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MTA New Nova LFS's |
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Posted by CapitalCruiser on Sat Jun 13 13:21:15 2009 MTA New York City Transit (MTA) purchased 90 Nova LFS articulated vehicles, to be assembled in Nova Bus’ newest plant located in Plattsburgh, N.Y., with delivery slated for the first half of 2010.The order follows a successful six-week in-revenue service run of a Nova LFS Artic bus on the Bx12 route in the Bronx and the M15 route in Manhattan. The Nova LFS Artic features a stainless steel structure; a particulate filter that reduces emissions; a time-tested front door access ramp for mobility impaired passengers; a re-designed driver area; and wide mid and rear doors, triggered by motion sensors once the bus has come to a full stop. |
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Posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 13:39:57 2009, in response to MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by CapitalCruiser on Sat Jun 13 13:21:15 2009. These buses will probably get assigned to Charleston (20 buses) Gun Hill (35) and Flathbush (35). All for current or future SBS service. I'm sure order will be increased if buses are a success |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 13 14:36:19 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 13:39:57 2009. The S79 SBS could only be run with 20 buses? I'm guessing that peak requirement will be more (unless the S79 local will continue to run).My guess is that some of the 5734-68 batch (5767 and 5768 are still capable) will end up moved. The B44 SBS is going to require a lot more than 35 buses. |
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Posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 14:44:49 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 13 14:36:19 2009. Yeah there will still be a S79 local, and the bx uses only about 26 per daily operation I understand. Yeah the B44 and M15 will be a huge line |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 13 14:50:02 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 14:44:49 2009. The M15 by itself would probably use 40 buses by itself. But also keep in mind that when the SBS gets introduced, local ridership is going to go down significantly; 40-footers on the Bx12 local runs suddenly make sense again. |
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Posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 14:59:17 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 13 14:50:02 2009. True when i go to zerega for bus moves i see NG's on the BX12, and for now espically during rush hour it looks way overpacked. |
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Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 15:02:47 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 13:39:57 2009. I think the B44 will get transfered to Grand ave and the LFS's will go there. IIRC flatbush can't hold artics while Grand ave can. FLA would get the B47 back. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Sat Jun 13 15:20:29 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 15:02:47 2009. Interesting if that happens. |
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Posted by mike nash on Sat Jun 13 15:31:33 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by Grand Concourse on Sat Jun 13 15:20:29 2009. where did u get that info about flatbush. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Sat Jun 13 16:09:15 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by mike nash on Sat Jun 13 15:31:33 2009. Dunno, ask R33. |
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Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) |
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Posted by GOLD_12th on Sat Jun 13 16:17:40 2009, in response to MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by CapitalCruiser on Sat Jun 13 13:21:15 2009. Old news...link here another link |
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Posted by GOLD_12th on Sat Jun 13 16:27:13 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by mta_si on Sat Jun 13 13:39:57 2009. No, the order will likely be majority on the SBS routes: M15 (2010) and Bx12. If the buses really perform well in the contract order, we may see a very large articulate bus order after the 90 buses. |
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Posted by caine515 on Sat Jun 13 18:25:52 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 15:02:47 2009. nah. I see Ulmer Park getting the B2 and B31 and GA getting the B49. The LFS buses will wind up being assigned to FLA that way. |
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Posted by Q46 LTD Glen Oaks on Sat Jun 13 19:49:51 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by caine515 on Sat Jun 13 18:25:52 2009. I doubt UP could run the extra routes |
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Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 20:00:40 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by caine515 on Sat Jun 13 18:25:52 2009. That would be cool to see UP get the B2, because the fact that its still an 100% RTS depot. |
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Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 20:02:35 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by Q46 LTD Glen Oaks on Sat Jun 13 19:49:51 2009. The B2 and B31 combined only uses like 9 to 10 buses. IIRC the B4 uses more buses than that when it was at Ulmer Park. So it should be room at UP for those routes. |
