Metrobus fleet (Washington, D.C.)

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This is a roster of the bus fleet of Metrobus, the fixed-route bus service run by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C.

The Metrobus fleet is the sixth-largest bus fleet in the United States. It provides more than 130 million passenger trips per year in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. As of 2020, the current Metrobus fleet consists of 1,571 buses of varying fuel types including diesel, compressed natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, and battery-electric. ^[1]

Image	Builder and model	Model year	Length	Numbers (Total)	Vehicles in service	Fuel type	Notes
	New Flyer D40LFR	2006	40 ft (12 m)	6101–6217 (117 buses)	38 retiring	Diesel	6206–6217 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks. Most units in reserve in case of shortage.
	New Flyer DE40LFA	2008–2009	42 ft (13 m)	6301–6461 (161 buses)	10 retiring	Diesel-electric hybrid	6301–6312 were painted in the REX scheme. 6413–6461 are painted in MetroExtra livery. Most units in reserve in case of shortage.
	New Flyer DE35LFA	2009	37 ft (11 m)	3751–3770 (20 buses)	20
	New Flyer DE40LFA	2010	42 ft (13 m)	6462–6609 (148 buses)	132		6462–6472 are painted in MetroExtra livery. 6550–6561 were painted in the REX scheme. Six units were sold to Fairfax Connector in 2021.
	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40	2011	40 ft (12 m)	7001–7152 (152 buses)[2]	150
		2012–2013		7153–7272 (120 buses)	118		7153–7167 features KIEL Centra Seats.
	Daimler Commercial Buses Orion VII EPA10 BRT	2012	32.5 ft (9.9 m)	3063–3087 (25 buses)	19		3082–3087 were repainted in a green TAGS livery in 2016, and were transferred to Fairfax Connector in 2020.
				3036–3062 (27 buses)	27	Diesel
	North American Bus Industries 42-BRT	2014–2015	42 ft (13 m)	8001–8105 (105 buses)	103	Diesel-electric hybrid	8002–8014 were originally assigned to the Metroway route.
	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated	2015	60 ft (18 m)	5460–5480 (21 buses)	21
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN40	2015–2016	40 ft (12 m)	2830–2993 (164 buses)	162	CNG	2981–2993 are assigned to the Metroway route.
	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40			7300–7409 (110 buses)	109	Diesel-electric hybrid
	New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40	2016		1001 (1 bus)	1	Battery electric	First all-electric transit bus for WMATA.[3]
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN40	2018		3100–3199 (100 buses)[4]	100	CNG
	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated		60 ft (18 m)	5481–5492 (12 buses)[5]	12	Diesel-electric hybrid
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN40	2019	40 ft (12 m)	3200–3274 (75 buses)	74	CNG
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40			4450–4474 (25 buses)	25	Diesel
		2020		4475–4499 (25 buses)[6][7]	25
	New Flyer Xcelsior XN40			3275–3349 (75 buses)[6][7]	75	CNG
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated	2020–2021	60 ft (18 m)	5500–5541 (42 buses)[6][7]	42	Diesel
	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2021	40 ft (12 m)	4500–4598 (99 buses)	99
		2022		4600–4700 (101 buses)	101
		2023		4701–4795 (95 buses)	95		First WMATA buses to include USB charging ports
	New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE60		60 ft (18 m)	1060–1061 (2 buses)	2	Battery electric[8][9]	WMATA's first articulated electric buses.
	New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40	2024	40 ft (12 m)	1045-1050? (5 buses)	2 (Delivery In progress)		10 buses to be housed at Shepherd Parkway division.[10][11]

These buses were served by WMATA at one point but were replaced by newer and more efficient buses after serving at least 8 years. Some buses were preserved and some were acquired by museums, while the rest of the fleets were scrapped.^[15]

