Denmark's FIRST BRT line is now OPEN! The brand new Aalborg Plusbus (Bus Rapid Transit)

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🚌 In this video we Explore Aalborg's New almost Tram-Like BRT System!
Join me as we delve into Aalborg's new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system featuring the sleek Solaris Urbino 24 electric buses. From onboard experiences to the latest stations and infrastructure, discover the future of urban transit in Aalborg and possibly other Danish cities!

[@mewosh_]

Fascinating how Solaris makes such good BRT vehicles yet there's not a single such service in Poland.

[@szymex22]

Because busses longer than 18 meters have to run with a pilot car in front of them. At least we have proper trams

[@Kalafior2001]

There was a 24M Solaris trolleybus tested in Gdynia, Poland, because of the polish laws it needed to drive with a pilot

[@AntekCzerwiec]

BECAUSE WE HAVE BRAINS AND WE USE TRAMS

[@Mgameing123]

Why would you guys need BRT when you have good tram systems that didn't get ripped apart.

[@lkrnpk]

pretty sure not all smaller cities in Poland have enough trams@@AntekCzerwiec

[@MilesinTransit]

Holy crap, those buses are beautiful!

[@drdewott9154]

I know! I've not ridden these specific ones yet but Aarhus has some very similar electric Solaris buses from the same generation, and they've got to be some of the best buses Ive ever ridden. Same goes for the diesel ones I rode in Latvia. No shaking at all, super good ride quality, very little noise, and really comfortable and stylish! Plus Solaris just announced they're entering the North American market, so I can only hope some US or Canadian cities pick up these buses for their BRT systems.

[@magnusaugust8489]

very odd to see you here haha just watched this after the longest commuter rail line in North America.

[@PtrkHrnk]

I prefer the non-BRT version.

[@Simon-Andersen]

The bus design itself is great! I'm not too sure about how I feel with NTs livery

[@keahnig164]

Beautiful? Excuse me?!

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

Our beautiful, Polish Solaris 😍🇵🇱

[@mba2808]

Lmao Solaris is polish?

[@marcinmrozowski6703]

@@mba2808 yup, founded and made in Poland

[@wspoczesnyczowiekrenesansu]

@@mba2808no longer, they sold it for Spanish

[@marcin_kalbarczyk]

Zdrajcy hiszpanom sprzedali dobro narodowe

[@intervrt]

They make really nice buses, like the ones in Tallinn

[@Imthefake]

denmark, where the buses are electric but the trains are not

[@Simon-Andersen]

This is all too true :p

[@thanos_gaming7585]

The new icl5 trains comming 2027 are

[@thesilver3794]

Battery based busses are shit for the environment. Basically only overhead electric wire is good

[@davidzugspitzfan2301]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Mergatroid]

While it definitely would've been better as a tram or even a trolleybus, this is still really cool to see! New transit is new transit and it's still exciting and I'm sure will do a good job serving Aalborg and the university. Having gone to university in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in the United States for a few years now, I've had the chance to explore every line of the "BRT" system here. We have 5 BRT lines currently, with 2 more under construction right now and another 5 in planning stages. Personally I think we would have been much better off with a proper metro system, but the regional government here that runs the transit agency is dead set on making Minneapolis the "BRT Capitol of North America". We'll see how that goes. The problem is our current lines have limited dedicated lanes, limited signal priority, and are only about 20% faster at best than the regular buses. The only advantages they have over the regular buses is less frequent stops, nicer stations with offboard fare payment and nicer buses with 3 doors instead of 2 (on 3 of the lines, the other 2 just use nicer-looking regular buses). I'm definitely not sold on BRT as it's being implemented here in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but when done right it can be a solid solution if rail isn't an option. We also have 2 light rail lines, one of which has an extension that's under construction, but the light rail isn't much faster than the buses. The majority of one of the lines is street-running, and it just gets stuck at red lights all the time. The other line has a good amount of dedicated right-of-way, though. Our fastest transit is express buses that typically only run infrequently on weekdays. A lot are rush hour peak-direction only. It sucks to have transit that always takes at least twice as long as driving, but as someone who doesn't drive I'll take any improvements I can get.

