ADL E200 MMC YX66 WFE with full kickdown - 8344 (Abellio London)

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • We seem to be seeing a resurgence in popularity of buses which actually have power available on demand, rather than the engine management making that decision on the driver's behalf. These particular E200 MMCs are some of the fastest accelerating buses in the London service fleet and can reach 60mph+ with little bother.
    Many say Allison transmissions only have 5 gears but I'm not convinced - can anyone confirm from the first clip how many this one has?

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  • @jaggass
    @jaggass 5 лет назад +21

    This is why Allison automatics are great. The power is always there when you need it and why it's fitted to heavy duty vehicle's like fire engines, buses, ambulances etc across the world as they are the most popular gearboxes.

    • @Adam-jf6gs
      @Adam-jf6gs 5 лет назад +2

      Allison and the ZF gearboxes too

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 5 лет назад +4

      @@Adam-jf6gs Old ZF's yes new ZF's no.

    • @superbrownsheep3777
      @superbrownsheep3777 Год назад +1

      It’s even more popular in the US. School buses over there only came with the Allison Transmission and they have never failed to deliver the performance of the buses.

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass Год назад

      Their world class now but here in the UK they aren't mass fitted to buses anymore because of spec and emissions.

    • @superbrownsheep3777
      @superbrownsheep3777 Год назад

      @@jaggass Cmon. Without Allison, all the newer buses will suffer from lower hp. Voith doesn’t have much hp, ZF Eco doesn’t have much hp.

  • @LVideo1000
    @LVideo1000 6 лет назад +23

    Absolutely fantastic for a modern bus!! Sounds much better than the Voith equivalents! :P

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +6

      Agreed! Not come across a Voither with kickdown yet, but it is possible to hold them to over 2600rpm!

    • @thenumbertaker228
      @thenumbertaker228 5 лет назад +1

      LVideo1000 the voith equivalent sounds good when thrashed too, it gets up to full RPM. Shame they don’t have kickdown though.

    • @stearmaster6.756
      @stearmaster6.756 7 месяцев назад

      @@thenumbertaker228voith MMCs are sick wdum

  • @frenchboyh31
    @frenchboyh31 6 лет назад +19

    Excellent like always! 6 speed by the way!

  • @Adam-jf6gs
    @Adam-jf6gs 6 лет назад +9

    Love these Enviros with the Allison in them.. Best channel for these Videos...

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you! Yes they are enjoyable buses!

  • @Transport-Coolfunr
    @Transport-Coolfunr 6 лет назад +6

    I waited so long for this

  • @TransportWithDee
    @TransportWithDee 4 года назад +2

    Melts my heart 🤩🤩🤤🤤could listen to this forever bet it felt good sitting inside this!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  4 года назад

      Glad you like it - yes great buses to ride on a fast run!

  • @unorm2
    @unorm2 6 лет назад +5

    I myself am now convinced this is a 6-speed after long believing this was a 5-speed. At first I believe when I was researching it wasn't explicit that a bus can have the 6-speed option so believed it to be 5-speed.
    If my counting is correct then the 6th kicks in at 0:30 but I don't mind being wrong and corrected.

  • @londonbuses2937
    @londonbuses2937 4 года назад +1

    This is why MMCs are legends!

  • @LondonsTransport
    @LondonsTransport 6 лет назад +6

    This was on the overground replacement from stratford to richmond, right? Damnit, I saw that you were taking this bus out but on the monday after. Had hoped to get one of these when the replacement ran 2 weeks prior but only C10 vehicles were used

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  4 года назад

      Yes Stratford to Richmond!

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 4 года назад

      @@KickdownLondon Cheers for the reply even if the comment was from a year ago. Wish i had the dedication to reply to comments as old as that!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  4 года назад

      @@LondonsTransport Yes sorry about the delay I'm going through every comment I haven't replied to and trying to answer everything!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  4 года назад

      Sadly the allocation has changed to double deckers now - pity as I would have loved one of these to appear on the 22:15 Stratford to Richmond this Sunday!

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 4 года назад

      @@KickdownLondon I presume this is to encourage social distancing or is it permanent? Either way it's a shame, only real time these get to stretch their legs (especially with you behind the wheel).
      Though would be nice to get a euro 4 E400 on this route too, maybe one of the euro 5 ones with a more power topodyn setup

  • @WrightBuster
    @WrightBuster 4 года назад +1

    This is the best batch of E200s that abellio ordered and you should try HCT Euro VI E200s they have kickdown

  • @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333
    @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 6 лет назад +6

    Great video.☺️ This must be the best Enviro 200 MMC that I’ve ever seen and heard. I’m so surprised that a Enviro 200 MMC could do this.☺️ This is better that the ones Stagecoach London has.☺️ What’s the reg?☺️
    Edit: I just watched this video back and counted the number of times it changes gears and it’s 6 times which means it’s a 6 speed Gearbox.☺️

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 6 лет назад +3

      YX66WFF,WFH,WFD,WFE and WFG are the batch that have kickdown but they're found on the P13 which isnt particularly fast

    • @westlondonerstravels578
      @westlondonerstravels578 5 лет назад +4

      Off course an Enviro 200 MMC can do it. You just need to get a driver who's willing to thrash the bus, take you to your destination quickly and impress us bus enthusiasts.

