Re: New Sydney electric buses

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From: Peter Parker
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 00:00

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Dave McL <davemcl@iprolink.co.nz> wrote:
>David Bromage wrote:

>I visited Designline in December, just before the buses went to Sydney. 
>Director John Turton told me they work by a small diesel generator 
>feeding a battery, which then drives a single rear electric motor via 
>an onboard computer system. The buses are nearly silent ... certainly 
>quieter than Wellington's trolleybuses...  When operating on battery 
>alone, they are even quieter.
>

I'm not sure about the benefits of quiet buses - wouldn't these increase 
the risk of people being run over as they didn't hear an approaching bus? 
Or would drivers be instructed to use their horn more. 

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Date: 1998/02/08
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