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  | Founder || Jacob Gillig  
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  | location        || Hayward, California, United States
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  | industry         || Bus building
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  | products         || Transit [[Buses]]
  | '''Products'''         || Transit [[Buses]]
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  | homepage         || [http://www.gillig.com/ www.gillig.com]
  | '''Homepage'''         || [http://www.gillig.com/ www.gillig.com]
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'''Gillig Corporation''' is a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses located in Hayward, CA. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses. Currently, Gillig produces around 1,200 to 1,300 buses a year.  
'''Gillig Corporation''' is an American manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses located in Livermore, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses. Currently, Gillig produces around 1,200 to 1,300 transit buses a year. The company has been in operation since 1890. 


==History==
==History==
The compaany was founded by Jacob Gillig in 1890 in San Francisco, CA where he opened a carriage and wagon shop. He was joined by his son Leo in 1896. The original shop was destroyed by fire in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but was reopened by Leo in 1914 as the Leo Gillig Automobile Works manufacturing automobile, hearse, truck, and bus bodies. In 1920, Leo's brother Chester Gillig joined the company. He introduced and patented the "California Top" roof construction style which consisted of a hard-top roof and drop-sliding windows. Around this time, the company became known as Gillig Bros.  
The company was founded by Jacob Gillig in 1890 where he opened a carriage and wagon shop in San Francisco, California. As a result of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, Gillig's business burned down. The factory was soon rebuilt and control of the company passed to Jacob's son Leo. The company commenced production of automobile bodies and early model buses.<ref name=UMTA>United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Bus and Paratransit Systems, United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance, and Transportation Systems Center. Energy and Environment Office. Transit Bus Manufacturer Profiles. , 1982.</ref><ref name=Gillig>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011214093903/http://gillig.com:80/AboutGillig.htm The Gillig Story]. Gillig Corporation. gillig.com (archived 2002).</ref> 


In 1929, they built their first bus followed three years later with their very first school bus body built. After their first bus was built, Gillig had seen a sharp drop in sales for their other products, so they converted their manufacturing plant over to handle the construction of the school bus line, which almost immediately became Gillig’s number one business. A short time after Gillig experienced a drop in sales for their other products, and decided to focus solely on building school buses. In 1937, Gillig moved to a new, state-of-the-art construction facility in Hayward, CA where they built their first “transit-style” school bus. Gillig purchased Pacific Bus division of Kenworth Truck Company in 1957, and further developed their school bus range.
In 1932 Gillig built their first school bus. A drop in sales for their other products lead them to focus more on producing school buses. In 1937, they purchased Patchett, another bus manufacturer, located in Newman, California. The same year, they built their first integrally-constructed school bus. Their first transit-style school bus with an underfloor Hall-Scott engine debuted in 1940. During the Second World War, Gillig concentrated on producing troop transports. After the war, Gillig once again started building buses and introduced a rear-engined transit-style school bus.<ref name=UMTA/><ref name=Gillig/>


The company became known as the Gillig Corporation in 1969, with the purchase of the company by Herrick-Pacific Steel.
In 1976, Gillig entered into an agreement with German manufacturer [[Neoplan]] to produce a bus of their design in the United States. Production of the small Gillig-Neoplan transit bus was short-lived as customers found the buses to be problematic. Production ending in 1979. Soon after, Gillig set out to design its own transit bus. The [[Gillig Phantom|Phantom]] was introduced in 1980 with the goal to target small private operators and transit agencies.<ref name=UMTA/><ref name=Gillig/> It eventually became a popular choice, especially among small and mid-sized transit agencies. Production of the Phantom continued until 2008.


Gillig entered the transit buses market and partnered with Neoplan in 1977 to build a series of transit buses that had the option of propane fueled engines. However, the partnership was shor-lived, only lasting until 1979. Gillig began designing a transit bus with AVIS Rent-a-Car, and the Phantom was introduced in 1982. Production of the Transit Coach School Bus ceased in 1982 as demand dwindled. However, with the success of the phantom a prototype school bus variation of the Phantom was built in 1985 and offered in 1986. But faced with dropping sales again, school bus production stopped in 1993. In 1997, Gillig produced their first low floor bus developed with Hertz. Initially purchased by rental car companies for use as shuttles, transit agencies soon began purchasing the low floor bus. With the popularity of low floor buses rising, the Phantom was discontinued in September 2008.
Gillig introduced their first [[Gillig Low Floor|low floor]] bus 1996. It was developed for the [[Hertz Corporation]] as a courtesy shuttle bus dubbed the [[Gillig Low Floor|H2000LF]]. Hertz wanted to offer their customers, particularly those with luggage and with limited mobility, a bus that was easily accessible. The bus featured one door at the centre, carpeted floor, and waist-high luggage racks along one side of the bus.<ref>Hertz Introduces the H2000LF -- The Bus of the Future (press release). The Hertz Corporation. 19 May 1997. Retrieved on 02 March 2014.</ref> The low floor bus would later be made available to other companies and adapted for transit use with the first orders placed in 1998.


