Hello! (Read 743 times)

[vwd14]

Hi all, not only am I new to this forum, but I'm a newbie to the UK! Well, I've been here in Sheffield since the end of October 2012.

As my user name implies, I'm from Cork in Ireland originally, and my user name is in honour of (Irish state operator) Bus Éireann's VWD14 - a 2012 Volvo B9TL with Gemini 2 bodywork. I've been interested in buses for the last 12 years and I look forward to familiarising myself with the bus scene here in South Yorkshire, and the rest of the UK in general.

The majority of city buses Bus Éireann have are Volvo/Wright vehicles (B10BLE, B7L, B9TL and B7RLE), but we have Scania K270UB Omnilinks (which are very fast but have terrible build quality) and Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts, which I have never been on. There is also a fleet of B7TL Vykings, which are terrified of hills. In times gone by there was a large fleet of Darts with Pointer bodywork, Merc Citaros (Euro 2), B10Ls and B10Bs (all with Wright bodywork).

The B9TL Gemini and Gemini 2 are by far my favourite modern bus, with the B10BLE Wright Renown running it a close second. So, I'm loving the fact Sheffield has such a large fleet of both types of bus! I also like B7Ls, Cork has all of Bus Éireann's B7Ls, so it's nice to have so many B7Ls over here too, though I know a lot of people don't like them! I also love Olympians, and I really like Enviro 400 hybirds as well as B7RLEs (except for the new ones with the Ecolife gearbox). I don't like Darts, Enviro 200s or B7TLs.

Expect lots of stupid questions from me over the next few months!

[woah]

Welcome to the forum!

[busman3]

Welcome

[thrybergh]

Ayup and welcome to the forum lad!

[Deleted]

Hello & welcome to the forum.

[jakerton43]

Welcome aboard!