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C.HARDY
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 Posted - 12/07/2011 : 1:58:00 PM
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| It looks like Va. Beach is trying to rid their fleet of any problem buses and odd balls. I think thats a good idea if they are getting to be troublesome. |
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bsaund09
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Posted - 12/14/2011 : 06:31:50 AM
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| yes, the CNG s cost them a few dollars along the way although the two they are selling were both up and running when they pulled them off the routes. |
keep those buses rolling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/schoolbushistory |
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Tatum
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BusFreak
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Posted - 12/19/2011 : 4:44:16 PM
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/19/2011 : 4:56:04 PM
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| Nice looking bus |
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Tatum
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/30/2011 : 07:17:29 AM
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| Yep. Super nice little buses that are like brand new. I'm not a transit fan but these are in excellent shape inside and out. Really makes you wonder why they would be retired so soon simply for age. |
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Edited by - C.HARDY on 12/30/2011 07:19:52 AM |
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bsaund09
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BusFreak
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Posted - 02/28/2012 : 6:23:48 PM
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| Sorry to bring up this old topic, but does anyone know if there is a new mandate or something requiring new Special Ed buses to be air conditioned? Arlington County until this year has never had a single air conditioned bus in their fleet. I saw not one, but TWO new special ed buses today with AC! THey have been making some huge cut backs to their specs here too. They went back to buying conventionals a few years ago, and as of last year no longer spec LED lighting or air ride suspension. WIth all of those spec cut backs, the last thing I'd expect them to do is introduce AC. That's why I'm wondering if there is a new requirement or something. |
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Tatum
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BusFreak
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Posted - 03/05/2012 : 6:17:25 PM
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Nice finds from Middlesex County! I love those rare 5 speeds with air brakes. I think Agusta County or Staunton City had some too.
I really think that Type A bus is a private school, as it doesn't look like it was numbered in the places that VA buses are numbered. I have no clue on the Thomas Ford. SO many districts around the Richmond area had those. The automatic transmission could narrow it down a good bit for that year though, as most of the state was still on manual transmissions. |
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 3:44:52 PM
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| I think that Minotour belonged to a private operator in northern Va.Are you sure those Internationals arent from Essex Co. I know they speced. 5 speeds with air brakes. I've seen it at SMI in the past. Those Fords are tough. I dont really know of any around here at all. They could be from Prince George Co. they had a ton of Fords. |
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old_school
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 4:39:33 PM
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| I would say that ford came from Greensville County. They were the only one's i remember with the shorty fords....Think bout it.. If you look at the side and try to picture a longer name before the "county" greensville seems to fit right in. |
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Tatum
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 4:42:08 PM
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| Maybe Greene County Public Schools? I know they traded in a small Ford Thomas like that about this time last year. |
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 03/08/2012 : 6:14:28 PM
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| I think Greene would be 5 speed but thats just my guess? |
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pwcsken
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old_school
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Posted - 05/11/2012 : 2:39:08 PM
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| Nice photos pwcsken. Im assuming those buses are long gone to the scrap yards? |
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Tatum
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Tatum
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 11/19/2012 : 3:41:46 PM
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| I'm saying 1990 ER from Richmond City Public Schools. |
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Tatum
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United States
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Posted - 11/20/2012 : 10:53:03 AM
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Sonny Merryman called me today! What a sweet man! It was so nice talking on the phone with a man who is so influential in the bus industry. I hope to meet him this summer. He kept telling me, "I'm 88 years-old, I won't be here much longer, so don't keep putting off coming up to Virginia."
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/06/2012 : 6:59:12 PM
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| I can tell you he is a great guy full of knowledge. I am proud to know him and deal with his company. MAKE THE TRIP!! |
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Tatum
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Posted - 12/10/2012 : 10:53:52 PM
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Originally posted by C.HARDY
I can tell you he is a great guy full of knowledge. I am proud to know him and deal with his company. MAKE THE TRIP!!
That's EXACTLY what I'm doing in a few weeks. My parents have given me permission to take a trip to see the most influential bus dealer in America!
