1990 King County Metro Breda "Dual-Mode" Diesel-Electric Articulated Bus

Enjoy your ride onboard bus #5034, a 1990 Breda "Dual-Mode" Diesel-Electric articulated bus operated by King County Metro in Seattle. This unit is preserved by MEHVA, the Metro Employee Historic Vehicle Association, in its original conditions. Back in the Heydays of Breda, over 200 of these "dual-mode" buses roamed through the streets of Seattle providing service to the transit tunnel in downtown Seattle as electric-powered buses. Since 2003, the entire fleet of Breda buses have either been retired or converted to electric trolleybuses. This bus is powered by a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA diesel engine combo with ZF 4HP-590 transmission.

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[slyfieldj]

Actually this one is maintained in the original form, so this is still technically diesel electric.

[kmb2e]

Detroit 6VT92 couple with ZF 4HP500...great music!

[rmx77]

actually those arnt diesel electric anymore since i found out that the breda had the diesel engine taken out of them and then they were put back in cause of weight issues but they never hooked them back up from what i read.

[8v71buses]

Wow music to my ears

[mmonicque]

Got to love that Detroit Diesel

[qwandiddy]

This bus sounds like 1991 D60HF New Flyers in San Francisco MUNI.

[qwandiddy]

And OMG, what is that beautiful red GM Fishbowl come from? Excellent Video!!

[qwandiddy]

@geetarcharlie17 At least that KC Metro didn't have to follow FTA crap, they're still allowed to operate their buses that are over 20 years old, I wish that they still run M.A.Ns. As for 4221, you mean roll-up signs?

[geetarcharlie17]

@qwandiddy Yes, they are. Except the ones in use (besides 5034) are strictly trolley buses now, mainly for use on routes 7, 9, 43, and I think 49. They are numbered 4200-4258 and have the newer green seats instead of the blackish-brown leather ones. The smell of the old rubber floor remains, and the destination signs are now orange (plus 4221 having a white destination sign now).

[6V92TA]

Im surprised this bus was 6V92 powered. Since it is Breda built, Id figure it to come with something like a MAN 2466 engine or the Volvo TDH-100EK engine.