Electric Buses

[B.C Driver]

every route at PB that is double deck

Hearing 8s too...

[0.5%]

Does that include fort dunlop route, and also if the 8 has them will the 28?

[2206]

Does that include fort dunlop route, and also if the 8 has them will the 28?

They can't run on the 28 because of the 14' 0" bridge in Erdington I think.

[Tony]

It's looking likely from early June the new electrics will be scheduled on to all of the following routes, obviously not all buses on each route:

7, 16, 33, 52, 65, 67, 101, 907, X3, X4, X5 & X14

[0.5%]

What about the 8a and 8c 

[Tony]

What about the 8a and 8c

No, the first 42 are going on the routes listed 

[Jack]

Why is everyone so obsessed with the 8 being double deckers lately?

Sorry it's off topic.

[2206]

Why is everyone so obsessed with the 8 being double deckers lately?

Sorry it's off topic.

I would guess if the 8 does go double deck it won't be until all duble decks are electric at PB.  As someone said the scanias are going to be the last diesel deckers at PB and they can't go under the bridge.

[Stevo]

First 24 registrations at last!

[Tony]

First 24 registrations at last!

42 are so far registered, 10 with 73 plates and 32 with 24 plates

[Wba_lad]

Does that include fort dunlop route, and also if the 8 has them will the 28?

There is a low bridge on the 28 so can't go on there

[don]

42 are so far registered, 10 with 73 plates and 32 with 24 plates

Enough to replace all the non Euro 6 vehicles? 

[Tony]

Enough to replace all the non Euro 6 vehicles?

Yes, but won't happen 

[don]

Yes, but won't happen

Yes I was thinking there may be some spares kept whilst the electrics 'bed in' and in any case you might cover any elderly Euro 6 double deckers or Scania (single deck) which might fall by the wayside with major and costly faults, like 4600 did recently.

I shall be very interested to see how you deal with AG's allocation of non Euro 6 Geminis in the short term - although they don't necessarily need to replaced based on non B'ham city centre routes, I guess, if really necessary, there are enough Euro 6 ones at WB to move across if they get some more E400s (noting the next fleet number, leap frogging the 5 Omnidekkas is 4799).....

Anyway, a very interesting period, fleet wise approaches!!

[mranon]

Yes I was thinking there may be some spares kept whilst the electrics 'bed in' and in any case you might cover any elderly Euro 6 double deckers or Scania (single deck) which might fall by the wayside with major and costly faults, like 4600 did recently.

I shall be very interested to see how you deal with AG's allocation of non Euro 6 Geminis in the short term - although they don't necessarily need to replaced based on non B'ham city centre routes, I guess, if really necessary, there are enough Euro 6 ones at WB to move across if they get some more E400s (noting the next fleet number, leap frogging the 5 Omnidekkas is 4799).....

Anyway, a very interesting period, fleet wise approaches!!

i bet the non euro 6 ones, and when their time is due any good euro 6 converted geminis and tridents may follow some of the already sold on ones.