http://www.freefoto.com/preview/1043-47-23/Newcastle-Gateshead-Quaylink
Is that a good or bad thing?
Is that a good or bad thing?
They've been sitting around disused for quite a long time now at Stagecoach's Walkergate depot in Newcastle, since the Quaylink service they operated on went to Go North East.
They've been sitting around disused for quite a long time now at Stagecoach's Walkergate depot in Newcastle, since the Quaylink service they operated on went to Go North East.
ISTR that GNE said the hybrid buses weren't powerful enough for the steep hills on the routes - and that the new diesel buses had lower emissions too.I heard that the new diesels were more efficient as well
ISTR that GNE said the hybrid buses weren't powerful enough for the steep hills on the routes - and that the new diesel buses had lower emissions too.
ISTR that GNE said the hybrid buses weren't powerful enough for the steep hills on the routes - and that the new diesel buses had lower emissions too.
I've heard it said about Hybrids that they sometimes actually use more fuel than ordinary ones, particularly in hilly areas, because the drain on the batteries is such that the generators have to be running all the time, and because they're underpowered they use far more fuel.
Electric power: all right for milk floats.