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Re: Sun Tran (Tucson) Bus Observations 9_26_2008 |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Sat Sep 27 23:43:20 2008, in response to Re: Sun Tran (Tucson) Bus Observations 9_26_2008, posted by roscoman1986 on Sat Sep 27 16:10:45 2008. I suspect that the next major Sun Tran order (after the present one) will be for CNG fueled buses (and therefore it won't be Gillig). Also, articulated buses are likely to be ordered in the future but aren't right now (for the same reason that there are no CNG buses on order, they're keeping the current CNG buses and not replacing any of them until after the new garage opens) and that's that Sun Tran is operating from a facility that is packed to the gills (I believe that the capacity is 150 buses and there are currently a little more than 200 buses in the fleet). When the new North facility opens Sun Tran will have a South Garage (CNG and biodiesel) and a North Garage (biodiesel only) and the North Garage is being designed to accommodate articulated garages. I think that the artics will either be D60LFRs or NABI 60BRTs (due to the CNG fueling capability).As for the number of artics needed, I'd say somewhere between 10-15 would be a good number and if any artics are ordered they would assuredly go on Route 8 (Broadway/South 6th St) and Route 4 (Speedway), and likely also on Route 16 (12th St/Oracle). Route 8 runs 10 minute headways during weekdays and 20 minute headways on the weekends/evenings (and the buses are generally standing room only). Route 4 has 10 minute headways during weekdays and 30 minute headways on the weekends/evenings. Route 16 has 15 minute headways during weekdays and 30 minute headways on weekends/evenings. One of the reasons that headways cannot be decreased is that there is NO SPACE at the Ronstadt Transit Center for them if there is any bunching at all (Route 8 bunches BADLY during the weeks and even on weekends). |
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