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RE: South Lancs Travel

(25/11/2014 22:32)Quackdave Wrote:  What they do have in common is that the drive output is to the left, whereas most other transverse rear engined vehicles I've seen (Atlantean, Fleetline, VR, Olympian, Metrobus and I think Dominator too) all have it towards the right.

I also found the video you meant, it certainly looks like S600 SLT as it has that dragon or griffin or whatever it is graphic on the offside rear, fairly sure it isn't S200 (which was a Wright Solar). It was filmed in August 2012 and S600 has definitely been in use since then, so presumably the engine wasn't badly damaged, or else was replaced.

Are Trident's the same way round to N113's? Their radiator's are on the left and she sound of the engine seems to come from the right hand side when you're sat at the back.

Which way is the engine located in the Optare Scania double decker?

S600 SLT appeared to have running away engine. This happens if the oil seal on the intake side of the turbo fails and lets oil into the engine, it starts to run off the oil leaking through and can't be controlled (unless the air intake is completely blocked, the oil runs out or the engine explodes). This would've caused major damage but would've most likely destroyed the crankshaft/rod bearings causing them to cease and damage the crankshaft and connecting rod's.

It would've most likely had a new engine fitted as the original would've been too costly to repair.

(25/11/2014 22:35)Bevan Price Wrote:  S600 SLT and S400 SLT seem to like the 319 St. Helens - Ormskirk service at present. Both seen this week.

That's out of my boundaries at the moment, it's a shame the 300 stopped running during weekdays, it was often busy especially during holidays.