23 Jan 2016, 11:51 am
#534
(22 Jan 2016, 9:49 pm)Kuyoyo Why would they need to be the same for maintenance purposes when they aren't even going to be based at the same depot? You do yourself no favors with comments like this.....
As for Euro6 engine options for the Streetlite, if Wright listen to their customers, they would do right to offer the Euro6 Cummins engine. From what little I've heard, Arriva's engineering department aren't exactly impressed with the Damiler duo.
Company wide maintenance? Why add only a small number of a new engine type when the whole order could consist of the same engine type ( Even if the Solos are Euro 6 they'd have the same Daimler as the Streetlites ) Making the engine type more familiar.
First bought 450 Steetlites in the past two years with roughly half containing Daimlers, I would've expected first to carry on with Cummins if it was offered.
The two Daimler streetlites on the X1 cope better than the Cummins ones and very rarely Jerk back into Gear 2 etc
