smallspy Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 10 hours ago, TTC 9701 said: They wouldn't be allowed to go cashless. I'm pretty sure that would affect the AODA rules in a way. I can't see how AODA would have any bearing whatsoever on whether a system can or can't take cash. 10 hours ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: I'm hoping that DRT could go cashless in the future or maybe offer provisions for people to pay with cash. Why in the world would you want DRT to go cashless? That would be akin to making it harder for people to take transit, which is exactly the wrong tact to take. 10 hours ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: 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). S&B provides the faregates as used in Toronto and Ottawa, and I believe that they have also provided the Presto equipment used on the TTC surface fleet. Their reliability leaves something to be desired. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, smallspy said: I can't see how AODA would have any bearing whatsoever on whether a system can or can't take cash. Why in the world would you want DRT to go cashless? That would be akin to making it harder for people to take transit, which is exactly the wrong tact to take. Dan That wasn't my intention to say that DRT should go cashless but what I meant is that I hope that DRT will continue to accept cash. Still with DRT, I heard that DRT is now offering a provision for clients who are on ODSP/OW (Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works) to have their PRESTO Card reprogrammed for the Transit Assistance Program (or something like that). Posted from my Galaxy S9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 For the first time that I’m aware of the 7100’s have been thrown in conventional service as extras, 7100 did a full paddle including 915, 224,216 and 225. 7103 I’m unsure of its full piece of work but was finished on the 910 at the college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43 Kennedy Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 This is interesting. DRT has a new Holiday bus similar to YRT/VIVA's. The bus is # 6113, a new 2019 Nova Bus LFS that has yet to enter service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/15/2019 at 9:54 AM, 43 Kennedy said: This is interesting. DRT has a new Holiday bus similar to YRT/VIVA's. The bus is # 6113, a new 2019 Nova Bus LFS that has yet to enter service. It won’t enter regular service according to DRT until after its unwrapped In other news I attended my first ever Transit Advisory Committee after being appointed a position as a member at large. with the $237million coming soon that I mentioned a few weeks ago, the 2020-2023 plan now looks like this. (There will be more in terms of conventional over the next few years, will know more in the budget process) 11 2020 Conventional Replacement Hybrids 2 2021 PULSE Growth Articulated 8 2021 PULSE Growth 40 footers 13 2020-2022 PULSE Replacement 40’ 16 Promasters in a report from last week for the Committee of the Whole, Region of Durham anticipated to get 19.5 Million in gas tax funding for 2020, allocating 10.1 million to DRT. https://calendar.durham.ca/meetings/Detail/2019-11-13-0930-Committee-of-the-Whole-Meeting/5957024f-fdd4-4574-9ba9-aaff00989725 this money will be used to purchase 8 electric buses and four chargers at Raleigh garage, these will be procured in 2020, and enter service in 2021, replacing 8 conventional buses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Saw two D40LFS yesterday Don’t remember the numbers one on the 915 and the other on the 304 which both seemed to have new more bold numbers on the front in front of the main doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Bullock Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 8:27 AM, John Oke said: Saw two D40LFS yesterday Don’t remember the numbers one on the 915 and the other on the 304 which both seemed to have new more bold numbers on the front in front of the main doors They are the new decals used for fleet numbers when the old ones peel off. Various D40LF units have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 6115 broke down on Taunton just east of Fallingbrook and had to be towed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43 Kennedy Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 # 8526 has the new 2018 style headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 6116 has the old style orange destination sign on the front and the new white ones on the side and back for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 51xx is the series for new Promaster Vehicles, DRT posted a photo on their social channels showing 5100, 5101 and 5102 at Westney division. I believe there is 16 coming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, 110B West Pickering said: 51xx is the series for new Promaster Vehicles, DRT posted a photo on their social channels showing 5100, 5101 and 5102 at Westney division. I believe there is 16 coming. I’ve seen nothin on Instagram or Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Just now, John Oke said: I’ve seen nothin on Instagram or Twitter I can vouch and say that they do exist. It's on their Facebook page. