Hampton Roads Transit #1222

And here's HRT #1222 without the camera shakes from trying to keep it still. You'll be able to hear those Meritor axles howl like hell without the distortion and weeble-wobble!

This bus was on the quite speedy 116 line running from Lee Hall to Patrick Henry Mall. I recorded the entire ride, and as you'll hear, it was definitely called for; way too much speed and juicy sound effects to go unrecorded!

This is a 1999 Gillig Low Floor with a Cummins ISC engine and Voith D864.3 ADR transmission. The transmission was set in High Torque mode.

You can download this recording (along with my other recordings of Hampton Roads Transit) at SkyDrive. Here's the link:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=4c4729896a34058d&sc=documents&id=4C472...

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Autos & Vehicles

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• GilligLF
• 1222
• Route116
• audiorecording

[MetroLinerXLZ]

@ClassicTVMan1981X

#1217 is at SkyDrive for downloading. The axles on that bus were perfectly fine.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@MetroLinerXLZ

I wonder if you recorded any of this batch whose rear ends sound like normal instead of starving for oil?

[MetroLinerXLZ]

@ClassicTVMan1981X

All 29 of the lower 1200s are in service. ALL of them have the same Meritor axles, though most of them aren't running too bad.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I wonder how many of these 1999 Gillig Advantages are left w/o the need-for-more-oil Meritor rear end?