[@grahamturner2640]

Out in Phoenix, the light rail is also only a little faster than city buses (the current light rail line is 28 miles long and takes an hour and a half to go along its entire route, though I hope the system will be at least a little faster when the South Central extension is completed, and to compare it to a city bus route, route 61, which is one of the longest bus routes in the valley, which is saying a lot with how long many of the bus routes are, it takes a little over 2 hours to go its 30 mile route). At least there are a few intersections where due to railroad crossing gates, transit priority is guaranteed(there’s a roundabout at the intersection of Horne/Main Street in Mesa where there are railroad gates on the sections crossing the tracks, though railroad gates don’t work as well where it crosses University Drive in Tempe due to traffic along University. A few roundabouts based off the Horne/Main Street roundabout are being built along south Central, and it would be nice if there were more of them along the existing line). I’m not sure how BRT will end up comparing to the light rail in terms of speed, as the 35th Avenue BRT is still in the planning stages, though I imagine new transit lines built in the next 20 years that aren’t just light rail branches will have to be BRT due to the the state legislature banning the use of Prop 400 funds for light rail system expansion.

[@sammymarrco47]

Why can’t the LR get priority at red lights ?

[@pin65371]

The advantage of this could be they could quickly add lines in. Where I live they are talking about expanding the train lines but that takes time. If they just took buses like this and running straight routes from areas where they will have train stations to where the train will be going they can use these as a temp solution till the permanent solutions are built.

[@pingvingaming]

trust me a tram would not work here we have one in another city and it not working out super well for them

[@guntisber5415]

@@pingvingaming Odense? I tried Odense tram and it was awesome. Super jealous, I wish my city had such tram. Why it would not work in Aalborg?

[@TobiasSN]

I go to Aalborg University, and I can say from experience that line 2 buses tend to get crammed in the morning and afternoon, so this is a welcome improvement!

[@oskitrainspotter]

i can second that as a person living southeast of aalborg

[@cartroncowboy]

Fantastic overview of the new system Simon. I love the buses and the integrations with other modes. We can only dream of such infra in Ireland. Bravo Denmark.

[@ph11p3540]

Same here in most Canadian cities.

[@henrikchristensen8458]

yes, and when our tax is high compared to other countries, but then we have money for nice things like this.

[@BaldieDude]

I was living in the city until 2020 when I moved out to Aarhus, but the construction work was already in process back then. As a public transport enthusiast I am very excited about this line. It is really awesome and I want to try it out as soon as possible. I definitely will. Thanks for the video riport.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching! Deffo worth taking a trip up to Aalborg for a quick look at it :-)

[@asz6965]

Here in in Riyadh where I live, King Abdulaziz Transportation Project started operating around 2 years ago with the Bus section ( metro / subway section to be launched in coming months ). The shape of the city has changes so much after constructing both small and mega stations for transportation. These long buses became one of the main features in Riyadh now.

[@Jalmaan]

It's quite interesting, electric double bendy busses have been driving around in Groningen for a couple of years now. They are so fascinating to see. Glad to see people Investing in good infrastructure.

[@stoltmain123]

Irotterdam sluiten ze tramdelen af beter vervoer is er niet voor de stad de buitenwijken alles moet met de auto de stad in en alles staat hele dag vast dit zou een uitkomst zijn en doortrekken tramlijnen naar de buitenwijken.

[@Abel_DG]

Groningen does not have double bendy buses. There used to be three, but they have been taken out of service and replaced with regular bendy buses.

[@BengtHansves]

In Gothenburg in Sweden we have hade these types of buses (Volvo) with 2 articulations for heavy used trunk-bus-lines up untill 3 years ago This trunk-bus-line is now undergoing building for the new tramway route to Lindholmen

[@markusstudeli2997]

Replacing the dedicated bus lanes with rails and overhead wiring seems like a logical next step for heavily used bus lines. I'm quite sure this route in Aalborg will also follow suit in a few years, as a connection between University / University hospital and the densely built town center of a city of nearly 200'000 does have the potential.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@markusstudeli2997 have you ever seen the intersections around the Central Station in downtown Gothenburg? For me it totally made sense to not add even more trams but having some high capacity trunk bus lines which were handled like trams...

