SCRTD/LACMTA Neoplan # 1189

[@RedTyphoon]

I remember taking this bus to Disneyland! You know back in the 90's and always stood out from the crowd for only having doors in the front/tall seats/extra wheels in the back. :)

[@UrsulaRomi]

Uh huh yes the 460 bus line They had the same type of bus for the 426 also It’s an express bus too

[@MetroLinerXLZ]

I nearly lost my head when listening around 0:20-0:26....so slow and smooth sounding...and the exhaust made it sound so harmonious!! You can has LIKEY-status!

[@TheCRTman]

Sounds very soothing. I can't believe this bus was still running in 2010, that means it was 23 years old!!

[@8v71buses]

Bob Ambrose Jr. Read the description

[@angelumanzor3083]

6V92TA.

[@enolamsamoht]

Which buses replaced these?

[@TheCRTman]

@@enolamsamoht I think the 2001 C40LF's replaced them. 1189 was privately operated in 2010 and still exists now.

[@UrsulaRomi]

@@TheCRTmanyes the transit system uses these as shuttles for the Hollywood bowl All old metro buses you saw in the 1990s and 2000s are all used for transit system shuttles now

[@ekt8750]

This is the sound of my childhood growing up in the Philly area. More than half of our Neoplans had this setup with the DD 6V92TA mated to the Allison tranny. Loved when the drivers got on the throttle like this one here.

[@BUSMAN6000]

i love the sound of that allison.

[@ekt8750]

That unmistakable whine is awesome

[@williamgreeter1855]

I enjoyed riding these buses when they where in Milwaukee Wisconsin from 1986-2002 I miss these buses they where the best I ever ride on

[@NerdyRed23]

This bus sounds very smooth love the Detroit sound to it

[@isakjohansson7134]

Thats one fine bus!

[@Betis91]

I rode in one of these buses in Downtown LA just once!

[@ThesimulationSyndacate]

I'm done. I'm coming to L.A. just to ride this bus. I miss riding these so much. 5 stars

[@damienchance2622]

Wow... I never seen a bus with two wheels in the back before

[@dingdongpaddiwack]

Yeah, I never knew LACMTA had these types of buses before.

[@paulcastillo9323]

Got to ride this bus a long time ago after it got retired from metro

[@larrynetherly5318]

memories of route 209 and route 439.

[@BUSMAN6000]

love that sound. gotta go to la.

[@baul104]

Sounded just like the D40HFs my city used to have...

[@baul104]

Yes, the 1992-93 models in Detroit also had Detroit Diesels in them.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@daniel022209 I believe the other "A" indicates the advanced design. The first "A" indicates a USA-spec model made by Neoplan USA.

[@Betis91]

I saw this bus in another video with the same 1189 # being driven by another dude

[@josephheston9238]

I thought Neoplans were T-drive.

[@angelumanzor3083]

Joseph Heston They had the V-drive and T-drive options. Very few buses had that option. Another bus that had that option was the New Flyer D40HF.

[@larrynetherly5318]

I rode this bus as LINE 207..

[@RichardKingFlint2001]

@lilthuging100 This bus is the Earliest Prototype for the Metroliner and the Cityliner for the Middle and Later Decade of the 80's

[@nyshortline]

Is this a suburban bus? I see it has 2 rear axles. NICE sound. Get those 6V-92's while you can.

[@jdgator95]

and a Flxible in the background!?

[@Betis91]

I saw these buses in Downtown LA

[@daniel022209]

What is the difference between the T, V, and A- Drive Neoplans. I know that the T-Drive means that the axle is farther away from the engine, the V-Drive is close to the engine, but what is the A-Drive cuz I'm seeing Neoplan AN440-A. What is it?

[@busrailfan]

Great sounding coach! This one sounds like it is geared for the freeway I believe?

[@DARKNIGHT-525]

I knew it

[@Shadow4K_RPG]

What's up with this express bus (1189). is this the only bus that you guys have I mean there's like a 100 videos showing about this bus engine. come on now I know there's an 1984 Neoplan AN-440A bus around in the lot somewhere

[@msia40004]

I have never seen these busses in l.a.And i know beacuse i live in L.A.

[@angelumanzor3083]

But these buses were in LA...

[@SteveCarras]

Maybe the original poster didn't move there until some time later in the 1990s. I've lived in Southern Cal. for all of my life, they had these starting in 1987, but sadly retired. them . These and the new, post-GMC, RTS II buses introduced me to the V731 transmission, ironically the predecessor Neoplans, with the conventional rear exit door, had the four speed Allisons, the same controls, not sure about the model type. Of course, these Neoplans and the RTS II's by TMC were the earliest to use today's concept of the "finger touch activated" controls we see now..

[@dingdongpaddiwack]

@@SteveCarras How long did LACMTA keep these buses in service?

[@UrsulaRomi]

@@dingdongpaddiwack well I remember the last time I saw these buses was in 2009 so I’d say maybe 20 something years since it came out in the 80s as the rtd bus as far as I’m aware and heard of I mean I’m 34 now and I’ve seen these buses in the 1990s when I was a kid but when I turned 19 that was the very last time I saw these model buses ride the street

[@SuperRonaldo90]

Parece um Mafersa M-240

[@jrosscsu06]

@venom2nd me too bro. me too :(

[@KenyukoIMAdventure]

These buses were slow but the way it rides was a sleeping pill on wheels