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 August 2019, it comprises 5,904 buses.

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 fleet

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

Local and Limited bus fleet

All local and limited buses have semi-low floors.

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)	105 retiring	Diesel-electric hybrid (except 3563)	NYCT & MTA Bus
DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Original	2006-2007	40 ft (12 m)	3500-3783 6690-6905 (500 buses)	497		NYCT & MTA Bus
DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Next Generation	2008	41 ft (12 m)	3800-3959 (160 buses)	160		NYCT
DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Next Generation	2009-2010	41 ft (12 m)	3960-4278 4330-4702 (692 buses)	692		NYCT & MTA Bus
Nova Bus LFS Artic 1st Generation articulated	2010	62 ft (19 m)	1200-1289 (90 buses)	88	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	NYCT & MTA Bus
Nova Bus LFS Artic 1st Generation articulated	2011-2013	62 ft (19 m)	5253-5363 5770-5986 (328 buses)	327	Diesel	NYCT
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2012-2013	61 ft (19 m)	4710-4799 (90 buses)	90		NYCT
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2015	41 ft (12 m)	7090-7483 (394 buses)	392		NYCT & MTA Bus
Nova Bus LFS 4th Generation	2015	40 ft (12 m)	8090-8503 (414 buses)	413		NYCT
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2016	61 ft (19 m)	5364-5438 (75 buses)	75		MTA Bus
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2017	61 ft (19 m)	5987-6125 (139 buses)	139		NYCT & MTA Bus
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40	2017	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	CNG
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	Battery electric
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40		41 ft (12 m)	9500-9509 (10 buses)	10	Diesel-electric hybrid
Nova Bus LFS Artic 2nd Generation articulated	2018-2019	62 ft (19 m)	5439-5602 (164 buses)	164	Diesel
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2018-2019	41 ft (12 m)	7484-7850 (367 buses)	367
Nova Bus LFS 4th Generation	2019	40 ft (12 m)	8504-8754 (251 buses)	251
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2019	61 ft (19 m)	6126-6286 (161 buses)	81 under delivery		NYCT & MTA Bus

Express bus fleet

All express buses are diesel-powered, 45 ft (14 m) long, have high floors, and are commuter coaches.^[3]

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
Motor Coach Industries D4500	2002	2805-2930 (126 buses)	30 retiring	NYCT & MTA Bus
Motor Coach Industries D4500CL	2004-2007	3000-3474 4300-4329 (505 buses)	501
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

Select Bus Service fleet

All SBS buses have semi-low floors.

Builder and model name	Model year	Length	Amount in service	Energy source	Operator
Nova Bus LFS Artic 1st Generation articulated	2011-2013	62 ft (19 m)	14 phasing out	Diesel	NYCT
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2015	41 ft (12 m)	12		MTA Bus
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2017	61 ft (19 m)	111		NYCT & MTA Bus
New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 articulated	2018	61 ft (19 m)	17	CNG	NYCT
Nova Bus LFS Artic 2nd Generation articulated	2018-2019	62 ft (19 m)	164	Diesel
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2018-2019	41 ft (12 m)	70
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2019	61 ft (19 m)	81		NYCT & MTA Bus

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	41 ft (12 m)	9510-9784 (275 buses)	Diesel-electric hybrid	NYCT	To be awarded in 2019. To replace all remaining Orion VII (original) Hybrids. Order may be split between New Flyer and Nova Bus.
Nova Bus LFS HEV	2020	40 ft (12 m)	9510-9784 (275 buses)	Diesel-electric hybrid	NYCT

References

^ "0000108873 NOTICE -OF- ADDENDUM ADDENDUM # 3" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2015. p. TS-2. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Facts and Figures". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ Aber, Judah (May 2016). "Electric Bus Analysis for New York City Transit" (PDF). columbia.edu. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

[1] "0000108873 NOTICE -OF- ADDENDUM ADDENDUM # 3" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2015. p. TS-2. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[:0-2] "Facts and Figures". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[3] Aber, Judah (May 2016). "Electric Bus Analysis for New York City Transit" (PDF). columbia.edu. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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