BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Spotted 7763 parked on north bound 36th St. at Doveridge Drive S.E. a few hours ago waiting for a tow truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newflyer3 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 8108 dumped on the sidewalk on Edgemont Blvd on key 152... Not sure but I think Nova's are starting to take a beating in this city... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 8108 dumped on the sidewalk on Edgemont Blvd on key 152... Not sure but I think Nova's are starting to take a beating in this city... What do you mean take a beating? are they not being well maintained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newflyer3 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 What do you mean take a beating? are they not being well maintained?I don't know about the rest of them, but considering 8108 had smoke coming out of the cooling system on the roof, I'm assuming that one wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 8143 parked waiting for a tow on Northbound Centre St. just north of 8th Ave. late yesterday evening.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 7540 broke down in downtown today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 6057 dead by the 85th Ave. Terminal in the S.E. yesterday afternoon. it was rte 302 k270. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40LF Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Saw 6057 this morning dead at southbound Centre St and Beddington Blvd, had been on the 301. Then saw it being tested this afternoon. 6006 blew an airbag northbound Centre St and 14th Ave this afternoon while on the 301. It was a barral full of fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 7823 on the hook NB Deerfoot and 16 ave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40LF Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 7930 and 7790 both died this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 7930 and 7790 both died this afternoon. 7948 on the hook arriving at VP this afternoon at about 1530. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersar Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Spotted 7786 being towed into Brentwood tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40LF Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 8061 died at Chinook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 7805 was hauled out of spring at 9:45 this morning on a flatbed tow truck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 7805 was hauled out of spring at 9:45 this morning on a flatbed tow truck. Finally! One 2002 D40LF down, 34 more to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Finally! One 2002 D40LF down, 34 more to go! What do you mean finaly? those are great buses compared to 7921-7962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40LF Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think he means that it has been there along time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 What do you mean finaly? those are great buses compared to 7921-7962 I don't like most of those 2002's.... I think he means that it has been there along time. No.. He had the right idea of what I meant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 5070 got caught up making the infamous turn from 11 ave onto 11 street Thursday afternoon. People tweeting to @calgarytransit outraged that operators are allowed to (attempt to) make that turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfive Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I suspect the Operator in 5077 isn't a member of this board, so I will suggest the Operator is likely probationary and/or just started the job; if not new on the job, obviously a terrible Operator. The Operator shouldn't have run up on the curb. That turn, while tight is completely doable without issue. When turning, an Operator just needs a bit more road space is all. In looking at banning turns, they should be specific to the Operator on 5077. I can think of myself and other seasoned Operators in this board who have easily made that turn many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Right before you graduate, your training officer and your group have a meeting in which they go over key, easy to forget training points. You have to sign off on them understanding that you do them, you understand that consequences will most likely follow. Examples of this are 90km/h on Deerfoot, Splitting lanes under all CP train bridges downtown except 14 sw, 5 sw and 4 se, understanding you can't fit your bus under the CP bridge by Vic Park, trains have ROW on 7 ave, 40km/h on 7 ave, no turns onto 7 on redlight, etc. I am more then certain that the turn from 11 ave on to 11 street was on there as well. Afterall, as soon as we completed our class 2s, we were shown 2 drive cam videos of buses 0-2ing there, photos, google earth shots, drawings, even videos showing how wide a 40ft and an arti have to be to successfully make that turn. It was a 10 minute lesson about that turn. I know of 2 operators that have 0-2 and have had disciplinary action. 1 was terminated and 1 sent back to shuttle. Both probation. As for that operator, if it's who i think it is, he was still on big bus probation, from shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfive Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 11 Avenue SW to 11 Street SW isn't a difficult turn, I can think of much harder turns to complete with a bus. There is no reason why 11 Street from 11 Avenue SW should be on a list of turns not recommended. From my own experience, if I had poor road position, or was unsure of my abilities to clear the turn, I'd abandon the turn and take 14 Street SW NB to 9 Avenue SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40LF Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 The only key to 11th Ave to 11th Street is whether a vehcle is at the lights on 11th Street waiting to cross 11th Ave. If there is you need to capture more of the lane on 11th Ave, otherwise you can swing out into the oncoming lane on 11th Street. Have done this turn several times myself with no issue, yes it is tight but I don't see the reason for mounting the curb and smacking the pole like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 5030 and 7984 both towed back to AG this afternoon. 7984 seems to be towed often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 7913 on the hook this morning in glenmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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