Van Hool | The History

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Van Hool's are one of the 3 largest and most popular coach brands in the US as well as all over the world. Van Hool's history is a rich one starting from its founder, Bernard Van Hool.
In this video, we take a close look at how the company formed and get to know Bernard and how he came to start building buses.
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@dominikborowski 3 года назад

The moment you have nothing to do with motorcoaches whatsoever but watch these videos because how passionate this guy is and how well his storytelling is Keep up the good work!

@Snoopy4156 3 года назад

I didn’t know I wanted to know about buses until I found your channel. I get antsy waiting for a new video make more !!!!! 🤣🤣

@jeffherdzina6716 3 года назад

I remember I was one of four drivers that were picked to go to VanHool and see how these buses are built. Which never happened. As the company I worked for at the time went bankrupt. I think I still have the silk VanHool tie....lol

@stevedavenport1202 3 года назад

James, your passion for history really comes shining through in these videos. The whole Van Hool story reminds me that companies like Van Hool are more than just faceless corporate giants. There is a kernel of focused passion that gave birth to these companies. When you talk about updated models, I wonder how much consultation there is with the major motorcoach carriers. Here in Seattle, the Boeing company gets a lot of feedback from major airlines before it rolls out a new model.

@uzaiyaro 3 года назад

I would imagine that for any large vehicle, a large amount of design and specification comes from the input of the customers who will be placing orders for that thing, particularly if they were to place large orders. Someone like Greyhound could probably order whatever the hell they want because the manufacturer has agreed to a contract or a firm order for such a large amount of coaches, that they could make the costs work even with a custom design. Although I would defer to the true bus geeks here for this! Huge flag carrier airlines like Emirates could have a very large amount of sway in the design process of an aircraft. Look at the 747. It was a side project at best, because Boeing was betting on the SST at the time, so that project basically lived or died by the say so of one man, Juan Trippe. When your customer is Pan Am, you will absolutely bend over backwards to give them what they want, because you can all but guarantee an order large enough to pay for a big chunk of the development cost straight away just with that order. I guess it goes for anything. If your order is large enough, risk to the manufacturer is lower, because you have agreed to be buying what you said you would, so they would be happy to work more closely with what you want, as a large order takes away a lot of the risk with a flop project that doesn't even break even for the cost to develop it. Especially for things like trains, a huge amount of specification will come from the railway where those trains are to be used. Of course, this is to hammer out things like dimensions, power requirements, often times purpose-built depots will need to be built if the railway is expanding the fleet instead of just replacing it, that sort of thing. At least for trains, the customer is highly integral to the design and specification of the end product. Even weight is a consideration, so where there might be an issue, they could modify and adapt an off-the-shelf traction package to be set up differently, to make the train conform to axle loading restrictions on some parts of the network, say, you have a limit of 14 tons per axle or something. You would need to discuss with the manufacturer to potentially modify the design to comply with this restriction so you could use the train in more areas. Although, there are always standardized parts. The traction packages will often be more-or-less off the shelf, and where possible, designs may be used on different railways to a large extent, although usually with modifications and customizations the customer requires. You'd also have to discuss things like maintenance facilities, parts supply, and even warranty, because even trains costing millions a piece will have some form of warranty, so that any large failure or maybe design flaw, could be costs borne by the manufacturer, not the railway as part of that warranty. I can't imagine aircraft and indeed buses being much different! A bus may be something that one could buy basically off the shelf, but I would think that if you were to be placing a large order for an entire fleet of them, then not only would you get discounts, but you could probably have more of a say in custom designing that bus for the company's needs. I wonder if this could be a video topic in the future. Can you just show up to the dealer and buy a bus out of the box, or could you work with the manufacturer and hammer out custom details but also cheaper unit prices for large orders?

