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https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/206441/KMB’s-first-electric-buses-to-commence-services-on-July-30

KMB electric buses just entered revenue service. Bus fans gather for a spot on the first trip as always. Sadly there is no tailpipe to jack off to. 

52 BYD DD buses costs ~HK$200M (~CA$34M)

Not sure what of the electric E500. I sure hope Toronto leaves BYD at the 10 we already have.

On 5/24/2023 at 6:43 PM, Articulated said:

2257 has entered service for the first time this afternoon. This leaves 2256 as the last 2022 XD60 to see service.

Last yet to see service? Just making sure. 

7214 is on its way. Spotted at Benton Harbor, MI, near a Walmart many truckers like to rest overnight. Expect it to arrive in the next couple days.

18 of the D45 CRT LE being assembled at Pembina. Some were obstructed by the trailers, but I did count 18 of them, among other white D45s also being built.

98 Willowdale-Senlac (RIP Orion VI and overall decent service)

It's my home route for as long as I have been in Canada.

On 12/9/2021 at 8:15 AM, Shaun said:

Do these need a special exemption to get a permit since they are not the go anywhere kind?

IIRC anything 8100 and up are go-anywhere type. That 8205 also certainly looks like go-anywhere to me.

On 3/25/2020 at 3:23 PM, BramptonTransitFan84 said:

- No fares required to board the bus until further notice

All routes free? (Edit: Brampton website only says no fare is required.)

I only know of Thunder Bay waiving all transit fares up till now.

On 1/30/2020 at 3:44 PM, NewFlyerFan said:

I figure it’s been out long enough to display, this is the new presto device being installed on all BT buses in the coming months, so far I’ve only driven 1155 with it and it works pretty well with no major issues 

im not sure if this is the final design for the operators controls, but I really hope they re design this 

@Jan Boic you posted in DRT about theirs, more than likely it’s the same device to be installed GTA wide 

At this point anything is better than whatever TTC currently has.

On 1/23/2020 at 11:46 PM, BramptonTransitFan84 said:

For those that do not know, 2020 is going to be another year of Xcelsior's for the zum fleet as NFI won the tender for the zum buses as confirmed by a press release from New Flyer that they sent out on Dec. 12, 2019 

NFI Press release: https://www.newflyer.com/2019/12/brampton-extends-sustainable-brt-with-low-emission-high-capacity-buses-from-new-flyer/
 

2075 and 2078 coming to you. Seen at Flying J at Headingley, just west of Winnipeg perimeter.

52 minutes ago, TTC 9701 said:

Why do they even bother putting ad racks on them when they get taken off and have that wrap applied.

TTC didn't think to opt out of the ad racks?

3714 is on its way, if not here already.

Spotted at the Loves at Capac, MI, somewhere on I-69.

Just spotted GO 8347. Getting some work done I suppose?

7911 now Sault Ste Marie 162, doing route 7 up there yesterday. Seen at the Great Northern Walmart.

On 10/24/2019 at 6:39 PM, MK78 said:

Latest TTC board meeting has just been posted on YouTube. Interesting parts about the LFLRV's from Bombardier's CEO, as well as the part 2 of the Auditor General's report on Presto. I had no idea it was such a fustercluck.

 

 

I will not be one bit surprised if Presto contributed to the animosity between Toronto and the province, and it will become worse in all senses. 

16 hours ago, Bus_Medic said:

Internally and in the the parts and maintenance manuals they are still referred to as hoodlum lights, regardless of their meaning in actual practice.

Ooh... we all learned something today. 

5 hours ago, Chris.A said:

Off topic, but when did TTC started putting hoodlum lights on their buses? In the mid 1990s? I know the 1996 Orion Vs (7000s and 7100s) had them, but not sure if anything else prior did?

Off topic, but I'll bite.

They are not hoodlum lights (I had to search for what it means), they mean the bus is accessible, starting in 1996 with the Orion Vs as you noticed.

