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! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#003366;"  |  <font color=white><big>Arboc Spirit of Liberty</big></font>
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|colspan="2"| [[Image:Texarkana Urban Transit District 2107-a.jpg|300px]]
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| '''<font color=white>Years of manufacture'''</font> || <font color=white>2011 to present</font>
| Years of manufacture || 2011 to 2020
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| '''<font color=white>Length'''</font> || <font color=white>28 to 33 feet</font>
| Length || 29 or 34 feet
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| '''<font color=white>Width'''</font> || <font color=white>100 inches</font>
| Width || 100 inches
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| '''<font color=white>Height'''</font> || <font color=white>116 inches</font>
| Height || 120 inches
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| '''<font color=white>Power/Fuel'''</font> || <font color=white>Diesel, CNG/LNG, gasoline</font>
| Power/Fuel || Diesel
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The '''[[ARBOC Mobility|Arboc]] Spirit of Liberty''' is a low floor, economical, rear-engined shuttle bus. Arboc began development of the Spirit of Liberty in 2010 and unveiled the prototype at the 2011 APTA EXPO. The first production model Spirit of Liberty was sold to Northern Arizona University in February 2016. It was sold through Creative Bus Sales.
The '''[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]] Spirit of Liberty''' is a low floor, economical, rear-engined shuttle bus. Arboc began development of the Spirit of Liberty in 2010 and unveiled the prototype at the 2011 APTA EXPO. The first production model Spirit of Liberty was sold to Northern Arizona University in February 2016. It was sold through Creative Bus Sales.


The Spirit of Liberty is built on a custom designed [[Freightliner Custom Chassis|Freightliner]] chassis, known as the XB-A. With the engine at the rear and door right at the front, the bus offers better passenger-driver interaction than a cutaway.<ref>[http://arbocmobility.com/images/busride2011.pdf Major changes liberate the small bus concept], arbocmobility.com, retrieved on 2011-10-14</ref> To reduce weight, the bus uses a one-piece structural composite floor molded in vinylester that is bonded and bolted to a tubular steel chassis.<ref>[http://busride.com/2011/10/major-changes-liberate-the-small-bus-concept/]</ref>
The Spirit of Liberty is built on a custom designed [[Freightliner Custom Chassis|Freightliner]] chassis, known as the XB-A. With the engine at the rear and door right at the front, the bus offers better passenger-driver interaction than a cutaway.<ref>[http://arbocmobility.com/images/busride2011.pdf Major changes liberate the small bus concept], arbocmobility.com, retrieved on 2011-10-14</ref> To reduce weight, the bus uses a one-piece structural composite floor molded in vinylester that is bonded and bolted to a tubular steel chassis.<ref>[http://busride.com/2011/10/major-changes-liberate-the-small-bus-concept/]</ref>
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!Length <br>(feet)
!Length <br>(feet)
!Fuel
!Fuel
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|SOL 29
|29
|Diesel
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|SOL 34
|34
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|align=center colspan=3|PRE-PRODUCTION
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|SOL 2800
|SOL 2800
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!colspan=3|Dimensions
!colspan=3|Dimensions
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|colspan=3|Length: 28' 3", 29' 11" or 32' 8"
|colspan=2|Length
|Availability
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|colspan=2|28' 3", 29' 11" or 32' 8"
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|colspan=2|29' 8" or 34'
|Production
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|colspan=3|Width: 100"  
|colspan=3|Width: 100"  
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|colspan=3|Height: 116"
|colspan=3|Height: 120"
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|colspan=2|Wheelbase
|Availability
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|colspan=2|150", 170" or 203"
|Pre-production
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|colspan=3|Wheelbase: 150", 170" or 203"
|colspan=2|150" or 202.5"
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|colspan=3|GVWR: 25,500 lb.
|colspan=3|GVWR: 25,500 lb.
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|colspan=3|4 wheel hydraulic disc with ABS
|colspan=3|4 wheel hydraulic disc with ABS
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!colspan=3|Steering
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|colspan=3|TRW THP-60 power steering
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!colspan=3|Floor
!colspan=3|Floor
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|colspan=3|Vinyl esther composite subfloor
|colspan=3|Vinyl esther composite subfloor
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==Operators==
===United States [[File:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
* [[Bay Town Trolley]] -  Panama City, FL
* City of Boulder - Boulder, CO
* [[Brooklyn Navy Yard Shuttle|Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation]] - Brooklyn, NY
* [[Martin County Transit]] (Marty) - Martin County, FL
* [[King County Metro]] - Seattle, WA
* Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, AZ
* [[Streamline]] - Bozeman, MT
* [[Texarkana Urban Transit District]] (T-Line) - Texarkana metropolitan area, AR & TX
* [[Valley Metro]] - Phoenix/Glendale, AZ
* [[Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority]] - Yuma, AZ


==Demonstrator and engineering units==
==Demonstrator and engineering units==
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[[Category:Transit Bus]]
[[Category:Transit Bus]]
[[Category:ARBOC Specialty Vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 21:00, 27 June 2021

Arboc Spirit of Liberty
Texarkana Urban Transit District 2107-a.jpg
Years of manufacture 2011 to 2020
Length 29 or 34 feet
Width 100 inches
Height 120 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel

The Arboc Spirit of Liberty is a low floor, economical, rear-engined shuttle bus. Arboc began development of the Spirit of Liberty in 2010 and unveiled the prototype at the 2011 APTA EXPO. The first production model Spirit of Liberty was sold to Northern Arizona University in February 2016. It was sold through Creative Bus Sales.

The Spirit of Liberty is built on a custom designed Freightliner chassis, known as the XB-A. With the engine at the rear and door right at the front, the bus offers better passenger-driver interaction than a cutaway.[1] To reduce weight, the bus uses a one-piece structural composite floor molded in vinylester that is bonded and bolted to a tubular steel chassis.[2]

Models

Model number Length
(feet) 		Fuel
SOL 29 29 Diesel
SOL 34 34 Diesel
PRE-PRODUCTION
SOL 2800 28 Diesel
SOL 3000 30 Diesel
SOL 3300 33 Diesel

Specifications

Operators

United States Flag of the United States.png

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Engine Transmission Notes
1/2015 4UZAEJDU6FCGJ3044 Cummins ISB6.7 Allison B220 Altoona tested from January 30, 2015 until July 29, 2015.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Major changes liberate the small bus concept, arbocmobility.com, retrieved on 2011-10-14
  2. ↑ [1]
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