1604 Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 And so begins SG as the weekend garage. Does anyone know when Victoria Park first became the weekend garage? Or when the last (non-flood) time was that VP was closed? I just can't remember a time when VP wasn't open on weekends. It's crazy seeing Xcelsiors and Novas on routes like the 6 and 7 which have always been served by VP's D40LFs on weekends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTrainDude Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 38 minutes ago, 1604 said: And so begins SG as the weekend garage. Does anyone know when Victoria Park first became the weekend garage? Or when the last (non-flood) time was that VP was closed? I just can't remember a time when VP wasn't open on weekends. It's crazy seeing Xcelsiors and Novas on routes like the 6 and 7 which have always been served by VP's D40LFs on weekends. I’d assume it took over as the weekend garage in 1983 when Ops moved from Eau Claire garage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 SG is the new 24 hour garage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, 1604 said: It's crazy seeing Xcelsiors and Novas on routes like the 6 and 7 which have always been served by VP's D40LFs on weekends. Even more so on the 14! Edited March 25, 2018 by Nick B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 3 hours ago, 1604 said: And so begins SG as the weekend garage. Does anyone know when Victoria Park first became the weekend garage? Or when the last (non-flood) time was that VP was closed? I just can't remember a time when VP wasn't open on weekends. It's crazy seeing Xcelsiors and Novas on routes like the 6 and 7 which have always been served by VP's D40LFs on weekends. VP has always been the 7 day garage for years from what I remember. And yes, this morning when I checked on the t55 tracker, it was interesting to see all route 1's with Nova's except for one XD40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Nick B said: Even more so on the 14 and 56! 56 is shuttle bus in the weekend。 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 14 hours ago, 1604 said: And so begins SG as the weekend garage. Does anyone know when Victoria Park first became the weekend garage? Or when the last (non-flood) time was that VP was closed? I just can't remember a time when VP wasn't open on weekends. It's crazy seeing Xcelsiors and Novas on routes like the 6 and 7 which have always been served by VP's D40LFs on weekends. They balanced that today by putting some 96 D40LFs on the 3 and 57 according to T55, along with a couple of 99s including 7674 on the 301 which probably hasn't gotten one for quite some time. Surprised how many D40LF's are actually out today considering SG has so many XD40s and Novas they can put out instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 delete pls 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Fan Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Anyone know what the route 495 is for? Noticed it show up on a stop in Google Maps. Checked the CT website and it exists there too. Starts in Southview and does a loop through the NE to Spring Gardens before ending at Victoria Park. There's a single trip that starts at around 3am and gets to Victoria Park at 4:20am. Seems like it might be some kind of shuttle for picking up operators/staff and dropping them off at the two garages? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTrainDude Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, Transit Fan said: Anyone know what the route 495 is for? Noticed it show up on a stop in Google Maps. Checked the CT website and it exists there too. Starts in Southview and does a loop through the NE to Spring Gardens before ending at Victoria Park. There's a single trip that starts at around 3am and gets to Victoria Park at 4:20am. Seems like it might be some kind of shuttle for picking up operators/staff and dropping them off at the two garages? Sounds like the pick-up bus (indicated as P/U Bus). There's often multiple different pick-up bus routings for different areas of the city, which can change every signup based on who needs it. Obviously operators can't always take Transit to work (because Transit doesn't start till they arrive!) so CT has shuttles that pick up drivers from around the city and take them to garages. They also have a take-home bus for late night operators. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 What type of bus do these routes typically use? (40ft? Shuttle?) Can normal fare paying riders board these routes too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 According to T55, every run has been a shuttle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTrainDude Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Nick B said: What type of bus do these routes typically use? (40ft? Shuttle?) Can normal fare paying riders board these routes too? They use shuttle buses with regular shuttle operators (it's available to sign-up on) - regular passengers cannot board. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Fan Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, CTrainDude said: Sounds like the pick-up bus (indicated as P/U Bus). There's often multiple different pick-up bus routings for different areas of the city, which can change every signup based on who needs it. Obviously operators can't always take Transit to work (because Transit doesn't start till they arrive!) so CT has shuttles that pick up drivers from around the city and take them to garages. They also have a take-home bus for late night operators. I had a feeling P/U stood for pick-up. Thanks for confirming! Even bus drivers need to take a bus sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 The only pick up bus that's a big bus is the Tuscany-Brentwood one as it turns into the 72 to bring the drivers to Spring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I used to use the pick up bus when it stopped at McKnight and it would take 3-4 of us to Anderson. That's before OBMF was opened I dreaded the train ride back to the NE so I took the pickup bus It was almost always an Eldorado 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Blake M said: The only pick up bus that's a big bus is the Tuscany-Brentwood one as it turns into the 72 to bring the drivers to Spring There is also a big bus monday to friday pick up bus that goes from saddletowne, mcknight and whitehorn and turns into a 73 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) delete Edited May 6, 2018 by TechSpotlight wrong thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Harper Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 9 hours ago, LRT said: It was almost always an Eldorado Say, that's a great use for those units, especially once all the new units are in service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Looks like there is a route 496 as well used as a picked up service for drivers? Never seen it before - I wonder if there are other ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Were the 138/158/169 always big bus midday? According to T55, 8116, 8120, 8148, and 8197 are on those routes right now. I could've sworn all of those routes were shuttle runs earlier this sign-up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 They were shuttle midday before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvarushin Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/seniors-worried-about-being-stranded-due-to-proposed-bus-route-changes?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Seniors worried about being stranded due to proposed bus route changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Fan Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 7 hours ago, yvarushin said: http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/seniors-worried-about-being-stranded-due-to-proposed-bus-route-changes?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Seniors worried about being stranded due to proposed bus route changes "Stranded" might be exaggerating a bit. Technically, the 131 will still provide them with some form of bus access. Although I do admit it might be a bit more effort for them to get to Marlborough with the new routes compared to the existing 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 23 hours ago, Transit Fan said: "Stranded" might be exaggerating a bit. Technically, the 131 will still provide them with some form of bus access. Although I do admit it might be a bit more effort for them to get to Marlborough with the new routes compared to the existing 57. Agreed. I was thinking if worse comes to worse either route the 131 along 26 Avenue versus 34 Avenue, or reroute the 440 to service that portion of 26 Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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