The Neoplan Rider Studios Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 On 10/15/2018 at 10:38 AM, alexb320 said: As it is has already been stated, the Gillig BRTPlus package is available in Diesel, Hybrid, and CNG. As noted in the picture you posted, JTAs 2201-2207 BRTPlus buses are Hybrids, not CNG. Lynx has all CNG. Palm Tran has Diesels. Marta has all Diesels. I think its dumb that this is a topic that is still getting brought up. Lets please just move on and keep this board focused on less petty things. Thanks How do you edit palm Tran on CPTDB wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitsubishi Fuso 6512 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 As of 2018, the 0700 series Gillig are now retired according to Marcos A.R of youtube On 10/15/2018 at 7:55 PM, Big CJ said: Just another example why I'm active on transit forums, cause of individuals who think CPTDB is all correct, individuals who outright listen the first few times after being told something, and some who are straight up inept. Arguing with women in their 20s-50s with massive egos is healthy and can make your hair recede. Moving away from the GP Bus Gallery that I care about, Palm Tran sold all, but 960 to Gainesville in early 2005. Those 1995 Flxible Metros. The buses were out of service by late 2004, so they only had a 9 year career there. 960 joined its sisters in 2007 along with the 30ft Phantoms. Amazingly, the 30ft Flxibles Palm Tran sold to Puerto Rico may still be kicking around. Did you edit palm tran roster on Wikipedia yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 12:14 AM, Mitsubishi Fuso 6512 said: As of 2018, the 0700 series Gillig are now retired according to Marcos A.R of youtube There are many that are retired, but there are still quite a few in service. I check the trackers every now an then to see what is out and about. There were at lest 7 still running as of last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitsubishi Fuso 6512 Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 3:44 PM, alexb320 said: There are many that are retired, but there are still quite a few in service. I check the trackers every now an then to see what is out and about. There were at lest 7 still running as of last week. Ok, Did you use Transitalk Transportation Media Group and GP Bus Gallery websites for Palm Tran Buses? http://www.ttmg.org/palmtran-gillig.html On 10/15/2018 at 10:38 AM, alexb320 said: As it is has already been stated from Transitalk Transportation Media Group, the Gillig BRTPlus package is available in CNG. As noted in the picture Wikipedia posted, JTAs 2201-2207 BRTPlus buses are CNG not Hybrids. Lynx has all CNG. Palm Tran has CNG. Marta has all CNG. I think its smart that this is a topic that is still getting brought down. Lets please just move off and keep Marcos A.R in board focused on most petty things. http://www.ttmg.org/palmtran-gillige.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Palm Tran currently has six buses up for auction: 0705 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1503&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 0707 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1504&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 0708 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1506&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 0711 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1508&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 0713 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1509&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 0718 - http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1513&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 These is also a 2008 Chevrolet Crusader Paratransit bus for auction. Unknown what number this is. http://discover.pbcgov.org/ofmb/thriftstore/Lists/ViewBidLots/DispForm.aspx?ID=1502&ContentTypeId=0x010019D0AA7958C125419BF2B9932B8199F6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 0721 got added to the November auction late. Surprisingly, all of these buses sold for a lot cheaper than Palm Tran buses generally do. 0705 and 0721 were purchased by Coach Crafters. Not sure about the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Found out Palm Tran has finally taken delivery of new 40ft Gillig BRTPlus Diesels that are the same spec as the 2016 & 2017 models. Someone posted a picture on facebook of 2005, so there is at least a total of 6. Numbered 2000-2005. I assume there are more than that, but I'm not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 I have been watching the tracker through transsee.ca the past week and can confirm there are at least 11 new 2020 Gilligs, numbered 2000-2010. I haven't seen any of the 2007s, so those are likely on borrowed time. I also only saw the 2008 Gillig hybrids in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 There are 17 Gilligs up for auction this month: Lot 1: 7 2007 Gillig LowFloor Buses 0702 - 15GGD211771077810 0714 - 15GGD211971078117 0715 - 15GGD211071078118 0717 - 15GGD211971078120 0719 - 15GGD211671078141 0720 - 15GGD211871078142 0722 - 15GGD211171078144 Lot 2: 4 2007 Gillig LowFloor & 4 2008 Gillig LowFloor Buses 0716 - 15GGD211271078119 0723 - 15GGD211371078145 0724 - 15GGD211571078146 0725 - 15GGD211771078147 0800 - 15GGD211X81078130 0801 - 15GGD211181078131 0804 - 15GGD211381078134 0807 - 15GGD211981078137 Lot 3: 2 2010 Gillig LowFloor Hybrids Buses 1006 - 15GGD3013A1178356 1007 - 15GGD3015A1178357 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traildriver Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Greetings all. I moved to this county last year, and so have naturally taken somewhat of an interest in Palm Tran. In addition to that, after being retired from the intercity coach business for four years, I decided to return to driving on a part-time basis. Since Palm Tran is only looking for full-time operator's, I went with Academy, who lets me set my own scheduled availability. Besides using the mostly Van Hool CX fleet for their charter operations, Academy also has a small fleet of older Gillig's and Nova's they use for contract shuttles for Century Village-Boca Raton. So after never have even ridden in a Gillig, I now find myself driving them.... I am curious about the "fairing" on the roofs of the Palm Tran buses. Since they don't cover CNG tanks, are they there just for styling? For better fuel economy? They certainly make the buses look more 'massive' than they are, and I would imagine make handling strong cross-winds a chore at times.