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Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Malarkey - 20 Nov 2014

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11240771/Britains-first-poo-bus-running-on-human-waste.html


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Michael - 20 Nov 2014

(20 Nov 2014, 7:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11240771/Britains-first-poo-bus-running-on-human-waste.html

What ever next!

A piss bus? 
A beer bus? 


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Andreos1 - 20 Nov 2014

Old news man Malarkey.
It's in the South West bus operations thread.

Thought you would have sniffed it out.


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Adrian - 20 Nov 2014

Isn't this what the Stagecoach gas buses are...?


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - MurdnunoC - 20 Nov 2014

There was a brief acknowledgement of this story on Radio Newcastle this morning.

I was going to post something about this but I forgot and Adam beat me to the punch. As it's 'old news', I'm rather glad I didn't. Tongue

But, back to the story, passengers can't complain if the service turns out to be, erm, shit.

Let the puns commence!


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Adrian - 20 Nov 2014

(20 Nov 2014, 7:45 pm)AdamY There was a brief acknowledgement of this story on Radio Newcastle this morning.

I was going to post something about this but I forgot and Adam beat me to the punch. As it's 'old news', I'm rather glad I didn't. Tongue

But, back to the story, passengers can't complain if the service turns out to be, erm, shit.

Let the puns commence!

GNE could split the Coaster service again, and buy some for the number 2. Wink


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Jimmi - 20 Nov 2014

Don't fancy getting rear shots of that bus Big Grin


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - eezypeazy - 20 Nov 2014

Is it some sort of perpetual motion machine?


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Diamond One - 20 Nov 2014

well its a Shit Story or a Crap Bus litterly


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Andreos1 - 20 Nov 2014

Lets just hope it runs to time!


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - DanPicken - 21 Nov 2014

The number 2 bus.


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - idiot - 25 Nov 2014

Refuel at Downing Street


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Jimmi - 15 Mar 2015

'Poo bus' set for passenger service
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/news/11857025._Poo_bus__set_for_passenger_service/

Quite amusing that it will be operating service 2 Big Grin


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - omnicity4659 - 15 Mar 2015

Number 2 needs a poo.


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - R852 PRG - 16 Mar 2015

I just hope people don't take this seriously... Anyone remember that Stagecoach in Newcastle decker that an OAP decided to do one in his seat on?...


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - omnicity4659 - 16 Mar 2015

(16 Mar 2015, 6:51 pm)MarcTheA4 I just hope people don't take this seriously... Anyone remember that Stagecoach in Newcastle decker that an OAP decided to do one in his seat on?...

Deliberately or by mistake? lol

Didn't hear about it haha


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - eezypeazy - 30 Apr 2015

The story says:

A single tank of the gas, which is produced using the typical annual waste of five people, is enough to power the vehicle for 190 miles.

So the annual waste of one person would move the bus 38 miles.

How much poo would be required to move a fleet of a thousand buses at 12 mph through a conurbation for 18 hours a day? 216 miles x 363 days = 78,408,000 miles. Divide by 38 miles per person = 2,063,3684 people's annual waste. Unfortunately, there's only 1.1 million people in Tyne and Wear.

In other words, to make Tyne and Wear's buses 100%  poo-powered you'd need twice the amount of poo that the population can produce....

... unless we all swapped to a very high-fibre diet...

Somebody else care to check my maths...?


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - MrFozz - 07 May 2015

(30 Apr 2015, 4:39 pm)eezypeazy The story says:

A single tank of the gas, which is produced using the typical annual waste of five people, is enough to power the vehicle for 190 miles.

So the [b]annual waste of one person would move the bus 38 miles.[/b]

How much poo would be required to move a fleet of a thousand buses at 12 mph through a conurbation for 18 hours a day? 216 miles x 363 days = 78,408,000 miles. Divide by 38 miles per person = 2,063,3684 people's annual waste. Unfortunately, there's only 1.1 million people in Tyne and Wear.

In other words, to make Tyne and Wear's buses 100%  poo-powered you'd need twice the amount of poo that the population can produce....

... unless we all swapped to a very high-fibre diet...

Somebody else care to check my maths...?

Would the bus go like shit off a shovel

The waste and gas I produce myself could send a Space Ship to the moon and back, I am master farter with loose guts a lot of the time [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT]

Would the exhaust fumes from such a bus smell like a shit or a fart???

I remember when Dalton Park was being built, for the grassy parts human waste was used as a fertiliser, for about 3 months Murton smelt like shit ...saying that it ain't much better now haha


RE: Introducing the "Poo Bus" - Andreos1 - 07 May 2015

(07 May 2015, 8:02 pm)MrFozz Would the bus go like shit off a shovel

The waste and gas I produce myself could send a Space Ship to the moon and back, I am master farter with loose guts a lot of the time [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT]

Would the exhaust fumes from such a bus smell like a shit or a fart???

I remember when Dalton Park was being built, for the grassy parts human waste was used as a fertiliser, for about 3 months Murton smelt like shit ...saying that it ain't much better now haha

Would pay money to see eezypeazy's face after reading that! Big Grin