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Does anyone have time to take a photo or two of the Ex-Regina Classics running for Saskatoon by chance? Would love to see how they look.

I just received a fleet list from Saskatoon ...

-- Saskatoon Transit 501-504 are listed as ex-Montreal Nova LFS buses from 1997 and 1998 (I do not know specific numbers)

-- 16 new looks active (371, 377, 382-84, 386, 398, 400-03, 821, 822, 824, 983, 992)

-- The ex-Regina Classics are 572, 573, 576, 580, 582, 584 (it looks like they kept the same numbers)

-- Small buses 1008-1011 are listed as 26' low floor buses manufactured by the Molly Corporation with 21 seats. Are these replica trolleys ??

I do not know if the ex-Montreal LFS buses are in service. I will be visiting Saskatoon in late May and will try to get more info then.

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-- Small buses 1008-1011 are listed as 26' low floor buses manufactured by the Molly Corporation with 21 seats. Are these replica trolleys ??

Upon further review (and looking higher up in the thread), these are Arbocs. On the fleet listing that I received, they were coded MOL which was supposed to be Molly Corporation. I would guess that it actually means Mobility.

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I just received a fleet list from Saskatoon ...

-- Saskatoon Transit 501-504 are listed as ex-Montreal Nova LFS buses from 1997 and 1998 (I do not know specific numbers)

-- 16 new looks active (371, 377, 382-84, 386, 398, 400-03, 821, 822, 824, 983, 992)

-- The ex-Regina Classics are 572, 573, 576, 580, 582, 584 (it looks like they kept the same numbers)

-- Small buses 1008-1011 are listed as 26' low floor buses manufactured by the Molly Corporation with 21 seats. Are these replica trolleys ??

I do not know if the ex-Montreal LFS buses are in service. I will be visiting Saskatoon in late May and will try to get more info then.

The ex-Monteral LFS are not on regular route service yet however, we are using them on charters. The signs need to be reprogrammed.

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As of today the SMT's are in regular service!

February 23 2011 400

January 26 2011 371 on Route # 4

March 1 2011 383 on Route # 21

March 18 2011 402

March 18 2011 821 on Route # 3

March 2 2011 983 on Route # 13

March 21 2011 382 on an Extra

March 21 2011 403 on Route # 13

March 23 2011 384 on Route # 13

March 23 2011 817 on Route # 4

March 25 2011 377 on an Extra

March 25 2011 386 on an Extra

March 25 2011 584 on Route # 21

March 28 2011 398 on Route # 13

March 28 2011 401

March 28 2011 504 on Route # 5 (with electronic route signs!)

March 28 2011 824 on Route # 25

March 7 2011 822 on Route # 21

March 9 2011 992 on Route # 3

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I take it you are referring to the Ex-Montreal 'STM' buses?

yep

Do you have any videos or pictures of Saskatoon buses from more recently? I lived there for about 8 months in 2008, and haven't been back since. I do plan to visit next year when the Brier (curling championship) comes, but I don't know yet. I would like to see some of the signs for the new routes, and the "new" buses.

No sorry, I don't normally take pictures of buses as I don't care for them that much anymore. When I was a student riding them for hours daily I was interested, now that I work on a farm outside of town I mostly keep track of the remaining fishbowls I see, for the most part out of habit.

March 31 2011 386

April 1 2011 401 4

April 1 2011 403 13

April 1 2011 402

April 4 2011 821

April 4 2011 983 on an Extra

April 6 2011 382

April 8 2011 383 on an Extra

April 8 2011 377 on an Extra

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im in saskatoon , what should i look for that makes the STM busses stand out ?

ill drive by the garage twomorrow.

I believe they are still in Montreal's STM colors with the blue stripe under the windows like this:

http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/Quebec/...6lfs/16-120.jpg

http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/Quebec/...16-120leftr.jpg

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ok i did not find any in service but i found one in the shop up in the air, its the third one in from the door second one up in the hoist.

003-3.jpg

and some other pics i got of the busses in the yard.

004-1.jpg

005-1.jpg

also does anyone knoe anything about this coach running for a casino just south of saskatoon.

006-1.jpg

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also does anyone knoe anything about this coach running for a casino just south of saskatoon.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/tbhager/006-1.jpg

Yes I do. Whitecap first Nation runs their own buses to the Dakota Dunes Casino south of the city. When there coach breaks down they have a contract with P.A. Northern to run a bus for them.

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Yes I do. Whitecap first Nation runs their own buses to the Dakota Dunes Casino south of the city. When there coach breaks down they have a contract with P.A. Northern to run a bus for them.

ok cool, they closed the shop door about 10 mins after i got that pic so my timing was good.

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