ThatBusGuy Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Uh... 9239 is apparently doing a block on the 49 this morning https://tcomm.bustrainferry.com/mobile/bus/9239 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 13 hours ago, ThatBusGuy said: Uh... 9239 is apparently doing a block on the 49 this morning https://tcomm.bustrainferry.com/mobile/bus/9239 And the guy who is driving it is a fricking clown (pun half intended) That driver also did a 321 and 410 using the same bus for new years celebrations one year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 On 9/11/2017 at 6:45 PM, Michael Marriott said: Movie bus, I saw it go by my workplace on Main St several times. Either 7127 or 7148 right? They were purchased by 911 Filmcars and Mammoth Studios, respectively No relation to the 7230 BC Transit bought back (it's scrapped now so there's no way it would be on the road), that's all I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 H16015 is lost Confirmed on tcomm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, buizel10 said: H16015 is lost Confirmed on tcomm Debunked on alerts page so ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, Express691 said: Debunked on alerts page so ha. Hehehe I didn't see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 On 11/5/2017 at 1:30 PM, buizel10 said: H16015 is lost Confirmed on tcomm I went that way on Friday morning. Doing a 410... ...with R16129. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 52 minutes ago, MCW Metrobus said: I went that way on Friday morning. Doing a 410... ...with R16129. Must be 22/401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit of Vancouver Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I saw a two car MKII train running on the expo line at Main street Skytrain station on Tuesday. I believe it consisted of cars number 215 and 216; however, they where heavily covered with graffiti, something I had never before seen happen to a Sky train car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Marriott Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 From last Wednesday, Interurban car 1231 being loaded up at Olympic Village to be transported to Cloverdale. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 So the FVHRS is the custodian now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 18 hours ago, Michael Marriott said: From last Wednesday, Interurban car 1231 being loaded up at Olympic Village to be transported to Cloverdale. This event could mean one of two things. Either: Vancouver could be clearing its old rolling stock so that it can upgrade the streetcar network, which would mean obtaining new vehicles, whether it's the old-fashioned type or sleek, low-floor vehicles like the Flexity cars that plied the line in the Olympic Line demonstration project nearly eight years ago. But not a single proposal survived the chopping block, and there hasn't been any media coverage for quite a few years now, which makes this a near-impossible situation and which would almost certainly mean that: The city is getting rid of the streetcar entirely. This is a pity, considering that patronage was good in its heyday and was only bolstered by the Olympic Line, which for many of us was a vision for the creation of a full-scale, modern network akin to Portland and Seattle next door, which would have been a first in Canada. Next thing, they might tear up the tracks and possibly redevelop the land and right-of-way, leaving no traces that streetcars have been running in that area into the 21st century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's the second one, as has been the "plan" (or lackthereof) for the last seven years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 School bus appears to be running the 49 for whatever reason. Heading towards UBC; pulled up to the Alberta St. stop and picked up the passengers. It arrived on time for the 49. 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Community Shuttle said: School bus running the 49 for whatever reason. Heading towards UBC; pulled up to the Alberta St. stop and picked up the passengers. It arrived on time for the 49. That's the St. George's school bus... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, MCW Metrobus said: That's the St. George's school bus... It was using the 49's stop and arrived at the time the 49 was supposed to, so I'd like to know more then. Doesn't St George's have it's own buses though? The passengers getting on didn't look like St. George's students but i believe you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Just now, MCW Metrobus said: That's the St. George's school bus... Is that a 72 passenger school bus? I've never drove a flat-front school bus. I've drove Freightliner and Saf-t-liner C2 schools buses, fun to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Phillip said: Is that a 72 passenger school bus? I've never drove a flat-front school bus. I've drove Freightliner and Saf-t-liner C2 schools buses, fun to drive Negative, that's a 56/84 passenger bus, in fact that particular bus happens to be the one I drove at Thirdwave on a regular basis during the spring and summer of 2011, when I worked there as a charter driver. I'm not a big fan of the Thomas C2. Of the conventional school buses that I've driven, the International/IC CE is by far and away my favourite. I find the visibility superior to that of the C2 and the dashboard layout is much more intuitive. I only ever drove a Blue Bird Vision once, and though I liked how it drove, I found the driver's area to be quite cramped. Not exactly ideal for tall people like me - I kept banging my right knee against the steering column. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, Community Shuttle said: It was using the 49's stop and arrived at the time the 49 was supposed to, so I'd like to know more then. Doesn't St George's have it's own buses though? The passengers getting on didn't look like St. George's students but i believe you St. Georges has its own buses, but they only use them for charters. The regular school routes are contracted out to Thirdwave and AVISPA. I also confirmed that bus #200 was running the New West/49th route this morning. (I know the driver who has had that route since 2013.) There is another route that runs along 41st. It originates at Burnaby Village Museum and goes via Deer Lake, Moscrop, Joyce, 41st all the way to Dunbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 49 minutes ago, MCW Metrobus said: St. Georges has its own buses, but they only use them for charters. The regular school routes are contracted out to Thirdwave and AVISPA. I also confirmed that bus #200 was running the New West/49th route this morning. (I know the driver who has had that route since 2013.) There is another route that runs along 41st. It originates at Burnaby Village Museum and goes via Deer Lake, Moscrop, Joyce, 41st all the way to Dunbar. That's pretty cool then. I learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, MCW Metrobus said: St. Georges has its own buses, but they only use them for charters. The regular school routes are contracted out to Thirdwave and AVISPA. I also confirmed that bus #200 was running the New West/49th route this morning. (I know the driver who has had that route since 2013.) There is another route that runs along 41st. It originates at Burnaby Village Museum and goes via Deer Lake, Moscrop, Joyce, 41st all the way to Dunbar. Awesome. Is there a place we can see school bus routes? I guess it may appear really creepy, but it would be interesting nonetheless to know where the school buses are coming and going lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 5 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: Negative, that's a 56/84 passenger bus, in fact that particular bus happens to be the one I drove at Thirdwave on a regular basis during the spring and summer of 2011, when I worked there as a charter driver. I'm not a big fan of the Thomas C2. Of the conventional school buses that I've driven, the International/IC CE is by far and away my favourite. I find the visibility superior to that of the C2 and the dashboard layout is much more intuitive. I only ever drove a Blue Bird Vision once, and though I liked how it drove, I found the driver's area to be quite cramped. Not exactly ideal for tall people like me - I kept banging my right knee against the steering column. Ah yes the Blue Bird Visions; I remember driving those both old and new models. It is indeed cramped, drove the International/IC too, not my favourite but I don't mind driving those. I drove for Golden Arrow charter/school bus Edmonton prior to starting with Edmonton Transit. It was always fun to drive school runs with K-G9 kids the good old days! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 My friend sent me a pic of the first RTC 410 in over a year. She said it was around 9:30 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, Community Shuttle said: My friend sent me a pic of the first RTC 410 in over a year. She said it was around 9:30 this morning. Highway 91 was closed since early this morning and 410s were split at Brighouse. I guess RTC took over the steveston portion to prevent HTC buses getting stuck in Richmond running (-60). Looks like theyre back to service now. I wanna guess that these are 49s doing overtime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, Community Shuttle said: My friend sent me a pic of the first RTC 410 in over a year. She said it was around 9:30 this morning. Isn't there a 410 tripper that RTC does during the weekday morning rush towards 22nd street station ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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