@gerryglaser1521 3 года назад

James, you are a gifted presenter with the ability to make a story of little interest to most very informative. I hope now that the pandemic is winding down you're able to produce more trip style content on your other channel

@stevedavenport1202 3 года назад

Yeah, and more trips to Jim's Original 😀

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Thanks so much Gerry! Appreciate reading comments like these.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

@@stevedavenport1202 lol 😆

@carlmedleyii 3 года назад

DITTO Squared!! Well, actually, this content IS very interesting!! But he has such a great voice and the story development and writing is amazing! Truly some of the BEST content on RU-vid (bonus that the content is about 'buses'!) :-)

@joaoluistavares6046 3 года назад

Great to know about Van Hool's history. In the 00s decade there was this articulated city bus (actually it appears in one of the images in this video). I saw it some times in my hometown (Barreiro, Portugal) and I even watched it once (Lisboa, Portugal). It had the engine mounted vertically on the left side after the front axle. It was very quick and very light. Now I don't know why they didn't keep producing those. They are also famous for those bi-articulated buses in Amsterdam, although I saw a video last year where the drivers were showing some tendency to prefer the O530 Citaro Capacity. That because this one is close to 20,50m in length and provides better maneuverability on tiny corners.

@leavandenbosch7808 4 месяца назад

Van Hool is our pride. When I was travelling in Egypt with 2 friends in a rental worn out car from AVIS, we came across a beautiful new coach made at Van Hool, as a villager of Koningshooikt I felt proud and it touched me

@rmui4305 3 года назад

Another great video, thanks James! I started off my coach driving career on the Vanhool C model so I pay almost an obsessive amount of attention to try to keep up with all of the generational changes. It is annoying as Vanhool is similar to Toyota or Honda where they must make minor discreet tweaks every few years. The following is what I've been able to gather/observe of the C model: 1st Gen (2000-2003ish) -Framed windows -Single flourescent tube down the middle ceiling -Full height horizontal sliding driver's window -Single center brake light -Steam gauge driver cluster (no multiplex yet) 2nd Gen (2004-2006ish) -Frameless windows -Redesigned interior lights feathering the hockey pucks you described -Dashboard went from steam gauges to multiplex screen -Triple center brake lights -Driver's window redesigned to the current design (sloped opening) 3rd Gen (2007-2010ish) -Redesigned triangular headlights -Redesigned rear end/taillights -Side markers went from square to pill shaped -Steering wheel went from pizza sized 2 spoke to smaller Peterbilt-common style 4 spoke -Driver's area was redesigned to introduce more storage along the side console 4th Gen (2011-2012) -Redesigned stepwell/aisle -Updated steering wheel to current style -Front bumper was facelifted -Rubrails were facelifted/made taller -Driver mirror moved from corner A pillar to center windshield -I BELIEVE this is the generation where the lane departure system was introduced 5th Gen (2013-2015ish) -What debuted as the CX45 -Redesigned exterior -Interior lighting and parcel rack changes you've described 5.1th Gen (2016ish) -Front cap redesigned to include the black insert 5.2th Gen (2017ish) -All driver control switches updated from the flat rocker style to the TX-45 style switches. 6th Gen (2018) -Front face lift with new LED headlight assembly -Rear face lift -Interior ceiling lighting redesigned to be more 737MAX-ish -Fuel tank shifted forward I believe? -Fuel tank now has filler on both sides of the coach. -Slight change to hazard light switch design/placement 7th Gen (2020?) -Major overhaul of passenger entryway -Major redesign of driver's cockpit and controls -Introduction of high definition all glass dashboard, similar to current J4500 -Redesign of lavatory. Well I'm exhausted and I'd be impressed if RU-vid allows me to post this comment as long as it is. Hope that's helpful! The C model has a special place in my heart as it's where I learned much of my coach experience in. However, when I have a choice between a C and an MCI or Prevost, I stay far away from the C when able. :D

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Woah this is great Stuff! I wish I got to interview you before making this video. Thanks for the comment and great info

@nicov1837 2 года назад

FYI, Van Hool is no longer being run by Bernard Van Hool's sons. Several of them have passed away, the rest are in their 80s or 90s. The current CEO (whose picture you show at 15:03) is Filip Van Hool, who is Bernard's grandson. The head of development is another one of Bernard's grandsons.

