TimmyC62 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 14 hours ago, 1604 said: New bus only lane and signal are in operation at Northmount Dr & Cambrian Dr allowing EB route 20s to turn left from the far right lane. Accompanied by new stop locations! Great to see this - it always irritated me how the 20 had to wait for all lanes to clear before getting into the turn lane (yields notwithstanding). They put up a public announcement on Twitter: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Fan Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Neat! It's a diagonal white bar signal. So, with the way this is designed, I assume this means buses are only allowed to turn left when the transit signal is active. i.e. If the EB light is green and there isn't any other traffic in sight, you still wouldn't be allowed to proceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Transit Fan said: Neat! It's a diagonal white bar signal. So, with the way this is designed, I assume this means buses are only allowed to turn left when the transit signal is active. i.e. If the EB light is green and there isn't any other traffic in sight, you still wouldn't be allowed to proceed. That would be correct. Of course we all know "that driver" that will ignore it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Throwback Tuesday (At least for me!) Here is a crappy shot of 7655 from March 2016. https://www.flickr.com/photos/technologyspotlight/37521544454/in/dateposted-public/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 7655 is special for me! I rode it in 2003 on the route 10 Dalhousie a couple days after Dalhousie station opened ! I was 10 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Nice! That day it was running school service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just passed Spring Gardens and saw the Proterra E2 Electric Demonstrator on the South fence behind 8202. How long is it here for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Vancouver said: Just passed Spring Gardens and saw the Proterra E2 Electric Demonstrator on the South fence behind 8202. How long is it here for? Wow! I'd love to see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Vancouver said: Just passed Spring Gardens and saw the Proterra E2 Electric Demonstrator on the South fence behind 8202. How long is it here for? Probably gone this evening to which ever Hotel they may be staying or off to another location! Got a quick ride on it this morning after my first piece of work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: Probably gone this evening to which ever Hotel they may be staying or off to another location! Got a quick ride on it this morning after my first piece of work! Those bus will be demo in calgary transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTrainDude Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: Probably gone this evening to which ever Hotel they may be staying or off to another location! Got a quick ride on it this morning after my first piece of work! Not sure I’d buy a battery bus from someone that can’t even spell revolutionizing on the destination sign 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 7 hours ago, Vancouver said: Just passed Spring Gardens and saw the Proterra E2 Electric Demonstrator on the South fence behind 8202. How long is it here for? I think this deserves its own thread! This is exciting! I want to drive one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I very want Calgary transit order electric power bus , I like the electric bus back to route 1 and route 3 again, Edmonton already test electer bus, now should be Calgary. Edmonton was thinking 2020 only order electric bus for future., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Just spotted the Proterra electric bus Northbound on the Deerfoot. It was displaying "test drive" on its overhead destination sign. It sure reminds me of the old GMC RTS buses... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 This is exciting to see Proterra make its first foray out of the USA (if it happens)! But unfortunately, I haven't heard about this before, which makes me a bit concerned whether Proterra's vehicle will meet Transport Canada regulations? Windsor was looking into them three years ago but that didn't materialize due to safety issues. Perhaps Proterra is not actually planning to pitch the bus to Calgary specifically, but just testing their vehicle there to see if Canada would make a viable market for its products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Definitely a big surprise to see this thing out here! Rumor Has It it's only here for a couple of days... so it might already be off the property by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Here's a really really really bad pic of the Proterra electric bus on the Deerfoot I spotted Tuesday afternoon It was captured on my dash cam I was looking for someone that cut me off on me Deerfoot and came across this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 On November 15, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Transit geek said: This is exciting to see Proterra make its first foray out of the USA (if it happens)! But unfortunately, I haven't heard about this before, which makes me a bit concerned whether Proterra's vehicle will meet Transport