Urban_96 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 On May 19, 2019 at 11:19 AM, 8010 said: Looks like the Burrard Chinook has arrived in Vancouver. Finally it's here! I've called Translink multiple times to ask them when it would come. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Urban_Monkey Transit said: Finally it's here! I've called Translink multiple times to ask them when it would come. You do realize front-line reps likely won't have that info, right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguychau Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Updates from May Mayor's Council meeting agenda https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/governance_and_board/council_minutes_and_reports/2019/may/Agenda--Mayors-Council-PUBLIC-MTG--May-23-FINAL.pdf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, briguychau said: Updates from May Mayor's Council meeting agenda https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/governance_and_board/council_minutes_and_reports/2019/may/Agenda--Mayors-Council-PUBLIC-MTG--May-23-FINAL.pdf The CNG portion says 'replacements for aging diesels' @ PTC? What are they talking about? Maybe the Orion's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops1719 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 minute ago, cleowin said: The CNG portion says 'replacements for aging diesels' @ PTC? What are they talking about? Maybe the Orion's? It means in general, to rid of the last of the D40LFs I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 hours ago, cleowin said: The CNG portion says 'replacements for aging diesels' @ PTC? What are they talking about? Maybe the Orion's? It's probably in general, since PTC has CNG capacity, they threw it on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 They could also give PTC some more XN40's and send some/all C40LFR's to STC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 minute ago, buizelbus said: It's probably in general, since PTC has CNG capacity, they threw it on there. Or they can unify all the 14000s and on top of that, stop putting Orions on the 183/180/159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 The minutes posted above suggest that the Burrard Chinook has arrived in Vancouver?? I haven't seen anything online, I'm assuming that's incorrect or I misinterpreted it? Also really curious to see what WCE gets for power? Are they for protection as the F59s get rebuilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB_1024 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dane said: The minutes posted above suggest that the Burrard Chinook has arrived in Vancouver?? I haven't seen anything online, I'm assuming that's incorrect or I misinterpreted it? Seems it has arrived: New SeaBus arrives in local waters 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Translink69 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Brando737 said: They could also give PTC some more XN40's and send some/all C40LFR's to STC. Don’t give them any ideas please... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin607 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 7:08 AM, Thomasw said: Found some information about route ridership in 2018. Source: https://buzzer.translink.ca/2019/04/10-busiest-bus-routes-in-metro-vancouver/ 1. 99 Commercial–Broadway/UBC B-Line: 17,414,000 boardings 2. 49 Metrotown Station/Dunbar Loop/UBC: 9,327,000 boardings 3. 20 Victoria/Downtown: 8,718,000 boardings 4. 41 Joyce Station/Crown/UBC: 8,604,000 boardings 5. 25 Brentwood Station/UBC: 8,288,000 boardings 6. 16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus: 7,910,000 boardings 7. 9 Boundary/Commercial–Broadway Station/Granville/Alma/UBC: 7,396,000 boardings 8. 5/6 Robson/Downtown – Davie/Downtown: 7,182,000 boardings 9. 3 Main/Downtown: 7,004,000 boardings 10. 95 SFU/Burrard Station B-Line: 6,808,000 boardings I'm honestly surprised to see the 9 and the 5/6 up there because I don't remember them being overly busy routes. I thought the 351 might be up there though because there is always a huge lineup at Bridgeport for it. What I find funny is the fact that they are turning the 43 into a B-Line or shall I say Rapidbus but the 43 doesn't even have that much ridership Don't forget this is a measure of boardings, not passenger miles. That's why the 5/6 and the 9 feature in the top ten. Lots of passengerturnover along the route rather than say the 99 where many passengers ride long distances. As an aside, I remember asking a Translink planner about ten years ago why they didn't put articulated trolleybuses on the 9 and the answer was that they wanted to keep the frequency as high as possible to cater for the short-distance type of passenger. The published chart is a bit misleading in placing the 41 only in 4th place as it excludes the passengers on the 43. They should have given one figure for the corridor on 41st or had a combined 41/43 listing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Translink69 said: Don’t give them any ideas please... C40LFR's in Surrey makes more sense, mostly flat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidom Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, cleowin said: C40LFR's in Surrey makes more sense, mostly flat As someone transits in Surrey almost every day, I don't want ANY more LFR model busses operating here. The seats are awful, they rattle more than a tool box, and the windows with their pinhole openings are gross and have mold growing in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Tidom said: As someone transits in Surrey almost every day, I don't want ANY more LFR model busses operating here. The seats are awful, they rattle more than a tool box, and the windows with their pinhole openings are gross and have mold growing in them. It makes sense for TransLink. You don't want any operating there. Most people don't care. Surrey is quite flat, unlike Coquitlam. It makes sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 45 minutes ago, buizelbus said: It makes sense for TransLink. You don't want any operating there. Most people don't care. Surrey is quite flat, unlike Coquitlam. It makes sense. They are also a few years newer than the D40LF's remaining there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops1719 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, cleowin said: They are also a few years newer than the D40LF's remaining there. And the CNG counterpart to the D40LFRs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 3 hours ago, popillil said: And the CNG counterpart to the D40LFRs From what I've heard, Surrey was originally going to get C40LFRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 40 minutes ago, buizelbus said: From what I've heard, Surrey was originally going to get C40LFRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Which board meeting was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Wow. If the dates are true, that is one old report... I seem to recall that they deferred STC getting CNG fuel pumps until the recent 2018 order for New Flyer XN40s... And I think that, by now, with the price of diesel still remaining high compared to CNG, it's unlikely that PoCo will shut down its CNG operations. Yes, CNG buses do terrible on the Tri-Cities hills... but TransLink is always looking for maximum cost efficiencies. If the CNG buses end up being cheaper than diesel buses, then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Translink69 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Tidom said: As someone transits in Surrey almost every day, I don't want ANY more LFR model busses operating here. The seats are awful, they rattle more than a tool box, and the windows with their pinhole openings are gross and have mold growing in them. I’d swap the 14000s for the D40LFRs any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidom Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 16 hours ago, buizelbus said: It makes sense for TransLink. You don't want any operating there. Most people don't care. Surrey is quite flat, unlike Coquitlam. It makes sense. I won't deny that they would work better here due to the terrain, and that the general populace don't care. I just wanted to get that off my chest. Having C40LFRs here wouldn't be the end of the world, and I'm sure it would work out well with parts commonality between them and our D40LFRs, and hey it would mean STC (mostly) would have the same livery for all vehicles. 9 hours ago, Translink69 said: I’d swap the 14000s for the D40LFRs any day Would if I could. But i can't so i won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulerduler Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 9:37 AM, Tidom said: I won't deny that they would work better here due to the terrain, and that the general populace don't care. I just wanted to get that off my chest. Having C40LFRs here wouldn't be the end of the world, and I'm sure it would work out well with parts commonality between them and our D40LFRs, and hey it would mean STC (mostly) would have the same livery for all vehicles. Would if I could. But i can't so i won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, rulerduler said: To me the c40lfr's and d40lfr's are complete crap. C40lfr's i hear a lot of people hate them. Naw, they are awesome (keep in mind I only rode Vancouver's in 2011). Medicine Hat's are very nice (2012 models, though). 8 minutes ago, rulerduler said: I'll go marry 18200 the only STC fleet number that ends with 00 Also the only CMBC fleet number to end in 00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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