MTL66 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 11:42 PM, En Transit said: I was always curious how these new buses were delivered.. does anyone know? And how many do they send at a time? Nova Bus contracts a private company of mostly retired transit drivers to deliver the buses. Depending on availability, I have seen 5 buses delivered at once, and have seen convois heading to Toronto with upwards of 10 buses. Buses are driven for 95% of the deliveries unless customer asks for them to be shipped via train or boat (Porto Rico). -- I wonder why SL is getting the last of the 39s. They were supposed to go to Anjou, but I know a lack of space was a problem because of the expansion of the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 3:50 AM, MTL66 said: I wonder why SL is getting the last of the 39s. They were supposed to go to Anjou, but I know a lack of space was a problem because of the expansion of the garage. IIRC, Anjou is supposed to get 95 buses (unless that changed). They should have 39-040 to 39-135, leaving just 15 more hybrids out of the 150 hybrid bus orders for this year. Perhaps the last 15 hybrids are going to SL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixINX Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Blue Hybrid Bus said: IIRC, Anjou is supposed to get 95 buses (unless that changed). They should have 39-040 to 39-135, leaving just 15 more hybrids out of the 150 hybrid bus orders for this year. Perhaps the last 15 hybrids are going to SL? Remember that for next board period, SL will service both the 964 and 968 wich will require 30 to 50 buses. These 15 will really help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Island Transit Fan Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 I saw 39-148 on the 219 this evening. 1 hour ago, FelixINX said: Remember that for next board period, SL will service both the 964 and 968 wich will require 30 to 50 buses. These 15 will really help! SL also loses the 115, 171, 212, and 485 next year so that should free up a lot of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Island Transit Fan Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 I took 39-148 on the 419 at 18:03. 39-146 has moved to Anjou. It's tracking on the 487. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 I saw 39-902 on the 36 today. As @MTL66 mentioned, it has the same specs as the 40-XXX (exterior): New destination sign at the front (bolder font); new run number font; route number sign positioned in the back at the top right corner; white colored url on the back window. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Island Transit Fan Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 39-150 is now in service on the 64 on this run . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixINX Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 I just boarded 39-150 on the 205. It was rushed into service as it doesn't have a farebox yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgilmtl Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 39-902 has just departed on 36 east from Angrignon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Island Transit Fan Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, FelixINX said: I just boarded 39-150 on the 205. It was rushed into service as it doesn't have a farebox yet. Interesting. 39-148 did have a farebox when I took it last Thursday. 39-149 is also in service now, on the 164. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jge0364 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 39-141 entered service today and I’m currently riding it on the 485 Edit: just got off and here’s a picture of it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
En Transit Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 8 hours ago, jge0364 said: 39-141 entered service today and I’m currently riding it on the 485 Edit: just got off and here’s a picture of it The licence plate is AE40728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Indeed, AE plates have made a comeback. I guess SAAQ is divesting of backlog. Otherwise they will soon reach 6 digit bus plates ex: A123456. Not that this is a problem. Dealer X plates have been there for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 In conclusion to this topic: - ~150 hybrids have been added into the fleet (39-147 has yet to be in service). One notable change is that the 39-XXX hybrids have vapor doors. - 39-016 was the first bus to be seen in service, on the 105. - Stinson received the first 25 hybrids in the 39-XXX series, 15 of which are for the 747. Initially, the hybrids for the 747 route had no seats in the wheelchair area, but have been added a couple of months after. - Anjou started to receive hybrids from 39-026 and up. - Around halfway through the year, 39-016 to 39-040 have been transferred from Stinson and Anjou to Frontenac. - Anjou received ~110 hybrids (39-040 to 39-150) rather than 95. - LaSalle received an LFSe (39-902) and was seen on the 36. The other LFSes have not been put into service yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLy Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 12:15 PM, Blue Hybrid Bus said: In conclusion to this topic: - ~150 hybrids have been added into the fleet (39-147 has yet to be in service). One notable change is that the 39-XXX hybrids have vapor doors. The 39-000s are the last buses with Masats doors (from 36-000s to 39s, except 36-900s and 39-900s). Vapor doors are those seen on the LFS buses since the very beginning. Vapor being the company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 5 hours ago, AlexLy said: The 39-000s are the last buses with Masats doors (from 36-000s to 39s, except 36-900s and 39-900s). Vapor doors are those seen on the LFS buses since the very beginning. Vapor being the company. The 39-000s have Vapor doors actually. As discussed in the Today's Sightings thread, the Vapor doors in the 39-000s are more quieter and the rear doors accurately synchronize with each other compared to the MASATS door found in the 36-000s to 38s (even though the doors look and sound the same). The wiki page for the 39-XXX hybrids points out that they are equipped with vapor doors: https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Société_de_transport_de_Montréal_39-001_to_39-150 Quote They are equipped with Vapor doors @MTL66 pointed it out as well: On 1/13/2019 at 6:24 PM, MTL66 said: they have vapor doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLy Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 10 hours ago, Blue Hybrid Bus said: The 39-000s have Vapor doors actually. As discussed in the Today's Sightings thread, the Vapor doors in the 39-000s are more quieter and the rear doors accurately synchronize with each other compared to the MASATS door found in the 36-000s to 38s (even though the doors look and sound the same). The wiki page for the 39-XXX hybrids points out that they are equipped with vapor doors: https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Société_de_transport_de_Montréal_39-001_to_39-150 @MTL66 pointed it out as well: I won't argue, lol. I'm just saying that MASATS and Vapor are two different companies and do not make the same door models. They are physically distinct and have their own features. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Island Transit Fan Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 I saw 39-403 on the 212 this afternoon. It and 39-402 were both tracking on the 212 via Felix's app. I went out of my way to check them out because I thought that maybe they could be the BYD electric Midibuses that the STM and RTL ordered , and also because the RTL received their first BYD. But, they were just Ford cutaways, probably the same model as the 30-4XX and 32-4XX. I don't even think they were hybrid as there was no mention of it on the bus. While I didn't manage to get any good pictures, the only visual exterior difference I saw was that the rear display is the same one used in the STM's 40-XXX. Since I'm posting here, I mind as well say that 39-147 still hasn't been seen on Felix's app and 39-902 hasn't been tracking since December. Although, there's always the possibility that both of their trackers are broken at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL66 Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 6:53 PM, West Island Transit Fan said: I saw 39-403 on the 212 this afternoon. It and 39-402 were both tracking on the 212 via Felix's app. I went out of my way to check them out because I thought that maybe they could be the BYD electric Midibuses that the STM and RTL ordered , and also because the RTL received their first BYD. But, they were just Ford cutaways, probably the same model as the 30-4XX and 32-4XX. I don't even think they were hybrid as there was no mention of it on the bus. While I didn't manage to get any good pictures, the only visual exterior difference I saw was that the rear display is the same one used in the STM's 40-XXX. Since I'm posting here, I mind as well say that 39-147 still hasn't been seen on Felix's app and 39-902 hasn't been tracking since December. Although, there's always the possibility that both of their trackers are broken at the moment. 39-147 was on the 187 yesterday (Saturday). I spotted it a couple of times throughout the evening on the road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Whatever happened to the 39-7XX BYD order for the 212 Ste-Anne? Did they ever get delivered and put into service....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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