9924 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 9909 just arrived and WTF - a 30 ft Dart with rear doors??? Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 9909 just arrived and WTF - a 30 ft Dart with rear doors??? Lol! Is it repainted? Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 9909 just arrived and WTF - a 30 ft Dart with rear doors??? Lol! I was wondering if any of those were going to survive after their days in Whistler. 9905-9909 all had rear doors for operating in Whistler when they were new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 9909 does have the new blue/green paint job on it and with the rear door, there is only one wheelchair spot so it's gonna be a whole lot of fun getting bombarded with strollers and walkers with no place for them lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 9909 does have the new blue/green paint job on it and with the rear door, there is only one wheelchair spot so it's gonna be a whole lot of fun getting bombarded with strollers and walkers with no place for them lol! Is 9909 still operating in Vernon as of today? I am hoping I will see it this Friday when I stop in town. Also, are you working this Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Sorry for the late response BCT. 9909 was sent to Trail (?) once we had everything installed and retrofited for service in Vernon. It was never used. However 9930 is now in Vernon and had to be towed on her second day of service lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sorry for the late response BCT. 9909 was sent to Trail (?) once we had everything installed and retrofited for service in Vernon. It was never used. However 9930 is now in Vernon and had to be towed on her second day of service lol. That's ok. It turns out I got into the Vernon area way to late in the evening for photos. Enjoyed some Carl's Junior and headed off to Revelstoke for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 0001 arrived in Vernon late last week. Rumour's circulating that BC Transit sent it to us so our mechanics can spend all their time getting it ready and then send it off somewhere else again like half the buses they send our way or maybe it'll have so much rust in the rear doors that it can't be used and sit in our yard for a year like 9058 Also a few more Arboc's arrived (didn't pay attention to the unit numbers) and are being used in Salmon Arm as the Polar's are being phased out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigbc2001 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 "However 9930 is now in Vernon and had to be towed on her second day of service lol." Many days stuck on the side of the road in that girl. Glad to hear after she left Chilliwack that she still has her charm Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 "However 9930 is now in Vernon and had to be towed on her second day of service lol." Many days stuck on the side of the road in that girl. Glad to hear after she left Chilliwack that she still has her charm Have fun. She's about as reliable as all the other Dart's we have But I do like where you guys have your GFI keypad located, ours were put right infront of the little holder for your paddle so you can't see what the heck your doing LOL! A few more changes to the 90 in the past and coming few weeks. Back in December, the service was reduced to 4 trips a day due to classes being out for Christmas, so we only operated the (Leaving Vernon) 7:00, 8:00, 16:00 and 17:00 trips for a total of 6 days. The cost to implement the changes actually probably cost the North Okanagan Regional District twice as much as it would have to have kept all 8 trips a day for those few days. Buracrecy at its best LOL! As of Jan 2, we went back to our 8 trips per day, however, the 18:00 departure for Vernon (19:00 from UBC) was moved to 13:00 (Vernon) 14:00 (UBC). This was done to try and take some pressure off the 16:00 departure from UBC which has helped somewhat, but the 16:00 UBC departure is still overcrowded. As of February, there will be 2 more trips per day bringing it up to 10 trips per day. The new trips will be leaving Vernon at 9:00 and at 12:00 and leaving UBC at 10:00 and 13:00. However, with the introduction of the 10 trips per day, summer service (I'm assuming June, July and August) will be cut back to only 4 trips. EDIT: Increased service starts February 12 until April 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Looks like 9276 was involved in an accident on Hwy 97 this afternoon ... http://www.castanet....20-2-.htm#86320 ... had the day off so I don't know any of the details but the earlier pictures showed the bus (don't know what happened to those pictures though) which didn't show any signs of damage so I'm assuming the injured person was the one in the car. EDIT - was just watching CHBC news which had a bit of info, anyways, both vehicles were travelling north and the car decided to pass when the car driver lost control, hit the side of the bus and went into the dish. The injured person was the passenger in the car, no one on the bus was hurt and the only damage was some scuffing on the driver side of the bus. I'll post a link to the video once it becomes available. EDIT - Video ... http://www.chbcnews.ca/video/chbc+news+at+500+jan+23+top+stories/video.html?v=2328558262&p=1&s=dd#newscasts ... skip to 7:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimon8000 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 0001 arrived in Vernon late last week. Rumour's circulating that BC Transit sent it to us so our mechanics can spend all their time getting it ready and then send it off somewhere else again like half the buses they send our way or maybe it'll have so much rust in the rear doors that it can't be used and sit in our yard for a year like 9058 Also a few more Arboc's arrived (didn't pay attention to the unit numbers) and are being used in Salmon Arm as the Polar's are being phased out. so all the ex-Whistler's 99's with two doors, and 00's series darts are back in service? How many of the Darts have been refurbished so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 so all the ex-Whistler's 99's with two doors, and 00's series darts are back in service?How many of the Darts have been refurbished so far? I can't help you on the Whistler two doors and 00's series except that the only two door 30 footer we've had (9909) was sent off to Trail (I think) just after our mechanics got it all fixed up. As for the 00 series, 0001 is the only one that we've ever had. How many of the Darts have been refurbished so far? I can tell you that 9901, 02, 03, 04, 17, 23, 24, 30, 34 and 35 haven't been refurbished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 9950 is in Vernon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzldriver Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Seems like there is a 5 year plan to make sure every dart winds up in the Vernon yard. LOL.. We only have 3 left in Kelowna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 And as usual, 0001 has left, apparently to Kitimat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Not much has been happening up here as of late. Most of the Ford Polars are gone and have been replaced by the Chevy Arbocs. No new Darts or Novas. The 90 North Okanagan Connector has been on "summer hours" since May which means the service has been reduced for the first time since the trial we had over Christmas ... so we are only running the (leaving Vernon) 7 and 8 am and 3 and 4 pm runs. We will be back to the 10 time daily trips once the University resumes classes. No official word if the routing will be changing once the new highway opens up between Oyama and Winfield in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 What are the fleet numbers of the Arbocs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 What are the fleet numbers of the Arbocs? Oh good lord ... I have no idea, all I know is that they start with the number 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oh good lord ... I have no idea, all I know is that they start with the number 2 Oh good Lord! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ya gotta give me a couple weeks to write them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ya gotta give me a couple weeks to write them down Thanks! I think a few of us would like to have them to add to the Wiki pages if you are okay with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyTransitfan Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Is C-619 still in active revenue service? T'would be awesome to take some pictures/videos of it when I'm up there in three weeks' time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9924 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks! I think a few of us would like to have them to add to the Wiki pages if you are okay with that. Sure, just give me a couple of weeks and you can Wiki the hell out of the numbers Is C-619 still in active revenue service? T'would be awesome to take some pictures/videos of it when I'm up there in three weeks' time Well, 619 is sill in active revenue service but it does get pulled off the road from time to time with some sort of issue and gets replaced by a Nova so hopefully she'll be clankering away when you're up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Sure, just give me a couple of weeks and you can Wiki the hell out of the numbers Well, 619 is sill in active revenue service but it does get pulled off the road from time to time with some sort of issue and gets replaced by a Nova so hopefully she'll be clankering away when you're up here Wow! Thought that thing was already long gone... Here's a pic: http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/Britishcolumbia/vernon/international/191108-3204vernonc619.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now