NEW BUSES FLEET * USA - Metro adds 48 diesel-electric hybrid buses to improve fleet reliability
A day in the life of Metro
Washington,DC,USA -The Washington Post, by Ann Scott Tyson -September 14, 2010: -- Metro's bus fleet reached a high level of reliability this summer as the arrival of scores of new buses reduced mechanical breakdowns... Metro has added 48 New Flyer diesel-electric hybrid buses to its fleet of more than 1,500 buses in recent months, helping reduce the average age of vehicles in the fleet from eight to seven years, officials said... In June and July, the bus fleet achieved its "highest reliability ever" when measured by the number of miles between breakdowns... The new buses were purchased with $27 million in federal recovery funds. In addition, Metro bought 80 paratransit vehicles worth $3.7 million and is building a new bus body and paint shop worth $21 million, projects that are creating 150 jobs locally and across the country, officials said... Officials welcomed the environmental gains from the new buses, which will decrease Metro's diesel fuel consumption by 300,000 gallons a year and reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions by 90 percent, according to Metro... (Photo: An examination of the nation's second largest rail transit system) Labels: hybrid buses fleet, new buses fleet
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