According to some reliable sources on Philadelphia Transit Forums, SEPTA has confirmed the order of New Flyer DE40LFRs after a long wave of SEPTA only ordering diesel/diesel-electric buses in the original style. These new hybrids will be arriving this year, and the Pilot buses 8340 and 8341 will arrive in March 2010.
For transit fans in Philly, these units will arrive at Germantown depot on Germantown Avenue and Westview in Mt Airy, and the first batch is supposed to go to Southern Depot after they receive their tags. No confirmation as to which other depots will receive these buses, but stay with PTV for more details.
