SEPTA Flashback 1996: The Ikarus & Other Buses

[@christophercrafter2609]

Holy shit Sir Joseph 😳 8331, a 1982 SEPTA Neoplan AK transit bus with a ribbed engine cover. If that was the case then it probably still had the white bulkheads inside the bus. 8331 made it's appearance around the 11:18 mark. 8331 still had the round orange emergency light on it's roof and you can hear an M3 in the background too.

[@trainman1971]

Actually, there were at least two or thee AK's that I ran across near the end that still had the white bulkheads. But I remember as they painted all the other 8000-series, I would groan in agony every time I saw a new one.... ruining their identities.... lol

[@christophercrafter2609]

I wonder if that was a Neoplan bus assigned to the 1 @ 0:43.

[@trainman1971]

Could have been a 44 too....

[@krisztianberkes6937]

Ikarus .....legend 😀

[@calvincrews3885]

Nana took us around Philadelphia and ride the Ikarus Nabi 416 in the 90s and to Franklin Mills Mall when we was kids

[@theaverageguy7111]

I wonder what Septa did with all of those old Neoplans and RTS busses. I miss those.

[@trainman1971]

All long sold for scrap.

[@pacman3279]

@@trainman1971 newyork would take the busses and convert them into eletrick

[@wallyprice515]

I remember them buses pulling into the parking lot next to that old Popeyes making u turns to pull out

[@Eko34tj]

I like that take the next bus sign

[@drethstevens7549]

What was the Ikarus like when it was first released?

[@trainman1971]

Well, in all honesty, pretty much the same, except shinier and less rattles...

[@daniel022209]

The first one I got on was in September 1996 on Route C. It was 5157.

[@joechopchop]

@@trainman1971 don’t forget about the different window trim.

[@christophercrafter2609]

5159 on the 18 was the first one I rode, November 1996, which would be followed by 5166 and 5174.

[@jamalwhitaker]

Who put a chicken McNuggets on top of the 🚌?

[@trainman1971]

That caught my eye right away when I saw that bus pull up!

[@thor-elfalcon3057]

Iconic It's giving Septa Token Squirrel energy

[@davidjames8613]

RIP