Kerala State Road Transport Corporation will soon introduce a couple of brand new Express buses to the fleets. These buses will replace almost all the interstate Super Express schedules.
These buses will be of Ashok Leyland's 12 M Chassis. New Express Buses are under construction at KSRTC's Central Workshop - Thiruvananthapuram and Regional Workshop - Edapal. All the buses which contains single front entry door pneumatic swing in type and seats are also with 10degree slant which gives more comfort to the passengers. According to the reports, these buses will contains 55 Seats. Doors are opening inside the bus and which can be control by driver itself.As soon as the buses are ready, the first preference will be for Pala depot for restarting its Pala Bangalore schedule.
Technical Specification
Engine » H" Series 6 ETI - 6 Cyl. Turbo Charged Inter cooled Diesel
Max. Power » 114 PS @ 2400rpm i.e. 112.44 HP
Max. Torque » 42 Mkg @1600-1800 rpm
Clutch » Single plate dry type356 mm Diameter
Gearbox » 5 Speed FWD+ 1 REV Synchromesh Type
Front Axle » Forged I section, reverse elliotRear Axle » Fully Floating Single Speed
Suspension » Rubber ended suspension in front and air suspension at rear installed by KSRTC
Steering » Power Steering
Brakes » Dual line full air
Wheelbase » 6200 mm
Overall Length » 12000 mm
Tyres » 10.00 X 20- 16 PR
FES » All Steel
Max Speed » 75 Kmph (According to AL Website)
Max Gradeability » 16.70%
GVW » 16200 Kgs
max speed 75 kmpl? how will these buses reach the destination in time
ReplyDelete@bilal, the speed wil be adjusted from the depots after 4-5 months of service
ReplyDeleteHi Sankar i feel the engine power is too low. I think KSRTC should go for higher engine power like the TATA 1618 or TATA 1623 which have 235 hp. So the drivers will not feel fatigued driving these under powered Asok Leyland buses. I heard that many of the private operaters are using TATA buses insted of VOLVO, and both passengers and drivers are happy with them, they are also quite cheap.
ReplyDeleteBut KSRTC oru lelam (Auction) vilikkum. TATA or Leyland...will reply. They can only give the cheepest buses to KEsrtc. Athilum cheep kittanillenkil TATAkkum AL num lelam urappikkum. the most worst buses namukku kittum.Ennittu athu nannayi maintain cheyyukayumilla. Avasanam nammalepole KSRTC mathram upayogikkunnavan marude kashtakalam.
ReplyDeletePTA_ KKD superfastinte conductor paranjathanu. Central workshopil ninnu engineer varum. enginte pulling kurachuvekkum mileage koottan vendi. ennittu driver kidannu panippettanu vandiye adichodikkunnathu. ennittu samayathinethukayumilla. We people should give more money and reach place taking more time.
angane KSRTC janangale akattunnu.
We keralites nothing deserves more.
Namukkinganeyokke poyamathi
Atleast it good to see its having Rear Air Suspension... Really speaking these buses are only good to do as city service where that much power / speed is not required. KSRTC has to think seriously about the long distace bus service... There should be AirSuspension and ABS for all long service buses... Please recruite more fresh Engineering graduates.... Give some opportunity to the students from SCT Eng. College.. In KaSRTC site there is an advertising to recruit fresh Engineering graduates... What about KSRTC..? There should be some Capable Engineers and Administrators to drive KSRTC.... I feel CC adanju theeraraya kure peru anennunu thonnanu KSRTC bharikkunnathu...
ReplyDeleteWhat Shabeer told is very correct...why going for these under powered AL buses. TATA 1616 , 1623 & 1618 are more powered than any Leylands. Now BMTC (JNURM) & KaRTC (Meghadoot, Rajahamsa) is using those buses for their long routes and they are replacing all the existing AL with these buses as per the recommondation from the drivers and passengers.Yes what Kiran also told is very correct. KSRTC wants everything in cheaper.TATA knows it very well. See how only KSRTC got TATA 1510 (already stopped production by TATA) & 1512 and no other RTC's have such a model. Instead they have 1616, 1618 & 1623.Even many private operators are using now a days TATA Hispano, Marcopolo (High end) even in place of Volvo. I have told this before. TATA Hispano has got all the facilities and power equivalent to Volvo and they have Cummins engines (World's second best; 1st is BENZ)in that.But the price is 25 Lakhs less compared to Volvo. Thats why huge operators like Neeta, Sharma Transports, Raj National has got TATA Hispano now in place of Volvo's which operates in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa , Pune etc. If we get good product which we can buy, then why we need to accept what the bus manufactures give us. Its our money, we have every right to get valuable and good product for what we spend.