Year	Builder and model name	Numbers (preserved numbers)	Year Retired	Picture	Notes
1959	General Motors New Look	4920–4944, 5700–5774	1990s–2000
1960		2525–2539, 4700–4799
1961		2540–2554, 3324–3325
1962		1301–1324, 2555–2569, 3301–3313, 5800–5874, 5900–5974
1963		1401–1420, 3314–3318, 6300–6381 (1400)
1963–1964		3526–3527
1964		1431–1440, 2570–2577, 3319–3323, 3401–3405, 6400–6499			6481 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
1965		2578–2607, 3250–3251, 3501–3525, 6500–6579
1966		2608–2624, 3601–3635, 6600–6699
1967		1451–1473, 2625–2640, 6700–6724 (1461)
1968–1969		3801–3840
1970–1971		1001–1030
1972		1101–1130
1973–1974		1151–1180
1974–1975	AM General Metropolitan	7000–7619	1990s		7535 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum.[16]
1976–1978	Flxible Corporation New Looks (53096 Models)	8000–8661	1999–2001
1979	General Motors Corporation RTS II	9001–9115 (9112)	2000–2001		Originally equipped with 6V71N engines.
	MAN SG 220	5001–5043	1995		First articulated buses for WMATA.
1983–1984	Neoplan USA AN440A	9500–9576	1994		9500 was a Demonstrator bus built to SEPTA specs, the only 96 inch wide Neoplan in the fleet.
1983	MAN SG 310	5101–5133	2002
1986–1987	Flxible Metro A	8700–8922, 8950–8975	2005–2006		8800–8922 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
1988	Flxible Metro B	9201–9239, 9251–9289			9201–9239 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
	Gillig Phantom	5080–5099	2001		30 ft.[17] 5090 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
1989	Flxible Metro B	5151–5185	2006		30 ft. 5172 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum.[18]
1990		9301–9413	2010
		9421–9463	2006–2007		Not equipped with wheelchair lifts.
1991		9481–9498	2009		35 ft. 9485, 9493 & 9497 were sold to TheBus under the same numbers.
1992	Bus Industries of America Orion V (05.501)	9601–9660	2008		Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines & Allison HTB-748 transmissions.
1993	Flxible Metro D	9701–9785	2010		9704 was retained and painted into Metro's roadeo bus, but was ultimately scrapped.
1994		9801–9835			9801–9818 were originally powered by Cummins L10 engines.
1995	Flxible Metro E	4001–4104
	North American Bus Industries (American Ikarus) 436.06	5201–5245	2009–2011		Originally had ZF 5HP600 transmissions.
1997–1998	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501)	4200–4412 (4271)	2014–2016		4388–4412 featured suburban-style seating. 4271 was repainted into the Metro 4th Generation paint scheme and is only used for Roadeo events.
1999	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505)	3900–3950	2012		30 units were sold to Ride On and were retired in 2014.
1999–2000	Orion Bus Industries Orion II (02.501)	3701–3742	2008–2009		Two buses were originally preserved but were scrapped around 2013–2014.
2000	Orion Bus Industries Orion VI (06.501)	2000–2099	2012		First low floor buses for WMATA. Suddenly retired after engine fires took place on two buses in a span of five days.[19][20]
	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501)	2100–2231	2018–2020		Last order of 40-ft high-floor buses for WMATA.
2001–2002	New Flyer Industries C40LF	2300–2399, 2401–2464	2015–2016		2460–2463 were originally powered by John Deere 6081H engines. 2464 was repainted into the MetroExtra scheme following rehabilitation and kept its John Deere 6081H engine. First CNG buses for WMATA and the New Flyer buses in the fleet.
2002	Thomas Dennis SLF230	3951–3954	2009		Operated for City of Falls Church for services between East and West Falls Church under the "GEORGE" brand. Transferred to Arlington Transit on July 6, 2009, and were renumbered to 5296–5299.[21] Later repainted to the ART scheme in 2010, when the GEORGE bus system was suspended, and retired between 2012 and 2013.
2002–2003	Neoplan USA AN460 (articulated)	5301–5321	2015–2016		Only a few were rehabbed but all were repainted. Last high-floor buses for WMATA.
2005–2006	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor)	2501–2685, 2701–2730	2018–2020		2616–2685 and 2701–2730 originally had John Deere 6081H engines. 2674–2685 were originally painted in the REX scheme. 2701–2730 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks.
	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.503) (semi-low floor)	3001–3035	2020–2021
	New Flyer Industries DE40LF	6001–6039	2021		First diesel-electric hybrid buses for WMATA.
2006	New Flyer Industries DE40LFR	6040–6050			6040 was repainted into the MetroExtra livery following an accident in 2009.[22]
2007	New Flyer Industries C40LFR	2801–2825	2020-2023		2801–2816 were painted in the MetroExtra livery.
2008	North American Bus Industries 60-BRT articulated	5401–5422	2021		First buses to be delivered in the Local livery.
2009	New Flyer Industries DE60LFA articulated	5431–5452			5432 and 5433 are used for driver training.

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