Connecticut Transit (Fleet)
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Connecticut Transit
| logo = File:CTTransit Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 250
| parent = [[Connecticut Department Of Transportation]]
| founded = 1976
| headquarters = [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
| locale = [[Connecticut]]
| service_area = Metropolitan areas of [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]], [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]], [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]], and [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]]
| service_type = Local bus service
| routes = Buses operate 7 days a week in most divisions, with the exception of a few holidays in some. See CT''transit'' for the latest information concerning holiday schedules.
| operator = See table for each division
| ceo = David A. Lee (HNS General Manager)
| website = [http://www.cttransit.com Official Website]
}}
The fleet of [[Connecticut Transit]] moves 25-30 million people annually. This page breaks down the various types and ages of vehicles that CT''transit'' operates. All vehicles that operate under the CT''transit'' brand are operated by a contractor and paid for by the State of Connecticut. Current contractors are listed on the side of each and every CT''transit'' bus:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Contractor
!Routes Contracted
|-
|HNS Managment (Sub-company of First Transit)
|Contracts Routes 1-399, 901-915, and Route 971.
|-
|New Britain Transportation
|Contracts all lower 500-series routes (501-550).
|-
|Northeast Transportation
| Contracts 400-series routes,291-292 and Routes 561-566.
|-
|DATTCO(New Britain):
|Contracts Routes 41,509 & 510,919,921, 923-925,928.
|-
|Peter Pan (Rocky Hill):
|Contracts Routes 918, 950.
|-
|Nason Partners LLC/Kelley Transit (Torrington)
|Contracts Routes 926 and 927.
|-
|}
==Fleet==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Builder & Model
!Year Built
!Fleet Numbers & Division
!Powertrain
!Notes
!Photo
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|MCI 102-DL3
|1995
|align=center|
9511-9515 '''Stamford'''
|Detroit Diesel Series 60/ Allison B-500R6
|
*Originally purchased by the CT DOT for Peter Pan Bus Lines for use on commuter runs, then retained by CT''transit'' for service on the Stamford Division's I-BUS Express. Retired from daily service in 2010 and replaced by 2010 MCI D4500CTs.
*Stored in Stamford; mainly used for Metro North Railroad replacement service and on rare occasions can be spotted on the I-BUS Express
*Being replaced by 2003 MCI D4500,
*9511-9513 retired
|[[File:Cttransit MCI 9514.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New FlyEr D40LF
|2001
|align=center|
108 '''New Haven'''<hr>
118 '''New Britain'''<hr>
123-132 '''Stamford'''<hr>
|Detroit Diesel Series 40E/ Allison B-400R5
|
*101-127 have transit seating.
*128-136 were leased to Norwalk Transit District (WHEELS) but have since been retired or transferred for suburban use.
*
*Currently being replaced - to be retired by Fall 2017.
**108, 118, and 127-132 remain ACTIVE.
***108 has no farebox and is used as a spare for the Union Station Shuttle (1204).
**123, 126 are reserved for MNRR substitution service.
|[[File:Cttransit NewFlyer 132.jpg|200px]]
|-
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|MCI D4500
|2002
|align=center|
A221-A222 '''Stamford'''
|Detroit Diesel Series 60/ Allison B-500R6
|
*Currently in Stamford as MNRR substitution buses.
*Currently being replaced - to be retired by winter 2017-2018.
|[[File:Cttransit MCI 3221.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MCI D4500
|2003
|align=center|
303-309 '''Hartford'''
|Detroit Diesel Series 60/ Allison B-500R6
|
*To be transferred to Stamford for Metro North RR substitutions, replacing 1995 & 2002 MCI, and 2001 D40LF.
|[[File:Cttransit_304.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D40LF
|2003-2004
|align=center|
325-326,A467 '''Milford Transit District'''<hr>
310-324,327-371, 382, 401, 415, 422, 439 '''Retired'''<hr>
381, 383-385 '''Waterbury'''<hr>
392 '''Southeast Area Transit District'''<hr>
401-426,428-442 '''Hartford'''<hr>
451-466,468-492 '''New Haven'''
|
Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR/ Allison B-400R5
|
*Currently being replaced - all 300-series buses and approximately majority of 400-series buses to be retired by Spring 2018.
