Big Bus Question

ssiguy2 · October 12th, 2006, 05:40 AM

I have HEARD of bustrains and articulated-doubledecker buses.
Are these for real or am I just dreaming? Any photos or links?
Also, I know that Volvo, amongst other companies, make double-articulated buses but is there such a thing as a triple-articulated bus. All of the above would be great for BRT lines.

***ChrisZwolle*** · October 12th, 2006, 11:43 PM

In Utrecht, NL, there are articulated buses which exist out of three parts. These buses are 25 meters long.

Here's a picture of this kind a bus

jacobboyer · October 13th, 2006, 02:28 AM

i have seen buses that bend in the middle by the mall of america.

jamesinclair · October 13th, 2006, 04:45 AM

Ive never heard of a tri-articulated bus, nor of a double decker articulated.

***ChrisZwolle*** · October 13th, 2006, 07:59 PM

Doesn't Hong Kong have articulated Double-deckers?

superchan7 · October 13th, 2006, 08:32 PM

Nope. Hong Kong uses the larger non-articulated double-deckers for public bus, 12m tri-axle. Are 12m 3-axle used in the UK? I don't remember seeing any...

lpioe · October 13th, 2006, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris1491

In Utrecht, NL, there are articulated buses which exist out of three parts. These buses are 25 meters long.

Here's a picture of this kind a bus

Do these buses have an own lane? I can't imagine them driving amongst other vehicles.

***hkskyline*** · October 13th, 2006, 10:37 PM

***ChrisZwolle*** · October 13th, 2006, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpioe

Do these buses have an own lane? I can't imagine them driving amongst other vehicles.

Inside cities (These buses run from Utrecht to a large officecomplex called "De Uithof"), they have mostly their own buslane.
On other places, they have longer busstop-spaces, because these buses are about 9 meters longer than an ordinary truck in Europe (those are 16,5m).

Here is a picture of such a bus in action, on a buslane.

The capacity of these buses are 180 persons. (not all seats)

another pic:

Cloudship · October 14th, 2006, 02:42 AM

That last section must pivot something terrible!

Jean Luc · October 14th, 2006, 05:25 AM

Curitiba, Brazil uses bi-articulated buses i.e. buses with three sections:

vlaakko · October 14th, 2006, 08:39 AM

I've read that biggest buses are these MAN citytrains in Kinshasa, designed by Mobutu Seseseko. Any pics and info about these?

October 12th, 2006, 05:40 AM	#1
ssiguy2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: White Rock BC Posts: 4,964 Likes (Received): 31	Big Bus Question I have HEARD of bustrains and articulated-doubledecker buses. Are these for real or am I just dreaming? Any photos or links? Also, I know that Volvo, amongst other companies, make double-articulated buses but is there such a thing as a triple-articulated bus. All of the above would be great for BRT lines.

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October 12th, 2006, 11:43 PM	#2
*ChrisZwolle* Road user Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zwolle Posts: 28,729 Likes (Received): 428	In Utrecht, NL, there are articulated buses which exist out of three parts. These buses are 25 meters long. Here's a picture of this kind a bus

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jamesinclair Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 208 Likes (Received): 0	Ive never heard of a tri-articulated bus, nor of a double decker articulated.

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*ChrisZwolle* Road user Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zwolle Posts: 28,729 Likes (Received): 428	Doesn't Hong Kong have articulated Double-deckers?

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Cloudship Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 501 Likes (Received): 0	That last section must pivot something terrible!

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vlaakko Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vantaa, FIN Posts: 25 Likes (Received): 0	I've read that biggest buses are these MAN citytrains in Kinshasa, designed by Mobutu Seseseko. Any pics and info about these?

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