G.A Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Did you manage to get a shot of the Mobility bus there? and did you find any retired buses there? Link to post Share on other sites
Seashore_518203 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Did you manage to get a shot of the Mobility bus there? and did you find any retired buses there? I did not see any retired buses. I did see 0601 but it was not in transit service. It may be a Mobility bus but I was not able to confirm it as it went by me pretty quickly. St. Thomas only needs 5 peak vehicles so my guess would be that the fleet consists of the 0801-0804, 1001, 1101-1103. This is just speculation though and it would have to be confirmed by someone with knowledge of the fleet. Link to post Share on other sites
MCI Classic Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Looks like of the newest St Thomas bus is toast. It caught on fire Wednesday and it looks bad. St Thomas bus catches fire Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 It's TR-1102 and that picture dont tell the whole story the curb side looks worse. Link to post Share on other sites
Cimon8000 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Looks like of the newest St Thomas bus is toast. It caught on fire Wednesday and it looks bad. St Thomas bus catches fire I was there yesterday and saw this bus in service still...........NICE TOAST on this piece of crap!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
97SCT Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 ohh what a bummer lol Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Insurance might get them a new one or Aboutown will convert one of theirs for St. Thomas Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Depending on what caused it, it could me a warranty claim. Link to post Share on other sites
cmc12 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Here's one that's not mentioned on our Wiki: Bus 1104, another Arboc, was in service on Friday. Given that its licence plate is numbered right after 1103 (8025BF for 1103, 8026BF for 1104), is it safe to assume that 1104 was part of the same order? Or is 1104 a replacement for 1102 and all their buses got new plates (8022BF for 1001, 8024BF for 1101)? The 5th bus in service was a Voyageur Paratransit cutaway numbered in the 06xx on Route 5. Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I would say it was a replacement. As far as i knew it was only 3 new ones coming so with 1102 gone there is its replacement. And Voyageur is now running St.Thomas Transit(as of Jan 1st). New contract. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris W Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have some news from St Thomas. I can confirm that St Thomas Transit has bought a new ARBOC. Bus TR-1201 began service this week. I managed to find it on route 2. I apologize for the dimness of the sign. Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have some news from St Thomas. I can confirm that St Thomas Transit has bought a new ARBOC. Bus TR-1201 began service this week. I managed to find it on route 2. I apologize for the dimness of the sign. I bet thats the replacement for 1102! 1104 was most likely a late delivery Link to post Share on other sites
Seashore_518203 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I received a fleet list from St. Thomas Transit today. The Wiki needs updating. Cutaways 0301, 0401, 0501 and 0601 are retired. Cutaways 0602 and 0603 are still active. Everything else is correct on the Wiki. The newest bus is Arboc 1201. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris W Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 TR-0603 was out today on route 1. Nice to see that the oldest bus in the fleet was out in service today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50639982@N02/10618184433/ TR-1001 and TR-1201 were also out doing Paratransit duty. The other buses were 1101, 1103, 1104 and 0803. Link to post Share on other sites
JCWhite Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Was out visiting a buddy who drives the transit system in St Thomas today. Due to the reliability of the 15## series that they had from Crestline, the service took delivery of 4 new 2017 Arboc Spirit of Mobility buses the second week of December. Drivers seam to be quite happy to be getting rid of the 15##, and all the problems that went along with them. They still have 3 of them in active service, one has been retired early due to a electrical/damaged frame issue (believe it’s 1502). The new busses follow similar numbering TR1701 to 1704. They have The GM v-8 gas engine in them. Link to post Share on other sites
