Orion V Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 They still have the old driver's window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, Enviro_1203 said: Here are 3 photos I have received of the new Novas... In the interior photos did you happen to notice what kind of next stop display they had, since the new TTC one have an LCD display as opposed to the regular LED one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Charlie said: In the interior photos did you happen to notice what kind of next stop display they had, since the new TTC one have an LCD display as opposed to the regular LED one. I believe same as current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 48 minutes ago, Enviro_1203 said: Here are 3 photos I have received of the new Novas... Nice to see! So from what I gather, 4601, 4602, and 4607 are ready to go? I find that the maple leaf at the back resembles the Classics more so than the D60LF/Rs. I will say that the back looks odd because it's not painted all red like our current buses. I do have mixed feelings about the two curves on the side. Does anybody know why OC went with ZF transmissions instead of Allison? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: Nice to see! So from what I gather, 4601, 4602, and 4607 are ready to go? I find that the maple leaf at the back resembles the Classics more so than the D60LF/Rs. I will say that the back looks odd because it's not painted all red like our current buses. I do have mixed feelings about the two curves on the side. Does anybody know why OC went with ZF transmissions instead of Allison? I find the rear where its red resembles the 63xx Also note, the only paint on the bus is white. The livery is all vinyl decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8792 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Not bad for an updated livery. Still wish KFC would return...would have been a fitting tribute to the original 97xx Nova LFSes, lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, OCCheetos said: I still have mixed feelings about the livery although it'll probably end up growing on me, but wow that's a nice (couple of) shiny bus(es). Thank you for sharing! Agreed. At least you'd have a new profile picture to put up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 16 hours ago, OCCheetos said: I still have mixed feelings about the livery although it'll probably end up growing on me, but wow that's a nice (couple of) shiny bus(es). Thank you for sharing! Same feeling. I don’t dislike it, but the other one was really so good that it didn’t need to be changed. When the old stripe livery got replaced in the late 90s/early 2000s it was very stale. The current leaf livery still looked great. The new one looks good too but hard to say if I like it more or less than what we already have. Positive notes is that it matches the LRT a bit more and it looks close enough to the old leaf livery that the buses they don’t repaint won’t look too out of place. Interesting it still has the older style driver window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudebrains Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I love the bigger side Destination sign. The thing that confuses me is that the DDs have a big (16x120 pixel) side sign yet they are programmed as the smaller 8x96 signs. Hopefully they’ll update the DDs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadooment95 Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 1:12 PM, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: Nice to see! So from what I gather, 4601, 4602, and 4607 are ready to go? I find that the maple leaf at the back resembles the Classics more so than the D60LF/Rs. I will say that the back looks odd because it's not painted all red like our current buses. I do have mixed feelings about the two curves on the side. Does anybody know why OC went with ZF transmissions instead of Allison? I'm honestly curious about the change from Allisons to ZF's as well...however, as I drive Ecolifes all day in Oz, they are MILES better than Allison could ever manage. Literally and figuratively. Fuel economy and emissions are heaps better, and the overall operation is amazing. Not to mention, Allison only came up with LBSS (Load based shift scheduling) as a result of ZF's Topodyn set-up. Ally's are great for high speeds between stops, but ZF's blow them away everywhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 For anyone not paying attention to the bus spotting thread, it looks like at least 4601 is in Ottawa now, since it was spotted by a user on Ogilvie this AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGoose Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 18 hours ago, whistler said: For anyone not paying attention to the bus spotting thread, it looks like at least 4601 is in Ottawa now, since it was spotted by a user on Ogilvie this AM. So the real questions are: 1. When will be it’s first day of service? 2. Out of which garage? 3. Does it have an arm rest? 4. When will Enviro_1203 send me a text message that he’s driving it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Here's a list of the new Novabus LFSs. I will update this list as much as I can. green = active + date of the first spotting yellow = delivered red = not yet seen active 4601 - Entered Service on April 23rd 4602 - Entered Service on April 22nd 4603 - Entered Service on April 18th 4604 - Entered Service on April 23rd 4605 - Entered Service on April 25th 4606 - Entered Service on April 3rd 4607 - Entered Service on April 4th 4608 - Entered Service on April 3rd 4609 - Entered Service on April 3rd Edited April 25, 2019 by STO_1601 All units are in service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, STO_1601 said: Here's a list of the new Novabus LFSs. I will update this list has much as I can. green = active + date of the first spotting yellow = delivered red = not yet seen active 4601 - Delivered 4602 - Not yet seen active 4603 - Not yet seen active 4604 - Not yet seen active 4605 - Not yet seen active 4606 - Not yet seen active 4607 - Not yet seen active 4608 - Not yet seen active 4609 - Not yet seen active No one stated it was delivered. It is not at any OC property...best I can say is it was delivered to a vendor (unknown which one) for PDI and final preparations before being officially delivered to OC. The individual who posted the photo of the bus on Ogilvie, I have never seen any of their posts before and the photo doesn’t clearly show the bus in Ottawa, just that its an OC Nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Are there any Novas delivered to the garage yet? 4602 and another Nova was spotted today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, STO_1601 said: Are there any Novas delivered to the garage yet? 4602 and another Nova was spotted today. Not likely, they are going to vendor for PDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, Enviro_1203 said: Not likely, they are going to vendor for PDI This might be a stupid question, but what does PDI stand for? I have a guess but just not sure as it could mean a couple different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Charlie said: This might be a stupid question, but what does PDI stand for? I have a guess but just not sure as it could mean a couple different things. Pre delivery inspection, starting with the hybrids back in 2009, OC has contracted all PDI and final equipment set up (radio, farebox, smartbus etc) to vendors so that the buses are 100% road ready the day they arrive on property. Though, with the Novas, like the double deckers, operators and mechanics will require training in advance of service use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, Enviro_1203 said: Pre delivery inspection, starting with the hybrids back in 2009, OC has contracted all PDI and final equipment set up (radio, farebox, smartbus etc) to vendors so that the buses are 100% road ready the day they arrive on property. Though, with the Novas, like the double deckers, operators and mechanics will require training in advance of service use. Do you know what the benefit for having an off-site contractor complete these tasks is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, Charlie said: Do you know what the benefit for having an off-site contractor complete these tasks is? Couldnt tell you, I havent thr slightest clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centralsmt Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Charlie said: Do you know what the benefit for having an off-site contractor complete these tasks is? It’s probably cheaper than doing it in house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev161 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Spotted 4 Nova's parked at CityView ,4601-4604 Â Â 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudebrains Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 12:20 PM, CanadaGoose said: 3. Does it have an arm rest? The question that will change the course of humanity as we know it. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just saw two Novas heading down 417 toward Ottawa, in the Casselman area. Only caught them last minute and just managed this crappy pic, didn’t see unit number. Looks like 4607 or maybe 4609? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 4604 at St Laurent garage today to run a few tests. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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