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Dan
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30 May 2014, 11:40 am

#561

A brand new Mercedes Citaro has arrived at Riverside. Don't think it's going to be here long...

Dan

30 May 2014, 11:40 am #561

A brand new Mercedes Citaro has arrived at Riverside. Don't think it's going to be here long...

JP6004

1833

30 May 2014, 12:19 pm

#562

(30 May 2014, 11:40 am)Dan A brand new Mercedes Citaro has arrived at Riverside. Don't think it's going to be here long...

What colour is it? I take it its a new purchase and not there for a pit stop

JP6004

30 May 2014, 12:19 pm #562

(30 May 2014, 11:40 am)Dan A brand new Mercedes Citaro has arrived at Riverside. Don't think it's going to be here long...

What colour is it? I take it its a new purchase and not there for a pit stop

Dan
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30 May 2014, 12:38 pm

#563

(30 May 2014, 12:19 pm)JP6004 What colour is it? I take it its a new purchase and not there for a pit stop

It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

Dan

30 May 2014, 12:38 pm #563

(30 May 2014, 12:19 pm)JP6004 What colour is it? I take it its a new purchase and not there for a pit stop

It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

JP6004

1833

30 May 2014, 12:43 pm

#564

(30 May 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

Any idea what its for?

JP6004

30 May 2014, 12:43 pm #564

(30 May 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

Any idea what its for?

mrnut85

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30 May 2014, 12:44 pm

#565

(30 May 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

If you think the Mercedes - Benz Citaro K is grey-ish you should get your eyes tested, I looks purple to me

mrnut85

30 May 2014, 12:44 pm #565

(30 May 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan It is not a new purchase, and it's a grey-ish colour. Will upload a photograph in about 20 minutes.

If you think the Mercedes - Benz Citaro K is grey-ish you should get your eyes tested, I looks purple to me

Dan
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30 May 2014, 12:49 pm

#566

(30 May 2014, 12:43 pm)JP6004 Any idea what its for?

Not for service work - just for GNE to have a look at.

(30 May 2014, 12:44 pm)mrnut85 If you think the Mercedes - Benz Citaro K is grey-ish you should get your eyes tested, I looks purple to me

It has a slight purple tinge, but it's definitely grey...
The photograph on The Northern Road Transport Trust makes it look a lot more purple than it actually is...

Dan

30 May 2014, 12:49 pm #566

(30 May 2014, 12:43 pm)JP6004 Any idea what its for?

Not for service work - just for GNE to have a look at.

(30 May 2014, 12:44 pm)mrnut85 If you think the Mercedes - Benz Citaro K is grey-ish you should get your eyes tested, I looks purple to me

It has a slight purple tinge, but it's definitely grey...
The photograph on The Northern Road Transport Trust makes it look a lot more purple than it actually is...

Michael

19182

30 May 2014, 12:52 pm

#567

(30 May 2014, 12:49 pm)Dan Not for service work - just for GNE to have a look at.

It has a slight purple tinge, but it's definitely grey...
The photograph on The Northern Road Transport Trust makes it look a lot more purple than it actually is...

Its a mixture of purple and grey to me, looks like a demo bus, wonder where it will end up Tongue

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael

30 May 2014, 12:52 pm #567

(30 May 2014, 12:49 pm)Dan Not for service work - just for GNE to have a look at.

It has a slight purple tinge, but it's definitely grey...
The photograph on The Northern Road Transport Trust makes it look a lot more purple than it actually is...

Its a mixture of purple and grey to me, looks like a demo bus, wonder where it will end up Tongue

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Dan
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30 May 2014, 1:35 pm

#568

(30 May 2014, 12:52 pm)Michael Its a mixture of purple and grey to me, looks like a demo bus, wonder where it will end up

Photograph on the link below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...118544009/

All the information you need is in the caption. Wink

Dan

30 May 2014, 1:35 pm #568

(30 May 2014, 12:52 pm)Michael Its a mixture of purple and grey to me, looks like a demo bus, wonder where it will end up

Photograph on the link below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...118544009/

All the information you need is in the caption. Wink

Michael

19182

30 May 2014, 1:38 pm

#569

(30 May 2014, 1:35 pm)Dan Photograph on the link below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...118544009/

All the information you need is in the caption.