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

Malmö has had them for like 10 years or something 😅

[@ligametis]

Why everyone is building trams? They are old, ugly, uncomfortable with less seating. It seems like we are traveling back in time to 1900s

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@ligametis old? A new tram is just as new as a new bus. Uncomfortable? Not really ... but also this highly depends on the chosen options and maintenance. Less seating? again depends on the layout, but yeah, trams are usually designed with higher standing capacity than buses are

[@moover123]

Those double bendy buses have been introduced in many cities in Switzerland in the recent years. Some cities are planning to replace those lines with trams in the coming decades if possible.

[@Simon-Andersen]

The same might happen in aalborg should the bus become a big success!

[@keahnig164]

Which cities want to replace them?

[@markusstudeli2997]

@@keahnig164 I'm not sure any Swiss city really wants to replace these double articulated electrical buses completely with trams. The cities I know using them, Bern and Zürich, use them complementary to their tram systems on routes that are too steep for trams, like route 12 in Bern going uphill from the railway station to the Länggass quarter with Bern University. Bern also added/expanded two tram lines recently replacing bus lines (to Brünnen and Ostermundigen). I wish they would expand the tram systems a bit faster, but on some routes it's just not possible because of the steep gradients.

[@moover123]

replace them wasn't quite the correct word, but they plan to develop the corridors they're running on so that a tram becomes feasible - or at least they anticipate that the demand will outgrow those busses and those corridors will therefore be served by trams in the future. I'm thinking for example about towns that don't yet have a tram network like Winterthur or St. Gallen, two towns which definitely have such anticipations. It's their plan to introduce a tram network

[@himbourbanist]

I really like the bus stations. Wish we had more BRT routes like this in the US

[@CreRay]

Great job with this BRT bus and I love how clean and tidy the city looks🫶 Electric buses are also a real upgrade with the inhabitants. I live next to a street with electric buses and a tram line. The buses are almost inaudible but the tram is almost loud enough to wake you at night.

[@MOPCLinguistica]

Huge, more beautiful then the double articulated BRTs we have in Brazil (Curitiba and Sao Paulo) amazing for such a small place

[@Happymali10]

My hometown here in Germany had buses with two flex-sections too. They retired them since it was more practical to just run normal buses on a tighter schedule.

[@stillx1211]

Here in Aachen they also broke down way too often

[@JokerHamGH]

This was a very calming video to watch and it was also well shot! Hälsningar från grannen!

[@driss3946]

The quality of the presentation and the shots are spectacular. It's been a while since I enjoyed a video this much. Thank you.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching!

[@traftonkoenig2913]

It’s been a long time since I studied at AAU. Aalborg is looking great! Loved the video!

[@gwnlars_8306]

THE way to build a BRT line, well done Aalborg! :)

[@allanjensen1195]

many years ago I was stationed at Flyvestation Aalborg with ESK 721 and have many, many happy memories of the city. Thank you for a trip down memory (bus) lane, and showing how the city continues to thrive.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching Allan, glad it brought back some memories!

[@ttfan33]

Fantastic overview of the new system. Bravo Denmark.🍻

[@Simon-Andersen]

Glad you liked it!

[@SpiritmanProductions]

I really like them; they're so much cheaper than installing rails everywhere. Your English is excellent, by the way, but if you'd welcome a tip: 'watch out for' means 'beware', and 'look out for' is used when drawing attention to something interesting (like the art installations). 😉

[@Simon-Andersen]

Ah gotcha thanks for letting me know!

[@SpiritmanProductions]

@@Simon-Andersen You're welcome.

[@HansMilling]

I live in Denmark, and never heard of this bus. Awesome.

[@igorsiuda8108]

Interestingly, this BRT is served by beautiful Solarises. These're famous Polish city buses in production since 1999, the Solaris Urbino. The biarticulated version is called "Solaris Urbino 24" and is newest type in Solaris' portfolio. It's known for green dachshound mascot! Also, greetings from Kraków, the former capital of Poland.

[@igorsiuda8108]

Also, how many bus routes operate on this BRT?

[@Mgameing123]

Solaris buses also used to dominate all Aarhus citybuses.

