Citaro a New york
Salve a tutti,curioso come una scimmia mi sono imbattuto in diversi forum mondiali,e con sorpresa gli americani sono in fibrillazione per l'arrivo dei citaro serie G da 60 piedi ovvero,18 metri nostri,per una flotta di 62 veicoli,pensare che lo stesso sta facendo Osaka pare..
uno dei tanti forumusti new yorkesi dice
"Just wanted to let you all know that Daimler Commercial Buses North America has imported a Mercedes Benz Citaro G from Europe, over the last week or so it has been touring around to various operators in the Greater Toronto Area. It is currently up in around the nations capital (Ottawa) for demonstration purposes there. My friend up in Ottawa has found out the bus is leaving Ottawa on Thursday. So just wanted to give you guys a heads up before the bus arrives in the NYC area in the immediate future. I'm not sure if the bus will be heading straight to or making a stop at Orion's Oriskany manufacturing plant first."
e questo il piano copia/incollato da uno dei tanti forum yankee per il rinnovo del parco:
According to the Capital Plan 2008-2013, the following is planned for MTA Bus:
"The 2008-2013 Capital Program
The proposed 2008-2013 Capital Program includes a total of $363 million, including: $293 million for bus purchases and $70 million for facility and equipment projects. A total of 484 new buses will be ordered. These include 253 hybrid-electric standard ($139 million) and 62 articulated ($48 million) buses for local service and 189 high capacity coaches ($106 million) for
express service. The new bus purchases represent a fleet growth of approximately 12 percent in “standard bus equivalents” (SBEs) over the current fleet.
Facility improvements feature construction of a new annex at the College Point Depot in Queens. The annex will be used to maintain articulated buses since their use at this location is well suited for the many high volume routes based here. Fuel storage and dispensing systems will be improved and new bus washers installed at the Eastchester, LaGuardia, Baisley Park, and JFK depots. In separate projects, new fire protection systems also will be installed at these depots. The roof at the JFK Depot will be replaced and a new ventilation system installed. In addition, a variety of non-revenue vehicles to support operations, such as tow trucks, bucket trucks, forklifts, etc., as well as necessary shop equipment will be purchased. Lastly, a detailed engineering assessment of all MTA Bus fleet and facilities will be conducted to help the agency identify long term needs and investment priorities."
It looks like we can expect more hybrids, coaches and even artics which may be housed or maintained at College point.
oppure questa corredata anche di foto che non "sharo"(sharing) ma ciulo direttamente mettendo però il link del bravo fotografo che ha pescato il mezzo proprio stamattina..
CITARO New York
Spero sia una notizia gradita a tutti voi....visto che anche Milano avrà i suoi citaro credo che Mercedes dopo una bella cifra a Roma Bologna e Napoli e l'onnipresenza in casa propria,in germania,sia veramente stata oculata negli investimenti per un prodotto notevole come la divisione bus..