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2018 Novabus LFS CNG Sightings and Deliveries


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Calgary Transit NovaBUS LFS CNG deliveries

This post with be edited until the first spotting on the next page is posted.

Green- delivered, in service

Black- delivered, not in service

Red- not delivered

Units delivered: 40/40

8355

8356

8357

8358

8359

8360

8361

8362

8363

8364

8365

8366

8367

8368

8369

8370

8371

8372

8373

8374

8375

8376

8377

8378

8379

8380

8381

8382

8383

8384

8385

8386

8387

8388

8389

8390

8391

8392

8393

8394

Units in service: 38/40

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All but 8382 and 8387 in service
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1 hour ago, Transit Fan said:

3 out of 7 MP's are using the new CNG Nova's this morning (8360, 8363, 8386). You can spot that giant purple square from quite the distance!

Spotted 8386 earlier on 9th ave SE. Rear sign wasnt working though.

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On 2/26/2019 at 5:53 PM, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said:

#'s 8205-8354, 1625-1634, and 6074-6093 were all delivered fully painted.  Not wrapped.  However, they have gone back to having them delivered plain white and then wrapping them in the livery with this newest batch of CNG LFS buses.

I don't know all the numbering schemes but 1625-1634 do not sound like 40' or 60' numbers, 6074 would be 60' I guess but if there painted and not decalled it would be just another poor decision. I would have to see to believe that 8205 and up are not decals, but I don't care enough to look

On 2/26/2019 at 8:18 PM, LRT said:

Let's be honest here every single bus Calgary Transit has received has been painted at least white!???

No they weren't painted white. The panel which is not metal comes white

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8 minutes ago, Rainman said:

No they weren't painted white. The panel which is not metal comes white

Yes you're right.  The buses came in bare metal and everything else that's not metal comes in white.

I'm very sorry for the miscommunication.

 

Let's move on.

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A very good day for CNG bus spotting, if that's your thing.

Transit55 says there are 26 Nova and both New Flyer CNG buses in service at the moment.

4/5 MAX Orange buses in service now are of the CNG variety (3 of them are from the 2018-19 order).

Brentwood is a decent place for spotting today. I was there earlier and noticed three buses around me were the new Novas. Transit55 confirmed my observations: apart from MAX Orange, there are current three operating on Route 8, two on Route 408 and one on Route 9.

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I rode one on the 138 during the PM rush last week.

When it's in motion they don't seem all that much quieter than an XD40, but when I boarded it at Crowfoot I honestly thought it wasn't running at all until I was halfway to the back.

Other than that, it felt like a bus. Nicer ride than some older models for sure. Big fan of the non-cloth seats so I can see exactly what it is I'm about to sit down on, and knowing it's emitting something like 75% less than an XD40 is great in my book!

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10 hours ago, downbeat said:

A very good day for CNG bus spotting, if that's your thing.

Transit55 says there are 26 Nova and both New Flyer CNG buses in service at the moment.

4/5 MAX Orange buses in service now are of the CNG variety (3 of them are from the 2018-19 order).

Brentwood is a decent place for spotting today. I was there earlier and noticed three buses around me were the new Novas. Transit55 confirmed my observations: apart from MAX Orange, there are current three operating on Route 8, two on Route 408 and one on Route 9.

8204 currently on MAX Orange, rewrapped/painted to match the 8300s. Handsome!

 

Edit: oo just looked through the wiki and realized they've been rewrapped/painted since late last year!

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