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Re: (2) Brand new 2008 Orion VII Next Generation HEV buses makes a debut at Castleton |
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Posted by rionOne on Sat Jun 14 17:59:11 2008, in response to Re: (2) Brand new 2008 Orion VII Next Generation HEV buses makes a debut at Castleton, posted by Osmosis Jones on Sat Jun 14 15:53:27 2008. Ok so lets say that they do renumbered the 4300 Series MCIs to accomodate the Orion 07.501 NexGen HEVs. Where can they put them? Well here is what number series are available...1110-1895 (Possibly, but wouldn't make too much sense) 2211-2704 (The best possible option, It could accomodate the 30 4300s and the new order) 2925-2999 (Could put the 30 buses here, make them 2970-2999, keeping them with thier siblings) 3475-3499 (Won't Fit) 4650-4899 (Again, Possibly, but wouldn't make sense) 5770-5897 (A good guess for the slated Artics at this point) 6906-7147 (Another Possibility) 7214-7559 (Yet Another Possibility, but you hit a wall here with the rogue Classics that are still on the roster but are in storage) 7820-7999 (Same Issue as the previous numbers) 8705-8749 (Just, No!) Honestly the whole fleet needs to go through a serious renumbering, there is too many gaps and unnecessary spaces. Here is one way to renumber the fleet to make it work (This is baring the retirements of the 1990-91 TMCs and the 1993 Orion Vs)... What I would leave alone: 1993 TMC RTS-06 #8401-8566 1994 TMC RTS-06 #8600-8704 1994-96 Orion Vs #400-680 1996-98 NovaBUS RTS-06 #8750-9699 1997-98 New Flyer D60HFs #1000-1109 1999 NovaBUS RTS #4900-5249 1999-2003 New Flyer D60HF #5250-5769 What I would change: 1994 TMC RTS-06 Old #1172-1190, 1192-1196, 5898-5902, 5904-5937, 5988-5999, 7148-7149, 7174-7213, 9700-9795 New #8568-8599 and 8705-8744 (Only 73 Remain) 1994 Orion V CNG Old #317 New #400 1997 Orion Vs Old #5938-5987 New #350-399 1997-99 MCI DL3 Cruiser Old #1860-2139 New #1110-1389 1998-2000 New Flyer C40LFs Old #800-989 New #9800-9989 1998-99 Orion V CNGs Old #709-751, 7214-7285, 8568-8581, 9827-9999 New #681-982 1999 Orion V Old #6000-6349 New #100-349 2000-01 MCI D4500 Old #2705-2924, 2140-2209, 7423-7428 New #1390-1684 2002-04 Orion VII CNGs Old #7560-7819 New #8000-8259 2003-07 Orion VII Hybrids Old #6365-6905, 3500-3783 New #6000-6825 2005-07 MCI D4500CL Cruisers Old #3000-3474, 4300-4329 New #1685-2189 Ok so under my new numbering scheme that would leave PLENTY of room for the NGs which could be numbered 6826-7675. The New MCIs could be numbered 2190-2315. And would leave a host of numbers ungapped for new orders such as artics. Of course logical, but where is the logic in the MTA? Regards, Trevor |
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