Love your videos Eugene!!!! It brings back so many memories from when I was there driving the same buses back in 2005-2007 as a student. So much has changed!!
Absolutely love your vids, it's not everyday we find a driver who does these POV style videos! Would like to see one of Shuttle UM's 2013 Gilligs next.
Nice to see some old ones still on the road. Whenever I hear a Voith transmission I think of the university of Michigan because they had voith transmissions in their fleet.
I grew up riding some of those units back in 08 if I remember when I was a toddler the sound just made me remember it exactly. But I mainly grew up in New York/Jersey when they had novabuses and orians. Those I was on more frequently but I’ve always wanted to ride the gilligs more, they are easier to find down south than up north.
Love you vids just found you last night this is pure perfection this is my favorite city bus one and only favorite they used these same ones in Louisiana
We have 8 of the 2006 models in 40 foot versions but man are they terrible to drive. They sound great though, but they are just rough to deal with. Good to see the roads at your university are just as bad as ours haha
This is a 2006 Gillig Advantage powered by the Cummins ISM & Voith D864.3E. I like that Voith scream because it runs on clean diesel and LNG buses to reduce air pollution.
You do the most beautiful job in the world, you drive well and calmly it's cool, if I can give you a little advice, mount the camera lens a little higher to see the road and the landscape better. I like the American roads, it is different from the Belgian roads, it is only the clientele that does not really change 😅😅😅
That’s Xfinity parking lot. I’ll be there today and tomorrow with a team for the Gymnastics comp. Beep if you see bus 360(all white Temsa with “Academy” on the display sign) riding around.
I have always wondered why such a large engine (at such low power) was an option in those buses when the 8.3 and 8.9 performed just fine. I guess it shall always remain a mystery, lol From another transit driver, very nice driving!
@@eugew23 that’s one thing I’ve always liked about our old Voiths is how fast they are, lol I can imagine one behind an ISM....are yours governed to 65?
Cool vehicle, I've often wondered why buses from the US look so old compared to everywhere else, Stuff like the ADL Enviro 200,300 etc from the same time look futuristic in comparison.
Gillig seems to have adopted the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality on the design of their buses. They have barely changed their bus design since the '80s, with the exception of their BRT models. Newflyer, on the other hand, have more modern designs.
@@eugew23 Well yeah "If it ain't broke" why change it. I suspect safety requirements vary by country too, Huge bumpers aren't a thing where I am so manufacturers can get creative with fibreglass and make front ends more modern.
This video is actually of a 35 foot Gillig! But yes, I am working on more 35' models and a 29' model, too, so please subscribe for more content like this!
I love these pov bus rides not many people do them
Love your videos Eugene!!!! It brings back so many memories from when I was there driving the same buses back in 2005-2007 as a student. So much has changed!!
The VOITH sound is everything! 😍
I like the sound of the deep ism paired up to the Voith
I can't deny that!
@@eugew23 half of our Disney buses have the voting transmission
The engine just sounds like the Disney buses
The ISM and the prior M11 are the only two that really compare to the L10 that came just before the original M11.
I really don’t know why people hate gilligs, they look nice, they sound nice and they are faster than xcelsiors
Absolutely love your vids, it's not everyday we find a driver who does these POV style videos! Would like to see one of Shuttle UM's 2013 Gilligs next.
How'd you know that was next?! Haha
@@eugew23 Just a lucky guess lol.
Man I love these buses this is where it’s at. Ugh I gotta say as much as I love the RTS buses in my day gilig just be taking the reigns for sure.
Nice to see some old ones still on the road. Whenever I hear a Voith transmission I think of the university of Michigan because they had voith transmissions in their fleet.
ISM+864.3 makes the best sound ever lol
These are great and pretty calming as well. Also respect the driving style with the slippers 🤪
Ha, thank you. I don't know why, but I seem to be wearing those slippers quite often in my videos. Gotta be comfy when driving!
I grew up riding some of those units back in 08 if I remember when I was a toddler the sound just made me remember it exactly. But I mainly grew up in New York/Jersey when they had novabuses and orians. Those I was on more frequently but I’ve always wanted to ride the gilligs more, they are easier to find down south than up north.
Love you vids just found you last night this is pure perfection this is my favorite city bus one and only favorite they used these same ones in Louisiana
Glad you enjoy them!
Love this power train
Reminds me of our 07 low floors which retired last year sadly
St. Louis Metro Transit had Phantoms with this same drivetrain setup. Music to the ears.
We have 8 of the 2006 models in 40 foot versions but man are they terrible to drive. They sound great though, but they are just rough to deal with. Good to see the roads at your university are just as bad as ours haha
Haha what university are you with?
