The rear toilet solution is an ingenious way Scania solved one of the more infuriating moments you can have as a driver. That being the luggage compartment hatches being smaller on the side of the bus people can get off. We often find ourselves on traffic packed roads, where unloading luggage from the driver’s side is simply dangerous. Creating more hatches on the side where people get off is therefore more logical and safe. So bravo to Scania for having this solution for almost two decades, which I was unaware of. And fortunately they still offer this option to this day on the Scania Touring HD. Cheers Bussmagasinet
This is so true! Both me and Tom are both bus drivers. We are often in dangerous situations where people need to stand in traffic to load and unload their bags 🥲 Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
Love to see my country on this video. I though the lahti scala was only what you gonna do, but this was suprice too. Thank you for this seriously 👍🏻 happy to see These old Tanks on the road.
Our pleasure! It was a dream to come and make this video! Still! I would like to drive an even older Eagle. Manual stick shift and three axles. I know they are still running 🚌😁
Hi 👋 Magne very enjoyable video 📹 again..WoW @ 07:05 The bus has 0686.895.2 Kilometers traveled..The old busses are built well giving years of Service with TLC they just keep on Happily serving there ridership safety ..GodBless
Flott video! 🙂 Den type buss er min favoritt også. Å ha toalettet bakerst gjør det lettere og romsligere enn i midten. Liker å veldig all plassen du får midt under bussen! 👍 Takk for en flott video (og turen til Tromsø via alle andre land enn Norge. PS, Det var da en utrolig dyr bussbillet ifra Rovaniemi til Tromsø😱
Så flott å høre! Hekkdør er buss-gudens gave til bussen 😂😂 Kult ar du likte reisen til Tromsø! Den fikk overraskelse mye respons! Så moro. Men, ja. Fikk hakaslepp av prisen. Fy søren!
Nice video! That bus is beautiful 😍! I hope I see these a lot in the future when I come to Finland. My opinion will never change: old buses are way better than new buses!
Great video! You should also test drive Kabus while you still can, they are a bit of an oddity of Finnish bus history. It was a bus factory for Finland's biggest bus operator Koiviston auto, they made both coaches and city buses and both are... unique to say the least. Many people dislike them, some maybe like them, but it would be a great story for you to tell. But they are quite old at this point and will probably be phased out in the near future.
Hahaha, I was just about to say when I started looking at this video that it looks like a Scania SCALA, but the Tourist version, and then you walked to the back of the bus and it looks just like a SCALA - tho I like the design of this one more than the SCALA, and I agree about the Bagage compartments, great space and very clever designed. I was as excited as you are when I drove a Volvo 9900 first time 2007 when I just taken my driving licence and Volvo came to my work for a display and testdrive, still like the design the most of a 9900 from 2007 over the new odd recent design of Volvo's Coaches.
Its great to see you love finnish buses!!! If you happen to drop by Oulu again in the near future I would love to see a video just like this on the classic old Finnish made Kabus buses and why in oulu? That's pretty much the only city where the citybus models TC40's are still found. Of course just as old Kabus coaches can be spotted on Onnibus fleet too. And you should tell about it's history! I believe the biggest bus company here, Koiviston auto made them just for own use... pretty strange huh? 😃
@@bussmagasinet1 Yeah though if it's not economical to use they would have to scrap it as a new vehicle would be more sensible investment of funds and profits. Dependent on vehicle condition - as well as the COE (certificate of entitlement). Some of them may not renew also and have the bus early scrap or sold to someone else.
In Finland, Allison has a bad reputation of being fuel-inefficient. Back in the 80s they were very common on city buses (if they weren’t manual, mind you!) but were quickly superseded by ZF Ecomats and to a lesser extent, Voith Diwas. The only Allison-equipped buses in Finland right now are probably the Kabus TC-series, and some of them are even equipped with ZF AS Tronic.
