San Diego Metropolitan Transit System 501-512

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System 501-512 were 2008 New Flyer GE35LFR buses built in 2009.

Engine	Propulsion	Seating	Destination Sign
Ford 6.8L Triton V10	ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG	30: American Seating InSight	Luminator Horizon

History

In late May 2007, MTS issued an RFP for ten to twenty 35-foot buses intended for the Superloop service; they received four proposals from North American Bus Industries, DesignLine Corporation, Daimler Buses North America, and New Flyer Industries, with the latter having the winning bid at $7.19 million, followed by NABI at $7.27 million with their 35-LFW gasoline electric model, which was never produced. All units in this series featured frameless windows. They were initially used for the Superloop Rapid BRT service, which began service on June 15, 2009 and later expanded in late 2010. The buses later on suffered severe mechanical and technical issues, leading to premature retirement only after 8 years of service, as a possible consequence of ISE Corporation declaring bankruptcy in August 2010.

Details

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	VIN	License Plate(s)	Paint	Division	Status/Disposal	Notes
501		1/2009	5FYU5KY1X8B035057	1315090		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
502		1/2009	5FYU5KY118B035058			Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 4/7/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
503		1/2009	5FYU5KY138B035059	1315089		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 3/17/2018. A salvage record was likely noted.	Repainted to the MTS Rapid livery in 2015.
504		2009	5FYU5KY1X8B035060	1315140		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction. A salvage record was likely noted.
505		2009	5FYU5KY118B035061	1315211		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 3/17/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
506		2/2009	5FYU5KY138B035062	1315209		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 3/17/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
507		2/2009	5FYU5KY158B035063	1315212		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 3/17/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
508		2/2009	5FYU5KY178B035064	1315213		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
509		2/2009	5FYU5KY198B035065	1315210		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
510		2/2009	5FYU5KY108B035066	1495363 (prev. 1315165)		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 2/17/2018. A salvage record was likely noted.	Repainted to the MTS Rapid livery in 2015.
511		2/2009	5FYU5KY128B035067	1315166		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 2/17/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
512		3/2009	5FYU5KY148B035068	1315164		Imperial Avenue	Retired in January 2018. Sold at auction on 3/17/2018. Scrapped; a junk record was noted.