[@Simon-Andersen]

It's only line 2 that travels the full length with pretty much every other city bus using at least a portion of it

[@bartdekoning6047]

Think some cities in The Netherlands use them. Not as electric yet, as we have 2 domestic manufacturers for that already (VDL and Ebusco), but have seen some as hydrogen fuel cell and trolley. I think Arnhem bought some Solaris Trollino 18 MetroStyle (4th generation), they look the same as the ones in the video, except as trolley with in-motion charging and articulated instead of bi-articulated. They will supplement the existing articulated Hess Swisstrolley 4 with in-motion charging. Would be awesome though to see a Hess LighTram 5 and Solaris Trollino 24 MetroStyle being used at a single system. 2 super modern bi-articulated trolleys with in-motion charging serving in a single service. 2 of the most interesting trolley buses out there.

[@kailahmann1823]

Trollino 24 are used in Praha and Bratislava, while the Urbino 24 is in fact all new.

[@epender]

Your route maps are stunning, Simon!

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks Ethan, i spent a lot of time on this one, glad it was noticed!

[@CityWhisperer]

I’ve always believed that if demand exists for a BRT, it also exists for a tram line. And admittedly, that should have been a tram.

[@Simon-Andersen]

and it was also planned to be until funding was cut :(

[@drdewott9154]

@@Simon-Andersen Yup. Gotta blame notorious old Lars Løkke Rasmussen for that one. Heck he and his government werent even interested in BRT either, the only reason the BRT even happened at all was because of some leftover funding from the 2017 fiscal budget that was up for grabs, and was used by a coalition of left wing parties, plus Dansk Folkeparti on the right to form a majority vote. This money got spent on keeping ticket prices lowered along with a few investments here and there into new studies, but full governmental funding for the BRT for 50% of the project was found in this deal. So it was definitely a compromise, but rather this than nothing at all.

[@eugenetswong]

Simon, hello from Canada. I'm not an expert. Thank you for sharing this with us. It looks exciting to me. I'm really happy for the Danish people. KZbin recommended this, even though I wasn't looking for information about the Danish people.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching!

[@jncssl]

Fun fact, Solaris was founded in Poland and buses are all made there, but it's now owned by Spanish train manufacturer CAF

[@onlyoneamong300]

Good to know!

[@justme_aleksandra]

Solaris also used to make trams from 2009 to 2018, until CAF bought the manufacturer. It's sad that they have been discontinued, because they're really good.

[@pavld335]

This is a great video. Love stuff like this.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks!

[@megapangolin1093]

Amazing simple technology to solve transport problems. But it would have been interesting to do this video on a Friday at about 17:30 to contrast. It looks like there is noone anywhere, I cant imagine seeing this sight in the UK, it is so clean, neat and organised. Thank you.

[@robertheinrich2994]

a few days ago, I rode on the double bend trolleybus in linz. quite a nice bus, and similar to the one you portray. for austrian streetworthyness a bit too long, but they actually work, so it is just a matter of changing laws (they operate on an excemption).

[@hoej]

This video almost had an RMTransit vibe. Good job.

[@insistentmind498]

Beautiful I love it!

[@Driver200]

Very nice video! 😄 I'm hoping that we can see more of this type of development on BRT systems in Europe soon, as they're still surprisingly rare.

[@Simon-Andersen]

I think they will become more common over the next few years

[@Redstarka22]

They're rare because they're kind of a shitty middle ground that politicians like because it's cheap under their term in office. You can see in this video signs of how this project also suffered from BRT-creep, where features were cut back significantly from original plans in order to save money. Our glorious bean counters at Aarhus Municipality have even decided that because the buses are now bigger, they can reduce frequency by half, to save money on labour costs. Like, I'm sorry, but I simply cannot take any sort of "rapid transit" seriously when it's got a 15 minute frequency...

[@mikedelacruz9531]

This is a nice improvement for traveling , and in alot of ways better than trams.. I really enjoyed your video,, many thanks

[@Simon-Andersen]

Glad you liked it!

[@tobiasgebhardt1]

a tram would be better!

[@SimonEllwood]

A tram would be different, better in some ways and worse in others.

[@SpielefreakJ]

I've managed to take a photo of Bus 6110 at a autobahn rest stop in germany back in April this year (2023). cool to see them now xD didn't knew they were double bendy busses as it was only the front of it.

[@jonathan130]

wow thats some incredible bus stop infrastructe, greetings from jonkoping sweden

[@Runix1]

The constant roadwork here in øgadekvarteret has been a little rough, but so worth it. Loving the new Bornholmsgade with its bus stops and bike paths ❤

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!

