Talk:Articulated bus
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[edit] Trailers and hitches
I've replaced the following description of an articulated bus thus:
- Articulated buses consist of a standard length bus fitted with a tow hitch and a trailer. The trailer part is connected to the front part with a rubber accordion section.
with the text from the Bus article. Actually I reverted the same text as above out of the Bus article some while ago, but missed its inclusion here; below is my comment at that time.
With the exception of the accordian bit, the above sounds more like a description of a bus+trailer combination, as widely used in Germany in the 1950s and, I believe, still used in some eastern european countries. It may be that some apparantly articulated buses are configured this way, but it certainly isn't the normal form. The most common form of modern articulated bus (eg. the MercedesBenz Citaros used in London) actually has the engine in the rear section, which can hardly therefore be described as a trailer. And obviously such a configuration requires something other than a tow-hitch. -- Chris j wood 20:33, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
[edit] No more pictures
Enough is enough. I know that everyone is proud of their hometown articulated buses, but unless there is something peculiar or interesting about the bus you took a photo of, don't add it.
[edit] London controversy
Perhpas some note about the BIG controversy caused in london by the replacement of the routemaster with these? Has been a recurring focus of many Evening Standard articles, and much public outcry. Despite the fact that, you know, the old routemasters were killing people :D
[edit] Articulated hybrid buses
I do not plan to add this to the article, but does anyone know of more articulated hybrid buses? The only ones I know of are the New Flyer DE60LF (including BRT version) and the NABI 60-BRT Hybrid. I think Orion may add one in the future, but does not currently manufacture articluated buses. With European manufacturers, hybrids are less popular and I do not know of any. Andros 1337 16:48, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] About London
Should the section under advantages and disadvantages about the London situation be moved to its own section or under the London transportation articles? It seems to shrink the context into a rather focused area, e.g. applying to one city. Just a thought. 24.197.165.120 01:32, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
I also feel that this article is too much written from the perspective of Londoners, especially the overuse of "bendy" bus term throughout the article Acnetj 20:07, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
