Foothill Transit F1181-F1187
Foothill Transit F1181-F1187 were 2000 Gillig Low Floor 29' (G22E102R2) buses.
Engine | Transmission | Seating | Destination Sign |
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Detroit Diesel Series 40 | Allison B300R 5 speed | 21: American Seating 6468 | TwinVision Amber LED |
History
In October 1999, Foothill Transit received a grant of $1.75 million from the FTA to buy 88 replacement and expansion buses consisting of 4 Orion VI diesel-electric hybrid buses with the rest being the 29-foot and 40-foot Gillig Low Floor buses; however, the hybrid vehicles were rejected, with two of them being bought by Torrance Transit while the other half being unaccounted for at this moment.[1] Prior to the delivery of the Gillig Low Floor units, its fleet consisted of 259 buses, of which 1/3 of them were replaced with this order, increasing the total amount of operating equipment to 277. The first units were delivered in late February 2000 and then entered service about 4-5 months later.[2][3] This series replaced the 1991 Gillig Spirit buses used on Foothill Transit's FasTrax service.
The buses featured new farebox machines to automatically accept a larger variety of fare media. These were the first low floor buses in the Foothill Transit fleet; a slightly updated variant of the classic "Foothill peaks" livery was made for this series to designate their low-floor configuration.
They were most likely replaced by the 2010 NABI 42-BRT CNG buses (F1800-F1811).
Details
Fleet Number |
Thumbnail | Build Date |
VIN | License Plate(s) |
Status/Disposal | Notes |
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F1181 | 2000 | 15GGE2217Y1090280 | 1065508 | Retired | ||
F1182 | 2000 | 15GGE2219Y1090281 | 1065509 | Retired in early 2011. Scrapped; a junk record was noted. |
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F1183 | 2000 | 15GGE2210Y1090282 | 1065510 | Retired in early 2011. Scrapped; a junk record was noted. |
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F1184 | 2000 | 15GGE2212Y1090283 | 1065514 | Retired in early 2011. Scrapped; a junk record was noted. |
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F1185 | 2000 | 15GGE2214Y1090284 | Retired in early 2011. A salvage record was likely noted. |
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F1186 | 2000 | 15GGE2216Y1090285 | 1065512 | Retired in early 2011. A salvage record was likely noted. |
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F1187 | 2000 | 15GGE2218Y1090286 | Retired in early 2011. Bought by an unknown operator/owner. A new license plate was issued. |