OCTA 2007-2008 New Flyer C40LFR retirement tracking thread

[octabusfan92]

Hey everyone, to keep up with the retirements of the OCTA New Flyer C40LFR, I provided a separate thread so we know which ones are retired at the moment, and which ones are still active presently. The replacements for these buses are Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG buses all to be delivered by next year at the time of writing.

 

Retired C40LFRs

Santa Ana Base

5502, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5508, 5510, 5511, 5512, 5515, 5516, 5517, 5518, 5520, 5521, 5522, 5523, 5524, 5526, 5527, 5528, 5532, 5533, 5536, 5538, 5539, 5542, 5545, 5547, 5548, 5549, 5551, 5552, 5565, 5567, 5569, 5570, 7583, 7584, 7588

Irvine (Keolis) Base

5123, 5554, 5555, 5556, 5557, 5558, 5559, 5560, 5561, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5572, 5573, 5574, 5576, 5577, 5578, 5579, 5580, 5582, 5583, 5584, 5585, 5588, 5589, 5590, 5592, 5594, 5595, 5599, 5601, 5602, 5603, 5604, 5605, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5609, 5610, 5613, 5614, 5620, 5621, 5622, 5623, 5624, 5626, 5627, 5628, 5629, 5630, 5632, 5634, 5641, 5642, 5647

Anaheim (Keolis) Base

5644, 5645, 5648, 5653, 5654, 5655, 5656, 5657, 5659, 5660, 5663, 5665, 5666, 5668, 5669, 5670, 5676, 7501, 7505, 7510, 7512, 7513, 7515, 7516, 7520, 7526, 7528, 7533, 7534, 7566, 7574

 

I believe units 5537, 5562, 5575, 5579, 5581, 5593, 5596, 5597, 5598, 5652, 5658, 5664, 5671, 5672, 5673, 7503, 7509, 7510, 7525, 7553 are being decommissioned as they haven’t entered service in a while.

 

Units 5586, 5587, 5615, 5617, 5618, and 5625 are all training buses for Keolis and are based out of Anaheim. They are blank with no titles or unit numbers shown.

 

Auction Dates:

October 21, 2022: 5559, 5605

February 10, 2023: 5556, 5560, 5577, 5578, 5594, 5595, 5599, 5601, 5608, 5622, 5641, 5657, 7505, 7512, 7513, 7526

March 10, 2023: 5508, 5555, 5645, 5659, 5660, 5666

April 7, 2023: 5508, 5510, 5512, 5515, 5521, 5528, 5533, 5545, 5547, 5645, 5659, 5660, 5669, 5674, 7528

May 5, 2023: 5505, 5507, 5511, 5516, 5524, 5527, 5542, 5645, 5654, 7501

June 2, 2023: 5502, 5504, 5506, 5548, 5557, 5588, 5620, 5629, 5630

June 30, 2023: 5532, 5536, 5538, 5549, 5552, 5567, 5569, 5570

July 28, 2023: 5532, 5569, 5585, 5592, 5606, 5610, 5632, 5634, 5647, 5653, 5656, 5668, 7515

August 25, 2023: 5569

Spetember 22, 2023: 5569, 5592, 7584

October 20, 2023: 5387, 5518, 5522, 5523, 5565, 5569, 5592, 7520, 7584, 7588

 

5569 still hasn’t found an owner yet even after being auctioned off five times now.

 

5666 now with LA Charter Bus Lines as 3630

5515 now with Transit Systems

5605 and 5622 have now been scrapped

 

On a separate note, XN40 units 5701 through 5750 have been transferred over to Keolis Irvine Base to replace some C40LFRs there, and XN40 units 5815 through 5839 have been transferred over to Keolis Anaheim Base where they have replaced some of the C40LFRs while the Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG buses are still being delivered.

[octabusfan92]

Update: All 5500s are being decommissioned at Irvine Base

[octabusfan92]

Update: It looks like every single one of Irvine base 2007 models besides 5633 have been decomissioned, 5650, 5651, 5661 are getting decomissioned at Anaheim, 5121, 5126 might? be getting decomissioned as they haven’t been tracked for a while

[octabusfan92]

Update: Adding to the retirement list is 5571, 5591, 5596, 5597, 5598, 5602, 5611 (last C Gas bus ever built), 5612, 5616, 5619, 5631, 5635, 5636, 5637, 5639, 5640, 5643, 5646, 5664, 5671, 5672, 5673, 7503, 7509, 7543, 7564 and 7572 are presumably retired as they haven’t gone back into service as of lately

 

5521, 5556, 5594, 5601, 5645 are now with LA Charter

[octabusfan92]

Recently, 5616, 5619 and 5631 have popped up on the tracker and have moved. Unsure if those buses will re-enter service but highly not likely.

 

Also unsure if Santa Ana units are going to re-enter service as they have been moving but not going into service

[octabusfan92]

Auction dates: 

November 10, 2023: 5123, 5387, 5517, 5520, 5526, 5537, 5565, 5621, 5623, 7534, 7566, 7583

December 8, 2023: 5123, 5387, 5517, 5520, 5526, 5537, 5565, 5568, 5621, 5623, 5676, 7534, 7566

[octabusfan92]

5138 likely retired as it is parked where the retired buses are

[KevinMenoLBT9716]

On 11/25/2023 at 8:26 PM, octabusfan92 said:

Update: Adding to the retirement list is 5571, 5591, 5596, 5597, 5598, 5602, 5611 (last C Gas bus ever built), 5612, 5616, 5619, 5631, 5635, 5636, 5637, 5639, 5640, 5643, 5646, 5664, 5671, 5672, 5673, 7503, 7509, 7543, 7564 and 7572 are presumably retired as they haven’t gone back into service as of lately

 

5521, 5556, 5594, 5601, 5645 are now with LA Charter

5597 was wrapped in two liveries, a test livery and then the final current livery. 5597 was used in various OCTA material promoting OC BUS.

