Ed Drass Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2008 /CNW/ - GO Transit and Centennial College, today marked a joint investment in training and education with the announcement of a major donation to Centennial's School of Transportation. At a ceremony held in a teaching shop at the Ashtonbee Campus, GO Transit Chairman Peter Smith officially handed over the keys of a retired GO Bus to Centennial College's Dean of Transportation, Jaimini Randev. For students in the Truck/Coach and Heavy Duty programs, this bus will be used as a training tool to teach repair techniques and for learning how to inspect, maintain, and repair large passenger vehicles. "We are proud to have several graduates from Centennial's School of Transportation working in our maintenance facilities," said GO Transit Chairman Peter Smith. "Having an actual bus on site to assist with hands-on learning will help enrich student education." This is the first time GO has donated a vehicle to an educational institution for this purpose. Buses reaching the end of their service life are generally sold off as new buses are added to the fleet. "We are extremely grateful for the donation of this bus for use in our truck and coach apprenticeship training program," said Alan McClelland, Chair of Modified Apprenticeship, Truck/Coach and Heavy Duty Programs in Centennial College's School of Transportation. "We have numerous bus components that we use in the program, but this donation will give us a fully functioning bus to augment our fleet of trucks that we use for training." GO Transit employee and Centennial graduate, Ron Sanderson, has been a Coach Technician with GO for seven years. "I think the addition of this coach will be a great asset to the present and future students of the program," said Sanderson. GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's interregional public transit system linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 8,000 square kilometres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 good stuff! the has an old ex-ttc gm when i was there (8000 something....it had the orange and black seats and a vh-9 transmission) it was really in rough shape and the instructors did'nt bother to use it in their classes. it did run (well, sorta) however. it dissapeared not long after i graduated in 1999. good to see they have a decent coach to use. there's more to the 310t licence than tractor-trailers and school buses. a former 1500 series coach (mc102c3) i suspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promagstyle Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Very nice, I graduated from this program in Early 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Aquarius Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I am guessing it's one of the 15** 102C3s retired a few months back, could even be that one that was sitting at Newmarket Garage until early last week. 1531 was located at Can-Ar, but it might not be the one that was sitting at the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFanForever Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 good stuff!the has an old ex-ttc gm when i was there (8000 something....it had the orange and black seats and a vh-9 transmission) it was really in rough shape and the instructors did'nt bother to use it in their classes. it did run (well, sorta) however. it dissapeared not long after i graduated in 1999. good to see they have a decent coach to use. there's more to the 310t licence than tractor-trailers and school buses. a former 1500 series coach (mc102c3) i suspect? Looks like 1530 was the donated bus http://www.centennialcollege.ca/transporta...rs-august182008, at least I will have something decent to train on when I get there sometime next year. A couple of superintendents were speaking about the donation today and the possibility of a retired TTC bus or two being donated at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Looks like 1530 was the donated bus http://www.centennialcollege.ca/transporta...rs-august182008, at least I will have something decent to train on when I get there sometime next year. A couple of superintendents were speaking about the donation today and the possibility of a retired TTC bus or two being donated at some point. Seeing as how they're in a giving mood maybe they might want to part with and donate 2017 to the museum too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Seeing as how they're in a giving mood maybe they might want to part with and donate 2017 to the museum too? Are you talking about the TTC's 2017? I'm hoping to donate the TTC's GM 8058 to the museum as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Are you talking about the TTC's 2017? I'm hoping to donate the TTC's GM 8058 to the museum as well. Yes he is. If you read more cerfully you can see that. TTC 8058 is already part of the museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Yes he is. If you read more cerfully you can see that. TTC 8058 is already part of the museum. He's two for two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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