Shame if it doesn't enter service, tbh is their much difference between euro 5 and euro 6 engine, expect for the price

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael

30 May 2014, 1:38 pm #569

(30 May 2014, 1:35 pm)Dan Photograph on the link below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...118544009/

All the information you need is in the caption.

Shame if it doesn't enter service, tbh is their much difference between euro 5 and euro 6 engine, expect for the price

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Dan
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30 May 2014, 1:39 pm

#570

(30 May 2014, 1:38 pm)Michael Shame if it doesn't enter service, tbh is their much difference between euro 5 and euro 6 engine, expect for the price

I guess that's what the engineers at Riverside will be finding out over the next few days! Tongue

Dan

30 May 2014, 1:39 pm #570

(30 May 2014, 1:38 pm)Michael Shame if it doesn't enter service, tbh is their much difference between euro 5 and euro 6 engine, expect for the price

I guess that's what the engineers at Riverside will be finding out over the next few days! Tongue

Andreos1

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30 May 2014, 1:42 pm

#571

(30 May 2014, 1:39 pm)Dan I guess that's what the engineers at Riverside will be finding out over the next few days!

Just thinking out loud, but if they were comparing performance/output etc., would it have been better to compare a similar sized/spec vehicle to one they already have?

What may perform well in one sized vehicle, may not be the same in another sized vehicle.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

30 May 2014, 1:42 pm #571

(30 May 2014, 1:39 pm)Dan I guess that's what the engineers at Riverside will be finding out over the next few days!

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Dan
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18138

30 May 2014, 1:49 pm

#572

(30 May 2014, 1:42 pm)Andreos Constantopolous Just thinking out loud, but if they were comparing performance/output etc., would it have been better to compare a similar sized/spec vehicle to one they already have?

What may perform well in one sized vehicle, may not be the same in another sized vehicle.

I don't think the idea behind it is to evaluate the performance of the vehicle, nor is it to see what the vehicle is capable of.

I think it is merely so Go North East's engineering department knows what the differences are between the Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines in the Mercedes vehicles, as all of the Euro 6 engines in Mercedes vehicles should be the same.

Should any Euro 6 Mercedes vehicles be purchased later this year, Go North East's engineering department would have already had a bit of experience with it.

Dan

30 May 2014, 1:49 pm #572

(30 May 2014, 1:42 pm)Andreos Constantopolous Just thinking out loud, but if they were comparing performance/output etc., would it have been better to compare a similar sized/spec vehicle to one they already have?

What may perform well in one sized vehicle, may not be the same in another sized vehicle.

Michael

19182

30 May 2014, 1:52 pm

#573

(30 May 2014, 1:49 pm)Dan I don't think the idea behind it is to evaluate the performance of the vehicle, nor is it to see what the vehicle is capable of.

I think it is merely so Go North East's engineering department knows what the differences are between the Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines in the Mercedes vehicles, as all of the Euro 6 engines in Mercedes vehicles should be the same.

Should any Euro 6 Mercedes vehicles be purchased later this year, Go North East's engineering department would have already had a bit of experience with it.

How many seats has it got?

Hopefully it does go out and about, if so, wonder which route it will end up on Tongue

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael

30 May 2014, 1:52 pm #573

(30 May 2014, 1:49 pm)Dan I don't think the idea behind it is to evaluate the performance of the vehicle, nor is it to see what the vehicle is capable of.

I think it is merely so Go North East's engineering department knows what the differences are between the Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines in the Mercedes vehicles, as all of the Euro 6 engines in Mercedes vehicles should be the same.

Should any Euro 6 Mercedes vehicles be purchased later this year, Go North East's engineering department would have already had a bit of experience with it.

