MiWay 1351-1360

Sauga Transit 1351-1360 are 2013 New Flyer "Xcelsior" XD60 units that are used on the busiest routes or high-demand services in the Mississauga Transit network. This class was introduced with 1359 on December 14, 2016, making it the last class of "new" units prior to rebuild operations, also being the first articulated bus in the ROBLOX system. 1359 was also the only brick articulated bus to regularly operate for Sauga Transit (classmate 1358 only saw very limited service).

History
Articulated bus operations in the Mississauga Transit system have been around for a long time, dating as far back as the 1980s with GM "New Look" articulated units. Mississauga also ordered 1993 New Flyer D60s along with the 1997 and 2001 New Flyer D60LFs. In 2007, the company also purchased New Flyer D60LFRs for local service and in 2010, purchased D60LFRs again for express service.

However, the 2013 XD60s were ordered to phase out the 2001 NFI D60LFs (0151-0160), none of which still exist. Prior to these buses being introduced, articulated buses in the system were painted in Mississauga Transit livery as they had been ordered prior to the re-branding.

On August 20, 2021, Sauga Transit posted a YouTube video titled "Bendy Bus 2.0" as a release trailer of the rebuilt 2013 New Flyer XD60, showing 1359's return to the roads, a demonstration of its meshed bellows and footage of it being tested around the map. On August 21, 2021, the meshed XD60s entered service although footage of 1357 and 1358 were not shown in the video.

On September 24, 2021, unit 1359 suffered an engine fire. The cause is currently unknown, although the bus was sent for repairs.

Overview
Unit 1359 is one of 10 New Flyer XD60s that were ordered by the system, with classmates 1357 and 1358 joining the fleet as meshed buses. The fleet has since expanded as more drivers can operate this type of bus.

Therefore, these XD60s were the first articulated buses in the network to have the "local" branding while the last class of articulated buses with the Mississauga Transit livery, the 2007-2008 New Flyer D60LFRs retired between 2020 and 2021s. The 10 units, representing Sauga Transit's largest order replaced units 0878 and 0884 when they entered service. Unit 1359 was technically in service in March 2017, being the only articulated bus in the system at the time. It was only run on routes 5, 26 and 76 for its two months in operation, with expectations for service on route 19 (now routes 2/17). This unit could be easily spotted due to its length, three doors, rear window and other defining features that made it separate from the other buses of the fleet. The unit was shipped out for rebuild sometime in May 2017, seeing the shortest amount of service time for any vehicle in the fleet prior to mesh conversion. Bus 1358 was intended to enter service as a brick bus but it did see some service in early 2017, whereas it was sent for rebuild almost immediately. It returned to Sauga Transit sometime in mid-2021 as a meshed bus.

1357 is a new unit that was purchased on October 18, 2017 to complement its classmates. It was expected to be delivered and to enter service in early 2019. However, this bus was delivered two years later than expected with the other rebuilt XD60s. After many years of delays, all three XD60s were completed sometime in mid-2021, entering service on August 21, 2021. The same day, seven more XD60s, numbered 1351-1356 and 1360 entered service in-game, being built in 2019 as expansion. Therefore, the XD60s also mark the first complete series of buses to operate for Sauga Transit.

Like the other Xcelsiors in the fleet, the XD60s also feature clean diesel engines that are EPA2010 compliant and as such, carry "Clean Diesel" decals on the sides. However, they do not carry these decals in real life. The slogan was also changed to "Bringing Transit Fans Together" (as to replace "my destination, my route, mi way") for copyright reasons.

Did you know?

 * 1359 had individually controlled front, centre and rear doors prior to rebuild.
 * 1358 was presumed to be in storage at New Flyer Industries awaiting rebuild from 2017 to early 2021, then was completed and tested in mid-2021. This bus, however saw extremely limited service in brick form.
 * Although 1358 and 1359 entered service prior to 0878 and 0884 in Roblox, the mesh XD60s are considered "new" as many players that are in the group today did not have the opportunity to ride the brick XD60.
 * This order is the only complete series of buses in service.