@shiftfocus1 8 месяцев назад

My first exposure to VanHool coaches was a school tour in the UK, in 1982. That had its engine under the floor someplace, and a huge rear luggage compartment. And manual transmission, that required our driver to lean far out of his seat to the left to get into first gear. It was my first time in Europe and the different buses left an impression.

@fulthrottleavi8r 3 года назад

I’d love to see an informational video about that double decker variant sometime

@nickwhite6382 3 года назад

Nothing like a Van Hool!

@scottsherry179 Год назад

That was a really great history on a line of buses I knew very little about. Keep up the great work! We appreciate you!

@MotorcoachWorld Год назад

Thank you Scott! Appreciate the comment!

@heonadesignsphotoscompany8355 2 года назад

Aloha James, at 11:30, that C2045 and 3 others like it went to Jack's Tours, Hilo, Hawai'i. Unit #'s were 901 to 904, powered by the 11.1L Detroit S60. Jack's Tours has since went out of business a few years back. Thank you for posting up that image and from experience, the C2045 is my fave Van Hool coach to this day. Aloha from Nanakuli, O'ahu, Hawai'i

@Skullitor 3 года назад

James, Thanks, great video.

@jamestoepfer7601 3 года назад

Absolutely love your channel and all your videos, James! A content suggestion if I may: If possible, I'd love to see you do a video on the history of another iconic coach manufacturer that is sadly now gone, but never forgotten; Silver Eagle. Keep up the good work, and stay safe out there!

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hey James. Thanks man. Yes that's on my list 😃. Ive actually started to research the eagle in more detail

@jamestoepfer7601 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld Sweeeeeeeet! Looking forward to it! 😊

@michaelheimbrand5424 3 года назад

I always had a soft spot for VanHool´s. I learned to drive in the early 90´s in a Van Hool Alizée on a Volvo B10M chassi. In some ways I think the Alizée was the best bus design ever. They somehow still looks modern, to me at least. And thank´s for the metric translations. The imperial system makes my Swedish brain hurt a bit. :)

@rydingwithryan493 3 года назад

I like how I never new i was interested in motor coaches until I discovered your channel, thanks for the entertaining informative videos.

@christill 3 года назад

I looked on their website and they also list a CX45E battery electric version. Would be great to do an episode on all the EV models from the various manufacturers, and how they compare with range, charging speed and price.

@anthonybyrne7121 3 года назад

Your channel is awesome.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hey thanks

@davidp2888 3 года назад

"Bernard was very fond of the concept of working as a team..." With ten kids, he was very fond of something else too. Great content, great channel.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

😂😆😂😆😂

@uzaiyaro 3 года назад

As my grandmother would say about a large family, "I guess they still haven't figured out what's causing them."

@highwaypitmaster 2 года назад

Amazing Video Sir. Keep them coming!

@MotorcoachWorld 2 года назад

Will do

@johnwright3710 3 года назад

Eagerly waiting this!

@rafidwaseeuddin3671 3 года назад

Love your vids mate. Learn a bunch of new things and a welcome break from exam revision. Cheers

@cirailroad2040 3 года назад

I remember working on the T2145 and the C2045 series busses and the double decker mega buses I went to Orlando ABC location in 2008 for a week

@mafarnz 3 года назад

My company has a few 2018 CX45’s with the DD13 and Allison. Definitely the nicest coaches I’ve driven. The lane keeping assist program is… a tad interesting for drivers not expecting a seat massage!

@RipRoaringGarage 3 года назад

ABC is a pretty good company and helpful. It didnt work out in the end, but they spent a few days tracking down fittings that would fit on my bus.

@THEFIL323 3 года назад

Very awesome i look forward to seeing more.

