Stagecoach E400- dif between London and provinces model

Dear All,

a few weeks ago, East London Ltd- trading as Selkent , took delivery fo 10 E400 10.6m long 'tridents', numbered in the Stagecoach series 19131-19140. Those buses were ordered by the company when it was still part of the Stagecoach group.

As in the case of the 17/18 class in Stagecoach [the alx400 bodied tridents], there are differences between the body specified for London operation and the provinces.

Apart from the single door specified outside of London, and dual door specified for London, there some other differences, most important one is the staircase.

I post here photos of some of the new buses for route 61, and comparison shot of E400 in Newcastle.

regards

Yoram

and here is a newcastle example- 19034

now a nearside view:
19136 is seen at orpington

and in newcastle:  

on route 63- 19028

and now.. a comparison to a bus on route 63- this is the shhorter London model- 10m long, of which 39 have entered service with the Go Ahead group, with another 17 to come.
here is E24 at the elephant and castle- nearside view

and for the sake of completeness, I repeat a photo I posted before- offiside of E18 at the Elephant

原帖由 yblumann 於 2006-12-27 00:18 發表
and for the sake of completeness, I repeat a photo I posted before- offiside of E18 at the Elephant

I would be interest to see if there is any interior photos of E400 too.

It seems that the E400s in New Castle are a bit shorter, aren't they?

The Stagecoach models shown [routes 61 62 63] are all 10.6 or 10.7m long , while the London buses on route 63 are 10m long.

regards

Yoram

原帖由 sunnykam 於 2006-12-27 23:06 發表
It seems that the E400s in New Castle are a bit shorter, aren't they?

OT. Newcastle should be one word instead of "New Castle".