B3 Via Av U Posted July 2, 2012 Share #51 Posted July 2, 2012 Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes...YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted July 2, 2012 Share #52 Posted July 2, 2012 Boom. That's it right there. One fresh bus, can't wait for these things to show up. So it's looking like Quill isn't getting these now? Huh. Makes more sense with Tuskegee really, they've still got a lot of buses that need work / need to go. These should do the trick. Really good stuff, nicely done. edit: question, are these buses true artics like the D60s are like the LFSAs with the rotating trailer? From the looks of it I would say it's a true artic...in the pics it looks like it has a turntable similar to the D60's and it also has that bar on the roof connected to the center of the joint (well the bellow [like the d60's]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #53 Posted July 2, 2012 What I like about these buses after taking a second and third look at the pics: 1. The shaved the corners to the meeting edges of the two halves of the bus. Most people, if they pay attention, know that those corners are an annoying little strike zone that really can't be fixed in the depot without a good amount of down time for the bus. Thats why in most depots, they don't get fixed when they get hit (KB to be specific) 2. They improved the seating arrangement from the 5xxx LFSA's (which was a huge improvement on the 12xx LFSA's in itself). And no more conversation seats in the back (hate those things). 3. To me, they just look nicer than the LFSA (maybe I'm just New Flyer bias). Would have loved to see these with the full BRT roof though... There is no "BRT" roof on the Xs. The roof line that goes all the way back is designated for Hybrid and CNG buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #54 Posted July 2, 2012 Nice! Can't wait to see these buses on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkx2510 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #55 Posted July 2, 2012 Well I wonder which depot will grab it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted July 2, 2012 Share #56 Posted July 2, 2012 My God!!!!!!!!! These buses are BEAUTIFUL!!!! i'm in love y'all! I need to ride them like, um, NOW! Bring em on!! And thank you so much Trevor for sharing these pics. Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted July 2, 2012 Share #57 Posted July 2, 2012 Last time I checked: TG (Tuskegee) is out... so now MJQ is out and TG back in? Something tells me that GH could be out and FB is in. Whenever SBS comes to the B44, I would love to see these NF arctics on that line; I haven't been on the 5000s Nova lfsa, so if FB gets hand me downs, I guess I won't mind those. I have no problems with Nova, but I just don't like the interior seating arrangement especially those conversation seats in the back, I'd rather they have the elevated row of seats like on the 3g O7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted July 2, 2012 Share #58 Posted July 2, 2012 seating capcity of the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaimlerBuses Posted July 2, 2012 Share #59 Posted July 2, 2012 There is no "BRT" roof on the Xs. The roof line that goes all the way back is designated for Hybrid and CNG buses. The full roofline has been installed on diesel Xcelsiors, it is an optional feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted July 2, 2012 Share #60 Posted July 2, 2012 Those XD60s are hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 2, 2012 Share #61 Posted July 2, 2012 These buses looks so goregous, I think they look better than my girlfriend. Wait, dont tell her I said that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #62 Posted July 2, 2012 These buses looks so goregous, I think they look better than my girlfriend. Wait, dont tell her I said that lmfaoo!!! wow!! Also...ive never seen a thread for photos that had 60 replys so fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #63 Posted July 2, 2012 SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS, I f**king love these things, I HOPE GUN HILL DON"T GET THESE THESE BUSES ARE TOO GOOD FOR GUN HILL, Send em to Flatbush, Damn I wish these went to Casey Stingel, I would drop if i saw these there, FINNALY your picking the right buses for your system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick44 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #64 Posted July 2, 2012 Xcelsior Artics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! B) Not enough smileys!!!!!!!! This is AWESOME! Just the pictures and news I've been wanting to see! I'm... well.... YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! "DB" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 2, 2012 Share #65 Posted July 2, 2012 Let XD40's win the BT&E enough of the Novabus crap. After the 1998-99 RTS the other Novabuses started to suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keon Milton Posted July 3, 2012 Share #66 Posted July 3, 2012 Nice pictures of the New Flyer XD60 bus, Mr. Logan! I also like the picture of the old New Flyer C40LF bus on the Bx33 route. Two thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty24 Posted July 3, 2012 Share #67 Posted July 3, 2012 Excellentttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynIRT Posted July 3, 2012 Share #68 Posted July 3, 2012 30 likes for Trevor's post. Is that a record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted July 3, 2012 Share #69 Posted July 3, 2012 I've got to say it again.....this is the best looking bus that the TA has acquired....I can't wait to drive these things!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 3, 2012 Share #70 Posted July 3, 2012 Let XD40's win the BT&E enough of the Novabus crap. After the 1998-99 RTS the other Novabuses started to suck. The LFS/As are great buses performance-wise, as I and others have stated in this thread, and really they aren't "crap". I don't really like the way they look (much of that has to do with specs), but besides that the LFS/A is a great bus. But, I agree, the Xcelsior is my favorite BT&E bus (besides the 3G Orion lol), and I hope it wins despite the electrical problems. I hope the XD60 wins too so the next artic order doesn't automatically go to Nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 3, 2012 Share #71 Posted July 3, 2012 lmfaoo!!! wow!! Also...ive never seen a thread for photos that had 60 replys so fast! I've never seen so many popular posts so fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted July 3, 2012 Share #72 Posted July 3, 2012 I've never seen so many popular posts so fast The first post has 33 likes, but it's like a record for the new forum. In the old forum a Knightrider Codebreaker thread had like 40+ likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 4, 2012 Share #73 Posted July 4, 2012 So the delivery of the Orion VII 3G's must be around the corner. The 4 test buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted July 4, 2012 Share #74 Posted July 4, 2012 So the delivery of the Orion VII 3G's must be around the corner. The 4 test buses. Those arent coming ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineerboy6561 Posted July 4, 2012 Share #75 Posted July 4, 2012 Those arent coming ... What test buses exactly are we talking about? As far as I'm aware the BT&E 3Gs are all here (and have been for some time now) and the upcoming order of 3G CNGs is one of the last Orion will ever fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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