H UMASS/AMHERST * 315Dbb 0276 1253 7 Bus Service System Delivery Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/busservicedelive01mass 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page Main Report (bounded separately) Appendices A. Rolling Stock Issues A-1 B. Maintenance Facility Options B-1 C. Existing Private Contracting Assessment C-1 D. Route Packages and Cost Model D-1 MBTA E. Fare Structure and Fare Levels E- COMSIS Corporation Final Report MBTA Bus Service Delivery System July 1993 APPENDIX A ROLLING STOCK ISSUES Description of META Present and Projected Bus Fleet The MBTA has a large and relatively old motor bus fleet for directly operated services, given MBTA expected vehicle life and j)eak vehicle requirements. The current bus fleet totals 1,037 full-sized (35 and 40 foot long) heavy duty transit vehicles (including suburban models). There MBTA are no minibuses or over-the-road coaches in the inventory. Exhibit A-1 reproduces MBTA's recent fleet inventory from Form 408 of the FTA Section 15 report. Exhibit A-2 presents the MBTA's present and projected heavy duty motor bus fleet for directly operated services. The Private Carrier, Suburban Bus, and The Ride programs have their own fleets separate from those listed here. Exhibit A-1 is derived from the MBTA's 1992 FTA Section 15 motor bus vehicle inventory MBTA form (No. 408). This exhibit shows the number of buses in the fleet by model year and manufacturer, and also shows the average mileage for the past year and accumulatively, each by vehicle category. While this data contains errors that require correction, the most important point still holds that the fleet is old by industry standards. Key Aspects of Exhibits A-1 and A-2 There are 3 important points contained in these 2 exhibits: 1. Peaking characteristics increase overall fleet size needs and impact operational efficiency 2. Spare Ratio - large fleet necessary to compensate for an older fleet 3. Short-Term Projected Trends Peak Characteristics The MBTA fleet carries approximately 100 million passengers annually on over 150 MBTA routes. In order to meet peak needs to provide service on all routes as specified, has the following vehicle requirements': * 753 buses in the a.m. peak 293 buses during the midday period * 658 buses in the p.m. peak 133 buses during other periods MBTA ' Source: Section 15 report for the 1992 report year. COMSIS Corporation July 1993 Appendix A to Phase I of Report Page A-1 1 r o a X e 00 O — O vOp On QO lO 00 . c O — OfS — Ovoonvop^'^oooo 0—0 r»-r-)Wv-oi s s :^ •^-0!0 •0s-0 « \(o-NOr~\((mNS'l—Vo'T—^0I—0T) 0mr0o\(ONOTnfOT'f—(N(Nf^SOr—~rrto < ^ < ro a > •= m — O O omo^ 5 I So>\n0vo0\oo\oovoO(Nr- — ^ ^ |2< f*^ (N moO>/^ro — m — OrniDioooiooOTt eg < z Z Z < < m m m On O O On o o o rO- o (N D jD Q o o <N m o m >/-> VoO NoO fn in m >o >o X D 00 00 >r) X'a- yrt On X Q Q Q Q Q VHO \o NO VO H H H (- [- — NO ,-; U U u- J J u u u o u u u u u u u C E E B ™ rj o o o < o u o o o ONvou-icN — oooNoooor--t^NO\ONO oOonoOonoOonoOonoOonoOonoOonrO-nrO-nrO-nrO-nNOOnNOOnNOOnvOonNOOn <00 I ® w es o > 1 o. t o •- U 00 U ^ S~ § (T) CO § lo OooOn,^vOvOOn-o > 00 00 (N <N < 00 1 ClOa o o > 8V 8 S 8O oa fN VO CS c 0. 5 > o (ES ^w <QC lE ui — m O vo QO OS O O O O O o r—~ o O o—o o M <N (N (N 0\ e U u 'S 'S s o o o > w ^at .o e o 8 8 0 vO O foN >O£> r~ ON 00 0\ m >o oo 0\ <N rr « 00 a) o Q 8QO O QO «^ (N O M 0—0 00 00 <S (N <N z SQQ'/^'roorJOOvOrO'^ — VOQr^00f»)— (N-TOOO (N O 00 00 — — — — — <S(Nr-» o 9>) «r o <00 <oo u00 § Q O </i 0\ u cs I I 3 8 E 2 ^ E o u3 U 0\CT\oooooooooooor~r~ r—^vo^o 5 E 00 ca 3 CA o < H2o t2o- <>u UJ 'a' U. uo ca