Bit of a random & unexpected one from me today we have a 33163, formerly known as TN33163... which was part of a very iconic batch of Plaxton Presidents (TNs & TNLs) whilst FirstBus was still in London! Being a part of Norwich after their withdrawal from TfL many years ago, now standing at 21 years old it's their time to see the end of the road. As some of us know, today (the day of upload) is the alleged last day of First Norwich's Dennis Trident Plaxton Presidents in service so I decided the week before to fetch and enjoy what used to be a semi-local to me! Quite nice sounding this one, so should any trident be; On this journey there is mostly full throttling action, with kickdown the entire time and a few stages where we reached a top speed of 50mph. I'm sure this journey will have us reminiscing when TNs were all around London, and the same for the Norwich locals who may feel the same!
Enjoy the video!
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00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Flyby
00:15 - Startup
00:20 - Kickdown (1st - 2L) then (2nd - 4th)
01:17 - Kickdown (1st - 3rd)
01:40 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) up to 50mph
02:28 - Full Kickdown (1st - 4th) up to 50mph
04:08 - 0-50mph | Full Kickdown (1st - 4th)
05:05 - Kickdown (2nd - 4th) up to 50mph
05:48 - Full Kickdown (1st - 4th) w/ Slight Gradient
06:54 - Kickdown (2C/2L - 4th)
07:47 - Kickdown (2nd - 3rd)
08:01 - Kickdown (1st - 2nd)
08:24 - Kickdown (2nd - 3rd)
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Route 36: Horsford - Long Stratton
(11/03/2023)
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Owned By: First Eastern Counties/Norfolk & Suffolk (Ex-First London as TN33163)
Registration Plate: LR02 LXZ
Fleetnumber: 33163
Bodywork: Plaxton President 9.9m
Engine: Cummins ISCe 8.3L (225HP)
Chassis: Dennis Trident 2
Gearbox/Transmission: ZF Ecomat 4HP-502C
Emissions: Euro 3 trapped to Euro 6
Depot Allocation: First Eastern Counties, Norwich
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