Intercity Buses operated by various private travels and STUs

AkMar · 3rd February 2010, 23:10

Neeta has started inducting many more B9Rs in their fleet. I get to see a lot of new ones these days.

urzdeepu · 9th February 2010, 22:05

found these extreme route buses having these specialties.

Vinayaka bus operating Thrissur -Kozhikode route has been equipped with bi-xenon head lamps where in one light costs more than Rs 10000.
The second one obviously a famous bus among BHPians, the Parasuram AC Air bus which operates in Kodungalloor - Sulthan batheri route is built on 12M leyland chassis and charges a slightly high fare than a normal FP LS bus which operates in kerala.

gold class · 20th February 2010, 05:23

Bus Accident in Dharmapuri bypass- driver Killed
On Thursday midnight the A1 TRAVELS sleeper bus which was on its way to ADOOR from BGLR met with an accident. The driver was killed on the spot. His name is Raja.The bus rammed in to a stationary lorry parked on the highway.This is the same bus that met with an accident about 10 months back with a crane in L&T Bypass CBE killing 6 passengers and the driver. i have not got much details and the photos of this accident.

In an another incident the HARIKRISHNA travels bus on way to calicut from bglr had an accident in wayanad churam on wednesday noon. Luckily ther were no passengers as the bus had a breakdown and was moving empty. the driver and cleaner sustained injuries.The bus toppled in to a 60 mts down ditch.As per news the bus has become a total loss.

binaiks · 20th February 2010, 20:05

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Originally Posted by gold class

In an another incident the HARIKRISHNA travels bus on way to calicut from bglr had an accident in wayanad churam on wednesday noon. Luckily ther were no passengers as the bus had a breakdown and was moving empty. the driver and cleaner sustained injuries.The bus toppled in to a 60 mts down ditch.As per news the bus has become a total loss.

The pics that appeared in news papers showed the name on the bus to be "Golden". Let me see if I can pull out a copy of the newspaper report and scan it

gold class · 21st February 2010, 03:56

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Originally Posted by binaiks

The pics that appeared in news papers showed the name on the bus to be "Golden". Let me see if I can pull out a copy of the newspaper report and scan it

They have attached the bus to Golden. Infact they do booking for Harikrishna.

26th February 2010, 19:22

I travelled Hyd mumbai on Sree Kaleswari Mercedes Benz. The bus was poorly maintained the seats some of them were not in proper condition. Thepush backs and the leg rest was working with great difficulty. In short a beauty was shoddily managed. I still feel Volvos score over the Merc in terms of leg space and speed on express ways especially the B9Rs. One issue i still do not get is inspite of being an iso9001-2000 bus service the places its stops for dinner is unbearable i still dont know why bus operators compromise on this why cant they pay their drivers couple of hundred bucks more so that they stop at quality places rather than shoddy places with no toilets.

26th February 2010, 19:29

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Originally Posted by urzdeepu

found these extreme route buses having these specialties.

Vinayaka bus operating Thrissur -Kozhikode route has been equipped with bi-xenon head lamps where in one light costs more than Rs 10000.
The second one obviously a famous bus among BHPians, the Parasuram AC Air bus which operates in Kodungalloor - Sulthan batheri route is built on 12M leyland chassis and charges a slightly high fare than a normal FP LS bus which operates in kerala.

The bus is a beauty can we have some more pics of it may be the interiors.

Live To Jive · 26th February 2010, 19:55

Kadamba (STU) and Paulo Travels from Goa. The Paulo bus is KA registered.

Transsenger · 26th February 2010, 21:01

The KeSRTC AL 12M fast passenger at Ernakulam depot!

Dev Iyer · 28th February 2010, 18:48

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

Check out some of the bus graphics from thrissur

I pray for the safety of all passengers travelling by the bus with yellow livery showing its right front wheel. No semblancec of any tread there! My grandpa's scalp was better!

Ashley2 · 28th February 2010, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Transsenger

The KeSRTC AL 12M fast passenger at Ernakulam depot!

Again an Ambiguity 12M or Viking

Ashley2 · 28th February 2010, 22:27

Have seen many B7R's of this kind with heavy smoke from them during acceleration.Just look at the soot it has deposited over the rear panels compared to side panels.
To be frank its really rare to see one from ALL or TML in luxury buses.

Intercity Buses operated by various private travels and STUs-volvo1.jpg

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binaiks · 1st March 2010, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Ashley2

Have seen many B7R's of this kind with heavy smoke from them during acceleration.Just look at the soot it has deposited over the rear panels compared to side panels.
To be frank its really rare to see one from ALL or TML in luxury buses.

This is an old Raj National Express bus - a 2002 model! The soot is surprising - looks more like dirt than soot to me, though.