Wow love this to me I think gilligs are the best and this gillig sounds amazing
Nice to hear the sound of a Dennis Trident on a Gillig
I get this a lot. I guess the Trident has the same Allison ISM/Voith engine/transmission combo.
@@eugew23 older uses M11 and newer uses ISM, sadly all trident is retired in HK
I wish Ride-On got these! I would love riding them.
Thanks for the ride.
Any time!
The transmission actually sounds like a British City bus, Idk why, just reminded me of an Enviro bus.
Some have GyroDrive regen flywheel generators that make that screaming along with the DIWA
This is a 2006 Gillig Advantage powered by the Cummins ISM & Voith D864.3E. I like that Voith scream because it runs on clean diesel and LNG buses to reduce air pollution.
These don't have any of that DPF crap on them.. Gillig didn't put that stuff on their buses until 2007
That blinker sound would annoy the heck out of me if I drove that everyday
Actually a bus driver told me you sort of tune it out after a while it also sounds like a Dover elevator buzz
On our gilligs in New Mexico if you sit in the back you hear the turbo flutter
If you post a lot of these videos I guarantee you will get over to 3k
im a guy living in hong kong
and i only think its a dennis trident lol
in hong kong we got ISM+864.3E tridents
Ha, I guess this would be the closest thing to that, then!
@@eugew23 sad that the last trident is going to retire today
You do the most beautiful job in the world, you drive well and calmly it's cool, if I can give you a little advice, mount the camera lens a little higher to see the road and the landscape better.
I like the American roads, it is different from the Belgian roads, it is only the clientele that does not really change 😅😅😅
Thank you for the support! And yes, I'm working on getting that perfect angle, so I'm glad you said something.
That’s Xfinity parking lot. I’ll be there today and tomorrow with a team for the Gymnastics comp. Beep if you see bus 360(all white Temsa with “Academy” on the display sign) riding around.
I'm just seeing this comment now... But I do think I saw you haha. I remember seeing a Temsa last week while stopping by campus.
@@eugew23 yeah, it’s been a couple weeks now. But while I was sitting over at Xfinity Center saw 3 Js roll out, looking good.
I have always wondered why such a large engine (at such low power) was an option in those buses when the 8.3 and 8.9 performed just fine. I guess it shall always remain a mystery, lol
From another transit driver, very nice driving!
A mystery to me, too. But these ISM+Voith models are FAST haha
@@eugew23 that’s one thing I’ve always liked about our old Voiths is how fast they are, lol
I can imagine one behind an ISM....are yours governed to 65?
I think both of those engines were for school buses only.
Awesome video I love gilligs
Good video, eugene
Whats the beeping sound from the dashboard everytime he stops ?
The turn signal
I love voith transmissions. Too bad we have allison on our buses. I love the Voith D864.3 on it!
Love the gilligs
Do the University students know you like recording?
Cool vehicle, I've often wondered why buses from the US look so old compared to everywhere else, Stuff like the ADL Enviro 200,300 etc from the same time look futuristic in comparison.
Gillig seems to have adopted the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality on the design of their buses. They have barely changed their bus design since the '80s, with the exception of their BRT models. Newflyer, on the other hand, have more modern designs.
@@eugew23 Well yeah "If it ain't broke" why change it. I suspect safety requirements vary by country too, Huge bumpers aren't a thing where I am so manufacturers can get creative with fibreglass and make front ends more modern.
@@eugew23 oh yeah well Two school bus companies adopted what you just said and it’s definitely not bluebird nor any electric bus companies
This bus has the perfect engine for a Diesel Harley Davidson turbo Motorcycle. A Cummins M11 Harley Davidson Trike!!!😎👍🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸☕️☕️☕️🍺
Just like the Dennis Trident
Aye I rode on this when i worked at UMBC LOL
Ha. You most likely rode in the Phantom! Shuttle-UM did not use the low-floors in the Baltimore contract service.
Will you drive a 29 or 35 foot Gillig in a POV?
This video is actually of a 35 foot Gillig! But yes, I am working on more 35' models and a 29' model, too, so please subscribe for more content like this!
@@eugew23 oh okay!! I’ve been subscribed thanks for the awesome content!
can u do a full cockpit tour
Same sounds with Dennis Tridents in Hong Kong
this bus's engine sounds similar to the new york city orion vii cng buses which were saddly retired.
I wouldn't be surprised if they also used the Cummins ISM + Voith combo
@@eugew23 but they didn't they just turned them into hybrids and renumbered them which was shocking to me
Even the New Flyer LF and Nova Bus LFS had a similar engine
only UK people can see this
why does the engine sound like a UK enviro 200/300 bus
They kinda sound like the enviro 200 in the uk
😂😂😂😂 that’s what I said
Sounds like an ADL
I get that a lot. I think they use the same engine/trans combo