Gillig Low Floor

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Gillig Low Floor / Advantage
Gillig Advantage
Years of manufacture 1996 to Present
Length 29 to 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel, Diesel-Electric Hybrid
Gillig Advantage
Gillig - Diesel-Electric Hybrid (newer front end design)

The Gillig Low Floor (previously known as the Advantage) has a stainless steel chassis with corrosion resistance and has a patented aluminum body for weight reduction and additional corrosion resistance. The bus is available in 29', 35', and 40' lengths and 102" width. It can be adapted for transit, shuttle, airport, and suburba use.

The Gillig Low Floor was in 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. The model would later be made available to other companies and agencies and has since gained widespread popularity among many transit agencies in the United States. This model became popularly known as the Advantage, and still may be refered to as such.

Hertz's "H2000LF" lack a front door with just a centre door, but for other operators a front or rear door is available. The rear door can be of narrow width or a wide double sream width. Earlier Gillig Low Floors, including the H2000LF, feature a smaller front windsceen with a more pronounced destination sign cap. The front end was restyled later with an enlarged windscreen. In 2008 the Gillig BRT front was made available as an option. This debut with an order for Metro Transit of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Doors with squared off edges and flush passenger glazing were also soon made an option.

In 2004, a diesel-electric hybrid option was made available. This adds a rooftop battery unit to the rear.

Specifications

Engine

Transmission

Hybrid System

HVAC

Axles

Brakes

  • "S" cam with ABS

More Photos

  • Gillig Advantage (29') with older front end design.

  • The interior of Lane Transit District 6206.

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

Operators

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References

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