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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 12 2005, 10:13 PM Post #11 |
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Add 8468 & 8481 to that list of Neos with the extended 2nd gears. Neo BD sub 8564 had all of it's gears but 8564 was so high picthed in terms of sound when traveling on the street. 8564 sounded like a Neo AK & 8564 ran like one as well. 8481 had the RTS speakers on the ceiling in the interior of the bus. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 12 2005, 10:15 PM Post #12 |
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The Neo BDs that received the current SEPTA livery were 8468,8470 & 8552. Several of the Neo Cds & a couple of the Neo BDs(8552 being one of them ) had the HVAC unit cover top similar to the Neo AK orders(straight vents). |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 12 2005, 10:22 PM Post #13 |
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Neo BD transits 8458,8504,8520,8549,8569 & 8574 had all 5 gears but they had a loud whine & drone when they were in 3rd,4th & 5th gear while in service. When 8458 was retired, 8458 didn't have any air conditioner. This was back in 1996. |
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| transportgirl | Dec 12 2005, 11:24 PM Post #14 |
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thanks for all the great info. this is the best board on the net!! |
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| MichaelB | Dec 13 2005, 01:18 PM Post #15 |
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Bus 8413 had the larger front destination sign like all the 3000's did. The reason for this is that somewhere in the early 1990's, 8413 was involved in a serious accident along US 422 while deadheading back to Frontier from Royersford after working the 99. When the bus was rebulit, the destination sign was replaced with the newer model same as the 3000's all used. At that same time, the front inside panel above the windshield was repainted from white to black. This was done to reduce glare from the interior lights at night. (In time, all the 8285-8875 & 1301-1325 groups had that panel repainted.) |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 13 2005, 05:25 PM Post #16 |
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The same thing applies to the 1980 GMC RTS buses8000-8284. The panel above the windshield was repainted from white to black on them as well. They also repained the back interiors of the RTS buses from white to black as well, but kept the same side interior paneling. |
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| Van2006ko | Dec 13 2005, 07:30 PM Post #17 |
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Oh yes, I vaguely remember the white painted panels above the windshelds. Like I said, I was just to young to remember the details of the buses as clearly as you guys apparently does. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 13 2005, 08:06 PM Post #18 |
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When the 1980 GMC RTS buses, as well as the 1982 Neo AK transits & subs were delivered, they all had the boxy radio antennas on the roof & they had the round hazard lights on the roof(help get police orange lights) with silver chrome shaping. Several of the 1983 Neo BD transits had the boxy antennas on the roof(radios) & round hazard lights as well. Most of the Neo BD transit fleet & all of the Neo suburban fleet(BD) had the short square radio atennas on the roof & squarish hazard lights on the roof. Neo AKs 8326,8406,8410,8419 & 8432 were all retired with their white panels above the windsheild & original hood engine covers. Neo BDs 8456,8468,8472,8491 & 8513, as well as 8547 & 8552 were retired with the engine covers silmilar to those on the Neo DKs. Neo BM transits 8605,8614,8615,8618,8621,8622,8624,8625,8626,8627,8628,8630,8631,8637,8639,8642,8643,8647,8651,8 w658 were all retired with their original engine hood covers, as was 8660. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 13 2005, 08:10 PM Post #19 |
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1984 Neo BP transits 1314 & 1319 were retired with their original hood engine covers(1309 may have been another one as well). 1984 Neo BM transits 8615,8618,8621,8624,8625,8626,8628,8643,8647 & 8651 were repained into the current SEPTA paint scheme AND were retired with their original engine hood covers. 8615 found its way to Frontier under those conditions. 8614,8627,8637 & 8658 were the only Neo BM transits(some of the last of the Pennliners) to be retired in their original livery & componens). |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Dec 13 2005, 08:13 PM Post #20 |
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I forgot about 8669 & 8695 keeping their original engine hood covers upon retirement. 8695 was retired in 1996 while at Southern & 8669 (along with 8658,8664,8666,8671,8680,8681,8684,8687) all went to Callowhill with their original engine hood covers & livery, were retired in their original as delivered livery while at Callowhill & 8669 kept it's original engine hood cover. |
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