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PTV manger Brandon, has written up a very extensive report on Red Rose Transit in Lancaster, PA. It covers anywhere from Fares to its bus roster.
Here are some key facts
http://philadelphiatransitforums.cjb.net/index.php?showtopic=768
Effective Sunday, November 12, 2006. The Following routes will receive the following changes: Route 61 EXP will become the Route 62 using the existing expressway routing, route 9 will be extended to Ridge and cathedral avenues. Which it’s an extremely bold move for SEPTA that a bus will make a U-Turn from Henry Ave onto Ridge Ave, last but not least, the Route 35 which will revert back to the neighborhood circular it originally was a few years back.
This past week the SEPTA board rejected the order of the additional 28 trackless trolleys to be deliver at Southern in 2008. So it looks like the 29, 79 will stay bus for now on. Which is pretty much the case for SEPTA not wanting to expand their fleet..
Now has their own section of the site, you could check them out here. Remember that this section is still in the beta test Phased. The NJT/DART sounds will have their own dedicated pages as well. We like extend our thanks to everyone that has contribute to the site thus far. http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net/sounds-videos.php
PTV site now has a new RSS feed so that people can keep track when new news updates coming in.
If you are pretty keen what a RSS feed is then please click here.
The link is…http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net/PTVRSS.php
Yes, the new 107 already has its first routing change. On October 16th, 2006, the 107 buses will follow a new experimental route in Oakview (it’s rumored that this is because of community complaints). For more information, please visit SEPTA’s travel advisory page.
PTV site now has a new RSS feed so that people can keep track when new news updates coming in.
If you are pretty keen what a RSS feed is then please click here.
The link is… http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net/News.xml
#113 an Gillig Hybrid has been reported by a PTV forum member at the DART
garage today. So that makes it the total of 8 new buses
which Dart has received thus far this year.
The route 100 Norristown High Speed Line will be single tracking starting next Monday between Bridgeport and King Manor Stations (trains will serve the outbound platform), due to construction at Bridgeport Station. This will be for all trains for the next month (from October 16th to November 15th), and weekday service will accommodate this service change. Also to note, there are two other construction projects in process along this line. Gulph Mills is becoming a wheelchair accessible station, and a new parking garage is being constructed at Norristown Transportation Center.
It’s been reported that the Neoplan 40 foot fleet went down again to only 37 units left in service. 3417,and 3436 have been reported to be moved into the scrapping line at Frankford Depot (right next to the wall where the 66 used to board).