Busmanic92 Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Evan Hancock said: And the other 2 (7274 and 7280) haven’t been in service for a while yet Are they in dead tracks? Or just in active lineup? Might be the spares! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ1400 Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Evan Hancock said: And the other 2 (7274 and 7280) haven’t been in service for a while yet 7247 and 7274's final service were Oct 18, 7280's was last week, 7382 and 7408 were on Monday and Tuesday 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6784 Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 I spotted 7367 at Hamilton on the retirement line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danthetransitfan8074 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 6:16 PM, Busmanic92 said: S7272. Which probably will be next to "die" this year. Are they doing some sort of celebration like they did with the flyer trolleys back then? You mean 7292? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6784 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Danthetransitfan8074 said: You mean 7292? I was just about to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 They are dropping like flies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 7382 is a training bus This was recent because it last saw service on the 28th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 7407 now for training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hi 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99.bline Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, KenrichYT said: Story: Once upon a time there were 3 D40LFS 7115, 7404 and 7316! Then there were 3 bullies 16051 16040 and 14042! One day the owner told 7115! You are really getting old we shall take you to somewhere you don't like (ABC recycling) 7115 burst into tears then 7115 and his friends all went to the scrapper! Time was ticking down Soon till the point where they decided to crush it! Then everyone was so upset and cried but translink never listned soon they all died no one was happy except XN40s! The people at ABC think they did a great job! Sidenote only 7316 was scrapped IDK where 7404 and 7115 are! Let's hope they got sold Can someone shiw this thread pictures of d40lfs in ABC IK it's terrifying but still ...what the hell 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, 99.bline said: ...what the hell I compiled a lot of things you guys are scared of d40lfs heres what I heard 1. 7115 goes to scrap 2. Any d40lf gets treated badly 3. A operator not doing good to a bus 4. A bus gets roughly searched! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 hours ago, KenrichYT said: I compiled a lot of things you guys are scared of d40lfs heres what I heard 1. 7115 goes to scrap 2. Any d40lf gets treated badly 3. A operator not doing good to a bus 4. A bus gets roughly searched! Scared of D40LFs? What? 1. Yes, 7115 was scrapped. Machines don't last forever when subjected to years of hard work. That bus was built in early 1996 and outlasted everything else in the order it was part of (except for some older buses that BC Transit bought back, but I don't think those are in great shape now). 2. Buses are maintained to a. comply with laws and b. ensure the safety of passengers, operators, and anyone who shares the road with them, yet they are subjected to hard work at the same time because people need them to travel. A D40LF's workload can be identical to or lighter than that of a brand new XN40; the latter point is because those buses are old, reaching the ends of their lifespans, and if there are enough newer buses, they'd only see use when they're really needed. Also, equipment depreciates so there's no point in keeping buses in service forever or fixing them when replacements are already present (only exception would be West Vancouver's 995 because they want to save it as a "heritage bus"). Furthermore, selling the buses really depend on their condition and in many cases, the buses aren't really fit for resale unless the buyers want money pits. At least many buses are used for parts to keep better examples on the road for longer before they get scrapped. 3. Please elaborate. Are you referring to operators slamming on the brakes? 4. ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyTrain Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 @KenrichYT Sounds like you'd enjoy this thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 7 hours ago, KenrichYT said: I compiled a lot of things you guys are scared of d40lfs heres what I heard 1. 7115 goes to scrap 2. Any d40lf gets treated badly 3. A operator not doing good to a bus 4. A bus gets roughly searched! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 7432 returns since November 7 7445 returns since early October You bet why we ask for confirmations from HTC before retiring stuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitFan2 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Are 7274 and 7280 confirmed to be retired? I only see 7292 every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, TransitFan2 said: Are 7274 and 7280 confirmed to be retired? I only see 7292 every now and then. (I) don't have info on their whereabouts. Heck some of the last remaining S50s could be laying in STC's BO tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 2:43 PM, Express691 said: (I) don't have info on their whereabouts. Heck some of the last remaining S50s could be laying in STC's BO tracks I have seen 7328 quite a bunch of times. Haven't really seen 7292. But last time i did was in Langley just briefly (possibly headed back to garage) but I'll keep my eyes open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdt717 Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Busmanic92 said: I have seen 7328 quite a bunch of times. Haven't really seen 7292. But last time i did was in Langley just briefly (possibly headed back to garage) but I'll keep my eyes open I was on the 7292 yesterday (Fri, 13th) on a 341 Newton Exchange that left Guildford at 16:49. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hate to be the bearer of bad news but 7292 is at HTC and is therefor retired. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 I saw 7406 going SB on Oak Street a couple days ago, possibly transferred to VTC for training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 I have a feeling we should change the D40LF with unknown status to "contingency". Not confirmed at HTC but havent seen service in a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 I just thought i heard somewhere these d40lf's were all to retire this year, but how long it's taking to have the 2019 xn40's (191xx) start service i think it's going to be by RB start or before Feburary 2020. Let's just make the rest contingency units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, Busmanic92 said: I just thought i heard somewhere these d40lf's were all to retire this year, but how long it's taking to have the 2019 xn40's (191xx) start service i think it's going to be by RB start or before Feburary 2020. Let's just make the rest contingency units. Ill correct myself, no, theyre not contingency units. I believe a better term is 'unallocated' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Express691 said: I have a feeling we should change the D40LF with unknown status to "contingency". Not confirmed at HTC but havent seen service in a while That sounds like a good idea 15 minutes ago, Express691 said: Ill correct myself, no, theyre not contingency units. I believe a better term is 'unallocated' Or this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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