D-dot NovaBus RTS 82VN #3741

Here is D-dot's 2001 NovaBus RTS #3741 picture as a display with the engine Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR and the transmission ZF Ecomat-2 6HP-592C. UPDATE 10/26/11: This bus is operating on route 23 Hamilton during the morning.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• novabus
• RTS
• 82VN
• detroit
• department
• of
• transportation
• D-dot

[qwandiddy]

Great picture and sound, I guess DDOT isnt thinking of placing Bike racks on their buses.

[baul104]

I wish they did though. SMART suburban buses already had their bike racks installed since 2003. Some of the old SMART buses recieved some bike racks before their retirement around late September 2004. Right now, all SMART Gillig Low Floor buses(40, 35, and 29 ft) have their bicycle racks. Plus, the budget problems had made D-dot unable to install bicycle racks on all buses...

[qwandiddy]

Other thing about TMC RTS of SMART, I loved their Engine sound way better and they were the fastest RTSes I've rode on #510 Van Dyke from 8 Mile Rd to Lakeside Mall (One of my favorite Detroit area malls) I still got an recorded engine sound of TMC RTS from SMART. I'll place it on here soon.

[qwandiddy]

Like I said awhile ago for the Last TMC/ Nova I've saw before their sadly retirement was on Woodward Ave in Ferndale northbound working possibly #450- Woodward going towards Summit Place in Pontiac. It was so rusty and it did have an bike rack on it. Man SMART shouldve kept their RTSes a bit longer while DDOTs latest Nova's were only couple years old at that time. I was in Ferndale shoppin at my worlds favorite record store called Record Time.