MiExpress Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 St. Thomas is currently in the process of a strategic review conducted by Stantec. The final report is here and makes a number of recommendations, including proposals for route restructuring. Recommended route design - Option 3B Existing hub at SmartCentres is maintained. Restructure route network to provide 2 way service on routes (option 3B as shown on page 48 of the pdf) Route 1 is modified to provide service using Balaclava St., South Edgeware Rd., Confederation Dr., Avon Rd., McGregor Ct. and Burwell Rd. to loop at Valleyview. Route 1 will interline with route 5 and provide 60 minute service. Route 2 is modified to provide service using Redan St., Caso Crossing, Third Ave., Churchill Cres., Meehan St, St. Thomas Hospital, Elm St. and Fairview Ave. to Fanshawe College. Route 2 will interline with route 4 and provide 60 minute service. 30 minute service will be possible to the hospital using route 2 or 4, and to Fanshawe College using route 2 or 5. Route 3 is modified to focus on Talbot Street and will run from the west end of the city to Elgin Centre, using Talbot St., Fairview Ave., and Wellington St. Route 3 will provide 15 minute service and allow Talbot to become a 'high frequency' corridor. Route 4 is modified to provide service on First Ave. south of Talbot, St. Thomas Hospital, Elm St., Parkside Dr., Sunset Dr., and looping using Wilson Ave., Chester St., East Ave., Mabel St., Ross St., and Elmina St. Route 4 will interline with route 2 and provide 60 minute service, with 30 minute service to the hospital using either route 2 or 4. Route 5 is modified to provide service using Talbot St., Wellington St., Highview Dr. and Southgate Pkwy. to Fanshawe College. Route 5 will interline with route 1 to and provide 60 minute service. 30 minute service will be possible to Fanshawe College using route 2 or 5. Demand response service to the northeast industrial area as well as south of Southdale Line Monday-Saturday during normal operating hours Evening service to be introduced using demand response service city wide from 5:45pm to 9:45pm Monday-Saturday. Sunday service to be introduced from 9:15am to 5:45pm The proposals, including the reccomended option appear to be based on staying within the existing budget (service hours). The fixed route service will require 4 buses (1 for routes 1/5, 1 for routes 2/4, 2 for route 3) The demand response service will 'comingle' with the paratransit service, requiring 3 vehicles. Fleet Purchase 30ft low floor buses, however it is noted it may result in the contractor billing higher rates Consider a new paint scheme/rebranding with the new city logo and colours. Implement security cameras on buses. Consider implementing bike racks on buses. Other Upgrade fareboxes to accomodate open payment (credit card/debit card) Upgrade SmartCentres transfer point to be more attractive to passengers.  1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
sdgta2008 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 I recently read an article to which St. Thomas Transit is receiving government funding to which they will be replacing the fleet with 30ft electric buses. Any speculation as to which company would possibly throw their hat in for the tender....? Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT51 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Chatham got this grant too and are getting Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 if you go by the cptdb wiki along with more cutaways 1 Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 1201 has been retired since October 2020 and is up for sale. https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=121&acctid=5593 Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT51 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 2:28 PM, TTC 9701 said: 1201 has been retired since October 2020 and is up for sale. https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=121&acctid=5593 Shocked Chatham hasn’t bought this one too. The 2 they got from St.Thomas and the other one they bought used have been out on service more than anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
Transit 20 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 it says the frame is broken wont pass safety. Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Transit 20 said: it says the frame is broken wont pass safety. Can be fixed if the money is there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Seashore_518203 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 In checking the Wiki for St. Thomas Transit, I noticed that the entry for St. Thomas Transit # 6300 is incomplete. Can a Wiki editor add the following information: St. Thomas Transit # 6300, 1963Â GMC TDH-4519 serial C009, acquired via Paling Industries, ex-Markham Transit # 2038, new to London Transit # 3, renumbered to # 81-3. Licence BD2 597. I do not know the date that St. Thomas Transit acquired the bus from Paling but it was probably in the 1993/94 timeframe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
G.A Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Seashore_518203 said: In checking the Wiki for St. Thomas Transit, I noticed that the entry for St. Thomas Transit # 6300 is incomplete. Can a Wiki editor add the following information: St. Thomas Transit # 6300, 1963Â GMC TDH-4519 serial C009, acquired via Paling Industries, ex-Markham Transit # 2038, new to London Transit # 3, renumbered to # 81-3. Licence BD2 597. I do not know the date that St. Thomas Transit acquired the bus from Paling but it was probably in the 1993/94 timeframe. Thanks for the info. It has been added. What about bus 6601? Would this one have the same history as well? Link to post Share on other sites
Seashore_518203 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, G.A said: Thanks for the info. It has been added. What about bus 6600? Would this one have the same history as well? No, 6601 was bought directly from London Transit (#14). Link to post Share on other sites
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