T3G Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Can anyone confirm whether 6221 has been retired or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Was this a 1977 classic?? Or a newer version of the classic?? I think you mean 1987 Classic and dont YRT classic 1989-1990 models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFanForever Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Can anyone confirm whether 6221 has been retired or not? It has not been decomissioned so consider it still active. Was this a 1977 classic?? Or a newer version of the classic?? No Classics in 1977, I believe production started in 1982/83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I think you mean 1987 Classic and dont YRT classic 1989-1990 models? You're right. It is 1987. What the hell what i thinking. I always keep moving the digits back by one. I think i'm going walmart roll back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buschic Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 It has not been decomissioned so consider it still active.No Classics in 1977, I believe production started in 1982/83. 1983 was the first production year, Burlington Transit have some left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion V Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 1983 was the first production year, Burlington Transit have some left... And being 2nd hand from US, they're even better than TTC's which are 1987! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmountdriver Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Walk through the bus areas at Warden and wait until you see '102 Markham Road' written on the route # sign things. Can't get any clearer than that, sorry!Can anyone confirm whether 6221 has been retired or not? 102 Markham Road is Bay # 3 at Warden Station. 6221 is the Island bus at the moment. It doesn't have SVASAS (stop calling system) installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 102 Markham Road is Bay # 3 at Warden Station.6221 is the Island bus at the moment. It doesn't have SVASAS (stop calling system) installed. Thankyou very very much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltontransithistory Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 102 Markham Road is Bay # 3 at Warden Station. Thought so. I couldn't see the route sign from up above on the subway (Not often I get to say that), but the bus was waiting to enter one of the bus bays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekguy1326 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 6284 is on route 102 Markham Road right now for the pm rush hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 102 Markham Road is Bay # 3 at Warden Station.6221 is the Island bus at the moment. It doesn't have SVASAS (stop calling system) installed. Good. I want to see more classics. If they lasted after christmas this is CPTDB's christmas present from the board to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
306 Carlton Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 1983 was the first production year, Burlington Transit have some left... I believe that Metro Transit in Halifax, NS still has some 1983 GM Classics still running around. I think they are original to Metro as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 6225 on 83 yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I heard 6221 is on the Island. Is that why (nearly) everyone thinks its been retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 6223 on 83 monday 6225 on 83 tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion V Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Anyways, back to 6221; why are they doing shuttle service over there? It's winter! Do they always have a TTC bus over there every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 A couple of questions about 6221 (and the other 4 Classics) 1. Do Classics run outside rush hour? 2. Is the Toronto Island going to keep 6221 for good (since the bus is so close to retirement)? 3. If they do, will they have it scrapped or keep it as a display or something that visitors can look at and take pictures of? 4. If they don't, and send it back to the TTC, will it see any service, or will it be scrapped as soon as it comes back? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 A couple of questions about 6221 (and the other 4 Classics)1. Do Classics run outside rush hour? 2. Is the Toronto Island going to keep 6221 for good (since the bus is so close to retirement)? 3. If they do, will they have it scrapped or keep it as a display or something that visitors can look at and take pictures of? 4. If they don't, and send it back to the TTC, will it see any service, or will it be scrapped as soon as it comes back? Thanks! 1. Not very often. 4. 6221 was brought back here for repairs, and 6225 IIRC was sent out for a few months as a replacement. As for 2-4, the Island doesn't swallow it up permanately. It's come back (see above) and likely will by retirement. I'm not sure if it'll see service back on the mainland again though. There have been other buses out on the Island, just the TTC doesn't publicize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 1. Not very often.4. 6221 was brought back here for repairs, and 6225 IIRC was sent out for a few months as a replacement. As for 2-4, the Island doesn't swallow it up permanately. It's come back (see above) and likely will by retirement. I'm not sure if it'll see service back on the mainland again though. There have been other buses out on the Island, just the TTC doesn't publicize it. I hope 6221 sees service on the Mainland at least one more time. I really want to ride it. I also hope that I catch a Classic outside of the rush hour when I go looking for some of them on the 102 on the 2nd of January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax_Route10 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I believe that Metro Transit in Halifax, NS still has some 1983 GM Classics still running around. I think they are original to Metro as well. You are correct, we still have 4 of our 12 original '83 Classics in daily service. They are the oldest natively ordered Classics still in service anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 6225 on 83 today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 1. 102 Markham Rd. and 83 Jones are the two Classic routes, right? 2. Which of the two Classic routes do I have a better chance of catching a Classic on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6711 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 1. 102 Markham Rd. and 83 Jones are the two Classic routes, right?2. Which of the two Classic routes do I have a better chance of catching a Classic on? There is almost daily at least 3 Classics on Markham Road during the morning rush. Good place to catch one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 There is almost daily at least 3 Classics on Markham Road during the morning rush. Good place to catch one. How about the PM Rush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcgeek Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 How about the PM Rush? PM rush is meehhh... There may be and there may not be Classics on the 102. IMO, your best bet is to stick with the 83. Whenever Classics are out during PM on the 102, there has so far from what I've observed a max of 3. And one of them is usually on one of the 102B trippers (even thought it doesn't exist on the schedule). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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