{Exceptional} Go-Ahead London Volvo B9TL ZF ft. Kickdown & High Speeds on Rail Replacement

Oh how glad I am to have caught this action from a B9TL on camera!... Just the second bus on the channel from Bexleyheath Bus Garage comes WVL414, part of a batch to have recently been remapped with a good TopoDyn setup! However there is no TopoDyn here 😉 This motor here shifts between 1900 and 2000RPM regardless of gradient, non-hesitant to downshifting and absolutely shoots off the line... leaving no crumbs between 1st & 4th Gear! Not just that but any hill it faced it would scale very easily, occasionally holding it's gear until it felt not to! Various sections in the video do feature some thrilling speeds on the A-Roads. Enough talking... I'd just like to give ‪@KickdownLondon‬ his flowers for his performances each and every time, as well as giving me the opportunity to experience this One of a Kind action from an EcoLife in a double decker, let alone a ZF B9TL!
Enjoy the video!
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00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Kickdown (1st - 5th) then (5th - 4th) | Incline
00:47 - Kickdown (2C/2L - 4th)
01:09 - Kickdown (1st - 4th)
01:30 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) then (5th - 4th - 5th) | Incline
02:00 - Full Kickdown (1st - 6th) up to Top Speed | Incline
03:39 - Kickdown (6th - 5th - 6th) then (6th - 5th) | Incline
04:17 - Full Kickdown (1st - 6th)
05:00 - Kickdown (4th - 5th) then (5th - 4th - 5th) x2
05:31 - Kickdown (1L - 4th)
05:52 - Kickdown (2C/2L - 4th) | Incline
06:26 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) x2
06:47 - Kickdown (1st - 4th)
07:10 - Kickdown (3rd - 2nd - 4th) then (4th - 3rd) | Hillclimb
07:34 - Kickdown (1st - 4th) | Gradual Hillclimb
08:02 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th) x3 | 2000RPM Hold
08:42 - Kickdown (3rd - 2nd - 4th) | Incline
08:59 - Kickdown (3rd - 4th) then (4th - 3rd - 4th)
09:28 - Kickdown (1L - 4th) then (4th - 3rd - 4th)
10:05 - Kickdown (3rd - 4th)
10:23 - Kickdown (1L - 4th) | Gradual Hillclimb
10:56 - Kickdown (4th - 3rd - 4th)
11:04 - Kickdown (1st - 5th)
11:36 - Kickdown (1st - 4th)
11:55 - Kickdown (2nd - 3rd) then (3rd - 2nd - 3rd)
12:13 - Kickdown (1st - 5th) | Gradual Hillclimb
12:40 - Kickdown (5th - 4th - 5th) | Hillclimb
13:38 - Kickdown (5th - 4th - 5th) | 2000RPM Hold
13:49 - Kickdown (3rd - 4th) then (4th - 6th) | Incline
14:41 - Full Kickdown (1st - 6th) up to Top Speed | Incline
08:33 - Kickdown (2nd - 4th)
16:19 - Kickdown (3rd - 4th)
16:36 - Kickdown (2nd - 3rd) then (3rd - 5th) | Incline
17:11 - High Revs (2C/2L - 3rd), Kickdown (3rd - 4th) then (4th - 3rd - 4th) x3
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Owned By: Go-Ahead London (General)
Registration Plate: LX11 CWV
Fleetnumber: WVL414
Bodywork: Wright Gemini 2 (10.4m)
Engine: Volvo D9B (260HP)
Chassis: Volvo B9TL
Gearbox/Transmission: ZF EcoLife 6AP-1403B
Emissions: Euro 5 trapped to Euro 6
Depot Allocation: Go-Ahead London, Bexleyheath (BX)
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