tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post327184257032818406..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: Electric Decker ReviewSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-72916717099750892852016-05-19T19:37:06.586+01:002016-05-19T19:37:06.586+01:00I believe it's out in service now, Thomas but ...I believe it's out in service now, Thomas but I'm not sure what route. I know Metroline have got it though.Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-4745969589001746002016-05-19T18:17:38.312+01:002016-05-19T18:17:38.312+01:00Thomas Browne) Build your dreams ha ha. Just off t...Thomas Browne) Build your dreams ha ha. Just off the subject of electric buses. Heres this what I found on the internet. Its a New Routemaster but on a Volvo B5LH chassis. The description said the bus is on trial in London and only has the conventional 2 door's rather than the 3 door's like on the normal NBFL. Here's a link. http://www.thetflforum.co.uk/forum/printthread.php?tid=106&page=29Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-46693859057413381702016-05-18T23:52:34.825+01:002016-05-18T23:52:34.825+01:00I would hazard a guess that yes we have no retarde...I would hazard a guess that yes we have no retarders could be sung about the BYD decker. Streetlites etc have retarders and we know what the braking is like on them. The braking was one of the high points of the BYD, as smooth as you like so if there was a retarder they need to market it!Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-75534483777041531952016-05-18T23:35:38.215+01:002016-05-18T23:35:38.215+01:00I believe I'm right in saying that electric mo...I believe I'm right in saying that electric motors (and steam engines!) produce maximum torque on starting, while internal combustion engines basically produce none - which is why you have to have clutches, torque converters and gearboxes. That would seem to make an electric bus ideal for urban routes. If you can use the brakes as dynamos (retarders) to recharge the batteries too then you're onto a winner: low brake-pad wear and longer range. Don't know if these buses do it though.<br /><br />You're right about the pollution having to be created somewhere, but I suspect that a power station is much more efficient (and cleaner) at converting fuel into electricity than a multiplicity of petrol or diesel engines.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com