The Squishy Bus Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 14 hours ago, fromthe905 said: Yes it was. Speaking of training units, the remaining training units besides 0803 was moved up to Bryans Auction for this upcoming auction. Bummer. Reason I asked is because someone posted a video of them revving #0714, and it looked to be at a trailer park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Spotted one of HSRs 2101+ Novas at the Wajax in Stoney Creek yesterday evening while driving past it stuck behind a transport truck. Not sure the fleet number, but i thought it was worthy of posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Finished updating the in-service dates on the Wiki last night for the 2023 LFS Natural Gas buses. I noticed there have been no new buses that have entered service since January 18; is there an issue preventing the remaining units from entering service? There are still 13 units that have not yet entered service, most of which have been on property since at least mid-December. HSR had been pretty good about preparing new buses into service in about 1 month after delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 15 hours ago, Articulated said: Finished updating the in-service dates on the Wiki last night for the 2023 LFS Natural Gas buses. I noticed there have been no new buses that have entered service since January 18; is there an issue preventing the remaining units from entering service? There are still 13 units that have not yet entered service, most of which have been on property since at least mid-December. HSR had been pretty good about preparing new buses into service in about 1 month after delivery. Im no master but those 13 buses have been sitting "up the hill" for god only knows how long. Since those are expansion, they need new fare boxes, rangers, presto etc (duh) and they could be on back order with the part shortage. Not confirmed just a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 On 2/23/2024 at 12:59 AM, fromthe905 said: Im no master but those 13 buses have been sitting "up the hill" for god only knows how long. Since those are expansion, they need new fare boxes, rangers, presto etc (duh) and they could be on back order with the part shortage. Not confirmed just a guess With the move of the 0900’s to training I would think that would free up fare boxes, rangers and Presto machines. It could be a matter of not enough people to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, JRM1000 said: With the move of the 0900’s to training I would think that would free up fare boxes, rangers and Presto machines. It could be a matter of not enough people to install. The fare boxes and everything from the 09s went to the Novas. Those 13 Novas up the hill are expansion units which means they need new everything. Speaking of Novas, i got word that 1701 returned to service this morning but ended up having to be changed off due to a "fire" light on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 15 hours ago, fromthe905 said: The fare boxes and everything from the 09s went to the Novas. Those 13 Novas up the hill are expansion units which means they need new everything. Speaking of Novas, i got word that 1701 returned to service this morning but ended up having to be changed off due to a "fire" light on the dash. Ah, I was unaware. I had thought the move of the 09’s to training was recent and would have freed up those fare boxes, rangers, and Presto machines. Thanks for the clarity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 On 2/22/2024 at 9:13 AM, Articulated said: Finished updating the in-service dates on the Wiki last night for the 2023 LFS Natural Gas buses. I noticed there have been no new buses that have entered service since January 18; is there an issue preventing the remaining units from entering service? There are still 13 units that have not yet entered service, most of which have been on property since at least mid-December. HSR had been pretty good about preparing new buses into service in about 1 month after delivery. I finally got an official answer as to this question. The 13 buses not in service are waiting on Radios. Everything else has been installed in the buses. With the worldwide parts shortage, apparently the new radios may not arrive until April/May. HSR Maintenance has been doing a fantastic job of meeting the expansion service levels implemented in September with the old fleet size. Occasionally, work has been cancelled but it has not happened all that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Read something earlier this afternoon regarding the last 15 D40LFs. It stated that they are suppose to be retired by the end of November. Anyone have ant information regarding this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leapster10 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 What's with the inactivity here? Anyways, I was curious if any of the 2010's have retired yet. Any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 5 minutes ago, Leapster10 said: What's with the inactivity here? Anyways, I was curious if any of the 2010's have retired yet. Any info? Inactivity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Leapster10 said: What's with the inactivity here? Anyways, I was curious if any of the 2010's have retired yet. Any info? No 2010s have been retired. They wont retire until a new order has arrived, and to my knowledge nothing is on order for this year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriver91 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 18 hours ago, fromthe905 said: No 2010s have been retired. They wont retire until a new order has arrived, and to my knowledge nothing is on order for this year so far. I did hear we are budgeted for 33 buses for this year, but haven’t been able to confirm if anything has been ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonka Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 23 hours ago, Leapster10 said: What's with the inactivity here? Anyways, I was curious if any of the 2010's have retired yet. Any info? Not sure what kind of activity you're expecting? The last batch of deliveries have all been in service for a few months and there's nothing else ordered yet so they can't really retire anything until something new arrives to replace it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 22 hours ago, Wonka said: Not sure what kind of activity you're expecting? The last batch of deliveries have all been in service for a few months and there's nothing else ordered yet so they can't really retire anything until something new arrives to replace it. We also cannot confirm if the remaining buses are in service yet. At last check they were awaiting radios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 55 minutes ago, JRM1000 said: We also cannot confirm if the remaining buses are in service yet. At last check they were awaiting radios. Buses 2262, 67, 68, 70-72, 85-92 are still parked up the hill at the garage and have not entered service. As for new buses, I was under the impression that no new buses are arriving this year but I will try to confirm with the maintenance manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 13 hours ago, Seashore_518203 said: Buses 2262, 67, 68, 70-72, 85-92 are still parked up the hill at the garage and have not entered service. As for new buses, I was under the impression that no new buses are arriving this year but I will try to confirm with the maintenance manager. Thank you for confirming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonka Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I stand corrected, thought they were all in service by now but I was probably thinking of the 23xx artics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I have recieved word that 1010 has had all of the fabric seat inserts removed this afternoon and are currently going through a deep clean due to the fact that it was the warming bus over the winter. 1010 should return to regular service within the next couple days on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM1000 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 On 4/3/2024 at 1:39 PM, fromthe905 said: I have recieved word that 1010 has had all of the fabric seat inserts removed this afternoon and are currently going through a deep clean due to the fact that it was the warming bus over the winter. 1010 should return to regular service within the next couple days on a regular basis. It actually did see some service while it was the warming bus. Mainly school trippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 15 minutes ago, JRM1000 said: It actually did see some service while it was the warming bus. Mainly school trippers. Yes it was out in service once every week or two besides the warming bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 There will be 14 Nova LFS CNG buses arriving in September. All of them will be replacement followed by 16 more in the 2nd quarter of 2025. There were no expansion buses planned for this year. Prior to the ransomware attack, all expansion hours were going to be off peak and weekend requiring no peak vehicles (thus fleet expansion). However, with hiring currently frozen, the planned expansion for this year most likely will not happen although nothing has been confirmed at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Bus 2288 is plated, 642 4BM, and should enter service soon. Unfortunately, with the recent Ransomware attack, it will not be trackable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthe905 Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 2286 has entered service. Just saw it on Centennial Parkway near Confederation GO on route 44 Rymal. Destination sign needs to be programmed to the updated signs. Sign says "44 Rymal to Eastgate Square" instead of "Confederation Walmart" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 2268 (641 7BM) and 2262 (641 6BM) are now plated and should enter service soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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