King County Metro Transit 5000-5235

King County Metro Transit 5000-5235 are Breda ADPB 350 buses built in 1988 and 1990-1991.

The Breda ADPB 350 is a type of articulated trolleybus built for the King County Metro. Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie was successful in bidding for the 236-unit bus order that would operate in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. In addition to operating on overhead electricity, the ADPB 350 can operate with a conventional diesel powertrain off-wire and outside the tunnel. The diesel powertrain drives the rear axle, while the electric motor drives the middle axle.

Three prototypes (5000-5002) were delivered in 1988 for testing and troubleshooting. Enough buses were delivered in time for the opening on the tunnel in September 1990. Deliveries continued into 1991.

Operation and Conversion

Units 5019-5021 and 5194-5210 were leased to Sound Transit from 1999 until their retirement in 2005. They were leased so that Sound Transit would be able to operate some of their routes via the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.

The dual-mode buses eventually proved problematic while operating on electric power, as they had a heavy current draw. Most were retired by 2005; however, 59 units were selected to be converted to electric-only operation, and to replace 4000-4045. These conversions received a full refurbishment, with new current collection equipment, new interiors, and LED destination signs. The last revenue trip with a bus operating under dual power was on January 24, 2005.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	ZF 5HP600

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License plate	Livery	Base	Status/Disposal	Notes
5000		1988			Teal		Retired
5001		1988			Blue		Retired
5002		1988			Green		Retired
5003		1990			Teal		Retired
5004		1990			Grey		Retired
5005		1990	ZC1AD3503JPBCF006		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4204.
5006		1990			Teal		Retired
5007		1990			Grey		Retired
5008		1990	ZC1AD3509JPBCF009		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4216.
5009		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF010		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4205.
5010		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF011		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4206.
5011		1990			Blue		Retired
5012		1990	ZC1AD3500JPBCF013		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4207.
5013		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF014		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4208.
5014		1990	ZC1AD3504JPBCF015		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4209.
5015		1990			Blue		Retired
5016		1990			Grey		Retired
5017		1990			Grey		Retired
5018		1990			Grey		Retired
5019		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5019.
5020		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5020.
5021		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5021.
5022		1990			Grey		Retired
5023		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF024		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4210.
5024		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF025		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4202.
5025		1990			Grey		Retired
5026		1990			Grey		Retired
5027		1990			Grey		Retired
5028		1990	ZC1AD3504JPBCF029		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4211.
5029		1990			Teal		Retired
5030		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF031		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4217.
5031		1990			Grey		Retired
5032		1990			Grey		Retired
5033		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF034		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4212.
5034		1990			Grey		Retired Preserved by MEHVA.
5035		1990	ZC1AD3501JPBCF036		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4213.
5036		1990			Grey		Retired
5037		1990			Grey		Retired
5038		1990			Blue		Retired
5039		1990	ZC1AD3503JPBCF040		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4218.
5040		1990			Grey		Retired
5041		1990			Grey		Retired
5042		1990	ZC1AD3509JPBCF043		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4219.
5043		1990			Blue		Retired
5044		1990			Grey		Retired
5045		1990			Grey		Retired
5046		1990	ZC1AD3506JPBCF047		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4214.
5047		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF048		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4221.
5048		1990			Grey		Retired
5049		1990			Grey		Retired
5050		1990			Grey		Retired
5051		1990			Grey		Retired
5052		1990			Grey		Retired
5053		1990			Blue		Retired
5054		1990			Grey		Retired
5055		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF056		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4222.
5056		1990			Grey		Retired
5057		1990	ZC1AD3500JPBCF058		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4223.
5058		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF059		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4224.
5059		1990			Grey		Retired
5060		1990			Blue		Retired
5061		1990			Teal		Retired
5062		1990			Teal		Retired
5063		1990			Blue		Retired
5064		1990			Grey		Retired
5065		1990	ZC1AD350XJPBCF066		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4225.
5066		1990	ZC1AD3501JPBCF067		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4226.
5067		1990	ZC1AD3503JPBCF068		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4227.
5068		1990			Teal		Retired
5069		1990	ZC1AD3501JPBCF070		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4228.
5070		1990			Green		Retired
5071		1990			Grey		Retired
5072		1990			Green		Retired
5073		1990	ZC1AD3509JPBCF074		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4229.
5074		1990			Blue		Retired
5075		1990			Grey		Retired
5076		1990			Grey		Retired
5077		1990			Green		Retired
5078		1990			Blue		Retired
5079		1990	ZC1AD3504JPBCF080		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4201.
5080		1990	ZC1AD3506JPBCF081		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4230.
5081		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF082		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4231.
5082		1990			Grey		Retired
5083		1990			Grey		Retired
5084		1990	ZC1AD3503JPBCF085		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4233.
5085		1990			Blue		Retired
5086		1990			Grey		Retired
5087		1990			Grey		Retired
5088		1990	ZC1AD3500JPBCF089		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4234.
5089		1990			Grey		Retired
5090		1990			Teal		Retired
5091		1990			Green		Retired
5092		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF093		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4203.
