Brighton & Hove's new Geminis

[Voyager 2093]

http://circleoflondon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/wright-streetdeck-whats-verdict.html

Entailed in the post are some shots of the highly coveted Brighton & Hove Gemini 3s, being the first production models of the facelift model, there was much press in regards to the vehicle and we decided to do our own little write up on these vehicles.

Jay

 

[westcoaster]

I spotted one yesterday in the metrobus depot between three bridges and gatwick airport. It looked very smart.

 

[DaveWestLondon]

I had understood that the Gemini 3 was exclusively for Volvo B5LH and B5TL chassis and although it looks similar to the Gemini 3 the Streetdeck bodied is NOT called Gemini but marketed ass the integral Streetdeck.

David

 

[Robertj21a]

I had understood that the Gemini 3 was exclusively for Volvo B5LH and B5TL chassis and although it looks similar to the Gemini 3 the Streetdeck bodied is NOT called Gemini but marketed ass the integral Streetdeck.

David

Yes, that's my understanding too. Brighton & Hove's are Streetdecks, not Gemini 3 as such.

 

[TRN481V]

I'm down in Eastbourne for a few days and have used the 12/12A/12X quite a bit. The Streetdecks seem to be very nice buses, visually striking and good to ride on. On the minus side, the pillars at the front corners of the upper deck are very thick, restricting vision and they seem to really struggle on some of the routes' steeper hills, even when lightly loaded. By comparison, the Scania I caught back from Brighton today fairly romped up the hill that a Streetsdeck struggled up yesterday.