brzyski Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I wasn't blaming the driver. These two wrong turns actually made my day, and everyone stepped out of the bus laughed heavily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) On 9/7/2016 at 7:27 PM, brzyski said: a 3 hours ago, brzyski said: A few minutes ago I was on 12004 (#49), when the driver took the wrong left and turned at East Mall, instead of Wesbrook. The driver had no idea of roads in UBC and some of us who are students there had to give him directions. Eventually we went north on East Mall, then east to Agronomy, south to Wesbrook (since left turn is banned there) and made a U-turn and Thunderbird to head north. 3 stops were missed. I wonder if VTC drivers are familiar enough with #49's south-UBC portion, given it's different from #41's..... Also, Earlier today I was on a #405 and the driver went the wrong way too (he was chatting with another driver and missed the right turn at Lansdowne)...... I don't think the VTC operators doing route 49 did route training... Edited September 11, 2016 by Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranslinkKid Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 This reminds me of the time I was on the 156 in August 2010. We were approaching Schoolhouse & Foster, instead of going straight on Schoolhouse, we turned left on to Foster. The driver realized he made a wrong turn when he saw the bus stop and it said '151 Lougheed Station' instead of '156 Lougheed Station'. We drove around the block and went back on route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Marriott Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Trolley overhead crew was out this evening on Davie St. New EB wire is in place from Seymour to Mainland, actually attached to hangers from Seymour to Richards, and then tied to spans from Richards eastwards. New span wires have been installed on Davie east to Mainland. All the new switches and crossings are in place at the intersection of Davie and Seymour. At Davie and Richards, a crossing has been installed where the EB Davie wire crosses the SB Richards wire, though no crossing or trail in have been installed yet for the future WB wire. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Noticed 2501 with abnormally large fleet numbers on the driver side and 2198 on passenger side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson2003 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 2501 has had those large fleet numbers for a while, I guess they just printed them in the size of the fleet numbers in the interior. Lot's of buses are messed up like this. 2560 has a circular zero instead of an oval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Wilson2003 said: 2501 has had those large fleet numbers for a while, I guess they just printed them in the size of the fleet numbers in the interior. Lot's of buses are messed up like this. 2560 has a circular zero instead of an oval. Yup I see E60LFR's everyday. 4 hours ago, ThomasW97 said: Noticed 2501 with abnormally large fleet numbers on the driver side and 2198 on passenger side Yes, the weird fleet numbers are messed up... also they started using the new font on the trolleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson2003 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 50 minutes ago, Peter M said: Yup I see E60LFR's everyday. Yes, the weird fleet numbers are messed up... also they started using the new font on the trolleys. Yes, I can say that 2509 and 2535 have the new font on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 On 9/10/2016 at 9:01 PM, Michael Marriott said: Trolley overhead crew was out this evening on Davie St. New EB wire is in place from Seymour to Mainland, actually attached to hangers from Seymour to Richards, and then tied to spans from Richards eastwards. New span wires have been installed on Davie east to Mainland. All the new switches and crossings are in place at the intersection of Davie and Seymour. At Davie and Richards, a crossing has been installed where the EB Davie wire crosses the SB Richards wire, though no crossing or trail in have been installed yet for the future WB wire. Here's a picture I grabbed from them being stuck, blocking traffic after a cop car somehow drove into a pole in front of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Speaking of fleet numbers, I think 2253 may have had some bodywork done to the rear at some point. The fleet numbers on the rear window appear to be in the BC Transit font (similar to 9574 and 9586) and the grille on the left rear flank (where the rad would be on a diesel LF or LFR) is not louvered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Looks like 9205 has finally re-appeared after nearly 11 months of no service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 2286 has the new font at the rear window as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 7 hours ago, ThatBusGuy said: Looks like 9205 has finally re-appeared after nearly 11 months of no service. Here it is at Lougheed not long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 On 9/13/2016 at 3:01 PM, Express691 said: Here it is at Lougheed not long ago Bloody hell the thing must have been completely stripped down and rebuilt from top to bottom... unless someone shoved it in a corner and forgot about it for six months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Passed by RTC today and noticed an assortment of AC and Girardin shuttles parked there. I assume the ICs are there to clear out OTC and/or be used for training, and I'm guessing the Girardins are new deliveries being tested... Does that mean OTC is being phased out entirely now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow1331 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, ThatBusGuy said: Passed by RTC today and noticed an assortment of AC and Girardin shuttles parked there. I assume the ICs are there to clear out OTC and/or be used for training, and I'm guessing the Girardins are new deliveries being tested... Does that mean OTC is being phased out entirely now? RTC is the new OTC, as far as I'm aware. Correct me if I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 26 minutes ago, Marlow1331 said: RTC is the new OTC, as far as I'm aware. Correct me if I'm wrong Minus the shuttle ops, you are for the most part correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Just saw V2262 on the big hook, headed SB on Oak crossing 49th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 hour ago, GORDOOM said: Just saw V2262 on the big hook, headed SB on Oak crossing 49th. Big hook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 minute ago, Peter M said: Big hook? Getting towed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBusGuy Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Express691 said: Minus the shuttle ops, you are for the most part correct So has Hamilton taken over that fully? Last I heard it wasn't going to happen right away, but now I see on the wiki everything has been changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConventionalMan Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 17 hours ago, ThatBusGuy said: So has Hamilton taken over that fully? Last I heard it wasn't going to happen right away, but now I see on the wiki everything has been changed Yes, shuttle operations are all at HTC now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjoystick Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 My brother spotted this BC Transit Nova yesterday afternoon at abound 3pm in White Rock at 16th Ave and 152nd St. Anyone have any idea why this bus would be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Ngai Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 21 minutes ago, andrewjoystick said: My brother spotted this BC Transit Nova yesterday afternoon at abound 3pm in White Rock at 16th Ave and 152nd St. Anyone have any idea why this bus would be there? If I had to guess, I would say it could be transferring from Chilliwack to a system on Vancouver Island and the driver was taking a very interesting route to the ferry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Jeffrey Ngai said: If I had to guess, I would say it could be transferring from Chilliwack to a system on Vancouver Island and the driver was taking a very interesting route to the ferry. Or he got lost. Wouldn't be the first time that happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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