James Farrar ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

AFAIK it's a straighforward 17t weight limit

So Bendis can't use Tower Bridge?

How much does a bendi weigh?

About 17t - empty.
ULW is written on the side of all buses.

RMs are about 8t, modern double-deckers about 12t.

Bendies are about 16.5 tonnes so would just get in within the limit as
long as they were nearly empty. I reckon half a tonne of people is about
6 or 7.

Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

No. Normally weight restrictions are based on MAM - Maximum Authorised
Mass.

In article . 170,
(Adrian) wrote:

Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

No. Normally weight restrictions are based on MAM - Maximum
Authorised Mass.

Which is what for a bendy?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote in
:

In article . 170,
(Adrian) wrote:

Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

No. Normally weight restrictions are based on MAM - Maximum
Authorised Mass.

Which is what for a bendy?

Presumbly the unladen weight (16.5 T) plus the weight of all the passengers.
How many passengers does a bendy bus hold at maximum? I think the equivalent
figure for a double decker is about 70. Does a bendy hold more or fewer than
this? Allow an average weight of (say) 70 kg per passenger.

Do bendy buses actually use Tower Bridge? Has anyone seen one crossing? If
so, the weight must be within the permissible range - unless they make all
the passengers get off and walk across before getting back on at the other
side ;-)

As a matter of interest, when did the term "gross [vehicle] weight" mutate
into "maximum authorised mass"?


(Before any physics purists shoot me down in flames, I'm using "weight" in
the colloquial sense: I'm well aware that strictly speaking weight is
measured in newtons and mass in kilogrammes!)

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

Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

No. Normally weight restrictions are based on MAM - Maximum
Authorised Mass.

Which is what for a bendy?

Merc reckon the "Statutory maximum gross weight" is 28 tons...

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.html

http://tinyurl.com/cvpc5

Colin Rosenstiel:
Bendies are about 16.5 tonnes so would just get in within the limit as
long as they were nearly empty. I reckon half a tonne of people is about
6 or 7.

James Farrar:
Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

African or European?
--
Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point."
Toronto "Well, you were wrong."
-- Monty Python's Flying Circus

Mark Brader wrote in uk.transport.london on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:50:19
-0000 :

Colin Rosenstiel:
Bendies are about 16.5 tonnes so would just get in within the limit as
long as they were nearly empty. I reckon half a tonne of people is about
6 or 7.

James Farrar:
Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

African or European?

Are you trying to tell me bendybuses migrate?

--
hike
- a walking tour or outing, esp. of the self-conscious kind
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

Colin Rosenstiel:
Bendies are about 16.5 tonnes so would just get in within the limit as
long as they were nearly empty. I reckon half a tonne of people is about
6 or 7.

James Farrar:
Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

Mark Brader:
African or European?

Dave Hillam:
Are you trying to tell me bendybuses migrate?

I don't know that!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis.
| --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse"

In article ,
Mark Brader wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel:
Bendies are about 16.5 tonnes so would just get in within the limit as
long as they were nearly empty. I reckon half a tonne of people is about
6 or 7.

James Farrar:
Isn't it unladen weights that determine weight limits?

Mark Brader:
African or European?

Dave Hillam:
Are you trying to tell me bendybuses migrate?

I don't know that!

You gotta go Owwwwww...

Nick
--
http://www.leverton.org/ ... So express yourself