The thing is the whole of London is ULEZ now because of the expansion, so what's the point in not allowing diesels in Central London if they're Euro 6 capped?
I guess because they are concerned about pollution although it only applies to TfL and not even every route, like the 18, 36, 44, 170, 414, 452 and 476 for example are still allowed, as well as tons of tourbuses and hundreds of cars…
I believe that’s Regenerative braking AKA regen, when a bus with this technology brakes the energy released is recaptured to charge the battery, that’s why hybrid buses don’t have to charge as they charge themselves
damm. that's crazy. i didn't know that was gonna be the case when for fun i wanted to go do the route. so i luckily went and done it before those revolting gemini 3s especially the arrivas as well pull up on the route.
They did do it on the 196 already the other day. The 24, 29, 159 I don’t think are on the blinds because they’re part of the New Routemaster pool which also explains why Hybrids being unreliable hasn’t led to them using diesel buses. The 415 funnily enough is the only one which doesn’t enter the central London ULEZ yet no sign of diesel buses
The 455 is being withdrawn on the 2nd of March. It is replaced by: 312 extension from South Croydon to Old Lodge Lane S4 extension from Roundshaw to Waddon Marsh 166 diverted via Pampisford Road tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/croydon-and-sutton-bus-changes?cid=croydon-sutton-bus-changes
@@76ris28 it's gearbox is a bit weird, it'll rev for a good 10 seconds sometimes before switching gears, so could be a good one when the roads aren't so busy
