MATA bus fleet
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This is a roster of buses currently and previously operated by Memphis Area Transit Authority in Memphis, Tennessee.
Active
| Image | Numbers
(total) |
Manufacturer &
Model |
Delivered | Length | Notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATA bus with bike carrier 2010-10-02 Downtown Memphis TN | 401-420
(20 buses) |
Gillig Low Floor | 2010 | 40 ft (12 m) | |
| MATA bus out of service Memphis TN 2013-05-06 003 | 421-460
(40 buses) |
2011 | |||
| MATA Plus bus Memphis TN 01 | 3001-3022
(21 buses) |
29 ft (8.8 m) | no exit doors. Mostly used on MATAPlus and shuttle service. | ||
| 4001-4015
(15 buses) |
Gillig Low Floor Hybrid | 2012 | 40 ft (12 m) | Diesel-electric | |
| MATA hybrid electric bus | 5001-5005
(5 buses) |
35 ft (11 m) | Diesel-electric | ||
| File:MATA Gillig Hybrid 21209.jpg | 21209-212xx
(x buses) |
40 ft (12 m) | Diesel-electric | ||
| File:MATA Gillig Hybrid 4023.jpg | 4016-4025
(10 buses) |
2013 | Diesel-electric | ||
| 4026-4040
(15 buses) |
2014 | Diesel-electric | |||
| 21701-21715
(15 buses) |
Gillig Low Floor | 2017 | First fleet to use 5 numbers, corresponding to the year it entered service (2[0]17xx) | ||
| File:MATA Gillig Low Floor 21807.jpg | 21801-21818
(18 buses) |
2018 | Plain white scheme and frameless windows. New all white livery with green MATA logo. | ||
| File:MATA Gillig Low Floor Battery 22203.jpg | 22201-22203
(3 buses) |
Gillig Low Floor Battery | 2022 | Battery-electric, MATA plans to purchase more.[1] |
Retired
| Image | Numbers | Manufacturer &
Model |
Delivered | Withdrawn | Notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-MATA (Memphis Transit Authority of the City of Memphis) | |||||
| 800-840[2] | GM TDH-5301 | 1961 | 1979 | 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.[3] 800, 802, 805–807, 809–810, 812–813, 817–819, 822, 824, 826–827, 830–832, 834, 837–838, 840 were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1976.[4] | |
| 841-850 | 1962 | 1986 | Originally numbered 42–51; Air conditioned fleet. | ||
| 700-715 | Flxible New Look | 1962 (700 only), 1964 | 1977 | Built in Alabama; All were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1977; Air conditioned fleet. Bus 700 was a demo.[5] | |
| 851-878 | GM TDH-5303 | 1963 | 1987 | Air conditioned fleet | |
| 879-914 | 1964 | 1988 | Air conditioned fleet | ||
| 915-989[6] | 1965 | 1990 | Air conditioned fleet | ||
| 101-114 | 1966 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet | ||
| 401-412 | GM TDH-4519 | 1991 | Air conditioned fleet, 35 ft buses; several units were repainted as the "Hustle Bus" | ||
| 115-124 | GM TDH-5303 | 1967 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet | |
| 125-144 | GM T6H-5305A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet; 40 ft buses | |
| 413-439 | GM T6H-4521A | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses | |||
| 440-499 | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses | ||||
| Post-MATA (1975 to present) | |||||
| 200-243 | AM General Metropolitan 9640-8 | 1978[7] | 1994 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed | |
| 244-251 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed | ||||
| 301-329 | GM RTS-II | 1979[8] | 2000 | Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units. | |
| 501-509 | MAN SG-310 | 1983[9] | 2003 | 60 ft articulated buses | |
| 601-682 | GM RTS-04 | 1985[10] | 2005 | ||
| 683-694 | 1986 | 2006 | |||
| 510-519 | MAN SG-310 | 1987 | 2000 | ||
| 701-724 | TMC RTS-06 | 1988 | 2008 | ||
| 50-54 | Chance VS-29 | 2003 | 2010 | Trolley-replica buses | |
| 725-740 | Nova Bus RTS-08 | 1994 | 2011 | ||
| 55-56 | Chance VS-29 | 1991 | 2011 | ||
| 57-59 | 1992 | ||||
| MATA buses 2010-09-18 Memphis TN 03 | 800-838 | Nova Bus LFS-40102 | 1998 | 2013 | |
| Memphis MATA bus | 839-888 | 2000 | 2014 | ||
| 889-939 | 2002 | 2016 | |||
| 501-507 | Neoplan USA AN460 | 2004 | 2017 | 60 ft articulated buses | |
See also
References
- ↑ Evans, Myracle (2023-07-14). "MATA takes new electric bus on tour across Bluff City". Action News 5. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978
- ↑ GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT
- ↑ from NE Buses
- ↑ Flxible New Look list from OMOT
- ↑ MATA 968 in Downtown Memphis in June 1978
- ↑ "Changes Evaluated As Bus Riding Rises". The Commercial Appeal. April 20, 1978. p. 18. ProQuest 2656222279.
- ↑ "30 New Buses To Add Sleek Look". The Commercial Appeal. August 9, 1979. p. 33. ProQuest 2655929264.
- ↑ Dawson, William (September 28, 1983). "10 accordian-like buses to carry more, cost less". The Commercial Appeal. p. 50. ProQuest 2657462828.
- ↑ "Hail the MATA 83!". The Commercial Appeal. August 23, 1985. p. 24. ProQuest 2657334569.
External links
- Official website
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