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 MTA New York City Bus (New York City Transit) (including Select Bus Service) and MTA Bus. As of September 2018, it comprises of around 5811 buses.[1]

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

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

Current active fleet

All buses are fully compliant with the ADA of 1990 and are 102 inches (2.59 meters) wide.[2][3]

Local and Limited bus fleet

Image Builder and model name Model year Length Numbers
(Total ordered)		 Energy source Operator Notes
Nova Bus
RTS-06 (T80-206)		 1998-1999 40 ft (12 m) 4900-5249
(350 buses)		 Diesel NYCT & MTA Bus
  • All originally operated under New York City Bus.
  • Being retired.
New Flyer Industries
D60HF
(articulated)		 2002-2003 60 ft (18 m) 100-103, 110-128
(23 buses)		 NYCT
  • Formerly numbered in the 5500-series.
  • Being retired.
5560-5769
(235 buses)
  • Being retired.
DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor)		 2004 40 ft (12 m) 6365-6489
(125 buses)		 Diesel-electric hybrid
2004-2005 7685-7819
(135 buses)		 CNG
2005-2006 6490-6689
(200 buses)		 Diesel-electric hybrid NYCT & MTA Bus
  • All originally operated under New York City Bus.
2006-2007 3500-3783
6690-6905
(500 buses)
  • 3563 was converted to run only on diesel.
Daimler Buses North America
Orion VII NG
(07.501)
(semi-low floor)		 2007-2008 41 ft (12 m) 3800-3959
(160 buses)		 NYCT
2009-2010 3960-4278
4330-4702
(692 buses)		 NYCT & MTA Bus
Nova Bus
LFS Artic
(semi-low floor, articulated)		 62 ft (19 m) 1200-1289
(90 buses)		 Diesel NYCT
  • Most units are assigned to Select Bus routes (see here).
Nova Bus
LFS
(semi low-floor)		 2011 40 ft (12 m) 8000-8089
(90 buses)
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD40)
(semi low-floor)		 41 ft (12 m) 4810-4899
(90 buses)
Daimler Buses North America
Orion VII 3rd generation
(07.501)
(semi low-floor)		 7000-7089
(90 buses)
New Flyer Industries
C40LF
(semi low-floor)		 2011-2013 185-672
(488 buses)		 CNG NYCT & MTA Bus
Nova Bus
LFS Artic
(semi-low floor, articulated)		 62 ft (19 m) 5253-5363
5770-5986
(328 buses)		 Diesel NYCT
  • Some units are assigned to Select Bus Service routes (see here).
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD60)
(semi low-floor, articulated)		 2012-2013 61 ft (19 m) 4710-4799
(90 buses)
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD40)
(semi-low floor)		 2014-2015 41 ft (12 m) 7090-7483
(394 buses)		 NYCT & MTA Bus
  • Some units are assigned to Select Bus Service routes (see here).
Nova Bus
LFS
(semi-low floor)		 2015-2016 40 ft (12 m) 8090-8503
(414 buses)		 NYCT
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD60)
(semi low-floor, articulated)		 61 ft (19 m) 5364-5438
(75 buses)		 MTA Bus
2016-2017 5987-6125
(139 buses)		 NYCT & MTA Bus
  • Most units are assigned to Select Bus Service routes (see here).
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XN40)
(semi low-floor)		 41 ft (12 m) 673-810
(138 buses)		 CNG NYCT
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior Charge (XE40)
(semi-low floor)		 2018 0011-0015
(5 buses)		 Battery electric
  • Test electric buses.[4]
Proterra
Catalyst (BE40)
(semi-low floor)		 40 ft (12 m) 0016-0020
(5 buses)
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XN60)
(semi-low floor, articulated)		 61 ft (19 m) 1000-1109
(110 buses)		 CNG
  • Some delivered units are assigned to Select Bus routes (see here).
  • Being delivered - replacing all remaining CNG-powered Orion VIIs.
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XDE40)
(semi-low floor)		 41 ft (12 m) 9500-9509
(10 buses)		 Diesel-electric hybrid
  • Test diesel-electric hybrid buses.
  • Being delivered.
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD40)
(semi low-floor)		 2018-2019 7484-7875

(392 buses)

 Diesel NYCT & MTA Bus
  • Some delivered units are assigned to Select Bus routes (see here).
  • Being delivered - replacing all Nova Bus RTS's
  • Last 25 units (7851-7875) are pending change to hybrid buses by 2020.

