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JimmiB

Photo I just came across on Flickr. Photo by Riquelme Robles Marcos.

Only description was "The Beast Volcano Buss Double Decker Super Articulated". No location indicated but looks like the U.K.

GBL Rebel · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:36 am Post subject:

I accept the challenge. In NYC of course!

Mr. Linsky · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:36 am Post subject:

I wonder what the capacity might be?

Looks to me to be somewhere around 50 passengers per section which would mean roughly 200 riders total (that, boys, is one heck of a swinging load!).

Also, I have to think that there may be one if not more conductors to control all those people.

They might do O.K. out here in L.A. but forget about most parts of New York City!

BTW; my answer to the question is NO - I wouldn't be seen dead at that steering wheel!

Very interesting find and thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Mr. 'L'

Hart Bus · Age: 74 Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 1150

GBL Rebel · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:19 pm Post subject:

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2459 Location: South Florida

Hmmm.....does Megabus know about this? Razz

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2459 Location: South Florida

If you liked the challenge of driving that, then how about this...?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/huQhqXiB8O0

Hart Bus · Age: 74 Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 1150

I bet every NYC Fireman assigned to a ladder company and has driven a tlller rig would jump at the chance. It would be easy for him since there's no traffic to navigate and the rig is moving very slowly.

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2459 Location: South Florida

The large steam tractors were amazing....looks like there was a crew of three to operate each one...a driver, a fireman, and a brakeman....and look at how many turns of the steering wheel it took to change direction...'armstrong power', I assume....

Love those steam whistle's....

JimmiB · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:00 am Post subject:

And I thought it was tough turning a 4104 with no power steering!

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2459 Location: South Florida

JimmiB · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:48 pm Post subject:

GBL Rebel · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:19 pm Post subject:

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2459 Location: South Florida

Re: "Rescue Jobs"....I'm usually the "designated hitter" er...make that driver, to take those over to Academy...the usual ailments, like broken off mirrors, etc.....always fun to negotiate thru traffic to get to the Lincoln Tunnel, with a missing mirror.

As for power steering....I have driven an old PD-4103 with no power steering, and if memory is correct...seemed harder to steer than the Eagle's were later on. The steering on the Eagle was actually very nice, so long as you were moving even slightly.
I recall when Edwards Motor Transit (Lakes-To-Sea System) acquired some of those around the time of Continental Trailways purchasing them. They were in a Washington-Sunbury-Elmira-Buffalo pool with Eastern Greyhound Lines, EMT operating the Sunbury-Elmira segment. One day they cut in one of their new Eagles at Williamsport on a northbound trip, instead of the usual PD-4107. When the Greyhound driver received it, and learned it had no power steering, he refused the coach, and instead took the EGL 4106 that came from Philly and Scranton to Elmira, on to Buffalo.

JimmiB · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:35 pm Post subject:

Brought an MC-9 from 30th St. Station in Philly back to Lebanon with only 3rd and 4th gears. Not too bad till I got off the turnpike. Burned up the clutch about 3 miles from our shop.