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 5 лет назад +2

      @@westlondonerstravels578 Not all of them though. Only the ones on the P13, U9 and H20 have kickdown.

    • @londonbuses5472
      @londonbuses5472 5 лет назад

      vLondon Transport how do you know when one of these does a rail rep or underground rep? Which one of the two is more likely to achieve this?

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      @@londonbuses5472 I'll put some posts out on the enthusiast sites but there's only ever a slim chance at best of one making it out. Will try again in late September!

  • @westlondonerstravels578
    @westlondonerstravels578 5 лет назад +2

    33 seconds for full kickdown is very good for a 10.8 meter bus.

    • @MichaelFlatman
      @MichaelFlatman 5 лет назад

      there's a video on youtube with 0-60 in 29s!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      These are closer to 9.5m. The 0-60 video was me driving a standard 5 speed Allison DE after a rail replacement job in Hertfordshire. Enjoyed that one too!

    • @MichaelFlatman
      @MichaelFlatman 5 лет назад

      @@KickdownLondon I meant the one by Urbanite but your video is impressive too!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      @@MichaelFlatman Yes that's my other account for more general bus videos.

  • @harithahmed104
    @harithahmed104 4 года назад +1

    Whats that noise that kicks in at 0:16 ? Sort of sounds like the tube when its going up to speed

  • @duraab27
    @duraab27 5 лет назад

    Please keep uploading videos mate! That was fucking beautiful, I couldn't stop listening to it in school :)

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      Will do, thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @DanielsUKT
    @DanielsUKT 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome mmc your right about newer buses not having as much power as older buses and BTW all new London buses from 2019 being speed limited and companies like metroline and abellio limit there buses to like 40mph or lower

    • @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333
      @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 6 лет назад +3

      Daniel's UK Transport videos and more London are replacing good buses with shit buses and making them slower with less power.

    • @DanielsUKT
      @DanielsUKT 6 лет назад +1

      @@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 ikr

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      Most of the newer Abellio stuff is limited to about 45mph. Except the E200 MMCs - haven't yet found one limited to less than 60mph.

    • @DanielsUKT
      @DanielsUKT 5 лет назад +1

      @@KickdownLondon might consider doing abellio mmcs

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      @@DanielsUKT They're nice but very few have kickdown like this - and highly unlikely to get much more than 20mph out of one sadly!

  • @westlondonerstravels578
    @westlondonerstravels578 5 лет назад +4

    I like the way the car overtakes the bus just to slow it down at 1:09 not. Typical car driver scared the bus is faster than it

  • @EnviroExplorer
    @EnviroExplorer 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome video ! The Trent Barton ones on the Nines are pretty similar to these just single door obviously

    • @Adam-jf6gs
      @Adam-jf6gs 6 лет назад +1

      True. Best enviro in the fleet. I should know because I live on that route...

    • @zakbyrd9636
      @zakbyrd9636 5 лет назад

      They don’t have kickdown either

  • @BusesinLondon345
    @BusesinLondon345 5 лет назад +3

    10000000% 6 speed!!!

  • @thenumbertaker228
    @thenumbertaker228 5 лет назад +1

    Definitely 6 speed. Great video by the way.

  • @alicanharryreilly8353
    @alicanharryreilly8353 2 года назад

    This bus is Now with Go Coach in Kent

  • @theoriginalgamerhd6477
    @theoriginalgamerhd6477 5 лет назад +1

    Why does it sound like a Euro6 ZF enviro200

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +2

      That's what I thought the very first time I rode one of these. The first gear does sort of resemble the unlocked ZF pullaway.

  • @realfrowz
    @realfrowz 2 года назад

    This sounds nice

  • @YasinBusEnthuiast2024
    @YasinBusEnthuiast2024 6 лет назад +1

    Nice sounds of E200MMC they actually are voith ZF

    • @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333
      @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 6 лет назад +7

      YasinBusEnthusiast2018 I swear that Voith and ZF are two different Gearboxes? Anyway, this bus has one of the newer Alison Gearboxes.

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +2

      This one has a 6 speed Allison box.

