The Gillig Phantom is a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, CA. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a 3-year long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus. The first Phantoms were 35 feet long and 96 inches wide, however 30 and 40-foot models were offered beginning in 1981, and 102-inch wide models became available in 1983. Gillig now only produces the Phantom in the 102-inch wide version due to stricter emissions and accessibility requirements. A school bus version was also produced from 1986 to 1993. A liquefied natural gas fueled version was produced beginning in 1992, but has since been discontinued. A diesel-electric hybrid powered version was produced beginning in 1996, but was discontinued in 2006.
The Phantom was originally equipped with either a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA or Cummins L-10 diesel engine, but is now available with either a Cummins ISB, ISL, or ISM diesel engine.
Competitors
- New Flyer D30/D35/D40HF *
- Neoplan AN440 *
- Orion V
- NABI 416
- GMC/TMC/NovaBus Classic *
- GMC/TMC/NovaBus/Millennium Transit Services RTS
*Out of production
References
- Gillig Corporation, gillig.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-25
- Gillig Transit Coach / Pacific SchoolCoach Online Museum, gilligcoaches.net, Retrieved on 2006-12-25
- GM Brings Clean Mass Transit to Environmental Conference, allisontransmission.com, Retrieved on 2006-12-25
- BusTalk.Net Surface Transit Discussion Forum, bustalk.net, Retrieved on 2006-12-25
- Stauss, Ed (1988). The Bus World Encyclopedia of Buses, Woodland Hills, CA: Stauss Publications. ISBN 0-9619830-0-0
