Transit updates around New Hampshire

[NHTransitGeek1]

Wildcat Transit: Mast Road Connector is discontinued. Please move this route to the discontinued routes section. To compensate the West Edge Express bus is now serving the CSDC on outbound trips. Routing as such for West Edge is: West Edge-campus-turn around in downtown-CSDC-return to West Edge. 

COAST: New coach busses. 2001 MCI 102-DL3s. Numbered 2103 and 2104. One is from Concord Coach the other from C&J. Numbers for the two existing coaches from 2000 are 2001 and 2002. The numbering system has also been overhauled. I will mention old numbers for each series followed by their new numbers. Can you please keep the mention of the former numbers to the notes section for each fleet type?

0801-0804 now 3801-3804 1001 and 1002 now 6001 and 6002.  1101 and 1102 now 4101 and 4102. 1201 and 1202 now 5201 and 5202. 1203 and 1204 now 4201 and 4202. 1601-1603 now 6601-6603. The 2016 Gilligs are now 3601-3604. A new minibus, 6701 was delivered in November. It's a 2017 Ford E450 on an Eldorado Aerotech body. There are 3 new 2018 minibuses. (Specs and numbers unknown for now on order. On a separate note, the one D40LF still on the road (9502) is more then likely out of service. The new coaches 2103 and 2104 were meant to replace it. It has been running the 101 Dover Clipper Connection on its own since May but I haven't seen it out since mid January. 

Nashua Transit: busses 207-212 the 2001 Gillig Low Floors are on Public Surplas for auction. Bidding closes next week. According to the add they are all in roadworthey condition. The last one was pulled from service in Decmber 2017. Of note also bus 213 (also a 2001 low floor) is not for auction so it possibly is being retained a bit longer as a spare bus.

Sorry this is so long winded! Happy St, Pactricks Day everyone!

Of corse there was something I forgot to add! Wildcat Transit is going to receive CMAQ funding for 4 new buses. At this point the details have not been released publicly. The new buses will replace T31-T34. They've had some reliability issues in the last year or so. Estimated delivery (and therefore retirement of T31-T34 is late 2019 or early 2020.

In addition COAST trolley buses (1103-1105 and 1205-1206) have NOT been re numbered at this time.

[Kevin L]

Updated.

[MassBusMark]

To add to NH Transit Geek 1's report on Nashua Transit, 213 is listed for sale by Nashua Transit on the Buses On Line website. As of mid-January, 214, the 2004 35 foot Gillig was still on the roster as a spare bus. Will try to find out if it's still active.