    • @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333
      @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 5 лет назад +1

      cbreezer15 I know. I wish they still made the Allison AT-545 gearboxes so that they could add it to these buses, that would sound so cool.☺️

    • @YasinBusEnthuiast2024
      @YasinBusEnthuiast2024 5 лет назад +1

      Joshua Hall a.k.a. Controlla true

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      Yes they were nice sounding boxes but best for town work.

  • @Mongchong_123
    @Mongchong_123 2 года назад

    Damn!! 😍😍😍

  • @Dswiftsalute
    @Dswiftsalute 5 лет назад +1

    who is driving the bus please?

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад

      Someone who was probably in a hurry to get somewhere!

    • @Dswiftsalute
      @Dswiftsalute 5 лет назад

      omg you should do sound recordings honestly @@KickdownLondon

    • @stearmaster6.756
      @stearmaster6.756 7 месяцев назад

      @@Dswiftsaluteshucks wag1 g🤣🤣🤣

  • @juthsnaahmed460
    @juthsnaahmed460 4 года назад

    nah alisson from like 2010 is 5 gears ur not wrong but new ones have more gears

  • @zakbyrd9636
    @zakbyrd9636 5 лет назад

    This isn’t kickdown, Alison who provide the gearbox for these, have programmed the gearbox’s to make them rev rather high to obtain higher speed

    • @mcvevol87
      @mcvevol87 5 лет назад

      Bus Basher Kickdown is shown throughout the video,these Allison’s are unrestricted as well as the 9.3m variety at Hayes (usually found on U9)

    • @zakbyrd9636
      @zakbyrd9636 5 лет назад

      They don’t have kickdown thou 😂

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 5 лет назад

      This batch do have kickdown switches, they act like normal Allison's until the switch is pressed I would know as I've ridden these beasts and have heard them downshift twice depending on what gear they're in

    • @zakbyrd9636
      @zakbyrd9636 5 лет назад

      THEY DO NOT HAVE KICKDOWN WHAT IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND ABLUT THAT ?!?!

    • @LondonsTransport
      @LondonsTransport 5 лет назад

      @@zakbyrd9636 Except these do have kickdown. As I said, they act like normal allison E200MMCs until the switch is activated then they downshift and/or hold their gears. A program cannot replicate a downshift on a flat surface and wont hold gears completely, it'll hold it for what is considered economical. Thats why this isnt program controlled, it will downshift on the flat and revs the same whether its on the flat or going up an incline with kickdown. Heck it even holds its gears like this going down an incline and I have video proof of that!

  • @TEEBRposts516
    @TEEBRposts516 11 месяцев назад

    Idk why they moved this bus to Go Coach

  • @wearsidetransport1825
    @wearsidetransport1825 2 года назад

    Its Allison hold gears

  • @mbean7
    @mbean7 22 дня назад

    Its a shame abellio/TUK got rid of this batch

  • @Arda972
    @Arda972 Год назад

    you can hear him damaging the engine slightly

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  Год назад

      Which point do you think you can hear the engine being damaged?

    • @Arda972
      @Arda972 Год назад

      if you listen carefully you can hear it little bit as you watch more of the video

    • @stearmaster6.756
      @stearmaster6.756 7 месяцев назад

      @@Arda972what?!💀💀💀 what sound was it making, timestamp it

  • @franciswadsworth-lj08cvx
    @franciswadsworth-lj08cvx 3 месяца назад

    Think sounds like 6 speed ZF

    • @LondonBusThrashes
      @LondonBusThrashes 3 месяца назад

      The ZFs are way more jerky. Allison gear changes are smoother and quicker

  • @frenchboyh31
    @frenchboyh31 5 лет назад

    Damn, I can’t find soo many of your old overreving videos😓

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      Which ones are you after?

    • @frenchboyh31
      @frenchboyh31 5 лет назад

      cbreezer15 I’m pretty sure there where more ALX400 from Abellio and Scanias, definitely remember a B7TL East Thames driven in snow aswell that I can’t find lol but yeah I’ve been about for years on your channel!!

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад +1

      I've had a look, think they're all up there! Thanks for being a long term viewer, really glad you appreciate the content!

  • @BM13590
    @BM13590 2 года назад

    4 wheels bus

  • @鸚鵡哥-i2d
    @鸚鵡哥-i2d 4 месяца назад

    Sound liked Yutong bus...

  • @theoriginalgamerhd6477
    @theoriginalgamerhd6477 5 лет назад

    Why does it sound like a Euro6 ZF enviro200

    • @KickdownLondon
      @KickdownLondon  5 лет назад

      That is what I thought the first time I rode one of these!

    • @sn08aae70
      @sn08aae70 3 года назад

      Because these buses share the same engines and if not the same then very similar