13.4m 100 Seater Buses Enter Service on Lothian Buses 100th Anniversary! Edinburgh, Scotland 2019

[@christopherhunter2892]

Some nice features like the skylights which were fitted to the Edinburgh Corporation Atlanteans, the Boris bus lighting and the return of the Crest on the lower panels. Looks quite classy although Edinburgh Corporation and Lothian have always had a smart fleet.

[@markcaldwell2831]

These buses are wonderful and so is the city and that's why I'm making my 2nd trip this coming Sunday to explore further.

[@mandemt1076]

This bus actually does fit 131 people 100 seats 31 standing during the rush hour

[@idioticcrazybusscots8260]

I love how warm and comfortable it looks on the inside! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@glitchFan2428]

It sure is!

[@stephenswift8001]

Handsome buses, I like the glazed stairway that links the bottom and top floors. I always thought that the Lothian colour scheme was quite classy!

[@glitchFan2428]

Classy indeed! The colours are real easy on the eyes 👍🏻

[@mitchellhurd9300]

2:54 I like what I'd call small carrier bag racks there. I went on 3 of these in Edinburgh on Monday 11th (first trip to Scotland) and the best seats are at the very front and very back! They take off fantastic for a tri-axle as well. Very quiet engine too!!!

[@glitchFan2428]

They are really nice and comfortable 😁

[@BassBusMusic]

Fantastic buses. Really comfortable.

[@glitchFan2428]

Indeed!

[@yannickkeall8020]

Excellent news! I actually live near the road in the first few pictures, and use bus 11 & 16 mostly. I was wondering when they were going to replace those buses. They were getting a wee bit old compared to what was on other lines. So these still run on fuel? But I suppose they have the stop & start system at stops.

[@KinsonStudio]

Wow this bus (13.8m) is even longer than our longest double decker bus (12.8m) in Hong Kong!

[@tech4pros1]

I was thinking that too, the next logical customer for these buses is likely going to be Hong Kong, as buses that big will only work on select bus routes here in the UK, out where I live even short single deckers have trouble negotiating some roads here. People parking too near or on junctions doesn't help matters either.

[@amaogusm35]

sir please stop copyrighting my comment. i post that first

[@KinsonStudio]

@@amaogusm35 Umm... are you mentioning me or insanitybiker? Never mind!

[@themaestrosfolly]

No longer than the average 3 axle coach is and they navigate Edinburgh just fine....

[@JonathanChan212]

Heh heh heh...Not as long as the articulated buses in the U.S. here. We have 18m (60 feet).

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺

[@glitchFan2428]

Thanks!

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

@@glitchFan2428 Ur welcome. ☺

[@johannesslobbe6854]

In Brasil buses are used of 15 meter with four axles. They seem to be very balanced on the road. Newest versions are 8x4

[@ricardovelasco3976]

Are they double deckers?

[@chinwahlover]

No takeaway food boxes on the floor and seats? Oh I forgot, this isn't London.

[@sutrakhk]

The B8L is very quiet both inside and outside, amazing

[@martinclark7935]

Apart from when it goes over bumps.

[@ltankk]

The skylight roof on the upper deck is a good idea. Allowing sunlight to enter and brighten up the upper deck and giving a relaxed feel.

[@glitchFan2428]

Yup, most of their buses do in fact have a sunroof of some sorts. Really cool

[@johannesslobbe6854]

Isn't the skylight some form of safety feature?

[@sgtransportations7103]

woah, this bus is cool

[@underwaterbubbles]

Very smart looking buses and i love the colours.

[@kkf12715]

Much better than those BYD rubbish

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

They should 'trial' these in London on a few busy routes...!!! 🤔💭😁🔝👍

[@thefulldeodorantcan3347]

I think they are to big for London as there is always traffic and tight turns.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

@@thefulldeodorantcan3347 ...we have a tri axle at camberwell on trial...its not as good as these but hopefully we could get an enviro 400 xlb

[@thefulldeodorantcan3347]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton if you do get it, please do a video on it.

[@glitchFan2428]

I believe as of now there is only one tri axle bus on revenue service in London? Go-ahead TA1 on the 12 if I'm not wrong.

[@nutyyyy]

@@thefulldeodorantcan3347 Edinburgh is a pretty narrow compact city as well so they would probably be fine.

[@busestransporta-z781]

Excellent video mate!

[@mistofoles]

@0:47 - good to know the bus driver was confident enough to only use one hand !