In August 2008, Gillig Corporation was purchased by Henry Crown & Co. operating under CC Industries Inc. (CCI), based in Chicago.
In exploring cleaner alternative drivetrains, Gillig produced their first diesel-electric hybrid bus in 1996. It used a series hybrid arrangement. Their second hybrid bus, unveiled in 2001, used the newly developed parallel hybrid electric system from [[Allison]]. Gillig also investigated integrating series hybrid drivetrains from other suppliers, which included Enova Systems and a Dana/Alstom partnership. At the same time, Gillig was also looking into fuel cell technology.<ref name=Gillig/>. They would go on to produced three hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses for the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] as part of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. In 2009 Gillig produced [[Gillig BRT|BRT-styled]] buses for for [[LeeTran]] of Lee County, Florida that used a gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain from [[ISE Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.isecorp.com/florida%E2%80%99s-leetran-expands-bus-fleet-with-ultra-low-emission-gasoline-hybrid-technology-from-ise-corp/ Florida’s LeeTran Expands Bus Fleet with Ultra Low Emission Gasoline Hybrid Technology from ISE Corp] (press release). ISE Corporation. Retrieved on 5 November 2009</ref>
 
After over 80 years at their Hayward, California facility, Gillig moved into their new, larger facility in May 2017 at the Oak Business Park in Livermore, California.<ref>[https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/05/19/final-day-in-hayward-as-bus-manufacturing-titan-gillig-heads-to-livermore/]</ref> Construction of a 50,000-square-foot fabrication and assembly building, a 27,000 square-foot delivery preparation building, and a 600,000-square-foot main facility began in 2015.<ref>[https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/02/05/transit-bus-manufacturer-gillig-leaving-hayward-for-livermore/]</ref>


==Model Breakdown==
==Model Breakdown==
===1997-present===
===1997-Present===
'''1st letter (model):'''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
!Digit position
! Suffix
!Designation
! Length
!Description
|- align="center"
|- align=center bgcolor=grey
|colspan=3|<font color=white><u>Model</u></font>
|-
|rowspan=4|1
|-
|C
|C
|Phantom
|City Bus (Phantom)
|- align="center"
|-
|G
|G
|Advantage
|Low Floor/BRT
|- align="center"
|-
|S
|S
|School bus
|School Bus
|}
|-  align=center bgcolor=grey
 
|colspan=3|<font color=white><u>Engine</u></font>
'''2nd & 3rd number (engine):'''
|-
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|rowspan=23|2-3
! Suffix
|-
! Engine
|rowspan=2|18
|- align="center"
|-
|12
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins C8.3|C8.3]] (1997)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISC|ISC]] (1998-2010)
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10|L10]]
|-
|- align="center"
|rowspan=2|19
|14
|-
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]] (2000-2007) (Diesel or Hybrid)
|- align="center"
|-
|18
|rowspan=2|20
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins C8.3|C8.3]]/[[Cummins ISC|ISC]]
|-
|- align="center"
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]] (1996-1999)<br>[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]] (2000-2005)
|19
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]/[[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|rowspan=2|21
|- align="center"
|-
|20
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]] (1997-1999)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]] (1999-2010)
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|-
|- align="center"
|rowspan=2|22
|21
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]]/[[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 40|Series 40(E)]] (1997-2003)
|- align="center"
|-
|22
|rowspan=2|26
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 40|Series 40]]
|-
|- align="center"
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 40|Series 40(E)]] (1999-2000)
|27
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|rowspan=2|27
|- align="center"
|-
|28
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]] (2000-2004, 2007-2010)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]] (2010-2017)<br>[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]] (CNG) (2010-2017)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]] (2017-Present)
|[[Caterpillar]] [[Caterpillar C9|C9]]
|-
|- align="center"
|rowspan=2|28
|29
|-
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|Electric Motor/Fuel Cell (2004?-Present)
|}
|-
 
