JaceYiuKPU168 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Cummins Flyers run well on hills which poco has and richmond has none as it is flat 71xx to 72xx run very well there and they do ok on hills as well as they did start out at BTC These buses run well on Highway 91 & 99 (as well as George Massey Tunnel). Cummins Flyers are also good on running the freeways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Novas do OK on hills, i live along the 28 on top of a hill and the deisel novas do better than the HEVs. but after talking with drivers, they say there are some hevs that do well on the hills as the engine doesn't kick in so quickly, and some have engines that don't start kicking in right away but the HEVs seem underpowered up hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mira Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 These buses run well on Highway 91 & 99 (as well as George Massey Tunnel). Cummins Flyers are also good on running the freeways. as do the older ones no matter what we think the powers to be will send the coaches to where they think best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCanGo Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Should have kept some GM Hillclimbers. Remember taking those to go up to SFU...wow. I recall a rumor about several potential HEV's coming to Surrey. Had my doubts because of the terrain in Surrey and the vast distance in between stops. No idea why they still run them up SFU... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Well they run em up SFU because since there are a few stops on the hill, it gives the bus a chance to recharge its battery to braking and has power left to make it up all the to the loop on top. with surrey, hmmmm i doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Well they run em up SFU because since there are a few stops on the hill, it gives the bus a chance to recharge its battery to braking and has power left to make it up all the to the loop on top. with surrey, hmmmm i doubt it. Depends on the route, I think. An HEV would be fine on the 502, for example, because it's just stop, start, stop, start, all the way along Fraser highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Just want to comment on the nova statement and hills. I was driving the 144 today and the Nova that I had today, which was a LFS, was able to do 60km/h up the hill with no issue. I even had to take my foot off the accelerator a tiny bit. Not all of them are like that, but the odd one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaceYiuKPU168 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I saw 7381 on 401 @ Richmond-Brighouse Station in the afternoon when I took 301 to Surrey (fleet 7270) Also, I saw 7376 on 407 @ Garden City Road in the evening when I board on 301 to Richmond (fleet 7308) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 P8083 was on the 620 outbound leaving Ladner at 725. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 V7199 is in Surrey according to the Queen. Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuttle Queen Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Saw V7180 this morning doing a 320 towards Surrey Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCanGo Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Saw V7180 this morning doing a 320 towards Surrey Central. Wasn't that a Richmond based bus? Interesting that they're transferring more buses to the STC. Perhaps to accommodate necessary expansions or to transfer the 40LFR's back to Vancouver/Burnaby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Wasn't that a Richmond based bus?Interesting that they're transferring more buses to the STC. Perhaps to accommodate necessary expansions or to transfer the 40LFR's back to Vancouver/Burnaby? I seriously doubt that. If you read the Moving Forward Plan, theres discussions in improving service in Surrey. Especially starting in 2011. It could simply be just an expansion. I dont see the LFR's returning to Burnaby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I agree, it would just be something to do with service expansion in surrey. But with the D40LFR's coming back to BTC, not a chance and besides BTC is at max capacity in yard space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I seriously doubt that. If you read the Moving Forward Plan, theres discussions in improving service in Surrey. Especially starting in 2011. It could simply be just an expansion. I dont see the LFR's returning to Burnaby. I personally see this being a move to increase the, always low, spare fleet at STC. It's nowhere near as bad as it used to be a few years ago, but the problem is still far from solved. Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnhyphenmark Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 V7174 is doing a run on the 9 this morning...coming out of storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 V7174 is doing a run on the 9 this morning...coming out of storage? Yeah, the last time I saw that one, it was parked in the back of OTC. I don't remember exactly when, but I'm pretty sure my last OTC check was just over a month ago, when I stopped by on my way to the school just around the corner to do a pickup. 7174 (with no prefix on the back) was in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuttle Queen Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Just saw V7210 leaving Surrey Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnhyphenmark Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 And another one out of storage...7179 on the 16 this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro 500 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 V7181 on 301, left Richmond Ctr at 1835. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 7174 on the 2 this afternoon, still with no prefix on the front or the rear, but with a fresh "V" on the driver's side. And 7188 was on the 25 this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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