[@binarysignals9593]

most large vehicles have a handle on the streering wheel, so they can be controlled with one hand, this then frees up the other hand to change gears, as normally there is at least 8 gears on a veihcle this size.

[@hooollie]

@@binarysignals9593 this is an automatic ZF

[@yudalibrata3786]

This baby is majestic

[@sgdemobushunter7394]

Description: these buses are volvo b8l with enviro400 bodywork Me: *confused screaming*

[@edinburghtransport7604]

You filmed my door! Love these new buses.

[@glitchFan2428]

Hope they will continue to serve you well!

[@edinburghtransport7604]

glitchFan2428 I hope they do! These are revoluationary

[@tsunfu5515]

In Hong Kong there are many double deckers and more than 100 seats.

[@Zerion]

Singapore and HK markets should get this bodywork for their 12m counterparts. The current version for SG and HK are just old bodywork plastered with a new face

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah the option should definitely be explored

[@KinsonStudio]

Our buses in Hong Kong are only 12m in length, but the longest one is 12.8m, still shorter than this bus in London!

[@Zerion]

No problem, they can make a 12m version, my point is the assembly and the overseas version of the bodywork is a cut-down version of the original UK part.

[@darknessdanger]

Londres, Singapur y Hong Kong es donde existen estos buses Double Decker para transporte urbano

[@Gadarinco]

@@KinsonStudio these buses run outside of london

[@TonyBanks21]

Lovely buses What a pity ! We don't have these buses in London !

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

Patrick Banks Too Right Mate....Too Right🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️.

[@tastyblox]

I feel like this bus would make more sense to be apart of the Enviro 500 series rather than the Enviro 400 series as this bus (i believe) has three axles which the E500 has, while the all other E400 buses are twin-axle, this is just my opinion btw lol

[@jasonchan407]

This Volvo B8L is actually look like E500 MMC Facelift body, eventually. I wonder Hong Kong KMB should use this Volvo B8L with E500 MMC Facelift body as known as E400XLB, but unfortunately, Hong Kong KMB use Volvo B8L 12.8m with MCV Bodied instead.

[@smrtrainlovurtemporarychan8221]

Imagine in future they get 13.8m B8L with WEG3 bodywork... That will be epic

[@glitchFan2428]

Hmm not sure if the gemini 3 body is available in that length but it doesn't hurt to dream.

[@rogersmith5292]

Now that would make a nice skoolie.

[@MichaelFlatman]

Haha glad someone thinking the same thing :P I'd wait till hybrid buses come down in price.. Be nice to move a bus about / have a nice big battery without using the diesel engine, really opens up some more possibilities But also I'm on the soddit side where I'd just get a plaxton president, and be done with it :P

[@interestedErvini]

I was in Edinburgh one week ago and didn't think theses buses were totally new

[@harrythomaspowell4241]

Ervini the interested person there 19 reg

[@sbs5077y]

Who agrees that Singapore should have this kind of cool buses?

[@edinburghtransport7604]

RaxDen YT I dont agree tbh, they are a work of scotland engineering and should remain in scotland.

[@sbs5077y]

@@edinburghtransport7604 why? SG should have, later you jealous?

[@edinburghtransport7604]

RaxDen YT not jealous, just saying it should remain in scotland as it was made here. people who dont even like buses appreciate these ones. in singapore, no one would care. next time dont jump to conclusions thanks.

[@STANSAT10N]

EdinburghTransport why would you say that no one would care? It’s kind of rude for you to say that we don’t love our busses here.

[@sbs5077y]

@@STANSAT10N true

[@normanschlongdongovic4124]

Singapore cannot have 13m Enviro500 three doors but chose for custom 12.5m three doors deckers instead

[@Dislynn]

MTA And NJ Transit need these!!!

[@suzukiruler8506]

Its weird This bus is almost the same length as the MAN A95 (SG5999Z = 12.8m which a meter shorter than the E400 XLB). And the bus able to have 100 Seats while we only had about 40 to 50 seats...

[@Benjamin-wy4dj]

I think it is attributed to the wheelchair access areas. The ground floor of our buses can have 2 wheel chair users or strollers.

[@glitchFan2428]

SG5999Z has 74 permanent seats, with potential seats sacrificed for the wheelchair bays as well as the second staircase at the rear.

[@mjmm73]

A lovely peice of engineering

[@glitchFan2428]

Indeed! A world's first I believe.

[@TDSWar]

I wish these operated in Kent (even tho we have London buses and some of those buses where u phone up and book a ride (not dial & ride) And sometimes even Arriva (blue ones not arriva London) ones

[@paulgrice8273]

Coming to a Megabus / Oxford Tube service near you soon no doubt. Possibly National Express but their routes are never that full.

