Re: Brisbane Metro opening
Tony Galloway
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 3:33 AM
Here it is, in all its mediocrity - young Rory here seems to have drunk a bit too much of the PR Kool-aid though :
Tony
On 22 Oct 2024, at 13:17, 'Greg Sutherland' via TramsDownUnder <[email protected]> wrote:In addition B-triple buses, irrespective of their method of propulsion, cannot be registered to run on public roads according to current Australian National Road Standards.
Greg
On 22/10/2024 12:52 pm, 'TP' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
It's a battery-electric bus with opportunity and overnight charging. It's the same model Hess bi-artic as the Zurich trolleybuses that many of us would be familiar with from their appearance in photos alongside Zurich trams. The Zurich model collects its power from overhead wires (I think also with in-motion charging of batteries for running off-wire, like most modern trolleybuses). In Brisbane they've chosen to run the buses off battery, with overnight charging, plus charging at each terminus while in service. The terminus charging takes about 6 minutes, obviously making no allowance for quick turnaround if the bus is running late. This is the silly thing about Brisbane's choice. Given that these buses operate permanently on fixed routes, it would have been cheaper and more reliable to set them up as trolleybuses that are capable of running constantly with no downtime. Very similar to the issue with off-wire operation of trams, a (more expensive) solution in search of a problem.
Here is a similar electric bus in Bratislava (by Škoda-Solaris), more sensibly running on wires, with in-motion battery charging for off-wire operation.
Tony P
--On Tuesday 22 October 2024 at 10:28:17 UTC+11 Geoffrey Hansen wrote:
Thanks Richard I'll be interested to hear about it.
On Tue, 22 Oct 2024, 9:17 am 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder, <[email protected]> wrote:
I’m am heading off to do it now. Depot visit recorded 9 days ago, plus whatever is done today will be published Friday on YouTube.--
Richard
On 22 Oct 2024, at 8:04 AM, Geoffrey Hansen <[email protected]> wrote:
Has anyone here been on the new Brisbane Metro yet and if so what did you think of it?--
Also is it a bit like a cross between a trolleybus and a Newcastle Light Rail Vehicle with it recharging at each stop?
RegardsGeoffrey
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