[@igorchomentowski-zalewski1865]

Good video :D Our Polish Solaris buses

[@Mrlino091]

Your accent sounds so nice to listen to! Great video by the way.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching :D

[@miskaknapek]

Thanks for another good video Simon!

[@Simon-Andersen]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mokisan]

Fantastic video mate. Just came across your channel. No buying detailed video! Subscribed

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching

[@aimbasse2275]

When i go to and from school i usaly see them and its cool. Its kinda fun to be in school and be abel to see them pas by.

[@bcperry1973]

Ploossbooss sounds so cool.

[@Mr.Pufferfish.]

Cant wait to try it

[@etbadaboum]

Very well made video. Thank you.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Glad you liked it!

[@DMfan1994]

It looks very nice. In my city of Brisbane, Australia, the city is set to roll out a BRT of its own (the misleadingly named Brisbane Metro), which is also a bi-articulated electric bus that is 24 metres long that makes use of the city's extensive already-existing busway network to the southeast and north via the city. The original idea was to rebuild the light rail but because the local government are notoriously cheap they went with the BRT. But I'm not complaining since the busways mean they'll be the only vehicles on the road with an expected frequency of 4-7 minutes. The bus stops are being rebuilt to accommodate the larger vehicles and it's expected to open at the end of 2024. Given how good the Aalborg BRT looks, I'm excited for the Brisbane BRT.

[@Simon-Andersen]

BRT can be done very well! Brisbane seems like a city large enough to warrent rail but hopefully the system will turn out great!

[@SkysTrains]

reminds me of ottawa ontario, should be a tram or small metro, but was turned into a trasitway. but that system looks so much better despite having some shared spaces.

[@7beaver476]

So the wheel of the rearmost vehicle is also a driving wheel and contributes to right and left turns. Amazing!

[@DanielHeppner]

I am so impressed by the maps in your video! Definitely got a new subscriber! I was wanting to make similar videos for a while, can you share some details on how you made the animated map?

[@samsam21amb]

So excited for these buses to be put in service in Brisbane, they are so nice.

[@jkpakosz6698]

Unfortunately no chance for that, at least from Solaris. Demand for their vehicles (all types) is so big in both European and domestic market, that factory simply couldn't change production line to make RHD right hand drive buses. Some transport companies in UK were interested in Solaris products, but have been told no no, or very long waiting time, so they just gave up.

[@bakkerem1967]

Those 'double bend' type of busses have been driving around in Utrecht for several years now. Amazing how many people can fit in.

[@JeffShavinsky]

Very cool video. ❤

[@BodilClausen-zp7vy]

Det så vi på tv, for et par dage siden❤

[@birdo5831]

Thankyou for this vídeo

[@insistentmind498]

I love how the windows are tinted too, gives you that sense of privacy, like sometimes you get the not so good ones around if you know what I mean. Plus hope they have USB charge points and good ticket options. Coming from the UK we have double deckers, trams and sort of long buses to transport people. Maybe come and check us out us out, may have to try Denmark out one day.

[@Simon-Andersen]

There are USB-A ports onboard, ticketing is mostly app based or using our smartcard rejsekort where you just tap on and off (bit like Oyster in London)

[@insistentmind498]

@@Simon-Andersen Ah sounds really good like a first class travel, with the smartcard you can travel with ease, yes London has the Oyster and other UK cities have other smartcard/contactless options.

[@garlicmustard]

Most interesting Simon, Thank you.

[@Sparticulous]

Nice to see super bendy bus is not just a city skylines thing

[@Simon-Andersen]

Now you can place them in your cities and without feeling its unrealistic!

[@Sparticulous]

@@Simon-Andersen i used them anyways. They have almost same or more capacity than most trams / light rail

[@heinzer69]

I prefer trams as i think they have more character than buses. I love the old style tramway systems with overhead wires etc. Interesting video thanks for posting it.

