cmbc2008 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 19701- 19730 Chevy The vehicle is equipped with a fire suppression system and one fire extinguisher at the front of the vehicle Equipped with a holder at the rear of the vehicle for the squeegee and ice scraper equipped with a passenger door side step all seats have integrated seat belts the floor anchors are colour coded for retractor placement single row of led lighting on top for passengers interior 12 seats , up to 4 wheelchairs positions 19750-19790 is Ford 6 seats 3 wheelchairs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 So... in effect, there are two types of HandyDart vehicles? Micro and Midi? I wonder why that is the case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thomasw Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, cmbc2008 said: They still have those? Where are they? Also where can we find accurate information about Handy Darts because the wiki is severely lacking information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingPig Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) Micro 19761 was spotted going NB on 140th St in Surrey yesterday. Edited July 8, 2019 by FlyingPig Micro (ford) shuttle not midi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 hours ago, FlyingPig said: Midi 19761 was spotted going NB on 140th St in Surrey yesterday. Don’t get my hopes up like that! When I hear “Midi” with no qualifications, I immediately jump to the NFI MiDi, which would IMO be the ideal replacement for our shuttles. But then I look at what thread I’m in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, GORDOOM said: Don’t get my hopes up like that! When I hear “Midi” with no qualifications, I immediately jump to the NFI MiDi, which would IMO be the ideal replacement for our shuttles. But then I look at what thread I’m in... Off-topic, but the NFI MiDi is actually an Enviro 200, right? I wonder if it'll be called the MiDi again now that ADL is a part of NFI Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingPig Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 7 hours ago, GORDOOM said: Don’t get my hopes up like that! When I hear “Midi” with no qualifications, I immediately jump to the NFI MiDi, which would IMO be the ideal replacement for our shuttles. But then I look at what thread I’m in... Thx for the reminder... Changed to Micro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Non-bus vehicles are being tested for possible expansion of the HandyDART service. Full-sized vans return for the first time since the retirement of the last Ford E350 van (not bus) in the form of a Ram numbered L405, and minivans join the fleet in the form of a Ford Transit Connect numbered L404. Interesting thing to note is that L405 has a standard high-floor setup with a lift instead of a lowered-floor setup made possible by the Ram being front-wheel drive (an advantage leveraged by NFI/Arboc to create a variant of the Spirit of Independence with a super low floor). Makes me wonder why they didn't go with the Ford Transit, a platform already in use with their Girardin MBC-IIs, instead. L404 is set up like a taxi with a fold-out rear ramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Community Shuttle said: Non-bus vehicles are being tested for possible expansion of the HandyDART service. Full-sized vans return for the first time since the last E350 van was retired in the form of a Ram numbered L405, and minivans join the fleet in the form of a Ford Transit Connect numbered L404. Interesting thing to note is that L405 has a standard high-floor setup with a lift instead of a lowered-floor setup made possible by the Ram being front-wheel drive. Makes me wonder why they didn't go with the Ford Transit, a platform already in use, instead. L404 is set up like a taxi with a fold-out rear ramp. Any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Thomasw said: Any pictures? @translink fan posted some in a Facebook group "western canadian transportation lounge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Community Shuttle said: @translink fan posted some in a Facebook group "western canadian transportation lounge". I don’t have Facebook lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Thomasw said: I don’t have Facebook lol You are smart. FB can be a real time waster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormscape Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 isn't that a private invite only group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Stormscape said: isn't that a private invite only group? You were able to find it and request to join it. However, it was hidden at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Took a closer look at the 2 demos L404 and L405. Both are gonna be run for 1 year as trials just to try them out. No mention of service expansion or replacement. L404 the Transit Connect is set up in the back with a pull out ramp for wheelchair, same as you see on wheelchair accessible taxis. Then has 2 seats after that behind the driver and passenger seat. L405 has a lift in the back and can hold 2 wheel chairs/ scooters side by side. Then 2 bench seats afterwards. HandyDart will be trying new layouts as they run them. Both demos are 2019s. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 8 hours ago, translink fan said: Took a closer look at the 2 demos L404 and L405. Both are gonna be run for 1 year as trials just to try them out. No mention of service expansion or replacement. L404 the Transit Connect is set up in the back with a pull out ramp for wheelchair, same as you see on wheelchair accessible taxis. Then has 2 seats after that behind the driver and passenger seat. L405 has a lift in the back and can hold 2 wheel chairs/ scooters side by side. Then 2 bench seats afterwards. HandyDart will be trying new layouts as they run them. Both demos are 2019s. Still waiting on pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citaro Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Thomasw said: Still waiting on pictures... Maybe if you ask nicely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 6:25 PM, Thomasw said: Still waiting on pictures... I think there's been a couple people booted for sharing photos from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, buizelbus said: I think there's been a couple people booted for sharing photos from there. Secret groups are secret for a reason after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 A big bump, but I have seen some HandiDart vehicles not mentioned on the wiki: 15760 - BlueBird Microbird MB-II with Chev chassis 22751 - BlueBird Microbird T-Series with Ford Transit classis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Wiki has always been out of date, no one ever really seems sure what the exact fleet numbers are. 2020, 2021, and 2022 orders are missing entirely. I know the 2020 order covers at least 20751 - 20792 as I have seen those two numbers before. Not sure if any of those years have Girardin orders as well or if it's just Microbirds. If anyone happens to know the specifics and wants to add them in that'd be great, or if you don't have wiki editing access lemme know and I'm happy to update it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Guy Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Not sure if I should bump up the HandyDART thread (doing it anyway) or post this somewhere else, and I didn’t see anyone mention this, but it looks like TL is planning on ordering at least 3 BE HandyDART units: https://service.ariba.com/Discovery.aw/109567019/aw?awh=r&awssk=cAUPMrcg Edit: Not sure if the link works, so here’s a screenshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Good eye. I think this speaks to how far (close?) we are to the possibility electric community shuttles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Guy Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Express691 said: Good eye. I think this speaks to how far (close?) we are to the possibility electric community shuttles. My thoughts exactly. Kinda funny how just 2.5 years ago they were saying electric alternatives for shuttles were unfeasible during their Low Carbon Fleet Program, although the technology is improving surprisingly quick so I’m not surprised that they’re already looking into getting a few demo units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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