Nova Bus RTS-06 WFD

Nova Bus RTS-06 WFD
Years of manufacture	1994 to 2002
Length	30 to 40 feet
Width	96 or 102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel or CNG/LNG

The Nova Bus RTS-06 WFD was a high floor transit bus and successor to the TMC RTS-08. It features a similar front end, but more square. As the WFD in the name suggests, the bus had wide front doors to accommodate a wheelchair lift.

Like most RTS buses, the RTS-06 WFD used a V-drive powertrain layout. However in the late 1990s Nova produced a T-drive version of the RTS-06 WFD. In addition, the RTS-06 WFD was used as part of a fuel cell bus program.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Length: 30', 35' or 40'10"
• Width: 102"
• Height: 120"

Engine

• Cummins C8.3
• Cummins ISC
• Cummins L10G (CNG/LNG)
• Cummins M11
• Cummins ISM
• Detroit Diesel Series 50
• Detroit Diesel Series 50G (CNG/LNG)

Transmission

• Allison VR731RH
• ZF 5HP590
• ZF 5HP592C

HVAC

• Carrier
• Sutrak Tropic Aire
• Thermo King T10

Axles

• Rockwell

Brakes

• Meritor
• Volvo

Steering

• Sheppard power steering

Operators

Canada

• Autocars des Chutes - Lévis, QC
• Conseil intermunicipal de transport des Laurentides - southern Laurentides, QC
• Conseil intermunicipal de transport Roussillon - Delson; Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Constant, QC
• Conseil intermunicipal de transport de la Vallée du Richelieu (CITVR) - Richelieu Valley, QC
• Réseau de transport collectif régional de la MRC de L'Assomption (RTCR) - RCM of L'Assomption, QC
• Réseau Trans-Sud - Lévis, QC
• Société de transport de l'Outaouais - Gatineau, QC
• Société de transport de Lévis - Lévis, QC
• Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON

United States

• Artesia Bulldogs - Artesia, NM
• Beaumont Transit - Beaumont, TX
• Billings Metropolitan Transit - Billings, MT
• CENTRO - Syracuse, Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga & Oneida counties, NY
• Chemung County Transit System - Chemung County, NY
• Citibus - Lubbock, TX
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) - Dallas, TX
• Eagleways New York - New York, NY
• Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle - Georgetown University
• Golden Gate Transit - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Greater Cleveland RTA - Cleveland, OH
• Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MTA) - Macon & Bibb County, GA
• Metro Regional Transit Authority - Akron, OH
• Mountain Metropolitan Transit - Colorado Springs, CO
• Pueblo Transit - Pueblo, CO
• River Valley Transit - Williamsport, PA
• Sun Tran - Tucson, AZ
• Valley Metro - Phoenix/Mesa/Glendale, AZ
• Volusia County Transit (Votran) - Volusia County, FL
• Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) - Youngstown, OH
• Williamsport Bureau of Transportation - Williamsport, PA

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1997				"RTS Vision" 30' demo
		1998		UTC Power 100kW PAFC fuel cell	BAE Systems HybriDrive	Georgetown University/FTA Generation II fuel cell bus
		1999	4RKMWEGA6XR834171	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R	40' T-Drive WFD CNG demo
		2001	4RKEWTJA91R835419			Altoona test bus from January 15, 2002 to June 3, 2002. Dallas Area Rapid Transit specs, WFD, LNG
		2001		Ballard 100 kW PEM fuel cell	BAE Systems HybriDrive	Georgetown University/FTA Generation II fuel cell bus