Glennwood Road Ent. Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/transportation/os-ne-lynx-electric-buses-funded-20220831-jeicx3sym5eg3dy22oed2dynrq-story.html Lynx’s main routes to get first electric buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownD Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 111-412 recently was retired due to accident damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR2012TPA Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 8:41 PM, Big CJ said: It won't just be used buses, they'll be new buses thrown in that mix too. Everything I say about used equipment is assuming the sales tax does pass come November, so its speculation and take everything I say with a grain of salt as it could end up being new buses entirely. With that said, to speculate further. If the tax passes, everything in the contingency fleet becomes revenue vehicles once again. I can imagine Lynx will then purchase a large number of new buses from whoever, presuming Gillig and possibly New Flyer, Nova, or Proterra. As for used buses, you have Midwest Bus, Complete Coach Works, Coach Crafters, and likely acquisitions of retired vehicles from other agencies within the state and other areas of the country. That's basically what could happen with the fleet, this will be something that takes place within a year or two for the record, nothing happens overnight. Now Lynx will also need more staff and trust me, Lynx has been short on drivers since the day I moved to Florida in 1995, so that issue Lynx needs to get around. It's really difficult to be a bus driver these days, so it'll take some serious effort on Lynx's part to entice more people to work for them. Since the Orange County sales tax referendum failed, don't expect any significant fleet expansions anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 On 12/22/2022 at 7:25 AM, HR2012TPA said: Since the Orange County sales tax referendum failed, don't expect any significant fleet expansions anytime soon. Yup and the buses that were retained are going to be auctioned. Most of them were involved in some kind of accident, some of which were severe and others minor, I need to see the auction pictures to make a judgement. The remaining 500s, most of the 600s, some 700s, and the remaining 800s are going. A total of 42 buses. Many 2009 and 2010 buses are in active and are regularly running around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 26-610 was spotted in service today on the 107. It appears Lynx is doing repairs to those buses and the other hybrid buses. I was told it's due to a computer chip shortage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR2012TPA Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, Big CJ said: 26-610 was spotted in service today on the 107. It appears Lynx is doing repairs to those buses and the other hybrid buses. I was told it's due to a computer chip shortage. I heard about that. They probably want to try & rack up as many miles on it as possible before its eventual replacement arrives. I'm not sure about 27-610. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR2012TPA Posted Thursday at 08:57 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:57 PM 25 more 40' Gillig BRT Plus CNGs are in production per a post I saw on Facebook. The order was originally placed back in December, 2021. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=7017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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