That 8000 Series Show (Neoplan AN440 Tribute) - Trainman1971
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2015
- This is a video tribute to the 8000 series Neoplan AN440's recorded in 2002 by trainman1971, converted from DVD with his permission. Check out his channel here for more great videos: / trainman1971
Location: Cottman Avenue at Rising Sun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Buses featured in this video:
Neoplan AN440 EZ
Neoplan AN440 CD
Neoplan AN440 BM
Neoplan AN460A
American Ikarus 416.08TA
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Hands down. Neoplans were the best buses SEPTA had
I can almost guarantee you that if SEPTA didn't get the Neoplans that they would have gotten a fleet of 1984-1991 Flyers/ New Flyers
@@enolamsamoht
nope. Neoplan was king back then. NFI wasn't as big as they are now.
Denver RTD had Neoplan AN440's in the mid eighties 5000-5099, 5100-5199, 5200-5303 1986 models with 6V92's HT-747 they were work horses, they had Rockwell heavy duty rear axles because of the cold heavy snow, also glass pack exhaust mufflers you could hear them a block away that roar sound was sweet, they retired the last of them in 2012.
Loved those 6V92's those Neoplan's had. The NABI's were more beautiful back then. sweet memories.
This vid makes me homesick. I spent 20 years of my life, 1985 to 2005 watching those An440s rumble around the Delaware Valley.
Love this video
The Neoplan
And the Volvo’s was my favorite
I Miss All The Old Septa Buses
So do I I miss Them
They sounded so powerful with those 6v92 engines, especially at 7:02.
I Miss Them Buses Oh God I Wish I Could Own Me One
@jasoncrablephillytransitbo4633 to my knowledge, I think there maybe two handfuls of 2-stroke Detroit NEO AN440 TransLiners in the Country. Sun Trans down in AZ has one wide body 102 inch 88', that gets dusted off every couple of years..
I was a mechanic there for 14 years and three depots....Germantown......Luzerne....and .....Midvale....and back to the brake shop! Those Neoplans were a good sturdy bus the 8000 series (92 series Detroits).....while the 3000's (D decks)....handled a little better and were faster!!
#8788 at 7:01 still had a very powerful engine and was still in very great shape based on the paint job, livery, and the taillights. I miss these buses with all my heart. They, along with the Budd M-3 Almond Joys, are why I loved SEPTA as a kid.
Same here. I miss gettting on those 8400 and 8500 series Neos on the Frankford routes like the R, K, and 26. Fun times. I remember taking different routes to go to school just to get on those bad boys. One day in 97', I took 8815 on route K going to Midvale and Ridge, and then I took 8480 on route 26 to Broad and Olney and I took 8655 on route C to school. Best day ever. Oh btw, Im down the block from route C lol
@@daniel022209 LOL. Wow. Sounds like something we truly did as kids. I was born in 1990, so I didn't get to enjoy these buses as much as you, but I still remember these days like they were yesterday. I've taken Route 3 throughout most of my childhood and I always lit up whenever I saw those buses especially with the way SEPTA used to look back in those days. These are the sights and sounds of the 90s indeed!
@@wook1990 yessir. Made me wish I was born in the 70s or something just to enjoy the 80s and 90s a lot more. I was born in 87 so I got a golden chance. What parent allows their kid to take SEPTA at age 9? I did lol and it was fun. I remember another time I was supposed to go straight to a nanny that was supposed to watch me on a Saturday morning in 1997 and I got on the K which I believe was a 3000 series Neo and then I got on the 26 which was 8454 to One-Olney Shopping Center to the last stop lol. I got on it again and it dropped me off at Broad and Olney. Got on the subway to Hunting Park, chilled at the McDonalds eating some nuggets lol, then I took the C on a NABI to the nanny, who was only 5 to 7 minutes away lol.
@@daniel022209 Sounds like you had a blast! Although I was allowed to take SEPTA also at age 9, I didn't really go that far until I was about 11-12 especially when I started taking the bus to school. I just wish I was older back in the early parts of these Neos' lives. I remember riding in the car to my cousin's house in Olney. I would always bypass Midvale Depot and I would see retired SEPTA buses just sitting in a lot. At that time, I didn't know what was going on because I was too young but in 2008 when the last remaining Neos were winding down, I learned the cold truth that they were being retired in June of that year. So I looked back at my past and realized why those buses sat at Midvale. They were not only retired, but scrapped. And if only I had a better cell phone or even my own camera back then, I would have taken plenty of pictures, recorded videos and audio files, and relive our wonderful past.
@@wook1990 i feel your pain bro. By the time high school started for me, I saw these buses less and less. If I had known these were still around in 2002, I would have went to a Northeast area high school lol. The fact is that transit buses are no longer being sported with diesel engines anymore because of the environment. Diesel is what made buses special. You dont get that same feel with a hybrid. My last ride on a 8000 series Neo was back in June of 2001 on route K and it was 8621. Cool ride but it was thee last one unfortunately. You couldn't find them anywhere. Neoplan USA will always be thee best bus series Philadelphia ever had.
