Mr. Transit Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 I don't agree...if ENC really wanted to go after bigger contracts, REV Group would have given them the go ahead three years ago...also, I don't see them underbidding their three competitors, just to make low profit margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Alstom is refurbishing 52 P2000 LRV: https://www.globalrailnews.com/2017/06/06/alstom-to-modernise-los-angeles-metro-light-rail-fleet/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 6/12/2017 at 7:46 PM, XN40 said: They only won because they build their buses in Riverside, CA. That and they could probably build buses right away unlike New Flyer and Nova as New Flyer is backlogged for 18 months. Gillig has a similar philosophy as they like to bid on contracts (including large ones) where they can spread it out over several fiscal years (50-100 buses/fiscal year). Gillig's new facility in Livermore could allow them to bid on bigger orders. Some will likely go to contractors and some to LA metro and this could be a bigger breakthrough once LA Metro orders all 305 options for 600 buses. I could see them becoming a player thanks to REV group. I'm really surprised Eldorado won... and reading the report, it looks like Nova actually had the better bus and New Flyer had the cheapest contract but Eldorado won by being build locally as you mentioned. But I suspect there was a bit of a bid rigging going on... New Flyer really suffered in its "technical compliance" scores, despite already having over 500 800 XN40 in service with Metro. Maybe someone in management decided that with NABI out of the picture, Metro can't have all its eggs in one New Flyer basket. From a purely fanning standpoint, this is a welcome diversity to Metro's fleet. I just hope these buses don't end up being very expensive insurance policy against New Flyer dominance (Eldorado scored lowest in life cycle cost). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I see LAMTA has not learned and placed another order with BYD. They ordered 60 40 footers for the Sliver BRT line https://electrek.co/2017/07/27/los-angeles-byd-all-electric-buses/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NABI40LFW Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 All NABI 40C-LFWs buses are now retired. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I'm going to LA in December - what should I look out for, what should I specifically track and ride, tips and tricks, all appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 14 hours ago, buizel10 said: I'm going to LA in December - what should I look out for, what should I specifically track and ride, tips and tricks, all appreciated. What do you like? All depends as everyone is different. You a bus or more a rail person? How long are you down for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 3 hours ago, TheAverageJoe said: What do you like? All depends as everyone is different. You a bus or more a rail person? How long are you down for? I'm fine with both - I'll be down there for slightly less than a week. I want to ride stuff TransLink doesn't have, specifically NABI and if Metro has GIlligs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 You should look out for the brand-new P3010 LRVs on the Blue and Expo Lines. AFAIK they're relatively common on the Gold Line but are still in the process of rolling out on the Blue/Expo Lines while the P865s are being phased out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, Transit geek said: You should look out for the brand-new P3010 LRVs on the Blue and Expo Lines. AFAIK they're relatively common on the Gold Line but are still in the process of rolling out on the Blue/Expo Lines while the P865s are being phased out. I've been wanting to ride the Expo Line anyways. Any way to track trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 8:00 PM, buizel10 said: I'm fine with both - I'll be down there for slightly less than a week. I want to ride stuff TransLink doesn't have, specifically NABI and if Metro has GIlligs. Should join some of the Facebook groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSocalBusFans/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/fansoflbt/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/LosAngelesMetroRail/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoCalTransitfans/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doglover44 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Anymore news or photos ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramirez Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 7:52 PM, doglover44 said: Anymore news or photos ? Do you have a facebook? You can join "Fans Of Los Angeles Metro Rail" or "Southern Cal Transit Fans" fb groups, there tends to be a lot of info in those two groups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey077 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 38 minutes ago, Ramirez said: Do you have a facebook? You can join "Fans Of Los Angeles Metro Rail" or "Southern Cal Transit Fans" fb groups, there tends to be a lot of info in those two groups. I second this. Both are very informative