Bus Fleet
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AC Transit utilized the GM "old-look" transit buses of its predecessor, the Key System, when service first began. AC Transit soon ordered GM New Look buses and operated a mixed fleet throughout the 1960s. AC Transit pioneered the use of an articulated bus in the mid-1960s, operating the experimental GM XMC 77 bus primarily on Transbay service.
AC Transit continued to purchase GM New Look buses through the early 1970s and also began purchasing Flxible New Look buses. No more GM or Flxible buses were purchased by the late 1970s, instead procuring buses from Flyer, Neoplan, and Gillig through the 1980s. AC Transit also purchased buses from NABI in the 1990s.
In 2003, AC Transit began purchasing low-floor buses from Van Hool. More recently, it also purchased new, custom-designed 30-foot buses from Van Hool.
Starting in 2003, AC Transit added satellite tracking units on all vehicles. The GPS tracking units fix the position of the vehicle, and a private radio network sends updates to headquarters every 3 to 16 minutes. Vehicle locations on selected lines can be viewed from AC Transit's NextBus passenger information system.
AC Transit has developed the most comprehensive fuel cell bus program in the United States. Three hydrogen-powered buses, based on the Van Hool A330, operated in revenue service from 2006 to 2010. AC Transit began taking delivery of 12 new, third-generation fuel cell buses based on the Van Hool A300L in 2011.
AC Transit buses are wheelchair accessible and have front-mounted bicycle racks. Buses in active service:
Year | Manufacturer | Model | Length (feet) | Quantity | Fleet Series | Fuel Propulsion | Powertrain | Image |
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1996 | New Flyer | D60 | 60 (articulated) | 30 | 1901-1930* | Diesel |
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NA |
1998 | NABI | 416 | 40 | 133 | 3001-3067, 3101-3166* | Diesel |
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NA |
1999 | NABI | 40-LFW | 40 | 44 | 4001-4044 | Diesel | NA | NA |
2000 | NABI | 40-LFW | 40 | 23 | 7201-7223 | Diesel |
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MCI | D4500 | 45 | 30 | 6001-6030 | NA | NA | ||
2001 | MCI | D4500 | 45 | 10 | 6031-6040 | Diesel | NA | NA |
2003 | MCI | D4500 | 45 | 39 | 6041-6079 | Diesel | NA | NA |
NABI | 40-LFW | 40 | 46 | 4051-4090 |
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NA | ||
Van Hool | A330 | 110 | 1001-1110 |
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AG300 | 60 | 57 | 2001-2057 |
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2005 | Van Hool | A300FC | 40 | 3 | FC1-FC3 | Hydrogen | NA | |
2006 | Van Hool | A300K | 30 | 50 | 5001-5050 | Diesel |
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2007 | Van Hool | AG300 | 40 | 10 | 2101-2110 | Diesel |
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NA |
60 | 15 | 2151-2165 |
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NA | ||||
2008 | Van Hool | A300L | 40 | 27 | 1201-1227 | Diesel |
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A300K | 30 | 1 | 5099 | Diesel-electric hybrid | NA | NA | ||
39 | 5101-5139 | Diesel |
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NA | ||||
2010 | Van Hool | AG300 | 60 | 9 | 2191-2199 | Diesel |
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NA |
A300L FC | 40 | 12 | FC4-FC16 | Hydrogen | NA | NA |
Notes: * = some buses have been retired; NA = not available; TBD = to be determined.
Most AC Transit vehicles are not air-conditioned. However, in 2007 the District's board of directors voted to purchase new buses equipped with air conditioning.
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