I'm Trainman1971 and I approve of this video. :D
trainman1971 You are awesome.
can you tell me where Neo BD was located in this video? all I saw was one 86-, 8700, and 8800 series Neos.
+jesussaves13
I think all the 8700's were the BD's, or the 8600 was the BD... I forget which of the two was which.
+trainman1971 well this is the actual fleet setup. 8285 to 8434 were the AKs, 8435 to 8584 were the BDS, 8601 to 8725 were the BMs, and 8726 to 8875 were the CDs.
+jesussaves13
Ahhh, thanks! Whelp, no BD's in this one then. I didn't actually post this video, so I can't correct the description.
If I could build a time machine, I'd go back to 1992!!!
Yes! Let's go! lol Don't forget your cameras so we can record this stuff in HD!
darnell899 i wish someone had did a videotape of this at Bridge and Pratt back in that year!
same
Okay I am missing almost the old septa paint on them buses look 8703 is my favorite
Them damn 6v-92's on them Neoplans, my God! They're music to my ears!
Wow those 8700's were 17 years old in this film! They looked like they were still in good shape and sounded super strong with the 6V92TA/HT-747. It's cool that he filmed 8603 (a 1984 Neoplan) as well. I would have been 5 years old when this was filmed. :P
ClassicTVMan1981X Ninja Bus Fan
1:50 did that b!tch just slip into G# O________O
TheCRTman The 8700s used to run Norristown's DeKalb Pike in 03. Those 6v92's would wake you up early in the Moanin'
@@369Bandido wait those 8700s werent retired until 03?!
@@daniel022209 Yes Sir. My last year back there. I visited in 08 and one was a spare bus running on 69th. Wow this vid clouds up my eyes.😔😔😔
@@369Bandido wow they kept one 8700 till 08? Wow SEPTA should have kept that one like they kept the RTS.
Wow this is very nostalgic
I rode those Neoplans from Bridge & Pratt on the Rt. 14 to get to Swenson Skills Center back in 1987-1990. And I also rode them for daily travel back then too. I remember riding on them when they were first put in to service in the early 80s to replace the older GMC Flexible buses that I rode when I was a young kid.
Man you had an enjoyable childhood. Living around Bridge and Pratt back then meant you had a 100 percent chance of riding the 8200 to 8800 series Neos out of Comly and Frankford. I was so close to riding on 8289 in 1997 before it was retired. I think that bus had a ZF transmission especially 8299. A lot of the AKs had transmission trouble back then.
Rode these bad boys when I was 5 years old back in 1992. Man oh man
2001-02 before New Flyers came, they all retired.
Due to Corrosion, not One from the 82 PennLiners to the last Voith Trans 89's were saved!😢😢😢😢. I still love these, but you know a bus has a bad history when SoCal Transit Studios doesn't even have one for movies or memorabilia.
When I was little until 2008, I always ride the neoplans including the neoplan charter (3427).
Back then, the accordions on the AN460s were a lighter color.
yup. got changed when they were overhauled in 2004 or 05.
It was a miracle that 8706 survived that long and for as long as it did.
I dont remember anyone mentioning this but I miss the smell of the exhaust from the Neoplans.
jesussaves13 where is the exhaust pipe?
Thuam X if you look real good, there is an exhaust pipe that sticks out the rear of 8710 between 2:35 to 2:45.
@@enolamsamoht underneath the rear on the street side
They where in Milwaukee Wisconsin until spring of 2002 and then they where disposed their an440 series was 3500-3571 and the N416s where 3600-3656
If I had known that the 8000 series Neos weren't retired until late 2002, I would have went to a Northeast area high school to get a last ride on these bad boyz. #RIPNeoplan #NeoplanForever
I agree the Neoplan AN440's SEPTA buses were the best buses to ever to be on the asphalt in Philadelphia, especially #3000, #3200, #3300, #3400 series!!!
Amazing Tribute did you record on Early 2002
Yo I swear that the rear of Neoplan 8710 reminds me of Neo AK 8289.
Did it just occur to me that 8706 has a 3 speed Allison HT747??
wow
Was this early, mid, or late 2002 this was recorded?
Early 2002
Ah, then this was before the 5500s rolled in.
Hey. I wanted to know was this the last day that the 8000 series Neos were in revenue service? I heard the guys say Farewell at the end.
Is there is a SEPTA historian who could explain why did the Comly district decide to retrofit Neo AKs 8289 and 8299 with the ZF dashboard control panels while still having Allison tranmissions?
probably parts availability
I've missed the neoplan-an440 the an 460 articulated buses and the American ikarus nabi 416 08 hi floor buses most of the an 440 transit buses have 6v92 TA Detroit diesel engines with the ht 747 Allison automatic transmission and the an 460 articulated buses and the American ikarus nabi 416 08 buses have dd series 50 engine with a B400 Allison automatic transmission these new flyer low floor d40 buses the C40 low floor buses and both nova low floor transit &articulated buses are useless to me and they sucks and blows I've dislike low floor buses and I've never wanna drive these low floor buses at all