Durham Region Transit 8524-8535

Durham Region Transit 8524-8535 are New Flyer XD40 buses built in 2012.

These buses have seating for 37 passengers or 30 passengers and two wheelchairs. The seats are in charcoal with yellow grab handles and charcoal backs. The inserts are in Holdsworth Fabrics' YSW24954 moquette. DRT continued with the 2+1 seating to the high floor section. The new Xcelsior platform however, allowed for two 2+2 rows, one perimeter, another 2+2 row on either side towards the rear seats. The wheelchair ramp is located at the front door. The rear door uses Vapor vTouch touch bars for passenger operation. Heating, cooling and ventilation are provided by a new roof mounted Thermo King RLF unit, and almost all and passenger windows are of the tip-in transom design. The second window after the front door and the last window on the driver's side are of the sliding design following the configuration that has been specified since the second consortium batch. Those windows open a small distance to allow increased airflow throughout the bus if the air conditioning fails.

After being fitted with bike racks, new Motorola radios, GFI fareboxes, and Presto equipment, the buses gradually entered service in the third week of January. They can be found on any conventional DRT route.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Cummins ISL9 EPA 2010 280 hp	Voith D864.5 4 speed	37 American Seating Metropolitan	Luminator Horizon

Details

Fleet number	Year	VIN	License plate	Garage	Notes
8524	2012	2FYD8FV15CC040626	944 2BF	Westney
8525	2012	2FYD8FV17CC040627	944 3BF	Westney
8526	2012	2FYD8FV19CC040628	548 0BH (prev. 944 4BF)	Westney
8527	2012	2FYD8FV10CC040629	944 5BF	Westney
8528	2012	2FYD8FV17CC040630	944 6BF	Westney
8529	2012	2FYD8FV19CC040631	944 7BF	Westney
8530	2012	2FYD8FV10CC040632	944 8BF	Westney	First bus in Durham to have on board and exterior security cameras.
8531	2012	2FYD8FV12CC040633	944 9BF	Westney
8532	2012	2FYD8FV14CC040634	945 1BF	Westney
8533	2012	2FYD8FV16CC040635	945 2BF	Westney
8534	2012	2FYD8FV18CC040636	290 0BJ (prev. 945 3BF)	Raleigh
8535	2012	2FYD8FV1XCC040637	945 4BF	Whitby