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More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Sun May 20 15:15:15 2012 While the Phoenix bus contract will be the big order of the year (which should be awarded by June 1), according to this document:http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/board_minutes/Combined_TMC_and_RMC_Packets_for_Posting.pdf RPTA should be getting 20 new buses, while Tempe should be getting 16. All buses wil be New Flyer buses. I presume that the 20 RPTA buses will replace the Nova RTS fleet, while the 16 Tempe buses will replace additional NABI LFWs. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by T8H5307N on Mon May 21 11:44:03 2012, in response to More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Sun May 20 15:15:15 2012. Looks like a little delay; the Nova replacements were in the FY 11/12 budget, now delayed to FY 12/13. These were listed as BRT-style in earlier documents.Seven of the Novas have already been shown the door. Six of the CNG NABIs (RPTA) are also out. Tempe still has plenty of 1998/99 NABIs to replace. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 11:57:49 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by T8H5307N on Mon May 21 11:44:03 2012. I'd expect the RPTA buses will be either diesels or diesel-electric hybrids, since as far as I know the Glendale facility isn't equipped for CNG/LNG.As for Tempe, I'd expect they will be CNG, LNG, or diesel-electric hybrids. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Bx36Ltd on Mon May 21 15:24:29 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 11:57:49 2012. Glendale? R u talking about that discount cab place were they have mabe 10 flyers or so |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 16:14:16 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Bx36Ltd on Mon May 21 15:24:29 2012. Yes, I am. Some of the Nova RTS are based there as well. A few express routes are based out of that facility.Of course, there is the chance that more of the 2007 D40LFRs currently at Mesa could get transferred to Glendale while Mesa gets new CNG or LNG models. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Bx36Ltd on Mon May 21 17:04:00 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 16:14:16 2012. Sorry those nove been gone almost two years now 6477/6480. They wen back to mesa back 2010 they stoped using them and had put them over the the scraped cabs was they sat there for a whilt they even black out the numbers but then they took them back to mesa where there in service for now |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 17:20:24 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Bx36Ltd on Mon May 21 17:04:00 2012. Does RPTA still operate any LNG NABIs? Or have they all been transferred to Tempe? |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by T8H5307N on Mon May 21 18:27:08 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Mon May 21 17:20:24 2012. Those had been moved to the Tempe garage when Tempe took over 72/81. I have not seen any on the road since the new Tempe buses were put in service last year. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Bx36ltd on Tue May 22 01:47:44 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Bx36Ltd on Mon May 21 17:04:00 2012. I think there a small hand full but not many r left thou now PTS still have a lot lol |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Fri May 25 15:58:41 2012, in response to More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Sun May 20 15:15:15 2012. Update: I just decided to give RPTA a call today, and confirmed that all of the new buses (both for RPTA and Tempe) will be C40LFRs. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by T8H5307N on Fri May 25 21:37:55 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Fri May 25 15:58:41 2012. The "Express/BRT" replacements are budgeted at $597K per bus...pretty steep for a C40LFR.Next year's budget also includes 8 30-foot replacements for Scottsdale. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by Pink Jazz on Sat May 26 11:14:57 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by T8H5307N on Fri May 25 21:37:55 2012. Trust me, the person from RPTA confirmed that the buses for both RPTA and Tempe will be 40-foot New Flyer low floor CNG buses, and will not be the Xcelsior model. That implies the C40LFR.And yes, I asked him if they will replace the Nova RTS fleet, and the person I spoke with said that is the current plan. Between the RPTA and Tempe buses, I am guessing the way to tell the difference would likely be the destination signs, since RPTA generally uses TwinVision while Tempe generally uses Luminator. I presume the fleet numbers will be 67xx. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by TonyG on Fri Jun 29 21:10:40 2012, in response to More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by Pink Jazz on Sun May 20 15:15:15 2012. FYI: I saw Bus 6703 heading S/B on I-17 at approximately Union Hills Rd at around 8:30 a.m. I'm not sure it it's an RPTA or a Tempe bus but it has the same color scheme and white LED destination sign as the 2011 Tempe C40LFRs. |
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Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe |
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Posted by T8H5307N on Fri Jun 29 21:43:51 2012, in response to Re: More new buses for Valley Metro - 20 New Flyer buses for RPTA, 16 for Tempe, posted by TonyG on Fri Jun 29 21:10:40 2012. Probably a delivery from Minnesota! I believe Tempe buses have the green colors (6680 et al), while RPTA is sticking with the (6668) color scheme. |
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