Articulated Buses : What and Why??

World is evolving and so is the technology and so is the creativity. Articulated buses came out as a result of technology and creativity evolution. These buses are ordinary buses but with extraordinary passenger capacity. The idea of these buses came to geniuses minds in early 1960's and what came out is known as Articulated Bus which has capability of seating over 120+ passengers...Let me tell you what are these buses??

Drive your Home - Motorhomes by JCBL PLA

For those who are tired of finding a right house to suit their busy lifestyle, or unable to find a house at their preferred location here is the solution. India's leading bus body maker company JCBL introduces luxury homes in collaboration with PLA. Now you can roam around anywhere without worrying about where to stay, as you are carrying your own home on the move.

These luxury homes are introduced in India with a price tag of INR 75lacs and are equipped with all the luxuries and comfort you can expect from your home. The company has introduced two models for range of 75 and 80 lacs respectively. Let me give you an insight:

What is a MotorHome:

Motorhomes are just like any other vehicle which has an engine to drive and a driver seat but in addition to that their is a luxurious interior attached within. A full fledged home for all your daily needs having a kitchen , bedroom and even a washroom. And most importantly you can take along your

Bagger 288 : Monster or Machine

Bagger  288 : A Monster or A Machine

Bagger 288

This monster looking huge automobile is the largest land vehicle in the world. It weighs around 13500 tons and by dimensions its 311 feet tall and 705 feet long and the name by which its known is "BAGGER 288".

It was built by the German company 'Krupp' for the energy and mining firm 'Rheinbraun', Germany.

         The machine was built for the coal mining industry where its job is to dig the area around and extract the coal. Then it transfers the coal to the transport equipment which ferry the load to its useful destination.

Bagger 288 : Rotary Wheel

The huge rotary wheel is the most important part of this machine. This excavating head is 22 meters in  diameter. And has 18 baskets which can hold up to 6.6 cubic meters of excavated coal load.

Bagger 288 : In mining fields

 The machine is used to excavate coal from mining fields which in turn turn is used to produce electricity. But this generator of electricity itself requires 16.5 MW of energy for operation.

Bagger 288 : Huge Tires

 This machine has the option to move around. Don't be surprised as it has 3 rows of 4 caterpillar track assemblies which makes the large surface area for machine and which in turn reduce the ground pressure developed by the weight of this machine. To your surprise the machine can move 15-30 ft per minute.

Bagger 288 : Outdoors

 For a machine like this big what you expect the radius should be???
    It's around 100 meters that's so huge that  even an Olympic race can happen for that distance.

Bagger 288 : In action in night

This machine is huge as a monstor but as far as its capability is concerned you can give it full marks as it can excavate 240,000 tons of coal on daily basis which is equivalent to digging a football field to 30m deep. Now that's a sign of a monster.

This is it about the Bagger  288 : Monster or Machine. For other Monstrous automobiles visit:

AutoMobile Godzilla - Bucyrus Mt6300AC

The Biggest Whale - Allure of the Seas

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The Biggest Whale - Allure of the Seas

ALLURE OF THE SEAS:

In my childhood i saw the movie Titanic in which i learnt that it was the biggest ship of that time. Till now I thought that Titanic still holds the top place but recently I got to know that there is a super huge ship on the charts and the name is Allure of the Seas. Its the biggest ship in the world which is owned by the Royal Caribbean International company. Interestingly the 2nd largest ship in the world is also owned by the the same company and more interesting is the fact that both the ship have length difference of just 50mm :)

The sister ship of Allure of the Seas is Oasis of the Seas which is identical in structure and features. The length of the ship is 1187 feet and has a capacity of carrying 6296 passengers along with the cruise staff. Below is the comparison between my childhood favorite Titanic and the latest love Allure of the Seas.