Canada regulations? Windsor was looking into them three years ago but that didn't materialize due to safety issues. Perhaps Proterra is not actually planning to pitch the bus to Calgary specifically, but just testing their vehicle there to see if Canada would make a viable market for its products. Proterra bid on Edmonton's tender, and it's in black and white in a TTC report that the buses do meet Transport Canada requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/14/2017 at 8:11 PM, CTrainDude said: Not sure I’d buy a battery bus from someone that can’t even spell revolutionizing on the destination sign I personally thought maybe that was done intentionally..... On 11/17/2017 at 3:14 PM, LRT said: Here's a really really really bad pic of the Proterra electric bus on the Deerfoot I spotted Tuesday afternoon It was captured on my dash cam I was looking for someone that cut me off on me Deerfoot and came across this. What time was that? I was riding it somewhere between 10:00 to 1015 AM on Tuesday morning.. We left SG onto 32nd ave. Connector to northbound Deerfoot to McKnight westbound to Edmonton Trail South to 32nd ave. connector and back to SG. I suspect you got that photo while I was riding it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, BCT-3122-D800-10240 said: I personally thought maybe that was done intentionally..... What time was that? I was riding it somewhere between 10:00 to 1015 AM on Tuesday morning.. We left SG onto 32nd ave. Connector to northbound Deerfoot to McKnight westbound to Edmonton Trail South to 32nd ave. connector and back to SG. I suspect you got that photo while I was riding it ! I spotted it on Wednesday around 12:15 in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/17/2017 at 5:53 PM, M. Parsons said: Proterra bid on Edmonton's tender, and it's in black and white in a TTC report that the buses do meet Transport Canada requirements. Would you mind giving a link to that please? Thanks. If you can't find the report, what standards did it fail to meet? The bus isn't a particularly pretty one if you ask me...anyone agree? Looks off...thought the BE35 looked better. Anyone note how the BE35 nabbed its rear taillights of a 2005 Nissan Murano? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Daniel Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, MiWay0310 said: Would you mind giving a link to that please? Thanks. If you can't find the report, what standards did it fail to meet? The bus isn't a particularly pretty one if you ask me...anyone agree? Looks off...thought the BE35 looked better. The should make BE40, LIKE BE35, I do like the ECO RIDE body than now they make the Catalyst, And also the use the ZF axle is better than now new AXLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 40 minutes ago, MiWay0310 said: Would you mind giving a link to that please? Thanks. If you can't find the report, what standards did it fail to meet? The bus isn't a particularly pretty one if you ask me...anyone agree? Looks off...thought the BE35 looked better. Anyone note how the BE35 nabbed its rear taillights of a 2005 Nissan Murano? I would agree that the bus is kind of fugly. I don't understand why these manufacturers make electric vehicles so damn nasty looking?? Tesla aside....they make some good looking cars. Nicest looking electric bus is New Flyer by far. I remember some RVs had Mustang LX taillights! I'm surprised they're borrowing light assemblies from Nissan makes no sense to me.... They should just be using heavy Duty universal light assemblies like they have been on heavy duty vehicle/trailer applications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, LRT said: I would agree that the bus is kind of fugly. I don't understand why these manufacturers make electric vehicles so damn nasty looking?? Tesla aside....they make some good looking cars. Nicest looking electric bus is New Flyer by far. I remember some RVs had Mustang LX taillights! I'm surprised they're borrowing light assemblies from Nissan makes no sense to me.... They should just be using heavy Duty universal light assemblies like they have been on heavy duty vehicle/trailer applications. Without getting too off topic: At least NFs CHARGE is good looking, because its based off the XD, even the LFSe isn't bad. You have to give credit to New Flyer though, their models have aged extremely well. Look at the D40/60LFRs. They look like they were designed yesterday. Simple lines and simple design, not a mess of curves and irregular shapes. Exactly, the Nissan part makes no sense to me. Plus they did use universal lights for the blinkers and reverse lights, so why not taillights? I guess they wanted it to fit to the shape of the panel? Pretty much everyone makes do with the heavy duty universal applications...and they do a good job too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, MiWay0310 said: Would you mind giving a link to that please? Thanks. If you can't find the report, what standards did it fail to meet? The bus isn't a particularly pretty one if you ask me...anyone agree? Looks off...thought the BE35 looked better. Anyone note how the BE35 nabbed its rear taillights of a 2005 Nissan Murano? This one’s a freebie. Any others’ll cost ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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