Trimet101 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 https://blog.trimet.org/2021/03/18/electric-buses-update-lots-of-progress-some-challenges/?fbclid=IwAR12W0x4m6_e7IjkCBf3Xido00TGvPhmFEKaI9tmMc6efdolZYKy8W7D43Q, hmmm 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hp2ena Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 ex-Valley Metro unit number? Link to post Share on other sites
Trimet101 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 4 minutes ago, hp2ena said: ex-Valley Metro unit number? Im not to sure on that Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 15 hours ago, Trimet101 said: https://blog.trimet.org/2021/03/18/electric-buses-update-lots-of-progress-some-challenges/?fbclid=IwAR12W0x4m6_e7IjkCBf3Xido00TGvPhmFEKaI9tmMc6efdolZYKy8W7D43Q, hmmm Are these conversions expensive from complete Coach Works Link to post Share on other sites
Trimet101 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, JAX Transit 2000 said: Are these conversions expensive from complete Coach Works Its cheaper then buying diesel buses Link to post Share on other sites
Trimetwes Fan1003 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 5 hours ago, Trimet101 said: you beat me to it. nice to see older new flyers still are being use. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trimet101 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, Trimetwes Fan1003 said: you beat me to it. nice to see older new flyers still are being use. Yah Ik right I like the shoebox's lol 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trimetwes Fan1003 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 i like all the new bus projects that are being done. Link to post Share on other sites
Trimet101 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Just now, Trimetwes Fan1003 said: here is a more info on all current bus projects https://blog.trimet.org/2021/03/18/electric-buses-update-lots-of-progress-some-challenges/ Yah I read that Its nice 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alexb320 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 23 hours ago, JAX Transit 2000 said: Are these conversions expensive from complete Coach Works I remember reading somewhere that a CCW conversion cost around $300k for a 40ft bus. No clue what the cost is for an artic. This is a 2007 model. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, alexb320 said: I remember reading somewhere that a CCW conversion cost around $300k for a 40ft bus. No clue what the cost is for an artic. This is a 2007 model. How do you know that? Link to post Share on other sites
alexb320 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 On 3/24/2021 at 11:49 PM, JAX Transit 2000 said: How do you know that? All of Valley Metros 2007 D60LFs are retired and I know that Transit Sales International purchased quite a few of them. Only four of the 2008s have been auctioned so far, that being two in February of this year and two this coming weekend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TriMet Bus Fan Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 On 3/24/2021 at 3:28 PM, alexb320 said: I remember reading somewhere that a CCW conversion cost around $300k for a 40ft bus. No clue what the cost is for an artic. This is a 2007 model. According to the board documents that TriMet provided (here https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2019-09-18/Res%2019-09-77.pdf), it cost them just over 6 million dollars for work on 9 buses. The breakdown of buses include: 5 Gillig Diesel Bus overhauls (3042-3046) 3 Gillig BEB Conversions (3048-3050) and one Artic BEB Conversion (4101). They probably spent a little more than the avg cost of all the buses to do the 60 foot overhaul. It looks like that would end up being in the 500,000 to 600,000 range. On 3/26/2021 at 5:21 PM, alexb320 said: All of Valley Metros 2007 D60LFs are retired and I know that Transit Sales International purchased quite a few of them. Only four of the 2008s have been auctioned so far, that being two in February of this year and two this coming weekend. The one TriMet used probably came from Transitsales. BTW, the bus should have been obtained in late 2019/early 2020, which might narrow down which one it is. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 On 3/31/2021 at 4:05 AM, TriMet Bus Fan said: According to the board documents that TriMet provided (here https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2019-09-18/Res 19-09-77.pdf), it cost them just over 6 million dollars for work on 9 buses. The breakdown of buses include: 5 Gillig Diesel Bus overhauls (3042-3046) 3 Gillig BEB Conversions (3048-3050) and one Artic BEB Conversion (4101). They probably spent a little more than the avg cost of all the buses to do the 60 foot overhaul. It looks like that would end up being in the 500,000 to 600,000 range. The one TriMet used probably came from Transitsales. BTW, the bus should have been obtained in late 2019/early 2020, which might narrow down which one it is. What about the NovaBus LFS Articulated order with the rear windows for Trimet Link to post Share on other sites
Jared Kam Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 15 hours ago, JAX Transit 2000 said: What about the NovaBus LFS Articulated order with the rear windows for Trimet Still coming - I believe the first bus in the order comes later this year with the rest to come in 2022. Exciting times for Portland - diversifying the fleet just when the D40LF's are being retired. They are calling the Desert Rose a "mid-life" rehab, which implies that TriMet will have a D60LF in their fleet for years to come. Maybe they will try to source additional units if this test goes well! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TriMet Bus Fan Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 On 4/1/2021 at 6:51 PM, JAX Transit 2000 said: What about the NovaBus LFS Articulated order with the rear windows for Trimet As Jared said - pilot bus is expected to arrive this fall, the rest will arrive next year Once all of these buses enter service, we'll see a way more diverse fleet in PDX 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 8 hours ago, TriMet Bus Fan said: As Jared said - pilot bus is expected to arrive this fall, the rest will arrive next year Once all of these buses enter service, we'll see a way more diverse fleet in PDX Did it include the triple door Articulated NovaBus LFS Artic with black steel Rims? Did Wikipedia mention the replacements for 2002-5 New Flyer D40LFs that reaching their old age and is the artic order will be the 40th Anniversary Edition of the largest order of 1981-82 Crown Ikarus 286 ever ordered by Trimet? photo credit goes to their original owners Link to post Share on other sites
Trimetwes Fan1003 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 5 hours ago, Trimet101 said: the white paint is most likely not the final paint scheme. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trimet101 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 47 minutes ago, Trimetwes Fan1003 said: the white paint is most likely not the final paint scheme. ye Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 10 hours ago, Trimet101 said: Pilot bus at NovaBus Plattsburgh Plant in New York. As already mentioned on this Tweet, the engines are already installed while the driver side frameless windows already glued on, the front destination signs and runbox already on with the windshield. The rest of the parts for this bus are not finished yet. Link to post Share on other sites
TriMet Bus Fan Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 18 hours ago, Trimet101 said: ye We should know for sure when the pilot bus arrives (hopefully later this year) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JAX Transit 2000 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, TriMet Bus Fan said: We should know for sure when the pilot bus arrives (hopefully later this year) After the Covid-19 pandemic passes over Link to post Share on other sites
Trimetwes Fan1003 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 new electric bus begins testing https://www.kptv.com/news/trimet-debuts-newest-electric-bus/article_65662a3e-9ef4-11eb-a9f2-abb0bec1c83c.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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