St Louis Car 09 Posted December 11, 2010 Share #226 Posted December 11, 2010 The MTA is set to exercise and award the first option for 83 New Flyer CNG's These coaches will go to MTA Bus. As I suspected, it appears that all 475 buses will indeed come from New Flyer!! Wait.No new orions for NYCTA??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted December 11, 2010 Share #227 Posted December 11, 2010 Wait.No new orions for NYCTA??? We do have the 40 NGs coming in for LIB and the 90 NG order that has to be confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #228 Posted January 7, 2011 If all goes according to plan, MTA is now set to award New Flyer its first option order for 83 additional C40's for MTA Bus!:cool: All 475 buses are expected to be ordered at this times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted January 7, 2011 Share #229 Posted January 7, 2011 If all goes according to plan, MTA is now set to award New Flyer its first option order for 83 additional C40's for MTA Bus!:cool: All 475 buses are expected to be ordered at this times. Awesome news! I can't wait for the official word for this order!:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share #230 Posted February 21, 2011 C40LFR Overview New Flyer C40LFR $61,424,152 base order est. -135 MTA spec coaches($454,993.72), Cummins Westport ISL G EPA 2010, 8.9L, 280 hp, Allison B400R, Thermo King HVAC, hydraulic cooling system, LED headlamps, disk brakes *2 Pilots set for delivery in April 2011. Delivery of remaining 133 buses expected to begin December 2011, and run through April 2012. *Fleet 7820-7954, or 7850-7984 expected. *Buses are expected to go to College Point, Gleason, Spring Creek, and West Farms depots. Fleet numbers, specs, and other info subject to change. Different bus configurations may be tested as well. MTA has until August of 2011 to exercise the optional order of 340 additional buses. Under the current contract, 183 of the buses will go to NYCT, and 157 will go to MTAB. Delivery of all buses would be expected by December of 2012. During contract negotiations, New Flyer and MTA discussed the performance of the C40LF's at Gleason, as well as further proposals, pilot testing, exceptions to the technical specifications of the new buses, and a few other issues. At contract award, the C40LFR, was not approved for structural reasons, and would need to go through extensive testing before the MTA would go with that model. At this time, the TA will continue foreward opting for the LFR variant. When the pilots arrive in April of 2011, they will begin what will be one of the most extensive testing programs in MTA history. One of the buses will be used for 90 days of in-service testing and training. The other will be used for configuration audit, systems validation, and qualification testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted February 21, 2011 Share #231 Posted February 21, 2011 Wait. No more XD40s? Or is that something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share #232 Posted February 21, 2011 Wait. No more XD40s? Or is that something else? http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22138&page=25 XD40's have not been confirmed. They could come in as D40LFR's as originally planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlcohen Posted March 20, 2011 Share #233 Posted March 20, 2011 Really miss ENY's informative posts. * Does anyone know if he'll be posting again soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaimlerBuses Posted March 21, 2011 Share #234 Posted March 21, 2011 Really miss ENY's informative posts.* Does anyone know if he'll be posting again soon? He'll be back soon enough, been very busy with other stuff going on in his life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share #235 Posted April 15, 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the time has come that we all have so patiently been waiting for. I am being told the New Flyer pilots and pretty much ready to go! I have not been able to confirm the exact date when they will arrive, but it is time. As more info comes in, I will be sure to post it! Keep youre eyes open, and cameras ready! Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted April 15, 2011 Share #236 Posted April 15, 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the time has come that we all have so patiently been waiting for. I am being told the New Flyer pilots and pretty much ready to go! I have not been able to confirm the exact date when they will arrive, but it is time. As more info comes in, I will be sure to post it! Keep youre eyes open, and cameras ready! Stay tuned! OMG it's gonna be on and poppin now!!!!! I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share #237 Posted April 21, 2011 New Flyer Industries management is commited to migrating to the Xcelsior next generation platform by 2013. As may of you already know the NF X-series buses are now available for transit operations across North America. Over the next year and a half, the top selling LFR series will be discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted April 22, 2011 Share #238 Posted April 22, 2011 this isnt really a shock with the good amount of Xcelsior orders being filled and placed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share #239 Posted April 23, 2011 this isnt really a shock with the good amount of Xcelsior orders being filled and placed Right. And once you've seen the Xcelsior, it's a no brainer. I am however looking forward to seeing some LFR's around as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted April 23, 2011 Share #240 Posted April 23, 2011 Right. And once you've seen the Xcelsior, it's a no brainer. I am however looking forward to seeing some LFR's around as well. both would be a good fit in nyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted April 23, 2011 Share #241 Posted April 23, 2011 Are we still going to get the D40LFR's or are they history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share #242 Posted April 23, 2011 Are we still going to get the D40LFR's or are they history? History. Looks like the only LFR's to be delivered will be the C40's my man. The first 2 of those should be in soon. I heard today there was some kind of issue with the buses that needs attention. Wouldn't surprise me at all. I can't remember the last times a pilot bus passed an MTA audit inspection straight off the line. Looks like delivery could possibly slip into May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted April 23, 2011 Share #243 Posted April 23, 2011 I don't have a problem with the looks of the bus, but rather the tanks. At least on the more boxy Orion V and the sleek Orion VII, the tank looks smooth, but on the C40s it just looks wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted April 25, 2011 Share #244 Posted April 25, 2011 Right. And once you've seen the Xcelsior, it's a no brainer. I am however looking forward to seeing some LFR's around as well. Have you wrode a Xcelsior yet? I loved ZUM's I cant wait to try Brampton Transit's and Oakville Transit's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share #245 Posted April 25, 2011 I don't have a problem with the looks of the bus, but rather the tanks. At least on the more boxy Orion V and the sleek Orion VII, the tank looks smooth, but on the C40s it just looks wrong. The tanks aren't visible on the Xcelsior. Have you wrode a Xcelsior yet? I loved ZUM's I cant wait to try Brampton Transit's and Oakville Transit's I've been on the hybrid demo. I love the ride, and it handles great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted April 25, 2011 Share #246 Posted April 25, 2011 I've been on the hybrid demo. I love the ride, and it handles great. Oh it rides great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share #247 Posted April 25, 2011 I've been on the hybrid demo. I love the ride, and it handles great. Oh it rides great I think it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted April 25, 2011 Share #248 Posted April 25, 2011 Too bad they couldn't order both D40s and the XD40s, the more the merrier! Then again it would be unfair to Orion and Nova as they only offer one bus model at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share #249 Posted April 25, 2011 Too bad they couldn't order both D40s and the XD40s, the more the merrier! Then again it would be unfair to Orion and Nova as they only offer one bus model at the moment. I believe that's the main reason why the order won't be mixed. Originally the MTA was going to test hybrids from both New Flyer and Orion. But they wouldn't have been able to compare those with a Nova diesel. So we demoed the XDE40, have an LFS dominant electric hybrid demo coming, and we will likely see the Orion Allison hybrid demo come back to the city. Note that New Flyer also wants to move its customers over to the Xcelsior platform anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted April 27, 2011 Share #250 Posted April 27, 2011 Note that New Flyer also wants to move its customers over to the Xcelsior platform anyway. Makes total sence as New Flyer will be discontining the LFR line in a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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