Vehicle Numbering

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Vehicle Numbering
Topic Started: Sep 29 2009, 12:47 PM (85 Views)
Helman700	Sep 29 2009, 12:47 PM Post #1
Occasional Rider Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #2,718 Joined: September 3, 2009	I would be interested to learn whether and how your local system numbers it's vehicles and whether there is any discernible pattern to it. Below are a few articles about vehicle numbering, I would venture a guess that the predominant theme would be basing it on year purchased or order if there are frequently many in the same year, perhaps vehicle type and then of course a final number to differentiate from each other. Are there any other methods? http://dctransit.info/96 http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27572 http://www.lifeinkorea.com/information/trans/seoul-trans.cfm Edited by Helman700, Sep 30 2009, 12:13 PM.



Nabi60SFW9620	Sep 30 2009, 06:12 AM Post #2
Foamer Posts: 2,129 Group: Members Member #10 Joined: February 21, 2005	Baltimore MTA. The first 2 digits of the number indicate the year the coach was built. It was 4 digit numbers from 02 and older and 5 digit numbers from 04 and newer. But they only refer the last 4 digits when saying the number.



Tritransit Area	Oct 2 2009, 02:18 PM Post #3
Transit Enthusiast Posts: 2,242 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: February 17, 2005	Ride On of Montgomery County, MD, has an interesting method of numbering their buses. First, since they are numbered with other county vehicles, the first number, which is a 5, is reserved for Ride On buses. The numbering sequences has evolved over time, with some buses (the 35 foot CNG Orion Vs, the Gillig Low Floor Hybrids, and the Orion VI CNGs) being renumbered. Here goes as I can remember it: 5000s: 30 foot buses (Gillig Low Floors) 5100s: diesel cutaways 5200s: gasoline cutaways 5300s: now becoming the series for hybrids - also contains 35 foot diesel Gillig Phantoms 5400s: undefined - right now contains 35 foot Gillig Phantoms 5500s: undefined - right now contains 30 foot Orion Is on the lower end, then 35 foot 1996 Orion Vs, then 2001 Orion Vs 5600s: undefined, but likly continues with the 35 foot Orion Vs 5700s: diesel 40 foot buses 5800s: CNG 40 foot buses 5900s: CNG 35 foot buses



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