23 hours ago, Wayside Observer said:

Do you mean taking the heat the batteries produce as they charge/discharge or use electricity from them to power heaters, or a combination of both?  Moving the heat generated by the cells in the battery pack into the bus would be great but might not be the easiest thing to pull off.  I'm not sure they'd produce adequate heat to keep the inside of the vehicle comfortable though.  Running electric heaters off the batteries could be done but at the wattages required, figure on around 10,000 W or so, it'd kill the range and endurance of the vehicle pretty quickly so I think a diesel fired heater's the way to go if the bus has to carry its own electricity supply around with it.

If the electrical system is liquid cooled, it should be possible to pull heat out (must have been done by someone already), my concern is: is there enough?

On 6/7/2019 at 2:46 AM, FlyerD901 said:

Here

TTC is looking at the potential option of 5 ebuses from NFI and 5 from Proterra, because of issues with BYD.

Relevant part on page 24, copied below for the lazy:

Vehicle Delivery: Due to repeated delays in delivery schedule from BYD and 
delays to submission of non-bus deliverables required under contract, on May 
3rd, 2019, TTC issued BYD a formal vendor performance review. Subsequent 
letters were sent to BYD on May 6th and May 27th advising that TTC would not be 
exercising options for additional buses under this contract and requesting follow-
up on the requested action plan to improve performance on the base contract for 
10 eBuses. TTC has engaged in discussions with both New Flyer and Proterra 
who have confirmed that they would be able to increase their option order by 5 
buses each, allowing TTC to fulfill the Board directive to deliver 60 eBuses under 
the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund even if the negotiated procurements were 
not split equally between vendors.

34 minutes ago, tomsbuspage said:

So now New Flyer build transit buses, highway and tour coaches, cutaways and double-deckers.  What's left in the market?!

American style school buses?

My brother passed me this news too by way of Bloomberg. I thought world domination.

I think this is the closest place I can put this after some searching. Two MetroLINK Proterras caught at Iowa 80 truck stop being delivered, two of 5 according to their site. No numbers yet.

https://www.gogreenmetro.com/375/Electric-Bus

5 hours ago, drum118 said:

TTC New toy

Rail milling comes to North America

I guess the joint venture is there to mod it to 1495 gauge among other things.

BTW

https://www.blogto.com/city/2019/02/someone-replaced-ttc-subway-posters-something-more-appropriate/

That poster is so funny 

On 9/8/2018 at 7:08 AM, leylandvictory2 said:

the bike rack is a prototype.  I guess the management doesn't like the prototype.

On 9/8/2018 at 4:21 PM, leylandvictory2 said:

i prefer no bike rack.  One is hard to see already especially for a short bus driver like myself.  

On 9/8/2018 at 4:20 PM, transitfan100 said:

i frequently use the bike racks, i understand the "one" bike rule due to sightline issues on the novas, especially with 29" wheels

The crippled Nova bike racks still bugs me to this date. What makes carrying 2 bikes on a LFS so difficult?

And does it mean every other bus drivers in GTA operating LFSes are just "sucking it up"?

Disclosure: I have a bicycle with 700c wheels.

VHHX Kai Tak 
VHHH Chek Lap Kok

CYYZ Toronto
CYVR Vancouver
CYWG Winnipeg

RPLL Manila

RJFF Fukuoka

YPAD Adelaide

And now something more heartwarming.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ttc-riders-who-jumped-on-tracks-to-save-fallen-man-awarded-for-their-actions-1.4007327

ps. Official tweet

A 4th passenger hit the power cut but was presumably uncredited.

Duetto Buffo di due Gatti... Meow!

TTC

A Camry in contact with driver corner of 8801 NB Don Mills before Van Horne. Two lanes blocked. Everyone there. Still ongoing.

17 hours ago, Benton Harper said:

Wonder if they would buy some Nova's when they are ready to roll?

Not until someone figure out how to put 2 bikes on it.