Demonstration Bus Exclusive! : New Flyer XDE40 "Xcelsior" Demonstration Bus 0058 On The B6

[TheLegendary754]

that bus looks like it was conceptualized from the movie Demolition Man

[TheEsotericDesi]

Nice... These buses look way cooler than Orion VIII ones...

[uzbeksamarqand14]

new bus B6 coming soon when?? I think summer coming new bus..

[bigblockz8]

They call it EV40 on the spec sheets for some reason

[ECDT1089]

Nice.

[jashborn]

why do they do most of the testing on the b6 route?????????

[CSW1023]

@jashborn they based the new buses in ulmer park in bensonhurst for some reason or another.

[lunartwisted]

Are these buses also going to be use on MTA LIB?

[BrIaNMeRcY1022]

Awesome video but this bus looks quite strange in NYC.

[thesubwaynut]

just great more ugly buses for nyc

[CSW1023]

Daimler Buses NA and the Xcelsior will go mono o mono in a year or so. just wait.

[CSW1023]

I hope the fleet will see service on the MTA & NYCTA routes. My wishlist of routes:

B1, B3, **B6**[revenued], B8, B9, B15, B16, B46, **B103**, M15, M22, M98, M104, Q10, Q44, Q50, Q83, Q84, Q85, Bx1, Bx2, Bx5, Bx6, Bx12, Bx19, Bx23, Bx41, Bx55 & S79.

[jashborn]

@CSW1023 add the B60

[CSW1023]

@jashborn ya the B60 is good too. anybody else......

[AlgonquinRider810]

@CSW1023 B8 cant use it it uses CNG. M15 has artic.

[csouth28]

Its about time, but didn't the MTA and New Flyer Industries have disagreements before or something like that?

[Caitsith810]

@csouth28 - I suppose all that is cleared up, we are currently awaiting about 135 or so C40LFRs.

[BrIaNMeRcY1022]

@csouth28 Yup. The MTA got pissed off that New Flyer discontinued making the D60HF's during the tail end of the order in 2004. If New Flyer would have kept their end of the bargin, we would have seen Artics on the Q44 by now. Then again, this was the info I read back in 2004.

[mtattrain]

Aren't they ordering C40LFR's, not XDE40LF's?

[Caitsith810]

@mtattrain - Still getting C40LFRs.

[XxLiLGiJoE17xX]

Why does NYC have sooo many different types of buses and trains........you can even ride em all! This bus should replay the RTS...........not the Zf rts thoo.....

[htownman24]

This bus has the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-40 System. Nice clip, BTW.

[Caitsith810]

@htownman24 Ah, thanks! And thanks for the correction!

[htownman24]

@Caitsith810 You're welcome.

[sanchezv8]

The truck in the background that was reving had a nice Series 50

[Caitsith810]

@sanchezv8 - That was actually one of the NovaBus RTS-06s with the Series 50 mated with a ZF ECOMAT-2 HP-592C transmission.

[gregorygrice]

WOW! Nice catch! Do you know what depot they store this in?

[AlgonquinRider810]

@gregorygrice Ulmer Park since that where the B6 is dispatched from

[gamesfreak699]

B6? HOLY S**T I WANT TO SPOT THIS BUS NOW. Ive ONLY SEEN RTSs on that route. Thats a rare bus. DAMN Nice Catch!

[AlgonquinRider810]

Damn now i gotto look out for this bus when i pass Ave H on the 46!

[WMATAvids]

Damn that bus looks nice! About time NYC stepped into the game and got some real buses! I hope they order some of these that will be sick!!

[bebo2good1]

Love it! How long will this remain in test service?

[JamaicaQnzFreak]

Excellent!