[@Takumi-dy4ky]

It just a Volvo B8L we have 150 of these in HK

[@markcaldwell2831]

Yeah but don't forget who builds and supplies them.

[@NextSound170]

LOL

[@markcaldwell2831]

@@NextSound170 So what is you find so funny? Make a contributory comment.

[@Jeff-bo7lw]

Marc Veldman woah chill

[@EJNostalgia]

Hello HK I’m HK

[@mikecrean8849]

These look great. But the council still wants trams ! Who really needs to go to Newhaven in a tram ! Nonetheless fabulous buses. Wish they had these in Surrey where I now live.

[@onthewater4020]

Edinburgh: wow that's new Victoria, Canada: we had those twenty years ago... something new would be cool to see.

[@Alan_Mac]

You had the newly developed Enviro400XLB buses 20 years ago? Remarkable.

[@wharris302]

@Quick Rewards the engines in the buses 20 years ago were much better than these ;-)

[@jacob.yalland8757]

Wow verry good how long have they had them... In Bristol there are over 40 of them and we havehad them for almosy 2 months... Some are the smaller models tho and have a Normal/small sign on the back and not the new long ones

[@Horizon301.]

In all fairness I’m led to believe that Bristol has some of the best buses in the country haha. The wright streetdecks are my favourite but the M1 metro us looks great with the window staircase!

[@nickbiskinis4854]

Lothian Buses look really smart and attractive in the interiors. TfL should take note and start investing more in the London bus system rather than downgrading routes and bus prioritisation in the roads!

[@CentralScotlandBusesYT]

Seeing how busy some routes get (please do bear in mind the fact that i only know this because of yt videos and the nearest to London I’ve been is Berwick-upon-tweed), i feel that Alexander Dennis should ship a couple down

[@transporttechnologykent5829]

Those are some long 400 MMCs

[@metalmark9927]

Looks like you guys have a really nice bus system. Cloth seats would Never work here on the Left coast of the USA. We attract too many un-bathed craziness & homeless druggies.

[@glitchFan2428]

I filmed this as a tourist so I'm not too sure about the system as whole, but from my observation it's indeed efficient.

[@Zveebo]

Edinburgh has got a pretty great system on the whole. Has benefitted a lot from keeping it owned and controlled locally, unlike most places in the UK.

[@forza223bowe5]

Zveebo Edinburgh bus service is first class, modern buses and they seem to have invested a lot of money into the service

[@Peizxcv]

Sad the driver have to sit behind protective barrier. Hong Kong and Singapore just have the driver there with no barrier. What's the point of attacking the driver anyway? Not like there is anything to rob.

[@nutyyyy]

Its mostly just drunk people. It's a precaution but it's fairly rare for there to be problems. All buses have cctv and you can be seriously punished for abusing drivers/staff.

[@Saskmas]

hong kong have 137 seat bus

[@andrewsitu5107]

You're in Edinburgh now? I was there in '85.

[@glitchFan2428]

I was there last week, am back in Singapore currently.

[@UKWMO]

Nice!

[@darknessdanger]

Verlos en México sería un sueño imposible de realizar porque han de ser carísimos, ¡¡Lástima!!

[@markcaldwell2831]

There you are Glitchfan, even a shabby country like Scotland can produce a few hidden gems of its own. This type of bus is more suited to Hong Kong as it would fit in nicely with the lovely bits of kit out there.

[@glitchFan2428]

Haha I think Scotland is lovely! I guess I just like to escape the city, which is something I can't do back in Singapore but here it's just a stone's throw away from edinburgh old town.

[@markcaldwell2831]

@@glitchFan2428 I'm glad you think so. Buses like that stand out like a sore thumb because they are just odd to be in an old rundown city like Edinburgh when they can be put to better use in a better climate with similar buses of its type. I'd rather it be in Singapore.

[@lc7327]

Marc Veldman “rundown town like Edinburgh” have you actually been to Edinburgh?...

[@markcaldwell2831]

@@lc7327 I didn't call it a rundown town.

[@lc7327]

Marc Veldman you literally did lol

[@travisledds]

Wow two days that is so cool to

[@StatisticsRepublic]

Wow 3 axle Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC

[@general682002]

I assume this has a ZF Ecolife transmission??

[@MichaelFlatman]

Most likely yes

[@siriusgd4753]

Pretty empty bus. How's it going to pay for itself? The automated voice would drive me nuts.

