Girardin Minibus G5
Girardin Minibus G5 | |
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Years of manufacture | 2005 to present |
Length | 252.5 to 310.5 inches |
Width | 96 inches |
Power/Fuel | Diesel & Gasonline |
The Girardin G5 is a line of high floor type-A school bus offered on both Ford and GM chassis with dual rear wheels. The G5 is also available in activity and commercial bus configurations. Commercial buses, known as the D-Series have more ergonomic seating with greater seat pitch and other amenities. All configurations are available with a wheelchair lift as an option.
Girardin introduced the G5 at the National Association for Pupil Transportation trade show on November 1st, 2005 in Austin, Texas. Regular production commenced in January 2006, and the first vehicle rolled off the assembly line on February 8th, 2006. The G5 replaced the MB-IV in Girardin's offerings, however the narrow body MB-II remains in production.[1]
In October 2009, Blue Bird and Girardin Minibus entered into a joint venture named Micro Bird. This consolidated Blue Bird's type-C and -D product line with Girardin's type-A product line. Therefore with Blue Bird focusing on their type-C and -D products, their own Type-A Micro Bird was discontinued and replaced by Giradin's type-A products. Through their partnership, Girardin also offers Blue Bird's type-C and -D products.
At BusCon 2010, Blue Bird introduced a propane-powered version of the G5. Built on a Ford chassis, it uses the Ford 6.8L, V-10 engine with the ROUSH liquid propane injection fuel system.
Blue Bird unveiled a battery-electric powered Micro Bird G5 at the 2017 School Transportation News Expo. It is built on the Ford E450 chassis, has a range of up to 100 miles, and can be recharged in six to eight hours.[2]
Models
Model number | Chassis | Length (inches) |
Height (inches) |
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MB-IV 100 | Ford | 252.5 | 111 |
GM | 263.5 | ||
MB-IV 200 | Ford | 278.5 | 113 |
GM | 289.5 | ||
MB-IV 200C | Ford | 278.5 | 118 |
GM | 289.5 | ||
MB-IV 300D | Ford | 310.5 | 118 |
GM | N/A | N/A | |
MB-IV 900 | Ford | 310.5 | 113 |
GM | N/A | N/A |
Specifications
Ford chassis
Dimensions | ||
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Length: 257″, 283″, 315″ or 346″ | ||
Width: 96" | ||
Height: 111", 113" or 118" | ||
Wheelbase: 138", 158", 176", 190" or 216" | ||
Engine | Availability | |
Ford 5.4 litre | Gasoline, 2005 to 2017 | |
Ford 6.0 litre | Diesel, 2005 to 2012 | |
Ford 6.8 litre | Gasoline, 2017 to 2021 | |
Ford 7.3 litre | Gasoline, 2021 onward | |
Transmission | ||
5 speed auto | ||
6 speed auto | ||
Capacity | ||
Up to 30 passengers |
GM/Chevy chassis
Dimensions | ||
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Length: 262", 289" or 312" | ||
Width: 96" | ||
Height: 111", 113" or 118" | ||
Wheelbase: 198", 159", 177" or 191" | ||
Engine | Availability | |
GM 6.0 litre | Gasoline, 2005 onward | |
Ford 6.6 litre | Diesel, 2005 to 2016 | |
Transmission | ||
4 speed auto | ||
6 speed auto | ||
Capacity | ||
Up to 30 passengers |
Operators
Canada
- Autobus Dufresne - Sainte-Martine, QC
- Autobus Fleur de Lys - Charny, QC
- BC Transit:
- Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System - Cowichan Valley, BC
- Chilliwack Transit System - Chilliwack, BC
- Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System - Nanaimo, BC
- Shuswap Regional Transit System - Shaswap Region, BC
- Victoria Regional Transit System - Victoria, BC
- Vernon Regional Transit System - Vernon, BC
- Cobourg Transit - Cobourg, ON
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan - Carignan; Chambly; Marieville; Richelieu; and Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport La Presqu'Île - Hudson; Vaudreuil-Dorion; L'Île-Perrot; and Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport des Laurentides (SURF) - Laurentides, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Le Richelain - Candiac; La Prairie; St-Philippe-de-La-Prairie, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Roussillon - Delson, Sainte-Catherine et Saint-Constant, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport de Sorel-Varennes (CITSV) - Contrecoeur; Saint-Amable; Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel; Sorel-Tracy; Varennes; and Verchères, QC
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport du Sud-Ouest (CITSO) - Beauharnois; Châteauguay; Kahnawake; Léry; and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - QC
- Elliot Lake Transit - Elliot Lake, ON
- exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan - Carignan; Chambly; Marieville; Richelieu; and Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC
- exo La Presqu'Île - Hudson; Vaudreuil-Dorion; L'Île-Perrot; and Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC
- exo Laurentides (SURF) - Laurentides, QC
- exo Roussillon - Delson, Sainte-Catherine et Saint-Constant, QC
- exo Sorel-Varennes (CITSV) - Contrecoeur; Saint-Amable; Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel; Sorel-Tracy; Varennes; and Verchères, QC
- exo Sud-Ouest (CITSO) - Beauharnois; Châteauguay; Kahnawake; Léry; and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - QC
- First Student Canada (formerly Briggs Bus Lines) - Edmonton, AB
- Fort Erie Transit - Fort Erie, ON
- Hearst Community Transportation Association - Hearst, ON
- Lanau Bus - Repentigny, QC
- Les Tours du Vieux Québec - Quebec City, QC
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Transit Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Réseau de transport collectif régional de la MRC de L'Assomption (RTCR) - MRC de L'Assomption, QC
- Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) - Longueuil, QC
- Société de transport de Laval (STL) - Laval, QC
- Société de transport de Montréal (STM) - Montréal, QC
- Société de transport du Saguenay (STS) - Saguenay, QC
- Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) - Sherbrooke, QC
- Société de transport de Trois-Rivières - Trois-Rivières, QC
- Strait Area Transit - Port Hawkesbury, NS
- Swift Transit - Swift Current, SK
- Thorold Transit - Thorold, ON
- Transcollines - Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, QC
- TransLink:
- Coast Mountain Bus Company - Metro Vancouver, BC
- HandyDART - Metro Vancouver, BC
- Transport urbain Granby - Granby, QC
- Ville de Bécancour - Bécancour, QC
- Ville de Baie-Comeau - Baie-Comeau, QC
United States
- Suffolk Transportation Service - Suffolk County, NY
References
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20060418061132/http://www.girardin.com/index.php?pageId=23 Girardin press release (archived)[
- ↑ "Blue Bird Introduces All-New Electric School Bus Solutions." Press release. Blue Bird. 2017.