SidneyTransitfan Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 2003 - a Ford/CBB Polar V - was transferred from Victoria to Bella Coola today. It was on the Spirit of British Columbia (9am sailing from Swartz Bay) which strangely loaded from Berth 2 for some unknown reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcradio Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 5 is having some work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elib300 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 9721 and another flyer were on the 15:00 ferry to Victoria from Tsawwassen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 9721 and another flyer were on the 15:00 ferry to Victoria from Tsawwassen. I wonder if those were the same two D40LF's that I spotted yesterday afternoon on the Highway in Chilliwack!? Probably were! I was driving over the highway on the Yale st. Bridge when I spotted them, but I couldn't get the fleet numbers. Both were in the blue and red stripe livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Broughton Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 9728 was the other--saw them both s/b coming off the ferry Friday. Haven't found where they went yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 C-972 and 2065 seem to be based in 100 Mile House. Here's a couple of crappy pix taken where they appear to be stored when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Broughton Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Sept 2012 fleet movements posted by Mike Taylor-Noonan to the BCT Yahoo group.... Date:10/02/2012 0013 moved to Castlegar from Kootenay (Trail). 9305 moved to Central Fraser Vly. from Chilliwack. 9908 moved to Comox Valley from Campbell River. 9941 moved to Comox Valley from Castlegar. 8004 moved to Kamloops from Kelowna. 9705 status: to Active () 9869 moved to Kamloops from Kelowna. 9877 status: to Active () 9323 status: to Active () 9326 status: to Active () 9330 status: to Active () 9930 moved to Vernon from Castlegar. 9930 status: to Stored(to Vernon) 9101 moved to Victoria from Kelowna. 9103 moved to Victoria from Kelowna. 9396 status: to Stored() ---------------------------------------------------------- Vehicles moved: 9 Vehicles status change: 7 End of report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 2032 appears to be based in Squamish C-952 was found last month in Golden parked and not looking so good in a scrapyard when I went through there on the 29th of September.. But I wonder if it actually ran in service in Golden or not. It has Quesnel decals on it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elib300 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 2369 is in line for the 09:00 ferry to Tsawwassen from Swartz Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV92 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 The 15 Vicinity buses are due to arrive next spring, so I thought I'd post what I know about where they will be going: 5 - Victoria (Still awaiting approval by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission) 2 - Penticton (Approved, with option to revisit after 6 months, replaces 2 Novas) 2 - Quesnel (Approved - replacing 2 of their 3 Ford Shuttles, with an Arboc replacing the 3rd) 4 - Dawson Creek (Approved - replacing the 4 Dennis Darts) 2 - Nelson (Unsure if this has been approved or not, replaces 2 Novas) Total: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzldriver Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Glad to see that we wont be getting any of them in Kelowna. We had 7130 here for a trial, and it spent more time parked than on the road. Most of the time with a bag on the wheel. http://www.atu1722.ca/images/vicinity%20bus%201.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzldriver Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Not until i read it here did I notice 9721 was gone. Very nice bus. Attached is proof that 9249 is still in Kelowna. Image taken on Tuesday October 30, 2012. I will try this time with the image attached. Oh heck. I give up. LOL. but you get the picture. Just upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Attached is proof that 9249 is still in Kelowna. Image taken on Tuesday October 30, 2012. I will try this time with the image attached. Oh heck. I give up. LOL. but you get the picture. Just upside down. Is this better!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) The Next Stop database has many of them, http://www.taylornoo...stop/index.html Yes that website is very helpful. Which brings to a question... 5 GM T6H-4523N's that were built in 1976 were assigned to Oakridge Transit Centre as #'s 3512-3516. Rosters show them as being moved to the UPF fleet and they seemed to have all ended up in Prince George. However, does anyone know when that took place!? These buses were serial #'s C375 to C379. ANy help is appreciated. Edited November 8, 2012 by BCT-3122-D800-10240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimon8000 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 The 15 Vicinity buses are due to arrive next spring, so I thought I'd post what I know about where they will be going: 5 - Victoria (Still awaiting approval by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission) 2 - Penticton (Approved, with option to revisit after 6 months, replaces 2 Novas) 2 - Quesnel (Approved - replacing 2 of their 3 Ford Shuttles, with an Arboc replacing the 3rd) 4 - Dawson Creek (Approved - replacing the 4 Dennis Darts) 2 - Nelson (Unsure if this has been approved or not, replaces 2 Novas) Total: 15 Are they going to look the same as 7130? Length also the same? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 8018 in the yard at BMT, as well as several darts. Unfortunately I didn't have time to write down all the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Broughton Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Was told by driver that some Deckers have been outsourced for repairs. Union is fuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Was told by driver that some Deckers have been outsourced for repairs. Union is fuming. Heard the same thing from a BC Transit Victoria driver at TRAINS over the weekend. This isn't going to end well... Chris Cassidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV92 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 According to news reports today, BCT has backed down from outsourcing bus repairs after a hearing with Labour Relations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Broughton Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 and 8018 and 9085 have magically reeppeared at VTC. Don't know about deckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimon8000 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Dropped by Grande West booth at CUTA Trans-Expo last week at Quebec City, being informed that: --7130 will be returned to Grande West as a demo --the new 15 buses for BC Transit will be delivered next spring --they will have the same length, appearance as 7130 --front door will be larger in order to accommodate an easier access for wheelchair --the chassis will have a higher clearance from the ground comparing to 7130 --they are working closely with BC Transit and see what other features/options to be included in the new buses --a new demo will be built to market the bus outside of BC, that will arrive with the 15 bus order by BC Transit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzldriver Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Darn. I was hoping that people would realize just what a profuse waste of money these things were and not bother with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Just curious, did a price for these ever get released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV92 Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Just curious, did a price for these ever get released? http://www.bctransit..._Comparison.pdf Darn. I was hoping that people would realize just what a profuse waste of money these things were and not bother with them. They are definitely getting lots and lots of questions, and rightfully so. I feel that this latest stunt by BCT might have been the last nail in the coffin for these buses in Victoria. The Commission is not impressed. If Victoria rejects them, it will be interesting to see if they find any other takers for the 5. One of BCT's things for getting Penticton to agree on taking 2 was that other communities would love to have this bus and they would have no problem finding another city to assign them to. And even at that they had to give Penticton Council the option to reject them after 6 months for no cost (ie not having to find someone else to take on the lease contract), something that wasn't originally offered I've also heard that even though there are 2 wheelchair positions, only one can be used at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CN7059 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 There's either a DE40LF at BMT, or a C40LF, I"m not sure which. I didn't get a close enough look at it to see if there were power cables running from the roof hump back. It was completely white, with Alcoa wheels, and no visible fleet numbers. Didn't think to write down the plate number. If I can figure out how, I"ll post a screen grab from my dashboard cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now