[@nutyyyy]

Its not peak times and as you can see the city isn't that busy. Lothian buses is the largest municipal bus service in the UK and has always been profitable and well run. The buses fill up a lot at peak times and annual ridership is 121 million. Edinburgh isn't a particularly large city with just about 500,000 people. Though I agree the automated voice is annoying.

[@brooksmini7342]

Where I live most buses you see are stagecoach and Bedford bus buses Bedford bus is like stagecoach but they just say Bedford bus on them

[@smb226b]

Did they give you any free bus ride since its their 100th anniversary?

[@glitchFan2428]

No but there was an exhibition at edinburgh castle

[@fp4man542]

@@glitchFan2428 Were you here (in Edinburgh) in April when Lothian Buses brought out their collection of vintage buses to operate the service on Route 5, for a day?

[@amaogusm35]

Also looks,like KMB E500 facelift edited: stop scooping my thumb of lollipop

[@Zerion]

No, this one is the original version serving UK market. The one designed for SG and HK is "dumbed down" with an uglier upper deck front

[@NextSound170]

@@Zerion Yep the bus originated in the UK and not HK, the HK version has too many added features and looks a mess

[@PZ7537]

I'd like to know what are the messy features... also I don't think it's uglier. Still British style.

[@kevinyu6351]

@@Zerion umm... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKq3YXanip1sipI

[@amaogusm35]

@@kevinyu6351 ik and no need to ask me la

[@oddogg2]

You went into my street! My house is famous!!

[@Itsaxelia]

Not rlly

[@oddogg2]

@@Itsaxelia am joking 🙄 learn how to spell to🤣🙄

[@timedestructer2195]

Woooooooooooooooh

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Nice! You went to the city Forza Horizon 4 is set in :P (I don't actually have that game though).

[@birdwithoutwings6858]

I prefer forza 7

[@josephmodhu5633]

@@birdwithoutwings6858 lol

[@glitchFan2428]

hahah yeah, it's amazing to be here in person since I've spent hours on the game already

[@josephmodhu5633]

@@glitchFan2428 yeah

[@charliebland2290]

Also at 1:41 on FH4 that is a street in the game

[@jacob.yalland8757]

You are right... Amazing spot... Im always on that... Bass Arena is best radio station

[@charliebland2290]

PugletPlayz I just listen to pulse

[@markgiles6720]

So coaches and buses are now equal length

[@SatoYasuyukiDiamondSelfisbest.]

100 seats❕❗️ It appears that Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King is less than 60 seats. I surprised❕❗️

[@sgstuff1152]

wew the announcements are like the b5lh style

[@wangqj6904]

Lol

[@proximascentauri]

Why cant LTA get this kind of buses rather than china ones haiz...

[@charliebland2290]

Is that a Enviro 400

[@garymcewan868]

It's a Volvo B8L E400XLB.

[@sangamdabhade2763]

What was the price of the bus?

[@mandemt1076]

Probably from around 59k pound Sterling to 100k each

[@Svc138boe]

Is this bus e500mmc 12.8m

[@glitchFan2428]

description 👍🏻

[@thegoaheadmpire7825]

What the hell are you doing in the UK? xDDD very unexpected video

[@glitchFan2428]

On holiday! Mainly for the running days in London over the weekend as well as this new bus!

[@timexironman100m]

It reminds me of the movie...the big bus...

[@thomasbarnes7463]

Is it 100 seats or 70 seats and 30 standing

[@Aling01881]

100 seats and 29 standing

[@YaoboyProd2K15]

A cross between Enviro 400 and 500.

[@Cpr1234]

Nickname suggestions: Enviro 450, Enviro 540, Enviro 4500, Enviro 5400

[@WidleyWesident]

100 seats? They’d get more people on if they got rid of the seats...

[@tariqqureshi5813]

The country is ?

[@RanFire]

Scotland

[@trinacrystallinejuan9482]

enviro 500 but longer and is not in hk

[@周周珈墀]

Nice bus

[@noxortntdorf]

Only 100 seat!!! I thought it is more dan 100 seat

[@normanhughedicko4076]

8 liter engine with 350hp/1400nm?

[@MichaelFlatman]

It absolute max I'd say 300hp.. UK buses don't have much power

[@MichaelFlatman]

@Lik Hang Andison IU yeah it's more than I expected, but it's long!

