BRTC to get double decker buses on 12th Feb: Indian Line of Credit

[harpoon]

@Farhaan..the roads seems good enough to even have a low floor bus service.

 

[scholseys]

Azidan racing track

army golf course to the left and radisson on the right........mannnnnn f u.....u makin me homesick ..................reminds me of this story it was 2 am and me and my cuz were crusing.....we had a bottle of jack daniels and around 5 potlas of ganda.....rab signalled us at the stop...we didn't stop....we ran away and rab chased us with their jeep, but we out ran rab and got inside old dohs...good ol dhaka

 

[Bagee]

best deal for bangladesh it would have been better if the buses would have been assembled in bangladesh this providing some service backup as well as some employment to folks there any ways best of luck and enjoy the ride....

 

[scholseys]

best deal for bangladesh it would have been better if the buses would have been assembled in bangladesh this providing some service back *** well as some employment to folks there any ways best of luck and enjoy the ride....

tata wouldnt give us the license, instead we getting the good old indian junk ambassador to be built in bangladesh.

 

[Avisheik]

The basic need for a double decker service is that electric/telephone/cable wires don't criss cross the roads and tree branches are pruned.

Divisonal cities dont have these problems, until you enter the alleyways

 

[Bagee]

tata wouldnt give us the license, instead we getting the good old indian junk ambassador to be built in bangladesh.

man takes time they have to look in to there own bag of profit u try to make it look attractive then i am sure bangladesh is a huge market and it will be win win for both the parties....

 

[scholseys]

we wanted tata to have a plant in Bangladesh, but the bureaucracy failed it.

 

[kobiraaz]

@Farhaan..the roads seems good enough to even have a low floor bus service.

that was azidane racing track! double deckers will have to ply over this

 

[scholseys]

that was azidane racing track! double deckers will have to ply over this

double deckers should have enough hydraulics and suspensions to get over this if they are regularly maintained.

 

[Bagee]

we wanted tata to have a plant in Bangladesh, but the bureaucracy failed it.

no need to worry probalily they will come back with even better products bangladesh is a huge market with excllent potential
some of the buses which can be offered to improve there image as a brand there and trust me i have seen many chinese buses i guess our makers make better than them personal thought though....
a multi axle bus from tata stable can be used to replace benz .......

latest buses from leyland ............

 

[scholseys]

no need to worry probalily they will come back with even better products bangladesh is a huge market with excllent potential
some of the buses which can be offered to improve there image as a brand there and trust me i have seen many chinese buses i guess our makers make better than them personal thought though....
a multi axle bus from tata stable can be used to replace benz .......

latest buses from leyland ............

lol you are talking about a merc replacing a benz. Thats being osuper duper overkill optimistic. Benz is the other name for relieability, the horse power it will generate cannot be matched by any indian buses and also the electronics.

http://whatsinanamemaga.blogspot.com/2010/01/marcopolo-vs-volvo-buses-in-bangalore.html

Marcopolo vs Volvo buses in bangalore
I am a daily user of BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation). I am an admirer of BMTC ever since they released VOLVO buses. The buses were one of the best additions to the present fleet of ordinary buses. The buses are red in color and the look is just awesome. The suspension and the back engine make travelling a pleasurable experience. The buses are air conditioned and crowd in the buses are comparatively lesser than in other ordinary buses.

I read an article where the transport minister has said that the volvo buses would be soon phased out and will be replaced by cheaper and indigenous TATA MARCOPOLO buses. A few buses have been released on a trial basis (i presume). I had the opportunity to travel in these buses too. The looks weren't as good as the volvo buses. But, sometime .. looks can be deceptive.

This time looks didn't deceive. Travelling in these marcopolo wasn't as comfortable as travelling in volvo.

1>The engine in these marcopolo buses suck. They make hell lot of noise and it makes travelling a "DEAFENING" experience.

2>The AC vents suck big time. The ACs don't work at all. I could feel some kind of foul smelling gas coming out of these AC vents which was as hot as the air around. It certainly was a different kind of Air Conditioning (AC).

3>These TATA MARCOPOLO buses have air suspension and back engine. Suspension was Ok. Not the best. Not as good as Volvo ones. The back engine makes travelling a horrible experience. Inspite of installing some insulators the back part of the bus gets heated up and it's hot. Hopeless ACs don't help either.

4> The doors are hopeless. The drivers struggle to get the door closed. It is some kind of push-pop button. The driver pushes that button and the door makes an annoying noise and makes some "BEEP" sound while closing. The door closes half and opens again because the button was held "pressed" for a second more. That kind of buttons suck and here it sucked more. The front doors were a problem in the bus that i traveled today. The door wasn't working properly and the conductor was closing the door himself.

5>The floor aren't classy. They look like some kind of stone or something. It is horrible and makes the bus look very dirty.

6>The transmission isn't automatic. I thought they were automatic. The gear is very small and looks very pretty. Manual transmission is a problem compared to automatic transmissioned volvos.

7>The lights in the bus aren't good. It was really dark during the night.

8>The bus struggled to move up the slope. The engine isn't as powerful as volvo engines.

9>Inspite of the buses being new, after 15 days of travelling they looked older than the volvos which are plying for more than 2.5 years.

TATA MARCOPOLO BUSES suck big time. I was admiring the BMTC when they got VOLVO buses. But, with the introduction of these CHEAPER marcopolos , I am having a different opinion about BMTC now.

I don't think it is a good idea to phase out volvos. Many of my friends who have come from other places are extremely impressed by the class of service. It would be a good idea to have both volvo and marcopolo as different classes of service. Volvo fares are much higher than the marcopolo (understandably) which many people find it difficult to afford for travelling short distances. So, introducing a much cheaper marcopolo would be a better choice for short distances. For areas which are quite far and the areas where traffic is sick , having volvos is the best option because of the comfort.

The decision to phase out volvos is a very bad option. Volvos are one of the reasons why visitors rate commuting in bangalore as comfortable. Phasing them out would mean making life of commuters difficult.

For the guys with DESI sentiments :: The buses may carry TATA tag ,but even Marcopolo is their partner .Marcopolo is not an indian company.

 

[Bagee]

lol you are talking about a merc replacing a benz. Thats being osuper duper overkill optimistic. Benz is the other name for relieability, the horse power it will generate cannot be matched by any indian buses and also the electronics.

and also the no of buses u can buy for the same and power for ur kind info it will be coming with 350 to 400 hp engine tata already produces trucks to a power capacity of 560 hp and Benz gets it body manufactured by an Indian coach builder in Punjab
and the engines will come from cummins and transmissions from zf no worries and that at a lower price what else u want

 

[takeiteasy]

Dhaka Ashok Leyland Titan Double Deckers:

^^ These Buses looks very Old!! ?(PS: I love Leyland engine noise! )

The basic need for a double decker service is that electric/telephone/cable wires don't criss cross the roads and tree branches are pruned.

double deckers were a common scene in Indian cities especially Metros until 1990s. (not including Kerala)
See back in end of1970s(India):

 

[scholseys]

and also the no of buses u can buy for the same and power for ur kind info it will be coming with 350 to 400 hp engine tata already produces trucks to a power capacity of 560 hp and Benz gets it body manufactured by an Indian coach builder in Punjab
and the engines will come from cummins and transmissions from zf no worries and that at a lower price what else u want

You get what you pay for, these tatas will break down within 6 months.

 

[karan.1970]

You get what you pay for

True

these tatas will break down within 6 months.

Depends on how well BD maintains them..