Transit Service Discussion (Articulated/Conventional/Shuttle/Skytrain/Seabus)

[HarmonyX]

Any news when 84 will receive its XDE60s?

As far as I know, UBC is coming back to in-person classes effective Feb.7 and hopefully we’ll see them some time next week?

BTW, are the remaining 8 units of D40LF subject to retire after 210XXs enter service?

[Express691]

5 posts back, CoV + weather is late in getting stop modifications done - no one knows yet

[cmbc2008]

There are at least 5 units at VTC

21001   21004.  21007.  21010.  21011

 

[Transitfan2022]

20 more to go

[96 Blader Line]

Last week 321 New West trips moved from Bay 9 to Bay 14

[Transitfan2022]

I thought the 321 scott rd was the 314 scott at 96

[Transitfan2022]

what happened to the 48 standard buses we ordered?

[96 Blader Line]

3 hours ago, 503FraserHwy said:

what happened to the 48 standard buses we ordered?

Not really known at this time but were expecting bebs coming in the next few years

[Transitfan2022]

oh ok

 

[HarmonyX]

Um just a bit curious here since I'm new to Canada,

Is it okay to carry a camera around and shoot buses?

Does that possibly have anything to do with individual portrait rights?

Encountered quite a few cases in the US a few years ago when operators asked me to delete the photo with them inside

[Transitfan2022]

i do that all the time so go ahead

 

[InfiNorth]

4 hours ago, HarmonyX said:

Does that possibly have anything to do with individual portrait rights?

To the best of my knowledge, Canada (and BC) doesn't have rules about who you can have in a photo taken from public property. Yeah, if you've got a 1000mm lens on your Canin 1D and you're aiming it at the bus driver's face they're probably going to be kind of upset.

[Zortan]

11 hours ago, HarmonyX said:

Um just a bit curious here since I'm new to Canada,

Is it okay to carry a camera around and shoot buses?

Does that possibly have anything to do with individual portrait rights?

Encountered quite a few cases in the US a few years ago when operators asked me to delete the photo with them inside

I don't believe that there are any legal issues with taking photos. That being said, if you spend enough time doing it you will have operators get frustrated with you. However, you're not doing anything wrong, and there's no requirement that you delete the photo, to the best of my knowledge. 

[Express691]

And never do it at the west coast express platform at Waterfront 

[96 Blader Line]

Not the best pick but they may to be adding a cross walk at KG where Bay 2 and 4 is. Better then walkong all the way to KGB at 100ave

[Express691]

5 minutes ago, 96 Blader Line said:

Not the best pick but they may to be adding a cross walk at KG where Bay 2 and 4 is. Better then walkong all the way to KGB at 100ave

Very unlikely 

1) south crosswalk is much closer

2) evidence presented here is very unclear that it'll be a crosswalk

[96 Blader Line]

3 minutes ago, Express691 said:

Very unlikely 

1) south crosswalk is much closer

2) evidence presented here is very unclear that it'll be a crosswalk

I'll try to swing by again at KG if I got time tmrw

[InfiNorth]

6 hours ago, Zortan said:

I don't believe that there are any legal issues with taking photos. That being said, if you spend enough time doing it you will have operators get frustrated with you. However, you're not doing anything wrong, and there's no requirement that you delete the photo, to the best of my knowledge. 

Why would operators be frustrated with this?

6 hours ago, Express691 said:

And never do it at the west coast express platform at Waterfront 

And why is this? Is it because it's Canadian Pacific property or something?

[UprisingCanadian]

22 minutes ago, InfiNorth said:

Why would operators be frustrated with this?

If I was driving a vehicle (unless a Lamborghini or something), and someone was taking photos of me, I would feel a little weird too.

I have gotten talked to by two seperate ops (same say, both HTC), one told me it was illegal, and another told me to go shoot somewhere else. Anyone who foams or plans to foam should expect at least a few stink eyes from drivers, and a talking to from one or two.

[96 Blader Line]

16 minutes ago, UprisingCanadian said:

If I was driving a vehicle (unless a Lamborghini or something), and someone was taking photos of me, I would feel a little weird too.

I have gotten talked to by two seperate ops (same say, both HTC), one told me it was illegal, and another told me to go shoot somewhere else. Anyone who foams or plans to foam should expect at least a few stink eyes from drivers, and a talking to from one or two.

I tend to always to photo's at the back of the bus to prevent drivers getting mad

 

[9924]

54 minutes ago, InfiNorth said:

Why would operators be frustrated with this?

Because not all of us want our picture to be taken.

Me personally, I could really care less but I know many that don't want their picture taken let alone loaded up on the internet without their consent or knowledge.

I do have one frustration though, I never have enough time between realizing my picture is being taken and striking a pose for the camera 

[UprisingCanadian]

15 minutes ago, 9924 said:

let alone loaded up on the internet without their consent or knowledge.

Which is why whenever I take photos and the operators face is at all visible, I blur it or edit it out

[Zortan]

I've been told all sorts of things by operators that weren't happy with what I was doing, but I don't believe any of it is illegal, at least on public property. And I realize that some people don't want their photos on the internet, but I can't let that stop me from pursuing my passion.

[96 Blader Line]

21 hours ago, 96 Blader Line said:

Not the best pick but they may to be adding a cross walk at KG where Bay 2 and 4 is. Better then walkong all the way to KGB at 100ave

Here is what the other side looks like. Sorry its zoomed in.

[InfiNorth]

On 2/23/2022 at 10:11 AM, Zortan said:

I've been told all sorts of things by operators that weren't happy with what I was doing, but I don't believe any of it is illegal, at least on public property. And I realize that some people don't want their photos on the internet, but I can't let that stop me from pursuing my passion.

Not only that, but if you work in public, your face and identity is everywhere. I've had to learn that in my profession. If I drove a bus, I would expect that part of training would be "there's a bunch of morons who take random pictures of transit vehicles, they are just weird, let them be happy." 

Meanwhile train engineers wave happily at spotters.