Initially Sona Travels was the ticketing agent for Raj, later the buses starting appearing with markings "Raj Sona"... now its all about Sona Travels!!

They are based at Aluva.

Trapezio · 1st March 2010, 11:36

I have seen a lot of sooty Volvos. The 2002-03 buses often has this. For example Paulo Travels from Bangalore to Goa emits pitch black smoke which is plain embarrassing. I do not know enough to judge whether this is normal or not.

Raj's fleet is also a good example. Since they are selling their vehicles slowly almost all their fleet is from 2002-04 period. They also often emit quite heavy smoke.

If possible (not sure, I am often on a bike) I will post a video of this.

foby.sebastian · 1st March 2010, 19:35

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Originally Posted by urzdeepu

found these extreme route buses having these specialties.

Vinayaka bus operating Thrissur -Kozhikode route has been equipped with bi-xenon head lamps where in one light costs more than Rs 10000.
The second one obviously a famous bus among BHPians, the Parasuram AC Air bus which operates in Kodungalloor - Sulthan batheri route is built on 12M leyland chassis and charges a slightly high fare than a normal FP LS bus which operates in kerala.

OMG , the bus with the bixenon lamps that to in thrissur just can not belive , nice catch deepu. Kudos!!!

The other KL 12 Ac bus was the bus which I have mentioned earlier , thats an awsome bus

3rd February 2010, 23:10	#31
AkMar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 2,609 Times	Neeta has started inducting many more B9Rs in their fleet. I get to see a lot of new ones these days.
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9th February 2010, 22:05	#32
urzdeepu BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thrissur Posts: 188 Thanked: 108 Times	found these extreme route buses having these specialties. Vinayaka bus operating Thrissur -Kozhikode route has been equipped with bi-xenon head lamps where in one light costs more than Rs 10000. The second one obviously a famous bus among BHPians, the Parasuram AC Air bus which operates in Kodungalloor - Sulthan batheri route is built on 12M leyland chassis and charges a slightly high fare than a normal FP LS bus which operates in kerala. Attached Thumbnails
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20th February 2010, 05:23	#33
gold class BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 23 Times	Bus Accident in Dharmapuri bypass- driver Killed On Thursday midnight the A1 TRAVELS sleeper bus which was on its way to ADOOR from BGLR met with an accident. The driver was killed on the spot. His name is Raja.The bus rammed in to a stationary lorry parked on the highway.This is the same bus that met with an accident about 10 months back with a crane in L&T Bypass CBE killing 6 passengers and the driver. i have not got much details and the photos of this accident. In an another incident the HARIKRISHNA travels bus on way to calicut from bglr had an accident in wayanad churam on wednesday noon. Luckily ther were no passengers as the bus had a breakdown and was moving empty. the driver and cleaner sustained injuries.The bus toppled in to a 60 mts down ditch.As per news the bus has become a total loss.
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26th February 2010, 19:22	#36
santoshnair Posts: n/a	I travelled Hyd mumbai on Sree Kaleswari Mercedes Benz. The bus was poorly maintained the seats some of them were not in proper condition. Thepush backs and the leg rest was working with great difficulty. In short a beauty was shoddily managed. I still feel Volvos score over the Merc in terms of leg space and speed on express ways especially the B9Rs. One issue i still do not get is inspite of being an iso9001-2000 bus service the places its stops for dinner is unbearable i still dont know why bus operators compromise on this why cant they pay their drivers couple of hundred bucks more so that they stop at quality places rather than shoddy places with no toilets.
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26th February 2010, 19:55	#38
Live To Jive BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 698 Thanked: 89 Times	Kadamba (STU) and Paulo Travels from Goa. The Paulo bus is KA registered. Attached Thumbnails
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26th February 2010, 21:01	#39
Transsenger BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: KOCHI Posts: 368 Thanked: 96 Times	The KeSRTC AL 12M fast passenger at Ernakulam depot! Attached Thumbnails
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28th February 2010, 22:27	#42
Ashley2 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NH7 Posts: 2,117 Thanked: 1,526 Times View My Garage	Smoky Volvo Have seen many B7R's of this kind with heavy smoke from them during acceleration.Just look at the soot it has deposited over the rear panels compared to side panels. To be frank its really rare to see one from ALL or TML in luxury buses.
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1st March 2010, 11:36	#44
Trapezio BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kerala Posts: 640 Thanked: 63 Times	I have seen a lot of sooty Volvos. The 2002-03 buses often has this. For example Paulo Travels from Bangalore to Goa emits pitch black smoke which is plain embarrassing. I do not know enough to judge whether this is normal or not. Raj's fleet is also a good example. Since they are selling their vehicles slowly almost all their fleet is from 2002-04 period. They also often emit quite heavy smoke. If possible (not sure, I am often on a bike) I will post a video of this.
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