*325-326 are leased to Milford Transit District for the CoastalLink;
**324,327-328, & 329 were also branded for the CoastalLink and all have been retired. 324 was leased to Milford Transit District, 327-328 were leased to GBTA, and 329 was leased to Norwalk Transit District (WHEELS).
***427 and 467 have been transferred to DATTCO and Milford Transit District for Routes 41 and CL, and have been renumbered A427 and A467 (respectively). A427 is a replacement for 114, and A467 is a replacement for 324.
|[[File:Cttransit NFI 311.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D40LF
|2005
|align=center|
501-548 '''Hartford'''
|Cummins ISL/ Allison B-400R5
|
|[[File:Cttransit_524.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MCI D4505
|2007
|align=center|
604 '''Kelley Transit'''
|Caterpillar C13/ Allison B-500R6
|
* Replacement bus for Kelley Transit 250, a 1995 MCI 102-DL3 which was destroyed in the Avon Mountain crash. It is the only D4505 in the CT''transit'' fleet.
* To be retired in Winter 2017.
|[[File:Cttransit 604B.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D40LF
|2007
|align=center|
711-753; 761-782 '''Hartford'''
|Cummins ISL/ Allison B-400R5
|
*711-713 branded for CTfastrak.
*761-782 feature suburban seating, and a single door. Express service only.
|[[File:New Flyer Route 901.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D40LF
|2008
|align=center|
801-802 '''Hartford'''
|Cummins ISL/ Allison B-400R6
|
|[[File:Cttransit NFI 802.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D35LF
|2008
|align=center|
803 '''New Britain Transportation'''
|Cummins ISL/ Allison B-400R6
|
|[[File:Cttransit_803B.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer D35LFR
|2010
|align=center|
A1-A14 '''New Britain Transportation'''<hr>
A21-A26 '''DATTCO (New Britain)'''
|Cummins ISL/ Allison B-400R6
|
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
*For a short time, A25 and A26 were wrapped for CTfastrak service.
|[[File:Cttransit a6 a7.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MCI D4500CT
|2010
|align=center|
1011-1018 '''Reassigned/Renumbered'''<hr>
1019-1022 '''Stamford'''<hr>
A69-A84 '''DATTCO'''<hr>
A85-A87 '''Kelley Transit'''<hr>
A88-A91 '''Collins Bus Service'''
|Cummins ISM/ Allison B-500R6
|
*Express service only.
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
*A69 is ex-1017.
*A70 is ex-1018.
|[[File:Cttransit a85.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XDE40
|2010
|align=center|
1023-1036 '''New Haven'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:Cttransit NFI 1030.jpg|200px]]
|-
|NovaBus LFS Artic
|2010
|align=center|
1041-1052 '''New Haven'''<hr>
1061-1073 '''Stamford'''
|Cummins ISL9/ Allison B-500R6
|
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
*Split between New Haven and Stamford
*First 60 ft buses in CT
|[[File:Cttransit NovaBus 1050.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XD35
|2010
|align=center|
A31-A47 '''Waterbury'''
|Cummins ISL9/ Allison B-400R6
|
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:Cttransit_a44.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XDE35
|2010
|align=center|
A48-A64 '''Waterbury'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:Cttransit A53.jpg|200px]]
|-
|NovaBus LFS Artic HEV
|2011
|align=center|
1101-1110 '''Hartford'''
|Cummins ISL9/ Allison H 50 EP
|
*1101 was originally delivered as 1081.
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:Cttransit_1101.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XDE35
|2012
|align=center|
1201-1203 '''Hartford'''<hr>
1204 '''New Haven'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*1201-1203 branded for Hartford's DASH Shuttle (Formerly Star Shuttle).
