Michael Marriott Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Evan Hancock said: Did WVMT get a "Divorce" with CMBC??? Always wondered that West Vancouver established their own bus system in 1912. Since it was a public, municipally owned system from the start, there wasn't the need for BC Hydro to take over in 1962 when the BCER could no longer continue as a private enterprise. Since then, they have maintained some operational independence even as the system became more integrated with the rest of the Metro Vancouver network. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 8:57 PM, buizelbus said: They've always been sorta rivals afaik I remember reading about how they and West Vancouverites weren't happy when new buses were delivered to them in orange instead of blue during the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 8003 Has returned back to service after being sidelined since Sept 4th. It's on a 620 all day today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 9:58 PM, Community Shuttle said: I remember reading about how they and West Vancouverites weren't happy when new buses were delivered to them in orange instead of blue during the 70s. And now they share liveries with CMBC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 18 minutes ago, buizelbus said: And now they share liveries with CMBC... And no one is complaining about it afaik. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, dover5949 said: 8003 Has returned back to service after being sidelined since Sept 4th. It's on a 620 all day today. Did someone check inside to see if it has a luggage rack now? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Just now, MCW Metrobus said: Did someone check inside to see if it has a luggage rack now? Hurry, someone check! There may be a potential after 8066 was transfered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 So 8066 had a baggage rack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, dover5949 said: So 8066 had a baggage rack? I have no idea which one it is. I just remember seeing a luggage rack on the 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, buizelbus said: I have no idea which one it is. I just remember seeing a luggage rack on the 99. That totally makes no sense to install a luggage rack in a bus that was meant for passengers using the 620 to place their luggage & keep it out of the way. The 099 which is one of the busiest B-Line routes gets a luggage rack bus that serves no purpose. Since BTC is now doing the 257 it would make more sense to keep it on the 257. It's the same as when assigning a luggage rack bus on the 049 & a non luggage rack bus on the 620. Obviously seems like no one has a clue to what is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, dover5949 said: That totally makes no sense to install a luggage rack in a bus that was meant for passengers using the 620 to place their luggage & keep it out of the way. The 099 which is one of the busiest B-Line routes gets a luggage rack bus that serves no purpose. Since BTC is now doing the 257 it would make more sense to keep it on the 257. It's the same as when assigning a luggage rack bus on the 049 & a non luggage rack bus on the 620. Obviously seems like no one has a clue to what is going on? Or it’s a matter of putting out whatever bus can be made ready for service in time - basically, any bus is better than no bus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 5 hours ago, dover5949 said: That totally makes no sense to install a luggage rack in a bus that was meant for passengers using the 620 to place their luggage & keep it out of the way. The 099 which is one of the busiest B-Line routes gets a luggage rack bus that serves no purpose. Since BTC is now doing the 257 it would make more sense to keep it on the 257. It's the same as when assigning a luggage rack bus on the 049 & a non luggage rack bus on the 620. Obviously seems like no one has a clue to what is going on? Not necessarily, a good use of it on the 99 is good for the students who are pulling all nighters for midterms right now 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 3:42 PM, dover5949 said: So 8066 had a baggage rack? Yes it does. I doubt that it's been removed. On 10/8/2018 at 1:21 PM, MCW Metrobus said: Did someone check inside to see if it has a luggage rack now? Quoting my own post, yeah I know, but 8003 doesn't have a luggage rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 I saw 8066 on the 99B the other day and yes it still had the luggage rack. My guess is that it's for the 257. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Remember the sock tire testing last winter? Here is a follow up https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/translink-testing-shows-tire-socks-not-as-durable-as-anticipated/wcm/f8ab8709-5c50-4067-940c-859b4d6b2b03?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1539648908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unloading Only Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Apparently T-Comm is running in "fallback mode" at the moment, which means request-to-talk is broken and everyone can hear each other. This also appears to be affecting the real-time bus position information, but not as much the real-time stop information. I imagine this is because they're doing maintenance on their opensky cellular system. I wonder what the backup system is, perhaps plain FM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 12 hours ago, Unloading Only said: Apparently T-Comm is running in "fallback mode" at the moment, which means request-to-talk is broken and everyone can hear each other. This also appears to be affecting the real-time bus position information, but not as much the real-time stop information. I imagine this is because they're doing maintenance on their opensky cellular system. I wonder what the backup system is, perhaps plain FM? This was a planned fallback. And whenever the system is in fallback, either planned or not, there is no real time data. Not sure what the exact backup system is though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Anyone got any info on where or what has happened to 2503? It was last on the road December 27th last year on a 008 & never seen since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, dover5949 said: Anyone got any info on where or what has happened to 2503? It was last on the road December 27th last year on a 008 & never seen since. It's been asked a plethora of times and lets put this question to rest once and for all, its sitting comfortably at BTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover5949 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 23 minutes ago, ThomasW97 said: It's been asked a plethora of times and lets put this question to rest once and for all, its sitting comfortably at BTC Alright Thomas, but I'm sorry I never came across the answer when it was first asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unloading Only Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Spotted WVMT 996 going westbound on university blvd with a "special event" / "250 Vancouver" headsign. Also some other "special" WVMT buses at UBC over a weekend recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Saw a Nova driving west on the Trans-Canada highway in Medicine Hat, AB. My cousin says that the colour scheme looks like TransLink, but what do you think? I couldn't get a picture. (I spent about 10 minutes on this picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 28 minutes ago, Jaymaud0804 said: Saw a Nova driving west on the Trans-Canada highway in Medicine Hat, AB. My cousin says that the colour scheme looks like TransLink, but what do you think? I couldn't get a picture. (I spent about 10 minutes on this picture) Something like this? https://flic.kr/p/2b9y5oe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 29 minutes ago, buizelbus said: Something like this? https://flic.kr/p/2b9y5oe It's possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 47 minutes ago, Jaymaud0804 said: It's possible I believe those are the only Novas being delivered for TL rn, but I could be mistaken as the suburbans might be being delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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