dover5949 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 19423 started service this morning on a 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 19412, 19415, 19427, 19429 at RTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Phillip said: 19412, 19415, 19427, 19429 at RTC. About time we started getting the rest of the order. I don't think any new ones have entered service now for about three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Is 19410 in service? That's the one that came to Langford garage last year for unknown reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Matt Dunlop said: Is 19410 in service? That's the one that came to Langford garage last year for unknown reasons. It entered service on the last day of the decade (December 31st) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 I know this was touched upon last year, but did anyone ever get a reason as to why Translink specced the DDs with that roof mounted tailpipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, Doppelkupplung said: I know this was touched upon last year, but did anyone ever get a reason as to why Translink specced the DDs with that roof mounted tailpipe? Keeps the exhaust away from road level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 19416 is at RTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Phillip said: 19416 is at RTC Not surprising given that it's been in service since December 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 6 hours ago, ThatBusGuy said: Not surprising given that it's been in service since December Ops! I saw it on the commissioning line. Shows how observant I am. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Phillip said: Ops! I saw it on the commissioning line. Shows how observant I am. Heh. Looks like I actually got a picture of it a while back after grabbing it on the 620 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 19415 is in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 19429 first day in service Somehow lucked out and sniped it first ever run in service as a 301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 My last four trips on the 620 have been artic's, including the other vehicles I've seen on the route while riding. Are they off that route for now, or is it just inconsistent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dane said: My last four trips on the 620 have been artic's, including the other vehicles I've seen on the route while riding. Are they off that route for now, or is it just inconsistent? seems to be inconsistent, at least of this week. Specifically today, some of the all-day runs on 301/555 haven't been getting the normal deckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathay 888 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 3:59 PM, Express691 said: 19415 is in service. 2nd day in service 555~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Here's my two cents on the Double Deckers. They are nice buses to drive, they turn very sharp and you barely notice the top deck while driving.   However, I feel they need some adjustments done. When the rear door is open the driver monitor only shows the rear door, I wish it showed the top deck so I can see when everyone who wants off the bus is off and it's clear to load passengers. Also the door controls are sensitive, the doors will not close until the bus is fully raised from the kneel position and the brakes are applied, the brakes having to be applied I can live with but sometimes I jump the gun and close the doors before the bus is fully raised. This makes the double deckers bus slower to operate.  I had some issues with the rear doors freezing up while closing, it happened to me on three occasions and I ended up having to BO the bus and get a replacement. And I had an occasion where the rear door would not open when you push the gray bars despite the rear doors being activated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Phillip said: Here's my two cents on the Double Deckers. They are nice buses to drive, they turn very sharp and you barely notice the top deck while driving.   However, I feel they need some adjustments done. When the rear door is open the driver monitor only shows the rear door, I wish it showed the top deck so I can see when everyone who wants off the bus is off and it's clear to load passengers. Also the door controls are sensitive, the doors will not close until the bus is fully raised from the kneel position and the brakes are applied, the brakes having to be applied I can live with but sometimes I jump the gun and close the doors before the bus is fully raised. This makes the double deckers bus slower to operate.  I had some issues with the rear doors freezing up while closing, it happened to me on three occasions and I ended up having to BO the bus and get a replacement. And I had an occasion where the rear door would not open when you push the gray bars despite the rear doors being activated. I have heard from Victoria operators that double deckers feel well planted to the ground and actually handle better than low-floors, and that you basically forget about the entire upstairs of your bus sometimes, although you have to think sometimes when they put you on a detour and there are low-hanging power lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 19427 1st day in revenue service on a 555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiNorth Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: I have heard from Victoria operators that double deckers feel well planted to the ground and actually handle better than low-floors I mean, right from the early days of the routemasters double-deckers have always had an uncanny stability despite their awkward size. I have a feeling that it's for similar reasons to why ferries have such shallow drafts - most of a the space is air (even when full), and when you have a giant diesel engine and gas tanks only a few inches above ground level that counteracts that awful lot of air up high. Even when it's jammed full, compared to say a double-decker truck the space is still very empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 5 hours ago, dover5949 said: 19427 1st day in revenue service on a 555 ...apparently it didn't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 4 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: ...apparently it didn't last long. Only an hour then 19415 came in to take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 9 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: ...apparently it didn't last long. Nearly an hour NIS trip from RTC to the 555 only to be BO and needed a replacement.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathay 888 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 19427 & 19429 @ 301 with the sunny day in Surrey~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 19412 Started it's first day in revenue service on a 301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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