OCTA 5003 - 1990 NewFlyer D40HF

[dejohn913]

Kinda almost sounds like a 1994 New Jersey Transit Flxible Metro D's

[guildrich]

@dejohn913 I agree! Definitely sounds just like our Flxibles (which are currently being retired BTW) here in NJ, as well as some of the RTS Nova buses. Pretty much same powertrain but with a Cummins C8.3 engine, which sounds kinda crappy, or at least it does in the Flxibles.

[dejohn913]

@guildrich I've Seen Very Little 1994 Metro S's Left In Newark. There's No More In Camdan Or The South Jersey District.

[dejohn913]

Love That Wind! That Engine Was An Option For That Bus Then. Good Engine. Detroit Lives.

[Cruzian012]

Does this bus have a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine?

[speedycarter1995]

@Cruzian012 No it never did. I hope it don't.

[panamcunard]

@Cruzian012

No. Believe it or not, this bus has a Cummins M-11 like in motorcoaches, but it still has a transit bus transmission.

[ea90744]

electric

[8v71buses]

Were some of the OCTA D40HF's Series 50 powered.

[ea90744]

Nope

[speedycarter1995]

@8v71buses No never did. I wish it did just ct ctransit d40hfs.

[8v71buses]

I remember MARTA use to have Cummins L10 engines with Voith. Then some of them were replaced with Series 50 and still had the Voith trannies.

[jrosscsu06]

what did they used to have L-10s?

[ea90744]

yes

[MetroLinerXLZ]

Looks like you and I recorded the same bus. I caught that sucka on the 50.

Yeah, good times......

[ea90744]

this one was done on the 1 or 60 i believe. its been many years ago

[venom2nd]

Why were these coaches retired after only 10 years of service?

[ea90744]

These buses were in service for 18 years ( 1990-2008 )

[venom2nd]

my fault. at the begining of the vid it says OCTA #5380 1997 New Flyer D40LF.

[ea90744]

im sorry about that. I forgot to edit the headline.

[venom2nd]

That has to be one of the sexiest engine/transmission combos that i've ever heard. Great recording!

[ea90744]

I missed driving these too. 5010 was my last one driving a few yrs back. Since then, I havent been the same.

[venom2nd]

is this the recording from your old site?

[ea90744]

I believe so. I had a lot of recordings of these.

[ClassicTVMan81]

The original engine in the 5000s and 5100s from 1990 to 1996 was a Cummins L10 270 hp. Now, I believe the powertrain in these old New Flyers were transversely mounted a la the Flxibles.

[ea90744]

Youre correct. I must add that OCTA repowered the 5000/5100s around 1997/98.