Joyfulsoul Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 random question while sitting on the bus: At miller, How do drivers know which buses belong to which town? on the wiki it says some are for Markham some are for R-Hill etc... is there a specific area for each bus to park like Row (letter) Spot (number) is for a certain bus and that bus only serves Richmond hill also, are drivers restrited to just richmond hill or just markham similarly to the buses or allowed to go out for the entirety of the contract area? random: the Orion V's and VI's are parked in the "to be retired" corner next to woodbine, i don't want to them to go =[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 random question while sitting on the bus:At miller, How do drivers know which buses belong to which town? on the wiki it says some are for Markham some are for R-Hill etc... is there a specific area for each bus to park like Row (letter) Spot (number) is for a certain bus and that bus only serves Richmond hill also, are drivers restrited to just richmond hill or just markham similarly to the buses or allowed to go out for the entirety of the contract area? random: the Orion V's and VI's are parked in the "to be retired" corner next to woodbine, i don't want to them to go =[ The dispatchers know which buses are generally assigned to which group of routes. These are obviously not hard guidelines, seeing the amount of 'Division Violations' that occur on weekends. When drivers report for their shift, they are told what their bus is, and by parking each bus in its designated spot, it aids the drivers in finding where their bus is located instead of wasting time wandering the yard. 011-014 and 9931-9933 are parked in this area because there is literally no room in the yard (anyone on the 9931 charter will attest to this fact). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Aquarius Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 011-014 and 9931-9933 are parked in this area because there is literally no room in the yard (anyone on the 9931 charter will attest to this fact). Indeed, Miller is crammed packed (some of the Vs are parked aside near the main road), as is First Student and Newmarket Veolia. Hence why they are constructing the new Viva facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YRT-Guy Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Indeed, Miller is crammed packed (some of the Vs are parked aside near the main road), as is First Student and Newmarket Veolia. Hence why they are constructing the new Viva facility. Ya but the new viva facility won't help First Student and especially Miller... And in other news... barring any unforseen issues, Presto will launch on July 18th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new.flyer.408 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Ya but the new viva facility won't help First Student and especially Miller... And in other news... barring any unforseen issues, Presto will launch on July 18th. the Enterprise vivastation machine is working as of current. Took my fare, derp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
* Mr. Black * Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Ya but the new viva facility won't help First Student and especially Miller... well.... maybe not Miller, But First Student is supposed to move into the old Viva yard, when Viva moves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Chau Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Ya but the new viva facility won't help First Student and especially Miller... And in other news... barring any unforseen issues, Presto will launch on July 18th. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 more days.... FINALLY! No more tickets to carry!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 the Enterprise vivastation machine is working as of current. Took my fare, derp Didn't you heed my warning to stay far from the machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new.flyer.408 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I was trying to do the balance option. I didn't press the button first so it took my fare. The printing option and 3 Zone (separately) don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfulsoul Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 The dispatchers know which buses are generally assigned to which group of routes. These are obviously not hard guidelines, seeing the amount of 'Division Violations' that occur on weekends.When drivers report for their shift, they are told what their bus is, and by parking each bus in its designated spot, it aids the drivers in finding where their bus is located instead of wasting time wandering the yard. 011-014 and 9931-9933 are parked in this area because there is literally no room in the yard (anyone on the 9931 charter will attest to this fact). ahh i see well i thoguht you know they just show up and "pick a bus" which is what the divisions were for but that clears it up alot and ahh well it's cuz i saw the SLF'S parked there before they were scrapped so i thought they were goin soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yrt304 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 922 is now wrapped for Rivalda Tiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Presto machine covers along the Highway 7 East corridor have been taken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Chau Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Presto machine covers along the Highway 7 East corridor have been taken off. Speaking of YRT and Presto... The Presto page on yrt.ca changed its title to "Preparing PRESTO for York Region", but the content still displays "this spring". o.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfulsoul Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 hey guys, i was riding 333 today on the 4 and i was wondering if anyone knows if something wrong with the gearbox on that bus. the voith has 4 gears iirc but i was couting and i only got 3... 1st takes it to like 40 the next takes it to 50 and the last gear shifts at 60 recalling my knowledge about 4 speeds,, gear 4 should be the 4th gear.. so is it skipping 1 to 3 or just going 2 to 3 and it was in the drive button not 1,2, or 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegekid13 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Was riding home tonight on 548 with the bus driver who looks like cam wooly. Anyways, the presto system was fully active. Sticker removed, machine printing transfers, the works. It has began! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 hey guys, i was riding 333 today on the 4and i was wondering if anyone knows if something wrong with the gearbox on that bus. the voith has 4 gears iirc but i was couting and i only got 3... 1st takes it to like 40 the next takes it to 50 and the last gear shifts at 60 recalling my knowledge about 4 speeds,, gear 4 should be the 4th gear.. so is it skipping 1 to 3 or just going 2 to 3 and it was in the drive button not 1,2, or 3 This unit is a very slow bus. The gear ratio for some unit takes longer. There was a townhouse fire in Sutton last night and a VIVA bus was there for the people who are evacuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Aquarius Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Was riding home tonight on 548 with the bus driver who looks like cam wooly. Anyways, the presto system was fully active. Sticker removed, machine printing transfers, the works. It has began! It appears all VivaStations have functional Presto machines now. York U's works, Promenade not so (or rather, it didn't want to get the balance function to work). In your case, you got a functional Presto machine on a bus, but they aren't all functioning (dependant on the driver logging in?). Official rollout is on the 18th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yrt+viva=1system Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Does anyone know if headquarters is selling the Presto cards yet? I have some free time this week so I'm thinking about dropping by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBfellow Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm a student who is looking towards getting a Presto card for YRT. Should I get one now or later, sometime before September. I am eligible for YRT student fares. I am currently using YRT student tickets (packs of 10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new.flyer.408 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Just wait until the official launch. YRT will give out free cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YRT-Guy Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was riding home tonight on 548 with the bus driver who looks like cam wooly. Anyways, the presto system was fully active. Sticker removed, machine printing transfers, the works. It has began! Transfers are NOT supposed to be printed from the machines until July 18th!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Aquarius Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Transfers are NOT supposed to be printed from the machines until July 18th!!! It appears some drivers are ignoring this. I saw atleast 4-5 people using Presto-based transfers on the 4 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 It appears some drivers are ignoring this. I saw atleast 4-5 people using Presto-based transfers on the 4 yesterday. Must be drivers being too lazy to adjust transfers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yrt+viva=1system Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Must be drivers being too lazy to adjust transfers now. Or it could be a testing out how the system will cope under daily use before the full roll out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfulsoul Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 well back with me 333 tranny thing i think it's just an older build of the voith 4 speed and the 4th gear kicks in at 80km/h but don't quote me on that. can anyone help with these 3 things: 1. on any vanhool when you make any turn greater or equivalent to 90 degrees there's this weird high pitched whine that comes once during the turn and again after you are straightening out... i've been trying to figure it out for a while with no success.. 2. there's the chuff chuff noise, especially evident on the AG330'S is that the waste gate releasing the excess turbo pressure? and finally 3. do the nova's have a retarder that turns on once you let go of the accelerator or is it break activated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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