Shot in summer of 1999, this is a video previewing the prototypes of two then-new SEPTA buses: the Neoplan articulated and the Metrotranz 30-foot bus. Both are on display at SEPTA headquarters in downtown Philadelphia, and you'll see both buses, inside and out, in detail.
The Neoplan would be the first of 155 buses to make up the entire fleet. The demo unit seen here would be sent back for a number of modifications before returning to enter service the following year.
The Metrotranz would not fare so well. The demo seen here was to be the first of an 80-bus order. It too, was sent back for modifications, but the builder went bankrupt before going into production with the order. After new bids were put put, ElDorado National would win the 80-bus order that would start arriving in late 2001.