New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Stevo]

Well spotted. I still don't know if they're 4 or 6 cylinder though 6862 sounded like the earlier E400 mmcs.

[B.C Driver]

Saw 6870 and 6876 in City. Didn't even know these were delivered let alone on the road.

[Eric Shaw]

It should be possible to see whether they are 4 or 6 cylinder engines on the manufacturers plate, I haven't managed to travel on one yet. I was a mechanical design engineer fro 25 years, although not in the bus industry, and what puzzles me is that we haven't seen a prototype. This appears to be a completely new concept and I would not have expected to have 38 buses built without one.

[Tony]

Saw 6870 and 6876 in City. Didn't even know these were delivered let alone on the road.

6855-72
6876-6878
6880

had been delivered up to yesterday

[John]

6881 and another have just passed me at Aston Uni heading to Central

[Mike K]

They seem to be turning them round and getting them out in service fast. 22/23 was nearly all Platinum today, 5503 and a peak working 2124 (which I was lucky enough to travel on) being exceptions. Wifi and next stop announcements aren't currently enabled on any of them yet.

[B.C Driver]

6874 and 6875 inside BC last night along with 6881 which John saw on its way...

[B.C Driver]

6883 inside BC also.

[Mike K]

6887 on the 22/23 today, can't be long before they've all been delivered - feels very quick for 38 vehicles.

[Squiz1971]

6887 on the 22/23 today, can't be long before they've all been delivered - feels very quick for 38 vehicles.

I surmise that's because they are all being delivered as standard diesels so I guess makes a big difference in the building of them @Mike K

[Tony]

Just 3 left to arrive now
6888; 6891 & 6892 all due tomorrow

[broma1k]

A session outside Moor St Station today produced

on the X1    6862/81
            X61 6856/72
            22   6860/66/71/73/74/83/86
            23   6857/64/65/68/80
            24   6858/59/61/67/75/78/85/87
             with   6855 passing Not in Service

[Stu]

A session outside Moor St Station today produced

on the X1    6862/81
            X61 6856/72
            22   6860/66/71/73/74/83/86
            23   6857/64/65/68/80
            24   6858/59/61/67/75/78/85/87
             with   6855 passing Not in Service

6879 was my ride home this evening on the X2  8)

The first thing I noticed was the 'new bus smell'. Half the downstairs lights weren't working. No next-stop announcements yet, but the displays were showing 'Doors open / Doors Closed', which while not really useful, made a change from the scrolling 'Hanover Displays' that the last lot showed when first delivered.

On a positive note, having the USB sockets in the body of the seat is a smart design move, considering how many must have been 'kicked off' when mounted on the frame under the seat.

[Trident 4194]

6879 was my ride home this evening on the X2  8)

The first thing I noticed was the 'new bus smell'. Half the downstairs lights weren't working. No next-stop announcements yet, but the displays were showing 'Doors open / Doors Closed', which while not really useful, made a change from the scrolling 'Hanover Displays' that the last lot showed when first delivered.

On a positive note, having the USB sockets in the body of the seat is a smart design move, considering how many must have been 'kicked off' when mounted on the frame under the seat.

I had my ride on 6878 on the 22 Monday. I do like the new smell, one slight Cristism is with these modern buses ever evolving why are we still revolving round manual ramps for disabled? The extra capacity of the e400 mmc is definitely going to provide useful with the busy loads compared to the B5LH

[Tony]

I had my ride on 6878 on the 22 Monday. I do like the new smell, one slight Cristism is with these modern buses ever evolving why are we still revolving round manual ramps for disabled? The extra capacity of the e400 mmc is definitely going to provide useful with the busy loads compared to the B5LH

5 seats?

With the ramps, for how little they are used, electric ones just add to the weight of the bus reducing fuel consumption and are easily damaged on a front door, hence why London puts them on the middle door