ldn: metroline's E400- TE665 on training

The first of bus of the 28 E400 with trident chasis and 10.1m long- on order from Metroline- was delivered yesterday to Holloway Garage.

It was tested and approved for route 24; and the class is not expected to be in public service before Mid Jan 2006.

Metroline call the class TE [Trident Enviro] and number them from 665 onwards.

I was caught by surprise when I saw the bus today- on training!

here is not-such-a-brilliant- shot of it.

notice how is is flatter than the E500!

PS The E400 for Stagecoach is a longer bus -10.7m long and will also enter service in Jan 2006. [route 30/257]

regards

Yoram

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Is it the first Enviro 400 (Demonstrator)?

It looks funny and 'plastic' ... not tough enough, like a toy-bus!!

I believe that there is an E400 model in Birmingham- 10.7m long .
as for London:

The very first E400 shown to the public is Stagecoach's 18500, which is 10.7m long, but this bus has still not been delivered to Stagecoach, as it has not been completed.

TE655 is the first of an order for 28 buses [TE665-TE692] which were ordered by Metroline. TE665 was delivered to the company on Wendsay, and training started on Thursday, so it makes it the first E400 for London.
TE665-692 are short- 10.1m long buses, so it makes TE665 the first of it's kind!

regards

Yoram

They will put into route 4 between Waterloo Station and Archway Station.

still using plastic destination roll? not electronic display?

to correct DF9321- the TEs would be used on route 24 between Pinlico and Hampsead Heath. Metroline had a road test over the route, and the buses were approved for this route, and London Buses agreed.

The buses do not use electronic blinds but a roller blind- this is again the specification of London Buses.

TE665 and not TE1- the company does not to have too many '1': DL1 TA1 TP1 TE1 etc. they prefer instead to number all the low floor buses from 1 onwards, and only change the class code.

regards

Yoram

Do you have any shots of left side, interior and driver area??

Thanks