new.flyer.408 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 All retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Classic 6247 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I've got excellent variety. Common: New Looks, EZ-Rider II, Orion I, Orion VI, D40LF, A330 Not as common: D901, Classics, Orion V, SLFs Rare but have shown up more than once: D40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT0603 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 a little off topic but does MT still have there D60HF ? or are they all gone If they were still active they would be on my list, since they were always used on the 26 and 1 and 1C which pass by my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 EZ Riders, D40LFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firequall Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Orion VI. Suburbia totally rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 In my area all I see are Orion VIIs . Well we can't forget those two Classics on the 135 and if you're real lucky an Orion 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Well we can't forget those two Classics on the 135 and if you're real lucky an Orion 5. Ya, but when Bmount gets it VIIs back then we'll see VIIs and CLRVs only . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Flores Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Common Buses in my area (St.Clair and Bathurst): COMMON: GM New Looks, Orion VIIs (7400-7881; 7900s; 1000s), 1991 Orion Vs, GM/MCI Classics, Orion VIs NOT AS COMMON: 1996 ex-CNG Orion Vs, Nova RTSs, Flyer D901s -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80-040_Guy-Concordia Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Gee let me think...what do I see in MTL everyday..Classics and LFS's...can you say boring! Pretty much sums it up, but there's that D35HF for Concordia University, also the Dupont Classic for the airport. These all pass by my street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztek985 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 All I have in my grandparents area in London is D40LFs, Inveros, and Orion VIs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VIII Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 All I have in my grandparents area in London is D40LFs, Inveros, and Orion VIs . Isn't that pretty much all of London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 it's not the D40LFi, it's the D40i. Buses I have seen: Orion VI D60LF D40i NFI D40HF GM Fishbowl MCI Classic Orion V OC 4439 Oops! I forgot to add that in as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girardin71 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 the common buses in my area are Nova LFS, GM/MCI Classics, Orion Vs,Orion VIs, Orion VIIs and 2 GM Newlooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaT Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Isn't that pretty much all of London Can't forget those D60LFs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VIII Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Can't forget those D60LFs! I have never seen them Does anyone know where they are stored in LT's garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztek985 Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Can't forget those D60LFs! Yeah. Shame LTC only has 3, more are needed! I have never seen them Does anyone know where they are stored in LT's garage? In the same barn as ALL the diseal vehicles . I saw an artic parked at the front of the diseal barn on Saturday afternoon during Open Doors day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VIII Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 The last three times I have passed there are only VIs, D40LFs and Inveros, exept for an orange Classic and a V CNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCI102A3 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Usually I see Orion VIs and D40LFs on my route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7066 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Vancouver, Flyers, a hell of a ot of New Flyers, and Classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro 500 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Vancouver, Flyers, a hell of a ot of New Flyers, and Classics. Sooner or later we would all be missing the Flyer (trolleybuses) and classics..........it's always hard to realize the true values and goodness of things until we lose them one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlo86 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Sooner or later we would all be missing the Flyer (trolleybuses) and classics..........it's always hard to realize the true values and goodness of things until we lose them one day! Is there much affection for the Flyer trolleybuses? I mean their lives have been stretched, practically everyone else that had Flyer's that age no longer has them. Sure Vancouver's Flyer's they have now are electric trolley buses and probably can last a bit longer then a diesel counterpart. But really will the Flyer trolleybuses be missed like the GM Fishbowl will be missed? Given the quality of the Flyer product wasn't spectacular by any means. I'm not sure, I don't live in Vancouver, so maybe I have no idea what I am talking about. But I'd be interested in hearing from some people in Vancouver whether or not they would actually miss the Flyer's once they are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW Metrobus Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Is there much affection for the Flyer trolleybuses? I mean their lives have been