School Bus 101 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 3 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: Willco 1203 is now retired and is listed on Kijiji for $3,200, with 303,056 km clocked on it. Photos are listed below for when this listing goes down. This unit wasn't retired too long ago as I saw this bus in service for Willco in January 2019. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-trucks/calgary/great-shape-1998-international-3800-t444e-bus/1434628964?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true That's unfortunate. I remember riding it several years ago. Drove very smooth for its age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 12:27 AM, School Bus 101 said: That's unfortunate. I remember riding it several years ago. Drove very smooth for its age. I remember driving that bus when it was still at ITC. That one and 1204 were very nice buses to drive. Right now, I forget off hand what their fleet numbers were at ITC. Here are a couple of photos of 604 that I captured back on June 6, 2019: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Willco 1405 (a 2006 IC CE200 with 239,000 clicks) is now listed for sale on Kijiji. Looking at the images listed, this bus used to be at Celebration Church in Edmonton Alberta (and has been there since September 2016.) The streetview images also show another CE, 1518 at that same church. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/edmonton/7000-72-passenger-bus-for-sale/1457989467?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, TechSpotlight said: Willco 1405 (a 2006 IC CE200 with 239,000 clicks) is now listed for sale on Kijiji. Looking at the images listed, this bus used to be at Celebration Church in Edmonton Alberta (and has been there since September 2016.) The streetview images also show another CE, 1518 at that same church. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/edmonton/7000-72-passenger-bus-for-sale/1457989467?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Wonder if its sister unit 1406 is still around here. I remember riding that one way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, School Bus 101 said: Wonder if its sister unit 1406 is still around here. I remember riding that one way back when. I haven't seen 1406 around in around 3 or so years, and I suspect it was retired around the same time 1405 was. The only ICs I have been seeing around as of late are the newer 400 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Spotted Willco 1408, a sister unit to 1409. I was also able to notice a former fleet number of 1103 below the Willco Fleet number on the front passenger side of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Willco #s 410 (2003 Thomas FS65) and 1528 (2004 Thomas FS-65) are now retired and listed for sale on kijiji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Willco 516 broke down on Bow Trail and Sarcee Trail today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Sometime last week, I spotted what appeared to be 1404 still running near Brentwood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Willco 1716 is now retired. Spotted it at their Springbank property with parts such as the windows, headlights, stop arm and warning light visors removed. It was parked right behind a BlueBird C60 that seems to be used to store parts. Havent seen 1716 active since the end of the 2017-18 school year. There were also tons of stored buses. Willco 1529 was sitting toward the front of the yard with its Willco decals removed, but fleet numbers were still intact. There were also around 2 or more BlueBird Coventionals sitting in one corner of the yard, covered in snow. One I could Identify as 1531 (BB 3800). One other one was a BB 3800, but I could not identify fleet numbers. Did happen to see a couple other GMC and 3800 BlueBirds with their decals intact, it's nice to see those still in service. Also spotted Willco 428, a Gasoline powered BlueBird Vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Willco 426 is a Thomas C2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Willco #s 515 and 1505 are now listed for sale, both 1998 CV200s according to the ad. 515 is a propane powered unit, with 217,762km. 1505 is a gasoline powered unit, with 419,454km. Photos are provided for when the listing goes down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Willco 408, a 2002 CV200 with a CAT 3126 is now listed for sale. I've seen this bus plenty of times in 2017, and from what I remember, it was a sick running bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Willco #s 704 and 1526 are now retired, and are currently being sold at an facility along 52nd St, north of Peigan Trail in SE Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 11:58 AM, TechSpotlight said: Willco #s 704 and 1526 are now retired, and are currently being sold at an facility along 52nd St, north of Peigan Trail in SE Calgary. 704 is now listed on Kijiji. It's a 36 passenger unit manufactured in July 2000. Photos for when the listing goes down. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-trucks/calgary/super-clean-school-buses/1513299046 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, School Bus 101 said: 704 is now listed on Kijiji. It's a 36 passenger unit manufactured in July 2000. Photos for when the listing goes down. Yep! 1526 was listed at that place at one point in time. Sadly, it now seems like they have sold off #1536. Sucks to see, as it and its sister 1535 were really nice buses to ride on. Both are 2004 model buses built in June of 03 if memory serves. 1536 was last seen by me at the Springbank yard a couple of months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Willco 424 deadheading toward the Springbank yard this afternoon. On a side note, the Calgary Christian School is confirmed to be using Willco again this school year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Former Willco #515 is on the selling block once again. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-rv-motorhome/edmonton/skoolie-school-bus/1525438012 Photos attached are from the listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 9 hours ago, School Bus 101 said: Former Willco #515 is on the selling block once again. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-rv-motorhome/edmonton/skoolie-school-bus/1525438012 Ex-Southland 3486 or 3488 from the looks of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Looks like this one may be former Willco #1800. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/grande-prairie/1986-gmc-school-bus/1527003637 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-heavy-equipment/lethbridge/2002-gmc-bluebird/1536001789?undefined Ex-Willco 1529 for sale! Last time I saw this was in early-February at their Springbank yard with the Willco letters removed off the sides. By the time I visited in the early spring, the bus was gone. CVIP seems to have been expired on July 2019 from the looks of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Willco 425 is a 2019 BlueBird Vision gasoline powered equipped with a backup camera similar to Southland's 8500s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 1309 was recently for sale on Kijiji. Unfortunately I cannot find the link to it anymore, but here are some photos from the listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just spotted 1315 up and running in the NW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Apologist Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Bump: Willco #426 (72-passenger Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2) on Country Hills Boulevard, photo taken January 21st 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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