| New Flyer D40
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| Years of manufacture |
1987 to 1994
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| Length |
40 feet
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| Width |
102 inches
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| Height |
120 inches
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| Curb Weight |
24,000 lbs
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| Seating capacity |
49
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| Propulsion |
Diesel
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|
The New Flyer Industries D40, later known as the D40HF, was a transit bus sold in Canada and the United States between 1987 and 1994. It was introduced shortly after Den Oudsten purchased Flyer Industries from the Manitoba Government in 1986. Renamed, New Flyer, the company adopted a number of Den Oudsten's design and manufacturing elements.[1]
The D40 used a tubular steel structure. This, along with fibreglass body panels, helped reduce the vehicle's weight. Wheel housings were stainless steel, as were the stepwells, though they could also be fibreglass. The bus was offered with either a T-drive or V-drive powertrain configuration.
Specifications
| Dimensions
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| Length: 40'
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| Width: 102"
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| Height: 120"
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| Wheelbase: 279"
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| Turning Radius: 40' 11"
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| Floor Height: 34"
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| Engine
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Availability
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| Cummins L10 240 to 270 hp
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1987-1994
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| Detroit Diesel 6V71N 198 hp
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1987-1990
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| Detroit Diesel 6V92TA(C) 220 to 270 hp
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1988-1994
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| Detroit Diesel Series 50
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1993-1994
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| Transmission
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| Allison V730
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| Allison V731
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| Allison HTB-748
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| Voith D863.3
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| Voith D864.3
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| ZF 4/5HP500
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| Axles
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| Front: Rockwell reverse Elliot 14,6000 lbs capacity
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| Rear: Rockwell Full Floating 26,000 lbs capacity
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| Suspension
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| Full air suspension with two hydraulic shock absorbers at each axle
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| Brakes
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| Front: internal expanded S-CAM drum - 14.5" x 6" with manual or automatic slack adjustors
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| Rear: internal expanded S-CAM drum - 14.5" x 10" with manual or automatic slack adjustors
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| Air System
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| Bendix Westinghouse compressor, governor, and air dryer
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| Heating and Ventilation
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| Underfloor forced air heating.
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| Two roof vents.
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| Driver's fresh air vent
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| Air conditioning rear or roof-mounted available.
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| Electrical
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| Two Varta Batteries
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| Circuit breakers
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| AC Delco starter, alternator and regulator.
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| Glazing
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| Aluminum sash, clamp type windows.
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| Two-piece laced in windshield.
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| Doors
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| Front: Slide Glide up to 43" wide.
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| Rear: Double or single stream.
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Operators
Canada 
- Ajax Pickering Transit Authority - Ajax/Pickering, ON
- Ajax Transit - Ajax, ON
- Autocars Québec - QC
- Banff Transit - Banff, AB
- Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
- Calgary Transit - Calgary, AB
- Coast Mountain Bus Company - Metro Vancouver, BC
- Cullingford Coaches - ON
- Cypress Coach Lines - Vancouver, BC
- Durham Region Transit - Durham Region, ON
- Midnight Madness Entertainment - Calgary, AB
- Moose Jaw Transit - Moose Jaw, SK
- Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
- OC Transpo - Ottawa, ON
- Red Deer Transit - Red Deer, AB
- Regina Transit - Regina, SK
- Rescue Logistics - ON
- Richmond Hill Transit - Richmond Hill, ON
- Saskatoon Transit - Saskatoon, SK
- Toronto Police Service - Toronto, ON
- Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON (1987-2009)
- Valley Express - Chilliwack BC
- Vancouver Regional Transit System - Vancouver, BC
- Ville de Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures - Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
- Winnipeg Transit - Winnipeg, MB
- York Region Transit - York Region, ON
United States 
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
- Citizens Area Transit (CAT) - Las Vegas, NV
- Community Transit - Lynnwood & Snohomish County, WA
- Connecticut Transit (CT Transit) - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
- Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) - Detroit, MI (1992-2005)
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) - Atlanta, Fulton County, & DeKalb County, GA
- New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) - New Orleans, LA
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA-Metro) - Buffalo & Niagara Frontier Region, NY
- Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) - Orange County, CA
- Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada - Las Vegas, NV
- MUNI - San Francisco, CA
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) - Santa Cruz, CA
Demonstrator/Engineering Units
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses
Preserved units
References
- ↑ Gage, Ritchie. 16 January 1988. New Flyer Industries workers go Dutch to develop a feel for the profit motive . Globe and Mail. Toronto.
