Hampton Roads Transit - Bus Fleet

Bus Fleet

The HRT fleet inventory as of August 1, 2011 consisted of 302 vehicles, including 255 diesel buses, 37 hybrid buses and 10 trolley-style buses. The majority of the fleet, a total of 280 buses, were manufactured by Gillig. The HRT fleet also includes 12 Optima buses and 10 Trolley-style buses manufactured by Chance. HRT acquired 11 Gillig hybrids in June 2011 to replace the Chance trolleys.

Hampton Roads Transit's Bus Fleet were originally decorated with all white buses with a two line blue & green wave from the system's former(T) logo which is similar to math's approximate (≈) symbol. New buses since 2006 have a wave going from the back, then becomes smooth through the front and have frameless windows. All Hybrids and the two 2006 Optima Opus' are in the blue background. All MAX buses have a silver background with sky blue & solid blue wave colors. Select buses which had the two-line wave logo have been repainted with the newer back wave design and the exterior window rows are painted black around the windows to resemble the newer buses. In 2012, over 200 buses will be repainted into the silver/blue wave style like the MAX brand with the new logo.

Number Year Model Image Length Engine model Transmission Fuel Garage Notes
901 - 933 1993 Orion 05.501 40 feet (12.19 m) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-748 Diesel 18th Street
  • 933 has Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine and ZF Transmission.
  • As of August 2011, all have been retired.
934 - 949 1995 Orion 05.501 40 feet (12.19 m) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison B400R Diesel 18th Street
  • As of August 2011, all have been retired.
501 - 534 1995 Gillig Phantom 40 feet (12.19 m) Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R Diesel Victoria Blvd Hampton, 18th Street Norfolk
  • As of August 2011, all have been retired.
1201–1229 1999 Gillig Low Floor 35 feet (10.67 m) Cummins ISC Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street		 Last buses under Pentran and TRT.
1230–1239 2000 Gillig Phantom 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISC Voith D864.5 Diesel 18th Street First buses purchased under HRT.
1240–1263 2001 Gillig Phantom 35 feet (10.67 m) Cummins ISC Voith D864.5 Diesel 18th Street
1301–1305 2000 Gillig Low Floor 29 feet (8.84 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
Suffolk
1400–1409 2001 Chance Opus 30 feet (9.14 m) Cummins ISB Diesel 18th Street
1500–1516 2002 Gillig Low Floor 35 feet (10.67 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street
1600–1614 2002 Gillig Low Floor 29 feet (8.84 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street
Suffolk
1700–1715 2003 Gillig Phantom 35 feet (10.67 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel 18th Street
1800–1810 2004 Gillig Phantom 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.3 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street		 First coach-style buses purchased by HRT.
1800, '02, '03, '09 & '10 are MAX buses.
1900–1909 2004 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street		 First 40-foot low floor buses.
2000–2020 2006 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel 18th Street First buses with frameless windows
1410–1416 2006 Optima Opus 30 feet (9.14 m) Cummins ISB Diesel 18th Street 1415 & 1416 are the system's first blue background colors, originally test buses for shuttles, however they are used for any regular route in the system.
2021–2039 2007 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street
2007 Startrans Candidate Ford 21 feet (6.40 m) For HRT's "Handi-Ride" service for disabled patrons
3000 - 3025 2007 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Clean Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street		 Coach styling
MAX buses
4000 - 4023 2008 Gillig BRT Hybrid 29 feet (8.84 m) Cummins ISB-02 Allison EP40 hybrid system Diesel-Electric Hybrid Trolley Base-Virginia Beach, 18th St.-Norfolk First hybrids purchased by HRT, usually found in Virginia Beach.

Buses 4015-4023 are the BRT roofed hybrids used for Downtown Norfolk's NET shuttle.
2040–2046 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Clean Diesel 18th Street Norfolk First buses with square sided windows on bus doors
3026 - 3035 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Clean Diesel Victoria Boulevard
18th Street		 Coach styling
MAX Express Buses, also equipped with cargo attachments above some seats.
4024-4025 2009 Gillig BRT Hybrid 29 feet (8.84 m) Cummins ISB-02 Allison EP40 hybrid system Diesel-Electric Hybrid Virginia Beach Trolley Base
2010 Startrans Candidate Ford 21 feet (6.40 m) For HRT's "Handi-Ride" service for disabled patrons
2047–2052 2011 Gillig Low Floor 40 feet (12.19 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Clean Diesel Victoria Blvd Hampton Newest regular service buses on HRT's Peninsula's fleet
4026-4036 2011 Gillig BRT Hybrid 29 feet (8.84 m) Cummins ISB-02 Allison EP40 hybrid system Diesel-Electric Hybrid Virginia Beach Trolley Base Newest Hybrid shuttle buses on HRT's fleet
5000-5008 2012 Gillig Low Floor 35 feet (10.67 m) Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 Clean Diesel 18th St. Norfolk Newest regular service buses on HRT's Southside fleet, First buses manufactured with the new logo.

On July 18, 2011, it was announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has signed an umbrella contract with New Flyer Industries for the provision of buses to any Virginia transit authority. It remains to be seen whether or not the contract will include buses for HRT, but highly unlikely due to their contract for Gillig buses.

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