@mirzaahmed6589 3 года назад

You should have mentioned the double decker Van Hook buses used by Megabus.

@MrLazlness 3 года назад

And google

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Yeah sorry. I wanted to keep it around 15 min. So I had to cut a lot out. But I stayed focused on the history. Which was the goal for this video. Thanks for the comment.

@jarrellbabb1344 3 года назад

When I was driving I was always try to get a Van Hool. To me they handle better than MCI in town.

@wendellcrim8647 Год назад

In 2016 I delivered a new CX45 from Orlando to Seattle for my employer. It was a great trip. The coach was our 1st to use DEF and the 1st tank of fuel went from Orlando to Omaha, NE running at the speed limit of each state. And moutain climbing performance was back to the days before emission requirements. On the 2nd tank of fuel, I discovered the fuel gauge was very optimistic: the gauge showed 1/4 while there was only 10 gal of fuel remaining. Had I not stopped for a leg stretch and fuel, the tank would have run dry before reaching Seattle. As you know, a fuel starved diesel must be primed to restart and probably towed to safety for that process costing big $$$. I also learned the drive train was slow to engage from a hillside stop. The coach drifted back a VERY LONG DOSTANCE before moving forward. Popping the E brake kicks the trans into N, so it was not a solution. Seattle is a very hilly region, so drivers have learned to use left foot braking on hills while reving up the engine to prevent rolling back on the vehicle crowding the rear bumper. The switch for engine brake is in an ackward location on the lower right panel (we use engine brake a lot in the mountains). To use the switch, drivers have to take eyes off to the road and look thru the steering wheel spokes. Above the driver's seat is a control panel for fire suppression. It is oriented backwards to a driver looking up. ABC wouldn't address any of these issues (safety hazards). Over the subsequent years, the drive train has held up. But the interior and exterior have been disappointing. There seems to be a quality control problem leading to components failing or falling apart. My biggest issue is the limited overhead stowage. Nothing beats the J4500 for stowage.

@h5mind373 3 года назад

Wow. Terrific presentation on a brand I knew basically nothing about. Thanks!

@actemple3282 3 года назад

Great job James. We have 12 t45s

@BillyLapTop 3 года назад

Van Hool always meant quality in my book.

@loswilko 3 года назад

Another fantastic informative video. I never realised how much innovation went into busses and coaches. I’m more of a plane nut but you have made the topic approachable for me and I look forward to your latest release each time now. Keep up the good work, you are doing a great job. BTW, love the Star Trek clips 😀

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Haha thanks so much. I actually used to fly commercially. What's your favorite airplane?

@loswilko 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld no way! I've got a soft spot for the A400M but I love Cubs too.

@meme-ek2rf 3 года назад

LOVE VAN HOOLS

@donhendri5428 3 года назад

Great video

@liamdoyle9559 3 года назад

Great you have a Facebook page. I can post some pics of what I drive and have driven.

@karterjoseph1300 Год назад

Awesome bus

@Transit_Biker 3 года назад

Always been a Van Hool fan!

@VideoGamerExpert5 3 года назад

Very nice video it was interesting to learn about Van Hool's History! and I did like Motorcoach World's Facebook Page! Have you done any other history videos like the history of Prevost or MCI now that would be an very interesting watch indeed! You will get hooked on these videos before you know it i certainly have!

@gondalone 2 года назад

useful info

@EpicThe112 3 года назад

There is a shorter version of CX-45 the CX-35 which competes with MCI D4005 D4020 D4000CT Prevost H3-41. In the northeastern United States only Academy Bus Lines has them

@GalenlevyPhoto 3 года назад

Great content and thanks for sharing! VanHool is one of my favorite brand. I like the European coaches better.

