Shaun Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Will this route run in the winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 The ex-CT Eldorado made it to Banff at some point in the last couple of months. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt_enthusiast_photos Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Where do they put the fleet number? Ive been looking at pictures of there buses and can't find the fleet number anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctf101 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 minute ago, bus is coming 1965 said: Where do they put the fleet number? Ive been looking at pictures of there buses and can't find the fleet number anywhere I don’t think there is any you just have to tell by the livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/22/2018 at 1:27 PM, bus is coming 1965 said: Where do they put the fleet number? Ive been looking at pictures of there buses and can't find the fleet number anywhere On 10/22/2018 at 1:29 PM, Thewinnipegtransitfanhuang said: I don’t think there is any you just have to tell by the livery Correct, fleet numbers have not yet been applied. During my visit in 2017, even the Smart Bus display had the label "Moose Bus" applied. Some of the earlier units still have their original single digit numbers on interior panels but these are no longer official. The 1000-series numbers are only internal at this point, but were listed on an official fleet roster from last year. My understanding is that these fleet numbers will be applied in the near future, especially as the fleet continues to grow (and at some point soon, they will run out of unique animals to feature on wrap designs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Year round service to Lake Louise commenced on October 9. http://roamtransit.com/2018/09/lakelouisebanffcentre/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Anyone know when those MCI coaches are suppose to be delivered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 10/23/2018 at 8:36 PM, M. Parsons said: Year round service to Lake Louise commenced on October 9. http://roamtransit.com/2018/09/lakelouisebanffcentre/ I was in Lake Louise about a week after it started, around about 3-4pm. There was at least half 8-12 riders waiting at the stop in Lake Louise. Definitely has seemed to hit the ground running... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 9:01 AM, TTC 9701 said: Anyone know when those MCI coaches are suppose to be delivered? They have arrived. But they are in hiding....! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 18 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: They have arrived. But they are in hiding....! Ouuuu! I see one has not been wrapped yet. Those will look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 20, 2019 Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 A few photos from this weekend! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 One more photo: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 13 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: A few photos from this weekend! What's the ride quality on those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 25 minutes ago, Imgursdownvote4love said: What's the ride quality on those? Decent actually! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Interesting to see MCI bring over a modernized version of the smaller rear doors they had from their MCI Classics. They definitely have not forgotten about their previous transit experience from within the company. I'm wondering though, why so close to the front of the bus? Would it not be more efficient to put it in the very back of the bus (to prevent the front-door traffic jams in and out of the bus), or closer to the rear wheels, like other (typical North American) transit buses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 11:13 PM, armorand said: Interesting to see MCI bring over a modernized version of the smaller rear doors they had from their MCI Classics. They definitely have not forgotten about their previous transit experience from within the company. I'm wondering though, why so close to the front of the bus? Would it not be more efficient to put it in the very back of the bus (to prevent the front-door traffic jams in and out of the bus), or closer to the rear wheels, like other (typical North American) transit buses? I think it's because most of the design is still derived from a typical suburban commuter coach... And thus quick boarding and unloading were seen as less important than rider accessibility and comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 2:13 AM, armorand said: Interesting to see MCI bring over a modernized version of the smaller rear doors they had from their MCI Classics. They definitely have not forgotten about their previous transit experience from within the company. I'm wondering though, why so close to the front of the bus? Would it not be more efficient to put it in the very back of the bus (to prevent the front-door traffic jams in and out of the bus), or closer to the rear wheels, like other (typical North American) transit buses? Those are plug doors and in no way resemble what were used on the classics. Regarding the door placement, the space immediately ahead of the rear wheels is already occupied with the fuel tank and A/C condenser. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: Those are plug doors and in no way resemble what were used on the classics. Regarding the door placement, the space immediately ahead of the rear wheels is already occupied with the fuel tank and A/C condenser. I meant, just the general shape and modernized look of the rear doors. The narrow rectangular shape (big on height/length but low on door width) plug doors obviously aren't found on the Classics... it just looks vaguely similar. That's all - it looks interesting. example: http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/manitoba/winnipeg/classic/1988classic/191010-2104winnipeg302.jpg - narrow back door, narrow long rectangles in the design, like in the ROAM coach. Only differences is just the fact its a plug door, the flush designs between panel and glass, the doors are significantly larger than the Classic doors in terms of length top-to-bottom (proportionally same length as the front doors, but quite larger due to coach size), and obviously the tinted glass. As for door placement, I never knew that. (I mostly looked into transit vehicles and trains before, but never really got into coaches specifically, especially since I barely get any time to research and look around CPTDB anymore, minus Calgary and Winnipeg - can't even remember the last time I went transitfanning or contributing to the Wiki). So thanks. Learning something new everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 From the Rocky Mountain Outlook newspaper: More service improvements expected for Roam Transit and On-It. https://www.rmotoday.com/banff/banff-canmore-regional-roam-service-expanding-1956546 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbeat Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 COVID-19-related service reductions going into effect today. https://roamtransit.com/2020/03/roam-service-reductions-starting-march-28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 1:05 PM, downbeat said: COVID-19-related service reductions going into effect today. https://roamtransit.com/2020/03/roam-service-reductions-starting-march-28/ CBC mentioned an almost 85% unemployment rate right now, for the area... are they still forecasting enough ridership to keep the routes going? Or is everyone about to book it out of the mountains, and leave ROAM high & dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewB Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Reservation pilot to launch for Johnston Canyon and Lake Louise buses this summer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-roam-transit-reservations-1.6000542 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiNorth Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/25/2021 at 3:53 PM, MatthewB said: Reservation pilot to launch for Johnston Canyon and Lake Louise buses this summer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-roam-transit-reservations-1.6000542 Curious whether this will be just as much of a gongshow as other provincial/national park-related reservation systems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Two of Banff's brand new Proterea Electric Buses launched this week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 It appears the 4th Proterra is finally in Banff. Bus 1035 can be seen in the attached photo. I am not sure what wrap it has on the bus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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