For those of you who aren't sure of Luxembourg's location it is a tiny country surrounded by France, Belgium and Germany, population of 563,000 of which a quite staggering 46% are immigrants - and UKIP think we have a problem!
Where Luxembourg is positioned in Europe |
Luxembourg
Transport Network
To
describe Luxembourg's public transport system in one word, that word
would be... colourful!
As
you know Luxembourg's capital city shares the same name of the
country itself.
There
are no trams or trolleybuses anywhere in Luxembourg although there is
plans to implementation of trams by 2017.
The
network of bus services within the capital city is co-ordinated by
the municipal authority. Some of the buses are operated by the
municipal undertaking, others by private operators. A number of
Luxembourg's city bus routes are operated by more than one company.
The
latest colour scheme for Luxembourg's city bus network comprises
multi-coloured stripes.
Buses
carrying the Multiplicity name are operated by the municipal
undertaking, but the livery is also worn by some vehicles provided by
private operators.
A
number of buses belonging to private operators wore their own
operators' liveries.
Single-deck
buses proudly proclaiming their hybrid credentials along the streets.
The
diversity is amazing that you won't be surprised to spot a wide
variety of vehicles such:
Standard
single-deckers buses
Standard
double-deckers buses
Double-deckers
coaches
Articulated
buses
Bi-articulated
buses
Coaches
Three-axle
buses
Buses
run from 06:00 to approximately 24:00, depending on the service. Each
bus stop has timetables and maps covering the entire Luxembourg
network.
We'll start with an easy one - a line up of Volvo 7900 Hybrids
You see what they mean about the livery! |
Not sure about that livery - looks like a caravan! |
Answers please! Make and model! |
Any idea what this is? I'm guessing I probably wouldn't like it! |
You have no idea how much I want this to be real! pic (c) Keith McGillivray |
Sadly the Borismaster above isn't real. it is one of Keith McGillivray's incredible pictures.and is a digital creation. I am grateful to Keith, who has given his permission to keep the image up. many thanks, Keith, and you can access his Flickr page, that i cant recommend highly enough here.
Look out for part two coming soon - including the dinkiest bus you have ever seen in your lives!
I think that the double-artics are by Vossloh Kiepe and Hess. They've been around for about 5 years, apparently there are some more on order. I'd never heard of them - they might not work quite so well on narrow country lanes in Norfolk and Suffolk ...
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'd love the Boris Bus to be true. However the Carris in Lisbon, having significant British funding and management, did have a lot of "mirror-image" buses, such as AEC Regals, Regent IIIs and Vs, Guy Arabs, Fleetlines and Atlanteans. All gone now though!
ReplyDeleteP.P.S. There's a lovely photo of a Lisbon AEC Regent III decker next to Ipswich's very own ADX1 o the "Carris 255 Preservation" group's website!
ReplyDeleteThink it's time to get a passport !! Just as long as they let us back in lol !! Yes the Boris is a mock up but as Andrew says wouldn't it be nice......hmmm there's a song there somewhere lol
ReplyDeleteTim
The double bendy bus is a van hool AGG300 we saw some in Belgium
ReplyDeleteThe small bus is Heuliez GX 127 Heuliez is part of irisbus
That's great, Dom - thanks very much mate. Don't worry I have much harder challenges coming up soon!
DeleteThe Borismaster is one of Keith McGillivray's creations - lots more on his Flickr site, but this one may appeal:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/km_edinburgh/10699700343/in/set-72157627012185966
Oh if only! I'm gutted it's not real but thanks for clearing it up - I'd better get on to Keith and ask him for permission to keep the image up.
DeleteHang on harder challenges??? Will this require thinking ? Can we get a team up for Steve's blogger challenge lol and can we answer from a location of our choice......
ReplyDeleteMate you can answer them from wherever you have a signal - be that on top of a mountain, a bus or on the throne!!
DeleteWas thinking more of the temple that is the troll cart lol
DeleteTim
Just imagine the Borismaster twin rear wheels for the Asian market
ReplyDeleteNow that is positively indecent!
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