*1204 is branded for New Haven's Route 279 (Formerly Union Station Shuttle).
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:New Flyer DASH.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XDE40
|2012
|align=center|
1211-1212 '''Hartford'''<hr>
1213-1214 '''Stamford'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*1211 and 1212 were originally assigned to the New Haven Division and were transferred to the Hartford Division in 2014.
*Ordered under the 2010 American Recovery & Rebuild Act
|[[File:New Flyer Route 47R.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XDE40
|2014
|align=center|
1401-1425;1481-1488 '''Stamford'''<hr>
1441-1458 '''Hartford (CTfastrak)'''<hr>
1489-1493 '''New Haven'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*Units 1441-1458 are specially designed for CTfastrak, including onboard bike racks, WiFi, and the ability to raise bus suspension.
|[[File:Cttransit NFI 1490.jpg|200px]]
|-
|NovaBus LFS Artic HEV
|2014
|align=center|1426-1429 '''New Haven'''
|Cummins ISL9/ Allison H 50 EP
|
|[[File:Cttransit NovaBus 1427.jpg|200px]]
|-
|NovaBus LFX Artic HEV
|2014
|align=center|1462-1473 '''Hartford (CTfastrak)'''
|Cummins ISL9/ Allison H 50 EP
|
*All units branded for CTfastrak.
|[[File:Ctfastrak_1468.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Gillig BRT 29' Hybrid
|2015
|align=center|
1430-1438;1501-1503 '''Hartford (CTfastrak)'''
|Cummins ISB/ Allison H 40 EP
|
*All units branded for CTfastrak.
|[[File:Ctfastrak 1502.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MCI D4500CT
|2014-2015
|align=center|
A1475-1479;1510:'''DATTCO (New Britain)'''<hr>
1512-1513 '''Collins Bus Service (South Windsor)'''
| Cummins ISX12/ Allison B-500R6 Collins Bus service
|
*1510-1513 have newer headlight design
|[[File:MCI D4500CT Route 917.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XD40
|2016-18
|align=center|
1601-1626 '''Hartford'''<hr>
A1695-99 '''Waterbury'''<hr>
1701-1748 '''Hartford'''<hr>
1749-1799 '''New Haven'''<hr>
1801-1835 '''Hartford'''<hr>
1836-1866 '''New Haven'''
|
*1601-1626: Cummins ISL9/ Allison B-400R6<hr>
*1695+: Cummins L9/ Allison B-400R6
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*Currently being delivered.
*Will replace all 2001-2003, and 75% of 2004 New Flyer D40LFs by end of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newflyer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=709:connecticut-department-of-transportation-awards-new-flyer-a-contract-for-up-to-485-xcelsior%C2%AE-transit-buses&catid=29&Itemid=307|title=New Flyer - Connecticut Department of Transportation Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 485 Xcelsior® Transit Buses|publisher=}}</ref>
*1709 was involved in a head-on collision in September 2017.
|[[File:Cttransit NFI 1626.jpg|200px]]
|-
|MCI D4500CT
|2017
|align=center|1676-1694 '''Hartford'''
|
*Cummins ISX12/ Allison B-500R6
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*Will replace all 2003 MCI D4500, Kelley Transit 604 (2007 MCI D4505), Collins Bus Service 221-222 (2002 MCI D4500) by end of 2017. Potentially 2010 MCI as well.
|[[File:Cttransit 1678.jpg|200px]]
|-
|New Flyer XD35
|2017
|align=center|A1867-A1869 '''Waterbury'''
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*Cummins L9/ Allison B-400R6
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|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
*<ref>http://www.recovery.ct.gov/recovery/lib/recovery/spotlight/arra_project_brief_-_new_buses.pdf</ref>
*<ref>http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-busway-buses-0825-20140822-story.html</ref>
*<ref>http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-new-connecticut-buses-0627-20160626-story.html</ref>
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