ABQ RIDE Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I was wondering, is there any particular reason why most major European urban transit operators prefer full low-floor buses, as opposed to the partial low-floor layout typical of North American bus manufacturers? In Europe, you will mostly only see the US/Canadian-style low-floor layout in suburban and rural areas. In the major cities, full low-floor is preferred. Is there any particular reason why this is the norm for European urban operators? Such designs have been proven a disaster in the U.S. and Canada due to their difficulty and high cost of maintenance (such as the Orion VI and some early Nova LFS). So, why this isn't an issue at all for European urban operators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 ... http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=6829 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQ RIDE Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh, I forgot all about that thread. However, my question wasn't really answered there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 They should revive the high-floor bus industry. With minituarized 2011 components and a large rechargable battery under the floor, you could EASILY bring the New Look or D40 back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centralsmt Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 They should revive the high-floor bus industry. With minituarized 2011 components and a large rechargable battery under the floor, you could EASILY bring the New Look or D40 back. Ever heard of accessibilty?? I dont think there are any European buses that are being built to high floor specification nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ever heard of accessibilty?? I dont think there are any European buses that are being built to high floor specification nowadays. I meant for North American markets haha, and IMO not everybus should be "acesssible", Particularly with strollers. Try getting one onto an Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O530 Carris PT Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Well, my hometown company prefer US and Canadian-style low-floor buses, known as "Low Entry", with low-floored style between doors and high-floored after last door. Full low-floor buses is here rare. Only 50 articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro and withdrawn Mercedes-Benz Citaro standard. Because here in Lisbon, full low-floor buses can't deal with our road pits and hills. That is the reason which full low-floored buses in Lisbon are a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Well, my hometown company prefer US and Canadian-style low-floor buses, known as "Low Entry", with low-floored style between doors and high-floored after last door. Full low-floor buses is here rare. Only 50 articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro and withdrawn Mercedes-Benz Citaro standard. Because here in Lisbon, full low-floor buses can't deal with our road pits and hills. That is the reason which full low-floored buses in Lisbon are a failure. Here guys, a possible export market! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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