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Boltar · September 9th 04, 08:19 AM posted to uk.transport.london

(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote in message ...
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(Clive D. W. Feather) wrote:

7t15cwt = 7.75 tons = 7.874 tonnes

If you look at the side of an RML (while you still can) it says it
weighs 7874 Kg.

And a modern double decker weights 11 or 12 tons. You have to wonder
where that extra 3 or 4 tons of flab was needed. As for the 16 ton
bendy busses...
Arn't vehicles supposed to become more efficient as the years go by? How
can adding tons and tons of extra weight to these vehicles accomplish
that?

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

I was just going by the GVW on the side of them. I believe its something like
16600kg but its been a while since I've looked.

B2003