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/13/2012 : 2:41:54 PM
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| Poor Sonnny is almost completely blind but still knows who you are when you visit. Take the time to meet the great staff there as well. They are really a top notch dealership that truly believes in and backs their product to the fullest. You will be glad you came to Virginia. |
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Tatum
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United States
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Posted - 12/13/2012 : 3:17:28 PM
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Originally posted by C.HARDY
Poor Sonnny is almost completely blind but still knows who you are when you visit. Take the time to meet the great staff there as well. They are really a top notch dealership that truly believes in and backs their product to the fullest. You will be glad you came to Virginia.
Unfortunately Sonny has also recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer as well. :( |
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Tatum
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Posted - 01/08/2013 : 4:57:26 PM
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Are there any districts still running gasoline powered conventional buses in Virginia? The last county that I am aware of was Northampton County and they just recently traded in their last two gasoline powered buses..
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CarsonMP
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Posted - 01/19/2013 : 05:01:49 AM
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Originally posted by Tatum
Are there any districts still running gasoline powered conventional buses in Virginia? The last county that I am aware of was Northampton County and they just recently traded in their last two gasoline powered buses..
If you are talking about fill 'er up smelly buses, Manassas Park still has em'. We recently received some new CEs. 3 2011 CEs and a 2010-2011 CE Handicap. The handicap, numbered 33, is a normal sized bus. It has been out though recently because of having to regen the engine a LOT in the past few weeks. I was riding one of the new CEs, 34, and we had to pull off the road and get another bus to pick us up. It smelled terrible outside the bus. IC/Navistar is going down the hole in my opinion. Funny thing is, 32, my bus, is the first 2010 CE with full LED and it hasn't had a single problem. |
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Tatum
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Posted - 01/19/2013 : 10:10:55 AM
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Originally posted by Tatum
Are there any districts still running gasoline powered conventional buses in Virginia? The last county that I am aware of was Northampton County and they just recently traded in their last two gasoline powered buses..
If you are talking about fill 'er up smelly buses, Manassas Park still has em'. We recently received some new CEs. 3 2011 CEs and a 2010-2011 CE Handicap. The handicap, numbered 33, is a normal sized bus. It has been out though recently because of having to regen the engine a LOT in the past few weeks. I was riding one of the new CEs, 34, and we had to pull off the road and get another bus to pick us up. It smelled terrible outside the bus. IC/Navistar is going down the hole in my opinion. Funny thing is, 32, my bus, is the first 2010 CE with full LED and it hasn't had a single problem.
No, I wasn't really talking about normal gasoline powered buses. Nothing smelly about them. ;)
Carson, if you want to see the pics I took at Sonny Merryman, they're right here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57016435@N04/sets/72157632487452425/ |
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CarsonMP
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Posted - 01/19/2013 : 5:36:16 PM
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Sweet! I told my dad about them and we might take a trip there! Thanks Tatum! BTW, I miss you XD
And BTW, my friend and I walked behind one of the buses and the teachers thought we were high. Thats how bad our ER smells. |
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 01/20/2013 : 08:10:22 AM
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| Uhhh Manassas is all diesel as far as I know.....Maybe a gas minotour but no large buses. Northampton was the last to switch to diesel for the large buses and they still have a few left. |
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CarsonMP
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Posted - 01/21/2013 : 2:37:49 PM
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A lot of interesting new things in here!
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/regulations/state/bus_specifications.pdf
Anyone on here from Northern VA? There was recently a Vista Handy for sale from Chesterfield County and theres a nice Thomas Int'l Handy with LED rear lighting and an AC unit sitting up on 28 just pass the McDonalds. I got pics of the Vista but its gone. I think it was $5,300 for the Int'l. |
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Tatum
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Posted - 01/22/2013 : 8:43:33 PM
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| I saw a ton of Prince William County HDXs, EFs, and C2s, plus a Mintour of theirs. Do they have many 96-98 ERs left in service or have they all been retired? Also saw a few Fairfax REs and an ER that had an emerged exit door almost right by the driver's window! |
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CarsonMP
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Posted - 01/23/2013 : 2:37:07 PM
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| Oh yeah! I forgot! I see PWC's Mintour every morning! I see it at the top of the school's street. Its nice. I think they still might have them as spares, I see old yellow roofed ERs being used sometimes. |
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Tatum
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C.HARDY
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Posted - 05/09/2013 : 7:13:47 PM
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| Yes definately an old Fairfax war wagon |
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Official Virginia School Bus Thread