[octabusfan92]

Auction date:

Jaunary 12, 2024: 5539, 5720 (XN40)

[octabusfan92]

Some 2008 New Flyer C40LFRs have started to retire from Anaheim base

 

The remaining active C40LFRs at the moment are: 5121, 5122, 5124-5128, 5130-5137, 5139-5149, 5501, 5503, 5509, 5513, 5514, 5519, 5525, 5529, 5530, 5531, 5534*, 5535*, 5540, 5541, 5543, 5544, 5546, 5550, 5553, 5566*, 5616, 5619, 5631, 5633, 5649, 5650, 5662, 5667, 5675, 5677, 5678, 7502, 7504, 7506, 7507, 7508, 7511, 7514, 7517-7519, 7521, 7522, 7523*, 7524-7525, 7527, 7529, 7530, 7531*, 7532, 7535-7542, 7544-7547, 7549-7552, 7554-7563, 7565, 7567-7571, 7573, 7575-7582, 7585-7587, 7589, 7590*, 7591, 7592*

* = Retired?

[octabusfan92]

Update: apparently 5604 was brought back into service due to several Suburban C40LFRs starting to retire

[octabusfan92]

Update: so finally 7574 is auctioned off

Auction date:

February 9, 2024: 5537, 5539, 7533, 7543, 7553, 7564, 7572 and 7574

[octabusfan92]

So recently, for some reason what seems like that some retired units have been tracked recently, is a glitch. Notably units 7543, 7572, 5123, 7564 and 7566

[octabusfan92]

7529 might be retired as it hasn’t entered service lately. 7529 has the distinction of being the first New Flyer bus built with a Cummins Westport ISL-G.

Meanwhile, 5751 and 5752 are now with Keolis Irvine Base, 5753-5770 are now with Keolis Anaheim base along with 5840-5845

[octabusfan92]

5126, 5127, 5138, 7529 and 7548 have been spotted at Santa Ana base. They are most likely getting decomissioned

[haydenschool]

On 2/18/2024 at 9:05 PM, octabusfan92 said:

So recently, for some reason what seems like that some retired units have been tracked recently, is a glitch. Notably units 7543, 7572, 5123, 7564 and 7566

Likely transponder reuse. "7572" is actually 7558, and "5123" is actually 7579 

[octabusfan92]

9 hours ago, haydenschool said:

Likely transponder reuse. "7572" is actually 7558, and "5123" is actually 7579 

That makes sense actually. No wonder why I see 5123 is tracing on Main St

 

So looks like on March 8th there will be reauctions of some C40LFRs

Auction date:

March 8, 2024: 5539, 7543, and 7553

[octabusfan92]

So it seems from looking at TransSee, 5530 and 5540 might possibly be retired as they haven’t re-entered service in two weeks

[octabusfan92]

Update: 5771-5774, along with 5846-5852 have been shifted to the Anaheim Division. So far, 5853 to 5857 and 5775-5779 are awaiting transfers to Anaheim

[octabusfan92]

Update: 5613 has been re-activated likely as a replacement for 5619, 5540 is back in service after maintenance

 

Recent retirements for C40LFRs include likely the rest of the remaining 5600s from Anaheim base. They haven't been tracked since February 17th. Additionally, 7502, 7504, 7506, 7508, 7509, 7511, 7514, 7517, 7518, 7519, 7521, 7522, 7523, and possibly 7576-7582 are getting decomissioned.

Unsure about 7585-7587, 7589-7592 though but most likely going to get decomissioned as well

[octabusfan92]

7531 is at Santa Ana base. Mostly likely getting decomissioned

So 7516, 7517, 7525, 7531 and 7554 are being retired

 

7566 has now been scrapped as of April 2024

[octabusfan92]

So looks like Anaheim has finally retired the rest of their 2007 C40LFRs (besides the Keolis Training units), and Irvine is to follow. The 2008 C40LFRs will still be around, all the 2007s have been retired from the contracted divisions. As a result, 5853-5857 and 5775-5779 have been shifted to Anaheim. Units 5753-5757 that were previously at Anaheim are now at Irvine.

 

Updates: 5129, 5540, 7557, 7561? and 7570 have been retired

[octabusfan92]

All contractor 2007 C40LFRs are being retired. 5753-5757 that were previously used at Anaheim transferred to Irvine where they replaced 5604, 5613, 5616, 5631 and 5633. The training units will still be active, only the ones that are still in service are being retired. Some of Irvine’s Suburban units are also being retired as well, with 5138 being decommissioned at Santa Ana

[TransNetwork3]

Update: The OCTA C40LFR #7579 has already been repainted as the top logo sign of OC Bus on Route 553 while I was on the XHE40 #1115 Route 53 bus from around 7:33 am until before 8:40 am but the #7579 bus color will remain the same as is until retired takes place. However, usually the #7579 bus was formerly Bravo on top of the sign.    

[octabusfan92]

Edit: All of Santa Anas 2007 C40LFRs are being retired and decomissioned. None have been in service as of last week. 5501, 5503, and 5529 that were previously based at Garden Grove are also being retired as well. Though 5509, 5513, 5514, 5519 and 5525 are still at Garden Grove base as of typing