Metroline E400 on the road

TE666 and 668 made its first apearance on Rt 24!

running No HT509 and 510

picture courtesy lams

[ 本帖最後由 GoAhead 於 2006-1-4 04:59 編輯 ]

here is my photo of TE666; it is not an easy bus to photo without reflections!

seen at Centrepoint

What's the powertrain on those E400??

Thanks

Should look much better with one piece windscreen in lower deck.
Actually it hurts the wiper in this case!

原帖由 billlmf 於 2006-1-4 07:39 發表
What's the powertrain on those E400??

Thanks

As far as I know, they're fitted with
Cummins ISCe 8.3-litre engine, but
while the Euro IV emission standard
is issued, they'll be fitted with ISBe
6.7-litre one.

其實E400有幾長?
thx

How long does E400?
thx

Two different lengths of them are 10.1m
and 10.7m respectively.

原帖由 a396 於 2006-1-4 18:06 發表

As far as I know, they're fitted with
Cummins ISCe 8.3-litre engine, but
while the Euro IV emission standard
is issued, they'll be fitted with ISBe
6.7-litre o ...

How about CAT engines metioned in the alexander dennis homepage?

nothing fancy on these new machines.  They have the same engine as the 52-reg Tridents in London.  I presume it sounds the same as the 2301 - 2310 in Citybus, Hong Kong.  Bear that in mind I have never rode on the 23-series Tridents in Hong Kong, only I know the fact that the 23-series in CTB are fitted with Cummins Euro III engine.  I rode on TE666 and the interior of the lower deck was simply - tight!  As some of our members already experienced it in Bus and Coach Live 2005.  Particularly, the set of seats on the rear wheel-arch was so tight that I have not seen a single person managed to fit him/herself into it, even me, a 170cm-tall Chinese was finding a hard time to fit into those seats!  Also some passengers was complaining about the single seat behind the driver cab was too dark.

[ 本帖最後由 smal 於 2006-1-4 23:11 編輯 ]

Here is a comparison shot between the mobile phone TE668 and the plaxton bodied bus; also a nearside shot of TE667 [the blinds could not be changed].
Please note the headlights: although the bus has a set of three, only two are in use!

I do not like the interior design of the bus:

downstairs, the seat behind the driver [I call it the punishemt seat] is horrid, and the 4 seats behidn the doors do not have enough space for the legs, I can not fit my shoe [size 10.5] into the space.
upstairs the 4 front seats are also too narrow.
that's 9 seats on the bus without enough room for the legs.

the seats over the wheelarch are hard and cause a back ache, and the seats are hard and uncomfortable [that's Metroline ordering cheap and nasty seats to save costs].

the buses are also slow, as they have the delay mechanism to open and shut the rear doors. it increased the dwell time by 4 seconds per stop.

regards

Yoram