Bendy-Bus in Brighton

It copes with the corners better than you would think. Interesting to see that the back wheels follow the middle ones, technically gives it ability to take corners like a 10 metre Dart or B6 would be able to.

Bendis are surprisingly manouverable.I think they take corners better than a full size single.

K1YRL wrote:Bendis are surprisingly manouverable.I think they take corners better than a full size single.

Going by the ones i travel on in Paisley they do take the corners better, especially as the top of New Street were the bus turns into the High Street

Total nightmare of a bus to be honest , nothing worse than being stuck behind one , also a good chance of getting caught at red light camera's .NOT 4 ME

Heard they were meant 2 be scrapping our bendies but don't know if they are now .

WOLVERINE /// wrote:Heard they were meant 2 be scrapping our bendies but don't know if they are now .

Most of them are falling apart as we speak.

City Sprinter wrote:

WOLVERINE /// wrote:Heard they were meant 2 be scrapping our bendies but don't know if they are now .

Most of them are falling apart as we speak.

There for ever breaking down must cost them a fortune keeping them on the road

City Sprinter wrote:Total nightmare of a bus to be honest , nothing worse than being stuck behind one , also a good chance of getting caught at red light camera's .NOT 4 ME

They used to say in Leeds, never drive on a route that shares any roads with an FTR (well they actually said "A purple turd!")

Didn't one of the Eclipse bodied B7LA's go up in flames at Glasgow too?

I think a B10BLA caught fire in Leeds too...along with about 20 Shitaros in London!

Is this an ex-London Citaro?

30 Seconds To Mars wrote:Didn't one of the Eclipse bodied B7LA's go up in flames at Glasgow too?

I think a B10BLA caught fire in Leeds too...along with about 20 Shitaros in London!

Yes a B10BLA did catch fire in Leeds. Here is a foto of it dumped at Bramley depot.
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Just had to have "First Class investing in quality" on the side didn't it

madmentalmike wrote:Is this an ex-London Citaro?

Yep it is. God knows what Arriva are goanna do with all of theirs!!

The Glasgow artics have always puzzled me, especially the ridiculous practice of operating them as single-door buses...it's one hell of a walk if you're sat at the back

madmentalmike wrote:The Glasgow artics have always puzzled me, especially the ridiculous practice of operating them as single-door buses...it's one hell of a walk if you're sat at the back

Glasgow is one of those places where people are hell bent on scamming systems , a door at the back is a free ride home .

City Sprinter wrote:

madmentalmike wrote:The Glasgow artics have always puzzled me, especially the ridiculous practice of operating them as single-door buses...it's one hell of a walk if you're sat at the back

Glasgow is one of those places where people are hell bent on scamming systems , a door at the back is a free ride home .

Same problem in London tbh....

How on earth one person is supposed to monitor three doors and 100+ people beats me!

There is a notice at our depot saying on artics use the centre doors

Haven't they boarded over/disabled the buttons on the centre doors in Glasgow?

In London, people are allowed to board through all 3 sets of doors, then supposed to zap their Oyster, not the driver's responsibility at all, no wonder they're losing so much money off them.

Arriva serving Scouse bought some ex London Shitaro bendis, and MPTE have banned them from the bus stations already!!!! Declared em too big and unsafe!

Dealers are still struggling to sell the remaining ex London examples. They are only fit for airport lineside/car park shuttles, not stage work.

Anything has to be better than a B7R at cornering, and bluebird school buses.. oh and some tigers!