Busmanic92 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 13 hours ago, XN40G said: I am hoping for kamloops transit system to get some proterras and also like 3-5 more xn40 transfers, maybe even, 4 grande west cng busses transfers from victoria to kamloops!!!! Well they do still have 9840 9872 9878 that definitely needs to be retired. A few d40lf left in Victoria. Maybe send a few vicinity cng to replace shuttles in Kamloops Send 3-5 xn40 to Kamloops (up to 2 for expansion of service times). 3 of those to retire d40lf (sad ending i loved those buses) there. Presto. Full fleet of cng buses running in Kamloops. (this should i know be under Kamloops page but I've said a few fleet management ideas which falls here.) But. The 13 Yellowhead to heffley creek. 14 Batchelor Heights. 16 Juniper ridge. 6 city loop. They should not use shuttles or 40ft buses. they should use vicinity buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Busmanic92 said: Well they do still have 9840 9872 9878 that definitely needs to be retired. A few d40lf left in Victoria. Maybe send a few vicinity cng to replace shuttles in Kamloops Send 3-5 xn40 to Kamloops (up to 2 for expansion of service times). 3 of those to retire d40lf (sad ending i loved those buses) there. Presto. Full fleet of cng buses running in Kamloops. (this should i know be under Kamloops page but I've said a few fleet management ideas which falls here.) But. The 13 Yellowhead to heffley creek. 14 Batchelor Heights. 16 Juniper ridge. 6 city loop. They should not use shuttles or 40ft buses. they should use vicinity buses. I agree with this, it would be sad to see the d40lf's go, Vicinity CNG should be for routes 6,13,14,16,18 only also routes 2,3,4,5,9, and 17 can run the 30 ft busses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK-from-YYC Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 9351 drove to Big Rig Collision in Calgary today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, JK-from-YYC said: 9351 drove to Big Rig Collision in Calgary today. I'm curious if that implies they are starting a refurb on that unit, as most of BCT's refurbishments have been done there. 9351 is part of the large 2009 order, which has been stated elsewhere that BC Transit was going to switch to a 12-year lifespan starting with that 2009 order to eliminate the need for a mid-life refurbishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_YYC Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, JK-from-YYC said: 9351 drove to Big Rig Collision in Calgary today. Here is 9351 being backed into a bay at Big Rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 2:35 PM, BC_YYC said: Here is 9351 being backed into a bay at Big Rig. Wait, so the 2009 LFS are being retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 4241 is the last 2022 vicinity CNG to enter service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 does anyone know what happened to the grande west cng bus 4215?, says retired on the wiki page and a 2020 bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 12/21/2020 at 9:36 PM, InfiNorth said: As a general note for the Wiki, 4215 is destroyed after a very serious incident at Leigh Road - flipped onto its side and completely munched up the entire right side of the bus. Videos aren't forever, so I'll link them along with a screenshot from one of them. On 8/20/2022 at 9:42 PM, XN40G said: does anyone know what happened to the grande west cng bus 4215?, says retired on the wiki page and a 2020 bus Here ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 how are the Nelson, Quesnel and Terrace Grande West Vicinity 27.5-foot buses doing? Are they done or still in operation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, XN40G said: how are the Nelson, Quesnel and Terrace Grande West Vicinity 27.5-foot buses doing? Are they done or still in operation? I don't have any insider information on this, so I cannot make any positive identifications or confirm any of this info, but I suspect the 3000-series Vicinities are all in storage/contingency or retired. Most systems that were using them have received sufficient 30' or 35' diesel Vicinity buses this summer to replace them: Chilliwack (3005-3006): received 4065-4066; confirmed sent to contingency Dawson Creek (3008, 3013-3015): received 4456-4458; 3008 transferred to Terrace, 3014 transferred to Trail Kelowna (3007, 3011-3012): slated to receive 4064, 4459-4460; confirmed retired Nelson (3003-3004): received 4461-4462 Penticton (3001-3002): received 4071-4072, confirmed sent to contingency Quesnel (3009-3010): received 4062-4063 Terrace (3008): received 4067; not visible on property when I visited earlier this month Edited August 29, 2022 by Articulated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiNorth Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Articulated said: not visible on property when I visited earlier this month If you don't mind me asking, you sure do travel and get transit information a lot - are you associated professionally with transport services or is it genuinely that heavy of a hobby? Mad respect for the info you manage to share either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 Just now, InfiNorth said: If you don't mind me asking, you sure do travel and get transit information a lot - are you associated professionally with transport services or is it genuinely that heavy of a hobby? Mad respect for the info you manage to share either way. It's all a hobby; my full-time job is in an unrelated field. While I do try to research answers as much as possible to ensure my posts are as accurate as possible, I do also try to preface and word my posts in a way to make it clear that it's based on research and/or educated guesses, and not on insider information. In this case, all of the info in my previous post comes from the Wiki, which another user updated with the latest fleet movements (btw thanks, always appreciated); I just added in some critical thinking and analysis in my post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Articulated said: Terrace (3008): received 4071; not visible on property when I visited earlier this month On BCTracker, It says 4071 is in South Okanagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, XN40G said: On BCTracker, It says 4071 is in South Okanagan Your right! Says bc tracker site https://bctracker.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XN40G Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Articulated said: Terrace (3008): received 4071; not visible on property when I visited earlier this month Correction, Terrace got 4067 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 Yes, you guys are correct; 4067 is in Terrace. I mistyped 4071 twice in my original post, although the Wiki had always shown 4067 was assigned to Terrace. Original post has been edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BramptonTransitFan84 Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 Quick question regarding the 98' D40LF's. I was doing some browsing on the wiki and noticed that only 9817 & 9843 are listed as active however I think I may have seen somewhere here that they are only used as backup/spare units? Is anyone able to confirm them being active or retired. I'm going to be in Vancouver for the next week and was hoping to visit Victoria to get one if they happen to come out. However the trackers history stopped at April so I'm a bit skeptical about them being active CORRECTION: upon double checking the wiki (again) I see they are listed as training units now, but in the event they were to be utilized for revenue coverage would they be trackable in anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 All DE40LFs are done. Saw a post in a private Facebook group confirming the three remaining units are being disposed of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiNorth Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 11:30 AM, Express691 said: All DE40LFs are done. Saw a post in a private Facebook group confirming the three remaining units are being disposed of. Crazy... I'll miss their comfy seats but not their noise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 I'll miss those units! I already miss the d40lf's. By time i can "visit" Victoria i bet the training units along with any other remaining d40lf's will be done service At least I'll still get to "visit" the preserved wvmt unit when it's out somewhere AND 9753. Even though i liked the voith more then the allison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UprisingCanadian Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Does anyone have pictures of the damage 9292 suffered a while back? Found no link to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmanic92 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 11 hours ago, UprisingCanadian said: Does anyone have pictures of the damage 9292 suffered a while back? Found no link to anything. Wiki only states serious head on collision. Used as parts bus for rest of them. Scrapped same month (April 2010). Was only 2 years old. Ps: I'm glad I'm a new flyer man. I hate everything about the novas and would rather see my good ol' 1995-1998 New Flyers return from heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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