ThatBusGuy Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Just passed RTC, thought I may have seen H7191 but it's possible I misread 7181 as I only saw it for a brief second. Anyone able to confirm one way or the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 20 minutes ago, ThatBusGuy said: Just passed RTC, thought I may have seen H7191 but it's possible I misread 7181 as I only saw it for a brief second. Anyone able to confirm one way or the other? It's N7181 as i was by there yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Here's a shot of 7289. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) This is a better place to post this @dover5949 5 minutes ago, dover5949 said: RTC check today 1300 Hours.... Retirement line N7180 N7181 H7184 (with skinny font size number above drivers window & front door) N7191 S7247 a few others unable to get numbers on the right side of the XN40's New arrivals 16016 16019 16020 16031 plus others which I'm unable to get numbers of. I noticed some of the D40LF's which I reported last week are gone. Does anyone know if the D40LF's that are retired are being moved some place else on the property or to another property? Edited December 2, 2016 by Blue Bus Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well, this is from a few weeks ago... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Currently at RTC, as of 1500 hrs 02 Dec 2016: S7247, S7312, H7195, S7351, H7184, N7180, N7191, N7181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 7112 is the bus being used to promote the upcoming Evergreen Line service changes. Driver told me that they have installed an auxiliary battery pack to run the extra electronics. Interestingly, TComm and Compass Card readers are still active on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 3 hours ago, NotQuite said: Currently at RTC, as of 1500 hrs 02 Dec 2016: S7247, S7312, H7195, S7351, H7184, N7180, N7191, N7181 Odd because last time I saw 7195 was at the BO line ato HTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 H7115 hasn't been in service since the 30th, worried if its not booked out soon, that it's heading to to retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 31 minutes ago, cleowin said: H7115 hasn't been in service since the 30th, worried if its not booked out soon, that it's heading to to retirement Maybe, but that's only two days, and HTC hasn't been using it as heavily anyway. We'll have to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I don't care for the dd50 d40lf's but its a legend. It shall not retire ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Does anyone know since the property at OTC has been sold & all operations are gone from there what's going to happen to the buses currently stored there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 11 hours ago, dover5949 said: Does anyone know since the property at OTC has been sold & all operations are gone from there what's going to happen to the buses currently stored there? Yup, either pressed back into service or sent to the crusher, though the latter is more likely of a scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 On December 2, 2016 at 8:30 PM, cleowin said: H7115 hasn't been in service since the 30th, worried if its not booked out soon, that it's heading to to retirement According to T-Comm, it's out all day today on a #112/#129 block. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Better start paying attention to whats at the BO line at HTC... I pass by it mondays and wednesdays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I didn't realize 7262 was still alive. I thought it was retired until I spotted it last night at 22nd doing a 340. Also, yesterday afternoon around 15:00, I was in the HTC bullpen with another operator who was preparing to take a bus out of the yard. He walked outside, then sheepishly came straight back in when he realized he had forgotten to check the track sheets to see what bus he was supposed to take. "Maybe I should just go eenie, meenie, mynie moe..." he said. To which I replied "You should just pick the oldest, shabbiest, most rickety bus you can find in the yard, and take that!" I was joking of course. Then not 15 minutes later, I was walking down Boyd towards Queensborough Landing, when I happened a glance to my right and saw that very same operator go by... driving 7115. He DID take the oldest bus after all! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Cute! Serious question, though: what is H7115 actually like these days to drive? Is she "the shabbiest, most rickety bus", or does she do well once you get her on the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormscape Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Don't know about driving but the ride feels just as smooth as it did 20 years ago, that is, it feels like you're in a blender when it's not moving. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Retired 3298 has been brought back to HTC for some reason. It has been sitting parked facing the wrong way on track 20 for at least the last few days. It still has valid CVIP and insurance, but the farebox and radio have been ripped out. Also, I got to drive this tonight: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 8 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: Also, I got to drive this tonight: [photo of H7115] So again, how is it to drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 This bus is almost 22 years old, how the hell is it still going strong? What made it different than the other 95 D40LF's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 6 minutes ago, cleowin said: This bus is almost 22 years old, how the hell is it still going strong? What made it different than the other 95 D40LF's? First of all, it's only 21 years old. The build date is January 1996. Contrary to popular belief, 7101-7150 were all 1996 models, they were just the first batch. I don't really see any differences with this particular bus. It runs fine. In fact, I don't remember it running this well the last time I drove it in May, so it must have had some work done to it. I still think 7155 is a better bus, that said I haven't driven it since it's been in HTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, MCW Metrobus said: First of all, it's only 21 years old. The build date is January 1996. Contrary to popular belief, 7101-7150 were all 1996 models, they were just the first batch. I don't really see any differences with this particular bus. It runs fine. In fact, I don't remember it running this well the last time I drove it in May, so it must have had some work done to it. I still think 7155 is a better bus, that said I haven't driven it since it's been in HTC. Sorry for not getting the date right, it's the matter of the fact that it's well beyond it's life and it seriously is probably going to be one of the last d40lf's retired, that's a miracle for a bus, seriously. I wonder if it'll outlive most of the 2000/2001 Series D40LF's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 7115 (and the buses 7151-7243) may be at or beyond their specified life expectancies, but sometimes buses just are in a good enough condition to keep going. The one thing that sets these buses aside from the high floors retired before them is just that - these buses are low floor. A lot of the high floor buses retired en-masse since 2008 were retired before their lives were truly up - they were just pulled from service because low-floor buses replaced them and rendered them totally redundant. Only a few lucky ones went to serve secondary careers in colder climates, the rest that were left behind were mothballed or scrapped virtually once there was no longer any need for them, regardless of their condition. I applaud the fact TransLink and BC Transit have found the sense to keep older buses not-yet ready for retirement in active service. Just wish they'd have done that a bit sooner (like ten-years ago sooner). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 1 hour ago, SidneyTransitfan said: 7115 (and the buses 7151-7243) may be at or beyond their specified life expectancies, but sometimes buses just are in a good enough condition to keep going. The one thing that sets these buses aside from the high floors retired before them is just that - these buses are low floor. A lot of the high floor buses retired en-masse since 2008 were retired before their lives were truly up - they were just pulled from service because low-floor buses replaced them and rendered them totally redundant. Only a few lucky ones went to serve secondary careers in colder climates, the rest that were left behind were mothballed or scrapped virtually once there was no longer any need for them, regardless of their condition. I applaud the fact TransLink and BC Transit have found the sense to keep older buses not-yet ready for retirement in active service. Just wish they'd have done that a bit sooner (like ten-years ago sooner). A big part of the reason why those buses were retired so early was political pressure, especially since Sam Sullivan (who is quadriplegic and a major advocate for persons with disabilities) was mayor of Vancouver at the time, and many of the D40s had been assigned to Vancouver TC. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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