How long is a 71 passenger school bus?

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IC RE 1629
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How many feet is a 77 passenger school bus?
How long is a 72 passenger school bus?
How long is a 65 passenger school bus?
What is the length of a 66 passenger school bus?

United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 07:35:05 AM

How long (in feet) are the buses in your fleet? Give the capacity and the length.

Example: 78 pax -- xx feet

Cody
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United States
1630 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 08:02:48 AM

71 Passengers -- 38-40 feet.

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 2:06:57 PM

About how long would a 90 passenger Type D bus be?

scottyd
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USA
491 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 3:07:10 PM

1629--Ask Bus801. He'll know.

Scott
Driving America's Future

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 3:28:01 PM

10-4!

Bus 29
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USA
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Posted - 10/08/2005 : 4:29:49 PM

71 pass. 38 feet

bustroy
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USA
151 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 5:01:06 PM

72 pass--Is 34 feet, 84 pass----Is 39 feet. I would say a 90 pass---is 41 feet. Because you only add two seats` One on each side.I am thinking that a 78 Pass--is 37 feet. That would be a good question for the shop guys. The 72 and the 84 i learned from school bus roadeos.

Driver Trainer

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 5:14:52 PM

I am trying to create a scale drawing of different size school buses (i.e. 78, 84, 90, etc.) and in order to correctly scale my drawing I need to know how long a typicl 78, 84, 90, etc. passenger bus is.

bustroy
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USA
151 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 6:04:37 PM

Go to the professional garage forum ,and i have asked about it for you.They havent responded yet.

Driver Trainer

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 6:13:23 PM

I was hoping that your post in that forum would direct some of them over here. I'll just wait and see.

78fordwayne
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USA
2868 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 6:22:24 PM

my 89 Chevy Blue Bird 65 pass was 37 feet. My 88 Chevy Thomas 54 pass is 30 feet long

Robert B.

buster133
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USA
512 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 6:23:41 PM

This pic might help out. I found it with all of the owners manuals and a few other papers with the specs on my bus. According to this sheet, my 77 pass Freightliner Thomas is overall 470" long or 39.166 ft long, and the spec sheet for our 65 pass Thomas Freightliner has an overall length of 422.8" or 35.233ft. Hope this helps

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Edited by - buster133 on 10/08/2005 6:30:40 PM

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 7:39:40 PM

I appreciate that! Thank you!

IC
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USA
3413 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2005 : 11:52:54 PM

My 78 pax Thomas ER is over 25 feet long (durn, I need a longer tape measure!)

IC-RE
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USA
4117 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2005 : 07:39:51 AM

lol! I think our 78 pax buses are around 37 feet, (on the AmTran NOT IC's it says it on the white sticker above the drivers where it also says weight and height, I may be wrong) Our TC 2000's that are 78 pax are 39 feet, and our 84 pax buses are over 40 si i am told.

bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia.

SchoolBusFan
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USA
1769 Posts

Posted - 10/09/2005 : 8:36:09 PM

A 90 passenger bus should be about 40 feet long. I know this won't be leagal for student transportation, but I wonder what an articulated type d style bus would look like. That would be pretty interesting to see.

IC RE 1629
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United States
5097 Posts

Posted - 10/10/2005 : 06:49:39 AM

What is the maximum legal length for a type D school bus?

thomas86_a
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USA
4413 Posts

Posted - 10/10/2005 : 08:23:20 AM

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Originally posted by IC RE 1629
What is the maximum legal length for a type D school bus?

Depends on the state, some limit to 40, some 45.

How many feet is a 77 passenger school bus?

Dimensions: Exterior Length: 39ft. Interior Length (Driver Seat to Back Wall): 30ft. Interior Width: 7ft 6in.

How long is a 72 passenger school bus?

a 72-passenger bus will be about 34 feet long. an 84-passenger bus is around 39 feet. and a 90-passenger bus will be over 40 feet long.

How long is a 65 passenger school bus?

For a 65 passenger conventional school bus, use the following dimensions for design vehicle: length = 408"; width = 96"; wheelbase = 254"; outer radius = 37'-07"; inner radius = 27'-00".

What is the length of a 66 passenger school bus?

If you order a bus with extended knee room your length could be the same as a bus with more passenger capacity. For example on a type D bus in our district it is 35ft in length and 72 passenger(non extended knee room) where as a 66 passenger bus with extended knee room is 35ft in length.