Can we have triple decker buses?

• Master -_-

  31 Mar 03, 10:28

  Is it feasible? or maybe a quadruple bus or a quintuple bus or maybe thats defying LoG...
• kohanson

  31 Mar 03, 10:31

  i don't think so. Because the height of most bridges and tunnels are only build to the height of 4.5 m ...
• Master -_-

  31 Mar 03, 10:33

  Originally posted by kohanson:

  i don't think so. Because the height of most bridges and tunnels are only build to the height of 4.5 m ...

  thats wat i thougt..but somewhere else? i am talking about theory here..not application
• SBS9816E

  31 Mar 03, 10:40

  Originally posted by kohanson:

  i don't think so. Because the height of most bridges and tunnels are only build to the height of 4.5 m ...

  You are right. Most of the bridges and tunnets in Singapore are built to the heigt of 4.5m adn therefore triple decks couldn't be manufactured. In fact, I think it's rather impossible to create triple deckers as the inertia of the bus would be big and it's stability would be poor.
• Master -_-

  31 Mar 03, 10:41

  Originally posted by SBS9816E:

  You are right. Most of the bridges and tunnets in Singapore are built to the heigt of 4.5m adn therefore triple decks couldn't be manufactured. In fact, I think it's rather impossible to create triple deckers as the inertia of the bus would be big and it's stability would be poor.

  ahhh thats the word i am looking for.. inertia.. ur indeed a bus expert... kudos
• kohanson

  31 Mar 03, 10:49

  and the center of gravity will be lower.
• Airbus330Captain

  31 Mar 03, 10:49

  Height limit is the main problem and besides DD and bendy buses are more then enough .
• Master -_-

  31 Mar 03, 10:51

  Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:

  Height limit is the main problem and besides DD and bendy buses are more then enough .

  u go and research how to develop triple decker bus ah..
• |-|05|

  31 Mar 03, 10:59

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?
• Master -_-

  31 Mar 03, 11:00

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  good point....
• Airbus330Captain

  31 Mar 03, 11:04

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  Not possible , unless the engines are super powerful (but very noisy ) .
• SBS9816E

  31 Mar 03, 11:06

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  That might be impossible as I think that the middle part will sag easily. Also, I don't think it can travel rather fast.
• |-|05|

  31 Mar 03, 11:07

  Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:

  Not possible , unless the engines are super powerful (but very noisy ) .

  be a bitch get 2 engines
• kohanson

  31 Mar 03, 11:09

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  that's a good idea!
  as what you have said a double engine is needed to power such a massive machine..
• xin1jun2

  31 Mar 03, 12:52

  Originally posted by kohanson:

  that's a good idea!
  as what you have said a double engine is needed to power such a massive machine..

  man what about the air-con ducting? i belif that would be a huge problem to solve
  
  ZYX
• off_service

  31 Mar 03, 13:26

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  Not feasible in Singapore. Lack of road space unless using the "tram" system
• Parka

  31 Mar 03, 13:27

  Originally posted by kohanson:

  i don't think so. Because the height of most bridges and tunnels are only build to the height of 4.5 m ...

  Nice one
• Superbus

  31 Mar 03, 23:32

  Originally posted by |-|05|:

  how abouit DD bendy buses!?

  I have come up with 2 blueprints of a Super-Bendy Bus, which is basically a double-decker bendy bus. I came up with this idea 3 years ago.
  
  Anyway, for those who's unaware, there are bi-articulated buses, which is a bendy bus but with 3 sections.
  
  Cheers and warm regards
• ^mm^

  31 Mar 03, 23:44

  no...
  
  centre of gravity...
• SBS9816E

  31 Mar 03, 23:47

  Originally posted by Master -_-:

  ahhh thats the word i am looking for.. inertia.. ur indeed a bus expert... kudos

  Actually, I am not an expert about buses. Just an amarteur. basically, the building of buses is also based on Physics theory.
• oliver_yuen87

  1 Apr 03, 11:15

  What about an articulated double decker?
• off_service

  1 Apr 03, 12:38

  Originally posted by oliver_yuen87:

  What about an articulated double decker?

  Refer to messages above.
• nismoS132

  4 Apr 03, 02:32

  DD bendy bus.... cannot lah. will be too hard to manuveur, unles the DD is only in the front carrage, as the rear is just a tow along, making it high is just going to destablise it.
• oliver_yuen87

  4 Apr 03, 10:36

  I've found a site on 1 1/2 double-deckers, very interesting.
  
  http://www.cwi.nl/~dik/english/public_transport/odds_and_ends/bus.html
  
  Anyone know how it works?