Neo Retirement Dates

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Neo Retirement Dates
Topic Started: Feb 26 2009, 07:48 PM (1,008 Views)
Tritransit Area	Mar 10 2009, 10:56 PM Post #16
Transit Enthusiast Posts: 2,243 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: February 17, 2005	TRANSIT-FREAK5251 Mar 10 2009, 03:31 PM Jayayess1190 Mar 9 2009, 08:23 PM I remember sliding around in the suburban Neo seats! Did that once on the 18 on a rainy day, was embarrassing sliding into people! :D RIP all Neo's. I hated the transit style seats I slid in those with or without rain and to make matters worse I was not able to reach up and look out the windows. Of course this is when I was younger. The suburban seats were always torn up and patched with blue duct tape. Heh, it was a rite of passage for me when I was able to easily look up over the bottom edge of the window when I was little. That and being able to reach up for that cord at the top of the window! Those transit style seats were comfy (on the later Neos) because they had that tiny bit of padding that made it just right. They were MUCH better than the stainless steel stuff we got on the NABIs, artics, and Allison series New Flyers (outside of most of the hybrids). Man, I miss those buses...almost 8 months since the last time I rode one... :(



CarlosNelson	Mar 14 2009, 03:09 PM Post #17
Transit Fan Posts: 97 Group: Members Member #589 Joined: May 26, 2007	I always liked the 3000-3485 set, but the 8285-8699 series door controls were on the right side which I thought was more convienent!



CACrafter88bk2504	Mar 14 2009, 03:17 PM Post #18
Transit Historian Posts: 1,324 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: November 10, 2005	8285-8875 had the door control buttons on the right hand side by the fare box. In total, SEPTA received 650 Neoplans between the first quarter of 1983 through the spring of 1985 that had this feature.



Van2006ko	Mar 14 2009, 04:50 PM Post #19
Foamer Posts: 2,529 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: February 16, 2005	CarlosNelson Mar 14 2009, 03:09 PM I always liked the 3000-3485 set, but the 8285-8699 series door controls were on the right side which I thought was more convienent! Umm, what about the 3486-3491 that you don't like?



Septa_kid	Mar 14 2009, 09:51 PM Post #20
flxie!!!! Posts: 2,040 Group: Members Member #2,467 Joined: March 31, 2008	Van2006ko Mar 14 2009, 04:50 PM CarlosNelson Mar 14 2009, 03:09 PM I always liked the 3000-3485 set, but the 8285-8699 series door controls were on the right side which I thought was more convienent! Umm, what about the 3486-3491 that you don't like? I don't like that they are retired now :(



NYCBusfan1977	Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Post #21
Commuter Posts: 43 Group: Members Member #2,678 Joined: January 16, 2009	Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as SEPTA's next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) Edited by NYCBusfan1977, Jun 27 2009, 09:57 PM.



buswizard	Jun 27 2009, 09:20 PM Post #22
^^^ My sister needs a copy Posts: 1,647 Group: Members Member #2,659 Joined: September 22, 2008	NYCBusfan1977 Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as our next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) NO!!!! NO!!!! NO!!!! SEPTA ain't gettin those fugly NOVAs!!! And I don't want to lose our precious Nepolian Artics!!! Edited by buswizard, Jun 27 2009, 09:22 PM.



TRANSIT_FREAK	Jun 27 2009, 09:29 PM Post #23
Simpsonized! Posts: 2,647 Group: Members Member #865 Joined: August 2, 2007	NYCBusfan1977 Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as our next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) OUR!!!!! Btw what the hell are you talking about. The artics got another um 5 years??? ^o) ^o)



Septa_kid	Jun 27 2009, 09:45 PM Post #24
flxie!!!! Posts: 2,040 Group: Members Member #2,467 Joined: March 31, 2008	I'm gonna quote myself for this one: http://nycbusworld.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=29 look familiar? :o septa_kid HEAVENS NO, SEPTA HAD TWO NOVA BUSES IN PHILLY, and it was both of the ugly ones LFS/LFX i don't wanna see any non-RTS novas in this area ever again. And besides, when i was in Ithaca, i rode one of those buses, and it was very uncomfortable because the way the bus is made is very foul and poorly designed also, isn't this topic technically bumped since the last reply was in march? and that post was irrelevant?



NYCBusfan1977	Jun 27 2009, 09:55 PM Post #25
Commuter Posts: 43 Group: Members Member #2,678 Joined: January 16, 2009	TRANSIT_FREAK Jun 27 2009, 09:29 PM NYCBusfan1977 Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as our next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) OUR!!!!! Btw what the hell are you talking about. The artics got another um 5 years??? ^o) ^o) I meant they should retire in 2012 when they are 12 years old,since now a days buses are suppose to retire at age of 12. Alos I'm talking about SEPTA's. Edited by NYCBusfan1977, Jun 27 2009, 09:57 PM.



NYCBusfan1977	Jun 27 2009, 10:02 PM Post #26
Commuter Posts: 43 Group: Members Member #2,678 Joined: January 16, 2009	buswizard Jun 27 2009, 09:20 PM NYCBusfan1977 Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as our next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) NO!!!! NO!!!! NO!!!! SEPTA ain't gettin those fugly NOVAs!!! And I don't want to lose our precious Nepolian Artics!!! well they should get NOVABus LFSA to replace all those Neoplan AN460 artics. Enjoy the ride on the NOVABus LFS Artic (NOT MINE VIDEO): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVqhrJY11Ok http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHscskg_Jg ;)



NYCBusfan1977	Jun 27 2009, 10:02 PM Post #27
Commuter Posts: 43 Group: Members Member #2,678 Joined: January 16, 2009	buswizard Jun 27 2009, 09:20 PM NYCBusfan1977 Jun 27 2009, 07:31 PM Hopefully the Neoplan AN460 retires soon after the NABIs retires. ;) Hopefully we get the NOVABus LFSA Artics as our next order after the DE41LF order is complete. ;) NO!!!! NO!!!! NO!!!! SEPTA ain't gettin those fugly NOVAs!!! And I don't want to lose our precious Nepolian Artics!!! well they should get NOVABus LFSA to replace all those Neoplan AN460 artics. Enjoy the ride on the NOVABus LFS Artic (NOT MINE VIDEO): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVqhrJY11Ok http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHscskg_Jg ;)



Jayayess1190	Jun 27 2009, 10:39 PM Post #28
Foamer Posts: 1,091 Group: Members Member #42 Joined: September 2, 2005	Everyone can calm down, we all know unless something drastic happens, Septa is getting New Flyer's to replace the Neoplans. Case closed.



NYCBusfan1977	Jun 27 2009, 11:44 PM Post #29
Commuter Posts: 43 Group: Members Member #2,678 Joined: January 16, 2009	Jayayess1190 Jun 27 2009, 10:39 PM Everyone can calm down, we all know unless something drastic happens, Septa is getting New Flyer's to replace the Neoplans. Case closed. Well since SEPTA want more New Flyers then they will mostly likely get D60LF.



CACrafter88bk2504	Jun 28 2009, 07:28 AM Post #30
Transit Historian Posts: 1,324 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: November 10, 2005	For some reason, I can't imagine SEPTA getting 60 foot New Flyer artics. Do any of you think SEPTA will slowly begin to phase out the artics, increase scheduled headways on the busier routes & become an operation where all of their buses are 40 feet(41 feetfor the 2008, 2009 hybrids)?



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