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Old September 8th 04, 08:44 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Colin Rosenstiel ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Are you sure the bendies are 16 tonnes? I thought they were 13
tonnes-odd. Still a tub of lard.


According to Merc's own website, the normal Citaro is 11t - they don't own
up to a weight for the bendy Citaro G.

http://www2.mercedes-
benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/
buses/home/products/new_buses/citaro/citaro_12m/technical_data.html

or

http://snipurl.com/8xwj

http://www2.mercedes-
benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/
buses/home/products/new_buses/citaro/citaro_g_18m/technical_data.0001.html

or

http://snipurl.com/8xwk

The extra 6m (50% of the length) is not going to be 2t, especially as it
includes the bendy mechanism and an extra axle.

Page 6 of this :-
http://www.uestra.de/eng/download/po...e_stadtbus.pdf

suggests 17,090kg for the diesel bendy and 18,850 for fuel cell. Ouch. You
wouldn't want that on your toe.
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Old September 8th 04, 11:50 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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(Adrian) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Are you sure the bendies are 16 tonnes? I thought they were 13
tonnes-odd. Still a tub of lard.


According to Merc's own website, the normal Citaro is 11t - they don't
own up to a weight for the bendy Citaro G.

http://www2.mercedes-
benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_m
pc/buses/home/products/new_buses/citaro/citaro_12m/technical_data.html

or

http://snipurl.com/8xwj

http://www2.mercedes-
benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_m
pc/buses/home/products/new_buses/citaro/citaro_g_18m/technical_data.0001
.html

or

http://snipurl.com/8xwk

The extra 6m (50% of the length) is not going to be 2t, especially as
it includes the bendy mechanism and an extra axle.

Page 6 of this :-
http://www.uestra.de/eng/download/po...e_stadtbus.pdf

suggests 17,090kg for the diesel bendy and 18,850 for fuel cell. Ouch.
You wouldn't want that on your toe.


OK. I was sort of hoping someone would have managed what I failed to note
last week by looking at the side of one. :-(

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Colin Rosenstiel
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