New Flyer Low Floor

New Flyer Low Floor


Top: D40LF (2006)
Middle: D40LFR (2006)
Bottom: DE60LFA (articulated, 2010)
Overview
ManufacturerNew Flyer
Production1991–2013 (1988 pre-production) (LF)
2006–2014 (2005 pre-production) (LFR)
2005–2010 (LFA)
Body and chassis
ClassTransit bus
Body styleMonocoque stressed-skin
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
  • Allison B300R (30-foot)[1]
  • Allison B400R (35- & 40-foot)[2][3]
  • Allison B500R (60-foot)[4]
  • Allison H 40/50 EP (HExx)
  • ISE-Siemens ThunderVolt (GExx)[5]
  • Voith
  • ZF
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 169.08 in (4.29 m) (30-foot)
  • 228.25 in (5.80 m) (35-foot)
  • 293 in (7.44 m) (40-foot)
  • F:228.22 in (5.80 m) / R:302.77 in (7.69 m) (60-foot artic.)
Lengthover bumpers:
  • 30.5 ft (9.3 m) (30-foot)
  • 35.5 ft (10.8 m) (35-foot)
  • 40.85 ft (12.5 m) (40-foot)
  • 60.7 ft (18.5 m) (60-foot artic.)
Width102 in (2.59 m)
Height121 in (3.07 m) (diesel, over A/C) to 132 in (3.35 m) (CNG)
Curb weight
  • 24,500 to 26,000 lb (11,100 to 11,800 kg) (30-foot)
  • 26,200 to 28,700 lb (11,900 to 13,000 kg) (35-foot)
  • 27,200 to 29,700 lb (12,300 to 13,500 kg) (40-foot)
  • 41,500 to 43,700 lb (18,800 to 19,800 kg) (60-foot artic.)
Chronology
PredecessorNew Flyer High Floor
SuccessorNew Flyer Invero
New Flyer Xcelsior

The New Flyer Low Floor is a line of low-floor transit buses that was manufactured by New Flyer Industries between 1991 and 2014. It was available in 30-foot rigid, 35-foot rigid, 40-foot rigid, and 60-foot articulated lengths. In addition to the different available lengths, the buses were sold with a variety of prime movers, ranging from conventional diesel and CNG combustion engines to diesel-electric hybrid, gasoline hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell.

The New Flyer Low Floor was restyled in 2005, resulting in two distinct variants: the Low Floor Restyled (LFR), which largely replaced the conventional Low Floor for transit service, and the Low Floor Advanced (LFA), which was intended for bus rapid transit service. New Flyer introduced the Invero in 1999 with the intent that it would replace the Low Floor line, but few were sold; in 2008, New Flyer introduced the Xcelsior, and the Low Floor line was discontinued by 2014.

  1. ^ "D30/C30LF: 30' Low Floor Heavy Duty Transit Buses" (PDF). New Flyer Industries. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "C35/40LF Natural Gas 35' & 40' Low Floor Urban Transit Bus" (PDF). New Flyer Industries. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "D35/40LF Diesel 35' & 40' Low Floor Urban Transit Bus" (PDF). New Flyer Industries. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "D60LF: Diesel 60' Low Floor Articulated Transit Bus" (PDF). New Flyer Industries. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Hybrid Transit Solutions: DE40LF, DE60LF, GE40LF, HE40LF" (PDF). New Flyer Industries. September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2006.