STM 29-072 to 29-156 & 30-XXX Retirement Watch, Sightings and Discussions

[Big chungus]

MR 30-069 chilling at Snowdon before it’s scheduled to depart on the 51.

4:57 PM (16:57)

4/2/2025

[Georges]

30-074 on the 51-O at Station Édouard-Montpetit (8h45)

[STL0402]

Yesterday (February 5th):

30-008 En Transit (8:21) The ‘8’ in the rear number was placed upside down

Rode 30-169 on the 64-N (8:29) Typical STM sardine can

30-246 was on the 64-N (12:36)

[STL0402]

Yesterday (February 6th):

30-055 on the 427 (8:09)

SD 30-205 on the 71, running out of LS (8:17)

30-092 En Transit (8:21). It had large front exterior numbers.

29-098 on the 57 (14:51)

[Georges]

Today : Both at Station Édouard-Montpetit

30-080 on the 51-E (8h55)

30-091 on the 51-O (around 16h45)

[STL0402]

Yesterday (February 10th):

SL 30-241 En Transit (8:05) It went on to track on the 410, running out of MR.

 

[Georges]

Both at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Vincent d'Indy (7h30) :

30-019 on the 51-O

30-063 on the 51-E

 

[STL0402]

29-151 was on the 100 during AM rush (8:45)

[Georges]

Both at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Vincent d'Indy :

30-045 on the 51-O (16h44)

30-224 on the 129-S (8h53)

[STL0402]

Yesterday (February 12th):

30-073 En Transit (8:20)

29-156 on the 747 (8:29)

30-010 on the 166 (12:43)

[STL0402]

30-232 was on the 225 at TCV yesterday with large front exterior numbers (around 15:15)

[Big chungus]

I’ve just seen a video of a STM bus on fire, the bus in question was LS 30-030. It happened this morning at around 8:50 AM on the 113 Lapierre route. Assuming it’ll most likely be retired as it suffered extensive fire damage.

18/2/2025

[STL0402]

9 hours ago, Big chungus said:

I’ve just seen a video of a STM bus on fire, the bus in question was LS 30-030. It happened this morning at around 8:50 AM on the 113 Lapierre route. Assuming it’ll most likely be retired as it suffered extensive fire damage.

This is like 30-252 all over again!

 

Today’s sightings:

30-087 En Transit with a tiny rear number (7:51)

Edited February 19 by STL0402
Added sighting

[Georges]

On 2/18/2025 at 10:11 AM, Big chungus said:

Assuming it’ll most likely be retired as it suffered extensive fire damage.

It is indeed officially retired, according to FleetStats.

[STL0402]

February 20th:

SD 30-205 was on the 420 (8:29)

30-011 was on the 66 LS extra (8:38)

29-140 was on the 57 (15:20)

February 21st:

LS 30-032 En Transit (7:23)

30-127 was on the 161-E (15:07)

29-137 was on the 63 (15:41)

[Georges]

29-151 on the 119-S at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Vincent d'Indy (around 15h40)

30-037 on the 51-O at Station Édouard-Montpetit (around 9h35)

30-064 on the 51-E at Station Édouart-Montpetit (around 15h40)

30-224 on the 129-S at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Vincent d'Indy (around 15h40)

[KaiMode]

I have in fact got a good question what is replacing these units?

[STL0402]

6 hours ago, KaiMode said:

I have in fact got a good question what is replacing these units?

Not quite sure. If I would guess, maybe the new LFSe+ (long range electric NovaBus) that will arrive in the next few years.

[Georges]

8 hours ago, KaiMode said:

I have in fact got a good question what is replacing these units?

The STM has, as of now, a surplus of buses, this is the reason why a good amount of buses, (over 130 buses), got retired during 2024's year, and a similar amount will also be retired during 2025's year, (we don't have the exact number). The STM has over 1800 buses in its fleet as of now, (they used to have around 2000 buses), and they don't use more than 1500 buses each day. This is why they can retire that many buses in a relatively short period of time.

Although, 44-XXX have started to arrive and soon 45-XXX will too. They are progessively retiring pretty much all 2nd gen buses and slowly getting newer buses...

[Georges]

Both on the 129-S :

30-113 at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Vincent d'Indy (7h39)

30-224 at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Wilderton (16h16)

[STL0402]

Yesterday (February 25th):

Rode 30-149 on the 161-O (7:20). Saw it again at 14:58 doing the same route.

Edited February 26 by STL0402
Added photo

[Georges]

All at Côte Sainte-Catherine/Wilderton :

30-003 on the 129-N (15h34)

30-198 on the 129-N (15h48)

30-224 on the 129-S (15h35)

[Georges]

30-253 on the 196-N arriving at Terminus Côte-Vertu (around 16h40)

 

[Big chungus]

AN 30-190 doing the 444 Express Cégep Marie-Victorin route. En Transit sign up at Station Radisson. This bus also has turn signals on its rear view mirrors.

[JustYou80]

March 5:

29-094 at the intersection of Dollard/Newman on line 198 towards east. (14:58) It has a black font STM website on the back.

29-100 at Dollard/Newman on line 123 at the same time with 29-054. (Also on line 123) (21:06) Both buses operate in opposite directions.

29-139 at the intersection of Saint-Pierre/Saint-Jacques on line 198 towards east. (Around 16:30). The hyphen on the back window has been readded.