Dane Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Turns out the electric part of the drive didn't disconnect so the bus was rolling without the accelerator down. Rather frightening! The operator was pretty unhappy with the hybrid buses - sounds like they're really touchy to drive No injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 20 hours ago, Dane said: I rode 6001. From the perspective of someone who doesn't pay that much attention (me) it seemed exactly the same as the last order of Nova's. I rode 6002 today on the #50. First in-service ride according to the operator (farebox hadn't collected any revenue yet). From what I could tell, it's very smooth. No hiccup when the accelerator is released like most Novas have, just a smooth steady motion similar to a Hybrid. The operator did say the interlock is a bit stiff being a brand new bus. The transmission did say Voith, so I'm assuming it's D864.6 6 hours ago, Dane said: Turns out the electric part of the drive didn't disconnect so the bus was rolling without the accelerator down. Rather frightening! The operator was pretty unhappy with the hybrid buses - sounds like they're really touchy to drive No injuries. Thanks for the update on that. Those Hybrid buses are quite strange if you're not used to them so I hear. First passenger to ever board Nova #6002! Brand new bus smell! Has Cummins ISL9 (not the new L9) and Voith D864.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: Has Cummins ISL9 (not the new L9) and Voith D864.6 If you don't mind me asking... how can you tell it has an ISL9 vs an L9? My understanding was the ISL9 was rebranded to L9 for the 2017 model year to meet the new emissions requirements. Is Victoria slated to get all 30 of the LFS? Do you happen to know which ones are on property now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Articulated said: If you don't mind me asking... how can you tell it has an ISL9 vs an L9? My understanding was the ISL9 was rebranded to L9 for the 2017 model year to meet the new emissions requirements. Is Victoria slated to get all 30 of the LFS? Do you happen to know which ones are on property now? Well a BC Transit mechanic who I know told me it was an ISL9. He also showed me pics of the engine. I have heard (again, from a Langford mechanic) that Victoria is getting 13 of these new LFS and the other 17 are heading to Kelowna. I can't say whether this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 7:56 PM, Dane said: 9101 somehow ended up crossing a sidewalk via a tree at Uptown. At first glance doesn't seem significant damage to anything other than the tree. Not sure about injuries but there wasn't a ton of Ambulances there which is always good. One was injured. I updated the wiki page with info about the accident (my first time being the first to add accident info to a wiki page) and referenced a news article with details about injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Not tomsplit hairs but "injured, assessed on scene, and released" is media talk for not really injured They hit a pole. No doubt it hurt a bit!! But they were fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Dane said: Not tomsplit hairs but "injured, assessed on scene, and released" is media talk for not really injured They hit a pole. No doubt it hurt a bit!! But they were fine. I'm sure alot of people were shaken up on the bus too. You feel even the slightest small bump in a bus, let alone travelling off the road and hitting a pole! Makes me wonder if the driver is okay? He/she would have had the most impact being in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Everyone is fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 More new Novas were out today, as well as the Santa Bus. Spotted 6000, 6006, 6012, and 6002 later on. 9434 of course, was the Santa Bus this year. Look for "Stuff the Bus" tomorrow at Tillicum Mall Save-on-Foods, 9am-3pm, as well as Santa Bus again, doing an Uptown-Downtown route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Crappy shot of 4063 leaving Langford exchange Tuesday morning (Jan 2). Saw 4063, 4064, and 4065 today as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathay 888 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 23 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: Crappy shot of 4063 leaving Langford exchange Tuesday morning (Jan 2). Saw 4063, 4064, and 4065 today as well. So far, how many Vicinity will be assigned to Victoria?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cathay 888 said: So far, how many Vicinity will be assigned to Victoria?? 4062-4068 (so far) are in Langford garage and 4060/4061 are in Victoria garage. Still on delivery Here's one of the fresh arrivals. Was told this one had only 400km on the odometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: 4062-4068 (so far) are in Langford garage and 4060/4061 are in Victoria garage. Still on delivery 4068? Victoria should have 4060 - 4067. 