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Topic: Leading Transit Bus Manufacturers |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:02 pm Subject: Leading Transit Bus Manufacturers |
That is about what I thought the order would be, although NABI's share looks lower than I expected.
Jim
I actually thought NABI would be higher than Orion, considering the support they have in s ... |
Topic: Leading Transit Bus Manufacturers |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:34 am Subject: Leading Transit Bus Manufacturers |
As far as I know, 2008 was a record year for New Flyer. I would still probably say New Flyer is the overall market leader. |
Topic: ABQ RIDE to replace some Thomas/Dennis SLFs |
DE60LF
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Forum: Surface Transit - Western United States Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:19 pm Subject: ABQ RIDE to replace some Thomas/Dennis SLFs |
Well, it has been a while since I posted here, however, according to an email I got from ABQ RIDE planner Andrew de Garmo, once the 32 800-series New Flyer DE40LFRs on order are delivered, the city wi ... |
Topic: New Flyer Receives 845 Bus Orders Valued at US $484 Mill |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:20 pm Subject: New Flyer Receives 845 Bus Orders Valued at US $484 Mill |
http://newflyer.com/index/news-app/story.59 |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:36 am Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
BTW, Millennium Transit actually had an order from Santa Fe Trails of Santa Fe, New Mexico a little over a year ago. The order was eventually cancelled, and Santa Fe Trails instead ordered ElDorado E ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:29 pm Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
They need to get that RTS Extreme low-floor out the door in order to be really competitive. While they are making money for overseas purchases of the RTS Legend, in truth, most American transit autho ... |
Topic: NFI DE40LFR with ISE-Thundervolt series hybrid drivetrain |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:58 pm Subject: NFI DE40LFR with ISE-Thundervolt series hybrid drivetrain |
I was wondering, besides Edmonton Transit System (ETS), does anyone know what TAs use New Flyer DE40LFRs with the ISE-Thundervolt series hybrid drivetrain?
The "standard" DE40LFR uses a ... |
Topic: 1 2 Mircette pill for menopause |
DE60LF
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Forum: Surface Transit - Western United States Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:51 pm Subject: 1 2 Mircette pill for menopause |
coupon discount 1 2 Mircette pill for menopause I responded to a service call expecting to instakl thrust washers or to perform some sort of field modification 1 2 Mircette pill for menopause Upon ini ... |
Topic: Las Cruces, NM - RoadRUNNER Transit sees drop in ridership |
DE60LF
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Forum: Surface Transit - Western United States Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:19 am Subject: Las Cruces, NM - RoadRUNNER Transit sees drop in ridership |
What kind of buses does RoadRUNNER have?
Their main fleet consists of three Nova RTS (2000 model year) buses and eight Gillig Advantage (2004 model year) buses. All of their main fleet is wheelcha ... |
Topic: Las Cruces, NM - RoadRUNNER Transit sees drop in ridership |
DE60LF
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Forum: Surface Transit - Western United States Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:23 pm Subject: Las Cruces, NM - RoadRUNNER Transit sees drop in ridership |
http://www.lcsun-news.com/pulse/ci_10161139
The routes have been restrucutred. Even with high gas prices, they see a drop in ridership. They are now proposing a fare increase, which I don't think ... |
Topic: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:33 am Subject: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
What I heard from some of my contacts in the transit bus industry, is that the new ownership will keep the status quo for the time being. What they should and need to do is open another manufacturing ... |
Topic: LCD destination signs |
DE60LF
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:29 am Subject: LCD destination signs |
I was wondering, does anyone know of any TAs that used LCD destination signs? I know that Luminator has made LCD signs before, however, I don't know what TAs use them.
Flip-dot signs were primaril ... |
Topic: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:11 pm Subject: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
Well, does anyone have an opinion? I know that 'Bus Nostalgia' thread is a distraction from the threads in this forum, however, I still would like an opinion. PLEASE! |
Topic: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:46 pm Subject: Gillig under new ownership - could we soon see an artic? |
I was wondering, with Gillig now under new ownership, could we eventually see an articulated model? In the U.S., the artic market is dominated by New Flyer and NABI. NovaBus will soon enter the U.S. ... |
Topic: Mack Buses versus Today's Rolling Junkheaps |
DE60LF
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:45 pm Subject: Mack Buses versus Today's Rolling Junkheaps |
Some of today's bus models are better than others. The better transit agencies have shown that it is certainly possible to get 15 years service or more out of modern transit buses.
ABQ RIDE still ... |
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