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Revision as of 02:45, 15 January 2014

Gillig Low Floor / Advantage
Gillig Low Floor
Years of manufacture 1996 to present
Length 29 to 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel, diesel-electric hybrid
Gillig Low Floor

The Gillig Low Floor (nicknamed the Advantage) is available in 29', 35', and 40' lengths and 102" width. It can be adapted for transit, shuttle, airport, and suburban use. The buses uses a corrosion resistant stainless steel chassis and an aluminum body.

The Gillig Low Floor was developed with major input from Hertz, a car rental company who wanted a low floor bus to use as shuttles. The bus developed was called the H2000LF. It would later be made available to other companies and agencies, and it has since gained popularity among many transit agencies in the United States. The bus became popularly known as the Advantage, and still may be refered to as such.

Hertz's "H2000LF" lacked a front door and had just a centre door, but for other operators a front or rear door is available. The rear door is available in three widths. Earlier Gillig Low Floors, including the H2000LF, feature a smaller front windshield with a more pronounced destination sign cap. The front end was revised in 2002 with an enlarged windshield. In 2008 the Gillig BRT front was made available as an option. This debuted with an order for Metro Transit of Minnesota. Also for 2008, door windows with squared off edges replaced the original rounded edges.

In 2004, a diesel-electric hybrid option was made available. This 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. Central Contra Costa County became the first customer of the Voith option. The BAE Systems series system became an option in 2011.[1] Gillig partnered with Enviromech Industries in March 2010 to supply CNG systems for use in Gillig buses.[2] Gillig was able to bid on low floor CNG contracts and won their first CNG order for the Seattle Tacoma Airport car rental shuttle.

Specifications

Engine

Transmission

Hybrid system

HVAC

Axles

Brakes

  • "S" cam with ABS

More photos

  • 29' Gillig Advantage with older front end design.

  • 40' Gillig Low Floor with current front end design.

  • NFTA-Metro 2608.JPG

    Gillig Low Floor with hybrid option.

  • The interior of Lane Transit District 6206.

  • The driver's area of Lane Transit District 6206.

  • Standard Gillig Low Floor with the BRT front option and the hybrid option

Operators

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Demonstrator and engineering units

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Engine Transmission Notes
1996 T1070000 Sold in 1998 to Norwalk Transit System 7052.
1997 15GGD2110V1070002 Cummins M11 Allison B400R 40' submitted for Altoona test Dec. 1997
2000 15GGD2114Y1072257 Cummins ISM Allison B400R 40' submitted for Altoona test Aug. 2001
2004 15GGD191941074403 Cummins ISB Allison EP40 System 40' HEV submitted for Altoona test Oct. 2004
2008 40' suburban commuter demo
07/27/2010 15GGD2717A1176562 Cummins ISL G Allison B400R
  • 40' CNG demo/engineering bus
  • Tested at Altoona Nov. 18 to May 13, 2011[3]
02/28/2011 15GGE2718B1092262 Cummins ISL G Allison B400R
  • 30' CNG demo/engineering bus
  • Tested at Altoona June 7, 2011 to Jan. 30, 2012[4]

References

  1. ↑ BAE Systems HybriDrive® Series Green Propulsion System Orders Surpass 3,500 (Press release). 23 May 2011. Retrieved on 28 May 2011,
  2. ↑ EMI Natural Gas Fuel Systems for Gillig Buses. 27 March 2010. NGV Global News. Retrieved on 28 May 2011
  3. ↑ Altoona Test bus 1016. The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. Retrieved on 01 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Altoona Test bus 1109. The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. Retrieved on 01 May 2012.
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