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More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 12:43:45 2012 Link with video -WIVB.com - NFTA unveils new fleet of hybrid buses This means the retirement of the last of the 9500-series Ikarus/NABI 416's and some of the 9600-series Nova Classics, although there will still be approximately 12 to 15 Classics left in service. The era of fleet diversity in Buffalo is almost over - besides the remaining Classics and the 21 LFS's (both assigned to the weekday-only Cold Springs division), every other bus on the NFTA system is a Gillig low-floor. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:33:03 2012, in response to More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 12:43:45 2012. Gillig Corporation is one of only best manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses in USA. That why they buy american buses. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by CJ on Tue Jun 19 14:38:31 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:33:03 2012. They and New Flyer are the best at building low floor buses. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:54:58 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by CJ on Tue Jun 19 14:38:31 2012. Ok i agree with you with New Flyer. I rode New Flyer CNG in NYC and boy it was quiet and smooth. That why HART my job will be getting CNG starting early 2014 and they will start buy CNG paratransit van than buses in 2015. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 15:01:34 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:33:03 2012. NFTA awards contracts for new buses based on lowest bid. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Jun 19 16:45:44 2012, in response to More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 12:43:45 2012. I rode a really beat up, high floor, Orion (I think) last summer on the Airport route to downtown. I walked to get it from Amtrak at Depew. Took me 40 minutes and it was humid as hell. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by D40LF on Tue Jun 19 20:50:39 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 15:01:34 2012. Yeah that's why Gillig is so popular, but as far as quality they're garbage. Just did a 8hr shift on one. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by CJ on Tue Jun 19 22:01:28 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:54:58 2012. I seem to like NovaBus as well. I see something in the LFS that I also see in the Gillig Advantag/BRTs annd the New Flyer XD40s. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 23:06:25 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by Joe V on Tue Jun 19 16:45:44 2012. The Orions have been gone for a few years. It might have been a Classic as they operate regularly on the 24 Genesee route from the airport to downtown. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Tue Jun 19 23:41:48 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by TCO on Tue Jun 19 14:33:03 2012. Gillig is also the only American-owned bus builder still there...and they are best adapted to low-bid orders. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Wed Jun 20 09:28:37 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by AMoreira81 on Tue Jun 19 23:41:48 2012. New Flyer has actually outbid Gillig recently at PVTA in Springfield MA. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Jun 20 09:42:23 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by CJ on Tue Jun 19 22:01:28 2012. I liked the Novabuses up in New York quite a bit. On the 8000s I liked the fact that I didn't have to "crane my neck" to see over the bottom edge of the window like on the Gilligs and to an extent the New Flyers and Orion VIIs.I can't wait to see what the SEPTA version will be like. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by CJ on Wed Jun 20 10:18:41 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Jun 20 09:42:23 2012. The NovaBus looks nice in the MTA paint scheme. I also can't wait to see SEPTA's as well. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by CJ on Wed Jun 20 10:21:50 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by AMoreira81 on Tue Jun 19 23:41:48 2012. Gillig being the only American manufactuer of buses will most likely change depending on what takes place with Millennium Transit Services. |
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Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's) |
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Posted by Joe V on Wed Jun 20 16:55:41 2012, in response to Re: More new Gilligs in Buffalo (bye-bye, NABI's), posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 19 23:06:25 2012. No, it wasn't a Classic. I know what those are. Maybe it was a Gillig.To tell you the truth, they are all white boxes with black windows. |
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