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USA & CANADA 849-<strong>OJ</strong>-248 USA & CANADA<br />
San Luis Obispo Transit {SLO Transit}, San Luis Obispo<br />
0963 1277925 AD Tt E500 -?- AD/ElD -?- H??/??D 9/10<br />
General<br />
Alexander Dennis Inc., Canyon Lake. I shall refer to the various demonstrators by the last 5 digits of their VIN. 11721 was<br />
used for US certification testing at Altoona between January and June 2005; thereafter it was demonstrated to numerous<br />
potential north American customers, some of whom have subsequently placed orders for new vehicles. Notable<br />
amongst these demonstrations was Community Transit, Everett, WA (see below), OC Transpo, Ottawa, ON (4/06), in<br />
Orlando, FL (5/06), and then back to OC Transpo, Ottawa, ON, for in service summer trials (7/06) and for winter in<br />
service trials (2/07). Further demonstrations took place across the USA in 2007 including San Francisco (12/07), and<br />
even into Mexico. 11721 was on display at APTA Expo, San Diego, CA, with Ari Lifting Systems (6-8/10/08), and was<br />
loaned to ASUCD {Unitrans}, Davis, CA, for driver training earlier this year (2010).<br />
11861 has spent extended periods with Community Transit, Everett, WA, and, currently, Strathcona County Transit,<br />
Sherwood Park, AB, as described elsewhere in this edition.<br />
11888 was the on-road demonstrator at APTA Expo, San Diego, CA (6-8/10/08).<br />
ASUCD {Unitrans}, Davis. 8185/6 are the first two ‘American’ built E500s, in that they were the first two to be assembled by<br />
ElDorado National Inc., Riverside, CA, from body kits supplied from the UK. <strong>The</strong> tags require confirmation as there’s<br />
plenty of photographic evidence of both carrying 1343652 on the front, and of 8185 carrying 1343653 on the rear when<br />
new.<br />
Open Top Sightseeing, San Francisco. Numbers 13, 14 & 16 above, along with numbers 9, 10 & 11 still to be reported,<br />
have chassis numbers 11849/51/52/54/75/76 in unknown order; numbers 9-16 were the original San Francisco<br />
allocation, but several have since been moved to Washington (see also <strong>OJ</strong>846).<br />
Illinois (IL)<br />
(last covered in <strong>OJ</strong>756)<br />
General. Chicago Double Decker, Chicago, is now <strong>The</strong> CHICAGO TROLLEY & DOUBLE DECKER Co., at the same<br />
address, CHICAGO, IL, from an unknown date.<br />
Vehicles In<br />
Chicago Trolley & Double Decker, Chicago Gray Line, New York, NY same fleet numbers by5/09<br />
71302 10982PT Ds Tt SFD125DL5YGT71211 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71304 10984PT Ds Tt SFD125DL8YGT71204 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71307 10987PT Ds Tt SFD125DL2YGT71215 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71308 Ds Tt SFD125DL5YGT71208 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71311 Ds Tt SFD125DL4YGT71216 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71312 20590BA (NY) Ds Tt SFD125DL8YGT71218 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71313 Ds Tt SFD125DLXYGT71219 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71315 Ds Tt SFD125DLXYGT71222 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71316 Ds Tt SFD125DL3YGT71207 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71318 Ds Tt SFD125DL5YGT71225 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71319 Ds Tt SFD125DL7YGT71226 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71320 Ds Tt SFD125DL2YGT71229 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71321 Ds Tt SFD125DL3YGT71210 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71324 Ds Tt SFD125DL9YGT71227 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71327 Ds Tt SFD125DL0YGT71231 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c6/01<br />
71331 Ds Tt SFD125DL71GT71277 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c8/01<br />
71332 Ds Tt SFD125DL91GT71278 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c8/01<br />
71337 Ds Tt SFD125DL61GT71285 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c8/01<br />
71338 Ds Tt SFD125DL11GT71288 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c8/01<br />
71339 10990PT Ds Tt SFD125DL31GT71289 DMc/Ar -?- O53/29D c8/01<br />
General<br />
Chicago Trolley & Double Decker, Chicago. Confirmation that all 20 Tridents displaced from New York have arrived here<br />
would be much appreciated. For some time after arrival, various Tridents continued to operate with their New York<br />
“tags” – see 71312 above for which no Chicago “tag” is known (as with all others shown blank above). Since arriving in<br />
Chicago, many of the Tridents have lost the ‘71’ at the front of their fleet number, though in many cases the full number<br />
is displayed internally in the driver’s cab area. For much of the time, most vehicles carry overall adverts (for various<br />
sponsors), so fleet numbers are often absent from the exterior.<br />
New York (NY)<br />
(last covered in <strong>OJ</strong>795)<br />
New Vehicles<br />
Gray Line, New York<br />
71600 53914BA AD Tt E500 SFET112146GN11862 AD 6505/1 O53/28D c4/07<br />
71601 51098BA AD Tt E500 SFET112166GN11863 AD 6505/2 O53/28D c4/07<br />
71602 51099BA AD Tt E500 SFET112186GN11864 AD 6505/3 O53/28D c4/07<br />
71603 53913BA AD Tt E500 SFET1121X6GN11865 AD 6505/4 O53/28D 4/07
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