@uncinarynin 3 года назад

Very interesting history of the company. While vanHool travel coaches mostly seem to be preferred by Belgian and Dutch operators in Europe, I know the company for their trolleybuses. Salzburg received 29 of them (AG300T, single-articulated) from 2000 to 2005 but later turned to Solaris and Hess for further deliveries. Linz received 20 Exqui.city 24T from 2017 to 2019, those are Austria's longest buses at 24.7 m with two articulation joints (the law had to be changed so that they could be ordered; Salzburg now also has the option of taking delivery of such long buses). The Exqui.city has a full width cab and streamlined front, with the first door behind the front axle. While this means the loss of a little passenger space it also means the driver can work undisturbed by passengers. Double-articulated buses were tried in other cities as well but in Hamburg they were unsuccessful (diesel version). It's a bit difficult to steer such a long articulated vehicle through dense city traffic, and I don't know whether they could even go backwards.

@imaginox9 3 года назад

Wow nice video ! Being Belgian I don't know their US coaches but know too well their European city buses since, as their home country, bus companies here were their "testing grounds" and up until around the mid 2000's the vast majority of buses and coaches in the country were made by them. Since then, and the obligation from the European Union to hold public tenders instead of doing straight orders to avoid monopolies, Mercedes-Benz became the most widespread manufacturer. Not only that but their choice to focus on hydrogen-powered city buses and bus rapid transit buses, and that their design of city buses hasn't been updated since 2002 (apart from a few visual details) where other manufacturers introduced one or even two more generations of buses since then, basically made new orders to them from cities unexistant. But on the other hand their coaches still sell pretty well ! I've visited their factory back in 2018 as they made an open day back then and it was very cool. Also just to mention, Van Hool is pronounced like "Van Hole" as it's a Dutch name ;)

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hey thanks for leaving this comment. I really enjoyed reading this! I would love to visit Belgium some day! Thanks for teaching me the actual way its pronounced. Here in the US everyone calls it a Van Hool but I will start calling it the proper way. Van Hole. Much appreciated!

@lrander 3 года назад

I was always told that the V in Van should be pronounced as an F in German and Dutch names (so it would be "Fan Hole"), but apparently not..?

@imaginox9 3 года назад

@@lrander In Dutch from the Netherlands yes, but Dutch from Belgium (or Flemish) has a lot of influences from French as Belgium is a bilingual French and Dutch country (there is also a small German speaking community), so most letters are pronounced like in French so the V is a V ;)

@imaginox9 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld No problem ! Van Hool buses were always very innovative and flexible. The ongoing health issue was a hard hit for them as they faced financial issues due to what's happening in the world as well as some family disputes, luckily for them after some financial help from the Flemish region government, business has come back as our transit company here in Brussels are sending back their 2012 NewA330 city buses so they get a new engine (they're switching motors due to Brussels anti-pollution measures getting more strict, they're taking off the Euro 5 MAN engine and are getting a new Euro 6 Cummins engine), and they're making hydrogen buses for a German transit company as well as for a transit company from the suburbs of Paris, France. And rumors are going that they will unveil a new family of city buses after sticking to the same design for the last 20 years (and their main competitor, VDL, a half Belgian half Dutch bus manufacturer, has unveiled their new range of city buses recently so Van Hool has to respond) so hopefuilly everything's good !

@imaginox9 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld Oh I almost forgot: Van Hool is one of the very few bus manufacturers to offer extra long 24 m (or 80 ft) long bi-articulated buses, with one front part and two trailers ! The only manufacturers to offer these are Van Hool, Swiss company Hess, Polish company Solaris (they only started in 2019), Swedish company Volvo, Chinese company BYD and Brazilian company Marcopolo

@RipRoaringGarage 3 года назад

I do feel bad because my latest videos have been a big departure from my normal content. Im still going to be around, but I think I might take a break...I found out why my channel has been hit hard lately. Copyright BS....old videos being hit last week, and HARD. So yeah....not sure what my plan is. Might sell the house and take the bus on the road and live in it....

@donalddodson7365 3 года назад

Sorry to hear. The DAK saga is interesting. I like your quirky sense of humor.

