They are maybe hoping that they are a bit more reliable than the existing 15 in Aberdeen.Presumably Glasgow still want low height deckers for the 6, the Manchester E400s are full height.
They are maybe hoping that they are a bit more reliable than the existing 15 in Aberdeen.Presumably Glasgow still want low height deckers for the 6, the Manchester E400s are full height.
Perhaps! Any idea if more are to follow from Manchester?Presumably Glasgow still want low height deckers for the 6, the Manchester E400s are full height.
Is that including replacing the bendies?Enviro400s 33683 and 33703 are currently making their way north from Manchester to Aberdeen.
Enviro300 67715 has also transferred from Glasgow to Aberdeen in the past week.
It is believed that the diesel fleet in Aberdeen is going to be standardised on Enviro300 and Enviro400s.
Because it wouldn't make sense from an operational perspective to have a small fleet of 10.8 metre midi-buses.I’ve always wondered why First Aberdeen never got some E200’s tbh, but now that I think about it they can be pretty unreliable
Yeah I suppose that makes sense, and aye i remember seeing the MMCs in Aberdeen when they were still thereBecause it wouldn't make sense from an operational perspective to have a small fleet of 10.8 metre midi-buses.
Aberdeen did have a batch of full size Enviro200MMCs however they were very unpopular with maintenance and drivers alike and unreliable. It says a lot that they only lasted a few months in Glasgow before getting moved on elsewhere.
Totally agree, would be nice if they tracked again.It’s a shame Aberdeen no longer tracks on bustimes.org
They are unlikely to track again unless the Scottish Government makes it a requirement as in England.Totally agree, would be nice if they tracked again.
Glasgow seems to be tracking fine so seems strange Aberdeen has been completely cut off altogether. I wish we’d get proper tracking like in England.They are unlikely to track again unless the Scottish Government makes it a requirement as in England.
I think the move from Glasgow was more about the need in Bath and grouping all those early e200mmcs together for standardisation as the ones from Swansea were also shunted over there.Aberdeen did have a batch of full size Enviro200MMCs however they were very unpopular with maintenance and drivers alike and unreliable. It says a lot that they only lasted a few months in Glasgow before getting moved on elsewhere.
Never really understood why they changed it in the first place, makes much more sense to see an exact number rather than the 10+ it originally was, and then 20+ after complaints.The app is now showing an exact seat count on the live departures. Making it easier to tell if it’s a single or double-decker again.
Depends if they can actually refuel them? See post #1660I assume they’re working to get all of the returned Hydroliners back into service ASAP?
Nothing has been done to the 8 that have recently returned since their arrival (the same with the several already here which have been out of service for some time). They seem to just work on the couple that have been in service recently but are now out of service.Depends if they can actually refuel them? See post #1660
It’s said that the streetdecks that have been in storage over the past while are to be returning to service soon pending MOT’s. Perhaps they’re almost ready.Saw grampian transport livery E500 33223 on the 3A this afternoon. I take it and 33219 are the last 2 E500s left in service according to bustimes. Anything due to transfer to Aberdeen to replace these E500s?
Indeed just 38219 and 38223 are left. 38219 was on the 2 today, but surprised 38223 was out given it needs new fuel injectors.Saw grampian transport livery E500 33223 on the 3A this afternoon. I take it and 33219 are the last 2 E500s left in service according to bustimes. Anything due to transfer to Aberdeen to replace these E500s?
The 6 ex Oldham E400s are the replacements for the E500s. Some of the hydrogen buses have been looked at, but no work done to get them ready for MOTs or other work needed for them to return to service.It’s said that the streetdecks that have been in storage over the past while are to be returning to service soon pending MOT’s. Perhaps they’re almost ready.
Furthermore they ordered an additional 10 buses (bringing the total to 25) when they knew they only had capacity to refuel 18.
The amount of hydrogen the plant can produce. As far as I am aware it needs to run at night to get the cheap electricity rates for it to be cost effective.It's a stupid question, but why can they only fuel 18 with a single pump?
Thus going back to the same old same old reasoning that Diesels are still the prime vehicles to invest in and run for public service.The amount of hydrogen the plant can produce. As far as I am aware it needs to run at night to get the cheap electricity rates for it to be cost effective.
In theory this should have been throughly thought out, in reality it has not.Surely it would have made sense to make sure that enough Hydrogen Pumps & facilities were available before these vehicles entered service then surely most of these issues would have been avoided.
Given that those E500’s are only 12metre models, the differences aren’t huge compared to the 10.9metre E400.E400’s replacing E500’s, could this cause capacity issues due to not carrying as many as the E500’s on particularly busy journeys.
Yet Wrightbus are advertising them online on their social media profiles like they are a success.It is bizarre to think that there are hydrogen buses which were delivered in 2020 and have barely seen service in nearly four years.
It's not Wrightbus that are in the wrong here, their product works. It's Aberdeen Council that provide the Hydrogen pump and they haven't planned for the usuage. I'd like to think there is plans in place to expand this?Yet Wrightbus are advertising them online on their social media profiles like they are a success.