citfan2020 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Garage update Autobus Transcobec 2-612 retired 2-613 and 2-642 still in service Autobus Deux Montagnes Saw 15-1, 14-4 and 20-4 parked outside still in exo livery Transbus Vaudreuil 1233, 361 and 362 are still there Boucherville Transdev 309907, 810514, 811(22)8, 811207, 81107, 818(33)7 still there no news on them Autobus La Québécoise (Chambly) 1281 was parked outside did not see 1522 Transdev St Jean 809305 was outside with no more engine 3566(25)7 was parked unknown status 6017 the ex 6004(21)7 was outside with fixed front door unknown status 3552(23)6 outside retired for parts 8610(25)9 is now all white like 8004(25)2 Transdev st phillipe 809807 parked outside 890(22)9 parked outside unknown status 9001, 9004, 925, 924, 913 are still there retired CIT Laurentides 3386, 3387, 3000, 3003 and 3004 are outside waiting for opus reader and GPS Next update February 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 CITSO 803914 is now for sorel CITSO 812508 is having the BPA removed and will probably go to DMO for REM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 As of this week, many LFS formerly operated by Transdev for exo Laurentides are now running for exo Sud-Ouest. EDIT - I realize this was mentioned in other threads. Sorry for the duplication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 The town of Hudson has posted the proposed REM-related service changes to which the public is being consulted: https://hudson.quebec/en/exo-proposes-a-new-bus-network-to-the-residents-of-la-presquile/ For the most part I like what is being proposed; however, I still think there should be weekend coverage on Av. Saint-Charles north of Autoroute 40 where Costco/SAQ (and all of the retail within that plaza) are located. At the very minimum, there should be an on-demand or taxibus service on weekends. But looking at these changes I think we'll see a different fleet dynamic for Exo Presqu'île. It'll be the end of the coaches I'm sure. And possible more cutaways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Boisbriand Transdev busses current status 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 364, 365 @St Phillipe 366, 367, 379 @Boisbriand 380 @ Adessa DMO 3384, 3385, 3386, 3387 @st Phillipe 3391 @sorel (might go back) 3392 @ boisbriand 3000 @St Phillipe 3001, 3002 @boisbriand 3003, 3004 @St Phillipe 3013, 3019, 3020 @Chateauguay 3024, 3025, 3042, 3043, 3046, 3047 @boisbriand 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056 @Chateauguay 3057 @st Phillipe 6001 and 6022 @boisbriand 5059 @Boucherville 5060, 5061 @st Phillipe 5070, 5071, 5075, 5076, 5077 5090 @boisbriand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 1233 is officially gone 361 and 362 are both active 361 tracker not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis20 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 6:57 AM, citfan2020 said: 1233 is officially gone 361 and 362 are both active 361 tracker not working Just to be sure, you are talking about 361 and 362 from EXO Vallée du Richelieu? If so, it makes sense since I never see the 361 on transit tracker. I thought it was retired since it was reported to me that the drivers don't like this bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 19 hours ago, denis20 said: Just to be sure, you are talking about 361 and 362 from EXO Vallée du Richelieu? If so, it makes sense since I never see the 361 on transit tracker. I thought it was retired since it was reported to me that the drivers don't like this bus. No La presquile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgilmtl Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 exo has begun to remove coaches from Le Richelain and Sud Ouest. There is a message posted on the customer notices page, and on Chrono screens. Makes it look like it's Transdev's idea. I've regularly seen LFS on SO 28 in the past month. Especially after the ex Laurentides units arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Is it easier to recruit a driver for a cutaway than it is for a coach bus? With the labour shortage, maybe it is easier to recruit drivers with Class 4b licenses instead of Class 2 licensed drivers, which would explain the switch to more cutaways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Yogurt Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Exo is trying to gradually eliminate coaches and cutaways. The tender for the contract starting in 2024 for SOHSL (and CRC) specifies only 2 types (transit and midibuses). Oddly Ste-Julie is able to keep their coaches on the soon-to-be-truncated 600. Not sure why Transdev is doing the switch now, nothing says they should win the next contract. Now, personally I'd hate to spend 1.5 hours to Valleyfield on these drafty 4th gen LFS with perimeter seating - oof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL66 Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 29 minutes ago, Chris_the_traveller said: Is it easier to recruit a driver for a cutaway than it is for a coach bus? With the labour shortage, maybe it is easier to recruit drivers with Class 4b licenses instead of Class 2 licensed drivers, which would explain the switch to more cutaways Transdev does not hire people with just the 4B for their transit contracts. From what I was told, a Class 2 is required because in the event a cutaway is not available, they cannot send the driver out on an LFS or coach. exo had said in the consultation meetings it wanted for accessible and low-floor buses instead of coaches. What I don't think they realized in many of these smaller cities, buses often pass along streets that have no sidewalks and often people are dropped off on the side of the road. the ramp becomes ineffective anyways. The only advantage is the fact