blue.bird.fan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 14 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: First's new numbering system is actually the last few characters of the bus' VIN. In the case of the IC CE, the first digit of the fleet number is the model year of the bus, with the VIN letter coding system. "K" signifies that it is a 2019 model year. The second digit of the fleet number is the plant of manufacture. "B" signifies Tulsa, Oklahoma. The numbers that remain are simply the serial number of the bus. Interesting. We also had 9559 and 9508, buses that don't really match the First Student numbering system I've seen in Toronto. They were C2s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 I have been seeing IC BE 208857 every day since the beginning of this month on 32nd Ave. N.E twice every afternoon rush hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Spotted 160212 this morning. It's a 72 passenger propane C2 with black trim around the driver's window. This particular unit was delivered brand new in April 2015 and transferred to Edmonton soon after, so it's interesting to see it back in the city once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Three buses have been spotted in the Calgary Metals scrapyard in SE Calgary. I see P320, a Chevrolet Corbeil cutaway, a short Thomas FS-65 (similar to 3121) and aa completely mangled Girardin Ford Cutaway (maybe 2200s??). Also spotted the remains of 2 old Thomas bodies and 1 old BlueBird body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: Three buses have been spotted in the Calgary Metals scrapyard in SE Calgary. I see P320, a Chevrolet Corbeil cutaway, a short Thomas FS-65 (similar to 3121) and aa completely mangled Girardin Ford Cutaway (maybe 2200s??). Also spotted the remains of 2 old Thomas bodies and 1 old BlueBird body. Dude you missed Minotour day last Friday. Bunch of em were hauled in last Thursday and we're scrapped on the Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 Spotted F284 this evening. It's a 72 passenger C2 that looks exactly the same as 142081, 142085, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 1:26 AM, School Bus 101 said: Spotted F284 this evening. It's a 72 passenger C2 that looks exactly the same as 142081, 142085, etc. I saw that one just the other day for the first time myself!! Also I see 142080 and 142082 nearly every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 First unit 3132, a 2003 Thomas FS-65 with a CAT 3126, Allison 5-speed (and with 293,715 kms on it) is now listed on Kijiji. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-trailer/lethbridge/freightliner-thomas-school-bus/1470985054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: First unit 3132, a 2003 Thomas FS-65 with a CAT 3126, Allison 5-speed (and with 293,715 kms on it) is now listed on Kijiji. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-trailer/lethbridge/freightliner-thomas-school-bus/1470985054 Nice find! Never seen that one before. Attached pictures for when the listing goes down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidwizardplayer Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) A other First Student Canada bus up for sale. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/city-of-toronto/certified-2005-ford-e450-school-bus/1468945009?undefined In the picture you can kinda see the First Student Canada on it. EDIT: the number looks to be 09829 Edited November 10, 2019 by splendidwizardplayer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted November 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 Spotted what appeared to be a brand new propane Thomas Minotour with tinted windows and the American style "First Student" logo. Couldn't get a fleet number, but it looked to be 6-digits starting with a 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue.bird.fan Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Again posting here because of the lack of a thread for Toronto area. I've noticed the UTM shuttle buses have First Student numbering schemes on them. Are they contracted to operate the shuttle bus for UTM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Can we please keep this thread for discussion of First Student Canada in the Calgary area? If you want to talk about First Student in other areas, please start threads in the appropriate section. Thanks Today, I spotted unit 171113, a Chevrolet Thomas Minotour with a propane engine. I noticed some text below the First Student lettering saying "Corvalis SD" (school district/division), which narrows down where these 17xxxx Thomas Minotours are coming from. Yesterday, I spotted three units. #320952 (picture attatched), #232784 (2004 BB 3800 w/ T444E) and #150546 (IC CE, MaxxForce 7 powered). Regarding 320952, me and "BCT-3122-D800-10240" have spotted this unit several times in the past week. This unit was definetely picked up second hand from somewhere in the US based on the specifications. I'm unsure of where this unit may have originated