Express691 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 16140 has a driver barrier. Dont know if any others do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 6 hours ago, Express691 said: 16140 has a driver barrier. Dont know if any others do. Just 16101 and 16140 have barriers as far as Xcelsior's are concerned. Drove by RTC today and saw one XN40 parked there. Wasn't able to get a unit number though, saw it from Steveston Hwy. We could see a 16000 XN40 in service soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Are those two buses testing different designs of driver barriers? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 5 hours ago, Dane said: Are those two buses testing different designs of driver barriers? Or something else? Two different brands that are almost identical. The one in 16140 was installed at the factory. I haven't physically seen either them, just photos from the bulletin that distributed to the operators. One neat thing about the barrier in 16101 is that part of the plexiglass glass slides back to open it up a bit and one of them has a cup holder in it which I've heard works out very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 1603 in service this afternoon, meaning 1605 is the last XD40 left to enter service. Do any of the new West Van buses have driver barriers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 hour ago, ThatBusGuy said: 1603 in service this afternoon, meaning 1605 is the last XD40 left to enter service. Do any of the new West Van buses have driver barriers? Been on 1601-3, they don't. Not sure about 1604 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 On October-29-16 at 9:30 AM, Brando737 said: Nope. Haven't heard anything about them or seen any at HTC. Im surprised it's taking as long as it is. However, now that all XD40s are in service as of last week, they will probably start getting the XN40s ready to go. H16001,003,004,009,011 are sitting at RTC. No Plates radios or fareboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShuttleWV Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 2016-08-20 at 11:56 AM, Blue Bus Fan said: Do you know what buses these units are replacing in the West Vancouver Blue Bus fleet? All the older buses are staying on for now except 992 and 993 which were retired. With possible added service to the 250 and 255 they will need all they can On 2016-11-03 at 9:50 PM, ThomasW97 said: Been on 1601-3, they don't. Not sure about 1604 1604 is now in service with 1605 going into service next week likely 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Here's 16018 doing some sort of demo for Trans-Expo. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Express691 said: Here's 16018 doing some sort of demo for Trans-Expo. New font? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 27 minutes ago, Peter M said: New font? FF Meta is the new font to be used everywhere, to create brand identity etc. Centered around the blue box with a capital 'FF Meta' T at stations and bus stops. It's on the new signage for the Evergreen Extension and whatever else new comes around, eventually it'll be everywhere. First time I've seen an HTC bus with it, though. I've only noticed VTC buses actively replacing with the new font. Also hah, I just noticed from linking the wiki article: "FF Meta was intended to be a "complete antithesis of Helvetica", which he found "boring and bland" so kind of funny they're now replacing Helvetica with FF Meta. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Meraki said: FF Meta is the new font to be used everywhere, to create brand identity etc. Centered around the blue box with a capital 'FF Meta' T at stations and bus stops. It's on the new signage for the Evergreen Extension and whatever else new comes around, eventually it'll be everywhere. First time I've seen an HTC bus with it, though. I've only noticed VTC buses actively replacing with the new font. Also hah, I just noticed from linking the wiki article: "FF Meta was intended to be a "complete antithesis of Helvetica", which he found "boring and bland" so kind of funny they're now replacing Helvetica with FF Meta. Great information, thank you!! I wonder what the rationale is for the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, Large Cat said: Great information, thank you!! I wonder what the rationale is for the change. I'd imagine it's part of a continuing effort to consolidate all signage/livery to one common standard. There's lots of stuff hanging around the system from various times on buses and SkyTrain, such as the red/blue/yellow scheme or busses around the C40LFR order where the TransLink blue/yellow was screwed up and stickers arrived as blue/orange instead. An old style next to a new one. (Why the new one has already deteriorated and looks worse, it is a mystery!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 On November-04-16 at 0:55 PM, NotQuite said: H16001,003,004,009,011 are sitting at RTC. No Plates radios or fareboxes. You can add H16010 and 012 to the list of XN40's being prepped for service at RTC. Some of them are now plated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Are any of them ready to enter service yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 23 hours ago, dover5949 said: Are any of them ready to enter service yet? There weren't any at HTC as of Thursday night, as far as I could see. If there were any, they would have been tucked away in the shop somewhere. Passing by Cullen this afternoon westbound on Highway 1, I could see about six or seven XN40s parked in the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 On 03/11/2016 at 7:53 PM, ThatBusGuy said: 1603 in service this afternoon, meaning 1605 is the last XD40 left to enter service. 1605 is in service as of November 11th. All XD40 (both CMBC and WVMT) from this order are in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitfan Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 16001 and 16003 are at HTC. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 4 hours ago, transitfan said: 16001 and 16003 are at HTC. Damn beat me to it lol. 16001 was being driven around the yard at about 2200 when I pulled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 14 hours ago, transitfan said: 16001 and 16003 are at HTC. Both those buses are in service this morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 1 hour ago, ThatBusGuy said: Both those buses are in service this morning Woot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Which busses are going to be headed to RTC with these units entering service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iliketrains Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 16001 going the other way, got on 16003. Bit blurry, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Are there any differences between the 2014 and 2016 XN40's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iliketrains Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, cleowin said: Are there any differences between the 2014 and 2016 XN40's? nothing really that I noticed, but the "next stop" signs at the middle of the bus are white like the XD40's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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