NX Hybrids

[Stuharris 6360]

What is interesting is that ever since the poll began at the top of the page, it has never really changed much with the B5LH beating the Enviro by about 60:40 all the time.

[Nathan4775]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

[Dylan4579]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

Finally!

[Trident 4609]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

I saw that today and was wondering which B5LH it was. Anymore to have their vinyls removed?

[Nathan4775]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

I saw that today and was wondering which B5LH it was. Anymore to have their vinyls removed?

Only seen 5501, But why they having them removed ?

[John]

Only seen 5501, But why they having them removed ?

Accident repairs. It was discussed a few weeks ago on the forum. See below

5501 seen in Birmingham Saturday afternoon and void of leaves and fleet names on the offside. Didn't see the near side to see if that was the same.

Someone reported it has having received accident damage some time ago. I live on the 22/23 routes and haven't seen it for ages.

[Dylan4579]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

I saw that today and was wondering which B5LH it was. Anymore to have their vinyls removed?

Only seen 5501, But why they having them removed ?

Because they are old and people alerady know about the hybrids. They should do what diamond have done and reduce the hybrid advertising

[Trident 4609]

With any spare hybrids at WN going on the 59 looking at the number buses needed on the 1 on a sunday then the 59 on a sunday could be fully hybrid operated.

The 1 needs 10 or possibly less and the 59 only need 6.

[Lukeee]

5501 has lost its Green Leafs, seen this morning on Colemore Row

I saw that today and was wondering which B5LH it was. Anymore to have their vinyls removed?

Only seen 5501, But why they having them removed ?

Because they are old and people alerady know about the hybrids. They should do what diamond have done and reduce the hybrid advertising

Diamond havent reduced the Hybrid advertising, only one Versa was delivered with the all over green livery (and still carries it).

[Kevin]

For the most part though, the diamond hybrids look just like a normal diamond bus (livery wise), which to me makes a lot of sense, identifies it as being a diamond bus, unlike NX using green for theirs.....
.........that said, this is diamond, they have about 47 different liveries on all their other buses

[winston]

For the most part though, the diamond hybrids look just like a normal diamond bus (livery wise), which to me makes a lot of sense, identifies it as being a diamond bus, unlike NX using green for theirs.....
.........that said, this is diamond, they have about 47 different liveries on all their other buses

The NX hybrids are in a green version of the NX corporate bus livery, Stagecoach do the same with their Hybrids i.e. corporate style livery applied with the orange & blue replaced by two different shades of green

[JackC]

Anybody think NX may go for some single decker hybrids soon?

[Kevin]

Anybody think NX may go for some single decker hybrids soon?

Not really, they've got enough new singles now, need to concentrate on the double decker fleet

[Driver03]

Very much agree with you post 4006 my point on B5's are that people feel they are slow, no doubt due to the driver not understanding the gear box (and driving with it rather than against it) and the fact they have 12 speed boxes. If they are driven correctly though they will out accelerate most buses due to the instant torque given by batteries and developing torque from Diesel engine. From a drivers prospective, I feel they are quick accelerators under the correct conditions.

Had a feeling that was the case, managed to travel on 5515 and 5518 today and although they were quick getting going on electric power, there was a substantial wait before the diesel kicked in

That's just because the road speed from electric to diesel isn't correct, in my experience if you accelerate smoothly on electric power it'll reach 15mph then the Diesel engine will kick in and it's as smooth as silk :).



On another note. I sadly had to take a B5 out of service today, some kids had decided to see how the upper saloon seats are assembled and totally wrecked the seat in the process, snapped it clean off. It really gripes me that the louts have no respect at all for £300,000 buses, or even buses in general and they are the ones who moan when they don't turn up!! Argh!

[JackC]

On another note. I sadly had to take a B5 out of service today, some kids had decided to see how the upper saloon seats are assembled and totally wrecked the seat in the process, snapped it clean off. It really gripes me that the louts have no respect at all for £300,000 buses, or even buses in general and they are the ones who moan when they don't turn up!! Argh!

Snapped it off as in snapped it off it's supports?