@SJSTransit 3 года назад

While in Ireland I could help but notice the huge presence of Van Hools, more than any other manufacturer and quite a wide variety of models.

@juniperwinters3277 8 месяцев назад

My new assigned coach is a 2014 VanHool, I don't remember what model it is though. It's a nice bus, love driving it.

@OldSkoolLover1996 3 года назад

As a Belgian it was pretty interesting to hear how you would pronounce 'Koningshooikt'. Well done!

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

That's a big complement. Thank you. I practiced saying that for days before making this video. Lol. Thank you for noticing.

@yanni6556 3 года назад

Nice video enjoyed it a lot. Interesting to see the differences between US coaches and AU. Here in Australia our coaches / buses are mostly European chassis Mercedes, Scania Volvo etc with some variants of Cummins. Detroit is not prevalent and definitely not Cat anymore.

@acd1202 3 года назад

Their semi trailers are excellent too, if a bit heavy.

@DJBiv788 2 года назад

We actually had a 1995 T835 at my last company. It was very weird given that I hadn’t been on anything older than 2001.

@stuew6 3 года назад

Vanhool also build transit bus for Viva (Yrt) but getting retired with Novas

@texasabbott 3 года назад

Thank you for taking the time to research and present the design lineage of these motorcoaches! Each of your videos gives a boost to the passion of the coach drivers in our industry. I'm assuming Van Hool changed to larger suspension air bags to provide smoother rides on rougher North American roads. Given two coaches of the same class size, (an MCI J4500 and Van Hool, both 45 foot coaches) what factors determine the right coach for a particular trip?

@donalddodson7365 3 года назад

Ok, I'll step out on the ice: seating capacity?

@Andrew-wj2mc 3 года назад

Just wondering what the Ford vans are @1:04. Also, you could do a video describing the support vehicles used by charter companies. Thanks, love your vids!

@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322 Год назад

Brought to you by VAN-HooL

@brunohache268 3 года назад

I like.. transit commissions around Toronto have Van Hool's within the fleet albeit just city transit buses.

@MarcosAR 3 года назад

Great video. There's also a shorter version of the Vanhool C series call the CX35 .

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Yeah sorry. I wanted to keep it around 15 min. So I had to cut a lot out. But I stayed focused on the history. Which was the goal for this video. Thanks for the comment. I wanted to add the 35 footer as well as the double decker.

@KayoMichiels 2 года назад

5:37 Hey my town is on that bus! (Kontich)

@adventureoflinkmk2 2 года назад

Why do I keep thinking about Eddie Van Halen every time a Van Hool comes into my life in any way EDIT: a Eddie Van Hool lol

@motorcoachtech7615 3 года назад

Thanks James. Great history lesson. I’m not as familiar with them as the other major manufacturers. Are they being manufactured in the US yet? I know they were going to build a plant in Tennessee . Cheers. Rick

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

You know.. I don't know. As far as I know they haven't started building them here yet

@flyguy6504l 3 года назад

I enjoy your videos. Have you done anything on Silver Eagles. I can't find it if so. I love those buses. Can you cover something on Silver Eagles, thanks.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hey thanks John. Not yet. Its on my to do list

@brad_Ca 2 года назад

Are sure that the Post WWII bus that you featured wasn't named the "Bird of Prey"? 😊👍

@MotorcoachWorld 2 года назад

Lolol they should have been!!

