I used to ride GBTA a lot back in the day (from Trumbull). I know buses 9838-9849 are 96' wide with a rear w/c lift. Buses 9850 and 9851 are 102' inches wide with a front W/C lift and express seating.
A couple of the 98XX's have allison trans as opposed to voith tranmissions.
It also loosk as if GBTA has aquired another gillig (used) # 2052 I haven't seen the inside but it has slightly different windows and it is wrapped in a VW ad. I have seen it running on The 15 a lot near work.
Yup buses 9838-9849 have rear W/C lifts. I remember riding on 9839 when the first arrived and I was stunned to see a rear lift (they have big rear doors). The gilligs I rode at Uconn Transit and WRTD all had front W/C lifts.
9850-9851 are the 2 flukes out of the 1998 batch. They are 102" wide and have a front W/C lift and a narrow rear door. They were also equpipped with luggage racks, high back seating, parlor lights, AM/FM cassete, and a rear view camera.
The buses have since been re-seated. The rear of these two buses now have standard transit seating. The front half still has the express configuration. The rear view cams are broken and the radios disconnected.
I think buses 9848 and 9849 have the combo possibly 1-2 more
The L10 diesel version was not offered in 1998. Only the NGV (natural gas) version known as the L10G was around (albeit for a short time), and this and other buses weren't specified as such.
I rode this bus before when i took the CL { Coastal Link } to and fro Milford CT post mall
TheBusDriver84 2 years ago
OK ... GBTA #2052 was originally to Santa Clarita Transit in California.
ClassicTVMan81 2 years ago
I'll say it again: the engine in this particular fleet of Gilligs is a Cummins M11 CELECT Plus.
ClassicTVMan81 3 years ago
I used to ride GBTA a lot back in the day (from Trumbull). I know buses 9838-9849 are 96' wide with a rear w/c lift. Buses 9850 and 9851 are 102' inches wide with a front W/C lift and express seating.
A couple of the 98XX's have allison trans as opposed to voith tranmissions.
It also loosk as if GBTA has aquired another gillig (used) # 2052 I haven't seen the inside but it has slightly different windows and it is wrapped in a VW ad. I have seen it running on The 15 a lot near work.
wallyfox98 4 years ago
Gilligs can have rear-door W/C lifts? Also, which of GBTA's 9800 series Gilligs use Allison B-400R transmissions?
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
Yup buses 9838-9849 have rear W/C lifts. I remember riding on 9839 when the first arrived and I was stunned to see a rear lift (they have big rear doors). The gilligs I rode at Uconn Transit and WRTD all had front W/C lifts.
9850-9851 are the 2 flukes out of the 1998 batch. They are 102" wide and have a front W/C lift and a narrow rear door. They were also equpipped with luggage racks, high back seating, parlor lights, AM/FM cassete, and a rear view camera.
wallyfox98 4 years ago
The buses have since been re-seated. The rear of these two buses now have standard transit seating. The front half still has the express configuration. The rear view cams are broken and the radios disconnected.
I think buses 9848 and 9849 have the combo possibly 1-2 more
wallyfox98 4 years ago
Which agency originally owned what is now GBTA #2052?
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
All of the GBTA Gillig Phantom's have this combo from what I heard.9843 isn't the only one.
SuperSonic3783 4 years ago
This sounds like the powertrain of the Cummins M11-280E and the Voith D863.3. Correct?
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
It has a L10 to a Voith
MetroExpress840 4 years ago
The L10 diesel version was not offered in 1998. Only the NGV (natural gas) version known as the L10G was around (albeit for a short time), and this and other buses weren't specified as such.
Therefore, it has got to be an M11/Voith.
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
I double check on it.
MetroExpress840 4 years ago
This is indeed an L10 to a Voith.
SuperSonic3783 4 years ago
Maybe the L10 diesel was taken from an older Gillig and into this one.
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
Where do you get this information? Unless it actually reads L10 on the engine block, then I just do not know what to say next.
ClassicTVFan82 4 years ago
I just have a friend who knows this stuff impressively well.
SuperSonic3783 4 years ago