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! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>MCI - 102-B3</big>
! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>Motor Coach Industries B-Series</big>
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|colspan="2"| [[Image:102B3.jpg|300px|MCI 102-B3]]
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| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Motor Coach Industries|Motor Coach Industries]] - 102-B3
| '''Years of manufacture''' || 1991 to 1994
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| '''Years of manufacture''' || 1991-1994
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| '''Length''' || 40 feet
| '''Length''' || 40 feet
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The '''[[Motor Coach Industries]] 102-B3''' was basically a facelift for the popular [[MCI A-Series|A-Series]] model. The lower front styling of this coach was taken from the [[Motor Coach Industries 102-C3|102-C3]]. This design of the 102-B3 still incorporated a destination sign at the top of the bus.
The '''[[Motor Coach Industries]] B-Series''' was a line of coaches manufactured in the first half of the 1990's. It largely replaced the [[MCI A-Series|A-Series]] and was meant as an economical offering for the intercity and charter markets. The B-Series used the lower front fascia of the [[Motor Coach Industries 102-C3|102-C3]], while the rest of the coach remained much like the A-Series. Eventually, some operators elected to have smooth painted lower sides rather than fluted stainless steel. The B-Series, along with the 102-C3, were replaced by the [[Motor Coach Industries 102-D3|102-D3]] in 1994.<ref>MCI Coaches from A-J. National Bus Trader. April 2001.</ref>
 
== Model Number Breakdown ==
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!Model Number
!Length <br> (feet)
!Width <br>(inches)
!Notes
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|'''96-B3'''
|40'
|96"
|3 known to be built
|- align="center"
|'''102-B3'''
|40'
|102"
|201 known to be built
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==Specifications==
==Specifications==
'''Engine'''
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* [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
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'''Transmission'''
!colspan=3|Dimensions
* [[Allison]] HT-740 (four forward and one reverse)
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* Fuller T-11605D (five forward and one reverse)  
|colspan=3|Overall length: 40'  
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|colspan=3|Width: 96" or 102"
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|colspan=3|Height: approx. 11'
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!Engine
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|8V92TA]]
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!Transmission
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|[[Allison]] [[Allison HT Series|HT-740]] (four forward and one reverse)
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|Fuller T-11605D (five forward and one reverse)
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== Operators ==
== Operators ==
===Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]===
===Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]===
* [[Gray Line Canada]] ([[Greyhound Canada]])
* [[Gray Coach Lines]] - Toronto, ON
* [[Greyhound Canada]]
* [[Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines]]
* [[Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines]]
* [[West Coast Express]] - Vancouver, BC
* [[West Coast Express]] - Vancouver, BC
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* [[Ben Franklin Transit]] - Richland, WA
* [[Ben Franklin Transit]] - Richland, WA
* [[Coach USA]]
* [[Coach USA]]
* Kent State University - Kent, OH, USA
* [[Kent State University]] - Kent, OH
* Metropolitan Transportation Authority - New York, USA (Demo)
* [[Lakeland Bus Lines]] - Dover, NJ
* Peter Pan Bus Lines - Springfield, MA, USA
* Lincoln Bus Tours - PA
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] - New York City (Demo)
* [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]] - Springfield, MA
* [[Tyson’s Charters]] - Silver Spring, MD
* [[Zohery Tours International]] - Washington, DC


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.busexplorer.com/NABus/MCI-Text.html Bus Explorer MCI Text]
<references/>
* [http://www.busmag.com/PDF/MCIA-J.pdf Bus Mag MCI A-J]
* Personal notes & sightings
* Personal notes & sightings


[[Category:Highway Coach]]
[[Category:Highway Coach]]
[[Category:Motor Coach Industries|B3]]
[[Category:Motor Coach Industries|B-Series]]

Revision as of 15:26, 4 October 2017

Motor Coach Industries B-Series
Greyhound 2550.jpg
Years of manufacture 1991 to 1994
Length 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Diesel

The Motor Coach Industries B-Series was a line of coaches manufactured in the first half of the 1990's. It largely replaced the A-Series and was meant as an economical offering for the intercity and charter markets. The B-Series used the lower front fascia of the 102-C3, while the rest of the coach remained much like the A-Series. Eventually, some operators elected to have smooth painted lower sides rather than fluted stainless steel. The B-Series, along with the 102-C3, were replaced by the 102-D3 in 1994.[1]

Model Number Breakdown

Model Number Length
(feet)
Width
(inches)
Notes
96-B3 40' 96" 3 known to be built
102-B3 40' 102" 201 known to be built

Specifications

Operators

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United States Flag of the United States.png

References

  1. MCI Coaches from A-J. National Bus Trader. April 2001.
  • Personal notes & sightings