A highway drive in Shuttle-UM's 2019 Gillig 40' Low Floor Transit Bus unit 4919 w/ 38k miles. Empty bus, in service. Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Voith D864.6 Camera: GoPro Hero 3 White
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@aerofiles50443 жыл бұрын
For some reason, I can't get enough of some dude driving a bus with a camera on his head. Don't why but it's so cool.
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
I don't get it either, but thank you for the kind words!
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
Believe me, driving a bus IS A LOT harder than it looks.
@843Reboot2 жыл бұрын
@@adventureoflinkmk2 where im from, its mission impossible. NYC has a lot of really tight roads and double parkers, especially on steinway street in queens, webster av in the bronx, bedford av in brooklyn, and 125th street in manhattan. it SUCKS.
@Mettz972 жыл бұрын
@@843Reboot after a while of experience, you'd get used. Like a skinny guy with a big girl, it might take some time but it'll work
@ultamadz874 жыл бұрын
i was looking for a vid kinnda like this my whole life and i never found one until now
@dadelives13 жыл бұрын
I did one of a mci at night. I will have to post more!!!
@chickenlegg3 жыл бұрын
I work for Cummins, these engines are tested on an engine dynamometer and certified by me for Gillig before being shipped to California and installed in the bus. Cool to see the actual bus from the drivers perspective 👍
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
That is awesome to hear!
@jeremiahgotkeys11 ай бұрын
I miss the cummins isl EPA 2007 and 2004. The 2012 gilligs and older were my favorite ones
@JediStig4 жыл бұрын
Shout-out from a Shuttle alum! This brings back some great memories!
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! When did you drive for Shuttle-UM?
@JediStig4 жыл бұрын
1988-1989, when the Flxibles were brand new. Best job on campus!
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
@@JediStig Amazing! The Flexis are long gone, and I never had the pleasure of driving them.
@Jfranks283 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love Gilligs. Sounds great too.
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
Gilligs rule and seem quite easy to drive.. I've driven a couple
@Carlos-nq7up3 жыл бұрын
@@adventureoflinkmk2 they ride NICE on the Expressways, but too many switches when it comes to deploying the wheelchair ramp.
@BusDriverLife3 жыл бұрын
Nice video!! I wish I could get footage like this..I would have to have a separate person film from outside of the drivers area.
@transitbusoperator9913 жыл бұрын
your video is so relaxing when you drive i love it
@yongchen4158 Жыл бұрын
Highway like greyhound long distance great views love the scenery
@tonnyyyzzzplays73094 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ve been looking for these types of videos! I love it!
@itskingboy1893 жыл бұрын
Love the start up chime.
@Yungbillionaire282 жыл бұрын
I miss driving those gilligs now imma truck driver
@khristianwilliams99333 жыл бұрын
Cool to see inside of the bus I’ve never seen those kind of buses before
@h.p.4392 жыл бұрын
It's a bout time somebody do a POV onboard driving on transit buses thanks 😊
@jvenema862 жыл бұрын
so really wonderful video friend i love it
@dennishampton64773 жыл бұрын
Great video! It seems as though this bus is set to an Economy setting because the take-off seems slow
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
You're not the first to mention that it seems slow and I agree... I don't floor it off the line, but our '16 and '19 models do seem a bit sluggish compared to our older fleet.
@Carlos-nq7up3 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 The old NABI Buses were better!
@retrix_game7 күн бұрын
@@eugew23that's the think I've noticed with gilligs from 2017-2020. They seem to have a slower acceleration then older ones (or even some of the newer ones)
@ejdsndnj4 жыл бұрын
It sounds exactly like a gillig
@retrix_game7 күн бұрын
It is a Gillig lol
@Yungbillionaire282 жыл бұрын
This bus fast 💨
@FireAlarmHowTooGuy3 жыл бұрын
Broward County Transits 2018 and 2020 Gillig BRT Low Floor buses have the Cummins L9 and Voith D864.6 transmissions.
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine that this is a common combination in modern buses!
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 it is. I drove buses for ten days myself, and even then all the gilligs I got to drive (a whole whopping two of them out of the entire fleet) were voith+cummins
@DillonV2 жыл бұрын
Our newest Gilligs have L9+ZF EcoTec transmissions. Our agency switched to ZF just under s decade ago. Our older vehicles still run L9+Voith
@GilligBusOperator4 жыл бұрын
This was a real nice drive . Good job . You have anymore planned ?
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm planning to get a few more, depending on vehicle availability. Stay tuned!
@quinceymccarroll15044 жыл бұрын
Do you have articulated buses that you can drive
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
We do not, unfortunately. Our transit fleet is exclusively Gillig.
@GamesMobileBR2 жыл бұрын
Muito bom 😃👍
@keyone5693 жыл бұрын
Nice video!!
@ejdsndnj4 жыл бұрын
Nice drive can you drive a gillig brt cng bus?
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Unfortunately, the agency I work for does not have any CNG buses. Only full diesel and diesel hybrids.
@LuisJimenez-vz1xt3 жыл бұрын
Is the right mirror the same size? To me it looks too small. Like I know it looks smaller because it's further but it seems like it's actually smaller than the left one.
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
They are the same size, just placed farther up. Gillig offers the driver side mirror extended up as well.
@mybadlydrawnflag1814 Жыл бұрын
Were you just test driving this bus?
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
This bus was in service. Ridership was near-zero because of COVID at the time.