[@nicolaetuns]

Thanx for the very nice presentation! I lived in Aalborg many years before moving to Odense. You are lucky with the BRT system, most ppl in Odense hate the Light Rail .. and for good reasons at that.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Its gonna be intresting to see how these systems compare in a few years

[@drdewott9154]

Well currently Odense might just have the upper hand still. Their system has bigger vehicles that can better cope with rush hour demand, which is high and filling the trams full of people. These trams can also be more easily made longer in the future if theres the need to, which is impossible for the Plusbusses. Plus it seems like Odense has managed to get a lot of the noise issues under control for the time being. Even though a lot of the reasons for the excessive noise does come from shoddy work by the contractor COMSA who havent insulated the tracks as far as I'm aware. But also one contentious issue in Aalborg as of recently seems to have been the signal priority, which has been working quite poorly, causing a lot of bus bunching and delays which is really bad for the service, as people will sometimes wait for 20-30 minutes with no bus and suddenly have 2-3 in a row. Especially compared to Odense where their signal priority for the Light rail works nearly flawlessly with the tram almost never being stopped for a red light.

[@nicolaetuns]

@@drdewott9154 yes, you have quite a few good points there. Its is not only shoddy work from the contractor COMSA in Odense.. the whole route has been planned badly. The City Council absolutely wanted the route used today - the problem being: in many places the curvature radius of the turns is way too small, and, therefore, even though the tram in Odense is much smaller than the one in Århus and has a shorter distance in-between the bogies, the tram is still forced to slide-turn (sliding the wheels atop of the tracks and grinding the tracks in the process) generating a lot of noise in the swing; and that noise cannot be reduced unless the turns are made with a bigger radius which is of course not possible. When one of the carriages stops due to problems / defects (roughly every second week), the whole system gets jammed and traffic stops on both tracks. Moreover, if the tram stops atop one of the signaling coils near an intersection .. oh dear .. _everything_ stops with red lights on all crossings :))) It is actually even worse than that: they've made a really stupid implementation of dealing with defective carriages because at least the trams on the working tracks could and should work carrying ppl at a lower capacity (drive all the carriages to one and, then drive them all back to the other end, and so on) .. which it doesn't. Beats me why!? But hey, as you say, the signal priority for the tram in Odense works.. if it didn't, i think nobody would use the tram as it is already a way slower means of transportation than busses. I guess no solution is perfect

[@lordsebastiankennethjamesp6670]

Thank you Hello Kia Ora Simon it was amazing and beautiful🌹 From New Zealand🙋‍♂ Sebastian

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for watching! Greetings from Denmark

[@oskitrainspotter]

nice! greetings from aalborg!

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks! Hope youre enjoying the new bus up there!

[@thedynamiteAttitude]

Beautiful Denmark Bus route ❤❤

[@rutherford5247]

My country should learn from this

[@eliptv6994]

I studied at Aalborg University... congratulations Aalborg... from Vietnam

[@AtheistOrphan]

That’s a big bus! (Which is also a great film).

[@bcperry1973]

Looking at the bus design, my mind wanders to the bus fight sequence in Shang-Chi

[@oscarhalse2026]

Fellas, we all just excitedly watched a video detailing a new buss line in a small Danish city. And undoubtedly was this the first, nor last such video that will be watched. Have anyone else ever paused to ponder: Am I one of the weird ones? Not as if that's gonna stop my transit-fascination! :^)

[@davidla5249]

great video! super interesting

[@Simon-Andersen]

thanks for watching!

[@Sabakinno]

Looks cool

[@Kaynos]

As a former city bus driver who drove articulated buses, I'd love to try them both as driver and passenger.

[@christopher4474]

In Hamburg we had a similar bus a few years ago, altho it wasn't electric. We had the Van Hool AGG 300, but it was phased out after some time, because there were some safety concerns and most importantly maintenance issues.

[@KrisztianKecskes]

We love our very bendy buses in Budapest for a long while now :)

[@Abel_DG]

Should have been a trolleybus imo. Those are way better for the environment, and easier to manage in service. Still, not a bad project.

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

It’s nice that they are using Solaris for the double articulated buses. Instead of the alien looking bus like in Malmö

[@Simon-Andersen]

The Malmö ones look like they are trying to be a tram 😅

[@keahnig164]

They look better...

[@the_vehicle_spotter]

@@Simon-Andersenvery much 😂

[@blinski1]

Yes it tries very hard to look like tram, and at the same time alien from out of space, and at the same time grasshopper, but I still like it:) (nevertheless I like Solarises more, especially with their special BRT fronts, like the Aalborg ones)

[@Xipingu]

This is awesome. A much better system than what Aarhus currently has implemented - in my opinion.

