Wayside Observer Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 10:41 AM, Shaun said: I find it interesting because electric buses are fairly simple, there is an electric motor, connected to a battery. The software determines how much power to put out or regenerate, much like a GO Cart. It's much simpler than a conventional diesel bus. If range is an issue, it could be with the software that allows too much power to be sent out to the wheels or not enough Re-gen. Or it's simply an issue with the batteries not holding the charge that they where designed to. So you have an electric motor connected to a battery and some software. Can you explain how the software does all that wonderful stuff without any hardware between the battery and the motor? And which route do I catch the TTC's electric soap box derby cart on? That sounds like fun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidwizardplayer Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 3746 has started service on the 79B 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 It looks as if 3721 is the current odd ball of the XE40 batch as it is to only one to have entered service with the rear brake clusters installed with the brake light of over the signal light, and then the reverse light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 3741 has entered service on the route 32 Eglinton West. 3745 has entered service on the route 71 Runnymede. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 58 minutes ago, FabianColeyLOVESBUSES said: 3741 has entered service on the route 32 Eglinton West. 3745 has entered service on the route 71 Runnymede. Looks like 3745 is on the 77 Swansea right now from the tracking location 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidwizardplayer Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 hours ago, FabianColeyLOVESBUSES said: 3741 has entered service on the route 32 Eglinton West. 3745 has entered service on the route 71 Runnymede. 3741 was missing it's wrap for some reason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 3748 has entered service on route 6 Bay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 hours ago, FabianColeyLOVESBUSES said: 3741 has entered service on the route 32 Eglinton West. 3745 has entered service on the route 71 Runnymede. I don't know if the line poles are still there on Eglinton west of Avenue Rd. from the aborted trolleybus buildout. If the line poles are still there on that section of Eglinton, it would be pretty wild to get pictures of an electric bus running there with them in the background where they intended to have electric buses, decades after the trolley bus expansion past Avenue Road fell through. If they're gone now, it's wishful thinking for an interesting photo, but hey, this is the first time that I know of that an electric bus has carried passengers on Eglinton between Eglinton Station and Avenue Road in almost 29 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 The only poles left that I’ve seen lately are on Weston road southbound, immediately north of the 401 bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 3743 has entered service on the route 6 Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, FabianColeyLOVESBUSES said: 3743 has entered service on the route 6 Bay. It did not enter service yet. It might be out testing or training. It's currently on Rogers Rd near Weston Rd. Edit 7:56am - It's back at the division now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC Guy Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 3748 has no Electric Bus Decals 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 I saw 3742 out testing on Eglinton near Scarlett road this morning. It doesn't have the electric bus decals yet either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) #3756 has entered service (yesterday morning) on route 116 Morningside Edited October 16, 2020 by Shemar Disregard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 #3754 has entered service on route 86 Scarborough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 it looks like 3743 has entered service on the route 41 Keele. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 #3750 and #3754 are doing actual revenue service on the 68 WARDEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Eren Jaeger said: #3750 and #3754 are doing actual revenue service on the 68 WARDEN 3754 was on the 68 this morning also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 First day BYD buses serving York Region too with the 68B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Ultimate said: 3754 was on the 68 this morning also Nope it was on the 116 this morning. #3759 was the one on the 68 this morning. I posted it in the Today's Sightings thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 3744 has entered service on the route 32 Eglinton West. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 #3750 is on the 67B Pharmacy this morning. There is a total of 32 electric buses on the road this morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 #3751 has entered service on route 68 Warden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 I saw 3732 on Eglinton West at the 427 interchange back on Tuesday morning which is the first time I've seen one of these in person. Since I haven't ridden on one yet, that means the last time I set foot on a TTC electric bus would've been sometime back in late 92 or early 93. So it's been a while. On 10/7/2020 at 6:58 PM, Bus_Medic said: The only poles left that I’ve seen lately are on Weston road southbound, immediately north of the 401 bridge. Yeah, the TTC awarded a contract to Black and MacDonald several years ago to remove a lot of the abandoned line poles because they were starting to deteriorate badly and the TTC was worried that they'd eventually become a safety hazard. A lot of them disappeared after that but they've hung around in some places where they're carrying other stuff and in a couple of places that got missed. There's a bunch in various places around the junction still that have streetlights on them or 600 V feed cable going between the Bloor-Danforth subway and the St. Clair streetcar. I'm planning a trip to the old neighbourhood sometime this upcoming week to do a bunch of errands and visit a couple of friends who still live there so I'm going to do a little driving around to see what's left around there for trolley bus infrastructure and see if Black and MacDonald 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 #3751 is on the 91 Woodbine this afternoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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