What the... MCI bus? Anyone know what this is?

[unlisted]

(not the first vehicle.. wait for the second one..

 

[twodogs603]

Very interesting. Did you notice the rear wheel steer??

 

[unlisted]

yes, I did. I also noticed its a double decker!!! :crazy:

 

[twisted_metal]

found it... Google Chrome = Win


Karlsruhe: Einsatzleitwagen 2 you'll need to translate from German to English tho.. or Read this and Look at the Pics.


"Vehicle details:


Year: 2005/06


Manufacturer: Ziegler fire equipment technology (ZFT) Mühlau


Chassis: Neoplan N44 26 / Ü 3


Construction: Ziegler fire equipment technology (ZTF) Mühlau


Engine: DB OM 501 LA / 260 kW


Gearbox: Automatic transmission, Voith D 864.3 E / retarder


Vehicle length: 12,000 mm (39 feet 4 7⁄16")


Vehicle width: 2550 mm (8 feet 2 27⁄64")


Overall height: 4000mm (13 feet 1 31⁄64")


Gross weight: 22,000 kg


Operating weight: 19,399 kg


Steering axles front and trailing, Axle centerline driven, air suspension, disc brakes


Special features:


- Top speed 100 km / h


- GPS navigation and reversing camera


- fluorescent red paint RAL 3024


- Power Generator Panda 30 KVA


- Heating Webasto - hot water heater 35 kW


- Air Conditioning Two split air conditioners with 5 heat exchangers, cooling capacity 20 kW


- Smoke detectors in the equipment room with reporting to work


- On-board compressor for compressed air maintenance during operation


- Druckluftsnachluss (i dunno Google didn't Translate)


- Float


- external start socket and an external power supply 400V / 32A

 

[kd0giz]

The lights are kind of useless up there?!

 

[C420sailor]

The lights are kind of useless!

Fixed it for you.


Underlit and undermarked, IMO.

 

[EHFD_Tower_751]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET


another lego idea


i like it, do agree with the lights being useless on top though

 

[runesson]

Underlit and undermarked, IMO.

Seriously?? It's a doubledecker bus in fluorecent orange paint (local emergency color) with siren, strobes in the grille and on top! ...and a topspeed of 100kmh. More lights would't help this rigg much, IMO, only a good driver....

 

[C420sailor]

Seriously?? It's a doubledecker bus in fluorecent orange paint (local emergency color) with siren, strobes in the grille and on top! ...and a topspeed of 100kmh. More lights would't help this rigg much, IMO, only a good driver....

Four out of six of the lights are about 20' up, rendering them quite useless at close ranges. A siren is all well and good, but not if you can't tell which vehicle it is coming from.


Didn't know about orange being an emergency color.

 

[nerdly_dood]

Four out of six of the lights are about 20' up, rendering them quite useless at close ranges. A siren is all well and good, but not if you can't tell which vehicle it is coming from.

Didn't know about orange being an emergency color.

The vast majority of fire/EMS vehicles in Germany are fluorescent orange - see this YT channel for details.

 

[HILO]

High up lights, no intersection lights, and yet it got better ROW than the emergency vehicles that are lit up like carnival rides. :bonk:

 

[FireEMSPolice]

I love how the Avis idiot cut it off

 

[unlisted]

I love how the Avis idiot cut it off

Hey at least he pulled to the right, and stopped..

 

[11b101abn]

Very interesting. Did you notice the rear wheel steer??

A great many German commercial vehicles have that feature. Narrow streets and sharp turns being the primary reason. Saw tomes of that kind of thing when I was stationed there for 5 years.

 

[OSP959(R)]

Maybe it's a bucket brigade responding to a fire. :haha:


You could carry a lot of people and buckets in that bus. :bonk:

 

[Mrlunchbox]

I am still curious as to what it is actually used for...

 

[MESDA6]

The graphics on this side looked like a satellite / radio graphic. There are MCI buses in the US known as Big Blue that come into disaster areas and act as communications infrastructure until service is restored. Not sure if this is something similar, or might be a moble communications / command post. I'd be curious to see what deploys out of the roof of that unit if it is one of those. If they had height and width restrictions because of the streets, there may be all kinds of toys that come out of the roof. I'm basing this solely on the graphics though.


Guess it could also be a mass casualty unit since they were going into an Emergency Room.


Hopefully one of the people who read German will know what some of the markings are.

 

[Mrlunchbox]

The graphics on this side looked like a satellite / radio graphic. There are MCI buses in the US known as Big Blue that come into disaster areas and act as communications infrastructure until service is restored. Not sure if this is something similar, or might be a moble communications / command post. I'd be curious to see what deploys out of the roof of that unit if it is one of those. If they had height and width restrictions because of the streets, there may be all kinds of toys that come out of the roof. I'm basing this solely on the graphics though.

Guess it could also be a mass casualty unit since they were going into an Emergency Room.


Hopefully one of the people who read German will know what some of the markings are.

+1 on the graphics as thats what I was thinking. So yeah, just need that German translation! hahaha

 

[runesson]

Looks like it says "eintsatzleitwagen" which by my very limited German would indicate it´s some sort of mobile commandpost.

 

[K9Vic]

It is a command vehicle from what Google tells me.


Einsatzleitwagen - Wikimedia Commons


File:Bus der Karlsruher Berufsfeuerwehr 9152.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

 

[Jarred J.]

hey texas.


beat that!

 

[5309]

Hey at least he pulled to the right, and stopped..

something americans dont do.

 

[Resfireman30]

hey texas.


beat that!

Challenge accepted!

 

[Resfireman30]

remember this guy?

 

[K9Vic]

remember this guy?

That was not built or designed in Texas, nor do I recall that it was actually used at Super Bowl XLV as planned. It was shown in Dallas back in November 2010 before the Super Bowl.

 

[Station 3]

Its called a BOULDER BUS it usually responds to when ever boulder falls down or gets sick its full of KFC double downs on the inside and a large TV.

 

[emtanderson51]

LMAO

 

[Jarred J.]

semi is not equal to double decker bus


you = FAIL

 

[nerdly_dood]

semi is not equal to double decker bus

you = FAIL

That wasn't the point.

hey texas.


beat that!

Challenge accepted!

That was the point.

 

[Jarred J.]

my point is a semi doesnt equal a double decker bus. a triple decker bus would be greater than or any other vehicle where the vehicle is one piece and not a vehicle pulling a trailer.


that would be like a 100 ft ladder truck vs a 100 ft ladder tandem truck sure their both ladder yrucks but one is easier to drive.

 

[7d9_z28]

my point is a semi doesnt equal a double decker bus. a triple decker bus would be greater than or any other vehicle where the vehicle is one piece and not a vehicle pulling a trailer.

that would be like a 100 ft ladder truck vs a 100 ft ladder tandem truck sure their both ladder yrucks but one is easier to drive.

To be fair, 4wheel steer bus is probably easier to drive. possibly lighter too.


Oh well, both are wicked sweet

 

[AKRLTW]

nvm...

 

[JCLG316]

Washington DC has five or them and NYC has at least one. With an accident of five or more victims that MCI Bus responds automaticlly in DC.

 

[calebsheltonmed23]

Hey at least he pulled to the right, and stopped..

Amen. A lot of people don't know to not pull over in an intersection. Happens here all the time. Atleast he pulled over. That's a rarity in itself.

 

[Safetycardriver]

...no intersection lights...

Unfortunately here in Germany, there are no lights allowed at the side of a vehicle. (could be irritating :bonk: :weird: ) Only "beacons" with 360° on top, and flashers at front and rear... (maximum of two synchronised in front and 4 synchronised at the back). :cry: