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Started by Owen, October 01, 2023, 03:17:16 PM

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The Transport Youtuber

Quote from: Tony on October 04, 2023, 07:10:18 PMYou do realise they are automatic transmission?

The driver cannot 'rev it a lot in First gear'
technically on the platinums [not the walsall ones] repeated tapping and letting go of the pedals can get it to rev higher than it should- though it is pointless as it wastes fuel and doesnt make it go any faster. it also causes discomfort to the passengers and wears out the engine heats it up a lot when revving to the redline for no reason. 

obviouslty its stupid as well

Tony

Quote from: The Transport Youtuber on July 18, 2025, 04:09:34 PMtechnically on the platinums [not the walsall ones] repeated tapping and letting go of the pedals can get it to rev higher than it should- though it is pointless as it wastes fuel and doesnt make it go any faster. it also causes discomfort to the passengers and wears out the engine heats it up a lot when revving to the redline for no reason.

obviouslty its stupid as well
All completely incorrect.

karl724223

Quote from: Tony on July 18, 2025, 04:28:18 PMAll completely incorrect.
He obviously drives them every day at the veg. Web bus company 

The Transport Youtuber

#33
Quote from: karl724223 on July 18, 2025, 05:12:37 PMHe obviously drives them every day at the veg. Web bus company
i am not lying- there are plenty of videos of them getting driven that badly- any voith can do it provided your not paying the fuel

enviro400 mmc voith (same as platinums)
https://youtu.be/AQfbj1fD_o4?feature=shared

pedal banging i experienced
https://youtu.be/yt9nenagwGs?feature=shared

i do try to only speak on knowledge

Tony

Quote from: The Transport Youtuber on July 18, 2025, 08:00:16 PMi am not lying- there are plenty of videos of them getting driven that badly- any voith can do it provided your not paying the fuel

pedal banging i experienced
https://youtu.be/yt9nenagwGs?feature=shared

i do try to only speak on knowledge
So you've found a driver being a complete idiot while stationary that would put him in most company's disciplinary system for trying to wreck the fluid flywheel on a bus. Once they are moving there's nothing you can do as a driver to make them do any unusual gearchanges.

The Transport Youtuber

#35
Quote from: Tony on July 18, 2025, 08:12:07 PMSo you've found a driver being a complete idiot while stationary that would put him in most company's disciplinary system for trying to wreck the fluid flywheel on a bus. Once they are moving there's nothing you can do as a driver to make them do any unusual gearchanges.
the first 20 seconds is where the gear slipped into neutral was a unexpected accident actually.

after that he starts tapping the pedal

your basically correct 😂

no speeding was commenced or any reportable offences

BlackCountryBusSpotter

#36
Quote from: Tony on October 26, 2023, 04:55:58 PM6137 on the 11 at Yardley
6766 on the 529 at Willenhall
6899 on the 50 in the City Centre (repaired)
6988 on the 74 in Handsworth
7508 on the 33 in Kingstanding
so no obvious common link

all Arson
Wasn't there any other ones that I seem to remember the errie part was I rode 6766 on a 10 from Wolverhampton to Compton two weeks before the fire.
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

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