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Re: MTA Bus to get...

Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Tue Jul 28 00:25:59 2009, in response to Re: MTA Bus to get..., posted by Q46 LTD Glen Oaks on Mon Jul 27 22:15:44 2009.

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The Ex-PBL 1994 TMC RTSs are currently being displaced. What will probably stay around a little longer are the 1993 TMC RTSs. The main buses that will be replaced this time around will be the 1990-1991 TMC RTSs as well as the 1993 Orion Vs and the 1994 TMC RTSs from the PBLs. Don't get me wrong, the 1993 TMC RTSs are up for replacement too. But they will last a little longer than the other buses.
Here's what I can see happening for the WCBL Orion Vs:
About 30 buses will go to JFK to make their local fleet all Orion and displace all of the remaining RTSs there.
About 25 buses going over to Far Rock to make their local fleet all Orion and displace all of their RTSs there. The 1993 TMC RTSs would get split between BP and LGA. Also, I can see more Orion VII buses would get transferred out from FR and perhaps SC to LGA and BP to displace some of their RTSs.
SC could get the rest. Then the rest of the Orion V CNGs would head over to CP and the Orion VIIs could head over to LGA. LGA would get more of the 1993 TMCs until their next set of NG arrive. Then those will be displaced.
When CP receives SC's CNGs, I could see more of the 9800 Orion V CNG Series heading to WF and perhaps the 6000s would head back to NYCT...my guess would be CS Depot so they can displace more of the worst 400-500 series Orion V buses. With the transfers coming in the fall and winter picks, CP will not need many local buses. They will have plenty with the Orion V CNGs.
At the same time, LGA will need more buses for their local lines. I can see them getting more RTSs as well as Orion VIIs.
When these WCBL Orion Vs arrive to MTAB, heads will be spinning with all of the movements. Also, it's for 84 buses...not 85. The Orion Vs were numbered from 401-484.

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