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It appears that the Vehicle Overhaul of the Neoplans are nearly half-way done. Accorded to some “official” sources there are a total of 14 Neoplans at Berridge Shops which are in various stages of overhaul. These buses are 7144 7147 7160 7162 7166 7173 7192 7197 7204 7221 7231 7239 7245 7250. The total amount of Neoplans that received a VOH are listed (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LISTINGS) …

Luminator Update- The report that that 5152 has a Luminator sign is not true. I just spotted 5152 on route northbound to Overbrook station. And it has the typical Green flip flop Luminator Max designation sign. However the side does have a blue light in place instead of an white one. It looks extremely nice at night time (Kyle O.)

Here are some more rumors concerning route 15’s return to trolley service. The first rumor has the start date set as either June 12th or June 15. SEPTA would build specialty work and
switches built on the 60th street side of the Callowhill depot for route 10 and 15 pullouts,
this would effectively end the fight over trolleys running on 59th street for pullouts.
The Second rumor less likely to occur has route 15’s start date as June 15th with route
15 cars operating out of the Elmwood depot. Once again these are just rumors with nothing
confirmed yet.

Two of the last three of the Kawasaki LRVs in the old livery #9042 and #9073 have been confirmed to be overhauled and repainted. Car #9094 has yet to be seen overhaul and repainted but it is very likely to have went thru the process meaning the entire fleet of 112 Single end and 29 Double end LRVs have been repainted into the current scheme.

Apparently SEPTA is planning to keep 50 or so Neoplan EI and EZs until New Trackless Trolleys arrive in 2007. The EI and EZs Will be assigned to Frankford once the last batch of 100 New Flyer D40LFs arrive this summer. They will receive specialty work to keep them in working order for the Next 2 years. We will keep you posted as new info emerges.

A second NABI is reported to have an Orange Luminator sign! 5152 Which is also assigned to Midvale was sighted with the Orange sign. We will keep you posted on this situation. .

To start off we would like to welcome you to our new Philly region transit news and info site. This site is mainly dedicated to news and info concerning SEPTA’s Bus, Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail fleet. This is a monster undertaking and we ask for help from fellow transit fans in our area.

To start off we would like to welcome you to our new Philly region transit news and info site. This site is mainly dedicated to news and info concerning SEPTA’s Bus, Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail fleet. This is a monster undertaking and we ask for help from fellow transit fans in our area.