely that the current Solo, available in six overall precaution given that front overhang is 100mm greater. Wheelbase is lengths (7.1–10.2 metres) and two overall widths (2.34 and 2.5 unchanged. At the rear the SR is pure Versa, including lamp clusters. metres), nevertheless will be phased out in due course as customers opt Headlamps apart, all exterior lights are light-emitting diodes ( LED ) as for the SR. It comes in only two lengths (8.9 and 9.6m) and one width (2.5m). Optare managing director Bob Coombes says other lengths and narrow versions will follow “if there is customer demand.” The curvaceous bulging roof-line introduced a year ago on the Optare Versa ( Transport Engineer December 2006) is inherited by the SR.
    [Show full text]