Thomasw Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Chris_the_traveller said: Going to Quebec City and just wondering if I should download the RTC Nomade app? Is it any better than Transit? Or will I be ok with Transit app? Get Moovit. It’s the best transit app that I ever used and worked perfectly in Quebec City. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 You will be OK with transit for riding the RTC, you will also get real time information. However RTC nomade will inform you if a stop is not served due to a detour, transit dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, eclair14 said: You will be OK with transit for riding the RTC, you will also get real time information. However RTC nomade will inform you if a stop is not served due to a detour, transit dont Moovit does all of that. It informs you of any type of service issue (cancelled stops or detour) and gives you real time info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Thomasw said: Moovit does all of that. It informs you of any type of service issue (cancelled stops or detour) and gives you real time info. Maybe, but they dont seem to have live tracking for the RTC, RTC Nomade and Transit have it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, eclair14 said: Maybe, but they dont seem to have live tracking for the RTC, RTC Nomade and Transit have it Sure, though I find that it is great for trip planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 The residents in the Bocages sector in Saint-Augustin are not happy with the loss of their 295 Express bus to downtown, replaced by a slower bus 94, and they have bombarded the RTC with complains. While students gained a lot on this new service pattern, downtown users have saw their trip time increase by 30 to 45 minutes daily. RTC had a meeting with the residents this week and an express bus service is likely to come back very soon. News article (french) https://www.quebechebdo.com/local/journal-lappel/183845/lespoir-renait-chez-les-usagers-des-bocages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 RTC has a new website, currently in testing phase https://beta.rtcquebec.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixINX Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 2 hours ago, eclair14 said: RTC has a new website, currently in testing phase https://beta.rtcquebec.ca/ Nice but still no open data on realtime buses. Hope this will change at some point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I’m going to start keeping track of Van Hools that have been spotted active. I AM NOT KEEPING TRACK OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE SIMPLY BEEN SPOTTED. In the next few days I may add a page for the 2019 Van Hools and update the 2018 page. 2018s: 1801 2019s: 1903-1904, 1910-1920, 1924-1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1943(?), 1947, 1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 RTC has announced last week a new partnership with communauto, some of the features of this partnership - Integration of communauto data into the official RTC Nomade App - Reserved spots for two cars at 5 park-n-ride locations - A new package deal with RTC monthly pass + 10 FLEX cars rentals for 99$ per month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Two news about the RTC - First Radio-Canada got hand on some breakdown statistics for the Vanhool A330K fleet and numbers are not looking good: Over 350 breakdowns were reported since the introduction of the new fleet, 89 of them were considered major breakdowns. Defect from battery losing powers, yellow liquid pouring inside the busd, hybrid propulsion systems, doors, even 2 generators were sent back to Germany to be repaired by Siemens Article (in french): https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1368247/rtc-midibus-autobus-bris-garage-achat-belgique?fbclid=IwAR12pDa3_Z1pSwAV7dt3Br5PVoQ-b_fqjsIfZCWhmQMi33ohY1WTVaqNS_E - St-Augustin area will see service adjustments following the busload of complains. However, they will come in two phases Phase 1 will be a temporary phase for the winter booking, Route 92 will be adjusted to serve better the CEGEP with more AM departure to compensate the withdrawl of the 292 service to the CEGEP. Route 94 will run VIA René-Lévesque in the morning and afternoon peak bypassing both CEGEP, offpeak service will be like it is right now. Express 292 will also use René-Lévesque to cut travel time to downtown travelers. Phase 2 will be a permanent phase, so the new service pattern will be - Route 92 Saint-Augustin "downtown" to CEGEP Garneau - Service every 30 minutes during peak, 60 minutes off peak - Route 94 Saint-Augustin Bocages to CEGEP Garneau - Service every 30 minutes during peak, 60 minutes off peak - Route 292 Saint-Augustin "downtown" to Quebec City "downtown" - Rush hour only in peak direction of travel, route will also see routing change in Saint-Augustin as the bus will use Fossambault to reach the A-40 instead of Wilfrid-Hamel - Route 294 (New) Saint-Augustin Bocages to Quebec City "downtown" - Rush hour only in peak direction of travel 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 That yellow liquid would be engine coolant. Methinks van hool is using PEX plumbing to supply body heat, and is experiencing the same kind of leaks Novabus was several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds9Defiant1701 Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 People complains about those new Vanhools but if they remember 96 and 98 LFS we're crappy too they always had problem and even today i see some of them on towing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Work has been done in August at Irving/Petit-Vallon turnaround (former 87 terminus) to enhance user experience ― i.e. convert it into a "real" bus terminal. Since the northwestern routes overhaul and even though Metrobus 804 shortened the 87, the little turnaround somewhat found a way to maintain its relevance, now served by routes 74, 75, 84, 284, 384, 584 and 972. https://www.quebechebdo.com/local/lactuel/187095/la-ville-de-quebec-sentend-avec-la-societe-de-transport/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Minors change for the winter period booking at the RTC, in addition of the temporary phase of the Saint-Augustin changes ... - Route 4 will see buses use de l'Espinay instead of Julien when heading to Place J-Cartier - Route 22 and 88 will use the Robert-Bourassa tunnel instead of passing over it, thus allowing use of the bus lanes, one stop removed - Route 64,74,82,84 and 86 will leave from a new start point at Charest / in face of Beenox due to work to be done to the Gabrielle-Roy library - Route 807 buses will no longer interline with other metrobus route, they will be "dedicated" to that route. They also proceed to add run time. This aims to correct the chronic unreliability of that route 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 RTC holded a press conference this morning, here what we learned... - Ridership is expected to go up 4.3% next year, however those number are to be taken with a truckload of salt since i must remember we learned a couple weeks ago that method to measure ridership for the last decade was kybosh. - Budget for 2020 is 238.5 millions roupies dollar, a rise of 3.5% from 2019 - In 2020, the north of Beauport will be the subject of routes changes and improvement. Two improvement that could happen is the extension of Metrobus 802 and an all-day service on the 59 route. Also the bus network in the east part of Limoilou could see some changes with the building of the new super hospital east of H-Bourassa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds9Defiant1701 Posted December 4, 2019 Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 Wonder when we will get new Novabus Artic or even normal LFS at RTC sorry but those 02xx-03xx are not really reliable 00xx we're more reliable than these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds9Defiant1701 Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Its officially the end for the 0953 RTC just confirmed to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 RTC released today their plan for a major network overhaul in the Beauport and Maizerets area You can check it there (in french) https://consultations.rtcquebec.ca/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds9Defiant1701 Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 RTC 1910 and 1911 are damaged due to accident they did recently. 1910 hit a pickup and 1911 a bus shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommike Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 how bad are 1910 and 1911 any photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 7:20 PM, tommike said: how bad are 1910 and 1911 any photo Here are link ms to pictures of 1911: https://zone911.com/accidents/28910-circulation-routiere-difficile-accidents-et-sorties-de-route https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/02/06/un-midibus-percute-un-abribus-dans-neufchatel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds9Defiant1701 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Someone in a facebook group said RTC 2003 was seen on the highway recently. Anyone have information or picture? I don't talk about the year 2003 but the vehicule 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novabusfan_2004 Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Not my photo but ya RTC is back to ordering novas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 4:08 PM, Ds9Defiant1701 said: Someone in a facebook group said RTC 2003 was seen on the highway recently. Anyone have information or picture? I don't talk about the year 2003 but the vehicule 2003 2004 was seen in Montmagny... https://www.facebook.com/100007446552775/posts/2522945461296981/?d=n (picture in link attached) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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