4068 - 4070 are assigned to Williams Lake. Unless that's changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 All of the Vicinitys are out in service now aside from 4058 (Earmarked for Vernon Spring 2018 Expansion). 4060, 4061 are in Victoria's garage, 4062-4067 are in Langford's garage. Here are a few photos of #4065 at Colwood Exchange. A few notes the driver of the bus pointed out: FRONT door has a slight delay before it closes. Move the handle to the centre position to close all doors, the rear door closes as normal, the front door has a 5-6 second delay then closes. None of the Langford (4062-4067) Vicinitys have Radios or AVA (Trekker Breeze). The operators are told to grab portable radios when using the Vicinity. Grossly underpowered on hills. 15-20km/h at MOST on a hill, and that's with less than 5 people onboard. Straight ground and downhill is fine. NO SEAT ALARM! Also, the large front fuel tank by the front door gives a blind spot, particularity for operators that sit low in the seat. The driver DID like how smooth the bus was, how quiet it was, the air-ride drivers seat is far more comfortable than the Arboc drivers seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: All of the Vicinitys are out in service now aside from 4058 (Earmarked for Vernon Spring 2018 Expansion). 4060, 4061 are in Victoria's garage, 4062-4067 are in Langford's garage. Here are a few photos of #4065 at Colwood Exchange. A few notes the driver of the bus pointed out: FRONT door has a slight delay before it closes. Move the handle to the centre position to close all doors, the rear door closes as normal, the front door has a 5-6 second delay then closes. None of the Langford (4062-4067) Vicinitys have Radios or AVA (Trekker Breeze). The operators are told to grab portable radios when using the Vicinity. Grossly underpowered on hills. 15-20km/h at MOST on a hill, and that's with less than 5 people onboard. Straight ground and downhill is fine. NO SEAT ALARM! Also, the large front fuel tank by the front door gives a blind spot, particularity for operators that sit low in the seat. The driver DID like how smooth the bus was, how quiet it was, the air-ride drivers seat is far more comfortable than the Arboc drivers seat. Thanks for the update regarding the Vicinity buses. Are 4062-4067 going to be permanently assigned to Langford, or are units going to drift back and forth between Langford and Victoria? And are the new Vicinity buses replacing retiring Dart buses or operating in place of Arboc units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 There's a fuel tank at the front of the bus!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 12 hours ago, Millennium2002 said: There's a fuel tank at the front of the bus!? Yes, I think VICINITY's fuel tank like NovaBus LFS, in the under the floor of Chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 What’s a seat alarm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 The Vicinity fuel tank is above the front wheel beside the front door. Speaking of Vicinity's, Victoria has taken delivery of the first 35 foot Vicinity. #4400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Dane said: What’s a seat alarm? In our case back in Toronto, it’s a set of contacts inside the seat cushion that open if the seat isn’t occupied, and will trigger a beeper if the park brake is left off, for example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 4:02 PM, Articulated said: Thanks for the update regarding the Vicinity buses. Are 4062-4067 going to be permanently assigned to Langford, or are units going to drift back and forth between Langford and Victoria? And are the new Vicinity buses replacing retiring Dart buses or operating in place of Arboc units? Right now 4062-4067 are out of Langford. A few Darts were sent out to Victoria depot, still plenty of Arbocs in Langford although I haven't seen any of the 2012 and 2013 units on the road lately. On another note, a double decker had its rear driver side window shot AND the window near the wheelchair seating area out by a pellet gun on Craigflower and Admirals, Route #14 this morning. https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/pellets-show-at-window-of-b-c-transit-bus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Not my photo. Transit supervisor wasn't watching when he opened the SUVs door and the door literally snapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Vicinity B35A #4400 sitting in Victoria garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Route changes coming next signup (April 9 2018). http://staging.bctransit.com/servlet/documents/1403649252633 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Heard from multiple sources that Kelowna's double decker (9515-9519 and 9525) are getting transferred to Victoria, starting next month. Will keep this thread updated when they arrive. No idea if Kelowna is getting anything to replace the deckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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