Blue Bus Fan Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 S7316 broken down on 96 Ave at 199A Street while heading to Surrey Central Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 16 hours ago, Blue Bus Fan said: Do you know if it will be retired? That seems like it would be hard to repair the articulated section to it in keep service. What makes you think it is hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: What makes you think it is hard? It seems like it is hard because it does not seems like a common practice to change the bendy joint on a bus. I would think towing the bus back to garage would be hardest part because you would need to make sure the back half stays with front half when towing it. You split into front and back half would be hard without hurting the bus or anyone. Edited December 8, 2016 by Blue Bus Fan Add more parts to why it would be hard also change the bendy thing to bendy joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, Blue Bus Fan said: It seems like it is hard because it does not seems like a common practice to change the bendy thing on a bus. All the articulating joints are the same in TransLink's fleet, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Peter M said: All the articulating joints are the same in TransLink's fleet, right? Actually, no. The articulating joints in the LFRs and Xcelsiors are very different from those in the D60LFs. They're actually more similar to the ones in the old D60s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 59 minutes ago, GORDOOM said: Actually, no. The articulating joints in the LFRs and Xcelsiors are very different from those in the D40LFs. They're actually more similar to the ones in the old D40s! D40LF's do not have an articulating joint. Perhaps you meant D60LF's ?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 1 hour ago, NotQuite said: D40LF's do not have an articulating joint. Perhaps you meant D60LF's ?? Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 7 hours ago, Blue Bus Fan said: It seems like it is hard because it does not seems like a common practice to change the bendy joint on a bus. I would think towing the bus back to garage would be hardest part because you would need to make sure the back half stays with front half when towing it. Wrong and wrong. Artic joints are changed more often than you might think. Towing it back is no issue as long as the frame underneath is structurally sound. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbc2008 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 V15021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 2 hours ago, cmbc2008 said: V15021 It can't be kickout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpogue Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Eventful day for SkyTrain, but no major delays. One of the track switches between Lougheed outbound and Braid outbound had issues this morning, resulting in single-tracking through Braid and Sapperton on the inbound Train 308 had some sort of issue with stuck brakes between Granville outbound and Stadium outbound early this afternoon. Staff were having trouble trying to drive it in manual to Stadium to off-load passengers, but the vehicle techs managed to get the brakes lifted. It was parked at Stadium side-track for most of the afternoon and brought back to the yard just after evening rush hour. Train 322 had problems near Lougheed around 5:00, and was taken out of service. Not sure if it timed out, or had some other issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbc2008 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 2127 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow1331 Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Related to the C40LFR axle issues, I was wondering if any similar issues could be occuring on the other LFR and LF models? Or has anyone heard word of an investigation as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 13 minutes ago, Marlow1331 said: Related to the C40LFR axle issues, I was wondering if any similar issues could be occuring on the other LFR and LF models? Or has anyone heard word of an investigation as well? What are the axle issues, for those who don't know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Meraki said: What are the axle issues, for those who don't know? 2 hours ago, Marlow1331 said: Related to the C40LFR axle issues, I was wondering if any similar issues could be occuring on the other LFR and LF models? Or has anyone heard word of an investigation as well? Can't say for sure what the exact issue is, but bad enough to take a bulk of the C40LFRs off the road immediately. And it sounds like a quality issue, not a lack of maintenance issue. The rumor is that the top weight of the CNG tanks and how the bus sways may have had something to do with it so it may not be related to the LFR model, but only the CNG buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow1331 Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 8 hours ago, Brando737 said: Can't say for sure what the exact issue is, but bad enough to take a bulk of the C40LFRs off the road immediately. And it sounds like a quality issue, not a lack of maintenance issue. The rumor is that the top weight of the CNG tanks and how the bus sways may have had something to do with it so it may not be related to the LFR model, but only the CNG buses. As far as I'm concerned they have noticed cracks developing on the axles. It's hard to confirm, I don't really hear to much from PCTC often. , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Ive been hearing that the weather (snowfall) has something to do with the cracks, also with PoCo being rather hilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedpotato13 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Police incident at 29th Avenue station delaying Skytrain service. Traveling from Lafarge station, the train was already packed by Coquitlam Central... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 A police shooting led to 29th station being closed this morning http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/29th-avenue-station-machete-man-skytrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpogue Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 6 hours ago, mashedpotato13 said: Police incident at 29th Avenue station delaying Skytrain service. Traveling from Lafarge station, the train was already packed by Coquitlam Central... It was made worse by the fact that the West Coast Express was blocked by a tree across the tracks in North Burnaby, and trains 2, 3, 4, and 5 effectively dropped all their passengers at Coquitlam Central and Moody Centre stations to use SkyTrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 B15015 broke down on Hasting Street at Renfrew Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranslinkKid Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 B9754 slid into a pole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 A friend of mine posted an image of what appears to be V9479 sliding off the road and into some trees... the location corresponds to Willingdon and Sanderson... TComm shows that it was probably doing a run on the 25 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 2250 and 15005 collided at Kingsway & Broadway on the morning of Dec. 18th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson2003 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 46 minutes ago, ThomasW97 said: 2250 and 15005 collided at Kingsway & Broadway on the morning of Dec. 18th Are you sure it was S15005? What was it doing on Broadway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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