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35ft buses for DART?; How come DART is getting new 35ft buses?
Topic Started: Oct 5 2009, 08:31 AM (313 Views)
Septa_kid Oct 7 2009, 05:52 PM Post #16
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Oct 7 2009, 01:03 PM
Nabi60SFW9620
Oct 6 2009, 09:04 AM
And I would not be surprised if Rabbit Transit only purchased 35fts as their main purchase since they no longer have the option to purchase high floor buses.
Huh? Rabbit Transit already has a substantial fleet of 35 foot buses...
I thought that was what he meant lol, btw, thanks for the tip... i'm not getting a car no time soon ;)
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Nabi60SFW9620 Oct 8 2009, 01:46 PM Post #17
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 I did hear from one driver that Rabbit Transit is suppose to get new 35ft buses but I dont know if its necessarily true. Another tells me he doesnt know when Rabbit Transit will get new buses again. It wouldnt surprise me if they tested out 2 hybrid demos. They did test out 2 CNG Demos in 97 built by New Flyer. Hopefully they will test out hybrid transit buses. DART. It wouldnt surprise me if the 2008 diesel order was their last straight diesel order to be purchased.
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septa105R5 Oct 8 2009, 05:36 PM Post #18
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Van2006ko
Oct 5 2009, 09:35 AM
According to Geraldo, they're seven (7) 35 Gillig low floor-hybrids that were delivered and are to be used for both Dover and Wilmington.

Fleet numbers are: 161-167
I guess its for suburban neighborhood route where it residents lives there, so they ride it there.
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septafan Oct 25 2009, 02:06 PM Post #19
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 On a recent trip to delaware i got the chance to ride their nabis, MCI, 40ft gillig and 35ft gillig my question is what is that funny looking box on the exhaust tips on the gilligs
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Van2006ko Oct 25 2009, 05:02 PM Post #20
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septafan
Oct 25 2009, 02:06 PM
On a recent trip to delaware i got the chance to ride their nabis, MCI, 40ft gillig and 35ft gillig my question is what is that funny looking box on the exhaust tips on the gilligs
2007/2009 EPA complaint particular traps.
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septafan Oct 28 2009, 08:52 AM Post #21
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 thanks van it had me thinking the whole day trying to figure out what is was and what funny i asked the driver of every bus we rode and none had a single clue.
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Van2006ko Oct 28 2009, 11:26 AM Post #22
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Oct 28 2009, 08:52 AM
thanks van it had me thinking the whole day trying to figure out what is was and what funny i asked the driver of every bus we rode and none had a single clue.
Long story how that became about - the EPA 2010 engines has stricter emission devices versus the earlier models. There was a huge throw back though with the exhaust heating up to degrees which could make trees etc catch on fire. Well that's one of the reasons why these exhaust system has a "blow torch" type of design.
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septafan Oct 28 2009, 12:29 PM Post #23
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 You know now that u metioned that one driver did say something about the exhausts systems melting other parts in the rear but i didnt think it was due to the throw back damn that bus gave off some serious throwback.
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Geraldo Neoplan 3430 Oct 28 2009, 07:24 PM Post #24
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 Yesterday I stop by to Visit DART office and i been asked about those Gillig Advantage 30ft buses to replace those Champion Contender 600s series, The 35ft Advantage Hybrid buses I saw 3 weeks ago, they had been used for Wilmington areas for smiller bus Route 8, 10 and Rt 19 to replace those Four (4) Advantage 30ft buses include 266, 267, 268, and 270 to send then to Rehoboth beach, The next batch of the 30ft buses will getting 20 more buses to replace those Champion Contender buses in early year 2010 which will be January of Feb. 2010

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