Talk:Rapid Transit Series
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 | The content of Millennium Transit Services was merged into Rapid Transit Series on 5 April 2019. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page. |
Proposed merge with Millennium Transit Services
This is a small, lesser-known company compared to manufacturers like NovaBus and MCI which previously made the RTS. It would not be ideal to place this info in its own article especially given the lack of coverage in the media. ««« SOME GADGET GEEK »»» (talk) 03:01, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
Good move, since their plant has long since been demolished.
Still problematic
Maybe as a result of the article merer, somehow MTS went totally out of business but then two years later resumed production? This is what we "learn" in the fourth paragraph of the intro with regard to 2009-11. That part of the article needs to be further rewritten. It would seem that what is said in the later paragraphs is more accurate, and needs to be somehow incorporated into the introduction, in more-succinct but still accurate form. 72.106.148.238 (talk) 03:01, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
First paragraph, bad sentence
The end of the very first paragraph:
"Most current buses are now made by specialized coach manufacturers with flat sides and windows."
There are several things wrong with this sentence, but the main thing is the beginning: "Most current buses" could mean most of the RTS being produced in 2025, or it could mean most buses produced worldwide in 2025. And... there's nothing else it could legitimately mean. I'm pretty sure the writer didn't mean either of those two very specific things, and I guess the sentence should be cut, or else changed so it says whatever it was meant to say.
Bonus: "coach manufacturers with flat sides and windows" makes me imagine promotional footage of the glass being installed on a shiny new flat-sided CEO. :) TooManyFingers (talk) 15:14, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
RTS with Ultra Capacitors ~2026-41229-1 (talk) 17:55, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
RTS with Ultra Capacitors
I see references elsewhere re some RTS buses with ultracapacitors. This arrangement provided improved fuel economy but more importantly better acceleration and longer brake life. Can anyone add more detail? ~2026-41229-1 (talk) 17:58, 19 January 2026 (UTC)