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During the past 5 years leading to this order, the NCTD board prioritized the need to replace aging equipment in the form of their 1980s-1990s Flxible high-floor buses; two years prior to delivery of those buses, a joint procurement for 35-40 transit vehicles was initiated with bidding set to expire at the end of August 2002. Three months later, the contract has not been awarded yet due to numerous problems such as insufficient funding; however, [[Fort Worth Transportation Authority]] had an optional order of ten 35-foot New Flyer buses which they assigned it to NCTD for about $3.5 million. They replaced the remaining 1987 Flxible Metro 35-foot buses (mistaken as 1991 models as stated in the board document) which accumulated over 900,000 miles.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040116185430/http://www.gonctd.com/agendas/board05152003.pdf web.archive.org NCTD May 2003 Board Meeting]</ref> | During the past 5 years leading to this order, the NCTD board prioritized the need to replace aging equipment in the form of their 1980s-1990s Flxible high-floor buses; two years prior to delivery of those buses, a joint procurement for 35-40 transit vehicles was initiated with bidding set to expire at the end of August 2002. Three months later, the contract has not been awarded yet due to numerous problems such as insufficient funding; however, [[Fort Worth Transportation Authority]] had an optional order of ten 35-foot New Flyer buses which they assigned it to NCTD for about $3.5 million. They replaced the remaining 1987 Flxible Metro 35-foot buses (mistaken as 1991 models as stated in the board document) which accumulated over 900,000 miles.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040116185430/http://www.gonctd.com/agendas/board05152003.pdf web.archive.org NCTD May 2003 Board Meeting]</ref> | ||
Since these buses were piggybacked from Fort Worth 'The T', they featured amber rear turn signals alongside the larger tri-window mylar runbox sign unlike other New Flyer buses from their fleet. The CNG tanks from this series were expected to expire in 2023; however they were retired 2-4 years prior to the intended cylinder expiration date, being replaced by the 2019-2021 New Flyer XN35 and XN40 buses. | Since these buses were piggybacked from Fort Worth 'The T', they featured amber rear turn signals alongside the larger tri-window mylar runbox sign unlike other New Flyer buses from their fleet. The original fareboxes on them were short-lived; in January-February 2004, the entire fleet received the current GFI GenFare boxes to allow future use of Smart Card technology, starting in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041015234051/http://www.gonctd.com/rider/farebox.pdf web.archive.org NCTD Riders Alert (December 2003-January 2004)]</ref> The CNG tanks from this series were expected to expire in 2023; however they were retired 2-4 years prior to the intended cylinder expiration date, being replaced by the 2019-2021 New Flyer XN35 and XN40 buses. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 2 April 2023
North County Transit District 2201-2210 were 2003 New Flyer C35LF buses.
Engine | Transmission | Seating | Destination Sign |
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Cummins Westport C Gas Plus | Allison B400R 5 speed | 30: American Seating 6468 | TwinVision/Digital Recorders Amber LED |
History
During the past 5 years leading to this order, the NCTD board prioritized the need to replace aging equipment in the form of their 1980s-1990s Flxible high-floor buses; two years prior to delivery of those buses, a joint procurement for 35-40 transit vehicles was initiated with bidding set to expire at the end of August 2002. Three months later, the contract has not been awarded yet due to numerous problems such as insufficient funding; however, Fort Worth Transportation Authority had an optional order of ten 35-foot New Flyer buses which they assigned it to NCTD for about $3.5 million. They replaced the remaining 1987 Flxible Metro 35-foot buses (mistaken as 1991 models as stated in the board document) which accumulated over 900,000 miles.[1]
Since these buses were piggybacked from Fort Worth 'The T', they featured amber rear turn signals alongside the larger tri-window mylar runbox sign unlike other New Flyer buses from their fleet. The original fareboxes on them were short-lived; in January-February 2004, the entire fleet received the current GFI GenFare boxes to allow future use of Smart Card technology, starting in 2005.[2] The CNG tanks from this series were expected to expire in 2023; however they were retired 2-4 years prior to the intended cylinder expiration date, being replaced by the 2019-2021 New Flyer XN35 and XN40 buses.
Details
Fleet Number |
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VIN | License Plate(s) |
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2201 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP063U025648 | 1123472 |
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2202 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP083U025649 | 1123474 | Retired in 2021. Listed for auction on 8/12/2021. |
Retrofitted with LED headlights. | |
2203 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP043U025650 | 1123475 | Retired in March 2021. Listed for auction on 5/13/2021 and again on 6/10/2021. |
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2204 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP063U025651 | 1123476 |
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2205 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP083U025652 | 1123477 | Retired in March 2021. Listed for auction on 5/13/2020. |
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2206 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP0X3U025653 | 1123478 |
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2207 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP013U025654 | 1123479 |
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2208 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP033U025655 | 1123473 |
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2209 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP053U025656 | 1123480 |
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2210 | 8/2003 | 5FYC2GP073U025657 | 1123498 |
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