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 I have also since learned through conversations with DRT Staff that the 6 articulated buses are 9100-9105, with the additional 2 attics coming are 9106-9107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Any difference between the 61xx and 85xx series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 1:50 PM, John Oke said: I’ve seen nothin on Instagram or Twitter They posted on Twitter 3 days ago: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43 Kennedy Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 22 hours ago, John Oke said: Any difference between the 61xx and 85xx series 61xx have Gemini seats, while 85xx LFS have Metropolitan seats, apart from that, not much different as far as I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 18 minutes ago, DavidH said: They posted on Twitter 3 days ago: That reminds me I saw one along Taunton a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, 43 Kennedy said: 61xx have Gemini seats, while 85xx LFS have Metropolitan seats, apart from that, not much different as far as I know. Correct the only difference interior between the 6100-6112 and 6113-6116 is USB ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 ICAMI (In case anyone missed it), Durham Region Transit (DRT) will be running a reduced schedule (which is uncommon) on the week of December 23rd to 27th (with a special schedule on certain bus routes on the 25th of December): Monday, Dec. 23 – Saturday schedule Tuesday, Dec. 24 – Saturday schedule Wednesday, Dec. 25 – Special schedule (for certain bus routes) Thursday, Dec. 26 – Sunday schedule Friday, Dec. 27 – Saturday schedule I would imagine if someone got used to the regular schedule - not knowing that their route doesn't operate on those dates! For me on the other hand - I'll be working from home on those days (other than the 25th and 26th of December). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43 Kennedy Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Has 6113 been unwrapped? It was in service on the 916 earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 For some reason on Transsee only the 900 and 915 are tracking I’m assuming it has to do with limited service on some routes with today being Christmas UPDATE: It’s working again for all routes as of 8:56 pm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 5 hours ago, John Oke said: For some reason on Transsee only the 900 and 915 are tracking I’m assuming it has to do with limited service on some routes with today being Christmas UPDATE: It’s working again for all routes as of 8:56 pm Don't forget that some of the routes are on a Saturday schedule for this Friday - meaning that some of the routes that normally operate on a weekday may either have hours reduced or won't run at all. This is only temporary (for this week) and service will be resumed regularly next week (December 30th and 31st (with special service that day after 7pm) and after new years day). Some passengers are not pleased with the sudden change for this week (they have to work) and as a last resort, they have to drive to the GO station or even take an Uber/Lyft to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BedardZ0754 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Lots of service changes proposed for 2020. Overall an impressive slate covering the region: 101, 112: Extended to Pickering Parkway Terminal 103, 232: Reduced to peak only service 107: Replaced by On-Demand service 110: Extended to Rouge Hill Station 111: Cancelled, with sections along Fieldlight Dr replaced by route 112 112: Extended in peak periods to Tauton (I'm assuming over to Burkholder Dr) 217, 219, 223: Saturday service in Ajax reduced to every 60 minutes 226: Cancelled, replaced with 291 community bus service 304: Modified to service Windfield Farms 312: Modified to operate along Garden between Tauton and Dundas 315: New route in Whitby to service new neighbourhoods beside Hwy 412, peak periods only 401: Replaced by new 901 Pulse service in December 2020 402: Replaced by new 902 service in September 2020 409: Service after 9pm cancelled 410, 411: Peak service extended to Oshawa Station 410: Added to the High Frequency Network 414: Cancelled 422: Extended to Whitby Station to replace route 922 along this stretch 501, 502: Saturday service reduced to every 60 minutes 506: Replaced by On-Demand (657) 601: Replaced by On-Demand (652) 657: New On-Demand in Clarington, replacing 506 900: Articulated buses will run along some trips Monday-Saturday 902: New route replacing route 402 and GO route 90, running between Oshawa Station and West Bowmanville Mall 910: Extended to Ajax Station along Bayly 915: Won't operate to Durham College during the summer (June-September) 922: Cancelled and replaced by modifications to route 422 and 411 960: Replaced by on-demand service between Uxbridge and Mount Albert New weekend route running between Ajax Station, Rouge National Park, and Toronto Zoo New on-demand pilots in Whitby Shores and Seaton More details: https://calendar.durham.ca/meetings/Detail/2020-01-08-1330-Transit-Executive-Committee-Meeting/a0942a89-d0c1-44ab-bf92-ab3600f1cfb9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Wow, big year coming for Durham Region Transit. This is their 2020 service plan, not going to talk about bus purchases because they're all in the ICIP funding which I talked about earlier in this thread. Starting with discontinued routes Discontinued Routes 107, 111, 226, 401, 402, 414, 506, 601, 922, 960 Major Service Reductions 103, 217, 223, 225, 232, 302, 303, 304, 308, 409, 501, 502 Service Improvements 101 - Service extended to Pickering Parkway Terminal 110 - Peak service extended to Rouge Hill GO 112 - Routing modified to serve Pickering Parkway Terminal and the Fieldlight neighbourhood. 