Tulsa Transit

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Tulsa Transit may have a more mundane fleet compared to EMBARK in Oklahoma City, but the variety within its 100% low-floor fleet is still interesting. On the 30ft. side, it operates two different generations of ElDorado EZ-Rider II's, as illustrated by 2004 EZ-Rider II bus 0410 and 2006 EZ-Rider II MAX bus 0601. It also operates three 2009 Gillig 30ft. BRT's, as illustrated by bus 0903.

Meanwhile, the 2004 35ft. Gillig LF's (illustrated by bus 0407) are now its oldest buses alongside the EZ-Rider II's. They are followed by similar 2005 buses (illustrated by bus 0505). However, the first three buses in the 0500 series are 40ft. buses, as illustrated by bus 0501. The 0400 an 0500 series are now the last buses still featuring the agency's former standard livery.

The last three 35ft. 0500 series buses started out as commuter buses and were probably painted in rainbow liveries to attract choice riders and retain such liveries even on regular route use as shown by buses 0510 and 0511. They are followed by a single 2006 35ft. hybrid bus 0605.

Finally, the two 2009 35ft. BRT's (0904-0905) turned out to be that agency's last diesel buses (Both buses are illustrated here).

The hottest talk in its fleet are, undoubtedly, the 2011 and 2013 Gillig BRT CNG buses. There are fifteen 2011 buses (eleven 35ft. and four 40ft.) and eleven 2013 buses (eight 35ft. and three 40ft.) for a total of nineteen 35ft. and seven 40ft. buses. Attached here are 2011 35ft. bus 1111 (on service 111!), 2011 40ft. buses 1114 and 1115; 

2013 35ft. buses 1301 and 1312 and 2013 40ft. bus 1307.

The total heavy-duty fleet strength at this agency appears to be as the following:

Fifteen 30ft. buses (8 X 2004 EZ-Rider II, 4 X 2006 EZ-Rider II MAX and 3 X 2009 Gillig BRT)

Thirty-eight 35ft. buses (16 X 2004/2005 Gillig LF, 1 X 2006 Gillig LF hybrid, 2 X 2009 Gilig BRT and 19 X 2011/2013 Gillig BRT CNG)

Ten 40ft. buses (3 X 2005 Gillig LF and 7 X 2011/2013 Gillig BRT CNG)

For a total of 63 buses.

Finally, Tulsa Transit also operates some cutaways on nighttime Tulsa and daytime Broken Arrow (a major Tulsa suburb) flexible route service besides paratransit duties. Arboc vans L1027 and L1031 are the mainstay of its paratransit operation seen on Nightline flexible services, while 2006 Ford 0607 is seen on the Broken Arrow flexible service, to which Arboc 1306 is also dedicated.

My Tulsa Transit gallery is available here, and hope you'll enjoy my pictures and coverage!

[AMG]

Thank you for the Tulsa update. It looks like they have nothing left running from my visit in 2001. Back then, there were still a lot of Flxible Metros running (what's in the wiki, more or less, except that the 1991 model Flxibles were -6C, not -6T models).