BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The following buses were spotted in Prince George when I stopped in there on the 17th of last month: 0008, 0106, 0111, 9056, 9065, 9245, 9246, 9247, 9248, 9250, 9251, 9252, 9253, 9255, 9256, 9257, 9258, 9259, 9261, 9274, 9278, 9284, 9285. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Also found these 3 cutaways which are shown in the attached images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have done some updating to the PG Wiki page at this direct link: http://www.cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Prince_George_Transit_System I have added #'s 9261 and 9274 to the roster as well as some photos. When I was in PG, I drove by the garage a couple of times and the following buses were not seen in service or anywhere around the garage unless they were tucked inside somewhere. #'s 0018, 0110, 0233, 0236, 9081, 9082, 9249, and 9254. That being said, it doesn't mean that they are no longer in Prince George, but I bring them up just incase they have actually been moved to other properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzldriver Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 9249 is still in Kelowna. Unless they took it from here in the last 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 9249 is still in Kelowna. Unless they took it from here in the last 24 hours. It probably is still there then. I was in Prince George back on the 17th of September, and that's when I didn't see it. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have now finished updating my website with 24 new photos for Prince George at this direct link: http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/Britishcolumbia/princegeorge/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastal Transit Fan Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 9248 was involved in an MVA two weeks ago that ultimately proved fatal. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/crash-kills-woman-1.1724455 The coach has not seen service since. No word yet on if/when it will return to service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastal Transit Fan Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 9248 was involved in an MVA two weeks ago that ultimately proved fatal. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/crash-kills-woman-1.1724455 The coach has not seen service since. No word yet on if/when it will return to service. Since the accident, 0002 has arrived as a contingency replacement for 9248. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastal Transit Fan Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 I can't speak for other communities, however it was announced in Prince George recently that there is a three-year funding freeze from the province to BC Transit, which affects the implementation of any short-term goals in the Transit Futures plan. These goals were: -Service to the BC Rail site -Service to the airport -Improved day time service to the university/downtown This also affects vehicle and asset acquisitions in Prince George, including new land for exchanges and new buses. There is one new transit exchange rebuild project beyond the design stage, and that will go ahead, as it is primarily funded by the City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 I can't speak for other communities, however it was announced in Prince George recently that there is a three-year funding freeze from the province to BC Transit, which affects the implementation of any short-term goals in the Transit Futures plan. These goals were: -Service to the BC Rail site -Service to the airport -Improved day time service to the university/downtown This also affects vehicle and asset acquisitions in Prince George, including new land for exchanges and new buses. There is one new transit exchange rebuild project beyond the design stage, and that will go ahead, as it is primarily funded by the City. I think for every community is feeling the pain of funding freeze for BC Transit because Kamloops was promise 8500 hours for transit services that got cancelled from the funding freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastal Transit Fan Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 After being involved in a fatal head-on collision last winter on Hwy 97, and being subsequently removed from service, 9248 is back on the road in Prince George as of this week with a mostly rebuilt front end. The contingency replacement for this bus was ex-Whistler trash-bin-on-wheels 0002. No word yet on whether or not this British microwave box will be sent back into the contingency fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Free ride for voters who show Elections Canada Registration card, only tomorrow: http://bctransit.com/kelowna/news/article?nid=1403644017154 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Heads up Prince George. Dennis Dart #9908 has left Vernon and is headed your way. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 On 4/7/2016 at 7:41 PM, Iron said: Heads up Prince George. Dennis Dart #9908 has left Vernon and is headed your way. Enjoy You seem very happy to see 9908 depart Vernon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 12 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: You seem very happy to see 9908 depart Vernon! I've been with Vernon Transit for a year now and 9908 has sat idle in our yard the entire time. Plus sometime before that. Honestly, it was just taking up space. Our mechanics were finally given the green light to fix it and off it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 I loved 9908 - 2 door 30 footer. She was always used on the 1/4 run. She was the last bus I drove in Vernon. I remember when both 9934 and 9935 rolled into town when we got them from PG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Prince George to get expand garage and CNG buses will operate in the fleet: http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/better-public-transit-for-prince-george-thanks-to-federal-and-provincial-funding-2143693.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Service is now being provide 363 days a year still no service on Christmas or New Years day: https://bctransit.com/victoria/news/article?nid=1403646413950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Service improvements are coming to Prince George on Sundays and Stat Holidays with 2,500 hours being added: http://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/42297/bc-transit-expanding-prince-george-sunday-stat-bus-services/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 A new transit centre site has been picked in Prince George: https://bctransit.com/prince-george/news/article?nid=1403647299952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Blue Bus Fan said: A new transit centre site has been picked in Prince George: https://bctransit.com/prince-george/news/article?nid=1403647299952 The article also lists two HandyDART replacements being delivered this year; I would imagine that would be for L102 and 2306. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Just out of curiousity, I decided to look up the locations: Old: https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.8808424,-122.7400726,346m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en New: https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.9068799,-122.8109022,898m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 The new transit centre location has been controversial: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/questions-remain-over-controversial-prince-george-bus-plan-1.4055804 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Expanded weekend service is coming to Prince George with 2,500 hours beginning on September 5th: https://bctransit.com/prince-george/news/article?nid=1403648229174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiNorth Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 I'm going to have to assume this thread is the most appropriate place for the small systems that are interconnected between Prince George and Terrace. I recently noticed a serious error in the Smithers rider's guide where routes 162 and 163 are reversed on the map, while the schedules remain accurate. I wasn't very impressed when I contacted the transit operator and they gave me a response that was basically "there's no problem, you just don't understand how the transit here works." Unless transit literally goes dozens of kilometres in the wrong direction along Highway 16, then sorry, but you're wrong. Here's the offending schedule and map. Again, the schedules are correct, while the map is completely wrong. As a quote from the communications: "To clarify though, all the information in our rider’s guides are correct." Yeah, hard pass on that claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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