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit man2015 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 7:56 AM, traildriver said: Greetings all. I moved to this county last year, and so have naturally taken somewhat of an interest in Palm Tran. In addition to that, after being retired from the intercity coach business for four years, I decided to return to driving on a part-time basis. Since Palm Tran is only looking for full-time operator's, I went with Academy, who lets me set my own scheduled availability. Besides using the mostly Van Hool CX fleet for their charter operations, Academy also has a small fleet of older Gillig's and Nova's they use for contract shuttles for Century Village-Boca Raton. So after never have even ridden in a Gillig, I now find myself driving them.... I am curious about the "fairing" on the roofs of the Palm Tran buses. Since they don't cover CNG tanks, are they there just for styling? For better fuel economy? They certainly make the buses look more 'massive' than they are, and I would imagine make handling strong cross-winds a chore at times.... Yes they are for styling for palmtran currently uses hybrid diesel and diesel buses 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4 5600 Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 0904 has been scrapped by EG truck parts in miami. I am assuming that also means 0900, 0901, 0902 have also been scrapped there, as the 4 buses were sold in a lot together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 8:08 PM, H4 5600 said: 0904 has been scrapped by EG truck parts in miami. I am assuming that also means 0900, 0901, 0902 have also been scrapped there, as the 4 buses were sold in a lot together. That's a shame. I'm pretty sure all 4 were still in running condition. 0905 & 0907 are the last two 2009s still in service. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Not sure how many new 2021s Palm Tran ordered now. I've been checking with the Transsee app and still have only seen 2100-2120 tracked since late last year. But I found this picture posted by Palm Tran on their facebook page of 2132. So there is at least another 12 that haven't entered service yet. https://www.facebook.com/PalmTran/photos/4494366550633133 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_carrera11 Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 0905 might see alive somewhere 0907 was scrapped 146F25C1-1F7E-4564-B20F-D52363B8E76C.heic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 6 hours ago, richard_carrera11 said: 0905 might see alive somewhere 0907 was scrapped 146F25C1-1F7E-4564-B20F-D52363B8E76C.heic 1.63 MB · 1 download Are these retired due to parts shortage for Palm Tran Gilligs and New Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Palm Beach County will receive $1.8 million to purchase six vehicles for PalmTran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_carrera11 Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Scrapped Palm Tran 1100 Gillig BRTs Palm Tran has started to retire their 2012 and 2013 Gilligs with 1211 and 1303 being the first to retire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_carrera11 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 4:38 PM, Glennwood Road Ent. said: Are these retired due to parts shortage for Palm Tran Gilligs and New Flyer Never Mind 0905 is scrapped 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR2012TPA Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 A friend of mine saw a photo of 2 new Gillig BRT Plus buses being delivered, though the photographer was too far away to see what they were numbered. Does anyone know how many in this order and what the unit numbers are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoPm77CAkcUDJOXuXBGu7XrRMBPPXnba7vgQPU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Bus 2221 has seen in Texas during the delivery this week and it will reach to Florida in the next few days. Route 44 This one has Allison B400R6 manual gearbox https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoPm77CAkcUDJOXuXBGu7XrRMBPPXnba7vgQPU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz2kb Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Glennwood Road Ent. said: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoPm77CAkcUDJOXuXBGu7XrRMBPPXnba7vgQPU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Bus 2221 has seen in Texas during the delivery this week and it will reach to Florida in the next few days. Route 44 This one has Allison B400R6 manual gearbox https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoPm77CAkcUDJOXuXBGu7XrRMBPPXnba7vgQPU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Must be a Gillig BRT Plus 40ft., right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 20 hours ago, Buzz2kb said: Must be a Gillig BRT Plus 40ft., right? Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsf transit Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 PalmTran now has the new 2022 Gillig BRT plus buses in service. for some reason the last two ended up sideways when I uploaded them from my phone. I do have a curious question though, anyone happen to know where I can find pictures of the older palm tran buses like the phantoms, TMC City cruiser etc, and the buses from when it was CoTran, or happen to have any pics they can share or send me? It would be greatly appreciated if so, it's for a personal project I'm working on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 3:50 PM, atsf transit said: PalmTran now has the new 2022 Gillig BRT plus buses in service. for some reason the last two ended up sideways when I uploaded them from my phone. I do have a curious question though, anyone happen to know where I can find pictures of the older palm tran buses like the phantoms, TMC City cruiser etc, and the buses from when it was CoTran, or happen to have any pics they can share or send me? It would be greatly appreciated if so, it's for a personal project I'm working on. Try Google or Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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