|rowspan=2|29
'''4th letter (length):'''
|-
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]] EPA 2004 (2004-2007)
! Suffix
|-  
! Length
|rowspan=2|30
|- align="center"
|-
|A
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]] (Hybrid) (2007-2010)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB6.7]] (Hybrid) (2010-2017)<br>[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B6.7|B6.7]] (Hybrid) (2017-Present)
|-
|rowspan=2|31
|-
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G NZ]] (CNG) (2017)<br>[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport L9N|L9N]] (CNG) (2018-Present)
|-  align=center bgcolor=grey
|colspan=3|<font color=white><u>Length</u></font>
|-
|rowspan=11|4
|-
|rowspan=2|A
|-
|30 feet
|30 feet
|- align="center"
|-
|B
|rowspan=2|B
|-
|35 feet
|35 feet
|- align="center"
|-
|C
|rowspan=2|C
|?
|-
|- align="center"
|37 feet
|D
|-
|rowspan=2|D
|-
|40 feet
|40 feet
|- align="center"
|-
|E
|rowspan=2|E
|-
|29 feet
|29 feet
|}
|- align=center bgcolor=grey
 
|colspan=3|<font color=white><u>Width</u></font>
'''5th-7th numbers (width):'''
|-
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|rowspan=5|5-7
! Suffix
|-
! Length
|rowspan=2|096
|- align="center"
|-
|096
|96 inches
|96 inches
|- align="center"
|-
|102
|rowspan=2|102
|-
|102 inches
|102 inches
|}
|- align=center bgcolor=grey
 
|colspan=3|<font color=white><u>Suspension</u></font>
'''8th letter & 9th number (suspension?):'''
|-
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|rowspan=4|8-9
! Suffix
|-
! Length
|- align="center"
|N4
|N4
|4 bellows rear suspension
|4 Bellows Rear Suspension
|-
|N2
|??, Low profile wheels, (Used only for 29 foot Low Floor models)
|-
|R2
|??, Low profile wheels, (Used only for 29 foot Low Floor models)
|-
|}
|}


==Current Models==
==Current Models==


* [[Gillig Low Floor|Advantage/Low Floor]]
* [[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor (Advantage)]]
* [[Gillig BRT|BRT]]
* [[Gillig BRT|BRT]]
* [[Gillig Trolley Replica|Trolley Replica]]
* [[Gillig Trolley Replica|Trolley Replica]]
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All three models offered by Gillig are essentially the same bus with different styling options. The individual styling options (i.e. frameless windows, dual-piece front windshield, roof fairings, and BRT front and rear ends) can be mixed and matched by transit agencies in order to "customize" their buses.
All three models offered by Gillig are essentially the same bus with different styling options. The individual styling options (i.e. frameless windows, dual-piece front windshield, roof fairings, and BRT front and rear ends) can be mixed and matched by transit agencies in order to "customize" their buses.


Gillig's products are available in 29, 35, and 40 foot variants, all of which are 102 inches wide. The trolley replica is not available in 40 foot model.
Gillig's products are available in 29, 35, and 40 foot variants, all of which are 102 inches wide. The trolley replica option was not available in the 40 foot model until recently.


==Past Models==
==Past Models==
*[[Gillig-Neoplan]] (1977-1979) - A Rear-engine design transit bus built as a joint venture with [[Neoplan]], that was available in 30 and 35 foot lengths, and diesel or propane engines.
*[[Gillig Microcoach|Microcoach]] (1970-1974)
*[[Gillig Phantom|Phantom]] (1980-2008)
*[[Gillig Spirit|Spirit]] (1989-1991)
*[[Gillig Transit Coach School Bus|Transit Coach School Bus]] (1957-1982) - A long-running series of transit-style school buses that Gillig produced prior to the production of the Phantom.
*[[Gillig Transit Coach School Bus|Transit Coach School Bus]] (1957-1982) - A long-running series of transit-style school buses that Gillig produced prior to the production of the Phantom.
*[[Gillig Gillig-Neoplan|Gillig-Neoplan]] (1977-79) - A Rear-engine design transit bus built as a joint venture with Neoplan, that was available in 30 and 35 foot lengths, and diesel or propane engines.
 
*[[Gillig Spirit|Spirit]] (1989-early 90s)
==See also==
*[[Gillig Phantom|Phantom]] (1980-2008)
* [[Gillig Vehicle Identification Number Explanation]]


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.gillig.com/New%20GILLIG%20WEB/story.htm The Gillig Story], gillig.com
* [http://www.gillig.com/company gillig.com ⇒ Company] ⇒ History
* [http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2008/08/Gillig-Corp-under-new-ownership.aspx Gillig Corp. under new ownership], metro-magazine.com
* [http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2008/08/Gillig-Corp-under-new-ownership.aspx Gillig Corp. under new ownership], metro-magazine.com
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/misc.transport.urban-transit/browse_thread/thread/9a68e23b878d2637?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=gillig+model#3808b7a9c086e3f4 Model breakdown], groups.google.ca
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/misc.transport.urban-transit/browse_thread/thread/9a68e23b878d2637?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=gillig+model#3808b7a9c086e3f4 Model breakdown], groups.google.ca
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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.gillig.com/ Gillig official site]
* [http://www.gillig.com/ Gillig official site]
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 31 December 2020

Gillig Corporation
Gillig Logo-a.png
Company Type Bus Manufacturer
Foundation 1890
Founder Jacob Gillig
Location Livermore, California, United States
Area Served United States
Industry Manufacturing
Products Transit Buses
Homepage www.gillig.com

Gillig Corporation is an American manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses located in Livermore, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses. Currently, Gillig produces around 1,200 to 1,300 transit buses a year. The company has been in operation since 1890.

