Buses To Find

[John]

Are 4136 and 4173 out today please?

[Tony]

Are 4136 and 4173 out today please?

4173 is on the 246
4136 isn't out

[John]

4173 is on the 246
4136 isn't out

Thanks Tony

[Jack]

4676 please

[Trident 4609]

Any ideas what buses they using on himley next weekend?

@Trident 4194 

Noted on the shuttles this evening:
4141, 4142, 4151, 4168, 4173, 4180, 4240, 4241, 4258, 4268, 4271, 4310, 4318, 4431, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4561, 611* and 6121

[Trident 4194]

@Trident 4194 

Noted on the shuttles this evening:
4141, 4142, 4151, 4168, 4173, 4180, 4240, 4241, 4258, 4268, 4271, 4310, 4318, 4431, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4561, 611* and 6121

Thankyou

[Eric Shaw]

5409 please Tony.

[Tony]

5409 please Tony.

It's 'away' at the moment

[Dom]

It's 'away' at the moment

The rumours are true then

[Solo1]

The rumours are true then

what rumours are  these about 5409

[DJ]

what rumours are  these about 5409

Guessing the ones about the E400H's being converted to just be regular Diesels, since the batteries will need replacing in the near future, which is fairly expensive.

[Mike K]

Guessing the ones about the E400H's being converted to just be regular Diesels, since the batteries will need replacing in the near future, which is fairly expensive.

If true, I also wonder whether reliability issues have also been a factor in the decision. These E400Hs seem to spend a fair bit of time off the road.

[Eric Shaw]

Thanks Tony, I will stop looking for 5409. I always found it an interesting bus. I remember when it was at BC and the Harborne services changed drivers at Snow Hill, I was on it a  couple of times when it started off up the hill without the engine running and as it was on full power, being a series hybrid, it accelerated very quickly, reminiscent of a trolleybus.
I wonder if it will be used as a test bed for the new Platinums, which are due soon.

[Tony]

Thanks Tony, I will stop looking for 5409. I always found it an interesting bus. I remember when it was at BC and the Harborne services changed drivers at Snow Hill, I was on it a  couple of times when it started off up the hill without the engine running and as it was on full power, being a series hybrid, it accelerated very quickly, reminiscent of a trolleybus.
I wonder if it will be used as a test bed for the new Platinums, which are due soon.

It's in need of some very expensive bits, no decision has been made on whether to convert it diesel or not.

[Trident 4194]

Is 5409 the only one that has stop/ start technology?