Philadelphia, PA As of today, August 13th, 2022, SEPTA has retired the FIRST New Flyer DE40LF “second gen” from revenue service. From now on, this post will keep track of all retirements and update daily with all confirmed changes.
The 2008 New Flyer DE40LF buses are confirmed to be replaced by the upcoming 2022 New Flyer XDE40 order.
The 2009 New Flyer DE40LF buses will possibly be replaced to an add-on to the 2022 order but this has not been confirmed yet.
Edit 4/14/2023: As of the FY2024 budget announcement, SEPTA has confirmed that they will take on the optional 120 buses for the XDE40 order, meaning the 2009 units will also be retiring. Some have already met the scrap list, and are reflected below. Get your last photos of this model NOW!
Edit 7/21/2025: The New flyer DE40LF has OFFICIALY been retired fully from revenue service.
Retired 2008 New Flyer DE40LFs
as of April 22nd, 2025
Fully retired
Retired 2009 New Flyer DE40LFs
as of July 21st, 2025
Fully retired
