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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 14 2005, 09:48 PM (2,328 Views) | |
| Van2006ko | Sep 14 2005, 09:48 PM Post #1 |
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Detailed information on these coaches can be found here.. http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/Specs/80RTS_T8W-603.php and this photo attached source is http://www.pbase.com/soulram/image/29253901/original Edited by Van2006ko, Nov 18 2010, 10:26 PM.
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| silverliner_2 | Sep 16 2005, 01:45 AM Post #2 |
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Cab signal supporter. Railroad engineer. Girl chaser. Transit fan. Totally unpredictable!
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Not to mention 8265-8284 and 4458-4470, bringing the total to 298. Of course, those were assigned to the Suburban Transit Division (STD) with 8265-8284 going to Red Arrow, and the 4458-4470 starting their lives at Frontier until they were reassigned to the City Division. As it happens, 8000 was the first RTS I ever got to ride...caught it by luck not long after they started arriving on the property. As they started taking over Route 42, I would see people purposely pass up Flxibles or GMC fishbowls if they saw an RTS coming...LOL! I remember when RTS buses were assigned to Germantown; I got to ride one on Route K on several occasions. Then came the Neoplan invasion of the mid-1980's, and by the time 1986 rolled around, the RTS buses were all concentrated in 4 depots: Callowhill, Allegheny, Red Arrow, and Luzerne (4458-4470 only). And then when some additional 1300's were reassigned to Luzerne, the 4400's were banished to Allegheny. And those were the first ones to be retired in the mid-1990's before the Ikarus invasion. The last RTS's in revenue service were a handful out of Allegheny; I believe Tom Collins of SEPTA's Schedules Section was aboard the trip that turned out to be the last revenue run of an RTS on Route 33.[/big] |
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| joechopchop | Sep 16 2005, 10:59 AM Post #3 |
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Let's not forget about 4462, which is still on Septa property only to be used during the Rodeos. |
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| Septa_kid | Sep 28 2008, 08:32 PM Post #4 |
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So the RTS's never received the Fade away scheme, and the 5613-5712 buses were not the first ones to receive new engines during their overhauls? |
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| TRANSIT_FREAK | Sep 28 2008, 08:36 PM Post #5 |
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Nope the Nabi's were the first bus to receive the new stripe (and bring in the new era for Septa) And no the 5613-5712 batch were not the first to receive new engines during overhauls. My apologizes to responding to this late topic Edited by TRANSIT_FREAK, Sep 28 2008, 09:06 PM.
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| Van2006ko | Sep 29 2008, 06:07 AM Post #6 |
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I think there was one RTS which received the fade away scheme... SEPTA retrofitting buses is not a new practice...as matter as fact they retrofitted several buses after the RTS. These units were #3414 which received the DD50/B400R back in 1994. 5424 and one red arrow Flyer (think its 5405) had its engine replaced with a modern DD50 engine which is similar to the ones on the zfers. Also along the years while the older Neoplans were service like #8684 had its transmission swapped out for a Ht740 (Sounded exactly like a 1982 Neoplan). CA you might remember that one as it was a callowhill Neoplan. |
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| Septa_kid | Sep 29 2008, 09:00 AM Post #7 |
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I knew that 3414 had a DD50 engine, but I had no clue that it had a B400R transmission, Also, I always wondered why 5424 sounded different |
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| Van2006ko | Sep 29 2008, 09:41 AM Post #8 |
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Yes 5424 received this engine during its overhaul back in 2006. Interestly enough, 5424 is the very first New Flyer I've ridden on. |
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| Van2006ko | Sep 29 2008, 09:45 AM Post #9 |
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As far as this thread, its been posted three years ago and theres so much infomation on there that needs to be added. Expect a page on the website in the near future. |
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| Septa_kid | Sep 30 2008, 07:50 PM Post #10 |
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What did the 6v-71 engines sound like? |
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