As seen a few months ago, the community seems to favour the Enviro 200 to its despised opponent, the Wright Streetlite.
I personally like the various incarnations of the second generation of this bus (2006-2017), as the first image, showing a different rear layout, was actually the failed first gen bus, the first crossover project of Alexander and Dennis, I think.
The early one door variants (2006/58 reg) I think are downright dreadful. They're too compact, poorly designed and way too loud. I haven't been on the early 2 door buses (2007/2008) though. From 2009 onwards, I think the E200 found its stride, with a line of good 9.6, 10.2 and 10.8 buses until its original name's discontinuation as of 2015, making way for the E200 MMC.
My favourites are the 2008/59 reg 10.2/.8m E200s on route P4, drivers seem pretty confident at racing though the streets of Dulwich and Forest Hill on this bus and the YX64 reg on route 201, its strange whirring sound makes it notable.
What do you guys think of it?
Also, Enviro 200's with a reg of 65 or newer are rarer, since they are known as 'Classic' Enviro 200's until 2017, when they were discontinued entirely.
Thank you to everyone who commented and voted on the EvoSeti post, it was good to converse.
1st Image: Enviro 200 (1st gen) (SN54GRU)
2nd Image: On route 356, Stagecoach London (LX58CBY, 8.9m)
3rd Image: On route P4, Stagecoach London (LX09ADU, 10.8m)
4th Image: On route 61A, Halton Transport (DK60AHO, 10.2m)
5th Image: On route 410, Arriva London (LJ12BYO, 9.6m)
6th Image: On route 322, Stagecoach Manchester (YX64VYH, 9.6m?)
7th Image: On route 201, Abellio London (YX64YJJ, 10.8m)
I personally like the various incarnations of the second generation of this bus (2006-2017), as the first image, showing a different rear layout, was actually the failed first gen bus, the first crossover project of Alexander and Dennis, I think.
The early one door variants (2006/58 reg) I think are downright dreadful. They're too compact, poorly designed and way too loud. I haven't been on the early 2 door buses (2007/2008) though. From 2009 onwards, I think the E200 found its stride, with a line of good 9.6, 10.2 and 10.8 buses until its original name's discontinuation as of 2015, making way for the E200 MMC.
My favourites are the 2008/59 reg 10.2/.8m E200s on route P4, drivers seem pretty confident at racing though the streets of Dulwich and Forest Hill on this bus and the YX64 reg on route 201, its strange whirring sound makes it notable.
What do you guys think of it?
Also, Enviro 200's with a reg of 65 or newer are rarer, since they are known as 'Classic' Enviro 200's until 2017, when they were discontinued entirely.
Thank you to everyone who commented and voted on the EvoSeti post, it was good to converse.
1st Image: Enviro 200 (1st gen) (SN54GRU)
2nd Image: On route 356, Stagecoach London (LX58CBY, 8.9m)
3rd Image: On route P4, Stagecoach London (LX09ADU, 10.8m)
4th Image: On route 61A, Halton Transport (DK60AHO, 10.2m)
5th Image: On route 410, Arriva London (LJ12BYO, 9.6m)
6th Image: On route 322, Stagecoach Manchester (YX64VYH, 9.6m?)
7th Image: On route 201, Abellio London (YX64YJJ, 10.8m)
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