MTABusFan925

On 8/3/2011 at 10:03 PM, East New York said:

NovaBus TL-40102A Low Floor (Pilot testing underway)

8504-8754 (251)  

Depot assignments are now pending for the LFS option order. These buses will be for Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens Divisions. 

***This is part of the 643 Standard 40 Foot option order

Quick question regarding the new batch of LFS's. Will these buses be pushing out any BX Orion VII NG Hybrids or any other of the Bronx's 40 foot fleets, or is it to soon to tell? 

3 minutes ago, JeremiahC99 said:

Yes, there is a  shuttle bus in the Bronx this weekend. As @MTABusFan925 said, it runs from 241st Street to Gun Hill Road, stopping at 238th Street (Nereid Av), 233rd Street, 225th Street, and 219th Streets, replacing  service. The one West Farms bus mentioned by him is running the route. I also hope there were some Gun Hill articulated buses running the route as well.

Can confirm the following fleets were on the  Bronx Shuttle:

Gun Hill: Nova LFSA, LFS, Orion 7 NG Hybrid

Kingsbridge: NF XD60, Nova LFSA, Orion 7 NG Hybrid

West Farms: NF XN40, NF XN60, NF C40LF, Nova LFSA

241 St - Gun Hill Rd [BX]

Don't know if anyone has already reported this....

#1072 has been put in revenue service and is in +Select Bus scheme. Was seen on the [2] shuttle

On 7/2/2018 at 6:27 PM, NewFlyerFan said:

I'm guessing you mean without SBS wrapping?

No. it had the wrapping still on it. It was #726

1 hour ago, newflyerlover said:

 

 

Was the bx6 route adjusted to accommodate the artics??

Yeah, the WF XN60's are now doing BX-6 SBS work. The XN40's are being phased out of SBS service, and in the process of being un-wrapped. #726 was seen on the BX-31 with SBS wrapping

Why doesn't Yukon wrap some LFS's to do the S-79 SBS? That will give those NG's a break, where they can either gtfo of SI, or be re-assigned to local routes in SI.

With all these XD40's coming in to push the RTS's out, are there any chances of the RTS's getting moved up to any of the Bronx depots to live out their final days?

My bet is that WF could pick up a handful when the O7 CNG's retire, b/c if WF is planning on making the Bx-6 SBS an all XN60 fleet, I would think it would take a few weeks to unwrap the current Bx-6 SBS fleet (720-736).

Who knows....it's a interesting idea, that probably won't happen lmao 

9 hours ago, East New York said:

2.) The New Express bus test & evaluation program and the status of Alexander Dennis DD #0022, and the confirmed in-service testing of MCI D45 CRT LE #0023.

I wonder if the MTA would do a split contract between Alexander Dennis and MCI to replace a good chunk (if not all) of the pre-06 MCI buses. Staten Island could take the DD's, and Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx would take the MCI's. Obviously, it's too early to tell, but it's still an idea to think about. 

Poor Prevost....xD

6 hours ago, limitednyc said:

After the xn60's come in there will still around 60 2004 cng's .

No. From what I heard, the XN60 fleet will kill off any remaining Orion 7 CNG's (all of which are at WF). My guess is that the last bus to be taken out of revenue service will be around Q4 of 2018 (Early Q1 of 2019 if you're lucky) 

When are the tanks on the Orion VII CNG's suppose to expire by? Do you think they can live til about next summer?

I guess the Bx23 doesn't count? lol

Lol. I completely forgot about the Bx23. I was more thinking about GH or KB. 

Aren't they supposed to go on the Bx6 too?

 

 

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I believe the Bx6 is using the SBS wrapped XN40's 

How likely is it for the RTS's to make one final comeback to the Bronx, before they all get scrapped?

When the XN60's arrive for WF, do you think they will have them on specific routes or do they plan to use them on all WF routes?

Does anyone know what Bee Line's next purchase of buses will be?