215 - Added AM Peak trips 223 - Sunday service west of Ajax Station improved to every 30 minutes. 291 - Service extended to Ajax Station and additional weekday peak and Sunday trips to make up for service lost on the 226 and 232 304 - All trips to Durham College 312 - Service to operate on Garden between Taunton and Dundas 403 - Added RAD bus to help with terrible service reliability 405 - Additional Trips 410 - Service in peak periods is extended to Oshawa GO to provide more options for people off the train. Service on Sunday improved to every 30 minutes and added to the High Frequency Network. 411 - Service in peak periods to operate via Oshawa GO (somehow) replacing the parts of the 922 in Courtice. I'm not sure if its also extended to Harmony Terminal but I doubt it. 422 - Service extended to Whitby GO along Victoria, Replacing that part of the 922 in Oshawa and Whitby. 910 - Service is (FINALLY) extended to Ajax Station via Victoria/Bayly. This is why service on the 223 is reduced east of Ajax GO. The route is also now operated by Westney Division. 915 - Additional trips added during the post secondary period (September to April). 200z - New seasonal route operating on weekend and holidays between May and October between Ajax Station, Rouge Park, and Toronto Zoo. Service Growth 112 - Service extended into Seaton 304 - Modified to operate in Windfield Farms 315 - New weekday peak period route, serving the West Whitby new growth area. 417 - Service to operate on Britannia instead of Conlin between Simcoe and Ritson 902 - New route replacing the 402 and the One fare agreement on GO Transit route 90. Operating between Oshawa Station, Oshawa Centre Terminal, and Bowmanville (King and Sampson). GO is apparently cancelled come September probably being replaced by the 91. On Demand Expansion 107 - Service to be replaced by On Demand in April. 652 - Is replacing 601 655 - Uxbridge/Mount Albert replacing the 960, hopefully its going to be more than just a connection to YRT 58 and Mobility on Request Mount Albert. 657 - Clarington, replaced the 506 but also adds On Demand service to ALL areas of Rural Clarington and Durham Region as a whole. Extra Stuff Also in September the articulated buses (9100-9105) will enter service Monday - Saturday on the 900 replacing the run as directed PULSE buses from Westney and Richmond and Ontario but overall schedule remains the same. In December the 401 Simcoe is going be directly replicated by route 901 PULSE Simcoe, the service will be identical but operated by 8 new PULSE Buses coming this year (7104-7111 presumably). Then there's some "Innovations" In June PWTransit will be providing a pilot service using an autonomous shuttle between Whitby GO and Port of Whitby, replacing that part of the 922. In April, Metrolinx and DRT will launch a "Premium" OnDemand service for passengers travelling to and from Pickering GO to anywhere in Pickering, south of Taunton Road. Not quite sure what makes it premium. Overall, what a great year for DRT, super exited to see the 200z, 901 and 902, but sad to see all the service decreases, but you gotta fund the service somehow. Link to the report here: https://calendar.durham.ca/meetings/Detail/2020-01-08-1330-Transit-Executive-Committee-Meeting/a0942a89-d0c1-44ab-bf92-ab3600f1cfb9 Discuss. 22 minutes ago, BedardZ0754 said: Lots of service changes proposed for 2020. Overall an impressive slate covering the region: 101, 112: Extended to Pickering Parkway Terminal 103, 232: Reduced to peak only service 107: Replaced by On-Demand service 110: Extended to Rouge Hill Station 111: Cancelled, with sections along Fieldlight Dr replaced by route 112 112: Extended in peak periods to Tauton (I'm assuming over to Burkholder Dr) 217, 219, 223: Saturday service in Ajax reduced to every 60 minutes 226: Cancelled, replaced with 291 community bus service 304: Modified to service Windfield Farms 312: Modified to operate along Garden between Tauton and Dundas 315: New route in Whitby to service new neighbourhoods beside Hwy 412, peak periods only 401: Replaced by new 901 Pulse service in December 2020 402: Replaced by new 902 service in September 2020 409: Service after 9pm cancelled 410, 411: Peak service extended to Oshawa Station 410: Added to the High Frequency Network 414: Cancelled 422: Extended to Whitby Station to replace route 922 along this stretch 501, 502: Saturday service reduced to every 60 minutes 506: Replaced by On-Demand (657) 601: Replaced by On-Demand (652) 657: New On-Demand in Clarington, replacing 506 900: Articulated buses will run along some trips Monday-Saturday 902: New route replacing route 402 and GO route 90, running between Oshawa Station and West Bowmanville Mall 910: Extended to Ajax Station along Bayly 915: Won't operate to Durham College during the summer (June-September) 922: Cancelled and replaced by modifications to route 422 and 411 960: Replaced by on-demand service between Uxbridge and Mount Albert New weekend route running between Ajax Station, Rouge National Park, and Toronto Zoo New on-demand pilots in Whitby Shores and Seaton More details: https://calendar.durham.ca/meetings/Detail/2020-01-08-1330-Transit-Executive-Committee-Meeting/a0942a89-d0c1-44ab-bf92-ab3600f1cfb9 I added a more detailed and more accurate version in my recent post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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