they can lower the bus for the step to be less hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, MTL66 said: exo had said in the consultation meetings it wanted for accessible and low-floor buses instead of coaches. What I don't think they realized in many of these smaller cities, buses often pass along streets that have no sidewalks and often people are dropped off on the side of the road. the ramp becomes ineffective anyways. The only advantage is the fact they can lower the bus for the step to be less hard. Sadly exo is inconsistent on that matter. If accessibility matters, why they renewed the exo SV 700/701 corridor with full coach instead of low floor. Also why SJ 600 would be allowed to run coach when it will serve an accessible transit location (REM Brossard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL66 Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, eclair14 said: Sadly exo is inconsistent on that matter. If accessibility matters, why they renewed the exo SV 700/701 corridor with full coach instead of low floor. Also why SJ 600 would be allowed to run coach when it will serve an accessible transit location (REM Brossard). The new network is supposed to start gradually with SO/HSL being combined (In the new tender), Roussillon and LR are being combined as soon as the REM opens and will be operated conjointly with Transco and Transdev. Both contracts expire at the same time, so they will be combined into 1 next tender. Once the kinks are worked out in those sectors, they they will start the redesign in the eastern part of the south shore. At least this is the way I understood it in the meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 any status of some ex CITSV busses 331 319 349 1208 1210 1211 1220 1221 1223 1226 1231 1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 CITSO FLEET NEWS 8122/8123 are officially leaving for good tomorrow to Vancouver 6028 is getting engine rebuilt the next LBL busses that are coming are 3024 3025 3042 3043 3046 3047 367 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 Transdev won CITVR VSJ CRC CITSO-HSL Only competing bidder was La québécoise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 April cit garage update Transcobec Saw 2 MD30 probably retired one purple the other light blue. 2-612 is still in the yard retired 2-642 is still alive (full on surf livery) Keolis terrebonne Saw a black h3-45 with a exo sticker 8306, and 3 h3-45 are sitting retired Saw centre de formation 3D lfs Autobus Paquette Their 2nd gens are still alive including 608, 613, 612 Transbus Vaudreuil Saw a H3-45 with no numbers probably sold 329 was at JC transmission Transbus chateaugay Saw ex CITSV 1243 all white with the school busses Autobus Dufresne CITSHL 343 is still there used as a true spare Transbus St Chrysostome Saw 2 H3-45 no numbers 319 still there 1233 was parked in the back retired Autobus la québécoise Delson I believe the place is closed looks abandoned only bus that was there is 9844 Autobus Dufresne (Roussillon) Saw 2 2011 H3-45 bought used Autobus la québécoise (la praire) A ton of retired busses Saw 2101, 1631, 2781, 1628, 2199, 1277, a dark green and blue H3-45 next to the maintenance doors Transdev ste phillipe Ex CITL 3000-3004, 3384-3387, 3392, 355-366, 380, 5060, 5061, 5076 9000, 90001, 9004, 913, 924, 925 889009, 811207 BPA and chrono is still in it 809 and 819 ex citso Transdev st Jean 810514 is for SAAQ 601715 still there with no info La québécoise chambly Saw 1016 and a H3-45 Transdev Boucherville 6014 was parked with the other vicinity but no news 811107, 818337, 8550256, 811228, 805316, 809707, 813009, 8005050, 6010245, 5059225, 5055335, 9007, 350305, 9003302 Busses either retired or no status Transdev beloil Saw 6000 which i believe was towed CITL 6022 and 5090 are there 307405 was parked 361(30)7 retired Next update April 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 CITSO fleet info 8122 and 8123 were sold last week 8000 and 8001 have no more BPA 8002 will probably be the next one 8000-8002 and 8012 I believe will go to sorel The next ones to go are probably 823 and 817 I highly suggest getting a pic of 8002 and 823 before they go. They are the last coaches in full CITSO livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasw Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 12:28 PM, citfan2020 said: CITSO FLEET NEWS 8122/8123 are officially leaving for good tomorrow to Vancouver Any idea what company in Vancouver bought it? Seems odd as there are no operators currently operating newer X3-45s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 8000-8002 are going to sorel by next week no more BPA CITSO FLEET Roster 3012-3013 3019-3020 3024-3025 3026-3030 3042-3043 3046-3051 3053-3057 3569 367 378 380 6028 6030 6032 8012 8042, 8051, 8052, 8063, 8064 8068-8071 8079 8119 8124 823 817 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 8000 8001 8002 Officially in sorel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 810514 ex Richelain is now going to DMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citfan2020 Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 Vicinity news 6014 no status but not retired 6015 is getting its differential rebuilt 6017 still at st Jean no status but not retired 6028 still waiting for the new motor 823 at ITS max to remove the bpa 380 at CITSO 823, 8069 and 8070 for DMO 8119, 8079, 8012 for sorel next week probably i heard the coaches we will be keeping are 8051, 8052, 8063, 8064 and 8124 but that is still yet to be confirmed more fleet updates to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busrailfan73 Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 SEAO : Consulter un avis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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