GBTA Gillig Phantom 9843

This was taken along Bus Route 3 in Bridgeport, CT

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[ClassicTVFan82]

This sounds like the powertrain of the Cummins M11-280E and the Voith D863.3. Correct?

[MetroExpress840]

It has a L10 to a Voith

[ClassicTVFan82]

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.

[MetroExpress840]

I double check on it.

[TheBusDriver84]

I rode this bus before when i took the CL { Coastal Link } to and fro Milford CT post mall

[ClassicTVMan81]

OK ... GBTA #2052 was originally to Santa Clarita Transit in California.

[ClassicTVMan81]

I'll say it again: the engine in this particular fleet of Gilligs is a Cummins M11 CELECT Plus.

[ClassicTVFan82]

Which agency originally owned what is now GBTA #2052?

[wallyfox98]

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]

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.

[ClassicTVFan82]

Gilligs can have rear-door W/C lifts? Also, which of GBTA's 9800 series Gilligs use Allison B-400R transmissions?

[SuperSonic3783]

I just have a friend who knows this stuff impressively well.

[ClassicTVFan82]

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.

[wallyfox98]

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.