New Flyer Industries DE40LF

New Flyer DE40LF
DE40LF with original battery enclosure.
Years of manufacture	1998 to 2010
Length	40 feet
Width	102 inches
Propulsion	Diesel Electric Hybrid
DE40LF with low profile battery enclosure.

The New Flyer Industries DE40LF is a hybrid version of the popular D40LF model by New Flyer Industries. Although New Flyer introduced its first diesel-electric hybrid bus in 1998 (originally designated as H40LF), they did not start mass producing them until about 2001.

The first DE40LFs, serials 23422-23423, were delivered to Tri-Met in Portland, OR, USA. They are numbered 2561-2562.

In 2007, New Flyer introduced a restyled low-profile enclosure for the DE40LF/R. Currently, it is featured on SEPTA's DE41LFs, as well as on St. Catharines Transit's DE40LFs (and other DE40LFRs).

After the 2009 model year, New Flyer no longer offers the LF series of buses with the traditional style front and rear ends. In November 2009, New Flyer updated their website and removed the LF models from their lineup. The DE40LF has been replaced by the DE40LFR. Production for some existing orders of the D40LF continued to the end of 2010.

DE41LF

In 2007, some models were given the name DE41LF to reflect added length to the bus with the Cummins ISL engine and Allison parallel hybrid system. However later models were given back the DE40LF designation.

Specifications

Engine

• Cummins ISB (series hybrid, 1998)
• Cummins ISB EPA 2004, 5.9L (parallel hybrid, 2001-2005)
• Cummins ISB EPA 2007, 6.7L (series hybrid, 2007-2009, exists as demo only)
• Cummins ISL EPA 2004, 8.9L (parallel hybrid, 2002-2007)
• Cummins ISL EPA 2007, 8.9L (parallel hybrid, 2007-2009)

Hybrid System

• Allison E^P40 System (parallel hybrid, 2001-2010)
• Allison Es System (series hybrid, 1998)
• ISE ThunderVolt (series hybrid, 2007-2010)

Floor

• ACQ Pressure Preserved Plywood subfloor
  • Altro Transfloor
  • Tarabus

HVAC

• Thermo King T11 rear mounted
• Thermo King roof mounted (introduced in 2008 with SEPTA)

Axles

• MAN
• Meritor (no longer offered after 2007)

Operators

Canada

• Coast Mountain Bus Company - Metro Vancouver, BC (Ex Fuel Cell)
• Hamilton Street Railway - Hamilton, ON
• London Transit Commission (LTC) - London ON
• St. Catharines Transit - St. Catharines, ON
• Victoria Regional Transit System - Victoria, BC

United States

• Capital Metro Transit - Austin, TX
• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) - Chicago, IL
• Connecticut Transit (CT Transit) - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
• Crystal Transport - Brighton, MA
• Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) - Orange County, CA (operates buses with "H40LF" designation)
• Oshkosh Transit System - Oshkosh, WI
• Sound Transit - Snohomish, King & Pierce Counties, WA
• Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) - Philadelphia, PA
• Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) - Cincinnati, OH
• TriMet - Portland, OR
• Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) - Washington, DC

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Engine	Hybrid system	Notes
		2001	5FYD2LR061U023549	Cummins ISB 280 hp Cummins ISL 330 hp	Allison EP40 System	Demoed with RTC Provided Canadian International Autoshow Shuttle in 2004. Some sources state the bus had an ISL, but the VIN code states it was delivered with an ISB.
		Aug. 2005	5FYH4FR155B027891	Cummins ISB	Allison EP40 System	General Motors-designed hybrid system. Demoed with HSR, Oakville Transit and various eastern United States systems.
		?		Cummins ISB	ISE ThunderVolt	ISE prototype.

References

• New Flyer Hybrid Bus Specifications Chart
• Philadelphia Transit Forums
• Personal notes & sightings