AC Transit - Bus Fleet

Bus Fleet

This section requires expansion with: current fleet information is incomplete.

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
1996 New Flyer D60 60 (articulated) 30 1901-1930* Diesel
  • Detroit Diesel Series 50
  • Allison B400R
 NA
1998 NABI 416 40 133 3001-3067, 3101-3166* Diesel
  • Cummins M11E
  • Allison B400R
 NA
1999 NABI 40-LFW 40 44 4001-4044 Diesel NA NA
2000 NABI 40-LFW 40 23 7201-7223 Diesel
  • Cummins ISM
  • Allison B400R
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
  • Cummins ISL
  • Allison B400R
 NA
Van Hool A330 110 1001-1110
  • Cummins ISM
  • Voith D864.3E
AG300 60 57 2001-2057
  • Cummins ISM
  • Voith D864.3E
2005 Van Hool A300FC 40 3 FC1-FC3 Hydrogen NA
2006 Van Hool A300K 30 50 5001-5050 Diesel
  • Cummins ISB
  • Voith D864.3E
2007 Van Hool AG300 40 10 2101-2110 Diesel
  • Cummins ISL
  • Voith D864.3E
 NA
60 15 2151-2165
  • Cummins ISM
  • Voith D864.3E
 NA
2008 Van Hool A300L 40 27 1201-1227 Diesel
  • Cummins ISL
  • Voith D864.5
A300K 30 1 5099 Diesel-electric hybrid NA NA
39 5101-5139 Diesel
  • Cummins ISB
  • Voith D854.5
 NA
2010 Van Hool AG300 60 9 2191-2199 Diesel
  • Cummins ISL
  • Voith D864.5
 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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