D-dot's New Flyer D40LF bus #3905 on Route 78 Imperial
UPDATE: After 54 years of service, Route 78 Imperial Express (Limited) is now discontinued, eliminated and history due to increased low passenger ridership and drastic service cuts.
Sorry about that folks; my first Windows Media movie with the D-dot's transportation wasn't to good so I had to take it off my video gallery so forgive me on that because this is my first time that I'm trying something new anyway.
Well, anyhoo, here is D-dot's 2004's New Flyer D40LF bus#3905 operating on Route#78 Imperial/Grand River(Limited/Express).
Engine: Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR
Transmission: Allison B400R 5 or 6 speed auto
Due to budget problems that happened in 2005, Route 78 has been slated down to rush-hour traffic hours only(which means Route 78 no longer runs all day from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.).
Mississauga Transit 2008 New Flyer D60LFR #0855
A ride aboard Mississauga Transit 2008 New Flyer D60LFR #0855 on Route 26 E Burnhamthorpe, traveling eastbound.
Powertrain:
Cummins ISM / Allison B500R
By: Ryan Flores
Date Taken: 2008/02/16
Malta Buses End Of An Era DVD 2 Excerpts.
Excerpts from the 2nd DVD in the 2 DVD set 'Malta Buses: End Of An Era' which commemorates the changes to Malta bus services in July 2011. DVD set is available from www.bhtransportdvds.co.uk, price £16.00. Wide screen, UK PAL format, also available on Ebay.
BC Transit 1991 New Flyer D40LF
Enjoy your ride on one of the 9 older D40LFs operated by Victoria Regional Transit System (BC Transit) in Victoria, BC. Video recorded onboard bus #8006 on rt.22 Burnside
Culver City Bus 2004 New Flyer C40LF #7105
Special Notes:
Bus #7105 was the last C40LF ever delivered to Culver City.
Buses 7102-7105 (some C40LF's) and 7106-7111 (the new C40LFR's) are wrapped in the new Culver City Bus Rapid livery.
About this recorded stretch:
Heading out of the LAX City Bus Center and going west on 96th St. The bus turns right at Sepulveda Blvd and heads north.
Engine: Cummins C Gas Plus
Transmission: Allison B400R6
Recorded on Friday February 26th, 2010
TTC New Flyer D40LF #7323
Ride aboard 1998 TTC New Flyer D40LF, unit 7323, as it goes southbound to Kipling Station via Route 111 East Mall.
LTC 2004 New Flyer D40LF #450
Your chance to ride a London Transit D40LF, #450, which is the LTC's very first D40LF. It was recorded on the "10 Wonderland" route on Southdale Road between Notre Dame Drive and Nixon Ave.. Powertrain on these buses is Cummins ISL with Allison B400R Transmission.
D-dot 2005 New Flyer D40LF #4166
A ride on 2005 New Flyer D40LF bus #4166 on Route 16 Dexter.
Engine: Cummins ISL-05 (280-HP)
Transmission: Allison B400R
(This video was recorded on October 7, 2008.)
GRT New Flyer D40LF
This video was taken about 3 years ago, and i only recently dug this up. Catch a ride on a GRT (Grand River Transit New Flyer D40LF on 22 Laurentian West from Commonwealth Street and Max Becker Dr to Charles St. and Queen St. South.
NOTE: Ignore the red head who tried to screw up the video by waving a bag of weed in front of the camera. Yes it does feature my Mom and my aunt. and you'll no doubt hear me talking.
*Ex-D.S.R* D-dot and *Ex-SEMTA* SMART bus photo slideshow
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of these photos that you see on my slideshow so therefore, every bus model photos you see belongs to their respective owners. I am only using them as a tribute slideshow video! Credit also goes to the respective owners.
This is just a slideshow video of the buses of D-dot(D.S.R.) and SMART(SEMTA) that are retired and are no longer running in service.
If anybody knows what the other two buses are, then please tell me A.S.A.P..
