Gillig BRT

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Gillig BRT
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Years of manufacture 2005 to present
Length 29 to 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, gasoline-electric hybrid
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The Gillig BRT is the BRT styled option for the Gillig Low Floor. The bus features flush-mounted passenger windows, a redesigned curved front and rear, and a new dashboard design. It is available with wide, mid-width, or narrow rear doors.

The windows on the doors originally used rounded edges, but squared edges were made standard around 2008. The front of the bus originally had the destination sign window as part of the one-piece windshield. The option to have the destination sign window separate from the windshield and have a two-piece windshield was made available later in 2008. In late 2009, the headlight cluster was slightly altered for an order for Transport of Rockland of Rockland, New York. The altered headlight cluster was soon made standard.

The BRT has a diesel-electric hybrid option available which adds a rooftop battery unit to the rear. The Allison parallel hybrid system was the initial option, but the Voith parallel DIWAhybrid began being offered in 2008. The BAE Systems series system became an option in 2011 with Red Rose Transit Authority the first customer to specify this option.[1] On October 26, 2009 a gasoline-electric hybrid powered version of the BRT was unveiled.[2] It was built for LeeTran of Lee County, Florida. Gillig partnered with Enviromech Industries in March 2010 to supply CNG systems for use in Gillig buses.[3] The first CNG BRT order was for Long Beach Transit in 2011.

Specifications

Engine

Transmission

Hybrid system

HVAC

Axles

  • Meritor (Dana Front for 29')

Brakes

  • "S" cam with ABS

Operators

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Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Engine Transmission Notes
2005
  • No roof fairings
  • Diesel model
  • Displayed at 2005 APTA Expo
2006
  • Diesel suburban model
  • Displayed at 2006 APTA Spring Convention
Voith Gillig BRT Hybrid demo.jpg Jan. 28, 2008 15GGD271781077749 Cummins ISL DIWAhybrid
  • Hybrid model
  • Demo at 2008 APTA Expo in San Diego, CA
  • Demo at DRT August 11, 2010
1106X 2011 Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5
  • Express suburban config
  • Displayed at 2011 APTA EXPO

References

  1. ↑ BAE Systems HybriDrive® Series Green Propulsion System Orders Surpass 3,500 (Press release). 23 May 2011. Retrieved on 28 May 2011.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ EMI Natural Gas Fuel Systems for Gillig Buses. 27 March 2010. NGV Global News. Retrieved on 28 May 2011
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