Downsview 108 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 15 hours ago, Tom1122 said: I know it was the bus that flipped over. I'm unsure where the photo was taken. I assumed it was Hillcrest. The house in the background should be a giveaway. Positive that's lansdowne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 Question regarding these on some New Looks, though this is not a TTC New Look. Where the Please offer seats/handicapped Passengers stickers are, on some TTC New Looks-and one Oshawa /transit new look were rectangular air vents. They always caught my eye as I never saw them on any other New Looks. Does anyone else remember them--or know what they for? The vents were also on the left hand hand side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 29 minutes ago, Jeffrey said: Question regarding these on some New Looks, though this is not a TTC New Look. Where the Please offer seats/handicapped Passengers stickers are, on some TTC New Looks-and one Oshawa /transit new look were rectangular air vents. They always caught my eye as I never saw them on any other New Looks. Does anyone else remember them--or know what they for? The vents were also on the left hand hand side. Air intake vents for the engine. GM varied their design and location over the years, to the point that it became a bit of a spotting feature for generations/years of production. Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 2 hours ago, smallspy said: Air intake vents for the engine. GM varied their design and location over the years, to the point that it became a bit of a spotting feature for generations/years of production. Dan Gotcha, thanks. And just to clarify as I notice I did not mention, the odd vents I noticed were actually in the interior of the bus, a kind of mesh grill. The last bus I saw was on an Oshawa Transit bus in 1992 (Oshawa Transit 115 I believe). . Always kick myself for not getting more photos then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/24/2017 at 2:31 PM, Jeffrey said: Question regarding these on some New Looks, though this is not a TTC New Look. Where the Please offer seats/handicapped Passengers stickers are, on some TTC New Looks-and one Oshawa /transit new look were rectangular air vents. They always caught my eye as I never saw them on any other New Looks. Does anyone else remember them--or know what they for? The vents were also on the left hand hand side. On 9/24/2017 at 3:02 PM, smallspy said: Air intake vents for the engine. GM varied their design and location over the years, to the point that it became a bit of a spotting feature for generations/years of production. Dan Did it look like this? This is inside a 1963 Los Angeles bus, which did not have exterior fresh air intakes from what I could see: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, tomsbuspage said: Did it look like this? This is inside a 1963 Los Angeles bus, which did not have exterior fresh air intakes from what I could see: Yup, that's what I am talking about. The one on the Oshawa Transit unit was a little higher up, more rectangular and a bit larger, but same idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Has TTC decided to have 2444 as a parts bus for 2252, 8058? or a historical bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 21 hours ago, TTC T6H-5307N 2252 said: Has TTC decided to have 2444 as a parts bus for 2252, 8058? or a historical bus? Sisters 2345 & 2444 are the part donors for 8058 & 2252 (8752) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, bus_7246 said: Sisters 2345 & 2444 are the part donors for 8058 & 2252 (8752) Is 2252 done restoration and it's road ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnicaProductions Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 4 hours ago, TTC T6H-5307N 2252 said: Is 2252 done restoration and it's road ready Highly doubt it given the current bus overhaul program going on right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Apparently TTC has recently untarped 8058. I wonder if this means they will resume rebuilding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 36 minutes ago, Tom1122 said: Apparently TTC has recently untarped 8058. I wonder if this means they will resume rebuilding it. No, the TTC didn't untarp 8058. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 An update on the status of the gms.. -8058 always was, and remains a donor bus only. -2252 was required to be re skinned, as the first time around it was improperly riveted, unfortunately. Much of the knowledge base on how to maintain these vehicles has since retired with them. -Interior was also repainted, it’s now on jack stands inside Duncan, and will be receiving refurbished axles and it’s powerplant module soon. Could well be complete by year’s end. -2444’s restoration will then commence. Pics taken about 3 weeks ago, they are NOT mine. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimon8000 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 10/31/2017 at 5:36 PM, Tom1122 said: Apparently TTC has recently untarped 8058. I wonder if this means they will resume rebuilding it. untarp=resume rebuild? What a kybosh kid theory is this? Can't they untarp it and parts it off to the other two GMs for rebuild? Can't they untarp it and sent it for scrap? 1 hour ago, Bus_Medic said: An update on the status of the gms.. -8058 always was, and remains a donor bus only. -2252 was required to be re skinned, as the first time around it was improperly riveted, unfortunately. Much of the knowledge base on how to maintain these vehicles has since retired with them. -Interior was also repainted, it’s now on jack stands inside Duncan, and will be receiving refurbished axles and it’s powerplant module soon. Could well be complete by year’s end. -2444’s restoration will then commence. Pics taken about 3 weeks ago, they are NOT mine. Thx for the great update, although very sad to see 8058 in this status...................8058 should have been kept by HCRR collecting dust outside instead............