Post by Jonathan on Jan 1, 2005 14:11:15 GMT
Choosing a vehicle.
The differences between a bus and a coach;
Buses are designed for stop start service use and usually have automatic gearboxes and are designed to operate at upto 50mph. They tend to be more substantially built and do not normally have lockers or overhead luggage racks. The earlier vehicles were on leaf suspension such as the Leyland Atlantian/Daimler Fleetline.
Later vehicles were on Air suspension such as the Leyland Olympian or MCW Metrobus.
The most recent vehicles ahve kneeling suspension for low floor entry such as the Dennis Trident or Dart.
Coaches are generally designed for long distance work, are lighter built and are capable of 70mph normally restricted to 61mph by a limiter. They have the advantage of underfloor lockers, overhead racks, toilets and continental doors. Again the earlier coaches have leaf suspension whilst the later ones are on air.
It is more common for coaches to have manual gear boxes although automatics are available. Automatic vehicles tend to have been used for service work.
There are highbred vehicles which do not quite fall into either category, my own bus is in the style of a coach and was built for long distance services ie Edinburgh to London. She has a semi automatic gear box and is capable of 60mph. she has no lockers other than a boot. She had coach style seats when new, she has a folding bus style entry door. The "dual purpose" body was designed for use either long distance or start stop service work.
The differences between a bus and a coach;
Buses are designed for stop start service use and usually have automatic gearboxes and are designed to operate at upto 50mph. They tend to be more substantially built and do not normally have lockers or overhead luggage racks. The earlier vehicles were on leaf suspension such as the Leyland Atlantian/Daimler Fleetline.
Later vehicles were on Air suspension such as the Leyland Olympian or MCW Metrobus.
The most recent vehicles ahve kneeling suspension for low floor entry such as the Dennis Trident or Dart.
Coaches are generally designed for long distance work, are lighter built and are capable of 70mph normally restricted to 61mph by a limiter. They have the advantage of underfloor lockers, overhead racks, toilets and continental doors. Again the earlier coaches have leaf suspension whilst the later ones are on air.
It is more common for coaches to have manual gear boxes although automatics are available. Automatic vehicles tend to have been used for service work.
There are highbred vehicles which do not quite fall into either category, my own bus is in the style of a coach and was built for long distance services ie Edinburgh to London. She has a semi automatic gear box and is capable of 60mph. she has no lockers other than a boot. She had coach style seats when new, she has a folding bus style entry door. The "dual purpose" body was designed for use either long distance or start stop service work.
