You might as well climb out of the open roof!
The rear overhang is seriously long (...)
It's not, it's just an illusion because deckers usually are built on a chassis with a reduced rear overhang. The rear overhang is no longer than a normal single decker.
That Routemaster is all emergency doors, though I doesn't seem to have impacted its seating inside too much!The upper deck emergency door must be a legal requirement in Japan, because here's a Routemaster in Japan with one:
Perhaps a British style open top would not be allowed in Japan. Here's an open top Neoplan Skyliner in Tokyo with upper deck windows and a bar running around the top:
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It also looks very low for a double decker compared to a UK bus. Wrightbus have gone a lot of trouble for a very small order.
That's excellent news considering it was thought that they'd be built abroad. It makes sense in order to safeguard Scarborough in the light of significantly reduced domestic orders.Berlin has exercised options for 198 E500s from ADL following the delivery and evaluation of the 2 buses in the Autumn
The NFI press release says the order will be led by the Scarborough factory
The Berlin fleet will increase to 200 by end of 2020. Another 230 options exist within the framework contract
NFI confirms BVG order for 198 ADL Enviro500 double deck buses for Berlin
LARBERT, Scotland, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), one of the world’s leading independent global bus…financialpost.com
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There were a couple of E500 hybrids built for Hong Kong, as per this image from JE2791 Photos, although it now appears to have been dropped as an option.
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They have been taking sizeable quantities of electric Citaros and Solaris.
Dessie Blackadder
Friday 16 April 2021 11:59
The international arm of Northern Ireland bus-maker Wrightbus was today celebrating two landmark orders to produce a total of 45 buses for markets in the Far East from its factory in Malaysia.
Worth £8m, the low emission diesel buses will be destined for the streets of Hong Kong and Japan.
It marks a significant move for the Ballymena-based business, owned by green entrepreneur Jo Bamford, which sees the orders as an opportunity to grow the profile of the Wrightbus brand as far afield as Australia.
Chief Executive Buta Atwal said the news was proof that Wrightbus was leading the way in bus technology regardless of the fuel.
“Whether it’s our world-first hydrogen bus, our near-zero emission diesel or our single-deck electric, the Wrightbus name stands for excellence in the bus world,” he explained.
“Although we have endured a complicated year like so many manufacturers across the world, these orders will help us emerge from the pandemic with confidence.”
Wrightbus, which launched the world’s first zero-emission hydrogen double decker bus in 2020, recently announced the creation of 40 new jobs in preparation for increasing production of the vehicle this year to assist global net zero ambitions and support the PM’s pledge for at least 4,000 new Zero Emission Buses to be produced during this parliament.
The recruitment drive will welcome new members of production and office staff, including coachbuilders, spray painters, welders, electrical engineers, technicians, accountants, sales staff and a project manager. Nineteen of the positions will be apprenticeships, giving a boost to opportunities for young people in the region. And an international project engineer role has also been created as the firm looks to increase sales around the world.
Nathan Hodge, who heads the Wrightbus international division, said there was growing global optimism.
“While it hasn’t got to the tender stage yet, we are having some really good discussions in Australia about hydrogen buses,” he said.
“While Australia is seen by many to be among the leaders of hydrogen technology, there is only one hydrogen bus in the country so there’s a huge amount of potential.
“Countries like Malaysia, which exports oil, will always find the cost of hydrogen or electric buses prohibitive, yet that’s where our near-zero diesel comes in.”
Mr Hodge explained that the ASEAN free-trade agreement signed last year would ensure tariff-free movement of goods from the Wrightbus factory in Malaysia.
“Naturally having a factory in the Far East enables us to be part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which provides tariff-free trade to the Southeast Asian Nations as well as Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.”
AIUI they don't offer the Eclipse 3 or Gemini 3 anymore which was the Wright bodied Volvo based product.
I'm sure they'll avoid Streetlites if at all possible.......
With an ever increasing demand for UK parts and labour content in Yutong zero emission buses, Pelican Bus & Coach have reached a co-operation agreement with Yutong to be officially recognised as a KD plant operating on behalf of Yutong in the UK.
Vehicles will be delivered to Pelican for final completion. Items such as driver seats, passenger seats, fire suppression, stanchions, bell pushes, USB chargers, destination equipment’s, WIFI, radio, CCTV, passenger information systems and any other customer specific items will now be fitted at Pelican. In addition, vehicle and battery systems are commissioned locally together with an exhaustive pre delivery inspection. Pelican also conducts driver and engineer training at either customer’s premises or at Pelican resulting in local labour being upskilledwith the latest technology.
To accommodate the new KD operation, Pelican has purchased the former Ryder Trucks depot in Castleford and plans to refurbish and extend this property to suit. The 170 employees at Pelican will also be increased to reflect the ongoing business growth.
Vehicles will be completed in the UK by Pelican
As we already have well developed proposals to supply and deliver significant volumes of vehicles within 9 months of orders being placed, the vehicles will be completed in Yorkshire by Pelican.
Ian Downie, Head of Yutong Bus UK, commented:
Richard Crump, Managing Director of Pelican, added:
Thanks"Knocked-down", although in this case it seems that only interior fit-out work will be done in the UK.
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