[GB] Wrightbus wins New London Bus contract

On 23rd December, Transport for London has announced that Wrightbus have won the contract to build the "New Bus for London". 5 pre-production examples are due in 2011, and they will feature 3 doors, 2 staircases, open platform at the back (closed off at times, such as at night), hybrid technology and reduced emissions.

Related press release con be found at:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/13903.aspx

Finally is Wrightbus to design and build these monsters...

3 doors (incl. the rear platform) plus 2 staircases will use up much of the space in both decks. The bus should be a long wheelbase one, but the capacity can be as low as 87 as required by TfL...

Just wait and see when the concept becomes reality, hope Wrightbus can surprise us

原帖由 s3m124 於 2009-12-29 17:32 發表
Finally is Wrightbus to design and build these monsters...

3 doors (incl. the rear platform) plus 2 staircases will use up much of the space in both decks. The bus should be a long wheelbase one, but ...

印象中呢隻款係奧士頓馬田響比賽贏出
當時仲話ADL都有份砌
唔知而家仲算唔算數

原帖由 S3N92 於 2009-12-29 10:19 發表

印象中呢隻款係奧士頓馬田響比賽贏出
當時仲話ADL都有份砌
唔知而家仲算唔算數

That was a design concept competition. This contract is to use that concept as the basis to develop an actual vehicle, and then build it. ADL was not part of the winning concept design, it was one of the candidate who could (and didn't) win the development contract.

咁係咪其它公司(如ADL)生產的新巴士都一定要跟著Wrightbus design concept 呢？

Can foresee a great deal of used double-deckers ending up in scrapyards
in around 2018-2020...
I'm sure the reselling market of these weird things is even smaller than the
used London Bendis...

原帖由 3BL1 於 2009-12-31 15:20 發表
咁係咪其它公司(如ADL)生產的新巴士都一定要跟著Wrightbus design concept 呢？

威贏的係生產權
design係奧士頓馬田
唔該再消化下人地段英文

原帖由 S3N92 於 2009-12-31 20:52 發表

威贏的係生產權
design係奧士頓馬田
唔該再消化下人地段英文

我係睇左4樓既回覆先寫我既問題，但唔記得1樓的主題已經好清楚說明。
我自已都發覺我問錯問題。

我既英文真差，幼稚院都不如。多謝指教！

...3 doors, 2 staircases, open platform at the back...

Are they in 3-axis?12metres?
I could not imagine how these bus would look like....

thx~