Nova LFSe

[NewFlyerMCI]

Is there any information on what the series numbers will be for these buses?

[artthouwill]

2 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

Is there any information on what the series numbers will be for these buses?

Don't know the answer to that.   History would suggest a three digit series like maybe 400 series.  Or they could go 6900s

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[NewFlyerMCI]

Are there any updates to the 6 LSFe’s that CTA purchased? Looked for a topic in the bus page, but only found this

[Bus1883]

On 7/19/2022 at 1:12 PM, artthouwill said:

Don't know the answer to that.   History would suggest a three digit series like maybe 400 series.  Or they could go 6900s

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3500s? Really that was the original name of the 5000s

[Busjack]

14 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

3500s? Really that was the original name of the 5000s

Probably not. CTA usually diesn't reserve a big series for 6 buses.

Maybe 8950 (similar to 5900-5902 and 7800).

[NovaBusFan]

On 5/21/2023 at 11:09 AM, Busjack said:

Probably not. CTA usually diesn't reserve a big series for 6 buses.

Maybe 8950 (similar to 5900-5902 and 7800).

Hmm 8950-8955 would be nice. 

[Bus1883]

On 5/22/2023 at 8:13 PM, NovaBusFan said:

Hmm 8950-8955 would be nice. 

Soon we may have to do five digit numbers lol

[Bus1883]

On 5/21/2023 at 11:09 AM, Busjack said:

Probably not. CTA usually diesn't reserve a big series for 6 buses.

Maybe 8950 (similar to 5900-5902 and 7800).

8950 would fit in real well

[artthouwill]

On 5/21/2023 at 11:09 AM, Busjack said:

Probably not. CTA usually diesn't reserve a big series for 6 buses.

Maybe 8950 (similar to 5900-5902 and 7800).

If we are talking electric buses, particularly the 6 new Novas to come, I would guess they would get 3 digit numbers.  That's what CTA did with the 700s ( New Flyers) and 600s ( Proterras).   Since the 500s were 0ptimaa, that leaves 300s and 400s available.  They could also go 550s. 750s, or 850s.  I would expect 6900s before 8950s.

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, artthouwill said:

If we are talking electric buses, particularly the 6 new Novas to come, I would guess they would get 3 digit numbers.  That's what CTA did with the 700s ( New Flyers) and 600s ( Proterras).   Since the 500s were 0ptimaa, that leaves 300s and 400s available.  They could also go 550s. 750s, or 850s.  I would expect 6900s before 8950s.

100s, 200s, 3500s, 3600s, 3700s, 3800s, 3900s, 7400s, 10000s+

[Shannoncvpi]

16 hours ago, artthouwill said:

If we are talking electric buses, particularly the 6 new Novas to come, I would guess they would get 3 digit numbers.  That's what CTA did with the 700s ( New Flyers) and 600s ( Proterras).   Since the 500s were 0ptimaa, that leaves 300s and 400s available.  They could also go 550s. 750s, or 850s.  I would expect 6900s before 8950s.

Hell they can use the 500 numbers again since the 500's been retired since 2014-15 somewhere in there 

[Busjack]

18 hours ago, Elkmn said:

I could've sworn i saw a photo of one at 103rd. 

There was the demonstrator, with illustrations up this topic.

[Al Mac]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:48 AM, NovaHater said:

Damn… the doors were closed when I pulled out for my second half yesterday. Is it still on the property?

Cool pics!

 

[ItzLogan1958]

On 5/6/2022 at 11:58 AM, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

here’s the NovaLFSe+ that @NovaHaterseen at SS this one looks boxy like the flyers but jus the front is the same………is this what 103rd is getting?

It kinda, I didn’t say it was or it looked liked it, looks a little bit like the 7900s.

 

[ItzLogan1958]

On 7/19/2022 at 10:31 AM, NewFlyerMCI said:

Is there any information on what the series numbers will be for these buses?

Idk, maybe 8950s?

On 5/27/2023 at 8:52 AM, Shannoncvpi said:

Hell they can use the 500 numbers again since the 500's been retired since 2014-15 somewhere in there 

The 700s are retired to make room for the 600s, so it could be that.

[ItzLogan1958]

On 5/26/2023 at 6:32 PM, Bus1883 said:

100s, 200s, 3500s, 3600s, 3700s, 3800s, 3900s, 7400s, 10000s+

They could go 5 digits, like Pace, but idk if pace has e-buses. I haven’t seen them.

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

1 minute ago, ItzLogan1958 said:

The 700s are retired to make room for the 600s, so it could be that.

half the 600’s won’t see service anytime soon, alot of them are parked at SS or in the boneyard collecting dust, and no the 700’s weren’t retired to make room for the 600’s.

[ItzLogan1958]

On 5/26/2023 at 3:12 PM, Bus1883 said:

Soon we may have to do five digit numbers lol

That’s what I said.

[ItzLogan1958]

Just now, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

half the 600’s won’t see service anytime soon, alot of them are parked at SS or in the boneyard collecting dust, and no the 700’s weren’t retired to make room for the 600’s.

They were.

[ItzLogan1958]

On 5/20/2023 at 9:27 PM, Bus1883 said:

3500s? Really that was the original name of the 5000s

8950s?

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

half the 600’s won’t see service anytime soon, alot of them are parked at SS or in the boneyard collecting dust, and no the 700’s weren’t retired to make room for the 600’s.

Given that CTA only got the 700s as a test order from my view which is similar to the both the 800s and 900s testing, as those were only expected to retire a year after heir test technologies were completed in 2007-2008, but CTA was nice enough to keep them around for a bit. As far as the 700s CTA can get rid of them whenever they need to or not. But time will tell.

[Tcmetro]

CTA is probably never getting the electric LFS with the plant shutting down in a few months. Even though the money was earmarked for 6 buses and 103rd garage chargers, they never did put an electric Nova order up for board approval. There is, however, an outstanding order for 22 PhoenixEV (Proterra successor) buses that should be delivered later this year and would likely just be a continuation of the 600 series.

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

1 hour ago, Tcmetro said:

CTA is probably never getting the electric LFS with the plant shutting down in a few months. Even though the money was earmarked for 6 buses and 103rd garage chargers, they never did put an electric Nova order up for board approval. There is, however, an outstanding order for 22 PhoenixEV (Proterra successor) buses that should be delivered later this year and would likely just be a continuation of the 600 series.

that’s “if” that order even goes thru lol, CTA’s best option imo/atp is XDE’s or XE’s

[Busjack]

9 hours ago, ItzLogan1958 said:

 

As @Tcmetro said. Why are you necroposting?

20 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

that’s “if” that order even goes thru lol, CTA’s best option imo/atp is XDE’s or XE’s

Depends what you mean by "go thru." The CT Boatd approved the options and the assignment to PhoenixEV. As to whether PhoenixEV performs, who knows?

[William Miles]

Is Cta Ever going to purchase any Nova Lse  electric articulated bus in the future?