Blue Bus Fan Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 9205 and 9208 both "Sorry, Not In Service" at Bourquin Exchange: 9205 by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr 9208 by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 BC Transit has set up a page on their website dedicated to the new Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility in Abbotsford. The new garage at 3008-3012 Gladys Avenue will initially be built to hold up to 100 buses, and is expected to be expanded in 15-20 years to hold 150 buses. Apparently CFV has been restrained on adding new buses and service to meet growing ridership demands due to the inadequate size of the current garage. https://bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/facility-pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_ftw Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thats exciting news the next step will be to upgrade the Bus exchange, as it cant handle the current amount of bus that go there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 CFV will be receiving 5 of the new 35 foot Vicinity buses (of which 4426 has already been identified by @Iron). They currently have 7 Darts in their fleet (9051-9053, 9062-9064, 9072). https://bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/news/article?nid=1403649376839 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 9302,9303, and 9304 now in CFV also 9463 has the prototype driver shield installed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Made some edits in the Wiki 9260 is in CFV as the replacement for 9308. 9308 has been transferred out after being involved in that fatal accident. Dispensation of 9308 unknown, but the transfer is permanent. Removed 8097 and 8104 as they have been retired. If I think of anything else....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 9841, 9842 and 9843 have been decommissioned and prepped for transfer We are expecting two more 4400 series Vicinities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neopasturquoise Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 FVX service expansion starting in September - 4 more round trips added to weekends and holidays https://bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/news/article?nid=1403650592817 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 4442 and 4443 are now in Abbotsford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 4 hours ago, RZ350 said: 4442 and 4443 are now in Abbotsford Could be the ones that were recently ordered according to this article? https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/bc-transit-spends-500000-on-new-victoria-buses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Matt Dunlop said: Could be the ones that were recently ordered according to this article? https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/bc-transit-spends-500000-on-new-victoria-buses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Yeah, seems like it is. 3 also went to Chilliwack 4439,4440, and 4441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Spotted a red 35' Dennis Dart on a flatbed passing Chilliwack just now. It seems to be heading to the Abbotsford yard as it pulled off Highway 1 at the Sumas exit. Wasn't able to get a number as it was too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 12:17 PM, SidneyTransitfan said: Spotted a red 35' Dennis Dart on a flatbed passing Chilliwack just now. It seems to be heading to the Abbotsford yard as it pulled off Highway 1 at the Sumas exit. Wasn't able to get a number as it was too far away. 0111 Transferred from Prince George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbyTransitFan Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 My friend was at Bourquin in Abbotsford today, and he spotted what appeared to be a D40LF in the current scheme leaving and he only saw the rear of the bus and noticed it didn't have the full A/C unit on top and it had flipdots. Is there a chance it could be an ex CMBC unit running, he also did mention it looked like the tailpipe wasn't curved but he couldn't get a fleet number... I am just confused because I thought all of those were gone from Abbotsford and only the 9800's were remaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 3:08 PM, AbbyTransitFan said: My friend was at Bourquin in Abbotsford today, and he spotted what appeared to be a D40LF in the current scheme leaving and he only saw the rear of the bus and noticed it didn't have the full A/C unit on top and it had flipdots. Is there a chance it could be an ex CMBC unit running, he also did mention it looked like the tailpipe wasn't curved but he couldn't get a fleet number... I am just confused because I thought all of those were gone from Abbotsford and only the 9800's were remaining. Well, we don't have any of them in our fleet. The only Flyers left are 9844, 9865 and 9869. 9865 has not been on the road for a while due to accident damage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 9:21 PM, RZ350 said: Well, we don't have any of them in our fleet. The only Flyers left are 9844, 9865 and 9869. 9865 has not been on the road for a while due to accident damage. So I guess it was by pure dumb luck that I happened to catch 9869 on the inbound route 34 in Mission this past Tuesday. I was not expecting that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 6 hours ago, MCW Metrobus said: So I guess it was by pure dumb luck that I happened to catch 9869 on the inbound route 34 in Mission this past Tuesday. I was not expecting that! Actually 9869 is a great runner, and we use it quite often so yes I suppose it could be dumb luck LOL. but fairly common. the good news is that 9865 has finally been sent to the body shop, so we should have that one back soon. 9844 is commonly out on splits so usually on route 1,2, or 3 at peak hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleowin Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Any chance Articulated buses will ever come to the CFV? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 6 hours ago, cleowin said: Any chance Articulated buses will ever come to the CFV? Fat chance. The second busiest system, Kelowna, had their double deckers taken away. Victoria, which is the largest system that BC Transit operates, doesn't have articulateds. So I don't see Fraser Valley having them ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 6 hours ago, cleowin said: Any chance Articulated buses will ever come to the CFV? Highly doubtful in the next 10 years, unless they are TransLink ones running to Mission on the 701. The busiest route in the CFV fleet is the 31 Mission-Abbotsford, and even it barely passes a full-seated load. The only other route is the 66 FVX between Langley and Abbotsford which can sometimes reach a crushload, but that can be fixed with additional frequency when the new garage is built - or TransLink taking over that portion with an extended 555 and double-deckers/artics. I don't see BC Transit buying artics anytime soon. Even the real estate boom of the lower mainland has left most of Abbotsford still looking little more than a shanty town. Only development on the scale of Richmond in the last 10 years could change that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 9:59 PM, SidneyTransitfan said: Highly doubtful in the next 10 years, unless they are TransLink ones running to Mission on the 701. The busiest route in the CFV fleet is the 31 Mission-Abbotsford, and even it barely passes a full-seated load. The only other route is the 66 FVX between Langley and Abbotsford which can sometimes reach a crushload, but that can be fixed with additional frequency when the new garage is built - or TransLink taking over that portion with an extended 555 and double-deckers/artics. I don't see BC Transit buying artics anytime soon. Even the real estate boom of the lower mainland has left most of Abbotsford still looking little more than a shanty town. Only development on the scale of Richmond in the last 10 years could change that. Actually this isn't quite correct, the busiest run is the number 2 and it is often standing room only and sometimes leaving people behind. It's what happens when you have two Wal-Marts on one route. however, this will probably settle down some if the new route recommendations are implemented in July. Other than that there are a few afternoon University runs that leave people behind but, you cant plan around a rush like that with bigger buses, just hopefully an extra run would be nice. Again though, this might get better in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 All new routes 1,2,3 and 9 begin service June 30th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbyTransitFan Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Been a while since I've been active in this thread, but does anyone know if 0233 is even an active running bus in Abbotsford, I've noticed for quite some time it's been listed on the wiki as Active, but I have never even seen it in service myself, and has been here since May of 2018... I've only noticed 9072 as being like the only remaining dart running. I've heard rumors as well from good sources that Abby may be getting a couple more D40LF's soon, not sure why but maybe replacement's for 9844, 9865 & 9869? Sorry, but have been really lacking on fleet info lately.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ350 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Yes 0233 has largely been going out on AM splits only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbyTransitFan Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Well I finally got a chance to ride 0233, I got it by pure luck yesterday on the 21, was really nice finally getting to ride it since it's been so elusive lol. Does anyone know if 9072 is still around with it as the only other remaining dart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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