and well run groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 10:43 PM, Shakey077 said: I second this. Both are very informative and well run groups. You and Brian keep the SoCal groups in good running order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCaltransitrider Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 Any updates for the new ElDorado National bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neoplan Rider Studios Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 DEXTA DAPS SHABBA MADDA POT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 10:03 PM, The Neoplan Rider Studios said: DEXTA DAPS SHABBA MADDA POT 2 (Neoplan lovin') Dang, I miss those Neoplans. Spacious interiors, untinted windows, subtly stylish exteriors. Glad that so many of them made it into California Poppy Orange paint before sailing off to retirement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neoplan Rider Studios Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Border City Transit said: Dang, I miss those Neoplans. Spacious interiors, untinted windows, subtly stylish exteriors. Glad that so many of them made it into California Poppy Orange paint before sailing off to retirement... From Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neoplan Rider Studios Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (drools) The 6700s... did those spend their entire life at Division 3? I don't care how many New Flyers & NABIs there are, the 180-181 will always be Neoplan turf... ¡Siempre! Oooooh, nice catch with the 1100s. Wow - what weird buses. Was there any functional advantage to the third axle? Seems excessive for a 40-foot vehicle that wasn't really much more than a standard transit bus. But I'm sure there's a backstory of which I am unaware... One of those bad boys made it up to Santa Barbara as a party bus -- painted in gaudy silver. At last check, she camps out in a small lot off Chapala St. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 @The Neoplan Rider Studios ... this convo got me thinking back even further. The "original" Neoplans (3300-3714)... I always associate those with the Valleys (D8, D15... maybe with some occasional appearances at D9). Did they ever have any presence at D3? It's hard to picture RTSes holding down the 180-181 at -any- point in history... For that matter, I wonder where the 3300s ran their final runs. I recall them hanging on as late as ~2002 or so... but don't remember where the last ones were to be found... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 17 hours ago, Border City Transit said: Oooooh, nice catch with the 1100s. Wow - what weird buses. Was there any functional advantage to the third axle? Seems excessive for a 40-foot vehicle that wasn't really much more than a standard transit bus. But I'm sure there's a backstory of which I am unaware... One of those bad boys made it up to Santa Barbara as a party bus -- painted in gaudy silver. At last check, she camps out in a small lot off Chapala St. I heard that the bus needed to tag axle to stay within axle weight limits. Those things weighed about 31000 pounds, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYBklyn1959 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 20 hours ago, Border City Transit said: @The Neoplan Rider Studios ... this convo got me thinking back even further. The "original" Neoplans (3300-3714)... I always associate those with the Valleys (D8, D15... maybe with some occasional appearances at D9). Did they ever have any presence at D3? It's hard to picture RTSes holding down the 180-181 at -any- point in history... For that matter, I wonder where the 3300s ran their final runs. I recall them hanging on as late as ~2002 or so... but don't remember where the last ones were to be found... They were at D3 in the beginning (1984). D3 had some high-3600s and 3700-3714. Toward the late 80s, they left 3 and went elsewhere. D12 also had them in the beginning, lost them around late 1984, then got some back around the late spring of 1985, when RTD did a major bus reshuffling They didn't stay long, by the beginning of 1986 they were gone, replaced by Grummans (blah). Division 2 got some Neoplans (3441-3449 and 3451-3471) in late 1990, when it reopened as a revenue division after 5 years non-revenue. In the beginning, they just ran weekday-only runs on the 420 and 424, I guess to cut down on deadhead mileage. In June 1992, D2 became a full-time division again. The Neoplans stayed there, and they may have gotten some others after awhile. I think a few made it to D1 in the later days. The only divisions that I can think of that never got them were D6 and D7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD453T Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 4/30/2018 at 12:40 AM, AMG said: I heard that the bus needed to tag axle to stay within axle weight limits. Those things weighed about 31000 pounds, IIRC. Speaking of odd buses with tag axles, here is a Ford shuttle with a tag axle. https://barnoneauction.hibid.com/lot/40333487/1985-ford-econoline-350-bus?q=bus&cat=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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