sdgta2008 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 On 2016-12-17 at 9:14 AM, operator13382 said: Equipment Issues with Handi-Transit Vehicles earlier in the week. They keep Bubba as a spare HT Bus and will use a 30 footer normally on Riverdale in that case. The 0973 on Thursday was not able to keep up with the cold. Due to the cold weather some drivers will request the 03's because they have good heat. We'll see anybody who comes for the Cornwall Charter this afternoon. I'm rostered to be your driver. Dean Makes sense about the '03 Orion V. I recall roasting on those buses lol... One of them is on the Riverdale route today, I heard it go by my house this morning when starting it's run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipc22 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 0677 seen on the road today on riverdale seen 0359 on 2 sunrise and seen 8558 on the road not sure what it was doing probably a charter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 2016-12-16 at 7:00 PM, sdgta2008 said: I guessed Bubba croaked again. Either 0359 or 0360 was on the Riverdale route today. The old girl just won't quit. Bubba was on Riverdale during our charter. We neglected to get a side-by-side shot with our chartered Orion II last Saturday, but I don't think that anyone particularly minded, On 2016-12-17 at 9:14 AM, operator13382 said: Equipment Issues with Handi-Transit Vehicles earlier in the week. They keep Bubba as a spare HT Bus and will use a 30 footer normally on Riverdale in that case. The 0973 on Thursday was not able to keep up with the cold. Due to the cold weather some drivers will request the 03's because they have good heat. We'll see anybody who comes for the Cornwall Charter this afternoon. I'm rostered to be your driver. Dean Thanks for your great service Dean, and welcome to the board! Mario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Here is the latest information that I have received: 8558, 9878, 9879, and 0567 have been removed from the active roster. New unit 9887 has effectively replaced 9879. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 hour ago, SMS said: Here is the latest information that I have received: 8558, 9878, 9879, and 0567 have been removed from the active roster. New unit 9887 has effectively replaced 9879. RIP 8558. It had a damn good run. Rumour has it the incoming 4 new handi-transit buses are going to be high-floor cutaways. Has anyone gotten anymore info regarding this...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operator13382 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 The new handi-transit buses are indeed high floor cutaways. They are the high floor model in the Metrolinx Transit Procurement Initiative (Overland Custom Coach/Glaval Bus). Two were delivered on Friday. Attached is a picture of one sitting in the barn. They will not be in service until decals are applied and have some systems such as farebox and cctv cameras installed. Also note that as of January 31, 2017 Handi-Transit is now being dispatched by RouteMatch software and tablets installed in the buses. The prior system was Transview and used printed out sheets on a clipboard. The aim is to optimize routings with new software and to reduce some radio chatter as changes (Cancellations/add-ons) can be sent directly to the tablets over a mobile data network (cellular/LTE). Dean M. Cornwall, Ontario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin ORION Posted February 13, 2017 Root Admin Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 7 hours ago, operator13382 said: Also note that as of January 31, 2017 Handi-Transit is now being dispatched by RouteMatch software and tablets installed in the buses. The prior system was Transview and used printed out sheets on a clipboard. The aim is to optimize routings with new software and to reduce some radio chatter as changes (Cancellations/add-ons) can be sent directly to the tablets over a mobile data network (cellular/LTE). Dean M. Cornwall, Ontario Oh god...transview. We use that at Oakville Transit still. Pain in the ass. We are doing a project with RouteMatch currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Bullock Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Bus 1175 was being towed back east on the 401 today in Pickering. Assuming it's had some work done out here and is heading back to Cornwall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I saw 0360 running Route 2 on Saturday. Not often I see it out on the weekend these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operator13382 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 3:38 PM, J. Bullock said: Bus 1175 was being towed back east on the 401 today in Pickering. Assuming it's had some work done out here and is heading back to Cornwall? It was at MTB for a rebuild following a collision during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 I've gotten word that route changes for 2017 were to have been explored during a committee meeting back in February. Has anyone heard anything further on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Report recommending approval to purchase 3 Nova LFS for delivery in early 2018, the buses will replace the 2003 Orion Vs making Cornwall's conventional fleet fully low floor. Report 2017-19-PU Purchase of Transit Buses Through the Transit Procurement Initiative 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 I did think of doing a Christmas Lights charter with 0359 or better yet 0360 this December, so the timing of this is crucial. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I've been told that the Orion IIs have hit the govdeals webpage for resale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipc22 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 http://www.cornwall.ca/en/finance/surplus-items-for-sale.asp link to Orion II's for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 21 minutes ago, philipc22 said: http://www.cornwall.ca/en/finance/surplus-items-for-sale.asp link to Orion II's for sale They sold for 25 bucks !!! , should have buy them and then resale them to scapyard, could have made a hefty profit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipc22 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, eclair14 said: They sold for 25 bucks !!! , should have buy them and then resale them to scapyard, could have made a hefty profit ! the curent one are up at 500$ starting biding price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahrp24 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 5 hours ago, SMS said: I've been told that the Orion IIs have hit the govdeals webpage for resale. 1 hour ago, philipc22 said: http://www.cornwall.ca/en/finance/surplus-items-for-sale.asp link to Orion II's for sale https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.AdvSearchResultsNew&searchPg=Classic&inv_num=&category=00&kWord=&kWordSelect=2&sortBy=ad&agency=9288&state=&country=&locID=&timing=bySimple&locationType=state&timeType=&timingWithin=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 15 hours ago, eclair14 said: They sold for 25 bucks !!! , should have buy them and then resale them to scapyard, could have made a hefty profit ! You would be lucky to break even as not to many scrap yards scrap CNG buses due to not wanting to handle the tanks. Also the cost of towing to the scrap yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I can't be certain but i think I saw Bubba (0677) on death row. Can anyone confirm if they FINALLY retired that bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 On 2017-05-24 at 11:10 AM, sdgta2008 said: I can't be certain but i think I saw Bubba (0677) on death row. Can anyone confirm if they FINALLY retired that bus? Sorry, disregard. I saw 0677 in the maintenance bay today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, sdgta2008 said: Sorry, disregard. I saw 0677 in the maintenance bay today. We will know when it is retired when it appears online for auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operator13382 Posted June 9, 2017 Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 On 5/25/2017 at 4:38 PM, TTC 9701 said: We will know when it is retired when it appears online for auction. Bubba (0677) was out in service yesterday and today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Not sure if Bubba is charter-worthy... I am hesitant whether operator13382 would even put his name in to do it In all seriousness, I would offer a fan trip on a V or VI, hek even possibly a LFS or an El Dorado before Bubba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL66 Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 THA THA THA THAT'S ALL FOLKS 8558 up for sale with a cracked frame https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=63&acctid=9288 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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