TTC New Vehicle Installations/Unusual equipments

[bus_7246]

8951 has the 2’ antenna

[bus_7246]

9232 has the 2’ antenna

Edit: 3632 also has the 2’ antenna

[bus_7246]

8962 has the 2’ antenna

[bus_7246]

Buses equipped with the 2’ antenna:

1000-1149:

1200-1423:

1500-1689:

3100-3369:

3400-3654:

3494-3568, 3570-3639

3700-3724:

3703, 3705, 3707, 3708, 3722

3725-3749:

3750-3759:

7900-7979:

8000-8099:

8100-8219:

8300-8396:

8400-8504:

8510-8617:

8620-8716:

8720-8964:

8869, 8871, 8872, 8877-8891, 8893-8959, 8962-8964

9000-9152:

9087, 9104, 9105, 9107, 9108, 9110, 9111, 9113-9115, 9117, 9119-9121, 9124-9126, 9129- 9131, 9135, 9139

9200-9239:

9211, 9214, 9228, 9232

Edited yesterday at 07:08 AM by bus_7246
9087 was added

[Shemar]

A couple of units that you forgot to add to your list: 3705 8878 8879 8882 8883 8890 8891 8901 8902 8905 8906 8907 8915 8956

[TTC7447]

4 hours ago, bus_7246 said:

Buses equipped with the 2’ antenna:

1000-1149:

1200-1423:

1500-1689:

3100-3369:

3400-3654:

3498-3500, 3503, 3504, 3530, 3609, 3632

3700-3724:

3705

3725-3749:

3750-3759:

7900-7979:

8000-8099:

8100-8219:

8300-8396:

8400-8504:

8510-8617:

8620-8716:

8720-8964:

8878-8880, 8882, 8883, 8887, 8888, 8890, 8891, 8899, 8900-8903, 8905-8907, 8914, 8915, 8940, 8948, 8951, 8956, 8957, 8962

9000-9152:

9200-9239:

9232

3502 also has it.  I rode it on October 30 on the 927B.

[bus_7246]

A new name for the 2’ antenna: the Alfalfa

 

3570, 8929 & 8945 are now alfalfas

[FlyerD901]

It appears 3331-3335 have luggage racks. I assume 3330-3341 will eventually get them

[Genius101]

Anybody know what happened to the window why is it boarded up? This is Yorkdale station SB side 

[Shemar]

3336 has luggage racks installed. 

[H4 5600]

3339 now has luggage racks.

[Downsview34.]

3338 has luggage racks 

[Shemar]

3337 and 3340 now have luggage racks

[Doppelkupplung]

On 12/8/2022 at 7:29 AM, Shemar said:

3337 and 3340 now have luggage racks

Damn, the end really is near

[blue.bird.fan]

2 hours ago, Doppelkupplung said:

Damn, the end really is near

It might be for the better. A lot of visitors didn't have good impressions of 8000-8011, and I've heard this from a lot of regular users of the route. Even when I was in high school, a lot of them had shot suspensions as a result of the excessive highway use.

[Doppelkupplung]

57 minutes ago, blue.bird.fan said:

a lot of them had shot suspensions as a result of the excessive highway use

eh? GO Transit would like a word lol

 

58 minutes ago, blue.bird.fan said:

It might be for the better.

Of course, I know, I just have a big soft spot for the ISL OGs. 

[Downsview34.]

Some Orions at Queensway have winter tires installed. 7971 & 8068 are the ones I’ve seen so far

[Downsview34.]

3341 has luggage racks

[wil9402]

Not sure if this was done recently, 3333 has had both side and rear ad racks removed. I don't remember it ever being fully wrapped so let the speculation begin if this is a sign of an Airport wrap to come.

[Bus_Medic]

First airport assigned Nova has been wrapped.

Have fun spectating what it looks like, no photos will be coming from me.

[Ed T.]

1 hour ago, Bus_Medic said:

First airport assigned Nova has been wrapped.

Have fun spectating what it looks like, no photos will be coming from me.

Surely they wrapped it in the iconic retro CLRV scheme for all those who will bitterly miss the 7900/8000s!

[Shemar]

Not my screenshot btw

[TTC7447]

44 minutes ago, Shemar said:

Not my screenshot btw

On 5/4/2021 at 2:43 PM, TTC7447 said:

Maybe even potentially receive an Airport wrap similar to what's been done to promote RapidTO, Electric Buses, and the one off Nova HEV (3411)?

Seems my prediction/query about the wrap design from 2021 was correct!  While not as spectacular as the full wraps on the current Orion airport buses, I think this wrap is better for its purpose - it shows visitors to Toronto that this is the designated Airport bus without taking away from the livery of a conventional TTC bus, so visitors have an idea of what to look for when they need to take a TTC bus on another route.

[T3G]

10 minutes ago, TTC7447 said:

so visitors have an idea of what to look for when they need to take a TTC bus on another route.

I think this concern is overstated. In the bulk of Toronto, there are no other buses operating, and anyone with half a brain cell to spare will think to research what service they need in advance anyway. You're not going to get on a bus on Yonge Street because it's a TTC bus, you'll get on the 53 because you researched that you need the 53 to get to your destination.

Besides, if it was as urgent as all that, they would've made a big push to wipe out the old livery years ago. And what about the subway?

[TTC7447]

5 minutes ago, T3G said:

I think this concern is overstated. In the bulk of Toronto, there are no other buses operating, and anyone with half a brain cell to spare will think to research what service they need in advance anyway. You're not going to get on a bus on Yonge Street because it's a TTC bus, you'll get on the 53 because you researched that you need the 53 to get to your destination.

Besides, if it was as urgent as all that, they would've made a big push to wipe out the old livery years ago. And what about the subway?

Well...not really saying it's a huge concern.  I think what I meant to say was it's a good way of keeping on-brand (this is coming from my basic marketing brain that turns on at random times lol).  Obviously it isn't a huge concern, otherwise - as you said - they would've removed the old livery.

And yes, I agree.  Most people would do their research ahead of or during travel.