Could be Covid related absences. The 23 and X27 are affected today, not that many people will notice the X27 being off though! Having said that, was pleasantly surprised to see four passengers on board the 1155 to Dyce Station when it was on Union Street.
I occasionally see the odd peak bus carry half a dozen folk to/from the industrial estate but, like yourself, see them run empty most of the time. Not sure how much longer an hourly service is viable for.Congratulations on your new username
Yeah probably covid but quite an impact on operations. 6 separate tweets about cancellations today alone.
Not sure why they still run the X27 .... I live in dyce and I've never seen more than one person on any of them. Most go by empty.
Hopefully they get to the bottom of it sooner rather than later then the new batch can be delivered too
The defect is related to the drive axles / electric motors and completely unrelated to Hydrogen side, likewise the issues on the Vanhools were with the vehicles themselves notably the brakes, retarder and doors, the Hydrogen side was reliable. The Streetdecks have proven to be reliable, they have just been taken off as a precautionary measure until the upgrade work is complete. The issue is expected to be rectified within the next few days.
One of them broke down on the journey north and was towed to King Street Depot, all 10 were spotted on the road today. They're mostly being used on the 1/2, 19 & 20.
All Streetdeck-FCEVs have come off after Wright advised operators on Thursday of the issue, it's just a precautionary measure until the work is done to replace the defective part.
Makes me wonder if it is a classic case of some company not appreciating the harsh operating environment of a bus and supplying kit not suited for it?
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Ahhh so Wrights shoddyness?If you read the article on BBC news it states the following .... nothing to do with the new Hydrogen technology.
Quote:
Ian Gillot, parts and services group director, said an issue with a mounting bracket at the rear of a bus was detected during a routine check on Thursday.
"After undertaking a thorough maintenance check, we have decided to upgrade and replace the part across the fleet to ensure we don't see a repeat of the issue," he said.
"This is a mechanical problem and not a hydrogen fuel-related issue," he added.
Link to BBC news:
Aberdeen's hydrogen buses taken off the road due to technical issue
First Bus says the 15 hydrogen-powered vehicles have a technical issue which is being investigated.
The issue is relatively small but has been blown out of proportion, i doubt the media would've picked up the story had it been something similar affecting a diesel bus. The defective part is a mounting bracket for a sensor on the rear portal axle.If you read the article on BBC news it states the following .... nothing to do with the new Hydrogen technology.
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Link to BBC news:
Aberdeen's hydrogen buses taken off the road due to technical issue
First Bus says the 15 hydrogen-powered vehicles have a technical issue which is being investigated.
The axles are produced by ZF not Wrightbus.
Ahh certainly not Wrights then..
Why are Wrights taking the blame then? If the problem is down to ZF then they should be saying that and getting ZF to do the warranty work. In addition unless the axle has been produced as a bespoke part for Wrights I doubt if it would have had a special bracket added by ZF. It's probably more likely to be something that Wrights have added hence it being their responsibility to correct.
I did see a bus pull up outside St Magnus House on Guild Street out of service, just before 1550 and I thought that would have worked the 1550 X27 (which turned out to be cancelled) but obviously not.
I think you'll find that's a First "Glasg w" vehicle going by the local names on the side.
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These look good. Had thought the new Streetdecks were for the 3. Interesting also that they have green hand rails and not the standard pink?I think you'll find that's a First "Glasg w" vehicle going by the local names on the side.
39702 (the one where the axle related issue was first picked up back in late November) has been sent back to Wrightbus in Northern Ireland.
The 10 new Streetdecks for the 17/18 are also fully built and have been sat at Wrightbus for the past 2-3 months, they should've been in service by now but they were delayed by Wrightbus.
A few have been snapped on road test:
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