Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1000-1109
Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1000-1109 are 2017-2018 New Flyer XN60 buses.
On January 25, 2017, the MTA Board approved a non-competitive contract of 110 compressed natural gas-powered articulated buses for MTA New York City Transit to New Flyer for an estimated total of US$95 million.[1][2] These buses will replace the 2003-2004 model Orion VII CNG buses, whose certified CNG tanks are reaching their 15-year mark. The delivery of the production buses is expected to begin in April 2018 and to be completed by December 2018.[3] For a short time, the buses were slated to be numbered 1016-1125 (As demonstrated by the demo buses being 1016-1020), but the original number range of 1000-1109 was restored shortly before delivery commenced. Due to issues with articulated bus implementation on the Bx6 SBS route, the first XN60s were delivered in June 2018 and they entered service out of West Farms Depot shortly after on June 16th, 2018 on a 5 Train subway shuttle (Unit 1008 among others), followed the next day with Bx12 SBS trips to help Gun Hill cover the supplemental summer service the Bx12 receives. Following 1 week, "regular" XN60 operations were commenced using the SBS-livery units on the Bx6 SBS, followed by blue/gold-livery units on the Bx15, Bx19, and Bx36, and eventually the B35. Delivery for all production buses concluded in January 2019, with the final pilot buses returning to the MTA in early February 2019.
These are the first CNG articulated buses the MTA has ever purchased and are the first fleet of articulated buses stationed at Jackie Gleason Depot for revenue service (Preceded by various XD60s used for driver training in anticipation of the XN60s). They replaced nearly all of the 2004 Orion VII CNGs at West Farms.
These buses feature the blue and gold wave livery or some variation of it, onboard Wi-Fi, and USB charging ports.
Units | Engine | Transmission | Seating | Destination Sign |
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1000-1015, 1021-1109 | Cummins Westport L9N | ZF 6AP1700B | 49 American Seating Metropolitan |
Hanover Full Colour (front) Hanover Monochrome (side and rear) |
1016-1020 | Cummins Westport ISL G NZ |
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References
- ↑ MTA Board Meeting - January 2017 (pg. 64), Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on October 29, 2017.
- ↑ MTA Board - Board Meeting - 01/25/2017 (video time: 1:47:16-1:47:49), mtainfo / YouTube. Uploaded January 25, 2017, retrieved on October 29, 2017.
- ↑ Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting - January 2018 (pg. 23), Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on January 19, 2018.
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