Downsview34. Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 8094 on 75 Sherbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC7447 Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 TTC 3340 on 995 York Mills Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 TTC 8371 was on 85J this morning, saw it departing Don Mills station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRD10 Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, 7749 said: TTC 8371 was on 85J this morning, saw it departing Don Mills station There's such as thing as the 85J?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, MRD10 said: There's such as thing as the 85J?? It's the 85 branch that runs between Don Mills Station and Sheppard-Yonge station. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC Guy Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, MRD10 said: There's such as thing as the 85J?? It is know internally as 85J but externally as "85 to Sheppard-Yonge Stn" and "85A To Don Mills Stn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 I really think they should give the 85J a new route number. Maybe 185. Those early 85 trips that runs from Sheppard-Yonge to Meadowvale could be signed 85C/185. Same with the internal 36B branch from Finch West to Finch Station. While the 36A branch is signed 36B westbound to Humberwood when it doesn't even operate on the internal 36B branch. The combined 36A/36B branch (the old 36A before TYSSE opened) is internally know was 36J. Then there is the 97F which they could just revive the 197 Yonge North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, Xtrazsteve said: I really think they should give the 85J a new route number. Maybe 185. Those early 85 trips that runs from Sheppard-Yonge to Meadowvale could be signed 85C/185. Same with the internal 36B branch from Finch West to Finch Station. While the 36A branch is signed 36B westbound to Humberwood when it doesn't even operate on the internal 36B branch. The combined 36A/36B branch (the old 36A before TYSSE opened) is internally know was 36J. Then there is the 97F which they could just revive the 197 Yonge North. The challenge is that if someone is familiar with the route number of a major street, they would most likely look for the specific branch letter. Though I do know where you are coming form especially if there are so many branches for x route that it can be complex to understand how far which one goes. Pending which destination they are looking to go. Remembering how 96 Wilson had several different branches before some were reallocated to different route numbers. 96A: York Mills Station - Carrier via Kipling and John Garland 96B: York Mills Station - Humberline and Albion Road 96C: Wilson Station - Thistledown Boulevard (replaced by Route 118) 96D: York Mills Station - Carrier and Westmore via Kipling and John Garland 96E: Wilson Express between York Mills and Humber College (replaced by 996 Wilson Express) 96H: Wilson Station - Torbarrie (replaced by Route 119) 52 Lawrence West is also another one that has multiple branches covering different geographical points. Especially when some only run in certain time periods too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 20 hours ago, Xtrazsteve said: I really think they should give the 85J a new route number. Maybe 185. Those early 85 trips that runs from Sheppard-Yonge to Meadowvale could be signed 85C/185. Same with the internal 36B branch from Finch West to Finch Station. While the 36A branch is signed 36B westbound to Humberwood when it doesn't even operate on the internal 36B branch. The combined 36A/36B branch (the old 36A before TYSSE opened) is internally know was 36J. Then there is the 97F which they could just revive the 197 Yonge North. They can't give the 85J a new route number and keep another branch of the 85 for when there's through service. That would lead to having 2 routes operating along the same road, and give the impression that someone can skip the "185" bus and an 85 with through service will be along shortly. Given that the 85J is operating for like 95% or more of the service day, that would potentially cause more issues than would be solved by splitting it off to a different route. If you went a different route by splitting the 85J into the 185 and interlining during the early morning/late evening (85 <-> 185), that could also cause confusion if people wanting to go through Don Mills Station get off the bus, thinking they need to transfer to another vehicle. I live along the 85 route, and it's never been an issue that I've seen. People know which bus they need to take, and the signs are clearly identified with which direction the bus is going in. As for the 36... that's just someone screwing up. As mentioned above, the Humberwood branch used to be signed as 36A before the signage was switched to 36B around the time of the TYSSE opening for unknown reasons, but it was changed only in the westbound direction. The branches are signed inconsistently from what they're supposed to be, and that's got nothing to do with whether the route should be split off or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 TTC 1066 is doing some unscheduled runs on the 85C currently 1000 was on 105, seems to be doing 98C now. 1019 doing 94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 McNicoll had a few rads out and about yesterday. 3294 was out on the 104 Faywood for a bit 3278 was drafted to the 61 Avenue Rd North (I thought my phone would cooperate when I took the pic. I definitely thought wrong lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue.bird.fan Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 TTC 3206 on 104 Faywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 7971 on the 104 Faywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Transit Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Spotted TTC Orion V 9411 in Markham the other day in operation. It is still in full TTC colours minus the logos. Yea I had to rub my eyes to wake myself up. It was followed by a D40LF in ghost scheme. It had 5 digits. Ex barrie? Yes I snapped a pic. Needs a new paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 3:50 AM, bus_7246 said: McNicoll had a few rads out and about yesterday. 3294 was out on the 104 Faywood for a bit 3278 was drafted to the 61 Avenue Rd North (I thought my phone would cooperate when I took the pic. I definitely thought wrong lol) I fixed it up for you. It's a nice photo with great lighting. The bus isn't underexposed and the trees and the sky above it stand out beautifully so the phone did a nice job apart from taking it upside down and images can always be rotated after the fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 TTC 8094 on 106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, Wayside Observer said: I fixed it up for you. It's a nice photo with great lighting. The bus isn't underexposed and the trees and the sky above it stand out beautifully so the phone did a nice job apart from taking it upside down and images can always be rotated after the fact... The funny thing is that I can’t tell how the mobile site loads the pics that I take lol. Back to the topic, a lucky Birchmount rad made its way out to the airport this afternoon. I spotted 8561 westbound on the 52A Lawrence West @ Dufferin at 3:30p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuamumble Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 hours ago, York Transit said: Spotted TTC Orion V 9411 in Markham the other day in operation. It is still in full TTC colours minus the logos. Yea I had to rub my eyes to wake myself up. It was followed by a D40LF in ghost scheme. It had 5 digits. Ex barrie? Yes I snapped a pic. Needs a new paint job. I apparently know the person who owns those buses, the ghost livery D40LF is ex-Barrie 66904 and you're right, it does need a new paint job (although it has LED headlights) Edit: Picture of the D40LF attached when I spotted it on its own a few weeks ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 hours ago, York Transit said: Spotted TTC Orion V 9411 in Markham the other day in operation. It is still in full TTC colours minus the logos. Yea I had to rub my eyes to wake myself up. It was followed by a D40LF in ghost scheme. It had 5 digits. Ex barrie? Yes I snapped a pic. Needs a new paint job. Could you post your pics pls? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagaBus Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 TTC 8558 (visible on tracker) and 9202 (not visible on tracker) were on the 925 Don Mills Express this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 6:34 PM, 7749 said: TTC 8094 on 106 TTC 8050 did 106 today, on 2 run instead of 8094's yesterday's 1 run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsview34. Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 TTC: 1074 on 75 Sherbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar_AC_23 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Tracker Sighting TTC 3511 is on the 312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 On my journey through the city after picking my work for the July board, I stumbled upon an old normal from before Mt Dennis opened: TTC 8083 on the 63 Ossington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Spotted 8385 going down to the beaches on the 175 yesterday around noon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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