ReplyDeleteRead this news.http://www.metrovaartha.com/2010/06/12041614/KSRTC-HIGH-TEC-BUS-KERA-201006\
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70 SUPER EXPRESS BUSES???????????
Is it true???
No anto, it may come one by one. At present they have plans to introduce only some 20-30 express buses.
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ReplyDeletehave u seen news in paper,ponnani RTO denied REGISTRATION for the new express buses build by Edappal as it has 20 cm more length.
Yeah Preeth, The same thing happened when they introduces the AC buses. But somehow they have managed it. This will not be a major problem.
ReplyDeleteAll most all KSRTC deppo in kerala suffering from this problem lack of buses now a days KSRTC giving buses from for marriage trip also Cutting services and send buses for marriage special any way it is better to allocate two or three buses to deppo having more requirement now a days kasargod deppo send nearly 8 services for marriage purpose oe of the sunday on May itself buses are needed for festival seasons all over kerala so keeping reserve buses is good practice for any time
ReplyDeleteKSRTC placed order for 10 Multi Axle Volvo
ReplyDeletei think the tech spec is wrong.The 12m bus running palakkad-coimbatore has the specs mentioned below.
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Engine»"H" series 6 DTI - 6 cyl. turbo charged intercooled diesel BS II
Max. Power»177 PS @ 2400 rpm
Max. Torque»61 Mkg @ 1600-1800 rpm
Clutch» Diaphragm clutch-380mm Dia
Rear Axle»Fully floating spiral bevel gear
Gearbox»6 Speed Synchromesh ODGB
Steering»Power steering
Suspension»Air suspension at the front and rear
Brakes»Dual line full air
Wheelbase»6200 mm
Overall length» 11800 mm
Tyres»10 x 20 16 PR
FES»All Steel
Max speed»95 kmph
Max Gradeability»24.5 %
GVW»16200 kgs
sujith,i ve seen in one of the photographs of RNE 44 that the seating configuration is 3X2.Arent these buses supposed to have 2x2 configuration.
ReplyDeleteTHE PROBLEM WITH KSRTC BUSES IS THE SEAT DESIGN IN ALL BUSES EXCEPT AC AND DELUXE. IN ALL OTHER BUSES, THE SEAT LENGTH IS LESS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE THIRD PASSENGER TO SIT COMFORTABLY IN THREE SEATER AND SAME FOR THE SECOND PASSENGER IN TWO SEATER. THE WIDTH OF THE BUS, I FEEL, IS LESS FOR KSRTC BUSES SINCE, IN KARNATAKA, THE SEATS HAVE MORE LENGTH. THEIR BUSES ARE ALSO OF 3 X 2 PATTERN. SECOND PROBLEM IS SEAT ANGLE, WHICH AS PER BLOG, THEY HAVE IMPROVED. GENERALLY, ALL SUPER FAST AND SUPER EXPRESS BUSES, SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION AT THE REAR. PASSENGER COMFORT HAS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. RECENTLY, I TRAVELED IN THE EXPRESS BUS OF GUJARAT SRTC, WHERE THE SEATS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE THAN KSRTC. EVEN IN AC BUSES SEATS HAVE LESS LEG ROOM THAN DELUXE. GLOBUS BODY OF AC BUSES MAKE LOT OF NOISE.
ReplyDeleteALSO, THE CONDUCTORS SHOULD SWITCH OFF THE TOP LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND KEEP ONLY THE NIGHT LAMP.
CRAMMING THE BUS WITH SEATS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. WHEN SRI. GANESH KUMAR WAS THE TRANSPORT MINISTER, SUPER EXPRESS BUSES WERE DISCONTINUED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE ARE REINTRODUCED, WHICH HAS THE SAME SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND TAKE THE SAME RUNNING TIME.
