Bus breakdown experiences

[MSU2008]

PN certainly don't seem to be having a very good day today!

Certainly they've had a few break downs today and some other technical issues with buses meaning they've had to swap although 4759 has been taken back to garage and 2098 which broke down this morning has come back out.

[Norris]

I saw a dennis trident tonight at Northfield lockwood road broken down. I thought they were reliable buses.

[D]

I saw a dennis trident tonight at Northfield lockwood road broken down. I thought they were reliable buses.

Yes, 4613. Air leak from the doors. 

[Jay71]

I saw a dennis trident tonight at Northfield lockwood road broken down. I thought they were reliable buses.

I thought they were reliable buses. Lol
Do you know how old the bus is?

[Wumpty]

I thought they were reliable buses. Lol
Do you know how old the bus is?

Considerably more reliable than some of the posts from "enthusiasts" on this forum!

Regardless of how old the bus is, it's mechanical and electrical and breakdowns happen with any bus (see PN thread from yesterday), so unsure what point the original poster @Norris was trying to make.

I understand from other posts that it  suffered an air leak.

[don]

Considerably more reliable than some of the posts from "enthusiasts" on this forum!

Regardless of how old the bus is, it's mechanical and electrical and breakdowns happen with any bus (see PN thread from yesterday), so unsure what point the original poster @Norris was trying to make.

I understand from other posts that it  suffered an air leak.

I would imagine, reading between the lines, the poster was commenting on the basis that a 21 year old vehicle in all day service is more likely to break down than one less long in the tooth!! Do any other large operators run such elderly vehicles? They certainly don't in London, with which I'm more acquainted, where the franchising arrangements result in newer vehicle age profiles.

I travelled on several of these elderly NXWM Tridents and Geminis recently and they certainly, from a passenger viewpoint are quite comfortable and acceptable. 

[Wumpty]

I would imagine, reading between the lines, the poster was commenting on the basis that a 21 year old vehicle in all day service is more likely to break down than one less long in the tooth!! Do any other large operators run such elderly vehicles? They certainly don't in London, with which I'm more acquainted, where the franchising arrangements result in newer vehicle age profiles.

I travelled on several of these elderly NXWM Tridents and Geminis recently and they certainly, from a passenger viewpoint are quite comfortable and acceptable.

Which is exactly the point - the average punter won't be interested in its age as long as it gets them from A to B in relative comfort and on time. As I eluded to yesterday, some much younger buses at PN yesterday broke down for various reasons.

Appreciate that not many large operators may run buses of a similar vintage, but that is testament to the talented NX engineering teams - in a similar vain to the longevity of Fleetlines and Metrobuses running long into the 21st century.

[don]

Which is exactly the point - the average punter won't be interested in its age as long as it gets them from A to B in relative comfort and on time. As I eluded to yesterday, some much younger buses at PN yesterday broke down for various reasons.

Appreciate that not many large operators may run buses of a similar vintage, but that is testament to the talented NX engineering teams - in a similar vain to the longevity of Fleetlines and Metrobuses running long into the 21st century.

Yes I agree regarding the engineering. However the real question is whether they're more likely to break down than a newer vehicle and without 'inside info' we are unable to know. 

However, I think it's wrong to assume people don't notice the age of vehicles - I have observed people commenting about this in a negative way - it's even made the press on occasion (more usually about coaches - which is one reason that operators began using personalised, ageless number plates on such vehicles). 

[Jay71]

Which is exactly the point - the average punter won't be interested in its age as long as it gets them from A to B in relative comfort and on time. As I eluded to yesterday, some much younger buses at PN yesterday broke down for various reasons.

Appreciate that not many large operators may run buses of a similar vintage, but that is testament to the talented NX engineering teams - in a similar vain to the longevity of Fleetlines and Metrobuses running long into the 21st century.

The Geminis & Tridents are much comfortable than Ominicrap