Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 16, 2014 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Not sure what the fleet number range on the Arbocs is... 910 and 913 are the ones that I know have been spotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 881 has been repainted into the new livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 2, 2014 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 St. Albert Transit is inviting the tender for 5 low floor 40' buses. Nova Bus LFS 40' and New Flyer Xcelsior 40' meet the pre-qualification requirements. They cannot commit to the purchase until the 2015 municipal budget is approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 8, 2014 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1228801/st-albert-council-approves-alignment-for-lrt-in-city/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted December 21, 2014 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Saw 889 (Xcelsior) out on the 201 today (Saturday!) by Kingsway. In other news, 27 additional buses will be getting surveillance systems from Seon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbarco Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Last Thursday, I spotted 881 in the new StAT livery. This was the bus involved in the single vehicle crash in a residential neighbourhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 StAT is going to be demoing an XE40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 StAT is going to be demoing an XE40 Yes. It should be there by now. I was told that's where it was headed after it was in Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstott Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 It is with STAT. Pics of it on FB in STAT garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. A. Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Had to drive through St. Albert this evening and I managed to find the XE40 presumably heading back to the garage. License plate is something in the BPG-53?? range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 I guess it runs a diesel generator for the HVAC Cool bus, too bad I missed it when it was in Calgary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Just spotted the XE40 on rte 208, NB 109/111 at 15:50 approx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 How long is it going to be demoing there for? I'm hoping to find it and possibly ride it on my visit to the Edmonton area later this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbarco Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Saw it around 5pm on McKenney Ave in St. Albert. Only caught a side view of it and did a double take since I wasn't aware of it being here. If the model is XE40, then if they ever made it into a trolley, what would the model be then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 If the model is XE40, then if they ever made it into a trolley, what would the model be then? XT40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 XT40. Just like the XT60's that San Francisco has on order for this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 And also King County Metro's XT40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 How long is it going to be demoing there for? I'm hoping to find it and possibly ride it on my visit to the Edmonton area later this month. Until March 27. I did a breakdown of times if needed from what St. Albert has posted so far. The BYD ran on a number of runs though so we'll just have to see if the New Flyer does a variety or runs of just sticks to the same every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. A. Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20150307/SAG0804/303079981/0/SAG The bus will run on various routes that will be posted on the St. Albert Transit website, McDonald said. There’s no charge for rides, but you won’t get a transfer, either. McDonald said the bus will likely stick around until March 26. A third trial of a different electric bus is planned for this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 A third trial of a different electric bus! Perhaps a Nova or a Proterra bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 A third trial of a different electric bus! Perhaps a Nova or a Proterra bus. BYD- whenever ETS gets the winterized version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 BYD- whenever ETS gets the winterized version. Maybe, but its planned for this fall and would BYD again be a 3rd trial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Maybe but its planned for this fall and would BYD again be a 3rd trial? Yes. It would be BYD. 2nd bus from BYD, 3rd electric bus for St. Albert. All the first BYD proved was that electric buses might be viable but doesn't prove they would work in the Edmonton area and other winter climates. See this link for the delay on the winterized BYD: http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=16194&p=685097 Apparently all isn't well for the prototype which was supposed to be here in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Rode the XE today. Quite impressed. It's what I would expect of an electric bus. Certainly felt sturdier than the BYD, although, it certainly felt top heavy and it sure did like to lean into turns. Not exactly sure where they have all the batteries stashed on that bus, but, obviously lots on the roof. There was a video playing on board advertising 75 miles on a charge, with a lot of clips from around Winnipeg including charging via the quick charge station. I'm not sure if this thing is still equipped the with current collector or not right now. Unfortunately, the run it was on today was out during the height of peak hour and we encountered a lot of stop and go traffic. I want to see how it does with the river valley hills on the 203 and higher speed running on the Yellowhead or St. Albert Trail. Got a few pics but the sun wasn't overly co-operative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Rode the XE today. Quite impressed. It's what I would expect of an electric bus. Certainly felt sturdier than the BYD, although, it certainly felt top heavy and it sure did like to lean into turns. Not exactly sure where they have all the batteries stashed on that bus, but, obviously lots on the roof. There was a video playing on board advertising 75 miles on a charge, with a lot of clips from around Winnipeg including charging via the quick charge station. I'm not sure if this thing is still equipped the with current collector or not right now. Unfortunately, the run it was on today was out during the height of peak hour and we encountered a lot of stop and go traffic. I want to see how it does with the river valley hills on the 203 and higher speed running on the Yellowhead or St. Albert Trail. Got a few pics but the sun wasn't overly co-operative. Nice report! Was this blue bus #996 from Winnipeg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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