A short break staying in Eindhoven included time to see something of the Dutch transport ‘scene’.
We found the Dutch people very wellcoming, very helpful and the vast majority speak good English.
Eindhoven lies in the Dutch province of Southeast-Brabant with the main operator being ‘Hermes’ which uses the word ’Bravo’ in its branding.
As usual on the continent, two and three door operation is normal.
When you see the speed at which passengers with passes board at the front and and leaving passengers use either of the other doors to leave, its breathtaking.
The Dutch are developing alternative power sources to diesel and the latest buses in the fleet reflect this being electricity powered articulated’s.
82-BHX-1 ‘Hermes’ No. 9522. VDL SLFA Citea BRT
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
87-BHX-1 ‘Hermes’ No. 9527. VDL SLFA Citea BRT
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
68-BHS-3 ‘Hermes’ No. 1270. VDL SLE129.280 Citea
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
BV-NG-22 ‘Hermes’ No. 3421. MAN Lion City
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
BV-MT-81 ‘Hermes’ No. 3457. MAN Lion City
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
BV-LS-66 ‘Hermes’ No. 3343. VDL Ambassador 200
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
BY-ML-03 ‘Hermes’ No. 3367. VDL Ambassador 200
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The buses in West Brabant are run by our old friends ‘Arriva’ albeit the Dutch arm of the company.
Here we see one of their fleet laying over before making its return journey.
19-BFK-2 ‘Arriva Volans’ No. 7221. Volvo B8RLE / Volvo 8900 /2
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
