tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post6371451627548870384..comments2024-02-09T18:09:31.625+00:00Comments on The Circle of London : Vehicle Focus: MBK1 [BU13 ZVE]Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-18025034606030026592015-08-01T14:04:10.303+01:002015-08-01T14:04:10.303+01:00In the year 2020 All TfL buses will be changed to:...In the year 2020 All TfL buses will be changed to: (Double Deckers) The New Hybrid Bus And will have a LED screen for the blinds.<br /><br />For single bus they would be changed to irizar buses or this bus over at the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-74613369772678427932013-12-12T10:28:58.216+00:002013-12-12T10:28:58.216+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-3880695136690681862013-12-12T02:12:34.701+00:002013-12-12T02:12:34.701+00:00Many thanks for the comments dwarfer1979, interest...Many thanks for the comments dwarfer1979, interesting to see that London United or Transdev at the time I should say used an area code as opposed to one referring to the length of the vehicle. Although I've always found their codes to be a bit left wing. Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-1713472775874897872013-12-07T11:19:29.963+00:002013-12-07T11:19:29.963+00:00Will thid arrive at metroline?Will thid arrive at metroline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-60470703047059008282013-12-06T12:37:46.078+00:002013-12-06T12:37:46.078+00:00Couple of corrections, this isn't the old Cita...Couple of corrections, this isn't the old Citaro body with a few curves added but the first version of the new Citaro body available in RHD, this is how all Euro 6 Citaros will look, it has been gradually switching over and RHD models were some of the last and the full size versions will only switch over when Euro 6 comes in. The short Citaro is a standard European product and has been available in LHD for many years - this sort of shortened full sized vehicle is widely offered on the continent by most manufacturers but has never taken off in the UK (Scania offered some examples of which were purchased by East Thames Buses, Metrobus, Centrebus, Thames Travel & Nottingham City Transport). The problem with these models is that they are built as shortened heavyweights which makes them heavier (and so less fuel efficient - the shirt Scanias used only slightly less fuel than their 12metre big brothers) and gives them a compromised internal layout with less seats (about 4 less than an equivalent E200, Streetlite or Optare). Whether Mercedes have solved the fuel consumption issues as they claim (and whether their claims are compared to a standard UK lightweight or a standard European Heavyweight which gives a very different answer) may shape whether they have any greater success with this model than any of the other manufacturers who have tried this type of model have.<br /><br />I believe the London United DPK stood for Dennis Plaxton Kingston as that was where they were purchased for rather than anything more exotic, a slightly awkward way of identifying these MPD models from the slightly longer more standard DPS.dwarfer1979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-41241692436882321422013-12-05T20:39:50.927+00:002013-12-05T20:39:50.927+00:00Albeit a couple typos, a well written article with...Albeit a couple typos, a well written article with quality photos to accompany this. Vehicle Focus seems to be an exciting prospect and look forward for upcoming posts in the series.London Bus Brehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593314194767502984noreply@blogger.com