MBTA New Flyer D40LF 0688 on route 106
Inside a D40LF leaving Wellington station. A rehabbed RTS is beside us going in the opposite direction just before we leave Wellington. Delivery of the first batch these new D40LFs is almost complete at the time of this shooting. There will be another 155 of these buses delivered by next year and they should spell the end of 75% of the RTS fleet on the T.
Engine: Cummins ISL
Transmission: Allison B400R6
Rear Axle: MAN
D-dot's New Flyer D40LF bus #4212 on Route 16 Dexter
Here is a short video on D-dot's 2005 New Flyer D40LF bus no.#4212 operating on Route#16 Dexter to Downtown Detroit. These bus had replaced the 1992's and the 1993's New Flyer D40HF buses(3000-3199) with the 6V92TA and the V731 3 speed auto transmission in august of 2005. This bus including the 4100 series is powered with the Cummins ISL engine with the Allison B400R 5 speed auto transmission. The 2004's 3900-3989 series has the Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine and the Allision B400R 5 speed auto transmission. Enjoy!
FIRST RTS-II COACH ARRIVED IN DETROIT 30-YEARS AGO
June 26, 2008, marked thirty continuous years of the RTS (Rapid Transit Series) Advanced Design Bus operating along the streets of Detroit, MI.
In early 1978, the Detroit Department of Transportation (D-DOT) surveyed its riders to gather their opinions regarding the quality of the city's bus service. Unfortunately, the survey results were not good. However, DDOT management took advantage of an opportunity to release the results of the survey to coincide with the launching of its new fleet of GMC "RTS-II" coaches.
During a press conference held at the west-side Coolidge Terminal, on Friday, June 23, 1978, DDOT unveiled its new bus fleet to the media. The department had anticipated that the new RTS fleet would drastically improve the quality of DDOT bus service.
This video compiles newsclips from three local newscasts (WJBK-TV2, WWJ-TV4 (now WDIV) and WXYZ-TV7) that covered the media event back in 1978.
GM's first newly designed transit bus since 1959 began service in Detroit on Monday, June 26, 1978. The DDOT #1300-series RTS's (#1300-1369) featured in this video were the first Model TH-8203 (second series - "Series 03") RTS-II coaches to be manufactured by GMC Truck & Coach.
(video posted for educational purposes only)
For more Detroit transit videos visit:
http://www.detroittransithistory.info/Video/VideoClips.html
D-DOT SERVICE ISSUES BACK IN THE DAY [Video-2]
Although bus service in Detroit has improved tremendously in recent years, things have not always been rosy for D-DOT (the city of Detroit's transportation department). Over the years —— beginning around the mid-1970s and well into the mid-to-late'80s —— the city's transit system would encounter numerous obstacles and would struggle to maintain adequate service.
In this video clip from the Summer of 1978, WJBK-TV2 "Eyewitness News" takes a first-hand look at some of the service problems facing Detroit bus riders, as reporter Robbie Timmons (now with WXYZ-TV) takes a bus ride on the D-DOT #23 Hamilton bus route. Her bus trip begins at the Northland Mall Shopping Center in suburban Southfield and ends at the ol' Tiger Stadium ballpark in Downtown Detroit.
This is the second in a series of upcoming videos from back in the day. Other videos will look at the continuing struggles the city's transit department faced, and their attempts to overcome those issues.
(video posted for educational purposes only)
BTW—I do want to apologize for the poor quality of this video. My old "rabbit ears" TV antennae wasn't working too well on that day——some 30 years ago.
For more Detroit transit videos visit:
http://www.detroittransithistory.info/Video/VideoClips.html
Ride CTA 2009 New Flyer D40LF #2023
Ride CTA 2009 New Flyer D40LF #2023 on route X54, from Jefferson Park, in Chicago, IL on 05-18-09.
Engine: Cummins ISL
Transmission: Allison B400R
Service Provider/Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
