Unitrans 3901-3905
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Unitrans 3901-3905 are five Gillig Phantom transit buses operated in regular service by Unitrans in Davis, California. Purchased in 1982, they were the first buses that were bought new by Unitrans, rather than second-hand. They were also the first buses in the Unitrans fleet to be equipped with wheelchair lifts. 3902 was also the first single-deck bus in the Unitrans fleet to receive the now-standard red paint scheme when it was repainted in 1995. The original paint scheme for all five of these buses was a white lower-half and a black upper-half, with red and blue stripes running just below the point where the upper and lower halves meet.
The remaining buses that remain in operation as of December, 2006 (3902, 3903, and 3905), have been relegated to back-up service having been replaced by newer CNG powered buses.
[edit] Technical Specifications
Manufacturer: Gillig Corporation
Model: Phantom
Date built: 1982
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA with an Allison automatic transmission
Length: 35 feet
Width: 8 feet
Seating capacity: 39
Date acquired by Unitrans: 1982
Current status: Unitrans Fleet - Active (3902, 3903, & 3905), non-operational (3901 & 3904)
[edit] References
- Unitrans Homepage, unitrans.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-17
- UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (2001-10-15). TAPS 2001 Fleet Inventory, Davis, CA: University of California, Davis
- Sacramento Area Council of Governments (2005-11-09). SACOG Region Transit Vehicle Inventory, as of October 3, 2005, Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
- The Unitrans Pool, flickr.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-17
- Mark's Unitrans Photo Gallery, loft22.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-17
- Gillig Corporation, gillig.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-25
- Stauss, Ed (1988). The Bus World Encyclopedia of Buses, Woodland Hills, CA: Stauss Publications. ISBN 0-9619830-0-0
