Wpgtransit11-25 Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Brand buses are starting to arrive and I have a picture of the pilot bus drum roll pls it’s 401 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Are these going to knock out the remaining 1999s and start picking apart the 1995 fleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Orion6025 said: Are these going to knock out the remaining 1999s and start picking apart the 1995 fleet? I believe these buses will replace the current 400 fleet and some 500s I don’t know what the plan is for the Calgary buses tho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilZebra Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Well I'm just tickled pink we're getting more and more buses with air conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 minute ago, LilZebra said: Well I'm just tickled pink we're getting more and more buses with air conditioning. These have the bike rack and from what I been told these will be used mostly during summer and spring for feeder runs around the blue line idk yet if the 140-169 will also get there racks again this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viafreak Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 47 minutes ago, Wpgtransit11-25 said: I believe these buses will replace the current 400 fleet and some 500s I don’t know what the plan is for the Calgary buses tho I hope those Calgary buses are on their way out. Every time that I am on one, it sounds like the engine is about to quit. Probably has something to due with the hills in Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilZebra Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Riding a few of the ex-Calgary buses recently (Winter), I can say that they surely were not spec'd for the Winnipeg climate. Brrrrrr. I had the option of riding 652 (160) or one of the newer 60 footers doing the 161 this afternoon. Guess which one I chose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 The Calgaries are loud but proud, and they run real damn well at high speeds. I've never been chilly on those. Though that's probably because I sit right where the warmest spots are (the two far rear corner seats) that sometimes almost get too warm even if it's -40 outside. I also like that at least one of them has a "Do Not Lean Against Door" decal, seen below. Those should honestly get installed on every bus, especially the ones with the hybrid touch/motion rear doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMP15 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 White destination sign or orange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, MMP15 said: White destination sign or orange? White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 The rear is also white, mentioned in the general thread. Bit of a shocker since even 369's rear is orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viafreak Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Anything is better than the yellow on the 1999 buses. I find it hard to read the Luminator displays on those buses because of that and I have pretty good eyesight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, Viafreak said: Anything is better than the yellow on the 1999 buses. I find it hard to read the Luminator displays on those buses because of that and I have pretty good eyesight. The same sort of signs are harder to read on the 1996 D30LFs than they are on the 400s. There have been times when it’s been dark out where I haven’t been able to read those signs until right when the bus pulled up in front of me. Fortunately, I think the three remaining 1996-model small buses will also be gone sooner than later. I wonder whether the current buses will get white signs when they get rebuilt. Yes, the 400s and the 1996 D30LFs still have the flip-dot ones, but I’ve noticed 579 has a newer Luminator controller, so maybe the signs do get changed out in some cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Bus number 402 has been delivered and is Outside FRG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, Wpgtransit11-25 said: Bus number 402 has been delivered and is Outside FRG Looks like it has an orange destination sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, SirAndrew710 said: Looks like it has an orange destination sign. Ya I’m confused I thought they would be getting white signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 My guess is this order must’ve been finalized before they decided they wanted future orders to have the white ones. Or, who knows? Maybe there will be one bus that has the white ones, much like how 369 is the only bus in that order that has a white one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, SirAndrew710 said: My guess is this order must’ve been finalized before they decided they wanted future orders to have the white ones. Or, who knows? Maybe there will be one bus that has the white ones, much like how 369 is the only bus in that order that has a white one. I know the bike racks are an added budget item that wasn’t debated at city hall till long after the order was placed and a guy who does the ordering of the buses told me they would have white signs for this order so I’m very confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 I guess we’ll see when future buses show up. Have we seen 401’s sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, SirAndrew710 said: I guess we’ll see when future buses show up. Have we seen 401’s sign? We have not I’ll ask my buddy if it’s gonna he out soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 11:47 AM, Wpgtransit11-25 said: We have not I’ll ask my buddy if it’s gonna he out soon Spotted 401 headed eastbound on Grant this morning. I only saw it from the side and rear, but I noticed it, too, has an orange sign (at least at the rear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 401 and 402 parked along the fence at FRG both don’t have fare boxes yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 406 and 407 are at FRG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Looking at those photos, I guess we’ll have to wait for the next order for white signs. Are 403, 404 or 405 accounted for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, SirAndrew710 said: Looking at those photos, I guess we’ll have to wait for the next order for white signs. Are 403, 404 or 405 accounted for? Believe so yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now