DJ1400 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, KenrichYT said: 92 funny number has been towed to the scrapper what number is a funny number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citaro Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 49 minutes ago, DJ1400 said: what number is a funny number? He probably meant 9269. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops1719 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Citaro said: He probably meant 9269. Its not even that funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 11:13 AM, KenrichYT said: 9240 is on the retirement line. Not 100% confirmed could just be parked there Update: 9240 confirmed retired 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 9211 is on the retirement line not confirmed retired however could just be parked there for repairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 4/23/2022 at 7:25 PM, KenrichYT said: 9211 is on the retirement line not confirmed retired however could just be parked there for repairs 9211 scrapped 9213, 9227 and 9260 on the retirement track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenrichYT Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Late but 9262 is also on the retirement line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UprisingCanadian Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 9260, 9262 retired. Compass equipment gone, and license plates removed, along with a window missing of 9260. 9205 also on the same track. Still has its Compass equipment installed, however there are seats and all that thrown in the back. Hasn't seen service since October 4th. Did not complete it's block. Another note, 9201 was parked in the far SW corner of the yard. Likely a B/O, but I thought I could mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 9260 & 9262 Have been parked there since the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 I know it’s late, but the following are retired: 9201 9205 9231 9235 9250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 1:16 PM, FL04DIFN said: I know it’s late, but the following are retired: 9201 9205 9231 9235 9250 9201 and 9250 are actually not necessarily retired, according to a driver, they are awaiting parts for repair and are on the west side of RTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 3:57 PM, FL04DIFN said: 9201 and 9250 are actually not necessarily retired, according to a driver, they are awaiting parts for repair and are on the west side of RTC When does Translink want these DD50 Orion 5s gone by? 2023? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 8 hours ago, New Yorker 2001 said: When does Translink want these DD50 Orion 5s gone by? 2023? Likely when more new deckers come in service in the new year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 8 hours ago, FL04DIFN said: Likely when more new deckers come in service in the new year Same for the 2008 Orion 5.501s I presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 2:12 AM, New Yorker 2001 said: Same for the 2008 Orion 5.501s I presume? I would presume those have a few more years in them. TransLink usually puts buses through 18-20 years of service, sometimes even longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 I would assume translink now puts buses through 12+ years service so they don't go through a midlife refurbishment.  And i heard 2012+ units are 12+ years service life. These are 2008's so I'd expect a few years more after the 2006's go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Busmanic92 said: I would assume translink now puts buses through 12+ years service so they don't go through a midlife refurbishment.  And i heard 2012+ units are 12+ years service life. These are 2008's so I'd expect a few years more after the 2006's go.... That's a giant increase in costs for them. A midlife refurbishment extends the lifespan of buses by enough years to make it generally worth it. Considering the LFRs aren't scheduled to go for another couple years even now, I doubt they would stop refurbing. I haven't heard anything on this from my internal contacts, albeit, I am a little out of the loop right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 23 hours ago, buizelbus said: That's a giant increase in costs for them. A midlife refurbishment extends the lifespan of buses by enough years to make it generally worth it. Considering the LFRs aren't scheduled to go for another couple years even now, I doubt they would stop refurbing. I haven't heard anything on this from my internal contacts, albeit, I am a little out of the loop right now. It would be public knowledge for accounting reasons. Changing from a 17-year to 11-year projected lifespan changes the lifecycle cost of each bus (a capital asset) in a way that has to be budgeted for: amortization/depreciation, ongoing maintenance costs, etc. That's why the systems that have done this (including the provincial fleet) have tended to do so from a certain purchase date, rather than cutting off mid-life rebuilds of existing coaches. Furthermore, if memory serves, when TransLink switched from a parallel-hybrid to a series-hybrid drivetrain, it was with the express intention of converting the buses to battery-electric at their mid-life rebuild. (A series hybrid is basically a battery-electric bus with a diesel generator, whereas parallel systems like the Allison EP use the engine both to generate electrical power and to turn the wheels directly.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 9213 was towed away on the 27th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 9229 has shown up on the retired tracks at RTC ...1 week after it showed up on route 49 as its final assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Just now, Express691 said: 9229 has shown up on the retired tracks at RTC ...1 week after it showed up on route 49 as its final assignment. I was on its very last trip when it broke down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbcman Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 9242 retirement track at rtc last time i checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbcman Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On 12/29/2022 at 1:33 PM, FL04DIFN said: I was on its very last trip when it broke down. Did it go out with a bang on the 49? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 9201 and 9250 also were moved to the retirement track; parts did not come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago Disregard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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