captaintrolley Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Kelly is awesome. John always used the PA. As a passenger I would rather just watch and listen for the automated cues. Van does get more tourists and visitors, so I would expect they would be asking more frequently. Also, I find some types of people more prone to asking, like those who are unsure or insecure. Some people have poor short term memories and have to ask each time they make the trip. I think the percentage of people that ask questions is about the same, just higher ridership in Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodore Leung Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 haven't seen #6002 for a while, does anyone have news about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstott Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 It's dumped between the tents at Ferrier. Has been for a number of weeks. 6001 sure seems to be getting a workout. It's been out to the end of service a couple of nights. Even out on a Sunday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodore Leung Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 On 9/14/2016 at 10:53 AM, awstott said: It's dumped between the tents at Ferrier. Has been for a number of weeks. 6001 sure seems to be getting a workout. It's been out to the end of service a couple of nights. Even out on a Sunday too. sad to hear that... hopefully it will be out later #6001 on route 53 first shot on rt. 333 after its community buses were replaced by regular 40 ft. buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainTransit_4488 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 14 hours ago, Theodore Leung said: sad to hear that... hopefully it will be out later #6001 on route 53 first shot on rt. 333 after its community buses were replaced by regular 40 ft. buses Been in the between the tents since I drove it back in May for a charter. Wasn't on the road since early may. I drove it late May. Maybe its back go only charter use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstott Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 hours ago, CaptainTransit_4488 said: Been in the between the tents since I drove it back in May for a charter. Wasn't on the road since early may. I drove it late May. Maybe its back go only charter use. BUS KILLER! I'm thinking it's got mechanical issues, not just relegated to charter service. Leaving it outside would mean a thorough cleaning before going out again. That and the fact that it's buried in behind a bunch of other dead buses which would need to be moved before it was able to go out on charter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Seems the 325 on weekends gets Para transit buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 6002 is back in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 On 16/09/2016 at 5:33 PM, awstott said: BUS KILLER! I'm thinking it's got mechanical issues, not just relegated to charter service. Leaving it outside would mean a thorough cleaning before going out again. That and the fact that it's buried in behind a bunch of other dead buses which would need to be moved before it was able to go out on charter. Maybe not mechanical issues... She was parked Thursday, made it into service Friday afternoon. I guess if it was mechanical, they got it out of from the tents, put in whatever part they've seemingly been waiting for the last 3 months, and into service in less than 1 workday. I'm curious if it just got parked for the summer and they finally just got around to putting it back into service. There were still 5 other buses beside the tents. The ETS lettering is a lot worse than it was before May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 4735 has all new (different) seating and different fabric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Unit 4757 (on the rte 113/125) kept randomly announcing 5-9-1. There was no change to the visual display. Any idea what that is all about ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Edmonton Transit System has been renamed as Edmonton Transit Service. I first saw some references to ETS using "Service" instead of "System" back in November in some Council documents, but now their website reflects the change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1604 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 14 hours ago, M. Parsons said: Edmonton Transit System has been renamed as Edmonton Transit Service. I first saw some references to ETS using "Service" instead of "System" back in November in some Council documents, but now their website reflects the change. Interesting. Any ideas/musings/hints as to why the change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 hours ago, 1604 said: Interesting. Any ideas/musings/hints as to why the change? Musing - They can hardly be called a system, since a system is comprised of parts working together in unison, and ETS is a bunch of separate entities barely acknowledging the existence of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Just a question but are the 49 vicinity buses going to replace your entire shuttle fleet or are you guys expanding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstott Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hmmm wonder if they are expanding the shuttle fleet to feed into the valley line when it's built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 That would involve cutting back on conventional work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Issack said: Just a question but are the 49 vicinity buses going to replace your entire shuttle fleet or are you guys expanding? I guess replace all except the Passport HD's. The funding is coming from the recent Federal announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 I have driven the Calgary vicintys and can say they are excelent ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Paratransit 09 spotted at Mister Transmission on 159 Street and Stony Plain Rd this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Spotted in Calgary on the Deerfoot.. ETS 6951 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted March 27, 2017 Board Admin Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Interesting numbering scheme... seems to be somewhat related to the Spruce Grove Transit units, which are numbered 6900-6905? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 One of the three units for Beaumont service? The numbering makes sense (regional, leaving space for Spruce Grove), and they might have ended up in the ETS livery purely because Beaumont, unlike Spruce Grove, never really specified a new livery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainTransit_4488 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 20 hours ago, T6H-5307N said: One of the three units for Beaumont service? The numbering makes sense (regional, leaving space for Spruce Grove), and they might have ended up in the ETS livery purely because Beaumont, unlike Spruce Grove, never really specified a new livery... No because Beaumont wouldn't have ets on it. It's one of our new units. 20 hours ago, T6H-5307N said: One of the three units for Beaumont service? The numbering makes sense (regional, leaving space for Spruce Grove), and they might have ended up in the ETS livery purely because Beaumont, unlike Spruce Grove, never really specified a new livery... Were running out of 4000's so I guess they're using 6906-6951 for this order I believe we're supposed to get 45 new units this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, CaptainTransit_4488 said: No because Beaumont wouldn't have ets on it. It's one of our new units. No, they are Beaumont units. They were scheduled to enter the production line on January 30, 2017. ETS's bus tender closed January 23. Sounds like they are an add on to the Spruce Grove order. There are clauses in a lot of tenders that allow similar organizations within a geographical area to purchase additional units (what ever the item may be that is being purchased) for the same basic pricing. This was used by the BVRTSC to purchase Vicinity's on Airdrie's tender. Obviously, ETS has offered different "packages" if you will for the services they provide. Fort Sask and Spruce Grove had nothing special and so they could be any buses from a given pool of highway equipped buses. Leduc had theirs decaled as C Line and were WiFi equipped as I recall. Why they aren't painted specifically as Beaumont I'm not 100% sure, but, it could well be because they will be in a pool of available buses for the service. Could be that ETS offers a lower cost to keep the buses as part of their larger fleet so they can draw from a pool of highway equipped buses, rather than having to keep 3 specific buses ready to go. Hell, if you look at the dispatching so far of the Spruce Grove fleet, it's not often there's more than 4 on the road. This afternoon there were 4/6. This morning 3/6 . Having one spare bus is a 16.6% spare ratio and industry standard is closer to 20% for fleets of 50 buses or more. Less than 50 buses I guess isn't as easy to nail down. As a result, it's actually likely standard to see only 4 Spruce Grove buses on the road although they have 6 total as the remainder of the fleet is provided by ETS. But I digress. I suspect that the contract between ETS and Beaumont yields the answer. But, until someone gets their hands on that, or asks questions of the right person, we're a little bit in the dark. Besides, who's to say they won't receive wraps (like the 747 did) or small graphics (C Line)? 1 hour ago, CaptainTransit_4488 said: Were running out of 4000's so I guess they're using 6906-6951 for this order I believe we're supposed to get 45 new units this year. I take it when 6952 shows up that will kill that theory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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