Good Morning Everyone,
Its been a minute since I've posted here! Well here is the latest and greatest in upcoming bus purchases...
CONFIRMED:
92 Nova LFS Artics to be numbered #5439-5530 (number fixed)
139 New Flyer XD60 to be numbered #5987-6125
138 New Flyer XN40 to be numbered #673-810
UPCOMING CONFIRMED:
110 New Flyer XN60 (NYCB, Currently waiting on approved funding, will facilitate artic operations to the B35, Bx36 and Bx6 SBS)
75 40 Foot Hybrids (NYCB, Currently waiting on RFP documents from approved manufacturers)
UPCOMING AWAITING VARIOUS FUNDING APPROVALS & RFPs:
50 All Electric 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (NYCB, Proposed for the M42 and B42 Lines, awaiting approved funding)
190 Diesel Artics (NYCB, To be RFP'd)
53 Diesel Artics (MTAB to be RFP'd in October, for Woodhaven SBS and expansion at Baisley Park)
257 45-Foot Express Buses (MTAB to be RFP'd in October)
200 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (NYCB, Propulsion Not Decided [Possibly Hybrids])
41 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (MTAB to be RFP'd in October)
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BUS MOVEMENTS
IMMEDIATE:
10 2009 Daimler Orion 07.501 3rd/Next Generation Hybrids to be moved to Eastchester over the summer to be followed by another 15-17 units from JK and LG sometime after. All 1999 Nova RTSs will be moved from EC to LG, the remaining Orion 5s will be retired.
FUTURE:
Some 1999 Nova RTSs and 2004-05 DaimlerChyrsler Orion 07.501 Gen IIs to be moved to MTAB from NYCB to facilitate the retirement of the 1996 Nova RTSs when the next batch of new buses arrive (XD60s and LFSAs) on the NYCB side of the operation.
NOT HAPPENING:
NO 2400 SERIES PREVOST WILL BE MOVED TO NYCB SIDE UNLESS PREVOST WINS THE 257-BUS ORDER FOR MTAB!!! ONLY THEN WILL SOME PREVOST FROM THE NYCB SIDE WILL GO TO THE MTAB SIDE FOR PRE-TRAINING! UNTIL IF, and I MEAN IF THAT HAPPENS, NO PREVOST TO MTAB FROM NYCB!!!!
Its been a minute since I've posted here! Well here is the latest and greatest in upcoming bus purchases...
CONFIRMED:
92 Nova LFS Artics to be numbered #5439-5530 (number fixed)
139 New Flyer XD60 to be numbered #5987-6125
138 New Flyer XN40 to be numbered #673-810
UPCOMING CONFIRMED:
110 New Flyer XN60 (NYCB, Currently waiting on approved funding, will facilitate artic operations to the B35, Bx36 and Bx6 SBS)
75 40 Foot Hybrids (NYCB, Currently waiting on RFP documents from approved manufacturers)
UPCOMING AWAITING VARIOUS FUNDING APPROVALS & RFPs:
50 All Electric 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (NYCB, Proposed for the M42 and B42 Lines, awaiting approved funding)
190 Diesel Artics (NYCB, To be RFP'd)
53 Diesel Artics (MTAB to be RFP'd in October, for Woodhaven SBS and expansion at Baisley Park)
257 45-Foot Express Buses (MTAB to be RFP'd in October)
200 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (NYCB, Propulsion Not Decided [Possibly Hybrids])
41 40-Foot Standard Transit Buses (MTAB to be RFP'd in October)
________________________________________
BUS MOVEMENTS
IMMEDIATE:
10 2009 Daimler Orion 07.501 3rd/Next Generation Hybrids to be moved to Eastchester over the summer to be followed by another 15-17 units from JK and LG sometime after. All 1999 Nova RTSs will be moved from EC to LG, the remaining Orion 5s will be retired.
FUTURE:
Some 1999 Nova RTSs and 2004-05 DaimlerChyrsler Orion 07.501 Gen IIs to be moved to MTAB from NYCB to facilitate the retirement of the 1996 Nova RTSs when the next batch of new buses arrive (XD60s and LFSAs) on the NYCB side of the operation.
NOT HAPPENING:
NO 2400 SERIES PREVOST WILL BE MOVED TO NYCB SIDE UNLESS PREVOST WINS THE 257-BUS ORDER FOR MTAB!!! ONLY THEN WILL SOME PREVOST FROM THE NYCB SIDE WILL GO TO THE MTAB SIDE FOR PRE-TRAINING! UNTIL IF, and I MEAN IF THAT HAPPENS, NO PREVOST TO MTAB FROM NYCB!!!!