Electric Buses

[BBS]

I would happily take a Scania over a B7 anyday. The constant moaning about Scania's is very tiresome. I don't hear the same notion with garages that have way too many B7's on Decker routes. The B7's legroom is hardly an improvement either.

Also the Urban 2's must be the most have the most boring sound. Nothing compared to the Urban 1's. The E200MMC's aren't anything of an improvement either!

Those E200MMCs are the most underpowered and sluggish buses ever, I'd happily take a scania and be somewhere a few minutes quicker and pull out of red lights on time rather than 5 minutes later 

[The Real 4777]

Those E200MMCs are the most underpowered and sluggish buses ever, I'd happily take a scania and be somewhere a few minutes quicker and pull out of red lights on time rather than 5 minutes later

And given the enthusiasm of traffic management companies to install a contraflow system for a 1cm infringement of a pavement these days, you're never more than 100 yards from a 3-way traffic light.

I jest, but only slightly.

[Ingleboro261F]

I would happily take a Scania over a B7 anyday. The constant moaning about Scania's is very tiresome. I don't hear the same notion with garages that have way too many B7's on Decker routes. The B7's legroom is hardly an improvement either.

Also the Urban 2's must be the most have the most boring sound. Nothing compared to the Urban 1's. The E200MMC's aren't anything of an improvement either!

A ZF Ecomat happily beats a rubbish ecolife that's adapted to euro 6 anyday.

[Tony]

A ZF Ecomat happily beats a rubbish ecolife that's adapted to euro 6 anyday.

Gearboxes aren't adapted to Euro 6.

[Tony]

E326 and E327 now at PB, E327 was straight in for first inspection so may be out tomorrow morning.

Three of the parked up YW ones may enter service at BC tomorrow on the 1875 if they can be prepared in time

[TGZac]

E326 and E327 now at PB, E327 was straight in for first inspection so may be out tomorrow morning.

Three of the parked up YW ones may enter service at BC tomorrow on the 1875 if they can be prepared in time

If they enter service on time, will they sneak onto other routes or stay on the 1875?

[Tony]

If they enter service on time, will they sneak onto other routes or stay on the 1875?

definitely no other routes. No charging facility for more than occasional use, and drivers not trained on them

[Mayfield]

What's the 1875 ?

[cris 99]

What's the 1875 ?

It's the new shuttle bus from Birmingham to the Birmingham city football ground 

[Straightlines]

The 8 will be classed as a double deck route 7 days a week, but at the moment with 17 electrics still to arrive at PB it makes sense to carry on using Scanias on there, not anywhere else on a weekday

Not sure they got the memo given the multiple Omnilinks on the 16 and 67 today! 

[BBS]

First WM electric is on X1 today, not sure fleet number 

[Stu]

First WM electric is on X1 today, not sure fleet number

https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?msg=334565

[Tony]

https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?msg=334565

They both ended up on the X1 this afternoon, so could be either!

[jasmine]

Not sure they got the memo given the multiple Omnilinks on the 16 and 67 today!

i was so shocked lmao, at one point bustimes said there was more omnilinks on the 16 than e400's

[Stu]

i was so shocked lmao, at one point bustimes said there was more omnilinks on the 16 than e400's

Some people might have gotten a bit nostalgic - "ah the good old days" of toothpaste-liveried Scanias new to the 16.