New Flyer High Floor

New Flyer High Floor


Top: New Flyer D35 high floor (2018)
Middle: C40 high floor (2008)
Bottom: E60 high floor (articulated, 2013)
Overview
ManufacturerNew Flyer
Production
  • Diesel 35' and 40': 1987–1996
  • CNG/LNG 35' and 40': 1994–1999
  • Articulated: 1987–2006
Body and chassis
ClassTransit bus
Body stylesemi-monocoque
LayoutRR
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 218.4 in (5.55 m) (35')[2]
  • 279 in (7.09 m) (40')[1][3]
  • F:208 in (5.28 m) / R:309 in (7.85 m) (60' artic)[4][5]
Length
  • 35 ft 3 in (10.7 m) (35')[6]
  • 40 ft 6+1⁄4 in (12.4 m) (40')[7]
  • 60 ft 8 in (18.5 m) (60' artic)[8]
Width102 in (2.59 m)[1][2][3][4][5]
Height121+1⁄2 to 128 in (3.09 to 3.25 m)[7][8]
Curb weight
  • 27,250 lb (12,400 kg) (D35)[6]
  • 30,200 lb (13,700 kg) (C40)[7]
  • 28,500 lb (12,900 kg) (D40)[9]
  • 42,250 lb (19,200 kg) (D60)[8]
Chronology
PredecessorFlyer 700/800/900 series
SuccessorNew Flyer Low Floor

The New Flyer High Floor is a line of conventional (high-floor) transit buses available in 35-foot rigid, 40-foot rigid, and 60-foot articulated lengths manufactured by New Flyer Industries between 1987 and 2006. The buses were powered by conventional diesel or natural gas engines using either V-drive or T-drive transmission couplings, with the exception of an articulated electric trolleybus variant manufactured for a single customer, the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The New Flyer Low Floor, a low-floor bus with a similar external appearance, was introduced in 1991 and proved to be more popular than the High Floor, which was discontinued in 1996 in diesel rigid form. CNG high-floor buses continued to be made until 1999, and the articulated version was manufactured until early 2006.

  1. ^ a b c d "New Flyer D40 High Floor Bus". New Flyer Industries. Archived from the original on April 11, 1997.
  2. ^ a b c d "D35 High Floor". New Flyer Industries. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001.
  3. ^ a b c d "40 High Floor". New Flyer Industries. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001.
  4. ^ a b c "New Flyer D60 Articulated High Floor Bus". New Flyer Industries. Archived from the original on April 11, 1997.
  5. ^ a b c "D60 High Floor". New Flyer Industries. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001.
  6. ^ a b STURAA Test: New Flyer 40' Heavy Duty Bus from New Flyer Industries Limited (PDF) (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center. February 1991. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 mile bus from New Flyer, Model D-40 (PDF) (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center. March 1995. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c STURAA Test: 12 Year 500,000 mile bus from New Flyer, Model D-60 (PDF) (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center. November 1993. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. ^ STURAA Test: 40' Heavy Duty Bus from New Flyer (PDF) (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center. July 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2019.