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 ...maybe not. At least this way, 8058’s interior can still be re used, which still appears to be the plan. in the beginning, I think the honest intention was to give 8058 the ol’ college try, but nobody really knew what they were in for until it was observed from underneath on a proper hoist. sometimes plans have unexpected surprises. Anyone who restores anything- especially vehicles, will attest to this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: An update on the status of the gms.. -8058 always was, and remains a donor bus only. -2252 was required to be re skinned, as the first time around it was improperly riveted, unfortunately. Much of the knowledge base on how to maintain these vehicles has since retired with them. -Interior was also repainted, it’s now on jack stands inside Duncan, and will be receiving refurbished axles and it’s powerplant module soon. Could well be complete by year’s end. -2444’s restoration will then commence. Pics taken about 3 weeks ago, they are NOT mine. 2444 will be repainted into the CLRV scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, TTC T6H-5307N 2252 said: 2444 will be repainted into the CLRV scheme? I honestly don’t know.Let’s wait and find out, eh? 4 hours ago, Cimon8000 said: untarp=resume rebuild? What a kybosh kid theory is this? Easy now. A wise person told me early on in life that for every finger you point at someone, there are three more pointing back at yourself. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsview 108 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Cimon8000 said: untarp=resume rebuild? What a kybosh kid theory is this? Can't they untarp it and parts it off to the other two GMs for rebuild? Can't they untarp it and sent it for scrap? Thx for the great update, although very sad to see 8058 in this status...................8058 should have been kept by HCRR collecting dust outside instead............ Rather it be harvested for useful parts in the city TBH. 20 minutes ago, Bus_Medic said: I honestly don’t know.Let’s wait and find out, eh? Easy now. A wise person told me early on in life that for every finger you point at someone, there are three more pointing back at yourself. Pfft. No one's got 3 middle fingers. Thanks for the status report. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, RevEleven said: Rather it be harvested for useful parts in the city TBH. Not to mention, if they had kept it at HCRR it doesn't seem terribly likely that they would've been able to magically fix the problems that the TTC couldn't. They'd probably leave it as it was until they junked it 15-20 years down the road. At least this way the TTC's buses will benefit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 If 8058 was to be a donor bus only, why would TTC have bothered to put a tarp over it when they needed space on the shop floor? Neither 2345 nor 2444 got a tarp. And 2444 sat for months in the elements with its rear end removed. When someone got access to Hillcrest early this year or late last year and showed photos of 8058 undergoing rebuild before it was stopped, someone did say how thoroughly stripped down 8058 was. If it was going to be scrapped, they would have removed the rollsign and other parts. Even as recently as three weeks ago 8058 still has its rollsign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 17 hours ago, Tom1122 said: If 8058 was to be a donor bus only, why would TTC have bothered to put a tarp over it when they needed space on the shop floor? Neither 2345 nor 2444 got a tarp. And 2444 sat for months in the elements with its rear end removed. When someone got access to Hillcrest early this year or late last year and showed photos of 8058 undergoing rebuild before it was stopped, someone did say how thoroughly stripped down 8058 was. If it was going to be scrapped, they would have removed the rollsign and other parts. Even as recently as three weeks ago 8058 still has its rollsign. Get your panties unbunched. Even though the frame of 8058 is garbage, there is still a lot of good body panels that they hope to harvest to keep the 2 good ones running. Dan 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsview 108 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 22 hours ago, smallspy said: Get your panties unbunched. Even though the frame of 8058 is garbage, there is still a lot of good body panels that they hope to harvest to keep the 2 good ones running. Dan Thank you. Some people need to stick to complaining about things they actually spent money on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Have there been any rumblings as to what ends 2252 will be used for in the coming year, such as the Beaches Easter Parade? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/VintageToronto/photos/a.256045541132104.59461.256041347799190/1762321057171204/?type=3&theater Also, Rapido Trains visited TTC Hillcrest last month. https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/photos/a.713228385429695.1073741825.109954372423769/1506543432764849/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/photos/a.713228385429695.1073741825.109954372423769/1506543439431515/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/photos/a.713228385429695.1073741825.109954372423769/1506544422764750/?type=3&theater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Today marks 6 years since the TTC Fishbowl era ended revenue service. Buses 2281, 2286, 2290, 2444 & 2855 were assigned on 52 Lawrence West on that day. 2281 went on the Yonge Subway Shuttle until 2:15 am on December 17, 2011. Bus 2252 was on the Toronto Island until March 2012 and was retired from service. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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