Commercial Vehicle Thread

Transsenger · 9th January 2010, 07:43

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Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

I think the difference is due to shorter rear overhang.

Additionally, most of KeSRTC buses are 210 inch wheelbase (Cheetahs). The buses in question do seem to be of still shorter wheelbase, (the AL site does list 2 wheel base options for Cheetahs), but definitely, they are not on truck chassis...

The AL website does not have detailed informations on various models.

AL "Viking" chassis is avaliable in the following wheelbases - 154", 193", 210", 222". Similarly "Cheetah" chassis is avaliable in 203", 210", 176", and 231" wheelbases. The 12M chassis is 244"WB.
Also these chassis have various options of Engine, Gearbox, Rearaxle, tyre etc.

AFAIK, the present lot of new KeSRTC AL buses have both the short wheelbase Cheetah chassis as odinary bus and some short WB Vikings (not 222") in Trivandrum city for city operations. Earlier they had procured Viking Short WB(193") also, which are white colour "Odinary Buses" espically seen Mavelikara/Chenganuur regions.

Trapezio · 9th January 2010, 08:55

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Originally Posted by binaiks

Do you mean this kind of buses? (Just for my information).

I think (I am not sure though) there is a noticeable difference in ground clearance between truck chassis bases buses and normal ones. Thats why some of the old KeSRTC buses appeared to be designed for Pole Vault champions!

urzdeepu · 9th January 2010, 23:16

Guys..wish to share this pic of bus which certainly seems to be one of the oldest Ashok Leyland bus to be running in Thrissur. Owned by Govt. Engineering College, this one is an Old VIking. Sorry for the poor quality pic. This bus had another company some 5 years ago and it was a original Tata Benz 1210!! until the last year the bus was there in the college campus but now it seems disappearing...

TheARUN · 10th January 2010, 08:59

Hey Santhosh,

Thanks for the pictures from the EXPO. It gives one the feeling of actually being there

11th January 2010, 10:00

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Originally Posted by TheARUN

Hey Santhosh,

Thanks for the pictures from the EXPO. It gives one the feeling of actually being there

no worries mate i apologize for the poor quality as it was from my black berry have few brochures from leyland will scan and upload sooon

pypkmsrikanth · 11th January 2010, 12:29

Tata has made a comeback in MTC Chennai. Yesterday I saw a Tata - Marcopolo bus SLF bus under the JNURM scheme plying on the C70 route, will try to capture a pic one of these days.

Mpower · 13th January 2010, 07:23

Gentlemen

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Intercity buses operated by various operators

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9th January 2010, 23:16	#2148
urzdeepu BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thrissur Posts: 188 Thanked: 108 Times	Guys..wish to share this pic of bus which certainly seems to be one of the oldest Ashok Leyland bus to be running in Thrissur. Owned by Govt. Engineering College, this one is an Old VIking. Sorry for the poor quality pic. This bus had another company some 5 years ago and it was a original Tata Benz 1210!! until the last year the bus was there in the college campus but now it seems disappearing... Attached Thumbnails
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10th January 2010, 08:59	#2149
TheARUN Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,373 Thanked: 958 Times View My Garage	Hey Santhosh, Thanks for the pictures from the EXPO. It gives one the feeling of actually being there
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pypkmsrikanth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,124 Thanked: 283 Times View My Garage	Tata has made a comeback in MTC Chennai. Yesterday I saw a Tata - Marcopolo bus SLF bus under the JNURM scheme plying on the C70 route, will try to capture a pic one of these days.
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13th January 2010, 07:23	#2152
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Gentlemen Due to the extreme popularity of this thread, it has grown leaps and bounds. Various topics are being discussed and that makes its difficult to search, read and categorise. In order to improve readability and discussion, we have created 6 new dedicated for various unique subsets of commercial vehicles. Links below: Indian Bus Scene The Heavy Truck Thread The Light & Micro commercial vehicle thread Intercity buses operated by various operators City buses operatoed by various STUs Intercity bus travel reviews For the sake of continuity, some of the latest posts have been moved to these thread. Please continue your discussions in the following threads. PM me if you have any questions or concerns. You can use the thread subscribe feature to keep track of these threads. More here Team-BHP - Team-BHP FAQ Last edited by Mpower : 13th January 2010 at 18:37.
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