The Anonymous Widower

My First Ride In An Irizar ie tram

I took these pictures as we travelled from Orpington station to Crystal Palace.

These are my thoughts. In My Second Ride In A Wrightbus Single-Decker Hydrogen Bus, I talk about the Wrightbus single-decker hydrogen bus. Both buses are going for the single-decker zero-carbon market.

Design And Build Quality

The design and build quality of both buses is excellent, but then I suspect Irizar and Wrightbus are giving the bus companies, what they feel they need, within the various regulations.

Both buses had USB charging for phones and I particularly liked the seats in the Spanish bus for being very comfortable.

Road Holding

None of my rides in these two buses were at a particularly fast speed, but both vehicles handled the roads in and South of South London with very little difficulty.

Both vehicles felt much more like mini-coaches, rather than small buses, which is probably a good thing.

Battery Charging Of The ie Tram

I watched this at Crystal Palace. But for some reason my camera wasn’t recording the time. So I don’t know how long it took.

Hydrogen Or Battery Power

When you are in the bus, you don’t have any idea, what the fuel is. Both buses are mouse quiet, but I do feel that hydrgen’s longer range and greater power may mean it is better on some routes.

So some bus companies will go hydrogen and some will go battery.

November 21, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Design, Transport/Travel | Crystal Palace Station, Irizar ie Tram, London Bus 358, Orpington Station