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===The current fleet=== |
===The current fleet=== |
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Opus |
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*2003: 5 35-foot Optima Opus's powered by Cummins ISB (0301-0305) 0304 was lost due to a fire in January of 08. 3 New Flyer D40LFs powered by Detroit Diesel Series 50 (0321-0323) |
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*2004: 5 35-foot Optima Opus's powered by Cummins ISB (0406-0410) and 2 40-foot Gillig Advantages powered by Detroit Diesel Series 50 (0431-0432) |
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*2005: 17 35-foot Gillig BRTs powered by Cummins ISL (0533-0549) |
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*2007: 7 35-foot Gillig BRTs powered by Cummins ISL (0750-0756) |
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*2008: 6 35-foot Gillig BRTs (0857-0862) and 2 40-foot Gillig BRTs (0881-0882) Powered by Cummins ISL |
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*2009: 2 40-foot Gillig BRTs powered by Cummins ISL (0983-0984) and 5 40-foot Gillig BRT hybrids powered by Cummins ISB (0991-0995) |
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*2010: 4 40-foot Gillig BRT hybrids powered by Cummins ISB (1096-1099) |
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===Retired fleet=== |
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*901-944 1975 GMC T6H-4523A |
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*969 1981 Neoplan AN460A |
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*960-963 1982 Grumman Flxible 870 40096-6T |
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*964-968 1983 Neoplan AN440A |
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*1952 1989 Boyertown Trolley Bus |
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*8901-8910 1989 Orion 01.507 |
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*8911-8915 1989 Orion 01.508 |
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*9001-9011 1990 Orion 01.507 |
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*9012-9016 1990 Orion 01.508 |
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*9101-9112 1991 Gillig Phantom |
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*9113 1992 Chance AH-28 |
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*9201 1992 Orion 05.501 [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] |
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*9301 1993 Chance AH-28 |
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*9401-9402 1994 TMC RTS T80-206 |
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*9403 1994 Orion 05.501 CNG |
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*9601 1996 Orion 05.501 CNG |
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*9602-9606 1996 New Flyer C40LF |
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*9801-9803 1998 Orion 02.501 |
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==Current Routes== |
==Current Routes== |
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Revision as of 15:22, 19 February 2011
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 BARTA bus in downtown Reading. | |
| Founded | 1973[1] |
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| Headquarters | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Service area | Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Service type | public transit |
| Hubs | BARTA Transportation Center Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Fleet | 57 buses |
| Fuel type | Diesel, diesel electric |
| Website | www.bartabus.com |
Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA), previously Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, is a public transportation system which operates in Berks County, Pennsylvania, mainly in the city of Reading. The fleet consists of 57 buses.
BARTA Transportation Center
The BARTA Transportation Center is the center location in downtown Reading where all routes except route 6 operates. An automated voice announcement system is used to announce bus departures and what stop the bus is departing from.[2]
BARTA's fleet
BARTA's fleet consists of 57 buses with a fleet age as old as 2003. BARTA was mostly a fleet of buses powered by Detroit Diesel engines until the production of the Detroit Diesel Series 50 was cut in late 2004. Then BARTA ordered their 05, 07 and 08 Gillig BRTs with Cummins ISL. The first 2 digits of the bus numbers indicate the year the bus was ordered. Even in the 2000s. The fleet consists of both 35 foot buses and 40 foot buses. All of BARTA's fleet is equipped with Allison Transmissions and Bendix air brakes. BARTA ordered 5 diesel hybrid-electric BRTs on Friday, May 15, 2009, and 2 diesel BRTs came for 2009 as well. BARTA got four more hybrids for 2010.
The current fleet
Opus
Current Routes
- 1- Temple via Fifth Street
- 2- Fairgrounds Square Market
- 3- Temple via Kutztown Road
- 4- 10th-11th Streets
- 5- Albright College via 12th-13th Streets
- 6- Spring Street/Berkshire Heights
- 7- Pennside
- 8- Reiffton/Birdsboro
- 9- Grill via Kenhorst
- 10- Brookline
- 11- Mohnton via Shillington
- 12- Lincoln Park via Reading Hospital
- 14- Wernersville via Sinking Spring
- 15- Berkshire Mall
- 16- Broadcasting Square
- 17- Glenside/Airport/Berks Heim
- 18- Schuylkill Avenue
- 19- Riverside/FirstEnergy Stadium/Cotton Street
- 20- Route 61/Hamburg
- 21- Morgantown Express
- 22- Lyon Station/East Penn-Deka
Park and Ride Locations
- FirstEnergy Stadium (Route 19)
- Hamburg (Route 20)
- Leesport (Route 20)
- Shelbourne Square (Exeter Township (Route 8)
- Womelsdorf (Route 14)
References
- ^ About Barta. BARTA. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ BARTA Transportation Center. BARTA. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.