{Raw Sounding} Go-Ahead Ldn Optare Olympus Trident ZF ft. Kickdown, Pumping & Top Speed on Rail Rep

Adding onto the recent fashion of Dennis Tridents being pushed we have an Optare Olympus... the more rarer kind on the successful Trident chassis! And it is infact the second "DOE" from Go-Ahead London to feature on the channel since 2022! With just 16 out of 54 of these left with the company it was only right we made the most of what we had! Here on rail replacement, this mean machine was getting sent round the winding A-roads... pumping of the throttle allowing for the engine to rev a lot higher which was very nice to the ear as raw as this bus sounded! (Be prepared for a few redlines 😉). Alongside the fashion of driving the lovely sounding cooling fan can be heard for more than an adequate time throughout the video, thanks to the amount of gradients and just non-stop thrashing. And of course some Top Speed action where the bus would sail at 59mph and no faster. I'm more than glad that on this occasion a healthy motor was picked, knowing the batch of SOEs/DOEs... and it's worthwhile you staying for the entire video! 😉
Enjoy!
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TP = Throttle Pumping
Kickdown... is just when normal kickdown is used
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00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Flyby
00:26 - TP (1st - 3rd), Kickdown (4th - 5th)
00:58 - Kickdown (5th - 4th - 5th) up to 59mph (Top Speed)
01:48 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 5th)
02:06 - Kickdown (1st), TP (2nd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
02:34 - TP (5th - 4th - 5th) x2
03:11 - Kickdown (1st), TP (2nd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
03:41 - TP (4th - 3rd - 4th) | Incline
04:10 - TP (1st - 3rd) then (3rd - 4th) | Redline
04:38 - TP (4th - 3rd - 4th) x2 | Cooling Fan & Incline
05:17 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
05:37 - Kickdown (1st - 2nd) then TP (4th - 3rd - 5th)
06:22 - Kickdown (1st), TP (2nd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
07:06 - Downshift (3rd - 2nd) then TP (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) | Incline
07:36 - TP (2C/2L - 4th) then (4th - 3rd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
08:25 - TP (2C/2L - 4th)
08:48 - TP (3rd - 4th) then (4th - 3rd) | Cooling Fan & Incline
09:30 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd) x2 | Cooling Fan & Incline
09:54 - TP (1st - 3rd) | Incline
10:26 - TP (2C/2L - 4th) | Redline
10:53 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd)
11:02 - TP (1st) then Kickdown (3rd - 4th) | Redline & Cooling Fan
11:31 - TP (1st - 2nd), TP (3rd - 4th)
12:03 - Kickdown (3rd - 4th) then TP (4th - 3rd)
12:30 - TP (2C/2L - 4th), Kickdown (5th - 4th) then (4th - 3rd) x2
13:06 - TP (2C/2L - 3rd) then Kickdown (5th - 4th) | Cooling Fan
13:31 - TP (1st) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) | Redline & Cooling Fan
14:03 - TP (1st - 4th) | Redline
14:16 - TP (4th - 3rd - 4th) | Cooling Fan
14:39 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd) | Cooling Fan
14:52 - TP (3rd - 2nd - 4th), Kickdown (4th - 5th)
15:16 - Kickdown (1st - 2nd), TP (2nd - 3rd), Kickdown (3rd - 5th)
16:12 - TP (4th - 3rd - 4th), Kickdown (4th - 5th) up to 59mph | Incline
17:15 - TP (1st - 2nd), Kickdown (2nd - 5th) up to High Speed
18:22 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) then (4th - 3rd - 5th) up to 59mph | Cooling Fan
19:21 - Kickdown (3rd - 2nd - 3rd) then (4th - 5th) | Incline
20:03 - TP (1L - 3rd) then Kickdown (3rd - 2nd - 5th) | Incline
20:52 - Kickdown (1st - 2nd), TP (2nd - 4th)
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Owned By: Go-Ahead London (General)
Registration Plate: ~
Fleetnumber: ~
Bodywork: Optare Olympus
Engine: Cummins ISBe6.7L (250HP)
Chassis: Dennis Trident 2
Gearbox/Transmission: ZF Ecomat 5HP-502C
Emissions: Euro 4 trapped to Euro 6
Depot Allocation: Go-Ahead London, Sutton (A)
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