Express bus fleet

All express buses in the fleet are diesel-powered 45 ft (14 m) long commuter coaches.[5]

Image Builder and
model name		 Model year Numbers
(Total ordered)		 Operator Notes[6]
Motor Coach Industries
D4500		 2001 2140-2209
(70 buses)		 NYCT & MTA Bus
  • Originally operated under New York City Bus.
  • Being retired.
 2002 2805-2924
(120 buses)
Motor Coach Industries
D4500CL		 2004-2007 3000-3474
4300-4329
(505 buses)
Motor Coach Industries
D4500CT		 2008 2210-2250
(41 buses)
Prevost
X3-45		 2011 2400-2489
(90 buses)		 NYCT
Motor Coach Industries
D4500CT		 2013 2251-2304
(54 buses)
Prevost
X3-45		 2014-2016 2490-2789
(300 buses)

Select Bus Service fleet

The following table lists the buses used on each route.

Photo Builder and
model name		 Model year Length Amount operated Energy source Routes
Daimler Buses North America
Orion VII NG
(07.501)		 2009 41 ft (12 m) 34 Diesel-electric hybrid

Staten Island: S79

Nova Bus
LFS Artic		 2010 62 ft (19 m) 50 Diesel

Manhattan: M15

2011-2013 82

Bronx: Bx12, Bx41
Brooklyn: B44
Manhattan: M15

New Flyer Industries
XD40		 2015 41 ft (12 m) 12

Queens: Q70

New Flyer Industries
XD60		 2017 61 ft (19 m) 107

Manhattan: M23, M34, M34A, M60, M79, M86
Queens: Q44, Q52, Q53

Nova Bus
LFS Artic		 2018 62 ft (19 m) 92

Bronx: Bx12, Bx41
Manhattan: M23, M34, M34A, M60, M79, M86

New Flyer Industries
XN60		 61 ft (19 m) 16 CNG

Bronx: Bx6

New Flyer Industries
XD40		 2018-2019 41 ft (12 m) 70 Diesel

Brooklyn: B46, B82

Future fleet

All buses currently listed here will be operated by NYCT & MTA Bus.[7]

Builder and
model name		 Model year Length Numbers
(Total to be ordered)		 Energy source Notes
Nova Bus
LFS
(semi low floor)		 2018-2019 41 ft (12 m) 8504-8754
(251 buses)		 Diesel
  • 8504 delivered, but not yet in service.
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XD60)
(semi low floor, articulated)		 2018-2021 61 ft (19 m) 6126-6393
(267 buses)
New Flyer Industries
Xcelsior (XDE40)
(semi low floor)		 2019-2020 41 ft (12 m) 9510-9829
(320 buses)		 Diesel-electric hybrid
  • To be awarded in 2019.
(commuter coach) 45 ft (14 m) (257 buses)
  • To be awarded in 2018 or 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2018 Top 100 Transit Bus Fleets Survey Metro Magazine September 25, 2018
  2. ↑ "0000108873 NOTICE -OF- ADDENDUM ADDENDUM # 3" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2015. p. TS-2. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.mta.info/news/2018/01/08/mta-testing-10-new-all-electric-buses-reduce-emissions-modernize-public-transit
  5. ↑ Aber, Judah (May 2016). "Electric Bus Analysis for New York City Transit" (PDF). columbia.edu. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "MTA/NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT Roster". angelfire.com.
  7. ↑ 2015-2019 NYCT & MTA Plans
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