Vehicle Transfers

[Jack]

I wish AG drivers knew how to drive 66 reg e400 mmcs

How? When they don't operate any?

[Sh4318]

Was hoping for more 66 reg Plattys to transfer to WB and I'm glad they are. Dreading if 19 reg ones do

I've took a liking to the 66 regs recently, they seem smoother. What are the 66' reg plattys like to drive in comparison to the smart hybrids?

[BBS]

How? When they don't operate any?

Don't AG have 15 plates,  68 plates and now 19 plates with the ex CV 69 plates too?

[cris 99]

Don't AG have 15 plates,  68 plates and now 19 plates with the ex CV 69 plates too?

Yes they do the point is the original post was on about 66 plates and acocks green don't have any of those 

[BBS]

Yes they do the point is the original post was on about 66 plates and acocks green don't have any of those

Didn't they have loans which were 66 plates a couple years back? I'm sure they had 6835 and 6852 at a time for a while didn't they

[TT90]

Lots happening today

6798 PB to WN
6807 PB to WB

More transfers out expected later

E179, E180, E202, E206, E308 to PB

4499, 4507 withdrawn

Anymore PB Platinums due to transfer to WN ?  
Saw 6799 on the X8 earlier 

[Wba_lad]

6811 PB-WB 

[Mike K]

Was hoping for more 66 reg Plattys to transfer to WB and I'm glad they are. Dreading if 19 reg ones do

Excuse my genuine ignorance on this but what's the difference between them? From a passenger perspective I honestly can't tell.

I can tell the difference between the early ZF MMCs and the later Voith ones, but the 66/67/68/19/69 reg ones all seem the same to me. 

[CL]

Two more today

6806 PB-WB
6810 PB-WB

[ZF B7]

Excuse my genuine ignorance on this but what's the difference between them? From a passenger perspective I honestly can't tell.

I can tell the difference between the early ZF MMCs and the later Voith ones, but the 66/67/68/19/69 reg ones all seem the same to me.

The 66 reg ones sound much nicer. The 19 reg ones are much more dull

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Excuse my genuine ignorance on this but what's the difference between them? From a passenger perspective I honestly can't tell.

I can tell the difference between the early ZF MMCs and the later Voith ones, but the 66/67/68/19/69 reg ones all seem the same to me.

From what I can gather. The 66 Plates sound more like an e200/Voith and sound much more prominent. There is a difference upstairs on the ex Coventry 68 Plates to the 66's at WN I noticed from experience. The 68's have the USB Charging actually in the seat backs, the 66's have it under the seats. The 68's also sounded quieter than the WN 66 Plates.

[Sh4318]

Excuse my genuine ignorance on this but what's the difference between them? From a passenger perspective I honestly can't tell.

I can tell the difference between the early ZF MMCs and the later Voith ones, but the 66/67/68/19/69 reg ones all seem the same to me.

Without knowing much on the technical side, in terms of appearances, they have a few minor differences

For example, the engine grilles (the non-smart hybrids tend to have more grilles on the left, the smart hybrids tend to have more on the right), the appearance of the fuel filler behind the driver's window on the offside is a bit different (smart hybrid, non-smart hybrid)

In terms of engine sound, they do differ slightly:
7506 "smart hybrid" https://youtu.be/ibr7OKuRtgc?si=6C9XX1un7VxlHBiv
6777 "non-smart hybrid" https://youtu.be/ANmQgB2mDno?si=rhtr2wJ2XhdOxO-i

[Stevo]

I didn't know any of the Platinums were hybrids. They're not like the 54xx hybrids.

[Tony]

I didn't know any of the Platinums were hybrids. They're not like the 54xx hybrids.

They're not Hybrids. Smart Hybrid was a phrase started by Wrights where they generate electricity and it is used to power items that traditionally were hydraulic, so it took some of the effort of the engine to save fuel.

No part of a smart hybrid is used to power the bus as in a normal hybrid

[Mike K]

The 66 reg ones sound much nicer. The 19 reg ones are much more dull

Fair enough. From a passenger perspective, and someone who is now on their 50s, I'm honestly not that fussed on what sound a bus makes. I appreciate there are minor differences as to where USB ports are located and where the external vents etc are located, but I thought that there might be something fundamentally different between the types.