(12/09/2012 12:38)mbonwick Wrote: [ -> ]That's how you have to drive crash gearboxes! As the cogs have to be brought together, they have to be spinning at roughly the same speed in order to mesh (otherwise you get a crunch and no gear) - this means engine speed has to match road speed for that gear, ie. a rev drop when changing up.
Compare that to a syncromesh gearbox on all modern vehicles where the cogs are constantly engaged and you just change the locking of them onto the driveshaft; no worries about matching speeds within the 'box.
Indeed that is correct...I've driven all manner of boxes (albeit most for very short periods of time and maybe none to successfully at first ;-)!!) so know where you're coming from - as well as having to treat some synchros as though they were crash. But pausing in between gear changes on semis is also essential. And the pause required is slightly different from bus to bus to achieve the smoothest change - up or down (with a rev on the downchange to match engine and road speed). 1836 is very much different from the change on L501 or 1365 or any other semi.
Thanks for the info regarding 1836/gearboxes etc fellas. Much obliged!
Hope 1836 is ok. It has my favourite seats lol. :p
Phil 1836 got back to Burscough with no problems at all
Stuck for something to do today A267 will be operating trips from Burscough Bridge Railway Station to Marin Mere Wetland Park as part of the Heratage Open Days
just thought I would let you all know
(14/09/2012 09:02)P450 SWX Wrote: [ -> ]Phil 1836 got back to Burscough with no problems at all
That's good to know!
It's just that there were reports of it billowing out a load of smoke as well as it giving very slow rides. Anyway, glad it's got no problems. Still a mighty fine machine!
Phil like I said I was guarding it all the way from 1400 until it got back Burscough
The bus is getting old now so cant perform as well as it used to
On Saturday/Sunday 29th/30th September the MTT is providing a free bus link from Merseyrail’s Ainsdale Station to the Southport Model Railway Society’s Model Railway Exhibition that is being held at Birkdale High School over the weekend.
http://www.southportmodelrailway.org.uk/...index.html
Buses will leave from the stop on Station Road near Ainsdale Station at 1018, 1048 and then at 18 & 48 minutes past the hour until 1618, returning from Birkdale High School at 1033, 1103 and then 33 & 03 minutes past the hour until 1703.
In other news BKC 236K (1236) went all the way (and back) to Birmingham to A Bus Show and made the MTT proud taking Approx 4 hours each way which is very good for A bus of its age
NWVRT took 2 buses to Showbus which was about 5 hours each way not including stoppages for rests fuel etc. Quite a way down as well
Im just amazed that 1236 made it jordan its a nice atlantean but not the fastest