[@forza223bowe5]

Quite underpowered I would imagine when fully loaded

[@MichaelFlatman]

@@forza223bowe5 it's a double decker, the expectation isn't for it to be quick, there are 12 tonne double deckers around with 250hp.. double deckers aren't high speed vehicles anyway and when fully loaded (with standees) you don't want to accelerate that quick anyway..

[@hooollie]

@@MichaelFlatman its 350/1556nm of torque. British buses 1980-2010 were very powerful but thanks to stupid emission n fuel operators now have TINY lawnmower engines in most buses, like the b5tl and streetdeck

[@gamercatkinggameing]

I don't think Sheffield will get them to big for our road

[@paulcowen8425]

funny that when i have driven a 14 meter coach through sheffield many times

[@normanschlongdongovic4124]

Volvo B8L 350hp/1400nm engine

[@laavanesh8293]

Can it be held in singapore

[@ripb7rle253]

This is in London not Singapore

[@SyafikFikoIskandar]

Too long, 12.8m is enough

[@smrtrainlovurtemporarychan8221]

Sadly our authorities don't allow since it's too long

[@wekheolhau8039]

@@ripb7rle253 read the title, you got the location wrong. Edinburgh

[@josephmodhu5633]

@@ripb7rle253 UK

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

is the extra capacity even needed?

[@RanFire]

At peak times yes

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

@@RanFire ok

[@normanschlongdongovic4124]

Peak hours can be very full

[@nutyyyy]

From experience yes. For certain lines the extra capacity is useful at peak times. Especially during August when it's really rammed. On the outskirts and outside of peak hours the buses are rarely that full but in certain areas they are usually pretty full.

[@unknownywuux_bus]

Nicee

[@cats0182]

I assume the driver's enclosure is bullet-proof glass at least on the inside?

[@johnnyboy3949]

Cats01 it isn’t in America you know

[@EnchantGaming2003]

Yes. It's a bullet proof 'Assualt Screen'. Very handy in dodgy areas.

[@nutyyyy]

Its special ned proof glass.

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Very nice vehicles, but for new buses they rattle a heck of a lot

[@nutyyyy]

Aye the the rails and panels on the staircase rattles a lot especially on bumpy roads.

[@alexleo172]

0:25 Who can caught the B9TL

[@sgtransportations7103]

me

[@Itsaxelia]

Not me It was too big to catch with my hands

[@LuisFelipe-of5bt]

I'd like to see these buses in my country....we need foreign investments with this bus system in Perú.

[@westlondonerstravels578]

I can't hear the engine very well

[@wangqj6904]

Sounds like a95

[@sanjeevpereira6765]

Any idea cost?

[@RanFire]

No official figure has been given thought to be around £280,000. The bus fare is £1.70

[@sanjeevpereira6765]

@@RanFire tks fr replying. Brgds

[@1061andy]

Hearts colours....

[@mandemt1076]

That was nothing to do with hearts football team plus Lothian are hibs supporters

[@marciaregina3094]

isso esta tem no brasil

[@TEEBRposts516]

Hong Kong is jealous rn

[@tariqqureshi5813]

Make of ????

[@transporttechnologykent5829]

Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC XLB Volvo B8L

[@Saskmas]

and have 15m bus

[@didianderson2023]

Stupid idea having a sky window on a dbl.deck bus.

[@didianderson2023]

Aah! ya funny. Less of the snarky. Its good vid. Whats up wi' ya?

[@GrandTheftAidan]

4:40 nice demonstration of our shit roads, and I’m down in Leeds xD give a few years all these buses will be rattly asf

[@glitchFan2428]

Just like the enviros in Singapore, real bone shakers they are since all but one are assembled in China. The sole unit assembled in Scotland is heaps better.

[@nutyyyy]

They were rattly from day one honestly.

[@NextSound170]

Id sit upstairs at the front better view

[@tszyungtam1431]

Hong kong have it

[@nathanaelsliferecords6850]

No hong kong one is 12.8m

[@msn164]

Brand new and rattling themselves to bits already 🙄

[@michaelmatthews8171]

just what I was thinking, good old ald....

[@stephenswift8001]

I’ve been on the number 11 bus a few times and a solid lump of iron would rattle on those roads! You drive into the potholes and come out the other side! Still a interesting and fun bus ride.

[@underwaterbubbles]

All buses rattle it's part of their history.

[@JBUSPOV]

underwaterbubbles I think what you mean is it’s part of their nature, being that they have large engines and are effectively a chassis, sheet metal and composites (ignorant way to look at it but it’s true).

[@underwaterbubbles]

@@JBUSPOV Thank you for the update. It didn't sound right when i typed it in.