MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet

The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet is a fleet of buses in fixed-route service in New York City under the "MTA New York City Bus" (also known as New York City Transit or NYCT) and "MTA Bus" brands, the former of which includes Select Bus Service routes.

A roster of the fleet is shown below. Not included below are buses and vans not open to the general public (Access-A-Ride vans, taxicabs, and employee shuttle buses), or demonstration buses. This list also does not include buses formerly operated by MTA Long Island Bus (now Nassau Inter-County Express) that are now operated under contract to Nassau County by Transdev.

Past fleet

Main article: Retired MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet

All buses not listed on this page have been retired. Refer to the link above for the retired fleet.

Current fleet

All buses are fully ADA compliant and are 8.5 ft (2.6 m) wide.[1][2]

Local, Limited, and Select Bus Service bus fleet

All buses listed below have semi-low floors.

Image	Builder and model name	Model year	Length	Numbers (Total)	Amount in service	Energy source	Operator
	DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Original	2005	40 ft (12 m)	6490–6689 (200 buses)	78 retiring	Diesel-electric hybrid	MTA Bus & NYCT
		2006–2007		3500–3783 6690–6905 (500 buses)	494 retiring
	DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Next Generation	2008	41 ft (12 m)	3800–3959 (160 buses)	160		NYCT
		2009–2010		3960–4278 4330–4702 (692 buses)	692		MTA Bus & NYCT
	Nova Bus LFS Artic 1st Generation articulated		62 ft (19 m)	1200–1289 (90 buses)	89	Diesel	NYCT
	Nova Bus LFS 3rd Generation	2011	40 ft (12 m)	8000–8089 (90 buses)	90
	DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII EPA10		41 ft (12 m)	7000–7089 (90 buses)	90
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40			4810–4899 (90 buses)	90
	New Flyer Low Floor C40LF	2011–2013		185–672 (488 buses)	488	CNG	MTA Bus & NYCT
	Nova Bus LFS Artic 1st Generation articulated		62 ft (19 m)	5252–5298[3] 5300–5363 5770–5986 (328 buses)	328	Diesel	NYCT
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2012–2013	61 ft (19 m)	4710–4799 (90 buses)	90
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2015	41 ft (12 m)	7090–7483 (394 buses)	393		MTA Bus & NYCT
	Nova Bus LFS 4th Generation		40 ft (12 m)	8090–8503 (414 buses)	412		NYCT
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2016	61 ft (19 m)	5364–5438 (75 buses)	75		MTA Bus
	Nova Bus LFS Artic 2nd Generation articulated		62 ft (19 m)	5439–5602 (164 buses)	164		NYCT
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2017	61 ft (19 m)	5987–6125 (139 buses)	139		MTA Bus & NYCT
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN40		41 ft (12 m)	673–810 (138 buses)	138	CNG	NYCT
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 articulated	2018	61 ft (19 m)	1000–1109 (110 buses)	110
	New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40		41 ft (12 m)	0011-0015 (5 buses)	5	Battery electric
	Proterra Catalyst BE40		40 ft (12 m)	0016-0020 (5 buses)	5
	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40		41 ft (12 m)	9500–9509 (10 buses)	10	Diesel-electric hybrid
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2018–2019		7484–7850 (367 buses)	367	Diesel
	Nova Bus LFS 4th Generation	2019	40 ft (12 m)	8504–8754 (251 buses)	250
	New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE60 articulated		61 ft (19 m)	4950–4964 (15 buses)	15	Battery electric
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2019-2020		6126–6286 (161 buses)	161	Diesel	MTA Bus & NYCT

Express bus fleet

All express buses are diesel-powered, 45 ft (14 m) long commuter coaches with high floors.[4]

Image	Builder and model name	Model year	Numbers (Total)	Amount in service	Operator
	Motor Coach Industries D4500	2001	2140–2209 (70 buses)	2 retiring	MTA Bus
		2002	2805–2930 (126 buses)	30 retiring	MTA Bus & NYCT
	Motor Coach Industries D4500CL	2004–2007	3000–3474 4300–4329 (505 buses)	499
	Motor Coach Industries D4500CT	2008	2210–2250 (41 buses)	41
	Prevost X3-45	2011	2400–2489 (90 buses)	90	NYCT
	Motor Coach Industries D4500CT	2013	2251–2304 (54 buses)	53
	Prevost X3-45	2014–2016	2490–2789 (300 buses)	299
		2020–2023	0023, 1301–1606 (307 buses)	1 Under Delivery	MTA Bus & NYCT

Future fleet

All future non-express buses have semi-low floors.

Builder and model name	Model year	Length	Numbers (Total)	Energy source	Operator	Notes
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40	2020-2021	41 ft (12 m)	9510-9619 (110 buses)	Diesel-electric hybrid	NYCT	To replace all remaining NYCT-operated Orion VIIs (original). To potentially replace all remaining Orion VIIs (original) if all options are exercised. Option order of 84 XDE40 buses and 126 LFS HEV buses may be exercised. Option order of 139 XD40 buses and 209 LFS buses may be exercised.
Nova Bus LFS HEV		40 ft (12 m)	(165 buses) [5]

See also

• Retired MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet
• Retired MTA Regional Bus Operations demonstration bus fleet

References

1. "0000108873 NOTICE -OF- ADDENDUM ADDENDUM # 3" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2015. p. TS-2. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
2. "Facts and Figures". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
3. 5252 was renumbered from 5299 after a fatal accident
4. Aber, Judah (May 2016). "Electric Bus Analysis for New York City Transit" (PDF). columbia.edu. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
5. http://novabus.com/nova-bus-kicks-off-2020-biggest-us-contract-history/

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