LONDON’S ROUTEMASTER NEAR RESURRECTION
Published at 15.11.2008 in Public transport, Heritage
There can't be many automotive icons more evocative than the London double-decker bus — or, to be more specific, the Routemaster with its goggly headlights, distinctive radiator grille and rounded contours. And, most of all, that open rear platform with the pole on the corner, allowing passengers to jump on and off whenever they wanted.
HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE FIRST BRISTOL BUS WAS BUILT
Published at 09.11.2008 in Heritage
The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company Ltd. was probably one of the first bus operators in the world building its own material. In 1908, two years before the LGOC began the production of the famous B-type bus which formed the basis for the later AEC marque, Bristol Tramways & Carriage manufactured its first bus.
SEVENTY YEARS OF AIR SUSPENSION
Published at 26.08.2008 in Components, Heritage
Modern buses are unimaginable without air suspension. Buses and coaches were the first vehicles which were fitted with this type of suspension. The first buses with air suspension appeared some 70 years ago on the US roads, when Firestone introduced the Airide. In Europe Dunlop and Conti were the forerunners, launching their system by the mid-1950’s. The first European bus fitted with air suspension was the Magirus Saturn II of 1957.
20,000TH MERCEDES-BENZ CITARO BUS DELIVERED
With 20,000 copies of the Citaro sold within ten production years Mercedes-Benz sets a new record. Citaro number 20,000 will be operated by travel company Pflieger Reise- und Verkehrs GmbH in Böblingen, Germany.
ZF: 100,000TH PORTAL AXLE FOR BUSES AND TEN YEARS OF AS TRONIC
Published at 02.02.2008 in Technology, Heritage
The 100,000th bus portal axle rolled off the line at ZF Passau GmbH, the Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axle Systems division. With this product, low floor technology - where ZF is the market leader today - found its way into buses.
