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July 2010

 



    Thursday, June 24th, 2010


    • More NABIs Scraped-

      According to Darryl Bulls on the boards, more NABIS assigned to Comly, and Callowhill has been scrapped. Their numbers are: #5090, 5092, 5095, 5099, 5102, 5110, 5120, 5141, 5146-5147, 5157 and 5159.


      ( kman4life05)


    Tuesday, June 29th, 2010


    • LFRs Arrive At Frontier!-

      8380 has been delivered to Frontier depot.  This is the first of what is believed to be 20-25 DE40LFRs to be assigned to Frontier.  Red Arrow has received their batch (except for 8340) of the new hybrids.  Southern is next in line for the new buses.


      ( Septa3371CSX1)


    Wednesday, June 30th, 2010


    • DE40LF Overhauls Complete!-

      Overhauls of the first generation Hybrids operating out of Southern (5601H-5612H and 5831H-5850H) has been completed!  The last two buses, 5611H and 5849H, were both spotted overhauled by SouthernSeptaRida215 this afternoon.  With this complete, Berridge can focus its resources on the overhauls of the 2004 New Flyer D40LFs.


      ( Septa3371CSX1)


    Friday, July 2nd, 2010


    • New Flyer DE40LFRs at Frontier-

      As mentioned in this post, Now that much of the delivery of the hybrids at Victory are now completed, Frontier has started to receive their allotment of hybrids as well. 8384 was spotted on the 124 earlier today.  It been reported that Frontier is expected to receive 25 hybrids.

      On another note, 8370 has been spotted in the northeast at Franklin Mills mall by Joechopchop. It was reported that this bus was running a training run on Comly's behalf. We shall see whether or not Comly will receive any buses from this order.


      ( kman4life05)


    Thursday, July 8th, 2010


    • LED signs on the PCC IIs?-

      PTV member frankl3217 found 2321 parked at Woodland with an LED sign stating it was not in service!  Will more PCC IIs be retrofitted with LED signs like the Kawasakis?  Stay tuned to find out more!


      ( Neo3488)


    • RIP 5312 1997-2010-

      Last night around 9:15 PM while on the 117 at 15th and Edgmont in the City of Chester, NABI 5312 suffered an engine fire.  The fire was bad enough that smoke from it set off a fire alarm at a nearby business.  Engine 82 (Chester City Fire Department) put the fire out but it is unknown whether or not the bus will be salvaged.  Given the age of the bus, it probably will not be.  Rust in peaces 5312, a good NABI that spent most of its life at Red Arrow.  


      ( Septa3371CSX1)


    Friday, July 23rd, 2010


    • 5312 retraction-

      5312 is still around, the infomation claiming that this is the bus that caught on fire a few weeks back in chester is false.


      ( kman4life05)