@@bandimint Most of the drivers I have talked to over the years hated those ASTRONIC trannys. I rode in many of them and they are jerky and slow in stop and go traffic. Over here in America the ALLISON is very loved. Smooth and quick acceleration. I don’t drive buses but as long as I don’t have to clutch and shift myself, any automatic will do. Those automated manuals are too rough for buses but maybe ok for trucks.
I wasn't expecting to see Åbergin Linja on my YT feed. Best bus company in Finland!
Glad we could surprise you positively 😁 Such an interesting company!
Vittu åbergin kuski soitti mun perää kytät
The rear toilet solution is an ingenious way Scania solved one of the more infuriating moments you can have as a driver. That being the luggage compartment hatches being smaller on the side of the bus people can get off. We often find ourselves on traffic packed roads, where unloading luggage from the driver’s side is simply dangerous. Creating more hatches on the side where people get off is therefore more logical and safe. So bravo to Scania for having this solution for almost two decades, which I was unaware of. And fortunately they still offer this option to this day on the Scania Touring HD.
Cheers Bussmagasinet
This is so true! Both me and Tom are both bus drivers. We are often in dangerous situations where people need to stand in traffic to load and unload their bags 🥲
Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
The rear toilet also solves the freezing waste tank problem, with the tank being right beside the engine. Only Finnish problems.
Also a heavy problem in Norway and Sweden. I’ve been driving with frozen toilets most of the winter in Norway. Not good!
Funny seeing a bus from my home city on UA-cam
Glad to hear we filmed in your city 😁
Very good design, in fact better than many current designs of today. The swing door for example, is much faster than the plug doors of today.
Totally agree! This design is just great! Carrus still have this quick swing doors, even on the brand new 2024 models
Love to see my country on this video. I though the lahti scala was only what you gonna do, but this was suprice too. Thank you for this seriously 👍🏻 happy to see These old Tanks on the road.
Our pleasure! It was a dream to come and make this video! Still! I would like to drive an even older Eagle. Manual stick shift and three axles. I know they are still running 🚌😁
Hi 👋 Magne very enjoyable video 📹 again..WoW @ 07:05 The bus has 0686.895.2 Kilometers traveled..The old busses are built well giving years of Service with TLC they just keep on Happily serving there ridership safety ..GodBless
Thanks for great feedback 😁 Old are still the best 💪🚌
This looks a lot like the Lahti Scala, but a coach bus version. It has a 2006-2009 facelift Lahti Scala style rear.
They where built at the same factory, so it’s not so strange that they look kind of the same 😉😁🚌
Flott video! 🙂
Den type buss er min favoritt også. Å ha toalettet bakerst gjør det lettere og romsligere enn i midten. Liker å veldig all plassen du får midt under bussen! 👍
Takk for en flott video (og turen til Tromsø via alle andre land enn Norge. PS, Det var da en utrolig dyr bussbillet ifra Rovaniemi til Tromsø😱
Så flott å høre! Hekkdør er buss-gudens gave til bussen 😂😂
Kult ar du likte reisen til Tromsø! Den fikk overraskelse mye respons! Så moro. Men, ja. Fikk hakaslepp av prisen. Fy søren!
Nice video! That bus is beautiful 😍! I hope I see these a lot in the future when I come to Finland. My opinion will never change: old buses are way better than new buses!
Come to Finland! These will drive for many Møre years
@@bussmagasinet1 Very nice
@@bussmagasinet1 I would like to come to Finland but I can’t unfortunately
I never been in that eagle but want to get in that
That’s just gorgeous coaches. Do it before it’s too late!
Great video! You should also test drive Kabus while you still can, they are a bit of an oddity of Finnish bus history. It was a bus factory for Finland's biggest bus operator Koiviston auto, they made both coaches and city buses and both are... unique to say the least. Many people dislike them, some maybe like them, but it would be a great story for you to tell. But they are quite old at this point and will probably be phased out in the near future.
It looks like we’ll try to make a Kabus video in the near future. We’ll try to make it work 😁
@@bussmagasinet1 That’s exciting to hear!