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Posted by brightonr68 on Sat Jun 13 20:27:37 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by R33/R36 mainline on Sat Jun 13 20:02:35 2009. remember that the b2 and b31 are rather short runs thus the low number of buses |
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Posted by brightonr68 on Sat Jun 13 20:31:08 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by caine515 on Sat Jun 13 18:25:52 2009. "nah. I see Ulmer Park getting the B2 and B31"why would you run the b2 and 31 from a depot so far away from the routes wasting even more money in fuel and salary. Rush hour b2 if combined with the b100 could run artics. As it is during rush hour everyone knows what time the bus comes kings highway bound and the bus is scheduled to leave a few min after the express arrives kings plaza bound. The raw ridership data does not tell the true story on these lines during rush hour. They are a mass load up line. One express local combo on the b2 and b31 fill two full buses up during rush hour |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Sat Jun 13 20:38:07 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by brightonr68 on Sat Jun 13 20:31:08 2009. It would be nice if they let at least 2 B100's leave at the same time. The bus that leaves first is packed to the brim and the next one [that i catch] just waits till a decent amount of riders gets on. |
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Posted by Dieseljim50 on Sun Jun 14 18:09:41 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 13 14:36:19 2009. Are those Nova LFS's the same awful looking turds like the ones used in Buffalo,NY? |
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Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) (w/ mockup TA scheme busmodel photo) |
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Posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Jun 15 03:09:55 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic), posted by GOLD_12th on Sat Jun 13 16:17:40 2009. An illustration of the new two-part bus the Plattburgh Nova Bus plant will be producing for the NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority Nova Bus has received a large order for transit buses from the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City. In a news release, the company announced the MTA has ordered 90 Nova LFS (Low Floor System) articulated buses for its New York City Transit system. The buses will be assembled at Nova Bus’s $25 million assembly plant in The Development Corp.’s Banker Road Industrial Park in the Town of Plattsburgh, with delivery scheduled for the first half of 2010. The order follows a six-week in-revenue service run of one of the articulated buses on New York City Transit routes in the Bronx and Manhattan. The company Web site states the articulated bus is 62-feet long, two sections connected by a flexible section that helps it make turns. It has seating for up to 62 people. The stainless steel bus frames are made in St. Francois-du-Lac, Quebec, and shipped by truck to the Plattsburgh facility. They are covered in fiberglass and thermoplastic skins to help protect against damage from rocks and debris. Other features include a particulate filter that reduces emissions and a front-door access ramp for mobility-impaired passengers. The wide mid and rear doors feature motion sensors that are triggered after the bus comes to a complete stop. Assembly work is done at each of 17 work stations in the plant. The buses also undergo systems tests, as well as road and water tests in Plattsburgh. The company has 172 employees in Plattsburgh. It is already building LFS transit buses for two transit authorities in British Columbia, where they will help transport visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The MTA’s New York City Transit has a fleet of more than 4,500 buses that cover 249 routes in the five boroughs of New York City. It carries an estimated 2.3 million passengers on an average weekday. Nova Bus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volvo Bus Corporation, the second-largest motorcoach and transit bus manufacturing company in the world. The company has two plants in Canada and is hosting a grand-opening celebration at its newest plant, in Plattsburgh, at 11 a.m. today. Source: http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_165140243.html?keyword=topstory |
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Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) (w/ mockup TA scheme busmodel photo) |
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Posted by busdude2 on Mon Jun 15 06:12:31 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) (w/ mockup TA scheme busmodel photo), posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Jun 15 03:09:55 2009. Very nice ! |
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Posted by Dieseljim50 on Mon Jun 15 07:31:08 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's, posted by brightonr68 on Sat Jun 13 20:31:08 2009. Aren't those the buses where the steer tires are located about five feet behind the driver? Very homely looking. Buffalo has 22 of the beasts. |
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Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) (w/ mockup TA scheme busmodel photo) |
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Posted by MTA5000 on Mon Jun 15 12:39:53 2009, in response to Re: MTA New Nova LFS's (Artic) (w/ mockup TA scheme busmodel photo), posted by busdude2 on Mon Jun 15 06:12:31 2009. Those look sweet but the will be painted for SBS and look it is the first production order that has rear windows in over 20-29 years!!! |
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