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Re: WMATA's New Flyer XDE40 Xcelsior Hybrid-Electric Low Floor |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Fri Feb 18 07:59:37 2011, in response to Re: WMATA's New Flyer XDE40 Xcelsior Hybrid-Electric Low Floor, posted by WayneJay on Thu Feb 17 23:24:07 2011. What those 148 will replace might make a good debate. The 4200-series Orion V's are getting up there in age (1997-98 vintage) but are in better shape than the newer (2000-01) 2100-series, but at the same time WMATA has a block Orion VI's that have had scores of problems that hit the magic age of 12 next year.My guess and the ideal result: The current ready reserve fleet (Flxs/436s) gone, the worst 4200's gone, the Orion VI's and some 2100's go into ready reserve. The ideal replacement for the 4200's would be an order of artics to try to add capacity on key routes while maintaining current headways since the step-up from a 40' high floor to a 60' low floor isn't that much. |
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