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Lakeland 17186-17201 are VINs HP014658-014670 and 014672-014674, When MCI comes back from its break they will begin manufacturing 2018 model buses - today is August 15 and that's the changeover day for the model year. 

I heard Lakeland was supposed to get up to 17205.

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I heard Lakeland was supposed to get up to 17205.

Those may be the last four 2017 buses. Lakeland is supposed to get 56 buses in this order, so they will probably also get the first 35 of the 2018 buses which would be 18001-18035, then the production on the Daimler-engine buses begins. 

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Those may be the last four 2017 buses. Lakeland is supposed to get 56 buses in this order, so they will probably also get the first 35 of the 2018 buses which would be 18001-18035, then the production on the Daimler-engine buses begins.

I heard from a source that 10 buses have arrived at Piscataway

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I heard from a source that 10 buses have arrived at Piscataway

 

Six of which have passed state inspection within the past two days - they are VINs 14680 and 14682-14686. They should be on their way up to Lakeland if not already there. This puts us at least to 17207.

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Six of which have passed state inspection within the past two days - they are VINs 14680 and 14682-14686. They should be on their way up to Lakeland if not already there. This puts us at least to 17207.

17210 is on the property now

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As of yesterday, through bus 17221 was sitting over at ADD in Piscataway, all lettered for Lakeland. 17221 carried a unit number of 14694, so that accounts for the missing VINs. 17199 through 17221 are HP014672 through HP014694 inclusive.

204 and 206 had to be sent back down to Blackwood

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When will the Transit garages start seeing these buses?   In South Jersey, many MCI buses are falling apart ( especially the Camden ones) and there has also been a shortage.  Both Newton Avenue and Washington Twp have NABIs running on unusual routes.  Many 409 trips have NABI buses running all the way to Trenton and a few weeks ago there was one on the 316!  All of the Cumberland, Salem County destinations have seen an NABI ( 401, 402, 408, 410).  The 406 sees NABIs 6 days per week now primarily during the evening trips.  Then Turnersville borrows both MCIs and NABIs from Camden as well. 

 

The New MCI buses of course would be welcome, less breakdowns which would mean less borrowing. 

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I heard Lakeland was supposed to get up to 17205.

 

Inspected through 17233, registered & in service through 17220, with the exception of 17208 - any word on that coach?

 

No 2018 coaches have shown up yet to my knowledge. I don't even think they're being built yet.

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Inspected through 17233, registered & in service through 17220, with the exception of 17208 - any word on that coach?

 

No 2018 coaches have shown up yet to my knowledge. I don't even think they're being built yet.

We had to send a couple back to Blackwood to work some bugs out

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On 9/14/2017 at 8:09 PM, 46Dover said:

We had to send a couple back to Blackwood to work some bugs out

Am I correct in assuming that all of the Lakeland buses have been delivered by now? There's a user on Flickr that posted a pic of 17235-17237 at the Lakeland yard yesterday. No plates just yet, but apparently inspected & otherwise ready to go. (Update: 17238-17240 all were inspected this morning. Those should be the last three.)

Who's getting 18001? 

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5 hours ago, davemackey said:

Am I correct in assuming that all of the Lakeland buses have been delivered by now? There's a user on Flickr that posted a pic of 17235-17237 at the Lakeland yard yesterday. No plates just yet, but apparently inspected & otherwise ready to go. (Update: 17238-17240 all were inspected this morning. Those should be the last three.)

Who's getting 18001? 

Yes, those buses came Saturday I believe.  I got a few of those shots myself (probably from R36 Coach, who I always seem to miss lol).  And yes, we are expecting 3 more buses and that should do it for us.  BTW, we are keeping 4 of the D4000s and 1 D4500, 8761

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12 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

This is a kind of a stupid question but is there some sort of list with who is getting which buses?

Well, the way it usually goes (with MCIs at least), the private carriers get first dibs making them somewhat a test subject when NJT Proper gets around to getting their orders

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