Published On Oct 22, 2022
Fast driver making very good use of the power this b9tl has. We arrived at Redhill 5 minutes early. A bit of a long video but enjoy! Also for the sake of watching this video ignore the wind blowing through this bus. My phone mic likes picking up wind
This bus was serving route 420 to Whitebushes
Route 420
Sutton Bus Garage - Crawley Bus Station
Metrobus Provincial
Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 / Volvo B9TL
Euro 5, 6 Speed ZF Ecolife Gearbox
BJ63UJM, 6904
Timestamps of interest
0:04, Topodyn (1-4)
0:23, Downshift (5-4)
1:41, Topodyn (1-5)
2:07, Strong Downshift (5-4-5)
2:33, Coasting at 40mph
3:59, Downshift (3-2-3)
5:18, Topodyn (2-3) then Topodyn, 5:50 (3-4)
6:20, Topodyn (1-4) /w cooling fan subtly on
6:39, Downshift (4-3-4)
6:59, Topodyn (1-4) /w cooling fan on
7:46, Topodyn (1-4) uphill
8:50, Topodyn usage over speedbumps
10:38, Topodyn 1-2 then Topodyn (3-2-3)
11:00, Light (1-3) then use of Topodyn (3-5)
11:24, Downshift (6-5)
12:02, Coasting at 35mph
12:49, Topodyn (4-5, Light into 6th)
13:38, Downshift (5-4)
13:59, Downshift (4-3-4)
14:33, Topodyn (1-4, Light to 5th)
15:14, Topodyn (2-5, Light on 6th)
16:23, Reaching Speeds of 45mph (High End Speed)