For me, Lamhe was the best ever Scania sleeper from the National Fleet. Elegancy enuses, when Lamhe Breezes past! Day or Night, a Glimpse of this has the ability to make your day!
A Mumbai trip ensured that I may end up on this. I was initially was expecting Paakezaha,one of their first batch of 13.7m Scanias.
And I Was Waiting for It, on time.
I had reached my boarding point a hour before my actual time and was expecting Pakezaha, when i recieved a message from NT Saying that my bus number was 8049. A Quick recap and i was overjoyed to know that it was Lamhe,NT`s Latest pair of Scania Sleepers.
I had my luggage loaded in the cargo hold and went straight to my berth and made myself comfortable, Wide, Spacious,Well lit and equipped with a charging point, Night lamp and a TV and had the Blanket, Curtains and berth neatly kept.
The bus was actually 10 minutes before time and departed right at 6pm.
Wading slowly through chaotic Mumbai traffic, we proceeded towards exiting the city. But Since it was a weekend, I Expected a clear exit from the city,But....
As we were crossing the Vashi Bridge, both the sides were jammed right from the bridge limits. We almost lost a good 60-70 minutes, crawling all the way till the Toll Plaza. The Crew had a tough time squeezing out of the city. As soon as we got on the expressway, the driver started to keep a constant 95 kph.
Just as i thought that i was going to have a trouble free ride from here, we started facing crazy truck traffic around Lonavala. Zig zag-ing and crazy overtakes were not effective as the good for nothing truckers were crawling through all the lanes, some of them racing, as if they were doing 100 kph, when they were not even doing 20kph. The truckers are a menace for the general public, blocking all the lanes, not following lane disipline ,ensuring long lines and wasting time, fuel and money as they crawl slowly, letting their engines whine and the stupid drivers use phones or do irrelavant stuff on the highways.
We slowly approached the First toll on the EWay, and the traffic was pretty clear from here. The crew made the most of it and reached Pune in no time. Reached Katraj and spent 10-15 minutes where the pax from Pune boarded Lamhe.Quickly exited the city and we were approaching our delayed dinner break.
We Finally reached Hotel Neelkamal, Where we had a SRS B11R, a B9R Sleeper, a Ashley crowd going to goa (Naik, etc etc), and Paulo MAN Airobus also on its way towards Goa. The dinner break was thankfully long, and we left from here at 11:50 pm, and stopped a little ahead for a fuel break, as time ticked away, i made the most of this and had a jolly good snapping session with the Pretty Woman!
I asked the crew if i could sit in the cabin till Khambatki ghat came, and got a positive response for it. All contented, i stirred up a chat with the driver, who was one of the very first drivers to be trained for the Volvo B11R. He was quite new with the machine, so he was quite reserved when queried for the performance. But he added that this was the best when it comes to fuel efficiency and Passenger comfort, and he would like to remain with Scania.
We soon approached the Khambatki ghat. The driver decided to take it on on Manual Mode itself, and was maneuvering the vehicle quite well. Suddenly after a curve, he decided to switch to Automatic, much to my delight, as the Griffin was growling in all its might and was a super delight to hear and experience the 360hp Machine. I felt that the 360 is a better accelerator and was quite a punchy machine!
Again contented and happy, i made my way to my berth and decided to experience the suspension and engine noises. Oh boy, it was certainly a delight to experience the 13.7m Monster, as it too, like its bigger brother took in bad patches and uneven surfaces quite well, almost killing all disturbances and ensuring a zero noise/jerk Journey to the passengers. NVH Levels were quite acceptable, as it was finished by Prakash (as this was sleeper built by SMK Prakash, Peenya) and had no heat levels at all (I was on the last berth). Scania Simply proves that they mean business, and have ensured Quality and the best travelling experience while ensuring safety and reliability.
Scania has also made sure to strike the right chords with their Customers, as their machines have ZERO Maintenance Issues, High Fuel Efficiency (Consistent Deliverance on National`s Fleet), and Zero compromise Quality on the Griffins. This in turn has made Scania the new hearthrob for passengers whose choice is an Safe,Comfortable,No Jerk, Contented Journey to their Destinations.
As the bus carried us towards Bangalore, i decided to catch a few winks and slept all the way till the breakfast stop in the morning at Hiriyur. Again, we had a long breakfast break and departed for Bangalore.
We reached Yeshwantpur at exactly 11:15 am, Bidding adieu to the crew and the Pretty Woman, I Hoped to have another ride with her again!
