ROSeaboyer Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Farewell to the 1992 Classic and either RTS or 96 Classic! Aren't most of their fleets starting from Orion VII have a/c? According to one of the drivers, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 According to one of the drivers, no. So they had none on all of their fleet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Starting last week, and continuing into this week a bit, there's a 23 seat Vicinity bus on trial. The same bus, I believe was being trialled in Moncton (Codiac Transpo) near the start of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hey guys, just as an update, Saint John Transit is rolling out at least one new bus, 40687. It looks identical to 40585 and 40586. Not sure if that's the only bus in that order, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Engineer In Training Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 It was announced in the news on Thursday that Route #35 Red Head is slated to be eliminated. The transit commission estimated that the route has about 15 riders daily. There was a separate news story a few weeks prior of not being able to obtain an accurate ridership count. For the few months that I have temporarily stayed here, this route almost always seems to use among the oldest buses in the fleet, as per my personal observation. I wonder if the transit commission considered bus replacement costs in their decision to cancel this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaritimeMan Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Saint John Transit heads toward deficit as ridership shrinks: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-transit-financial-troubles-1.3736926 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 As a further update, Route #35 is going to be a trial route until the end of the year, with one trip in the morning and one trip in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSTOFan Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Are there any classics left in Saint John? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 hours ago, OCSTOFan said: Are there any classics left in Saint John? From what it looks like, they're still running at least one, 48239. The rest have either been retired or are getting some sort of maintenance work done to them. Also, as of the start of the year, Route #35 is discontinued, so that will need to be updated in the wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Wong Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 The CTHF is looking to charter a Classic in September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaritimeMan Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 4 hours ago, A. Wong said: The CTHF is looking to charter a Classic in September! In Saint John!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Wong Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 4 hours ago, TheMaritimeMan said: In Saint John!? Yup! See this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Saint John had a tender out for 12-14 40' buses to be delivered in February and March 2018. Nothing has been approved yet however Nova Bus was the only bidder on the tender. 2017-232001P Summary SUPPLY OF TRANSIT BUSES 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaginRonic Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Hi. This morning, maybe out of a bit of boredom, I went to the Saint John Transit website, and clicked their 'NextBus' system. I did that because I wanted to know exactly how many bus stops there are in Saint John, to see if that data could be useful. I crunched the numbers, and this is what I came up with. Saint John Transit Stop Numbers by Route Main Line Routes(combined numbers in brackets for both directions of a common route) 1-Fairville Blvd. Plaza via Rothesay Ave.-53 2-McAllister Place via Rothesay Ave.-49 102 total combined stops 3-Regional Hospital/UNB via Causeway-58 4-McAllister Place via Causeway-56 114 total combined stops(largest in Saint John proper) 5-Regional/UNB via Chruchill Blvd.-24 6-King's Square via Churchill Blvd.-27 51 total combined stops 7-Fairville Blvd. Plaza-25 8-King's Square-23 48 total combined stops Main Line Stop Total-315 West Side Routes 12-Martinon-72 13-Milford/GreenDale-49 14-Churchill Heights-46 15A-Harbour Bridge A-39 15B-Harbour Bridge B-38(67 total Harbour Bridge stops) West Side Stop Total-244 North-South Routes 20-Wright St/Fort Howe-48 21-South End/St. Joseph's-23 23-Crescent Valley-45 25-Millidgeville/North-96 North-South Stop Total-212 East Side Routes 30-Champlain Heights-51 31-Forest Glen-32 32-Loch Lomond-58 33-Champlain Express-76 34-Silver Falls-12(smallest in Saint John proper) East Side Stop Total-229 Saint John Proper Stop Total-1,000 Comex 51 Hampton Comex-19 52-Kennebecasis Valley Comex-24 53-Quispamsis Comex-21 Comex Stop Total-64 Saint John Transit Stop Grand Total-1,064 I do wonder if it could help raise conversation over whether Saint John does or does not have enough stops for a city it's size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Does any have photos from the charter last weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 19/09/2017 at 10:25 PM, ONQCBusFan said: Does any have photos from the charter last weekend? Your question was answered in the charter thread. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Saint John has started using new LFSes in regular service; I've spotted 38888 and 38892 while I was in town over the weekend, and based on the numbering system, there would all have 38 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 As an update to that post, all 12 new LFSes are in service, numbered 38888-38899. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 The wiki says that there are still 3 active classics. Is this true, or does it need to be updated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Wong Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jaymaud0804 said: The wiki says that there are still 3 active classics. Is this true, or does it need to be updated? Probably needs to be updated. I have no official information but I took the attached photo on June 27, and they were operating a lot of new Novas when I was out there in the summer. I was in Saint John just last week too, and though I didn't cover much ground, I only saw Orion VII NGs and Nova LFSes in service. There is a good chance 52930 would still be around though, since they repainted it this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Just got an email. Quote Hello, Thank you for your interest in our bus fleet. We do not have any Classics remaining in our fleet. We are now running 100% assessable low floor buses. Edited December 27, 2018 by Jaymaud0804 Formatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Wong Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Thanks for the update. Too bad, wonder if they kept one they repainted by chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, A. Wong said: Thanks for the update. Too bad, wonder if they kept one they repainted by chance. I asked (when I received the email) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 2:18 PM, Jaymaud0804 said: I asked (when I received the email) Would that Orion VI still be in service as well or is it gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Quote Thank you for your interest in our older fleet. Bus 32754 has been retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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