Hahaha, I was just about to say when I started looking at this video that it looks like a Scania SCALA, but the Tourist version, and then you walked to the back of the bus and it looks just like a SCALA - tho I like the design of this one more than the SCALA, and I agree about the Bagage compartments, great space and very clever designed.
I was as excited as you are when I drove a Volvo 9900 first time 2007 when I just taken my driving licence and Volvo came to my work for a display and testdrive, still like the design the most of a 9900 from 2007 over the new odd recent design of Volvo's Coaches.
Eagle and Scala are unique and interesting! Just love them. I totally agree on the old version of the 9900. Much better quality and design 😁
Its great to see you love finnish buses!!! If you happen to drop by Oulu again in the near future I would love to see a video just like this on the classic old Finnish made Kabus buses and why in oulu? That's pretty much the only city where the citybus models TC40's are still found. Of course just as old Kabus coaches can be spotted on Onnibus fleet too. And you should tell about it's history! I believe the biggest bus company here, Koiviston auto made them just for own use... pretty strange huh? 😃
We are actually trying to make something on Kabus as well. Let's see what this summer can bring of exiting adventures!
@@bussmagasinet1great!
Super stylish Eagle! I wonder how many of them were produced in total?
That’s actually a very good question! Anyone knows
Scania rocks!!!!❤
Great vehicle!
Love the Lahti Eagle! Has Lahti stopped production of buses completely?
Sadly yes
Yes :( last vehicle delivered Q1 2021. Also R&D @Lahti stopped Q1 2024
They stopped seeeeeevral years ago. That’s so sad!
The scania engine sounds so sweet. Shame you played music over it, would love to hear it in full thrash!
😁😁
For Singapore's private buses - the lifespan is 20 years old and either it gets exported, or more commonly, scrap.
Still not bad to use the buses for 20 years!
@@bussmagasinet1 Yeah though if it's not economical to use they would have to scrap it as a new vehicle would be more sensible investment of funds and profits. Dependent on vehicle condition - as well as the COE (certificate of entitlement). Some of them may not renew also and have the bus early scrap or sold to someone else.
i just was there 6h ago
So fun 😂
💯
😁💪🚌
So I gathered that buses over in Europe don’t have the ALLISON type fully automatic transmissions? Interesting video.
Almost Non of the European has that transmission here 😁
In UK we do have buses with the Allison transmission.
In Finland, Allison has a bad reputation of being fuel-inefficient. Back in the 80s they were very common on city buses (if they weren’t manual, mind you!) but were quickly superseded by ZF Ecomats and to a lesser extent, Voith Diwas. The only Allison-equipped buses in Finland right now are probably the Kabus TC-series, and some of them are even equipped with ZF AS Tronic.
@@bandimint Most of the drivers I have talked to over the years hated those ASTRONIC trannys. I rode in many of them and they are jerky and slow in stop and go traffic. Over here in America the ALLISON is very loved. Smooth and quick acceleration. I don’t drive buses but as long as I don’t have to clutch and shift myself, any automatic will do. Those automated manuals are too rough for buses but maybe ok for trucks.
it's so 90's Allison transmissions, in fire trucks, and trucks still have them in the 2020s, new volvo fe cng, has an Allison box.
Finska bussar kan man lita på 🥰. När man kört nya 9700 är det en lättnad dom dagar man får köra carrusen.
Enig! Carrus er best!
How old is this version of this model?
Information is provided in the first sentence of the video 😂😂 2007
@@bussmagasinet1 Ah ok! Thank you very much! 🙂
This is not almost 20 years old.
Hehe what’s 3 years? He was probably excited.
17 years old in my eyes is almost 20 years. And, this video will be here for ever. Soon, the title will be wrong again 😂
@@bussmagasinet1 It would mean 2017 will almost be 10 years old.
Ifs built in 2007
@@bussmagasinet1 I know it's built 2007, just saying how fast time flies.
Det kunne ha vært Albert Åberg sin buss........hehehe 😊 😉 🚍
😂😂😂😂
@@bussmagasinet1 ??