Philadelphia, PA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has approved the purchase of 220 new hybrid buses from New Flyer industries. After an order of 525 New Flyer Xcelsiors, for a total of 1,708 New Flyer Buses built for SEPTA so far, it’s no surprise that SEPTA would continue to work with New Flyer for a future order.
These buses will be diesel-electric hybrid buses as we are used to by now, but unlike before, these buses will use the BAE systems HYBRIDRIVE as opposed to the Allison H 40 EP that SEPTA has been getting for the past decade and a half. These buses are to begin arriving in August 2022, and will replace the 2005-2006 New Flyer D40LF buses, numbered 8000 to 8119, and the 2008 New Flyer DE40LF Hybrid-Electric buses, numbered 8120 to 8219.
SEPTA is also considering an additional 120 buses to also replace the 2009 New Flyer DE40LFs numbered 8220-8339. There’s no word on the numbering of these buses, but they’re likely to be revealed next year as well. Stay Tuned for future updates on the topic.
FUCK THIS BUS D40LF FOR EVER