doglover44 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Found out they are at least keeping 2 Skodas when all the Next Gens get here 6 Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Word on the street is were getting more Gilligs 4 30 ft and some 40 ft all should be here by this fall ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Daytonbuses Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Dayton RTA revealed a new paint scheme for the new NexGen dual-mode battery electric trolleybuses today. This scheme will be used on the production units that we should start seeing next year. Attached is a photo of Vossloh-Keipe 1404 in the new scheme. More photos from today at cw.daytontrolleys.net Edited April 25, 2018 by Daytonbuses Updated information 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Chris W Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 When are they due to receive the new trolleybuses? And will there be quite a few Skodas in service during BHA? Link to post Share on other sites
Daytonbuses Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 I misreported the above new paint scheme was going back to the drawing board because I heard reports that board members didn't like the paint scheme. I was originally under the impression that the whole board didn't like it. I was wrong. With that said here is an article from Dayton Business Journal - https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/04/24/greater-dayton-rta-unveils-design-for-electric.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Here are our baby 30 footers that came at the begging of August 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Our order of 24 40 footers is starting to come in ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
2822 Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Expansion or replacements? Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 4 hours ago, 2822 said: Expansion or replacements? Replace Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Update the 1st production Next Gen will be on the assembly line in December at Gillig then sent to GA to Vosch Kiep for trolley equipment then be in Dayton by April 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Orion6025 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, doglover44 said: Update the 1st production Next Gen will be on the assembly line in December at Gillig then sent to GA to Vosch Kiep for trolley equipment then be in Dayton by April Weren't these supposed to first arrive in Winter-Spring 2016?? Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 39 minutes ago, Orion6025 said: Weren't these supposed to first arrive in Winter-Spring 2016?? No the it wasn't set in stone yet fall of 2017 was when it was officially the purchase agreement was signed 1 Link to post Share on other sites
martin607 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, doglover44 said: Update the 1st production Next Gen will be on the assembly line in December at Gillig then sent to GA to Vosch Kiep for trolley equipment then be in Dayton by April Does Gillig do anything more than assemble the bus shells? You would think that Gillig might want to boast about their green credentials building the bodies of these buses but I have not found any material from them about this order. Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Gillig is just building the shell the power train/trolley equipment will be installed in Atlanta All the shell is a BRT CNG model 2 Link to post Share on other sites
martin607 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 The order for the NexGen has now been increased by a follow-on for 15 more. So that makes the 4 prototypes, plus the main production run of 41 (26+15). http://www.electrive.com/2019/01/16/kiepe-installs-imc-systems-on-15-electric-buses-in-ohio/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites
2822 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 How many of the older trolleys even go out on a weekday anymore? Link to post Share on other sites
martin607 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 2:59 PM, 2822 said: How many of the older trolleys even go out on a weekday anymore? Only routes 4 and 8 have all-day trolleybus service, while 1,2 and 3 have only a few trips. According to sources, peak trolleybus requirement is only 14. One of the NexGen is out of service following an RTA, leaving 3 available. There's probably ~30 ETIs still around, more than enough to cover the current requirements. I assume that when there is a full fleet of NexGens, the number of operational trolleybus routes will be considerably higher. I assume some current routes go beyond the limits of the old wiring, so that is why having extended range batteries is so useful. Link to post Share on other sites
martin607 Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Here is a bit more detail on the delivery schedule for the NexGen trolleybuses. Officials from Kiepe Electric visited Dayton and toured the system on one of the prototype trolleybuses in advance of delivery of the first bus from the main production run. The schedule for delivery is: up to 17 buses in 2019; and the balance (say 24) of the total order of 41 buses in 2020. http://www.i-riderta.org/news/german-transit-industry-leaders-visit-greater-dayton-rta-ahead-of-nexgen-trolley-delivery 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Orion6025 Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 3 hours ago, martin607 said: 17 buses in 2019; any specifics on when in 2019? Link to post Share on other sites
martin607 Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 I suggest you read the article that I linked. I guess the first trolleybus will arrive fairly soon - the people from Kiepe Electric presumably paid a visit for PR and publicity purposes. And I would guess the buses will arrive steadily, say 2 buses per month. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 The 1st production NexGen arrived late May been in the trolley shop isn't road ready yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris H Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 I will be going to Dayton next month, but I am wondering will RTA still have the Skoda ETIs out or will it all be those new Gilligs trolleybuses? Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Chris H said: I will be going to Dayton next month, but I am wondering will RTA still have the Skoda ETIs out or will it all be those new Gilligs trolleybuses? The Skodas will still be here a while till they get the full order currently there is no trolleys running we had a tornado Memorial Day weekend hit parts of Dayton and have been working on wires that and construction downtown 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RailBus63 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 7 hours ago, doglover44 said: The Skodas will still be here a while till they get the full order currently there is no trolleys running we had a tornado Memorial Day weekend hit parts of Dayton and have been working on wires that and construction downtown Wow, I heard about the tornado but didn't realize that it put the trolley coaches out of commission. Any idea how long the repairs will take? Link to post Share on other sites
doglover44 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, RailBus63 said: Wow, I heard about the tornado but didn't realize that it put the trolley coaches out of commission. Any idea how long the repairs will take? Not sure Link to post Share on other sites
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