@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast2 жыл бұрын
How do you bus drivers know where to go on routes without any directions
@eugew232 жыл бұрын
We have to learn the routes! Some agencies have turn by turn directions, some don't. It is a matter of experience.
@MisterAutistictransitfanman4 жыл бұрын
Is this bus governed at 65 mph?
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is.
@MisterAutistictransitfanman4 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 MBTA in Boston has their buses governed at 55.
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
I guess we got lucky at the University of Maryland. We run some commuter park&ride routes in motorcoaches, but transit buses are used when available, too. We drive everywhere!
@khristianwilliams99333 жыл бұрын
Ikr same here (Chicago) the fastest are buses can go is 55mph
@LegoWormNoah101 Жыл бұрын
That bus was built in 2019 but it looks like nothing newer than 1995
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Gillig is known for their conservative bus designs. This model first came out in 1996 and has gone through very few design changes since then, hence the old-school look.
@ag6371 Жыл бұрын
Only the BRT looks newer
@KaedeAnimation6 ай бұрын
Yeah the steering wheel looks like 1950. Even Mercedes-Benz O405 have more modern looking steering wheel
@randywillar18113 жыл бұрын
what the engine uses for this bus? while i heard of that its looks like Cummins engine ? it is right?
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
This bus uses a Cummins L9 engine.
@TellurideS134 жыл бұрын
Voith
@JakubSemoda3 жыл бұрын
What do you guys think, when you compare American busses (or coaches) and European busses and coaches abouth drivers cab. I think bus factories should give you a lot more, than you have now... 🤔
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about European transit buses! This bus is an American designed, American made basic transit bus. Pretty bare bones, no nonsense.
@c5zarek3 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WvfGxrotuMbZY its bus driver from Poland
@transitbusoperator9913 жыл бұрын
and i subscribed
@quinceymccarroll15044 жыл бұрын
Sorry I have a lot of questions if u don’t mind
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
No worries. Fire away
@Josh-cj7mw3 жыл бұрын
It seems as if the acceleration on these are slow or maybe its just the video...
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say they're fast haha
@Josh-cj7mw3 жыл бұрын
Eugene Won But compared to other bus propulsion systems it seems relatively slow
@Demonslayer_-dv5jg2 жыл бұрын
We have these same buses here in Syracuse ny
@milkdud35754 жыл бұрын
Do you know how to drive an articulated bus
@ejdsndnj3 жыл бұрын
He don’t have a bendy bus
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
0:52 -- damn someone needs to put some WD-40 or white lithium grease or something on that door
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my life lol
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 tell me about it.. the coaches I drove had those doors to protect drivers from COVID-19 right? I swear this one particular coach had this door squeal so bad I was like damn where's the WD-40 when ya need it lol
@superbrownsheep37772 жыл бұрын
Do you have a chance to drive the newest bus they have?
@eugew232 жыл бұрын
The bus in the video is the newest transit bus in the fleet. Check out my other content to see our newest coach bus!
@superbrownsheep3777 Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 I do wonder when they’ll retire the Phantoms and replace them with 2024 Gillig LF Originals.
@quinceymccarroll15044 жыл бұрын
Do you sale transit buses
@eugew234 жыл бұрын
I do not. I just drive them 😁
@milkdud35754 жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 sign me up
@salty_eyez68043 жыл бұрын
I wanna use a practice bus
@gustavokennedy2133 жыл бұрын
What state and company you work for?
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
University of Maryland's Shuttle-UM
@milkdud35754 жыл бұрын
Would you teach me
@maxinewilliams2692 ай бұрын
0:19
@milkdud35754 жыл бұрын
Is it hard
@adventureoflinkmk23 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. It's A LOT DIFFERENT from driving cars. Take it from me, I tried driving for ten days, and I just couldn't hack it
@mclauc19996 ай бұрын
Why do American buses always look like they’re from the 60s? The steering wheel is awful, the dash is clunky and ancient looking and nothing like the start, comfortable cabs we have on some British buses.
@eugew233 ай бұрын
It depends on the manufacturer, but in this instance, Gillig is known for the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. The low floor was introduced in 1996 and very little has changed since then. The high floor Phantom was the mainstay from 1980-2008 with very little changed throughout. NewFlyer and Nova makes more modern looking buses.
@trainzandplanes5224 жыл бұрын
That voith 0_______0. im dead
@244thMeekrob3 жыл бұрын
IMO, Allison > Voith, a lot of us dislike the Voith because of the jolt from a dead stop at a light or from the station/bus-stop, all our older Gilligs are smooth with Allison transmissions
@eugew233 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@randywillar18113 жыл бұрын
@@244thMeekrob but watch u see , the transmission buttons like old zf ecomat or voith (voith buttons only R N D without number of gears) , and i only know the allison transmission format like a digital instruments or the old allison format looks like a lot automatic cars but that is a really allison transmission? 🙄
@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra71642 жыл бұрын
Boy, the dash boards are so out dated
@eugew232 жыл бұрын
I think Gillig's mentality for their vehicles is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" lol
@ag63712 жыл бұрын
Even Nova Bus and New Flyer have new dashboards
@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast2 жыл бұрын
because his agency specs them cheaper gillig has a digital dash his bus just doesnt have it
@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast2 жыл бұрын
@@ag6371 dillig has them to you have to pay extra for it
@yitznewton Жыл бұрын
My thing is, the gauges are so tiny. I drive school buses on the International and Freightliner platforms and they are so much easier looking to read.