(RIDE-ON) Valley Metro - 2019 New Flyer XN60 (BRT) 7182

~ Cummins Westport L9N/Allison B500R(?)
~ Services from Transdev Phoenix South facility
Take a ride along the SR-51 in this newer decked-out BRT-style bus. I probably won't film too many RIDE-ON videos of the RAPID buses though since they all are mostly the same, with the exception of a difference in bus length. Enjoy!
Route: SR-51 RAPID (18th Ave. & Jefferson St. to SR-51 & Bell Park & Ride)
Filmed on: December 7, 2021

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

0:27 “Next Stop: Central Ave, and Van Buren St.” 2:07 “Next Stop: Jefferson St, and 7th St. Chase Field.” 3:09 “Next Stop: 12th St.” 4:05 “Next Stop: Dreamy Draw Park & Ride. Transfer to Routes 16, 39, and 80.” 19:57 “Next Stop: Bell Rd. SR 51 Park & Ride. Transfer to Route 170.”

[@fargeeks]

Should have filmed the 2020 XN60 as those are the only 2 doored artics

[@phoenixbuschannel]

I didn't see one the day this was filmed.

[@fargeeks]

@@phoenixbuschannel oh hey theres something interesting you must know bus 7165 is the only RAPID bus that has red led stop request signs and ive never seen that on any valley metro bus/ city bus in AZ and also that artic bus resides at the north transit facility (transdev) that bus in the video is the south transit facility (Transdev)

[@kennysbusdrawings]

I kinda hate CNG buses but the XN's are nice ones. Except for when they aren't.

[@fargeeks]

did you know that these are the only cng artics that the city of phoenix owns and the only ones that are operated by transdev and lets not to mention these are the only cng xcelsiors with the allisson transmissions? also bus 5277 is i beleive one of 4 or 5 of the xn40s that is assigned to be a local running bus and really they are no different from the rapids other than the typical basic seats and passenger windows and yes also assigned to transdev but these are not to be confused with those 6800s that first transit east valley has, and you can tell by the white led destination signage and the back end being more lfr like i do not beleive first transit west yard has any new flyer xn models, only the first series of the xd40s

[@TheDopamine998]

These are not the only Xcelsior CNG artics operated by Transdev.

[@fargeeks]

@@TheDopamine998 I said that the city of Phoenix owns

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

These have replaced the NABI CompoBuses.

[@fargeeks]

Which sucks, less luxury however valley metro made that up with their mci express buses

[@jmheavymetal]

BRT?

[@phoenixbuschannel]

Bus Rapid Transit, a type of bus

[@jmheavymetal]

@@phoenixbuschannel We don’t have that yet was that the rapid bus

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

@@jmheavymetal yes. Those are commuter buses that serve Park & Rides in the city of Phoenix.

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

And no, these RAPID buses are not clown buses because they don’t make clown noises when they decelerate.

[@beelineenthusiast]

this has b500r

[@fargeeks]

is it better than voith??

[@beelineenthusiast]

@@fargeeks by far yes

[@fargeeks]

@@beelineenthusiast I wonder why valley metro prefers voith then 🤔

[@beelineenthusiast]

@@fargeeks ok

[@beelineenthusiast]

@@fargeeks btw voith is the cheapest option, it also performs the worst 😂 which is why companies tend to lean towards allison or zf