Re: Jumbo buses -What which REALLY exists instead...
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So much about the children's stories (as i'll call it as) about triple-decker buses !
Now for something which is REAL, in REAL use & which therefore, of course DO exist..... these are NOT triple-deckers, but ARTICULATED DOUBLE-DECKERS instead !
While in Europe some years ago, i actually saw such a vehicle, a light-blue colour Van Hool driven to London from Holland.
What it looks like ?? Actually you take say an O 405 G & add another floor on top then it becomes articulated double-decker ! Passenger capacity of course much higher than articulated single-decker but NOT exactly double maybe just 1.5 times, which still works out much more than on rigid double-deckers.
But i've not yet come across any articulated double-decker for citybus use though. But technically this is POSSIBLE since such a design of omnibus already existed for some years as coaches instead of citybuses. Basically do away with the luggage compartment, change the type of seats & create more standing areas downstairs & there you have it...articulated 'jumbo' double-decker citybus !
So, this instead is what's really possible instead, NOT triple-deckers. -
JumboCruiser coach
http://jumbocruiser.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk -
For your info.. Tokyo have 1....
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Wow ! What shocking I had. This kind of bus is really really... WOW ! didn't see this kind in my whole life !Originally posted by tranquilice:JumboCruiser coach http://jumbocruiser.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk -
Ya....They actually do exist.....It's better than some 3 storey bus right?
Imagine the 3 storey bus is at Sheares bridge and a lorry whacks it accidentaly.....(Reminds me of the Neoplan Centroliner in HK) -
You mean such articulated double-deckers used in Hong Kong ?
If so, is it as coach or citybus ?? And what model ?
I'll logically expect anti-jacknife as standard feature as even the O 305 G does appear to have that as standard. So the vehicle should remain largely locked in rigid position even if something hits it !Originally posted by SBS9810X:Ya....They actually do exist.....It's better than some 3 storey bus right? Imagine the 3 storey bus is at Sheares bridge and a lorry whacks it accidentaly.....(Reminds me of the Neoplan Centroliner in HK) -
And i think many in Singapore (maybe even in South-East Asia) would not have come across any bus or coach using similar engines as these !
Curious to wonder what's it like if say the V8 engine on the OH 1627 L here is replaced by these OM 404 i.e. V12 of 20910 cc ?!??
If i'm bus modifier i'll likely fix 4 exhaust pipes with 2 on each side like Masarati cars since it's such a large capacity V12 with > 10000 cc exhaust to discharge from each manifold..so justifies 2 exhaust pipes to each manifold ?!
It should 'roar' in silence in the 60 to 100 km/h range ! Top speed expected > 150 km/h if deployed on the much lighter & smaller OH 1627 L chassis ? The i'll call it OH 1644 LS ? 'S' to denote 'special' ! I believe there's a charge-cooled version i.e. OM 404 LA which outputs ~ 700 BHP with few thousand Nm torque ?
Sad to say i'll think, unlike in Europe, in Singapore people only tend to think of the bus or coach only for transport & otherwise don't seem to have much passion (maybe no resources/opportunities too) to 'tingkle' with them !!
By the way, anybody knows how many exhaust pipes used on the Neoplan N138 ?? Not clear from the photos from that website.Originally posted by CAIX:Wow ! What shocking I had. This kind of bus is really really... WOW ! didn't see this kind in my whole life !