[@realtalk1310]

Now taking the bus will be fun again.

[@siwi666]

this is beautiful and oh so quiet. A great, cheaper alternative to trams.

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

It’s interesting to see something about your own city meant for everyone. It’s also just interesting to hear Danes accent in English

[@andaro.77]

this style of BRT should've also been the base of my city's "BRT" - the Haifa Metronit. At first, it was much closer to this by having all the ticketing systems outside the bus at the stations of the Metronit, but following the operator change from Dan North to Superbus, the ticketing system was sort set to stay the same but ended up being just like on the standard Haifa buses - inside the bus. The Metronit system primarily relies on Golden Dragon buses plastered with Superbus branding and just a small sticker noting "Metronit" near the middle of the bus, as Superbus is also operating the exact same buses in Jerusalem on some lines too. The older Dan North buses didn't even have any identations of the make or the operator of the bus on the exterior, aside a front badge that said "Metronit" on it. You can still find these buses operating in the Tel-Aviv district for Dan North's parent company - Dan, on route 1 (unsure where does it go, but I've seen pictures and in person). Now, about the current bus mix of today's Metronit by Superbus: the 2 primary variants that started operating following the operator change sometime around 2021-2022 were either a pre-built Golden Dragon bus imported to Israel from China, or a type of Otokar Kent C 18 bus made in Turkiye and imported to Israel, but I've been noticing that it has been slowly disappearing in favor of a Chinese frame-Israeli body bus based on an electric Golden Dragon frame brought to Israel, then the body (the Pioneer by Merkavim) is assembled over the frame (probably a common method other countries do such too to save costs) and there's your bus. Interesting fact: when the Metronit was first in a building phase (making way for the lanes and building the stations) the Metronit was always depicted as a two-bend bus, unlike the actual result that is a standard single-bend 18m long bus.

[@crowguy506]

They retired the dual articulated buses in my city and replaced them with the longest single joint model. Dual articulation gave only a minor space advantage but lots of restrictions and technical problems.

[@x--.]

Yeah, the LA Orange Line moved to longer articulated buses and they seem way larger than this beautiful but (smaller looking) buses. Though... the sound of electric was divine.

[@arnisni777]

I like how silent they are compared to light rail.

[@mrnoah53]

It's sad to see some of the only Vanhool new A-class busses in service. Knowing there will not be any more coming into service. - Solaris always makes very nice and stunning busses. I'm happy for Aalborg that they got these state-of-the-art buses.

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Very nice, like.

[@iO-Sci]

This is a kind of serene and nice bus. 고요하고 일종의 버스

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

Nifty to see Aalborg evolve in such a way, been a while since I've visited. PS! Would love to see the bus depot itself and how those buses are charging as well as information about travel length on one charge as well as how lot it takes to re-charge. About 15 minutes for Moscow's electrical buses and their range is about 80 km's.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Unfortunately I don't have acess to the deport. But apparently they can run an entire days worth of operetions on one charge.

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

@@Simon-Andersen Doesn't hurt to ask for a guided tour! We got charging stations at pretty much every endpoint of our electric buses. So they charge completely as the drivers do turnaround paperwork.

[@Doppelhorn]

Those long buses are great! We've had similar ones in Zurich for a couple of years and I really like the additional space compared to the two-section buses. People sometimes say "Just use regular buses on a tighter schedule" but that doesn't work out: Even though people know that another bus will arrive very quickly, they will prefer to cram themselves into an already full bus rather than give up two minutes of their valuable time to wait for the next nearly empty one...

[@Simon-Andersen]

There is also something about operating costs in labour expensive countries like Switzerland and Denmark. Its gonna be great for all the students going to the university

[@moetocafe]

@@Simon-Andersen I think it's more about the shortage of labor force for such jobs, not that much about the labor cost itself

[@EnterStationNameHere]

Looks very good for a BRT system, it’s a shame it got downgraded from a light rail. Definitely think they should have used trolley buses instead off battery though

[@AssBlasster]

Wow a BRT line that doesn't look horribly implemented like so many BRT-lite systems in the US...this line reminds of the only good BRT that I've seen in Eugene Oregon

[@petrfedor1851]

Partial trolleybus variation of these big boys gonna run in Prague and Bratislava.

