SidneyTransitfan Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 They're all out and about. I saw them ALL on route 50 on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcooknell Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Best place to throw this one I think: From CFAX 1070.com TRANSIT BUS INVOLVED IN MALAHAT CRASHApr 1, 2010 VICTORIA TRANSIT CONFIRMS IT WAS ONE OF THEIR BUSES INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE MALAHAT, NEAR THE SOUTH SHAWINGAN LAKE TURN OFF AROUND 7:30 THURSDAY MORNING. WITNESSES SAY THE BUS WENT OFF THE ROAD AFTER A COLLISION WITH A TRUCK A TRANSIT SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY SENT A REPLACEMENT BUS TO THE CRASH SITE IN CASE IT WAS NEEDED TO TAKE PASSENGERS THE REST OF THE WAY TO VICTORIA. TRANSIT OFFICIALS WERE DISPATCHED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. And from the Times-Colonist: Bus driver swerves to avoid beer truck collision on the Malahat By Cindy E. Harnett, Times ColonistApril 1, 2010 9:27 AM A quick thinking bus driver averted possible disaster on the Malahat portion of the Trans-Canada Highway this morning when he veered his southbound vehicle into the bush rather than on-coming traffic after being sidelined by a beer truck. “The driver did a fantastic job,” said passenger Gordon Jones, one of about 14 riders on the No. 99 Shawnigan Lake commuter bus headed to Victoria. He fears what might have happened had the bus swerved left instead of right into busy highway traffic. “That would have been horrible — devastating — and a lot more people would be hurt I tell you,” Jones said. About 5 passengers received non life-threatening minor injuries including head wounds, said B.C. Transit safety and training officer Leslie Sadler. She picked up the remaining passengers just before 9 a.m. Thursday to drive them the rest of the way to Victoria. In addition to steering the truck right, the No. 99 bus driver also avoided a light standard, which if hit could have been “catastrophic”, Sadler said. “The driver [who does not wish to be named] did an amazing job,” she said. A Sleeman Breweries Ltd. truck headed east with the intention of turning north onto the highway at the south-end turn off going to Shawnigan Lake, “rolled through” a stop sign and hit the side of the bus by its back wheels, Jones said. “I’m not sure if his brakes weren’t working properly but then he just nailed it,” Jones said. “Everyone was kind of in shock and disbelief.” Although the hit wasn’t hard, according to Jones, he described the bus as a wreck after travelling a fair distance and crashing into the bush. Jones said it all started as a “pretty normal work day” when he hopped on the bus at 7:10 a.m. but that it soon turned into a bad April Fool’s joke. “I thought to myself, holy cow, I can’t believe we just got nailed by a truck,” Jones said. No joke. Traffic has been reduced to a single lane for both directions. More to come. Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/driver+swerve...l#ixzz0jrtFlNCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I don't see how Victoria Transit could have been involved, the only transit vehicles that pass that junction are Cowichan Valley buses on routes 66 and 99, from Duncan and Shawnigan Lake respectively. Typical media error there. Still, I hope everybody's alright, sounded like a nasty collision from what I heard this morning on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope everyone is OK as well. Found an image or two of the bus: http://www.timescolonist.com/driver+swerve...3137/story.html That'll put that bus out of service for some time by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope everyone is OK as well.Found an image or two of the bus: http://www.timescolonist.com/driver+swerve...3137/story.html That'll put that bus out of service for some time by the looks of it. There are 6 images, and I identified the NovaLFS that was struck to be 9292. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 There are 6 images, and I identified the NovaLFS that was struck to be 9292. There goes the suburban bus, will be OOS for a long while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Wonder what could replace it temporarily? As I know there's only 7 suburban Novas running out there and 6 are needed, leaving on spare. If one breaks down, could we see a normal Cowichan Valley bus go out? Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Wonder what could replace it temporarily? As I know there's only 7 suburban Novas running out there and 6 are needed, leaving on spare. If one breaks down, could we see a normal Cowichan Valley bus go out? It should be 8. 9290-9297 were the suburbans delivered along with the 22 regular configuration LFS that made up the first half of the 2008 order. Unless you mean there are 7 buses running now that this one is sidelined for repairs? My best guess is that if they're going to bring in another bus to replace the sidelined one, the likely candidate would just be a regular-configuration LFS from (most likely) Victoria, and a contingency unit would be activated (or in the current situation where buses are being retired, left running rather than pulled from service) to make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I just took a look, and there are four scheduled buses from/to Duncan, and two from/to Shawnigan Lake. This would mean that there were two spare buses in the first place - now only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 9292 is now located in the 'Comm. Shuttle' lanes at VTC, with a blue tarpaulin covering the front-end damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 9292 is now located in the 'Comm. Shuttle' lanes at VTC, with a blue tarpaulin covering the front-end damage. Figured that would end up there soon! Still wondering if any other Nova's or any other bus was sent out to Duncan to replace that unit temporarily.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro 500 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Photos of Yaxing #7130 at Langford garage in Victoria, photo courtesy goes to Rick Norman! http://www.trans-continental.ca/bc-transit..._Victoria_A.jpg http://www.trans-continental.ca/bc-transit..._Victoria_B.jpg Once again, special thanks goes to Rick for providing these excellent photos! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted April 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 This may have been posted on the Yahoo group, but 9889 (which was rebuilt last year after a serious accident some time before) has had its Balios destination sign replaced with a newer Axion sign like the ones in the post-2006 Novas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Wandered past the Victoria Transit Centre earlier today. I noticed 9215 (still in the old red and blue livery) sitting without plates, sitting in the corner of the yard nearest Douglas at Garbally. Further along the eastern wall of the compound was parked 18-094 (displaying Training on its destination sign), next to which was 8079, also lacking plates. Of course, 9292 was still sporting its tarpaulin, and hadn't moved from its spot in the community shuttle lanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Wandered past the Victoria Transit Centre earlier today. I noticed 9215 (still in the old red and blue livery) sitting without plates, sitting in the corner of the yard nearest Douglas at Garbally. Further along the eastern wall of the compound was parked 18-094 (displaying Training on its destination sign), next to which was 8079, also lacking plates. Of course, 9292 was still sporting its tarpaulin, and hadn't moved from its spot in the community shuttle lanes. 9215 is probably being prepared for a transfer to Powell River. If 8079 is deplated, it's probably listed to be transferred as well, but I can't think of where. Best guess would be Nanaimo, since that's the only system that we know has been receiving used D40LFs from Victoria lately (8048 8034, 8077, 8111). 18-094 is waiting to be hauled away either back to a Prevost facility or directly to a scrap yard. BCT staff are forbidden from moving the bus as far as I know, it had a notice in it saying "to be moved by Prevost staff only" when that photo was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I remember 8048 from years back, when it had a bomb scare on board up at UVic. Good to know it's in Nanaimo, as I was wondering why I hadn't seen it recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 OOOOOPS! Crap, I realized I made a typo there. 8048 has NOT moved to Nanaimo, it's 8034 that did. 8048, on the other hand, was out of service for a while getting refurbished. It's been back in service for a month or two now, in the new colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 That would explain why I haven't seen it lately. I generally don't make a special trip to go look at buses, I just happen to ride them a lot as I don't own a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano God Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Best guess would be Nanaimo, since that's the only system that we know has been receiving used D40LFs from Victoria lately (8034, 8077, 8111). You can add 8043 to that list of those transferred to Nanaimo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted May 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 9851 is in the new colours. Don't think it's seen service yet, but it's parked against the east wall (behind the shops) at Gorge. Also parked there is 9049, still with fire damage at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Spotted Classic #944 southbound on Goldstream Avenue at Jacklin Road this afternoon. Destination sign said training. I was driving and had no camera, so no pictures. I thought these were all gone by now. Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to check if it had plates or a temp op permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Spotted Classic #944 southbound on Goldstream Avenue at Jacklin Road this afternoon. Destination sign said training. I was driving and had no camera, so no pictures. I thought these were all gone by now. Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to check if it had plates or a temp op permit. At the end of April, there were still about 5 or 6 active ones, according to the head of training operations who was our driver/guide on the Victoria portion of the MBS convention. 944, though, is now the main training bus, fulfilling the duties that until recently were carried out by 8911. It seems usually to be parked towards the end of the west half of the active lanes at Langford garage (which has been home to the training department since last year). Most of the retired units are still parked (somewhat haphazardly) around the periphery of Langford garage, deplated. As indicated in other threads, a handful have been moved out to small systems to cover for buses damaged in accidents, or to serve as contingency spares. Another handful are/were stored at Berk's (I am fairly certain that all of the ones that have so far been confirmed out in other systems were spotted at Berk's at one point or another). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Most of the retired units are still parked (somewhat haphazardly) around the periphery of Langford garage, deplated. As indicated in other threads, a handful have been moved out to small systems to cover for buses damaged in accidents, or to serve as contingency spares. Another handful are/were stored at Berk's (I am fairly certain that all of the ones that have so far been confirmed out in other systems were spotted at Berk's at one point or another). There are still a bunch at Berks. Not many though. Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcradio Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Watch for the Hybrid Decker and Chinese bus will be in the Victoria Day parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Now... LTC is completely void of MCI Classics - that is except for '944', which is the training vehicle nowadays. If you wish to look, go ahead... but I must warn you - there is a very nasty colony of huge red ants that live on the hill between Henry Eng Place and Dunford Avenue, so don't stand in one area for too long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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