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[CT] CT Transit fleet update
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NHRider



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I know that CTTransit wants to update its fareboxes to a new design, I don't know when it's happening, though.
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Bill D




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PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
NHRider wrote:
I know that CTTransit wants to update its fareboxes to a new design, I don't know when it's happening, though.


I have seen the farebox replacement listed on a ConnDOT capital expenditure proposal for 2011. The estimated price tag on the project is around $10 million, so obtaining funding is the key issue. There were questions raised a couple of years ago about having fareboxes that would be compatible with MetroCard.

The state is also working on a proposal to update the radio system for the bus fleet, including adding radios to the Waterbury and New Britain buses as well.

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amorek13




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PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
hartford radios are berly working we have so much problems with them
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thehartfordboy



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Has anyone seen the Xcelsior 35'? Bill did say they should have one in by now.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
1026 is in but that's a 40
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thehartfordboy



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Has anyone seen any new buses? BTW, 1003 was on the road earlier this week.
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amorek13




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PostPosted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
1023 and 1026 sitting in hartford but havent seen any more of numbers
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Stamford-to-roll-out-articulated-buses-in-947372.php

stamford to start using arctis end of feb
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eddie4life2



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thehartfordboy wrote:
Has anyone seen any new buses? BTW, 1003 was on the road earlier this week.

The 35ft xselsios bus is in hartford number A31
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thehartfordboy



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
eddie4life2 wrote:
thehartfordboy wrote:
Has anyone seen any new buses? BTW, 1003 was on the road earlier this week.

The 35ft xselsios bus is in hartford number A31


Thanks amorek and eddie.
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Bill D




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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Our maintenance training for the Xcelsiors started yesterday at the Hamden facility. Here are some pictures of 1023, which is the bus we are using.

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Bill D




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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thehartfordboy wrote:

Well I have this problem with New Flyer and the fact we have to stretch over people in order to pull the cord in the front at the wheelwell. Tell them about putting a stop button around there.


Daniel,

Apparently, somebody made New Flyer aware of this problem. As you can see from this picture, the pull cord on the Xcelsior has been extended, with a cord placed forward of the first passenger seat, so that you don't have to reach over the passenger next to you. This is the right side, and the left side is set up the same way.

DSC00628

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NHRider



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wowee, will ya look at that! Thanks for posting the pics!
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thehartfordboy



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bill D wrote:
thehartfordboy wrote:

Well I have this problem with New Flyer and the fact we have to stretch over people in order to pull the cord in the front at the wheelwell. Tell them about putting a stop button around there.


Daniel,

Apparently, somebody made New Flyer aware of this problem. As you can see from this picture, the pull cord on the Xcelsior has been extended, with a cord placed forward of the first passenger seat, so that you don't have to reach over the passenger next to you. This is the right side, and the left side is set up the same way.

DSC00628

Bill


Thanks for the pics Bill. But I still think CT Transit and New Flyer needs to add buttons in the front wheelwell area and not just an extension of the window. I dunno if the button is much more expensive than the cord, but in the end it is a good investment.
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thehartfordboy



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maybe I just realize this but Oh Sh*t. This bus was meant for Waterbury. A fellow bus enthusiast pointed that out. I know Bill talked about it but I thought they were training the Waterbury crew for the Xcelsiors in general. That means some 35 footers are going to float to New Haven? I mean there are 14 40' hybrids, 17 35' hybrids, and 17 35' diesels with this order. So with 1023 destined for Waterbury and not New Haven, what is going to happen with this order? Interesting.
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