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首先貼張門位相--驟眼睇只係一部普通嘅B7TL,仲要係配Plaxton President車身(我喺上一篇文曾經提過呢個組合經常震到癡線),點解我要開文講佢?
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一望梯位就一目瞭然--中梯!
![正啊喂 :P](https://hkbf.org/images/smilies/tounge.gif)
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PVL115係而家唯一一部行緊倫敦常規路線嘅中梯車
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![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8692/16635306848_e8ae07c8dc_b.jpg)
不幸地,佢亦相當可能已經代替DLA173成為最具年資嗰部
![So Sad [sosad]](https://hkbf.org/images/smilies/icon_sosad.gif)
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Anyway,back to the studio 先睇內籠--難得咁開揚嘅下層車頭佈局:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/16821805011_abe2215390_b.jpg)
相信而家得返佢將個輪椅位擺喺左邊,同時留意President車身點樣善用空間,比同長度嘅中梯ALX400塞多兩張凳落去
![Good #good#](https://hkbf.org/images/smilies/good.gif)
![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8732/16822877665_3e6bb7cda2_b.jpg)
喺尾排望向前:
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輪拱上背對背位嘅凳背斜得好舒服(後來嘅預製組件凳拉直咗好多),同時留意右下角嘅不明凸出物:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7629/16821806221_c95a020a36_b.jpg)
車尾有一個向前嘅"STOPPING"燈,著咗會係橙色,但有啲PVL盞燈著咗竟然係舊版屈臣氏加礦蒸餾水嗰隻藍綠色
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上層佈局,似乎只係條樓梯比普通PVL放後3排:
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但件事當然冇咁簡單--上層車尾先係戲肉所在
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先賣個關子--見到上層車尾好似冇裝凳嗎?
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當然唔會唔裝...登登登凳--上層車尾竟然裝背對背padded seat
![唔係吓話? #ng#](https://hkbf.org/images/smilies/Donno.gif)
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尾排都係呢隻「零感特薄」padded seat
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望向車頭數一數,成部車總共有6組面對面四人座位,即12張倒頭位:
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完全表現出嗰個年代英國雙層巴對尾二排倒頭位嘅熱衷--除咗鼓勵飛象過河以彌補張凳(一邊係超硬padded seat,一邊係坐到凹晒現晒骨嘅Fainsa Cosmic,即係未加頭枕嘅金磚凳)帶來嘅不適之外,我諗唔到一個合理解釋
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然後去片--難得可以咁爽
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條片有啲難拍:坐喺右邊倒頭位,左手揸咪,右手揸相機塞去窗邊拍片
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一上車第一樣感受到嘅就係開揚、光猛、冇壓迫感(雖然通道冇闊到,但視線冇畀樓梯擋住),第二樣就係個暖氣好勁(唔知係車定司機問題,搭過幾次都係咁暖,暖過所有其他車,大抽風機嘅新車直頭係寒
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部車幾乎每日都行474,喺去機場嘅路上充份表現出舊Voith令行車表現變得暢順嘅能力
![正啊喂 :P](https://hkbf.org/images/smilies/tounge.gif)
順便講吓Go-Ahead旗下嘅President車身B7TL(唔想提Metroline嗰批垃圾)。
第一批前梯PVL(144-178),留意側牌箱係同中梯版一樣嘅細尺寸:
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相差6年嘅兩部B7TL--Wright將B7TL車尾個入氣口(?)放咗去車側兩邊之後順眼好多:
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留意頭轆後面有一張側位,之後再放兩組向前嘅凳:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7586/16796998136_d7e24a7c89_b.jpg)
可以見到輪拱上面嘅背對背位變咗預製組件凳,同時拉直咗;兩張低地台位前面用板同輪椅位隔開(喺短陣ALX400車身B7TL上面,樓梯較長較後,所以呢兩個位就唔可以同輪椅並存
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上層佈局正常返,得返尾二排係倒頭位:
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尾排連體座墊:
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由前梯PVL179開始,側牌箱變大,而且擺高咗(Metroline嗰批全部都係用上一款設計):
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順帶一提,呢部PVL203係現存唯一一部會入zone 1而且用呢種牌箱嘅PVL
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上層佈局一樣,但後來換咗Rowan Telmac嘅Telford 20凳:
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簡潔嘅直梯設計,留意條疑似風槽嘅凸出物:
![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8562/16202927483_901f77c15f_b.jpg)
風槽兼燈槽,靚過ALX400好多
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![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7636/16797013426_debe34b673_b.jpg)
輪椅位改用扶手柱包圍,窗邊亦裝多咗一條橫扶手:
![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8727/16986296376_63487f3d89_b.jpg)
之後一直到President車身停產都冇大改動,只係由PVL250開始車尾改用圓形LED燈號,同埋由PVL313開始改用Ventura外推落車門(Metroline嗰批全部都係內摺門)。
之後係退役巴士系列--
中梯PVL60,留意換咗Rowan Telmac凳:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7648/16200516514_ddb0f3d3b7_b.jpg)
牌布上面係London General傳統標誌:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7589/16635485420_842fa751e1_b.jpg)
仍然保留Fainsa Cosmic凳嘅PVL131:
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![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/16821788721_57583fff3d_b.jpg)
少有嘅黏貼車窗版本--來自East Thames Buses嘅VP19:
![圖檔](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/16200501474_5cf36cafc9_b.jpg)
樓梯位都用玻璃代替鋁板:
![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8721/16796981906_9e33fccac7_b.jpg)
壞車待修:
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引擎室特寫:
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+PLUS+
六年前第一次嚟倫敦所影嘅East Thames Buses年代VP11:
![圖檔](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8718/16986299716_1853dbe85e_b.jpg)
今次嘅Flickr相簿:https://www.flickr.com/photos/31973233@N08/sets/72157649044892463/
第二篇長文,多謝點閱,歡迎討論
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