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The oldest RTS is 20 years old. The first RTS buses were the worst! The 6V-71 engines were so underpowered that they could barely make it up Kingsbridge hill (Bx-9) (#2005 & #2010 being the slowest I had ridden of that group). The 1981 & 1983 RTS buses were the worst RTS that the TA/OA ordered. The 1982 RTS were delivered with a 6V-92, but they went back to the 6V-71 with the 1983 order.

5011 (ex-8050) was the oldest fishbowl to be rebuilt by Blitz in 1985, built in 1966 and lasted to at least 1994. 8041 was the oldest non-rebuilt fishbowl, also built in 1966 and was not supposed to be sent to Walnut Scrap Yard in 1991. They had planned to renumber it to 5023, as it was supposed to be eventually added to the museum fleet, but some schmuck at GH sent it to the scrap yard instead. 8041's original factory-installed A/C still worked!

 

My rant wasn't attacking him. I was comment that we really need to keep our comments about the buses we don't like off of this forum. Let's keep it professional and only post bus moves here.

8041 was a fine bus! I drove it out of Flatbush depot on the B46 and it was the fastest bus in the depot in 1989. Fond memories from an old bus operator.

is it possible to give us a list of buses that have been scrapped this year?

just two questions if I may.........why are the nova's coming in so slowly and why does eny only run a few on any given day out of the 16 they have?

7310-7311, 7315 new to FB.

7305,7310,7311,& 7315 all spotted in service at kings plaza this afternoon.

Mileage. FLA routes are all pretty long wheres outside of the B6, UP local routes don't even leave south Brooklyn.

 

 

FLA always had an newer fleet than UP since I can remember.

most of ulmer's rts's will probably go to scrap when all is said and done due to the poor maintainence in my former depot. trust me,i know.

caught 7260 on the b7 today

Maybe the 49...the 2 and the 31 are too far. ENY would be the better choice IMO

rumor has it that flatbush will eventually go all artic and the 2 & 31 would both go to ulmer pk. the run ons and offs to e16 st would be easy enough,probably taking only 12-15 minutes.