How many seats has it got?

Hopefully it does go out and about, if so, wonder which route it will end up on Tongue

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Dan
Site Administrator

18138

30 May 2014, 1:55 pm

#574

(30 May 2014, 1:52 pm)Michael How many seats has it got?

Hopefully it does go out and about, if so, wonder which route it will end up on

The prototype had just 30 seats plus one tip-up, so clearly unsuitable as a Volvo B10BLE replacement. However, the full sized version will have a few more seats..!

Dan

30 May 2014, 1:55 pm #574

(30 May 2014, 1:52 pm)Michael How many seats has it got?

Hopefully it does go out and about, if so, wonder which route it will end up on

The prototype had just 30 seats plus one tip-up, so clearly unsuitable as a Volvo B10BLE replacement. However, the full sized version will have a few more seats..!

G-CPTN

961

30 May 2014, 2:04 pm

#575

Dan this is the only Citaro which has been manufactured in single door configuration.

This seems to be a puzzling statement.

G-CPTN

30 May 2014, 2:04 pm #575

Dan this is the only Citaro which has been manufactured in single door configuration.

This seems to be a puzzling statement.

Andreos1

14273

30 May 2014, 2:07 pm

#576

(30 May 2014, 1:49 pm)Dan I don't think the idea behind it is to evaluate the performance of the vehicle, nor is it to see what the vehicle is capable of.

I think it is merely so Go North East's engineering department knows what the differences are between the Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines in the Mercedes vehicles, as all of the Euro 6 engines in Mercedes vehicles should be the same.

Should any Euro 6 Mercedes vehicles be purchased later this year, Go North East's engineering department would have already had a bit of experience with it.

Ah right.

I am guessing they won't be allowed to strip this vehicle down or make too many adjustments to it, so hopefully this is followed up by some Merc workshops/training - as well as this evaluation exercise.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

30 May 2014, 2:07 pm #576

(30 May 2014, 1:49 pm)Dan I don't think the idea behind it is to evaluate the performance of the vehicle, nor is it to see what the vehicle is capable of.

I think it is merely so Go North East's engineering department knows what the differences are between the Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines in the Mercedes vehicles, as all of the Euro 6 engines in Mercedes vehicles should be the same.

Should any Euro 6 Mercedes vehicles be purchased later this year, Go North East's engineering department would have already had a bit of experience with it.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Dan
Site Administrator

18138

30 May 2014, 2:08 pm

#577

(30 May 2014, 2:04 pm)G-CPTN This seems to be a puzzling statement.

As far as I know, the Mercedes Citaro K is not available in dual door configuration.
The Citaro K's predecessors have all been available in dual door configuration.

Dan

30 May 2014, 2:08 pm #577

(30 May 2014, 2:04 pm)G-CPTN This seems to be a puzzling statement.

As far as I know, the Mercedes Citaro K is not available in dual door configuration.
The Citaro K's predecessors have all been available in dual door configuration.

cbma06

2669

30 May 2014, 2:09 pm

#578

I wonder if these short versions could go on the 2a/2c and the silver arrows citarios could go onto the 8/78. When is the silver arrows due for a repaint?.

cbma06

30 May 2014, 2:09 pm #578

I wonder if these short versions could go on the 2a/2c and the silver arrows citarios could go onto the 8/78. When is the silver arrows due for a repaint?.

Dan
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18138

30 May 2014, 2:11 pm

#579

(30 May 2014, 2:09 pm)cbma06 I wonder if these short versions could go on the 2a/2c and the silver arrows citarios could go onto the 8/78. When is the silver arrows due for a repaint?.

The "Silver Arrows" branded Citaros are next due for repaint in 2016.

Dan

30 May 2014, 2:11 pm #579

(30 May 2014, 2:09 pm)cbma06 I wonder if these short versions could go on the 2a/2c and the silver arrows citarios could go onto the 8/78. When is the silver arrows due for a repaint?.

The "Silver Arrows" branded Citaros are next due for repaint in 2016.