നീളം കൂടിയ ബസ്സുകള് പൊളിക്കുന്നു.
ReplyDeletePosted on: 17 Jun 2010
The following news speaks volumes of Ke SRTC's myopic vision and poor unprofessional planning.
New Express buses,which were denied fitness due to their long body are taken back to Edappal R/W to trim their length!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/news/364161-article-എടപ്പാള്.html
എടപ്പാള്: നീളംകൂടിയതിനെതുടര്ന്ന് ഫിറ്റ്നസ്സ് കിട്ടാതെ മടങ്ങിയ കെ.എസ്.ആര്.ടി.സിയുടെ ബസ്സുകള് പൊളിച്ചു നന്നാക്കാന് നീക്കം.
കണ്ടനകം കെ.എസ്.ആര്.ടി.സി ബസ് ബോഡി ബില്ഡിംഗ് യൂണിറ്റില് പുതുതായി നിര്മ്മിച്ച അഞ്ച് എക്സ്പ്രസ് ബസ്സുകളാണ് നീളം കൂടിയതിനെതുടര്ന്ന് ഫിറ്റ്നസ് കിട്ടാതെ മടങ്ങിയത്.
ഇവ ഇതേരീതിയില് ഓടിക്കാനായി നിയമഭേദഗതി കൊണ്ടുവരാനാവുമോയെന്ന കാര്യം അധികൃതര് പരിശോധിച്ചെങ്കിലും അതിന് കാലതാമസം വരുമെന്നതിനാലാണ് പൊളിച്ചുശരിയാക്കണമെന്ന് ധാരണയിലെത്തിയിട്ടുള്ളത്. പന്ത്രണ്ട്മീറ്റര് നീളത്തിനുപകരം 12.2മീറ്റര് നീളമാണ് ബസ്സുകള്ക്കുള്ളത്. നിയമഭേദഗതി വേണമെങ്കില് ഗസറ്റ് വിജ്ഞാപനവും മറ്റുമാവശ്യമുണ്ട്. ഇതിന്ചുരുങ്ങിയത് രണ്ടുമൂന്നുമാസമെങ്കിലും കാലതാമസം വരും. അതുവരെ പുതിയ ബസ്സുകള് വെറുതെ കിടക്കേണ്ടിവരും.അതാണ് പൊളിച്ചു നന്നാക്കുന്നതാണ് നല്ലതെന്ന നിഗമനത്തില് അധികൃതരെത്താന് കാരണം.
What a pity..12.2m bus... Hope leyland company is listening...
ReplyDeleteI think ASHOK LEYLAND should pay KSRTC Compensation or Penalty for creating the loss to its income. I hope KSRTC management learned a lesson by these 12.2m bus idea by Leyland. KSRTC should go for the new TATA buses. They are more powerful and comfortable.
ReplyDeleteashok leyland has nothing to do with the bus..problem is with some idiotic fellows who designed the bus,with additional overhangs,ashley bus is exact 12m bus and it is not 114hp bus,the bus is powered with a 177hp engine,the information provided above is absolutely wrong,
ReplyDeleteWhich is the right specification? Can some one clarify??
ReplyDeleteHeard that TSR-Mysore LSFPs will be made S/Exp services.Is it true?
The bus has got only 5 gears and reverse. so it should be 114HP.
ReplyDeleteThese buses will be with 2*3 pushback seats
ReplyDeletewhy cant they give one super express bus to KTR depot to run in bangalore route?? its sad to see RRM 95 Sfast running in this route. Poor passengers
ReplyDeleteSujith,, any idea as to when the volvos be on the road?
ReplyDeleteHave they started allocating the new super express buses??
Hi bilal, they have not yet placed the order for the volvo buses. They started allocating the super express buses. Its better you ask sankar regarding that.
ReplyDeleteso its not going to happen this year.
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These express buses are like super deluxe only differnce is seating 2*3 instead of 2*2
ReplyDeleteIt's leyland. It has 11 rows * 4 seats, total 44 seats including conductor seat.
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