@user-df3ty8ei2u 3 года назад

we got some ag300 in the city i live, but sadly are retiring

@uzaiyaro 3 года назад

Heh, I've never heard of Van Hool, although I'm a rather mild bus geek. I think purely because we're so far away from, well, everyone else, that here in Australia, it actually can be cheaper to build buses here. I live less than half an hour from not one, but at least *four* major coach and truck builders - Denning, Volgren, Volvo, and Mack. The latter two being in the same suburb, down the road from where I live. So that's some trivia nobody wanted to know! P.S. Even more trivia no one asked for? Sure! We also had a whole bunch of other local builders too. Leyland was huge here, Comeng (Commonwealth Engineering) was even bigger, and also made trains. There were also companies like Athol Hedges, later Austral, which later was absorbed into Denning. Volgren too is a portmanteau of Volvo and something else. I guess the story here is that, at some point, parts of Volvo were split up/spun off, the bus manufacturing being merged with another company, leaving the truck manufacturing to what is now a separate entity. I believe Scania and MAN also have a presence of some sort here. It's a shame that car manufacturing stopped here a few years ago with the closure of GM Holden, as we made a ton of cars here, too. On the bright side, heavy vehicle manufacturing is not going anywhere any time soon, probably because it actually is cheaper to make those things here rather than shipping them over on a boat. We also have a fairly solid design and engineering workforce locally, which also means that you will see a fair amount of indigenous designs, pretty well tailor made for conditions here. Often times it seems that they will build the coaches here, and buy the powertrains out of the box and just bolt them in. Hope this was even slightly interesting to anyone!

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hey Moon Moon. Thank you so much for writhing this post. I love reading about how this industry works from other parts of the world. This was a great read! Much appreciated!

@uzaiyaro 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld Thanks, mate! I did have to go in and re-edit a significant portion of this post, due to losing a significant part of the original edit, so it may be worth giving it a quick re-read, haha. Sorry about that! Also, I hardly know anything about buses in comparison to trains here, particularly in Queensland, where I'm from, so I could well be mistaking a good amount of the detail. The trains here are what I know best, having grown up with them, and even having cab rides and being able to drive the regulator/throttle! Even as a kid at the time, you knew that this little handle was connected to no less than 16 motors, chucking down a little shy of 4,000 horsepower, each roughly the diameter of an oil drum, in something like 320 tons of metal, gliding effortlessly and smoothly on welded rail at a tad over 90mph. Even as a kid, you knew that was a special thing that not many others ever had the chance to do! Thanks for listening to my rants! Rory

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

@@uzaiyaro haha no worries. Keep them coming. I learn more from posts like these then I do making my videos! That's one of the best rewards for me. Much appreciated

@nicov1837 Год назад

@@uzaiyaro FYI, Van Hool has recently entered the Australia and New Zealand market, with the EX series. They're still very small there, but they are available. Example of an Australian Van Hool: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gnO9EsKkddY.html

@americanakita 3 месяца назад

You can add a new chapter: VanHool was declared bankrupt yesterday in its country of origin (Belgium). The location where the buses are made is taken over by VDL Group, the one where the trailers are made by Schmitz Cargobull. Thanks to the eternal bickering over a legacy between the Van Hool's. 1600 to 1800 of the 2500 employees lose their jobs.

@donalddodson7365 3 года назад

Great story about overcoming adversities with perseverance, teamwork, innovation and hard work. Not well understood by many today in the U.S. James, did your research disclose the source of the injury above his left eye? Thank you.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Who's? Bernards? No I wasn't aware of an injury to his left eye. Enlighten me please

@hersonlopez6027 Год назад

Good discription video just a question in usa do we have parts dealer for this kind of buses?

@MotorcoachWorld Год назад

Yes we do. ABC is the parts distributor for Vanhool. Great question. Thanks for the comment

@mcibus2000 3 года назад

Thanks for the history of VAN Hol. Would it be possible to do one for Prevost & MCI. Also who composed the music you have during you bus vids?

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Hi MCI bus 2000. I have done one for Prevost and kind of one for MCI. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J8UMC3Y1rcE.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bs0rWlcLIQI.html Song is Memory Drive by ELFL Thanks for the comment!

@AllieThePrettyGator 3 года назад

i love Van Hool they come from Beligum

@rockyfanatic6846 3 года назад

Can you talk about the types of charters in your next video

@AllieThePrettyGator 3 года назад

Can you do a history video about Alexander Dennis buses they are an exelecnt double decker and coach brand

@t0cableguy 3 года назад

I thought this brand was Vanttool. Would have never known...