from at this point in time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: 320952 Wow, great find! I haven't seen that unit before. I think that one was transferred from Oregon as well, as it shares some similarities with these units - notice the same black decal on the rear exit door, and similar placement of the emergency side door: https://flic.kr/p/zK1f1N & https://flic.kr/p/rpboBu Thanks for the picture, looks like I'll have to checkout the Main Yard sometime to see what else they may have acquired recently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Spotted 2892 yesterday. I have not seen this one before and suspect it was moved here from another location. Either that or it is from out of town still, but was in town working a Charter as I saw it arriving at C.O.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 7 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: Spotted 2892 yesterday. I have not seen this one before and suspect it was moved here from another location. Either that or it is from out of town still, but was in town working a Charter as I saw it arriving at C.O.P. That's an FS-65 if I recall correctly, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Took a look at some updated Google Streetview imagery from Grande Prairie. Looks like the following ex-Calgary units are now based up there: 2529 2543 2767 146208 150547 201457 201517 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Here are some photos of three of the ex-Corvalis, OR Thomas Minotours. I have 169707, 171113 and 172455. All captured months and months ago while school was still in session! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 5:21 PM, School Bus 101 said: That's an FS-65 if I recall correctly, yes? Yes! Sorry for the delay in response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 Looks like I have not mentioned this in here yet. Mid last month, I noticed the First Blackfoot yard has vacated of all buses. Sometime this month, if I have time, I will drive up to the yards up in the North and see whats up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 44 minutes ago, TechSpotlight said: Looks like I have not mentioned this in here yet. Mid last month, I noticed the First Blackfoot yard has vacated of all buses. Sometime this month, if I have time, I will drive up to the yards up in the North and see whats up there. I noticed this as well recently, but have not had the time to checkout their Main Yards. Also interesting to note that the most recent Google Streetview pictures from August 2019 show a "For Sale" sign outside their Main Yard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 10 hours ago, School Bus 101 said: I noticed this as well recently, but have not had the time to checkout their Main Yards. Also interesting to note that the most recent Google Streetview pictures from August 2019 show a "For Sale" sign outside their Main Yard. https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/news/737746/first-student-parent-starts-process-for-sale-of-north-american-transportation-companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/news/737746/first-student-parent-starts-process-for-sale-of-north-american-transportation-companies Thanks for the article, I was not aware of this. Even moreso than before, this makes me wish Cardinal didn't get taken over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 11:51 PM, School Bus 101 said: I noticed this as well recently, but have not had the time to checkout their Main Yards. Also interesting to note that the most recent Google Streetview pictures from August 2019 show a "For Sale" sign outside their Main Yard. Just drove by the main yard along McKnight Blvd and it is still occupied, albeit absolutely packed with buses. Some spottings my friend was able to see from McKnight Blvd: 2705 - 2005-07 Corbeil minibus (couldnt tell chassis but probably Ford) 2582 - first generation BB Vision 2717 - 2003-04 Corbeil E-350 single rear wheel cutaway 121226 - 2012 Thomas EF 121281 - Federal Coach Permier on a Freightliner M2 chassis 130717 - Thomas C2 204446 - ex-California IC CE 208807 - 2007 IC BE 220446 - ex-California IC RE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 First has brought in some 72 passenger IC CEs from Idaho. Spotted 15-20 units at the Main Yard, including the following: 100182 (pictured below) 102377 110575 (pictured below) 110578 110583 All units have an emergency exit door on the left side, and at least one of them (could not see the fleet number) had an exterior camera on the driver's side. Other observations: First still occupies the Main Yard, despite there having been a "For Sale" sign outside of it last year; 2580 is in the process of being parted out and has been sitting in the same spot for over a year now; I did not see a single transit-style bus, so looks like all those 12122* and 13227* Thomas EFs and the IC REs have been transferred elsewhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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