MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[TransitMan0251]

4178, 4475 STENG-SCRAP

[Brian Kim]

1 hour ago, TransitMan0251 said:

8762, 8853, 8867, 8891 are at JAM

Already reported

[TransitMan0251]

5894 WFARM-GUNH

[Gotham Bus Co.]

On 6/1/2022 at 9:48 AM, Ultimategamer12c said:

7568 & 7837  from JA to CS Depot [loan]

4225 from QV to CS Depot [loan]

 

Why does CS keep borrowing buses from other depots instead of actually running its new Novas? 

[Railfanner Mario]

5 minutes ago, Gotham Bus Co. said:

 

Why does CS keep borrowing buses from other depots instead of actually running its new Novas? 

I believe it’s Maintenance with some of their current fleet of buses plus driver training with the new Novas coming in which can lead to them being short to send fleet out for service duty So they do some loans

[TransitMan0251]

8106, 8403-8404 JAM-QV

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

1 hour ago, Brian Kim said:

Already reported

Only 8762 was already reported on this thread. The other three were not.

[NewFlyer 230]

16 minutes ago, TransitMan0251 said:

8106, 8403-8404 JAM-QV

I’m surprised that JA is losing its 2015-2016 LFS’s to QV but I guess this is to eventually allow QV to get rid of all its Orion’s.

[Brian Kim]

2 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said:

I’m surprised that JA is losing its 2015-2016 LFS’s to QV but I guess this is to eventually allow QV to get rid of all its Orion’s.

Yea but what do I(Jamaica) get in return?

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

7 minutes ago, Brian Kim said:

Yea but what do I(Jamaica) get in return?

They already got 20 new Novas in. Only 12 older Novas were sent to QV at the same time.

[UTC Bus Roster]

6 hours ago, TransitMan0251 said:

4178, 4475 STENG-SCRAP

Already have them scrapped.

[The TransitMan]

On 5/26/2022 at 10:34 PM, Ultimategamer12c said:

8891 is delivered to JA Depot.

 

On 5/26/2022 at 10:58 PM, Future ENY OP said:

8853, 8867.. Jamaica.. Delivered.

 

6 hours ago, TransitMan0251 said:

8762, 8853, 8867, 8891 are at JAM

 

5 hours ago, Brian Kim said:

Already reported

 

4 hours ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said:

Only 8762 was already reported on this thread. The other three were not.

Thank you ALL for the input!

[TransitMan0251]

4011, 4225, 4463, 4663 QV-STENG (PERM)

4132, 4177, 4679 STENG-SCRAP

[Future ENY OP]

9854.. Manhattanville. Delivered.

[TransitMan0251]

CASTLETON FLOOD BUSES UPDATE

• 7047, 7049, 7071 STILL PENDING REPAIRS
• 7054, 7058, 7065, 7073, 8220 BACK IN SERVICE

[Rob3737]

CS-8763

[Calvin]

That's a yes from today. 

On 6/4/2022 at 7:28 PM, Future ENY OP said:

Is that a Jamaica unit? 

12 minutes ago, Rob3737 said:

CS-8763

[SevenEleven]

16 hours ago, Gotham Bus Co. said:

 

Why does CS keep borrowing buses from other depots instead of actually running its new Novas? 

Stengel is short buses because of maintenance. The Novas are restricted to operators that pull in at the end of their run, until everyone gets trained on them. It’s to avoid having to take a trip out of service during the operator relief because the relieving operator isn’t trained on the bus.

[Ultimategamer12c]

9729 is delivered to MJQ Depot.

[NewFlyer 230]

23 hours ago, Gotham Bus Co. said:

 

Why does CS keep borrowing buses from other depots instead of actually running its new Novas? 

A lot of CS’s buses are being worked on. On Saturday of all days 4737 was on the Q44 SBS with the flashing blue lights up by the destination sign. If they ran a non SBS XD60 on the Q44 on a Saturday it makes me wonder how the 2016/2017 XD60’s are holding up. A few of their buses make noises I’ve never heard any of the Manhattan & Brooklyn XD60’s make. 

[Future ENY OP]

1 hour ago, NewFlyer 230 said:

A lot of CS’s buses are being worked on. On Saturday of all days 4737 was on the Q44 SBS with the flashing blue lights up by the destination sign. If they ran a non SBS XD60 on the Q44 on a Saturday it makes me wonder how the 2016/2017 XD60’s are holding up. A few of their buses make noises I’ve never heard any of the Manhattan & Brooklyn XD60’s make. 

Stengel routes like the Q44 hit some rough streets in Flushing and The Bronx and now that the summer loan program has commenced for CS. They already have 2 units from MCH. Those will get battered and sent back to Manhattan with a myriad of issues 

[FLX9304]

23 hours ago, Brian Kim said:

Yea but what do I(Jamaica) get in return?

Newbies

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

On 6/3/2022 at 9:07 PM, Ultimategamer12c said:

3330 from BP to SC Depot.

The bus was returned to Baisley Park.

[Calvin]

20 hours ago, SevenEleven said:

Stengel is short buses because of maintenance. The Novas are restricted to operators that pull in at the end of their run, until everyone gets trained on them. It’s to avoid having to take a trip out of service during the operator relief because the relieving operator isn’t trained on the bus.

If I may ask, is the maintenance different on the new novas than before for Stengel? Reason why asked is because I remember they have Nova Articulated buses on the Q44. Maybe thinking once the last Nova left to the Bronx for deployment, the Nova in parts isn't needed to know. 

Edited June 7, 2022 by Calvin

[danielhg121]

7 hours ago, Calvin said:

If I may ask, is the maintenance different on the new novas than before for Stengel? Reason why asked is because I remember they have Nova Articulated buses on the Q44. Maybe thinking once the last Nova left to the Bronx for deployment, the Nova in parts isn't needed to know. 

It's still been awhile since CS last had Nova's and operators could've moved depots or retired and there may be some newbies that haven't driven a Nova. Also, these are LFS Smart buses, perhaps there are new features that weren't included in the last generation.