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Old 06-08-2015, 01:10 PM   #8 (permalink)
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From what I understand, having the engine beside the driver is relatively inexpensive and has the shortest turning radius. I definitely wish that it had better insulation, though.
Having the engine beside the driver should be supposed to not affect the turning radius so much, while a bonntetted bus sacrifices space for more seats compared to a forward-control bus at the same lenght. Anyway, I still regard rear-engined buses as a better solution.
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