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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 5 2006, 05:41 PM (1,212 Views) | |
| newflyer_8008 | Mar 5 2006, 05:41 PM Post #1 |
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was all the RTS sickshift like 4462?that must have been hard to use a manual stickshift, collect passengers fairs and drive!@@! |
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| Van2006ko | Mar 5 2006, 06:20 PM Post #2 |
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The 35 foot RTS bus has the Allision V730 transmisison, Which is a automatic transmission. No manual shifting require. What you are refering to is the togger transmission keypad control which was also found on the AK's Neoplans. Then in 84 Allision Transmisison added electrinics ATEC controls to there transmisison which changed the keypads to the boxy type ones that you see on more buses these days. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Mar 5 2006, 06:28 PM Post #3 |
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Transit Historian
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SEPTA RTS 4462 NEVER had a stickshift, never. SEPTA had some stickshifts back in the 1970s though, they were the 1963 GM SDM 5302 model inclusive of bus #s 3900-3916(3900-3905 were used for the 45, Penn Center to King of Prussia). These buses were purchased by PTC in 1963 for use on the 45(now 125). SEPTA(Trenton Philadelphia Coach) also had a few GM Parlor Diesel 40 foot tour buses used on the Trenton Philadelphia Coach/Philadelphia/Medford Lakes runs. These were stickshifts as well. Many of the 3900-3916 group ended up at Comly for use as school tripeprs. The Parlor Diesels didn't get much use when SEPTA took over, but all of the aformentioned survived into 1982. 1963 GM SDM 5302 model bus #s 3914,3915,3916 survived into 1986 at Red Arrow(then numbered as buses 6,8,9). They were never used at Red Arrow though. Maybe they were. Who knows. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Mar 5 2006, 06:29 PM Post #4 |
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Transit Historian
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The Neoplan BDs also had the togger keypad for the transmissions. |
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| Van2006ko | Mar 5 2006, 06:53 PM Post #5 |
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Yeah thats true too... Around 1984-1985 marked a major milestone for diesels. DDA added electrincs to there engines while Allsiion added electrinics to there transmisison piece. |
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| transportgirl | Mar 5 2006, 07:45 PM Post #6 |
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Advanced Transit Fan
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how can you use a keypad for a transmission? |
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| Van2006ko | Mar 5 2006, 10:05 PM Post #7 |
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the same way you use a keyboard on a computer....You type in a key it sends the signal to the transmission ECU then it tells to position the gears into whatever mode you select. |
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| transportgirl | Mar 6 2006, 07:03 PM Post #8 |
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Advanced Transit Fan
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so the gears move via computer control? |
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| Van2006ko | Mar 6 2006, 10:54 PM Post #9 |
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You could say that... |
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| transportgirl | Mar 6 2006, 11:52 PM Post #10 |
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Advanced Transit Fan
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what if the computer goes haywire? |
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