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I really, really hope that this livery looks better in person. What a horrible modification to such an attractive scheme. I thought we were so close to finally having all the buses just look the same. Now we can have specialized livery for non-specialized routes again. Yay!

Did McCallum get elected with other like minded council members? A Mayor is only one vote at a table of many - I didn't follow the Mainland elections at all.

They're not. On Facebook a bunch of transit fans got riled up with a poor understanding of the legal framework. They applied for licensing, had a provisional one, and not have an operating contract.

I promise you the bus fleet make up has literally nothing to do with this type of service merger discussion.

Exactly... Personally I think battery buses could very well be advanced enough by then to make this the last generation of trolley. However, if that is not the case, Vancouver would surely order enough to lead to bids - there were no readily available trolleys "off the shelf for the last order".

Hilarious Reddit thread with photo of a XN40 delivery: https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/9amcl1/driving_through_boise_id_i_spotted_a_familiar/?utm_source=reddit-android

As cool as it would be for a downtown terminus like that it would be totally impractical; complex move & crazy time consuming even if they didn't stop. But id love the ride! I strongly suspect it this were to ever be able to happen it is now (figuratively). The provincial government is very service oriented, the highway is junk, bus service is leaving... The province still owns the right via BC Rail to a lot of property in the Lonsdale area, a quick 12 minute SeaBus ride to downtown.

I've seen it out and about a lot. Wonder why no revenue service yet though?

WCE still has a spare though, right? Certainly not crazy two would be down.

A cheaper cab ride?

Hey maybe you told the future?!? There's the other 11!

I never noticed fleet number 9582 was skipped. Any idea why?

Some West Van employees who are reliable observers said on the Western Canadian Transit Facebook page that WVTC isn't getting the 240, to their knowledge.

Is it because of artic's? I'm just trying to understand the route swap logic?

The difference is I'm not saying Trolley's are good, therefore they're good. I'm saying they have real limits that cause genuine issue. I don't think I said trolleys were a thread to system viability - if I did it's a typo. Vancouver has done really extensive cost reviews- literally some of the best in the industry ever, about a decade ago. The name is escaping me but most here probably know what I'm talking about. Trolleys were with capital cost, maintenance, and unit operation the cheapest mode correct for service life. Like I've said numerous times, I like trolleys and this speaks to my love of efficiency. But as I keep saying and I keep getting rebutted on is that the infastructure limitations that trolleys create are a significant liability for TransLink. Because of their unique nature trolleys have the lowest utilization in the fleet, and are the only buses that require Depot swaps if any service route changes of signifigance are made since VTC holds an insufficient quantity of diesels to 'diesalize' service past one route. Recent example, the BMO Marathon was a very diesel day as trolleys sat unused at VTC for several routes. Zoning limitations have killed some trolley infastructure, namely Stanley Park. A long long time ago wires snuck into Burnaby but have never been subsequently allowed to expand after that. When I was still with TL and the Province review picked up the lack of trolley utilization a technology swap was tried for the 41; but trolleys never came as Burnaby won't support overhead. I'm not suggesting trolley replacement would somehow be prioritized over any other fleet, they are just due to come up in five years due to natural attrition.