The Facts:

• The ship was ordered in 2006 to STX Finland Cruise Oy company of Finland .
• The construction was started in December 2008.
• The name of the ships were decided after a competition was held open for public.
• The two sister ships were equal in specification but Allure of Seas somehow managed to be 50mm longer in length.
• Till now there is  no competition nearby for the ship.

Specifications:

General characteristics
Class and type:	Oasis-class cruise ship
Tonnage:	225,282 GT 242,999 NT 19,750 DWT
Displacement:	approximately 100,000 tons
Length:	362 m (1,187 ft)
Beam:	47 m (154 ft) waterline 60.5 m (198 ft) max moulded 65 m (213 ft) max beam
Height:	72 m (236 ft) above water line
Draught:	9.3 m (31 ft)
Depth:	22.5 m (74 ft)
Decks:	16 passenger decks
Installed power:	3 × Wärtsilä 12V46D (3 × 13,860 kW/18,590 hp) 3 × Wärtsilä 16V46D (3 × 18,480 kW/24,780 hp)
Propulsion:	3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing 4 × 5.5 MW Wärtsilä CT3500 bow thrusters
Speed:	22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)
Capacity:	5,400 passengers at double occupancy 6,296 maximum
Crew:	2,384 as of July 2012
Notes:	50 mm (2.0 in) longer than Oasis

Features:

There is no doubt that in a ship that big the luxury are also top-notch with the best in world world facilities the Allure of the Seas caters its passengers with best in the world luxuries, comfort , and entertainment.
It has:
• 18,000 sq. foot Casino Royale® with 456 slots and 27 tables 
• Bars, lounges, and nightclubs that never have a cover, including live jazz club, karaoke bar, and comedy club 
• Full-service Spa with thermal suite and an extensive treatment menu 
• State-of-the-art Fitness Center, with classes like yoga and tai chi 
• 7 swimming pools to chill.
• Two rock-climbing walls, each 43 feet high
• Full-sized basketball court
• Ice-skating
• Mini-golf course.
• Super amazing markets
• Amazing restaurants to satisfy your taste buds.
• A society like space.
• 12 elevators on each end that will never let you down.

Have a look:

Allure of the seas front view

This pic depicts, how enormous it is : Top view Allure of Seas

Allure of Seas : Top view 

The Gallery

Allure of the Seas : The luxury rooms

This is it about the Biggest Whale in the sea- The amazing Allure of the seas.

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The Automobile Godzilla: Bucyrus MT6300AC

The king of all automobiles is this machine. It is Named as MT6300AC and it's the largest haul truck in the world with loading capacity of 400 tons. It is capable of moving at a speed of 64 Km/h which is quite impressive for an object of this size. It is powered by Detroit Diesel Engine which gives it 3,750 horsepower (2,800 kW) and this power is utilized in moving the load on this machine.
    This enormous truck is used in the mining areas where the supplied load is too much for a small truck. You can understand the size of this truck by looking at this pic below where two large trucks are taking care of this Automobile Godzilla. This machine is so Huge that to reach the controls area of this machine, you have to use staircase that is provided on the front grille.

MT6300AC Specificatons:

Specification
Public Introduction	2008
Nominal Payload Capacity	400 short tons (363 t)
Gross Machine Operating Weight	1,330,000 lb (603,300 kg)
Engine Make & Model	MTU/DDC 20V4000
Engine Arrangement	V-20
Engine Power	3,750 hp (2,796 kW) net
Top Speed (Loaded)	40 mph (64 km/h)
Overall Height to Top of Canopy (Empty)	26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Overall Height (Body Raised)	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Overall Length	51 ft 1 in (15.57 m)
Overall Width	31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Fuel Capacity	1,300 US gal (4,921 l)
Tire Size	59/80R63

At Work:

Bucyrus MT6300AC : Front

Bucyrus MT6300AC : Back

Bucyrus MT6300AC: A men at work

Cost:

$4 million (As big as it is)

Caterpillar's 797 : A competitor of Bucyrus MT6300AC

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The Biggest Whale - Allure of the Seas

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