GTAtransitfan1-Toronto Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 20 hours ago, Shemar said: 3700, 3729 and 3758 have resumed their testing regimen recently and are currently shadowing the 43 Kennedy I saw them at Kennedy and Finch at about 10:15 yesterday I tend to call them "The Convoy" because they move in a kind of convoy. Anyway 3700, 3729, and 3758 is training shadowing the 57 as of now Also I find it seldom, but I sometimes find Proterras on the 300, is that usual or no? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin607 Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Xtrazsteve said: I wonder if they'll actually have a detail report on all of this after they are done. It'll be interesting to know how well they perform in each season. Has anybody got a handle on the availability levels of each of the models yet - even an estimated one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemar Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I believe that the TTC will have a report on the three eBus models by the end of Q1 2021, and then based on the report they will begin the procurement process for the next eBus order 2 hours ago, GTAtransitfan1-Toronto said: Also I find it seldom, but I sometimes find Proterras on the 300, is that usual or no? Yes that is a normal occurrence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 There's not a single electric bus out at the moment (12pm). Are they keeping them tucked in when it gets too cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 The 3 e-bus convoy was heading up Weston around 11:30am, before making a left on Alliance to shadow the 161 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, sdgta2008 said: There's not a single electric bus out at the moment (12pm). Are they keeping them tucked in when it gets too cold? The New Flyer and BYD units only go out on shifts less than 8 hours; therefore, they are mostly restricted to rush-hour runs on weekdays, since any scheduled runs out in the midday periods are longer than that. Mount Dennis sometimes puts the Proterra buses out for longer (up to 12-16 hours per day) but they are not always out on midday runs. I counted 12 of 24 New Flyers, 13 of 24 Proterras, and 1 of 9 BYDs out during AM rush, so they're definitely still seeing service. (The three testing buses have been excluded as they are not currently configured for regular service) Btw, the 12 o'clock hour is probably the lowest point for daytime service with COVID schedules right now; the extended AM extras all run into the garages before 12:30, while the extended PM extras don't start going out until at least 1 or 2pm. Considering the restrictions on run length that the eBuses are currently on, using a single measurement the 12 o'clock hour as the determination of how well the buses are doing is not a great yardstick. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 1:06 PM, Articulated said: I counted 12 of 24 New Flyers, 13 of 24 Proterras, and 1 of 9 BYDs out during AM rush, so they're definitely still seeing service. (The three testing buses have been excluded as they are not currently configured for regular service) Your counts are off. There are 25 XE40s, 25 BE40s, and 10 K9Ms. If you are excluding the test buses, I stand corrected. Side note: 3729 went back to Mt Dennis to recharge after its day of testing yesterday(not sure of their normal plans after a day out testing) The trio of e-buses were heading today (February 2) west along Wilson Avenue, west of Bathurst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2822 Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 The three e-bus convoy were going northbound on Runnymede road just after 1pm on Monday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion V Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 What happened with 3758? Is it still not in service all this time or the wiki hasn't been updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemar Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Orion V said: What happened with 3758? Is it still not in service all this time or the wiki hasn't been updated! It's still being used along with 3700 and 3729 for that extensive testing mimicking certain routes across the city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemar Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 There is a BYD (3753) on the 905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Shemar said: There is a BYD (3753) on the 905 Of another note, this is 3753's first time in service (at least signed-in) since January 11th. It still appears to be out on the 905 according to Transsee, which is late for a BYD to be out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 55 minutes ago, Articulated said: Of another note, this is 3753's first time in service (at least signed-in) since January 11th. It still appears to be out on the 905 according to Transsee, which is late for a BYD to be out. This is not late at all for a BYD to be out, they have been the only electric buses to stay out for a while during the night, especially when they are doing 116 or 506/306 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 The 3 ebus convoy is in east york today. 3756 has replaced 3758, anyone know what happened with 3758? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Ultimate said: The 3 ebus convoy is in east york today. 3756 has replaced 3758, anyone know what happened with 3758? They are doing the 91 Woodbine routing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 3725 has lost its electric wrap on the passenger side only. It's still wrapped on the drivers side. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 The trio of test e-buses were out on Dufferin this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRD10 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Trio spotted right now at Morningside & Kingston, headed Westbound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC4120fan Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Spotted the trio turning east onto St Clair from Christie just after 1:00, mimicking the 126. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogPentium Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Dunno if this was reported but there's a BYD sitting behind the yard at Mt Dennis with a bunch of Proterras. I think it's 3753 or 3758. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidwizardplayer Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, AnalogPentium said: Dunno if this was reported but there's a BYD sitting behind the yard at Mt Dennis with a bunch of Proterras. I think it's 3753 or 3758. 3753 is tracking there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 3756 and 3729 are out together going EB on ellesmere at Orton Park, 3703 is sitting on Crockford Blvd at Lawrence Ave East 3758 is at Kennedy and Eglinton. any idea why they are not together today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRD10 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Has 3758 BYD entered service yet? And if not, does anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemar Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, MRD10 said: Has 3758 BYD entered service yet? And if not, does anyone know why? It has not entered service yet because it was doing that testing on various routes for several months alongside 3700 and 3729. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Shemar said: It has not entered service yet because it was doing that testing on various routes for several months alongside 3700 and 3729. They haven't been doing testing for a few weeks now. I believe that 3758 is being used as a training bus now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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