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From my personal recollections - here are my additions to Diamond Bus Lines Ltd. Roster Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes 6 1949 Prevost PI-41 The three Prevosts 6, 7, and 14 were the mainstay of the fleet up to 1964 7 1950 Prevost Suburban Sold in 1966 to Red Deer Transit 502, retired from there c. 1972 14 1953 Prevost Citadin(?) Retired August 15, 1964 21-22 4/1953 Fitzjohn FTG-36 · Ex-Toronto Transit Commission 1778-1779. · Exx-Hollinger Bus Lines 87-88. Both were retired August 15, 1964 Added also: 3, 1940's unknown rear-engined bus seen frequently in use as a spare, up until sometime in sixties (but before end of service in 1964) 8 or 9, 1940's GM highway coach, ex-Greyhound, this was still on Diamond's lot in 1966 as evidenced by photograph 17, 1940's Flxible Clipper, believed to be ex-Northland Arrow, used primarily for the peak hour trips to & from Imperial Oil refinery 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 are believed to be old highway coaches (makes unknown) only used for a short duration There were a total of eleven to sixteen Twin Coaches built 1946 & 1948 bought from Winnipeg in 1962-63, 38-S and 34-S models. Known fleet numbers are 28 to 38 (photographic evidence exists), may also have included 23 to 27. These were mainly used for peak hour service for Jasper Place; one or two buses were assigned for all-day service to Sherwood Park (#28 was known to have been used for Sherwood Park up to c. 1966, after originally being mainly used for Jasper Place). All except one or two used for Sherwood Park were retired on August 15, 1964. Known Winnipeg fleet numbers that were sold to Diamond were the 38-S buses 825 and 829, and the 34-S buses 373, 375, 377, 361, 363 and 365. The last 3 of these are believed to correspond to Diamond numbers 36, 37 and 38, and were bought in 1963 with the rest being bought in 1962. These ex-Winnipeg Twins were Diamond's only buses known to have been equipped with heaters!! 39 and 40 are believed to be old highway coaches of unknown make, purchased specifically for the Sherwood Park run, the last buses ever bought by Diamond. The Twin Coaches were sold to Jasper Auto Parts of St. Albert (now defunct), and Windsor Auto Parts of 76 Avenue & 50 Street in Southeast Edmonton, where they remained for over two decades. The above info should be added to the Wiki on Diamond Bus lines Ltd. FIVE PHOTOS - the first is a rare NEVER BEFORE SHOWN photo from Prevost & Cie. The last photo is ex-Diamond Bus Lines prevost #7 as RDTS # 502. Categories: · Alberta Transit Agencies · Defunct Alberta transit agencies

From my personal recollections - here are my additions to Diamond Bus Lines Ltd. Roster Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes 6 1949 Prevost PI-41 The three Prevosts 6, 7, and 14 were the mainstay of the fleet up to 1964 7 1950 Prevost Suburban Sold in 1966 to Red Deer Transit 502, retired from there c. 1972 14 1953 Prevost Citadin(?) Retired August 15, 1964 21-22 4/1953 Fitzjohn FTG-36 · Ex-Toronto Transit Commission 1778-1779. · Exx-Hollinger Bus Lines 87-88. Both were retired August 15, 1964 Added also: 3, 1940's unknown rear-engined bus seen frequently in use as a spare, up until sometime in sixties (but before end of service in 1964) 8 or 9, 1940's GM highway coach, ex-Greyhound, this was still on Diamond's lot in 1966 as evidenced by photograph 17, 1940's Flxible Clipper, believed to be ex-Northland Arrow, used primarily for the peak hour trips to & from Imperial Oil refinery 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 are believed to be old highway coaches (makes unknown) only used for a short duration There were a total of eleven to sixteen Twin Coaches built 1946 & 1948 bought from Winnipeg in 1962-63, 38-S and 34-S models. Known fleet numbers are 28 to 38 (photographic evidence exists), may also have included 23 to 27. These were mainly used for peak hour service for Jasper Place; one or two buses were assigned for all-day service to Sherwood Park (#28 was known to have been used for Sherwood Park up to c. 1966, after originally being mainly used for Jasper Place). All except one or two used for Sherwood Park were retired on August 15, 1964. Known Winnipeg fleet numbers that were sold to Diamond were the 38-S buses 825 and 829, and the 34-S buses 373, 375, 377, 361, 363 and 365. The last 3 of these are believed to correspond to Diamond numbers 36, 37 and 38, and were bought in 1963 with the rest being bought in 1962. These ex-Winnipeg Twins were Diamond's only buses known to have been equipped with heaters!! 39 and 40 are believed to be old highway coaches of unknown make, purchased specifically for the Sherwood Park run, the last buses ever bought by Diamond. The Twin Coaches were sold to Jasper Auto Parts of St. Albert (now defunct), and Windsor Auto Parts of 76 Avenue & 50 Street in Southeast Edmonton, where they remained for over two decades. FIVE PHOTOS - the first is a rare NEVER BEFORE SHOWN photo from Prevost & Cie. The last photo is ex-Diamond Bus Lines prevost #7 as RDTS # 502. Categories: · Alberta Transit Agencies · Defunct Alberta transit agencies A Beverly resident blogged on a neighborhood site: 'Beverly Bus Lines begins service to Edmonton in 1936 with 20 weekday trips. 25 on Saturdays, and 14 on Sundays. Fares were 25 cents for 4 tickets. 1961, Edmonton amalgamated with Beverly and bought all 9 Brills at a cost of $15,000." Personally I was only aware of two C-36 Brills owned by Beverly Bus Lines Ltd., both purchased used from Calgary. After amalgamation, these white and blue buses continued to be used by ETS to run the routes 26 North and South, for about a year, until replaced by GM Fishbowls on the renumbered B1, B2, and B3. The two Brills were last seen in Windsor Auto Parts, 76 Ave. and 50 St., together with some Diamond Bus Lines Twins that had been bought from Winnipeg. I understand Nick Mazatiuk founded Beverly Bus Lines; he was later to found Diamond Bus Lines.

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Green light for regional transit planning By: Victoria Paterson Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016 06:00 am St. Albert Gazette St Albert and Edmonton see fed dollars as incentive for regional transit system 630 CHED Scott Johnston Posted: March 24, 2016 05:00 am | Last Updated: March 24, 2016 09:19 am

Does anyone happen to know when the existing downtown Edmonton Greyhound depot was originally built? And does anyone know anything about the older Union Bus Depot that preceded the current greyhound one?

Hello friends! My name is Viktor Chaushev and I am vice-chairman of "Public transport and infrastructure" NGO from Sofia, Bulgaria. I want to share with you this information: http://bgtransport.org/?action=news&info=629aeb373e7bd3db0a6ae5f89d77d1c4 We have recently started a campain for preserving 3 historical trolleybuses for moving museum exponates in Sofia, Bulgaria. One of them is General Motors Company – Brown Boveri & Cie Company (GMC-BBC) HR150G #152. I need help from your forum to spread these news and to see if someone can help us. It can be helped three ways: - by spreading this news to other people, organisations, bissness companies and local authorities; - by sharing technical documentation and pictures for GMC-BBC HR150G #152 - we need service manual, diagrams, schemes, history of this model of trolleybus - everything you have and know; - by donating in our campain. We use Paypal also. Pictures: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NZfLOOAflbSUxTbDlYSmRhVjg/view?usp=sharing Feel free to ask any questions! You can contact me also on e-mail: office@bgtransport.org My facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viktorchaushevSF Thank you! Viktor