stretched, practically everyone else that had Flyer's that age no longer has them. Sure Vancouver's Flyer's they have now are electric trolley buses and probably can last a bit longer then a diesel counterpart. But really will the Flyer trolleybuses be missed like the GM Fishbowl will be missed? Given the quality of the Flyer product wasn't spectacular by any means. I'm not sure, I don't live in Vancouver, so maybe I have no idea what I am talking about. But I'd be interested in hearing from some people in Vancouver whether or not they would actually miss the Flyer's once they are gone. My best longtime friend has told me he will miss the Flyers when they go. He is not a transit fan by any stretch of the imagination - though he has gained some knowledge of buses from me - but he sees the Flyer trolleys as something that "represents Vancouver". He rode them a lot with his family when he was younger, much more so than I did... because he, unlike myself, was actually born and raised here in Vancouver. (We're the same age.) He's ridden the buses enough over the years to recognize those trolley buses. One doesn't have to be a transit fan to know about those trolley buses, and to recognize them for what they are. Even I knew the word "trolley bus" when I was seven and had lived in Vancouver for barely a year, in fact, my dad and I as a joke called them "bolley trusses"! I think opinions will vary, but I do believe there will be people out there of the same opinion as my friend... probably people of the same generation as he and I, and who rode the bus a lot as children and pre-teens. Trolley buses are a part of Vancouver's culture, that's for sure, and for our generation (speaking from a non-transit fan's point of view) they represent something that has been there for a while, a sort of fixture on the streets of Vancouver. I won't go so far as to compare the Flyers to the legendary Brills, but the fact is that our generation didn't see the Brills in service and will probably always remember the Flyers when they think of trolley buses. That's certainly my opinion. And remember Kevin, the non-transit fan population probably isn't as aware of the Flyers' troubled history, unless they take the trouble to go back and research the court cases by BCT against Flyer in the mid 1980s. To the average person of our generation, the Flyers are the buses that have just kept on going. Until now, of course, and I think they will be missed just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro 500 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Is there much affection for the Flyer trolleybuses? I mean their lives have been stretched, practically everyone else that had Flyer's that age no longer has them. Sure Vancouver's Flyer's they have now are electric trolley buses and probably can last a bit longer then a diesel counterpart. But really will the Flyer trolleybuses be missed like the GM Fishbowl will be missed? Given the quality of the Flyer product wasn't spectacular by any means. I'm not sure, I don't live in Vancouver, so maybe I have no idea what I am talking about. But I'd be interested in hearing from some people in Vancouver whether or not they would actually miss the Flyer's once they are gone. Maybe it's just me............I think it's hard to "judge" on the quality of buses and decide whether they will be missed or not.............even if we're dealing with the crappiest buses, I'll still miss them when they retire (Well, unless they're really THAT kyboshed) otherwise, I think I'll miss them; not because of the bus itself, but the fact that I rode them since I was 13 (well by the time they retire, I'll be 19!) In fact, I never really miss the fishbowls............I like them, I try every single opportunity just to get on one - but afterwards I never really keep the Vancouver fishbowls in mind, simply I have never rode on a single one while they were in service! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlo86 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I suppose the Flyer trolleybuses do have a place in my heart too. After all the first trolleybus I rode was in Vancouver, a Flyer about 4 years ago. Actually the first trolleybus I ever rode dewired, just my luck I guess. But certainly I photographed and rode more Flyer trolleys before I did Edmonton's GM-BBC units. I agree with the reference to generations. Our generation (born in the 80's/early 90's) have for the most part grown up with similar transit equipment. For example, very few of us in this generation can say we rode many GM Old Looks in service. No doubt they are missed particularly by older transit fans that are atleast into their 30's now. But I can't really say I missed the GM Old Looks, I've only ever rode one and it was from ETS's historic collection. I suppose one can't really miss something unless they have experienced its presence. So I guess many people in Vancouver will miss the Flyer trolleys atleast a little bit, for what they were and for the two and half decades that they ran up and down many streets in Vancouver, it does identify Vancouver yes. After all they did turn out to be a pretty decent bus, maybe not the best but still pretty darn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormscape Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I was riding the Flyers since 1995. That's 11 years now. I couldn't possibly imagine Vancouver without seeing a Flyer careening down the road like a madman is driving it (usually it is ) then stopping in like 2 bus lengths.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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