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bus with a trailer (MAN / Göppel MAXI TRAIN) to test in Dresden

Hello!


hours on Saturday 17th April 2010 I am finally with the new MAXI TRAIN MAN and Göppel drove through Dresden sample.

Two weeks is this combination of MAN bus and Göppel supporters in Dresden in the test run on the lines 61 and 62, both of which are extremely busy and should therefore be possible in future to be built by newly adopted trams.

Although both lines are used on articulated buses last a 10-minute intervals is not enough. The 61 runs past the Technical University of Dresden and is partly supported by the E61, so that there is about a 5-minute intervals.

The 62 connects two parts of the city with downtown and moves already heavily loaded, even though the clock at about 6, 7 or 8 minutes during peak time is.

therefore seek Dresdner (transport companies - DVB) for solutions and have the offer of the manufacturer MAN assumed, a relatively new version of a bus with a trailer from the company down Göppel sample.

course I have not let me take, and rode along with the new team for Dresden.

the beginning was not easy, because, despite the support of DVB-hotline staff of the bus on Friday noon, the E61 from Gruna / Karcher All / road Tiergarten Löbtau not come. Eventually he was replaced at short notice. But an employee of the DVB was nice enough to give me a day later, the travel times for Saturday. Since then has everything went well and I can now describe my driving impressions here and present a few pictures. The videos I made are, since Saturday evening on Youtube under http://www.youtube.com/user/Blogbetreiber online.

Anyway, I'm there on Saturday afternoon the University Hospital Dresden down because there begins her journey to Dresden, the 62-Dölzschen. The MAXI TRAIN arrived as promised (with a slight delay of about 2 minutes) and it was during the short stay up to continue to run a video from the outside, that the coupling system (the pole) well shows

At the last stop in Dölzschen I had enough time to make these photos of the coupling system:

Unfortunately, the tractor, white and red in the trailer, so not everything looks like a whole, but nevertheless we can see that the followers of optically measuring her very well to the towing vehicle coordinated.

I first got into the towing vehicle to get a feel for the engine load. After all, is the trailer (at up to 18-ton bus) again up to 14.5 tons in addition predominate. The bus driver told me about the stay at the other end of the line in Dölzschen any extra bus has more power with switchable translations, so the additional load can be handled well in all situations. While comparable buses in this length of 12 meters, often 260 or 280 hp, has this version of MAN 312 hp.

So at least I was sitting at the top directly above the engine and had the feeling that one already hears that the engine quite afford what must, and the bus now not as quickly accelerated. However, over the other route shown that it can still accelerate faster, and I was then at the end completely satisfied with the required performance (acceleration / driving experience).

After a few stops I was back in the Pendant set and was very surprised by the ride. In curves, it is a very different feeling than in a normal or articulated. On the heels of the foot: When all four wheels are steered trailer, so that the trailer makes cornering movements that can not be used by other vehicles. And although it really weird was I found it rather pleasant! A short video of the steered axles during cornering what I did you can find under http://www.youtube.com/user/Blogbetreiber or right here:

well as a short video where defying cornering (due to the smaller radius) deflect the wheels do not have to:

we come again to the first negative experience with the trailer before I begin to rave! Like so many other buses or vehicles are also part of the trailer to the bad roads to the line 62 clucking noises from the suspension of himself. In addition I have if it had to go fast, the key for the door opening is not found, because they look visually different from most other Dresdner buses.

So, and now to the positive driving impressions of the trailer. As I wrote the driving experience is the steering wheel to another as they used to. I found it rather pleasant but, like the stillness in the trailer should not just a couple of slightly tipsy Dynamo fans (like on Saturday) ride. You hear about the engine only when driving at times when accelerating somewhat doppelverglassten through the windows. Otherwise, it's in the trailer mucksmäusschen still. In the bus you otherwise, the engine always present (at least if you rather sit back), here you can hear but most, when the hydraulic system has to do something because he is very well insulated and so does not have a traction motor.

Haltestellendruchsagen work in the Dresden buses already used to.

Dresdner version of the trailer was more like one with more seats. Was still between the two doors of the trailer Space for bicycles, strollers or wheelchairs.

The suspension was rather softer than usual from the buses, but the trailer made in the face of so many more non-upgraded Dresdner roads on the route from University Hospital to Dolzschen very violent up and down movements, which were fortunately of the most comfortable and soft seats of the trailer (so well-padded seats else is not normally in Dresden) intercepted.

The length of the pair in this version (MAN BUS A21 and G11 Göppel MAXI-trailer) is 23 meters why this dufte bus ride only with special permission in Dresden. Sometimes I had the Gefähl that the bus driver a bit more concentrated drive and with an articulated need, because the team simply still needs some more road space. Of course, here the years of routine lack of such vehicles in Dresden. To this was added, which will be built just now at the last stop in Dölzschen, so it was with the team of precision work to turn the bus in the narrow circle.

The trailer is also designed low-floor (step height 34 cm), and offered in the currently estimated to Dresden delivered Version 36 people a seat space, and therefore about as many as the normal bus, which was used as a tractor, and whether seats offered (32). It is available for example, but also in a version with a large parking area opposite the door 1 for bicycles, strollers, etc., then get another 30 passengers a seat.

between the two units are two large blue barrier tapes, the person before (even unintentional) dangerous to climb over the tiller at a standstill "turn" to hold.

It is a comfortable ride in the trailer, quieter than the front and funny when the driver moves a little faster around curves, and (for me) with such a degree of special atmosphere, so the drüfte like to be more often. I have found already positive feedback while driving passengers to the accompanying staff of the DVB. Just plan the DVB (unfortunately) currently tend not to procure such vehicles for regular service.

On the way back I went off at the stop street in Chemnitz, and there was this 4th and turned last video, which the Maxitrain in the (quite nifty) exit towards downtown (and from there to Augsburg road at the University Hospital Dresden) shows

All in all I must say, a nice idea with the trailer and a comfortable ride in it!

Maybe I'm yes go for the chance to enjoy, with such a bus and trailer. wishes

Happy

Rolf Schreiter




PS: click on the pictures to enlarge.