英國聖誕之旅 6 - The Witch Way

對上一次去Manchester, X43同X44 係行Plaxton Volvo,今次去到. 已全部轉用Wright B7TL,
呢批車算係幾豪華下, 車費唔算好貴, 來回Manchester 同Nelson 都係GBP5.4. 單程都要個半鐘,
條線會行Manchester市區,高速公路(20分鐘),鄉郊,田園等, 唔講喇,睇相啦





我搭果部車-Isobel Robey


上層






離開Manchester City




上高速公路




田園+牧場






對頭車


中途停Burnley站,休息5分鐘,司機落車食煙,我就響部車周圍影










去都Nelson,好凍,乜相都冇影就回程

Irizar

原帖由 Irizar 於 2008-1-27 09:26 發表
去都Nelson,好凍,乜相都冇影就回程

There isn't a lot in Nelson. If you want some pictures
of the X43, you are much better of doing it outside the
Burnley bus station.

The routing of X43 is, I think, one of the best amongs
any bus service in this country. It has everything, just
as you point out like motorway (M66), country road etc.
The only downside is, it can get pretty crowded... The
journey time itself is average for an interurban route,
in fact it's just about half of some of the routes I have
done in the past.

These Geminis are actually much more suitable than
the Presidents they had on X43 before. I'm not saying
the Presidents were poor - those B7TLs are fine buses,
but they are limited to around 52mph, while the Geminis
are limited to 60mph, and that makes quite a difference
on the M66.

跟一張X43 @ Nelson



我上次去程坐X44 ,回程坐X43,結果兩程坐唔夠一陣都訓著o左......正常o黎講,X43係快過X44,不過我o個次坐部X44去到Burnley 仲快過前面部X43,之後仲成車去Nelson 既客過晒我部X44
D車係幾舒服......不過上斜好似唔係好夠力......行Highway 一上斜就轉2個波,唔知係唔係因為Wright 既車身重d令到咁......

原帖由 sutrak 於 2008-1-27 14:46 發表
D車係幾舒服......不過上斜好似唔係好夠力......行Highway 一上斜就轉2個波,唔知係唔係因為Wright 既車身重d令到咁......

Well, they have a 6-speed gearbox, and that climb on the M66 northbound is quite a lot steeper than it looks (and it's very long too), so actually it is not too bad. Maybe it's because the B7s are so quiet that it doesn't feel like it has the omph they actually have.

原帖由 NV58 於 2008-1-28 06:05 發表


Well, they have a 6-speed gearbox, and that climb on the M66 northbound is quite a lot steeper than it looks (and it's very long too), so actually it is not too bad. Maybe it's because the B7s are s ...

其實我唔係咁鍾意個六波波箱,首先起步好快就轉波,結果攪到起步慢人一拍......而當去到六波既時候,可以因為上斜要轉五波,但轉波o個下好似有delay 咁...攪到速度跌得仲快..

之前o係North East 住過一排,坐過兩批(5波同6波) Go Northeast 既B7TL行同一條線,都係覺得5波o個批有心有力D

原帖由 sutrak 於 2008-1-29 17:12 發表


其實我唔係咁鍾意個六波波箱,首先起步好快就轉波,結果攪到起步慢人一拍......而當去到六波既時候,可以因為上斜要轉五波,但轉波o個下好似有delay 咁...攪到速度跌得仲快..

之前o係North East 住過一排,坐過兩批(5 ...

Those 6-speed B7TLs got the extra gear only to give them a better turn of speed, which suits them better for interurban service like the X43. The 5-speed B7TLs can do around 52mph nominally, whilst the 6-speed B7TL is capable to do 59+mph. The difference is not a lot, but the additional speed gives a fair bit of flexibility in these operations, esp overtaking lorry traffic.

One other thing is the X43 drivers are not quick, because of time-keeping, and the X43 timetable does give them a lot of time to spare. With a few exceptions, most X43 I encountered are not really, put it this way, mad.

For a quick B7TLs though, what you ought to go after are those with Yorkshire Coastliner. The buses and routes themselves are magnificant.

原帖由 NV58 於 2008-1-30 02:40 發表
For a quick B7TLs though, what you ought to go after are those with Yorkshire Coastliner. The buses and routes themselves are magnificant.

I second that! I got the (only?) double deck departure for Whitby and that was a great ride!
Here's my pics for Yorkshire Coastliner, Burnley & Pendle and Lancashire United Geminis