J. Bullock Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 7100 was out today for driver training. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, J. Bullock said: 7100 was out today for driver training. Shortly following this it would have went out for service, it was on PULSE starting at approximately 1:50 Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I've noticed in the past few weeks that the D40LF'S have been appearing on the 915 more often. Is this due to a bus shortage. As well the 915 needs a service increase Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 hours ago, John Oke said: I've noticed in the past few weeks that the D40LF'S have been appearing on the 915 more often. Is this due to a bus shortage. As well the 915 needs a service increase DRT adorent plan what model of buses appear on each (conventional) route, other than routes that appear in the north. this is why on the 950 you’ll be hard pressed to find D40LFs on it. But for most other routes including the 915, no planning goes into what model of bus is on that block. Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 There's been some bunching on some routes mainly the 900, 915 and 916 when there's a few service buses within 2 min usually 2-3 buses. Does DRT practice Short-Turning(On non-Garage runs)? Link to post Share on other sites
43 Kennedy Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Noticed # 8427 is listed as retired on the wiki but is in fact on the 301/302/304, operating out of Whitby. If that isn't enough, this was taken by a friend earlier today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, 43 Kennedy said: Noticed # 8427 is listed as retired on the wiki but is in fact on the 301/302/304, operating out of Whitby. If that isn't enough, this was taken by a friend earlier today. Brought back from the dead to replace 8443 I assume Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Bus no. 8576 showed MID 113 instead of the next stop on the 303 this morning, does anyone know what it means? Link to post Share on other sites
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 19 hours ago, John Oke said: Bus no. 8576 showed MID 113 instead of the next stop on the 303 this morning, does anyone know what it means? Possibly an error affecting the display of the next stop announcements internally. It is usually fixed by the technicians when the bus is out of service (or something like that). Link to post Share on other sites
Joshuamumble Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 4 hours ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: Possibly an error affecting the display of the next stop announcements internally. It is usually fixed by the technicians when the bus is out of service (or something like that). I've seen MID 113 on GO Transit before so it's an internal error code affecting the next stop display- the automated announcements should have broadcast without issue Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 8578 has broken presto reader, free ride when I rode it on the 304 today. Spoke to a driver on the 403 and she said that the D40LF’s will be retired by the end of next year Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 6:05 PM, John Oke said: 8578 has broken presto reader, free ride when I rode it on the 304 today. Spoke to a driver on the 403 and she said that the D40LF’s will be retired by the end of next year They won’t be all retired by year end 2020, simply put, there’s no way it will happen. The 2006’s and maybe the 7 could be, however DRT has very modest plans for replacement buses that aren’t PULSE Buses next year. if I recall correctly DRT has plans to replace some conventional buses with PULSE Buses, this would be to cover the 901 PULSE Since which is planned to start operation next year. Also keeping in mind that they want to repurpose the 8600’s to conventional over the next few years. Overall, there’s no way they’re replacing 50+ buses Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, 110B West Pickering said: cover the 901 PULSE Since which is planned to start operation next year. Where will the 901 PULSE operate Link to post Share on other sites
43 Kennedy Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, John Oke said: Where will the 901 PULSE operate Simcoe street, mirrors the 401 route. Link to post Share on other sites
John Oke Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Just now, 43 Kennedy said: Simcoe Street, mirrors the 401 route. Have you seen the 915? That route needs a service increase and should be added to PULSE ASAP. I’m a High School student and I know people who have to wait 45 min for a bus because they can’t get on one because it’s full coming from Durham College and Ontario Tech. Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 9:33 PM, John Oke said: Have you seen the 915? That route needs a service increase and should be added to PULSE ASAP. I’m a High School student and I know people who have to wait 45 min for a bus because they can’t get on one because it’s full coming from Durham College and Ontario Tech. The 901 will actually mirror a rout closer to the old 401C Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 6113 has been delivered to Westney division 3 Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 6115 has been delivered to Westney Division. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 6114 has also been delivered today to Westney Division 4 Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 Some very interesting news from Durham this week. document 2019-DRT-20 talks about their submissions for $237Million in Federal, Provincial and Municipal funding under the investing in Canadian Infrastructure plan. There are some relatively large plans and a few that actually slipped under the radar a bit Signature Projects - 7.5Km Median Transit Lanes in Pickering from Altona Road to Notion (except the CN Bridge) -20 Median stations - 7.5Km of Bike Lanes - 15km Panning and construction in Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax - 3.3Km dedicated lanes construction - 9.4Kn shovel ready - 5.5Km Priority Measures in pinch points of Pickering Village, Downtown Whitby and Downtown Oshawa - 0.5Km on road buffered bike lanes - 2.8Km of off road bike paths - Simcoe Street Rapid Transit Corridor - 10Km Line added to the PULSE network - 8 new PULSE Buses (not sure if artics or not) - 80 new PULSE shelters - 10 upgrades to signalized intéresserions on Simcoe to improve reliability - An environmental assessment to add bus lanes to Simcoe street. Fleet Acquisition -13 Replacement 40” PULSE Buses over three years (2020-2022) -2 Growth 60” PULSE Buses in 2020 for Highway 2 -11 Conventional Replacements that will be Durham’s first Hybrid Electric buses -16 Replacement Promasters Infrastructure upgrades - Bus stop concrete pads and lighting in shelters - Fuel Management system -New Hoist for the artics -Driver Security doors - Renovations at Raleigh - replacement PRESTO Units - Replacement of all vehicles destination signs to the SMT Varient. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ORION Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 White signs finally! And the updated ventilation panels. We should be getting the same in Oakville for the upcoming delivery of 6 units. Link to post Share on other sites
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 I'm curious to know if DRT is considering upgrading their current fareboxes to coincide with the replacement of the PRESTO Card readers? Also, I had a hard time on finding what the manufacturer or the new next-generation PRESTO Card readers is. All I know is that the current ones are made by a company called "Thales". Link to post Share on other sites
110B West Pickering Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: I'm curious to know if DRT is considering upgrading their current fareboxes to coincide with the replacement of the PRESTO Card readers? Also, I had a hard time on finding what the manufacturer or the new next-generation PRESTO Card readers is. All I know is that the current ones are made by a company called "Thales". DRT is going to be changing all their readers to the next generation ones by September 2020, the first three will be installed in December. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, 110B West Pickering said: DRT is going to be changing all their readers to the next generation ones by September 2020, the first three will be installed in December. Thanks for your prompt response. I'm hoping that DRT could go cashless in the future or maybe offer provisions for people to pay with cash. I'm hoping that DRT could consider upgrading their fareboxes with the ones (made by a company called "Scheidt & Bachmann") found on GRT (Grand River Transit). Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: Thanks for your prompt response. I'm hoping that DRT could go cashless in the future or maybe offer provisions for people to pay with cash. I'm hoping that DRT could consider upgrading their fareboxes with the ones (made by a company called "Scheidt & Bachmann") found on GRT (Grand River Transit). They wouldn't be allowed to go cashless. I'm pretty sure that would affect the AODA rules in a way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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