North American Bus Industries 65-BRT

NABI 65-BRT
NABI 65-BRT
65-BRT CNG
Years of manufacture	2007 to Present
Length	65 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid, CNG

The North American Bus Industries 65-BRT is a 65 foot low floor transit bus designed for bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The welded steel structure is phosphated internally and externally, coated internally with anti-corrosion material, and coated with epoxy externally. The underfloor area is undercoated, as well as insides of roof and side skins to prevent drumming and condensate formation. Wheel housings, stairwells, main electrical compartment and battery compartment are stainless steel. The 65-BRT is available with the choice of wide or narrow rear doors. The front door is a wide plug type door. Frameless windows are an option for the NABI 65-BRT.

There is currently only one 65-BRT known to be in existence. NABI lengthened the front section of LACMTA 60-BRT 9495 by five feet, creating the prototype 65-BRT — the longest transit bus in North America. 9495 operated on the LACMTA Metro Orange Line, a busway largely separated from other traffic, in 2007 and 2008, and was later returned to NABI. The LACMTA purportedly ordered 100 production 65-BRTs for the Orange Line, although the status of this order is unknown.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Length: 65 feet
• Width: 102 inches
• Roof Height: 137 inches
• Wheelbase: ??
• Turn Radius: ??

Engine

• Cummins ISL9 EPA 2010, 8.9 litre, 330 hp (2010-)
• Cummins Westport Westport ISL G EPA 2010, 8.9 litre, 320 hp (2007-present)
• Caterpillar C9 EPA 2007, 9.3 litre, 330 hp (2007-2009)
• Caterpillar C9 EPA 2004, 8.8 litre, 330 hp (2004-2007)
• Cummins Westport L Gas Plus EPA 2004, 8.9 litre, 320 hp (2004-2008)

Transmission

• Allison B500R
• ZF 6HP602C

HVAC

• Carrier
• Sutrak
• Thermo King

Demonstrator/Engineering Units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Engine	Transmission	Notes
LACMTA 9495	File:Los Angeles Metro 9495.JPG	2007		Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R

Operators

United States

• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) - Los Angeles, CA (former operator)

v·d·e NABI - a brand of New Flyer Industries (all models discontinued as of 2015)

High Floor 416 • 436 Low Floor (LFW) 30-LFN • 31-LFW • 35-LFW • 40-LFW • 60-LFW Low Floor (BRT) 37-BRT • 42-BRT • 60-BRT • 65-BRT Low Floor (Composite) 30C-LF • 40C-LFW • Metro 45C (45C-LFW)