@alblua 3 года назад

I hope VanHools won't have such boxy bodies in the future, although I do like the CX45 rear end design

@mikeyboy200606 3 года назад

In Europe the coaches are much better looking I find American coach/buses ugly.

@tgosuke 3 года назад

I'm wondering if there's some regulations restricting the designs of coaches in America...

@mikeyboy200606 3 года назад

@@tgosuke Possibly

@dankdat620 3 года назад

@@mikeyboy200606 I commented that in some other video of his. Busses in Europe are so much better looking compared to US busses and I want to know why.

@haylieg2780 3 года назад

I wish you had mentioned the double Dekker ones used by megabus.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Yeah sorry. I wanted to keep it around 15 min. So I had to cut a lot out. But I stayed focused on the history. Which was the goal for this video. Thanks for the comment.

@juliesmith5567 2 года назад

Another nice white coach with a good name as well good inside looks big too

@leecoleman822 3 года назад

☑️

@BobSmith-ui4qu 3 года назад

Surprised that you haven’t reviewed the Dennis Double Deck coaches built in Canada for the Metrolinx Transportion system in Ontario. Around 250 buses.

@jerryvandyke9216 3 года назад

You mean the ones that you see broken down on the side of most 400 style highways

@richardhetrick4770 3 года назад

Please show coach conversions like marathons and other conversation

@damianwirth2313 3 года назад

Missed the 2019 CX redesign front and updated rear bud

@uzaiyaro 3 года назад

10 kids reminds me of something my grandmother would say: I guess they still haven't figured out what's causing them.

@tomromaniuk8449 3 года назад

Wait. How long is the T40 model in meters. I know the dimensions are 40’ or 12.2m but I don’t know the conversation for the model.

@richardhetrick4770 3 года назад

I seen conveyed double deckers and van holler single Decker buses music bussed and motor home van hools

@berylwhite2983 3 года назад

Me too

@christophercddelrosariocoish 2 года назад

James, can you do Prevost buses abs the history?

@MotorcoachWorld 2 года назад

Hey Christpher. I think I did that already. Is this what you were looking for? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J8UMC3Y1rcE.html

@christophercddelrosariocoish 2 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld yes

@AllieThePrettyGator 3 года назад

you should also do a discord

@justinjustintheman8816 3 года назад

When is reddit coming

@roycox320 3 года назад

👍👍always🇺🇸🇺🇸

@me-it9jn 3 года назад

What would you say is your favorite bus out of the three big manufacturers

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Oooo thats a tough one.... I like aspects of all of them. I think i would prefer to drive a D4505 over anything else. Those things are reliable and simple.

@Paul50376 Год назад

You forgot about the TX series

@amfan_17presentations87 3 года назад

You forgot the TD-925 Double Decker

@BazilRat 3 года назад

I always thought it was Vant Tool >.>

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Lol me too at first

@BazilRat 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld Glad I'm not alone!

@askarel666 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld The H in Van Hool logo is shaped like the C207 road sign, which, at least in Europe, means you're on a highway. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panneau_de_signalisation_d%27une_section_de_route_%C3%A0_statut_autoroutier_en_France

@tomporter8849 2 года назад

I wonder how common Plaxton is in the US

@MotorcoachWorld 2 года назад

Hi Tom. What's plaxton

@prevost8686 3 года назад

The only Vanhools you’re going to see on the East Coast are units owned by Academy.

@mrAhollandjr 3 года назад

You mentioned the CX45 but failed to mention the TX45, which debuted at the same time.

@MotorcoachWorld 3 года назад

Yeah sorry. I wanted to keep it around 15 min. So I had to cut a lot out. But I stayed focused on the history. Which was the goal for this video. Thanks for the comment. 😊

@mrAhollandjr 3 года назад

@@MotorcoachWorld gotcha. Even though the CX45 looks great, you know i rock with Prevost all day!