History

The company was founded by Jacob Gillig in 1890 where he opened a carriage and wagon shop in San Francisco, California. As a result of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, Gillig's business burned down. The factory was soon rebuilt and control of the company passed to Jacob's son Leo. The company commenced production of automobile bodies and early model buses.[1][2]

In 1932 Gillig built their first school bus. A drop in sales for their other products lead them to focus more on producing school buses. In 1937, they purchased Patchett, another bus manufacturer, located in Newman, California. The same year, they built their first integrally-constructed school bus. Their first transit-style school bus with an underfloor Hall-Scott engine debuted in 1940. During the Second World War, Gillig concentrated on producing troop transports. After the war, Gillig once again started building buses and introduced a rear-engined transit-style school bus.[1][2]

In 1976, Gillig entered into an agreement with German manufacturer Neoplan to produce a bus of their design in the United States. Production of the small Gillig-Neoplan transit bus was short-lived as customers found the buses to be problematic. Production ending in 1979. Soon after, Gillig set out to design its own transit bus. The Phantom was introduced in 1980 with the goal to target small private operators and transit agencies.[1][2] It eventually became a popular choice, especially among small and mid-sized transit agencies. Production of the Phantom continued until 2008.

Gillig introduced their first low floor bus 1996. It was developed for the Hertz Corporation as a courtesy shuttle bus dubbed the H2000LF. Hertz wanted to offer their customers, particularly those with luggage and with limited mobility, a bus that was easily accessible. The bus featured one door at the centre, carpeted floor, and waist-high luggage racks along one side of the bus.[3] The low floor bus would later be made available to other companies and adapted for transit use with the first orders placed in 1998.

In exploring cleaner alternative drivetrains, Gillig produced their first diesel-electric hybrid bus in 1996. It used a series hybrid arrangement. Their second hybrid bus, unveiled in 2001, used the newly developed parallel hybrid electric system from Allison. Gillig also investigated integrating series hybrid drivetrains from other suppliers, which included Enova Systems and a Dana/Alstom partnership. At the same time, Gillig was also looking into fuel cell technology.[2]. They would go on to produced three hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority as part of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. In 2009 Gillig produced BRT-styled buses for for LeeTran of Lee County, Florida that used a gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain from ISE Corporation.[4]

After over 80 years at their Hayward, California facility, Gillig moved into their new, larger facility in May 2017 at the Oak Business Park in Livermore, California.[5] Construction of a 50,000-square-foot fabrication and assembly building, a 27,000 square-foot delivery preparation building, and a 600,000-square-foot main facility began in 2015.[6]

Model Breakdown

1997-Present

Current Models

All three models offered by Gillig are essentially the same bus with different styling options. The individual styling options (i.e. frameless windows, dual-piece front windshield, roof fairings, and BRT front and rear ends) can be mixed and matched by transit agencies in order to "customize" their buses.

Gillig's products are available in 29, 35, and 40 foot variants, all of which are 102 inches wide. The trolley replica option was not available in the 40 foot model until recently.

Past Models

  • Gillig-Neoplan (1977-1979) - A Rear-engine design transit bus built as a joint venture with Neoplan, that was available in 30 and 35 foot lengths, and diesel or propane engines.
  • Microcoach (1970-1974)
  • Phantom (1980-2008)
  • Spirit (1989-1991)
  • Transit Coach School Bus (1957-1982) - A long-running series of transit-style school buses that Gillig produced prior to the production of the Phantom.

See also

References

External Links

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Bus and Paratransit Systems, United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance, and Transportation Systems Center. Energy and Environment Office. Transit Bus Manufacturer Profiles. , 1982.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Gillig Story. Gillig Corporation. gillig.com (archived 2002).
  3. ↑ Hertz Introduces the H2000LF -- The Bus of the Future (press release). The Hertz Corporation. 19 May 1997. Retrieved on 02 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Florida’s LeeTran Expands Bus Fleet with Ultra Low Emission Gasoline Hybrid Technology from ISE Corp (press release). ISE Corporation. Retrieved on 5 November 2009
  5. ↑ [1]
  6. ↑ [2]
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