Millennium2002 Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Curious: what is the word on the street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Millennium2002 said: Curious: what is the word on the street? Yes 1008 was out on the 351 this morning! I passed it twice on hwy 99 when I was driving the 351 in 9284. According to the track sheet at RTC the double decker has it's own block. 98/601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 1008 has charging outlets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky0119 Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 I just wonder if there anyone know the schedule for it this afternoon, that would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranslinkKid Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Express691 said: 1008 has charging outlets At least a certain someone can shut up now 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Should be doing 351s starting from Bridgeport at 2pm today. Also, @323 Surrey Ctrl Stn's recent insta post shows that part of the wrap has been cut out for the side destination sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 hour ago, TranslinkKid said: At least a certain someone can shut up now What happened to that user anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neopasturquoise Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 R1008 on route 351 'White Rock Centre' at Bridgeport Station. R1008 by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr R1008 by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 8 hours ago, Express691 said: 1008 has charging outlets This, and 1009 are Demo buses only. Any actual orders for CMBC will be specced to CMBC specs and may be quite different inside. 7 hours ago, Ricky0119 said: I just wonder if there anyone know the schedule for it this afternoon, that would be great! Tuesday morning's schedule has been changed slightly from Monday's. It will be running approximately 30 minutes later in the morning and the 601 trip has been turned into a 351 White rock Centre. The afternoon trips also have been changed slightly and I do not have them handy. When/if I get them and have time I will post them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Tuesday afternoon schedule has been cancelled. 1009 (scheduled as a training vehicle) went BO due to an apparent sensor problem. 1008 was used for training and the schedule was cancelled as it was being used as an extra (unscheduled) run only. I anticipate 1009 being back in service for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Curious: what is the schedule like for Friday morning? Thinking of maybe catching it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 7 hours ago, Millennium2002 said: Curious: what is the schedule like for Friday morning? Thinking of maybe catching it then. 535 Departure from Scottsdale as a 311 610 (Approx) Departure Bridgeport as 351 WhiteRock Centre. Can't remember the rest of the times but it will be doing 351 WR Centre trips until about noon. I tend to run about five minutes in front a regular 351. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Will it be running this weekend or on Monday? Don't think I can make it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotQuite Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Millennium2002 said: Will it be running this weekend or on Monday? Don't think I can make it today As I understand things, BOTH Deckers will be running on 620's this weekend. Starting Monday, they will be running regular route/runs. Unfortunately I am not sure which ones at this time. I will try to find out for Monday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iliketrains Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 you can track them on tcomm now! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Fun stuff. On 1008 right now on its last trip back to Bridgeport. Was on 1009 earlier heading to the ferry terminal, but it got taken out of service at Steveston and was replaced with an XDE60 due to the relief driver having not been trained yet. Thankfully, 1008 was right behind to pick up the slack. Saw 1009 later heading southbound at Lander Exchange on my return trip onboard 1008; guess they found another suitable run / driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer_e901 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hopefully I'll get to ride 1008 & 1009 within the next fews weeks. I've been really busy with work lately. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. BusFreak Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 02/12/2017 at 9:56 AM, iliketrains said: you can track them on tcomm now! I wonder what T-Comm page for S008 and S009 would look like if S008 and S009 (the retired Ford shuttles) were still active to this day. Would we get two maps and two assignment histories? One map and assignment history for the shuttle, and another map and assignment history for the double-deckers lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dr. BusFreak said: I wonder what T-Comm page for S008 and S009 would look like if S008 and S009 (the retired Ford shuttles) were still active to this day. Would we get two maps and two assignment histories? One map and assignment history for the shuttle, and another map and assignment history for the double-deckers lol? Presumably the numbers would have to be unique within the Translink system where tcomm gets its info from. So if there was already 100X numbers in use, they'd probably choose a different numbering scheme for demo buses, or apply a different prefix on the demos (like the 8 for West Van) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 T-Comm has not been showing assignment history or schedule adherence for the last couple of days, but one of the deckers was on a 354 yesterday afternoon. I spotted it pulling into South Surrey Park and Ride at approximately 1700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neopasturquoise Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 You can now track the bus using Next Bus: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 So now that the buses have been in service for a few weeks, I'm curious about your thoughts concerning passenger turnover so far. I know there was some discussion regarding this earlier on the first page, but that was before they were in service. Take a peek in this video: *I feel bad for TL drivers having to deal with that chirping blinker... Disregard certain statements such as "handles just the same" ( suuure), but the driver raised a good point. Is it appropriate considering factors related to turnover? Or maybe, VanHool needs to bring the AGG300 to North America.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, MiWay0310 said: Disregard certain statements such as "handles just the same" ( suuure), but the driver raised a good point. Is it worth it considering factors related to turnover? Perhaps,its time for ADL to bust out a 3 door version of the E500, similar to Berlin's MAN Lion's City DDs? 2 Both London and Singapore have three-door, two-staircase buses. In London's case, the 1000 New Routemaster buses have a similar layout as Berlin, with the third door and second staircase both situated at the rear. It should be noted that the rear door on the earlier models was designed to remain open in the fashion of the original Routemaster, allowing riders to hop-on, hop-off. But unfortunately that never took off, and the rear door was redesigned like the Berlin buses. Here's an epic article worth digesting about the infamous "Boris buses": https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/03/new-routemaster-old-london-bus-boris-johnson Singapore is much more recent, having begun a trial earlier this year with a MAN bus with a third door and second staircase not at the rear, but at the centre of the vehicle, adjacent to the second doorway. Both the second and third doors are essentially designed like a single, wide doorway with a pillar in the centre and independently functioning leafs. Here's coverage on this example: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/three-door-double-decker-bus-hits-the-roads-in-trial 11 minutes ago, MiWay0310 said: Or maybe, VanHool needs to bring the AGG300 to North America.... Vancouver's streets definitely would not be able to handle a bi-artic without major modifications to handle all that weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Transit geek said: Singapore is much more recent, having begun a trial earlier this year with a MAN bus with a third door and second staircase not at the rear, but at the centre of the vehicle, adjacent to the second doorway. Both the second and third doors are essentially designed like a single, wide doorway with a pillar in the centre and independently functioning leafs. Here's coverage on this example: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/three-door-double-decker-bus-hits-the-roads-in-trial Berlin has loads of DDs from MAN, and it seems they've been happy with them, considering they ordered 420 of the things over 5 years. I knew about the Singapore DD, its a super quirky way of doing it. Although I'm not sure why they'd want to change it since the 2 staircase/3 door formula was working fine elsewhere. Then again, Singapore's passenger patterns are probably much different. Mind you, BVGs DDs handle some serious pax traffic. 3 minutes ago, Transit geek said: Vancouver's streets definitely would not be able to handle a bi-artic without major modifications to handle all that weight. I was joking . Can't imagine one of those making it up the hill on the 145. Still, would 3 doors work for TL on a DD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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