WMATA Orders Gillig Advantages?

Annex4421 · September 09, 2009, 10:59:42 PM

Just for Kicks what if wmata orders Gillig Advantages

LandoverDivision · September 09, 2009, 11:02:07 PM

Hmm would they? Do they even have a contract with Gillig anymore?

Annex4421 · September 09, 2009, 11:09:13 PM

Maybe. Do you think WMATA would get Gillig Advantages clean-disels or hybrids?

LandoverDivision · September 09, 2009, 11:10:36 PM

Prolly Hybrids since they said hybrids can save them millions of gas a year.

Annex4421 · September 09, 2009, 11:14:01 PM

Hmmm they would look good in the new paint, what division do you think would take them?

LandoverDivision · September 10, 2009, 09:26:37 AM

Quote from: annex4421 on September 09, 2009, 11:14:01 PM
Hmmm they would look good in the new paint, what division do you think would take them?

Hmm Landover and maybe West Ox.

Annex4421 · September 10, 2009, 09:43:58 AM

Hmmm I think Montgomery and Maybe Northern

uncle_shawn · September 10, 2009, 11:54:46 AM

Montgomery (since its becoming Gillig country with the ones Ride-On has) and probably West Ox.

Scrabbleship · September 10, 2009, 12:10:38 PM

Hypothetical Gillig Advantages and Northern? I'd love to see the ride quality one year in on those!

My guess would be Montgomery, West Ox, and maybe Landover. Possibly, possibly Royal if some had suburban seating.

WES · September 10, 2009, 02:36:36 PM

If Gillig Advantages were bought, housed at Northern and even survives a year, with Northern's wear and tear on buses, Gilllig would have a new found respect in terms of major cities considering ordering them.

Tritransit Area · September 10, 2009, 04:25:32 PM

I think the Advantages would have a chance. Big R's (Ride On) low floor Gilligs (at least the ones in the older scheme) were quite solid when I rode them.

Annex4421 · September 10, 2009, 05:27:08 PM

Well Northern's buses do look terrible, But I was considering the fact that when northern gets rebuilt, and I forgot about West Ox the Gilligs would look good out there, and at Landover. But for some reason I fell Montgomery won't take them because Ride-On would probably feel wmata is copying them thats why I feel they should go to a DC Facility

Perry · September 10, 2009, 10:38:44 PM

They're not going to decide what garage to base them out of because of what other properties are running them. They also won't get buses that look 'neat' out of one garage or the other.

It would be interesting to see them, but as Wes said, they seem to be locked in with New Flyer for now.

Annex4421 · September 11, 2009, 07:47:56 AM

Well with that said perhaps we'll see some C42LFA's in the near future?

Tritransit Area · September 11, 2009, 11:01:10 PM

Ride On already copied WMATA by getting 40 foot Orion Vs, then WMATA repowered their Orion Vs (9600s) to have DD50s and Voiths.

I could see a Gillig BRT in the new WMATA scheme, but not a standard advantage. About the C42LFAs, do you guys really need more CNG buses? Is West Ox CNG capable? Actually, isn't Southeastern supposed to be CNG capable?

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