A Mumbai trip ensured that I may end up on this. I was initially was expecting Paakezaha,one of their first batch of 13.7m Scanias.
And I Was Waiting for It, on time.
I had reached my boarding point a hour before my actual time and was expecting Pakezaha, when i recieved a message from NT Saying that my bus number was 8049. A Quick recap and i was overjoyed to know that it was Lamhe,NT`s Latest pair of Scania Sleepers.
I had my luggage loaded in the cargo hold and went straight to my berth and made myself comfortable, Wide, Spacious,Well lit and equipped with a charging point, Night lamp and a TV and had the Blanket, Curtains and berth neatly kept.
The bus was actually 10 minutes before time and departed right at 6pm.
Wading slowly through chaotic Mumbai traffic, we proceeded towards exiting the city. But Since it was a weekend, I Expected a clear exit from the city,But....
As we were crossing the Vashi Bridge, both the sides were jammed right from the bridge limits. We almost lost a good 60-70 minutes, crawling all the way till the Toll Plaza. The Crew had a tough time squeezing out of the city. As soon as we got on the expressway, the driver started to keep a constant 95 kph.
Just as i thought that i was going to have a trouble free ride from here, we started facing crazy truck traffic around Lonavala. Zig zag-ing and crazy overtakes were not effective as the good for nothing truckers were crawling through all the lanes, some of them racing, as if they were doing 100 kph, when they were not even doing 20kph. The truckers are a menace for the general public, blocking all the lanes, not following lane disipline ,ensuring long lines and wasting time, fuel and money as they crawl slowly, letting their engines whine and the stupid drivers use phones or do irrelavant stuff on the highways.
We slowly approached the First toll on the EWay, and the traffic was pretty clear from here. The crew made the most of it and reached Pune in no time. Reached Katraj and spent 10-15 minutes where the pax from Pune boarded Lamhe.Quickly exited the city and we were approaching our delayed dinner break.
We Finally reached Hotel Neelkamal, Where we had a SRS B11R, a B9R Sleeper, a Ashley crowd going to goa (Naik, etc etc), and Paulo MAN Airobus also on its way towards Goa. The dinner break was thankfully long, and we left from here at 11:50 pm, and stopped a little ahead for a fuel break, as time ticked away, i made the most of this and had a jolly good snapping session with the Pretty Woman!
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| Lamhe, KA51C 8049 |
I asked the crew if i could sit in the cabin till Khambatki ghat came, and got a positive response for it. All contented, i stirred up a chat with the driver, who was one of the very first drivers to be trained for the Volvo B11R. He was quite new with the machine, so he was quite reserved when queried for the performance. But he added that this was the best when it comes to fuel efficiency and Passenger comfort, and he would like to remain with Scania.
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| LED`s add a classy look to it! |
We soon approached the Khambatki ghat. The driver decided to take it on on Manual Mode itself, and was maneuvering the vehicle quite well. Suddenly after a curve, he decided to switch to Automatic, much to my delight, as the Griffin was growling in all its might and was a super delight to hear and experience the 360hp Machine. I felt that the 360 is a better accelerator and was quite a punchy machine!
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| Solid Back |
Again contented and happy, i made my way to my berth and decided to experience the suspension and engine noises. Oh boy, it was certainly a delight to experience the 13.7m Monster, as it too, like its bigger brother took in bad patches and uneven surfaces quite well, almost killing all disturbances and ensuring a zero noise/jerk Journey to the passengers. NVH Levels were quite acceptable, as it was finished by Prakash (as this was sleeper built by SMK Prakash, Peenya) and had no heat levels at all (I was on the last berth). Scania Simply proves that they mean business, and have ensured Quality and the best travelling experience while ensuring safety and reliability.
Scania has also made sure to strike the right chords with their Customers, as their machines have ZERO Maintenance Issues, High Fuel Efficiency (Consistent Deliverance on National`s Fleet), and Zero compromise Quality on the Griffins. This in turn has made Scania the new hearthrob for passengers whose choice is an Safe,Comfortable,No Jerk, Contented Journey to their Destinations.
As the bus carried us towards Bangalore, i decided to catch a few winks and slept all the way till the breakfast stop in the morning at Hiriyur. Again, we had a long breakfast break and departed for Bangalore.
We reached Yeshwantpur at exactly 11:15 am, Bidding adieu to the crew and the Pretty Woman, I Hoped to have another ride with her again!
