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Septa NABIs/American Ikarus Buses Post ONLY
Topic Started: Sep 16 2009, 04:38 PM (860 Views)
SouthernSeptaRida215
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As we all aware of Septa is retiring some of our beloved NABIs. So I decided to make this post for NABIs only. Septa NABIs only. Post anything you see about a Septa NABI, as NABIs are currently being rotated around Depots to mile them up fast as possible. So whenever you see a NABI post it here. Well I don't expect people to post every NABI but at least keep a lookout for them like who got moved from that depot to this depot. It will just be helpful what we can post for NABIs at PTV for like 2 more years well Septa NABIs.
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Uh. there are about over 300 nabis around. Yet, you expect us to post everytime we see a nabi around?

I have a question for you, how often do you get out of the Walls of South Philadelphia? There's tons of nabis running in West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia ex:H/XH, NorthEast and many other areas!!
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Van2006ko
Sep 16 2009, 05:20 PM
Uh. there are about over 300 nabis around. Yet, you expect us to post everytime we see a nabi around?

I have a question for you, how often do you get out of the Walls of South Philadelphia? There's tons of nabis running in West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia ex:H/XH, NorthEast and many other routes!!
Oh boy there are SOOOO many bricks here at greene and chelten. I saw 5191, 5252, 5292, 5293, 5298, 5347, 5353, 5357 and 5359 in the past 10 minutes. (with a few hybrids here and there).
Sorry to burst your bubble, Nick, but there are so many NABIs around and I don't always want to post every one I see. And they are guaranteed to be around for the next three years at least.
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Sep 16 2009, 05:24 PM
Van2006ko
Sep 16 2009, 05:20 PM
Uh. there are about over 300 nabis around. Yet, you expect us to post everytime we see a nabi around?

And they are guaranteed to be around for the next three years at least.
Are you kidding me?! SEPTA should just drop these buses from a crane in time square.
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Sep 16 2009, 05:32 PM
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Sep 16 2009, 05:24 PM
Are you kidding me?! SEPTA should just drop these buses from a crane in time square.
LOL! sPARE 5251 AND 5400 BUT YEAH. DROP THE OTHERS. uh...maybe in the middle of the sea, because Times Square will be a big mess.
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I think the NABIs are what's keeping this system halfway interesting. four years from now we''ll likely have a 100% New Flyer low floor fleet!! I don't think they are bad buses, in fact I Think they make the perfect higher capacity bus at SEPTA.
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Well, who knows how much longer that's going to be the case. I'm surprised more bricks haven't been pulled from service in the past few months.
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Sep 16 2009, 05:35 PM
TRANSIT_FREAK
Sep 16 2009, 05:32 PM
TRANSIT_FREAK
Sep 16 2009, 05:24 PM
Are you kidding me?! SEPTA should just drop these buses from a crane in time square.
LOL! sPARE 5251 AND 5400 BUT YEAH. DROP THE OTHERS. uh...maybe in the middle of the sea, because Times Square will be a big mess.
True! those are 2 fast buses.
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I wish they kept the original 5000s from Callowhill for awhile longer.

As far as I am concerned, the 5002-5058 group @ Callowhill had the best stop annunciators & some of the better sounding HVAC units. Also, when they idled, they didn't have that rough idle when laying over.

Now we all know how SEPTA feels about its streetcar/trackless divisions. 5002-5058 should have been set aside between Callowhill & Frankford & serve as extras for whenever the subway surface, the 15 & when the trackless routes have to be bussed for an extended period of time, let alone for emergency shuttles on the BSL & MLF.

Basically, 5002-5058 should have been set aside for emergency use systemwide.
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I meant the MFL.

I don't think the 5002-5058 had that many miles on them to begin with. I am surprised that the 5100s from Frontier are still running. Have any of the 5100s from Frontier topped 1 million miles?

the 5100s @ Frontier were for use exclusively on the Oxford Valley routes, then spread out districtwide when they got the cutaway vans, then thrown into the "Norristown Mix", & now Comly.
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