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Post by basher37 on Oct 9, 2023 16:57:30 GMT 1
picture of the streetdeck (Don't know where it's from, I've just been sent it by my grandmother...) View AttachmentYapapp have a video off it,can tell little brats did it but like when 35523 was done in Middleton.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Oct 9, 2023 18:20:08 GMT 1
Certainly points to being arson, started by feral youths on the back seat no doubt
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Post by delenn on Oct 9, 2023 19:09:34 GMT 1
BBC News said no one was on the bus when the fire started.
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Post by mattb7tl on Oct 9, 2023 22:12:20 GMT 1
It seems all the major components are fine or not that toasted based on a few images from enthusiast pages. I think it is safe to say they will be fixed up, especially with the vehicle age and electric rule. It always amazes me how well manufacturers manage to restore buses in these types of accidents.
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Post by huddsbus on Oct 10, 2023 5:54:54 GMT 1
BBC News said no one was on the bus when the fire started. A delayed way to start fires on the older B7s was to use a lit ticket and poke it into the airvent under the back seat and it would smolder in the filter, when the blowers kicked in it would pull the air through and start a blaze then all the crap and dust helped it spread under the back seat. Not sure what the streetdecks have up there but will probably be 2 blower units but i would expect it to be more likely arson.
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Post by dennisthemenace504 on Oct 11, 2023 12:33:06 GMT 1
picture of the streetdeck (Don't know where it's from, I've just been sent it by my grandmother...) View AttachmentI think it was The Telegraph and Argus who posted a picture of the rear of this vehicle. The lower deck rear including engine cover no damage not even blistered paint which if it had started in engine bay, would've had some form of damage, whereas the upper deck as we've all seen, from the rear forward, totally gutted. Yes, they're may have been no-one on board at the, but like mentioned further up, could've been started before it terminated at Broadway.
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Post by huddsbus on Oct 24, 2023 10:42:16 GMT 1
Huddersfield 32511 now scrap. 07 to follow shortly.
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Post by michael1971 on Oct 24, 2023 17:09:03 GMT 1
Huddersfield 32511 now scrap. 07 to follow shortly. waste of time painting it i take it more B9s will come
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Post by huddsbus on Nov 2, 2023 16:17:12 GMT 1
36312 transferred to Huddersfield and 33887 gone to Halifax.
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Post by dlspotter on Nov 5, 2023 15:27:25 GMT 1
Hi, I was looking and found a report that 39206 & 39228 have been withdrawn - can anyone let me know if this is the case & possibly why - thanks
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Post by mattb7tl on Nov 5, 2023 15:38:07 GMT 1
Hi, I was looking and found a report that 39206 & 39228 have been withdrawn - can anyone let me know if this is the case & possibly why - thanks They are expensive. It's rumoured it costs somewhere between 40,000 to 60,000 for a replacement battery since the first party supplier no longer makes them or went out of business. I guess they decided they aren't worth the costs, don't blame them the ride quality is absolutely dreadful
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Post by joshben on Nov 5, 2023 15:46:19 GMT 1
Hi, I was looking and found a report that 39206 & 39228 have been withdrawn - can anyone let me know if this is the case & possibly why - thanks They are expensive. It's rumoured it costs somewhere between 40,000 to 60,000 for a replacement battery since the first party supplier no longer makes them or went out of business. I guess they decided they aren't worth the costs, don't blame them the ride quality is absolutely dreadful When correctly maintained, the B5LHs are quite a nice and smooth ride. As well as the battery replacement, there has to be a new chip especially if the battery is slightly different, adding to further costs. I dread to think what electric buses will be like in a few years, the cost of replacements for those must be much larger!
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Post by Danny on Nov 7, 2023 9:58:12 GMT 1
36311 will be arriving at Huddersfield later this morning in exchange for 33890.
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Post by huddsbus on Nov 8, 2023 15:16:56 GMT 1
37298 first of 4 transferred from Huddersfield to Hunslet park Leeds
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Post by Ethan's Bus Adventures 2024 on Nov 8, 2023 16:41:59 GMT 1
huddsbus, OMG I can't believe it. Are you sure if it's a transfer or a loan? Give you give more details as to why these are transferring if they are.
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Post by huddsbus on Nov 8, 2023 17:16:37 GMT 1
huddsbus, OMG I can't believe it. Are you sure if it's a transfer or a loan? Give you give more details as to why these are transferring if they are. Definitely a transfer.
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Post by Ethan's Bus Adventures 2024 on Nov 8, 2023 17:20:46 GMT 1
huddsbus , OMG I can't believe it. Are you sure if it's a transfer or a loan? Give you give more details as to why these are transferring if they are. Definitely a transfer. Do you know why
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Post by mattb7tl on Nov 8, 2023 19:11:22 GMT 1
Excess spare and the removal of B5LHs Nothing going the other way
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Post by Ethan's Bus Adventures 2024 on Nov 8, 2023 20:57:21 GMT 1
Excess spare and the removal of B5LHs Nothing going the other way Makes sense. But they haven't got guidewheels.
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Post by Ethan's Bus Adventures 2024 on Nov 8, 2023 21:02:32 GMT 1
Apparently, there are some unconfirmed rumours that StreetDeck 35523 (SK68 TTE) is to be converted to be an open-top for Cornwall.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 21:13:38 GMT 1
Excess spare and the removal of B5LHs Nothing going the other way Makes sense. But they haven't got guidewheels. Would it be a big task to fit them with the guidewheels off the hybrids?
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Post by Ethan's Bus Adventures 2024 on Nov 8, 2023 21:40:14 GMT 1
Makes sense. But they haven't got guidewheels. Would it be a big task to fit them with the guidewheels off the hybrids? Well, the handful of Ex-Bramley Volvo B7TLs that were sold had their guidewheels removed.
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Post by mattb7tl on Nov 8, 2023 23:13:35 GMT 1
Makes sense. But they haven't got guidewheels. Would it be a big task to fit them with the guidewheels off the hybrids? I don't think it would be too large. It didn't seem like any trouble to do it for the E6 B9s for the X63.
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Post by rosscolley64 on Nov 9, 2023 0:16:32 GMT 1
Excess spare and the removal of B5LHs Nothing going the other way Makes sense. But they haven't got guidewheels. I can't see them needing to fit guidewheels to these in all honesty. There's 20 B5LH hybrids still in the Leeds fleet and they only need around 12 or 13 at most for the 7s; the rest tend to pop up elsewhere on other routes e.g. 47/55/74/75
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Post by huddsbus on Nov 9, 2023 7:37:26 GMT 1
Assuming Huddersfield are over bused by 4 and Hunslet are still struggling.
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