5093		1990	ZC1AD3504JPBCF094		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4235.
5094		1990			Grey		Retired
5095		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF096		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4236.
5096		1990			Grey		Retired
5097		1990			Green		Retired
5098		1990			Blue		Retired
5099		1990			Grey		Retired
5100		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF101		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4237.
5101		1990	ZC1AD350XJPBCF102		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4200.
5102		1990	ZC1AD3501JPBCF103		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4238.
5103		1990			Green		Retired
5104		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF105		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4239.
5105		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF106		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4240.
5106		1990			Teal		Retired
5107		1990	ZC1AD3500JPBCF108		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4242.
5108		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF109		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4243.
5109		1990			Teal		Retired
5110		1990			Teal		Retired
5111		1990			Grey		Retired
5112		1990			Grey		Retired
5113		1990			Grey		Retired
5114		1990			Grey		Retired
5115		1990			Grey		Retired
5116		1990			Grey		Retired
5117		1990			Grey		Retired
5118		1990			Green		Retired
5119		1990	ZC1AD3501JPBCF120		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4241.
5120		1990			Grey		Retired
5121		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF122		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4244.
5122		1990			Grey		Retired
5123		1990			Grey		Retired
5124		1990			Grey		Retired
5125		1990			Grey		Retired
5126		1990			Grey		Retired
5127		1990			Grey		Retired
5128		1990			Grey		Retired
5129		1990			Grey		Retired
5130		1990			Green		Retired
5131		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF132		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4245.
5132		1990			Blue		Retired
5133		1990			Grey		Retired
5134		1990			Grey		Retired
5134		1990			Grey		Retired
5135		1990			Grey		Retired
5136		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF137		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4246.	Participated in the procession for the funeral of Mark McLaughlin in December 1998.
5137		1990			Grey		Retired
5138		1990			Grey		Retired
5139		1990			Grey		Retired
5140		1990			Grey		Retired
5141		1990			Grey		Retired
5142		1990			Blue		Retired
5143		1990			Grey		Retired
5144		1990			Grey		Retired
5145		1990			Grey		Retired
5146		1990			Grey		Retired
5147		1990			Grey		Retired
5148		1990			Blue		Retired
5149		1990	ZC1AD350XJPBCF150		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4220.
5150		1990			Grey		Retired
5151		1990			Grey		Retired
5152		1990			Grey		Retired
5153		1990			Grey		Retired
5154		1990			Grey		Retired
5155		1990			Grey		Retired
5156		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF157		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4247.
5157		1990			Blue		Retired
5158		1990	ZC1AD3506JPBCF159		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4248.
5159		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF160		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4249.
5160		1990			Grey		Retired
5161		1990			Grey		Retired
5162		1990			Grey		Retired
5163		1990			Grey		Retired
5164		1990			Grey		Retired
5165		1990			Grey		Retired
5166		1990			Grey		Retired
5167		1990			Grey		Retired
5168		1990			Grey		Retired
5169		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF170		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4250.
5170		1990			Grey		Retired
5171		1990			Grey		Retired
5172		1990			Grey		Retired
5173		1990			Grey		Retired
5174		1990			Grey		Retired
5175		1990			Grey		Retired
5176		1990			Grey		Retired
5177		1990			Grey		Retired
5178		1990			Grey		Retired
5179		1990			Grey		Retired
5180		1990			Grey		Retired
5181		1990			Blue		Retired
5182		1990			Grey		Retired
5183		1990			Green		Retired
5184		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF185		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4251.
5185		1990			Grey		Retired
5186		1990			Grey		Retired
5187		1990			Grey		Retired
5188		1990			Teal		Retired
5189		1990			Grey		Retired
5190		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF191		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4252.
5191		1990			Teal		Retired
5192		1990	ZC1AD3506JPBCF193		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4253.
5193		1990	ZC1AD3508JPBCF194		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4215.
5194		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5194.
5195		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5195.
5196		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5196.
5197		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5197.
5198		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5198.
5199		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5199.
5200		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5200.
5201		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5201.
5202		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5202.
5203		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5203.
5204		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5204.
5205		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5205.
5206		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5206.
5207		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5207.
5208		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5208.
5209		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5209.
5210		1990			ST	Sound Transit (East)	Retired 2005	Leased to Sound Transit as 5210.
5211		1990			Grey		Retired
5212		1990			Grey		Retired
5213		1990			Grey		Retired
5214		1990			Teal		Retired
5215		1990			Green		Retired
5216		1990			Grey		Retired
5217		1990			Grey		Retired
5218		1990			Grey		Retired
5219		1990			Grey		Retired
5220		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF221		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4254.
5221		1990			Grey		Retired
5222		1990			Green		Retired
5223		1990	ZC1AD3502JPBCF224		Teal		Converted and renumbered to 4232.
5224		1990	ZC1AD3504JPBCF225		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4255.
5225		1990	ZC1AD3506JPBCF226		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4256.
5226		1990			Grey		Retired
5227		1990			Grey		Retired
5228		1990			Grey		Retired
5229		1990			Grey		Retired
5230		1990			Grey		Retired
5231		1990			Grey		Retired
5232		1990			Grey		Retired
5233		1990	ZC1AD3505JPBCF234		Green		Converted and renumbered to 4257.
5234		1990	ZC1AD3507JPBCF235		Blue		Converted and renumbered to 4258.
5235		1990			Blue		Retired