[@abhijeetm29]

Tilykke! BRT was being planned 10 years ago (~ 2012-13) in Kobenhavn. Afaik, a corridor was identified too (don't recall that now). Looks like nothing moved on that. Cityring finished before that. Edit- will probably look at my notes from long time ago. Hopefully I find something interesting.

[@drdewott9154]

Well Copenhagen does have a BRT... kind of. Its more like a general busway but it still counts. The 2.2 kilometer long busway called "Den Kvikke vej" opened in 2014 on Tagensvej, Nørre Alle, and Lyngbyvej between the lakes and Hans Knudsens Plads. The corridor is mainly served by the 150S bus (which there have been plans to upgrade to a full BRT, and more recently a BRT-lite scheme with shoulderside buslanes on the highway), but many other lines like lines 184, 185, and 6A run along sections or the whole busway. The Busway doesnt have ticket machines but is otherwise built to international BRT standards, akin to those used in Aalborg. Additionally for BRT in Copenhagen, Environmental impact assessments are actually being done for 2 corridors now in the suburbs. One to replace line 200S and another to replace line 400S. Both have already received full state co-funding and have widespread political support. But if they get the final green light they wont start construction until 2026, so they'll likely not be open until 2030 at the earliest.

[@TheVanuPhantom]

Could it be that you're thinking of line 5C?

[@Simon-Andersen]

You're probably thinking of 5C or den kvikke vej. Both have good BRT elements but isn't a single coherent like like what aalborg just opened

[@drdewott9154]

@@Simon-Andersen Yeah exactly. Den Kvikke Vej has the infrastructure but no dedicated BRT service. Meanwhile the 5C Cityline has BRT branding but basically zero of the improvement infrastructure that makes a BRT system a BRT.

[@widget787]

Weve had double bend buses in Hamburg for many, many years. But they got replaced with extra long single bend buses (Mercedes CapaCity L).

[@Kolejowy.Poznan]

Its nice to See a Polish SOLARIS bus In Denmark!!

[@Simon-Andersen]

There are also a few new ones in Aarhus!

[@bertakuceru6865]

I dont know if they made it like that on purpose, but when the bus is slowing down it sounds exactly like a voith retarder on older Solaris buses and i love that.

[@Simon-Andersen]

I didn't notice that! Nice what is likely just a coincidence

[@JustSumChillAlien]

Man I remember bendy buses used to be in my local area here in the UK. But seeing a triple bendy bus is wild. 😳

[@Simon-Andersen]

Quite a few around europe now! Also in trolly form. I don't think ive ever seen a bendy bus in the UK, but a lot of double deckers!

[@JustSumChillAlien]

@@Simon-Andersen From ChatGPT: Bendy buses, also known as articulated buses, have largely been phased out in many parts of the UK, including London and Brighton. In London, the last bendy bus routes were replaced by 2011 due to concerns over safety, fare evasion, and operational costs. Some of these buses were transferred to other parts of the UK or exported to places like Malta. However, some cities and regions still operate a few bendy buses. For instance, they have been used in areas like York for park-and-ride services and occasionally for university shuttles in places like Hatfield . Generally, their presence is now much more limited compared to their peak usage years ago. Overall, while bendy buses are not as common as they once were, they have not disappeared entirely from the UK.

[@plankton50]

In the UK "bendy buses" were very unpopular as they were seen as dangerous especially for cyclists. However with new streering technology this seems like much less of an issue

[@jkpakosz6698]

As bus driver on P&R service in UK, I can tell u that bendys are much better then double deckers in any aspect. Passengers can't fall down from the stairs (no need to wait to set off), they go under low bridges, double doors shorten unloading/loading time. We had (York)15 citaro (Mercedes) and 12 volvo FTR (all bendys), only five citaros left now (going fully electric this year) Lovely to drive, and contrary to appearances easier to do cornering then single deckers - yes yes. It's because wheel span between front and middle axle is shorter then in normal single deck and... because they bend! 😄 If about cyclist, many of them are just utterly idiots, so no matter what bus u drive...

[@yogeswararaovinakollu9005]

Before the double decker buses are introduced trolly buses (with two coaches) used to ply on roads of some cities. It appears that in BRTS model the quantity of coaches has gone up.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Yeah the double articulated ones seems to becoming common for these kinds of systems