The Fleet
Golden Gate Bus Transit carries over seven million passengers a year . The original 132 General Motors "new look" buses, purchased in 1971-72, placed the fleet among the most modern and comfortable in the country, and it continues to be so today. The equipment caters to the long-haul Marin and Sonoma commuters. Customers find the accommodations so comfortable, they lie back and catch a wink or two.
As of January 2007, the GGT active bus fleet consists of 195 lift-equipped buses. The GGT fleet was 100% lift-equipped upon the retirement of the original new looks from the fleet in November 1997.
In the early 1980's, GGT began its ongoing bus replacement program. Under this program, older buses are retired and replaced with new, high-capacity, "clean air" buses that accommodate persons in wheelchairs and seniors.
Golden Gate Transit Fleet History
|
Year Placed In
Service
|
Manufacturer
|
Number of Buses
|
Bus Number
|
Seats
|
Wheel chair
positions
|
Wheelchair Lift
Size (inches)
|
Retired from Fleet
|
|
1971/72
|
GM "New Look"
|
132
|
800
|
|
0
|
N/A
|
Retired
One bus retained for historical purposes |
|
1982
|
16
|
1001-1016
|
43
|
1
|
N/A
|
Retired
|
|
|
1983
|
GM Advanced Design
|
50
|
1017-1067
|
41
|
1
|
N/A
|
Retired
|
|
1986
|
Gillig
|
4
|
501-504
|
26
|
2
|
Depth: 42-1/2
Width: 32
|
Retired
|
|
1987
|
MCI
|
21
|
401-421
|
45
|
1
|
Depth: 29-1/2
Width: 51-3/4
|
Retired
|
|
1990
|
TMC
|
48
|
1110, 1112, 1117-1119,
1123-1160, 1164, 1170-1171, 1178-1179
|
39
|
2
|
Depth: 44-3/4
Width:32-3/8
|
Retired |
|
1991
|
TMC
|
27 |
Various between 1196 & 1243 |
40
|
1
|
Depth:44-3/4
Width: 32-3/8
|
In Service
|
|
1994
|
Flexible
|
40
|
1401-1427, 1428-1441
|
45
|
2
|
Depth: 52
Width: 31
|
Retired |
|
1997
|
MCI
(45-foot long)
|
32
|
601-632
|
57
|
2
|
Depth: 49
Width: 31
|
In Service |
|
1998
|
Nova BUS
|
10
|
1301-1310
|
43
|
2
|
Depth: 49
Width: 30
|
In Service |
|
1999
|
MCI
(45-foot long)
|
14
|
633-646
|
57
|
2
|
Depth: 49
Width: 30
|
In Service
|
|
2000
|
Nova BUS
|
14
|
1251-1264
|
39
|
2
|
Depth: 46
Width: 32-1/2
|
In Service
|
|
2001
|
Nova BUS
(30-foot long)
|
4
|
505-508
|
27
|
2
|
Depth: 46
Width: 32-1/2
|
In Service
|
|
2003
|
MCI
(45-foot long)
|
6
|
691-696
|
57
|
2
|
Depth: 49
Width: 31
|
In Service |
|
2003
|
New Flyer
(articulated)
|
7 |
514-520
|
62
|
2
|
Depth:
Width:
|
In
Service |
|
2003
|
Orion
|
80
|
1501-1580
|
41
|
2
|
Depth: 53
Width: 34
|
In Service
|
2007 |
New Flyer (articulated) |
10 |
550-559 |
58 |
2 |
TBD |
In Service |