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Re: EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OF 0054 AT FLATBUSH DEPOT AND SOME OTHER RANDOM SHOTSRe: 0054 now at Flatbush |
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Posted by JAzumah on Sun Mar 1 10:40:03 2009, in response to Re: EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OF 0054 AT FLATBUSH DEPOT AND SOME OTHER RANDOM SHOTSRe: 0054 now at Flatbush, posted by B47man on Sun Mar 1 08:45:39 2009. ENY is not that bad, actually. 8695 is 15 years old. You aren't going to run all that well at 75 years old, but it isn't necessarily an example of bad maintenance. You might have had a very stressful work schedule.SI has very few 12+ year old buses. They used to have more in the past. They have 8 and 9 year old buses that have been acting up since they were 6 years old. The few older buses they received were in better shape than the buses they had. If you look at 8415, the bus is physically in great shape, but the engine is shot. Most of the 8000-8300s have shot engines and now the repowered 8400-8500s have the same issue. These buses are so slow that they would barely hit 55MPH if they were dropped off the Empire State Building. However, that isn't bad maintenance...it's age. SI was getting better (according to SIR), but it is apparent that they are starting to relapse. The express bus customers are talking about constant HVAC problems on their buses (as in, no heat on buses) and buses going missing. If that is happening on the expresses, then you should have an idea on what is happening on the locals. I am sure that many buses will be getting scrapped this summer. |
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