Bravo Actual Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 Just wondering, why is some of the rear seating on some Nova's switched around into a "U" shape instead of all the other buses? Will grab numbers when I see it again. Noticed it twice on some 15XX series buses. Any reason for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 13 hours ago, Bravo Actual said: Just wondering, why is some of the rear seating on some Nova's switched around into a "U" shape instead of all the other buses? Will grab numbers when I see it again. Noticed it twice on some 15XX series buses. Any reason for it? Is what you’re asking why some of the rear seating is perimeter seating on some Nova’s and why it’s not on others? The 17/18xx have perimeter seating whereas the 15/16xx have the facing seats. The perimeter seating allows for more room for standees. However, it brings the seat count down by 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Actual Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 3 hours ago, JRM1000 said: Is what you’re asking why some of the rear seating is perimeter seating on some Nova’s and why it’s not on others? The 17/18xx have perimeter seating whereas the 15/16xx have the facing seats. The perimeter seating allows for more room for standees. However, it brings the seat count down by 1. Yeah. Im not very fluent with my words today. Isnt standee's vs sitties more of a safety risk though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I have received confirmation that bus 510 is, in fact, the last remaining of the 04/0500 D40LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 0510 was on 11 today. I followed it north on Parkdale; sounded in good shape. Later on I rode 0909 - sounded and rode very rough and engine had trouble on grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonka Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 I've been hearing from people that the air conditioning on the 1700 HSR Nova's is no better than the older ones. I thought that Nova or HSR had tried to rectify that issue? Clearly it didn't work or wasn't done. Weirdly enough, the air conditioning on St. Catharines 2018 Nova's seems to work fairly well, even at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Actual Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Wonka said: I've been hearing from people that the air conditioning on the 1700 HSR Nova's is no better than the older ones. I thought that Nova or HSR had tried to rectify that issue? Clearly it didn't work or wasn't done. Weirdly enough, the air conditioning on St. Catharines 2018 Nova's seems to work fairly well, even at the back. I have heard a few gripes about it myself, but chalked it up to just heat outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Actual Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 0510 was still in service last night on the 52 Head Street route. When is its retirement date? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 On 7/6/2018 at 11:00 PM, Bravo Actual said: 0510 was still in service last night on the 52 Head Street route. When is its retirement date? I will look into it and try to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1705, 1706, 1708, 1709, 1710*, 1711, 1712 and 1713 are now all in service *changed off this am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 1707 in service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 0510 remains in service. For how long, I am not sure. But, right now, it is still in service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Actual Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 8 hours ago, JRM1000 said: 0510 remains in service. For how long, I am not sure. But, right now, it is still in service Still sounds relatively healthy whenever I happen to see it... I may be biased, but I prefer riding it to a Nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 hours ago, JRM1000 said: 0510 remains in service. For how long, I am not sure. But, right now, it is still in service I saw it today and noticed that it had cameras installed. That's an interesting development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Chris W said: I saw it today and noticed that it had cameras installed. That's an interesting development. It definitely is. I’ll see if I can find out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid0920 Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JRM1000 said: It definitely is. I’ll see if I can find out more. I heard a rumour that there is a shortage of vehicles come September, that even with the new ones they can’t meet demand. Therefore a few 0500s will be coming back on the road in September. Can anyone confirm or deny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Hybrid0920 said: I heard a rumour that there is a shortage of vehicles come September, that even with the new ones they can’t meet demand. Therefore a few 0500s will be coming back on the road in September. Can anyone confirm or deny? I’ve been informed they’ll probably need 510 for another 6-12 months. I’ll see if I can find out more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 58 minutes ago, Kit Kat said: It's not rocket science to find out when a bus "could" be retired. Look at the commercial inspection sticker on the windshield. It'll tell you unless HSR does decide to renew it. The other thing to consider is..... It *may* be scheduled to last another 12 months. But as the vehicle ages, the chances of it suffering a major component failure of some kind increases, along with the cost of that failure. There may come a point at which a failure simply is deemed to be more costly than the value of keeping the vehicle running, and even though they wanted to keep it running for another year, they will instead retire it. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, smallspy said: The other thing to consider is..... It *may* be scheduled to last another 12 months. But as the vehicle ages, the chances of it suffering a major component failure of some kind increases, along with the cost of that failure. There may come a point at which a failure simply is deemed to be more costly than the value of keeping the vehicle running, and even though they wanted to keep it running for another year, they will instead retire it. Dan I agree fully and have seen it happen before. The exact words were “I may need it another 6-12 months”. Also, as per the rumour of the bus shortage in the fall, I have been told there will not be a bus shortage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 As in people not all vehicles age the same. Even high milers. All city departments will keep vehicles way past their life expectancy so they can get rid of maintenance pigs earlier. Police, fire, EMS, public works, they all do it. Fire in the past few years kept a heavy rescue almost 35 years and sold off a heavy rescue after 12 years because it spent more time in the shop then road where as the older rig never came to the shop except for routine maintenance. HSR is no different. They will have detailed records and know what to keep and what to get rid of in a hurry. And they will not be emotional about. Also as time goes by, they will be lots of part in stock from left over new and salvaged parts to keep them on the road. So it is not unusual that the HSR has picked a few vehicles that if needed can go way past their life expectancy and not have many problems with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Kit Kat said: It's not rocket science to find out when a bus "could" be retired. Look at the commercial inspection sticker on the windshield. It'll tell you unless HSR does decide to renew it. The commercial inspection sticker read February 2018, which I believe means it is good until 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishap Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 11:48 AM, Chris W said: The commercial inspection sticker read February 2018, which I believe means it is good until 2019. I think those stickers are good until the end of the sixth month from the indicated date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 1714 now in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JRM1000 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 10:02 PM, Hybrid0920 said: Does anyone know what the hold up is on the Vicinity buses? I remember on their press release it said delivery will happen in April. When should be expecting them? I’m not sure of what the hold up was but I’ve been told to expect them mid August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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