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4 hours ago, danmackay said:

Seems its once again time to report that 2201 and 2202 have arrived and have been in service so far

2203,2204,2205,2206 are at the yard waiting for the Post Delivery Inspections to be done. So far 66804 69809 have been retired. 67404 definitely is sitting in deadmans row and I think 67004 could be sitting in the deadmans row as well. Next ones to go are 69909 and 60109. 

I got to drive 2201 last night in that shit snow storm and that one handled it like a champ and then again this afternoon. 

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20 hours ago, CaptainTransit_4488 said:

2203,2204,2205,2206 are at the yard waiting for the Post Delivery Inspections to be done. So far 66804 69809 have been retired. 67404 definitely is sitting in deadmans row and I think 67004 could be sitting in the deadmans row as well. Next ones to go are 69909 and 60109. 

I got to drive 2201 last night in that shit snow storm and that one handled it like a champ and then again this afternoon. 

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That looks nice!

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20 hours ago, CaptainTransit_4488 said:

2203,2204,2205,2206 are at the yard waiting for the Post Delivery Inspections to be done. So far 66804 69809 have been retired. 67404 definitely is sitting in deadmans row and I think 67004 could be sitting in the deadmans row as well. Next ones to go are 69909 and 60109. 

I got to drive 2201 last night in that shit snow storm and that one handled it like a champ and then again this afternoon. 

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Sad to see the New Flyers go so fast like that. But yous seem to be the first to recieve new buses for this year unless they were built November December 2021.

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3 hours ago, G.A said:

Sad to see the New Flyers go so fast like that. But yous seem to be the first to recieve new buses for this year unless they were built November December 2021.

I guess we're the first since these are 2022 models lol. If they were Nov Dec 2021 I'm guessing they would be numbered 2104-2109. 

4 hours ago, NSX said:

That looks nice!

They're the same as all the other novas lol. Only difference is these 2101-2103 and 2201-2206 have Allison Transmissions and Recaro Seats stock from the factory. 1501-2002 had USSC seats and the company changed them to Recaros but still have the terrible ZF transmissions in them lol. 

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24 minutes ago, DCTransitFilms said:

According to wiki. All of the remaining D40LF's were retired.

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8 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said:

I edited it on the CPTDB wiki since I'm not sure. I might revert it but it seemed likely because of when 67004 was last tracked.

Please don't put unconfirmed or your own personal speculation on the Wiki; just because you haven't seen a bus out in a couple months doesn't mean it's retired.

That being said... at the start of this year, Barrie had 6 D40LFs still in service, and they have since put 6 Nova LFS buses into service, so in all likelihood, it's been replaced. However, it doesn't mean that 67004 is definitely retired, and they could be saving it as a backup/spare bus for something. It's always best to wait for some proper confirmation on its status; such as an official fleet roster, or (as is increasingly common nowadays) an appearance on an auction website.

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3 minutes ago, Articulated said:

Please don't put unconfirmed or your own personal speculation on the Wiki; just because you haven't seen a bus out in a couple months doesn't mean it's retired.

That being said... at the start of this year, Barrie had 6 D40LFs still in service, and they have since put 6 Nova LFS buses into service, so in all likelihood, it's been replaced. However, it doesn't mean that 67004 is definitely retired, and they could be saving it as a backup/spare bus for something. It's always best to wait for some proper confirmation on its status; such as an official fleet roster, or (as is increasingly common nowadays) an appearance on an auction website.

I meant to revert it earlier but I got caught up in something. I wasn't sure neither as the rest of those LFs were up for auction except for 67004 and all haven't been out since February. 

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6 hours ago, Articulated said:

Please don't put unconfirmed or your own personal speculation on the Wiki; just because you haven't seen a bus out in a couple months doesn't mean it's retired.

That being said... at the start of this year, Barrie had 6 D40LFs still in service, and they have since put 6 Nova LFS buses into service, so in all likelihood, it's been replaced. However, it doesn't mean that 67004 is definitely retired, and they could be saving it as a backup/spare bus for something. It's always best to wait for some proper confirmation on its status; such as an official fleet roster, or (as is increasingly common nowadays) an appearance on an auction website.

Confirmed with a transit operator that all 2004 and 2009 D40LF buses are indeed retired when 2201 to 2206 arrived. Trading for a one on one basis.

Fare boxes and other internals were removed from the retired units. Only the 2004 D40LF buses went through refurbishment to extend their lifecycle to 18 years instead of the normal 12 to 13 years with a 40 ft bus. The 2009 D40LF buses were not refurbished or had any major work done that I am aware of. 

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10 hours ago, GTAmissions1 said:

Confirmed with a transit operator that all 2004 and 2009 D40LF buses are indeed retired when 2201 to 2206 arrived. Trading for a one on one basis.

Fare boxes and other internals were removed from the retired units. Only the 2004 D40LF buses went through refurbishment to extend their lifecycle to 18 years instead of the normal 12 to 13 years with a 40 ft bus. The 2009 D40LF buses were not refurbished or had any major work done that I am aware of. 

Thanks GTAmissions1, I was just about to confirm that. All of them are retired. 

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1 minute ago, danmackay said:

I thought 30/60 alternating frequency on route 3 and 1 evenings and sundays was bad right until I looked at the new Route 4 schedule and saw a 70 minute gap between buses after 9 PM ?‍♂️ 

There is also a 70 minute gap between 6:54 PM and 8:05 PM on the 4 from South Go Station. Most likely to account for traffic congestion Lakeshore because Minets Point is closed until around December for railway reconstruction adding an additional track. 

7:45 PM, the 8:56 PM and then 9:31 PM, then 10:42 PM form the Georgian Mall. 

Didn't notice the 70 minute gap. Looks like it is around 35 minute frequency, but it is also a bit mixed during certain time periods. 

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A bid document has been posted regarding "mobile ticketing solution." With 11 different companies interested in the contract.

Bytemark is the one that provides the e-ticketing for Presto e-tickets. Accenture is the one that provides the Presto functions. 

https://barrie.bidsandtenders.ca/Module/Tenders/en/Tender/Detail/9b0744d0-39cd-4a45-9501-2f3c94250c7a

 

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A little bit of housekeeping for updates. 

2205 is the holiday bus for 2022. 

I have attached screenshots of the new network plan to better assist with record keeping. I am not able to attach the slide deck due to file size limitations which measures at around 30 MB.

Link below:

https://www.buildingbarrie.ca/transitvision

You have to select "vision storyboard" to access and download the slide deck. 

 

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