97SCT Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 7 hours ago, ROSeaboyer said: Any word on what they'll be renumbered to? Likely 7100-7101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Cape Breton recently tendered for 2 more 40' buses. The winning bid was Nova Bus at a cost of $1,160,097 (around $580,000 per bus). So Cape Breton will be receiving 2 more LFS buses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 The remaining Orion V's 7056, 7061-62 are now retired as well as their last remaining ex-Broward D40LF 7071. 7074 was retired earlier this year. So now the oldest bus active is 7086. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 3 more used D40LF's were recently acquired; a 2006 Barrie unit and 0703 & 0705 from St. Catharines 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 The one from Barrie is likely 68506; on the GovDeals site, the username pieces visible are the same as what was listed for 69007 and 69107, while the winning bidders for the other 3 68-series Barrie buses are completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 In addition to Cape Breton buying 68506, they also have acquired 68406 from Barrie, which is the all-white unit beside ex-SCT 0705; 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgta2008 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Are all these buses replacements or is there a service increase planned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 19 hours ago, sdgta2008 said: Are all these buses replacements or is there a service increase planned? Likely replacements for the remaining Orion V's and the last remaining ex-Broward D40LF. 7100 (ex-Fredericton 8041) was recently completed and 8042 will be a parts bus. 68406 is now 7101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Forgot to mention another used D40LF had arrived a couple weeks ago, former Kingston Transit 0620 according to the VIN number. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laliok Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Anyone have any pics of the Ex-SCT D40lfs in service? I'm curious to see how they look repainted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 This was sent to me from my insider, former 0705 now 7102. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Should mention 7103 (ex-Barrie 68506) and 7105 (ex-SCT 0703) still have yet to enter service. They also acquired two used NovaBus LFS, one is confirmed to be former Durham Region Transit 8165 and the other likely also ex-DRT, and recently took delivery of two used New Flyer D40LFR's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 A third Red Deer LFR was purchased and is a 2007 unit. The 2008 units (782-783) are now numbered 7109 and 7110, while the third is now 7111. However still no 7105 (if ex-St. Catharines 0703 becomes so) or 7107. The former DRT Novas are still waiting to be serviced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 I wonder if a new garage would help them... I was looking at the existing location via Google Maps and it doesn't seem like it can handle any sort of heavy maintenance, which might explain why the revolving door of used buses coming and going continues to spin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 1:53 PM, Millennium2002 said: I wonder if a new garage would help them... I was looking at the existing location via Google Maps and it doesn't seem like it can handle any sort of heavy maintenance, which might explain why the revolving door of used buses coming and going continues to spin... Almost all small- and medium-sized transit systems do not do "heavy" maintenance such as mid-life rebuilds or major collision repair in-house. It's much more cost-effective to send vehicles out to a few companies that have the specialized equipment and experienced technicians that can do this work on a larger scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc.theriault Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 Don't forget that buses licensed to pick up passengers in Nova Scotia have to pass the NSURB safety inspection twice a year, a process known as the toughest bus inspection performed in North America. It's probably cheaper to replace a questionable bus with another used one that will easily pass the inspection. The inspectors can fail a bus for garbage found between the seat cushion and wall, just imagine how they are when it comes to rust on frames. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Transit Cape Breton's two new Novas have arrived, however numbered 7100-7101......they will likely be re-numbered to 7112-7113. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSeaboyer Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Unless those become 7107 and 7108, with the old DRT buses moving up to 7112 and 7113. I'm assuming those are 2019s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 9:57 PM, ROSeaboyer said: Unless those become 7107 and 7108, with the old DRT buses moving up to 7112 and 7113. I'm assuming those are 2019s? 7108 is a handi-trans unit, and there's still no 7105 as of yet. Taking their time with ex-St. Catharines 0703 and the secondhands from DRT I would assume. The new units are indeed 2019's. Got the VIN's as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC60102N Posted April 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 1:53 PM, Millennium2002 said: I wonder if a new garage would help them... I was looking at the existing location via Google Maps and it doesn't seem like it can handle any sort of heavy maintenance, which might explain why the revolving door of used buses coming and going continues to spin... I have been inside, they have quite the operation going on inside those walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 7114 arrived not too long ago and is another former Red Deer D40LFR. Could be ex-781 but waiting for confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 7114 is confirmed to be ex-Red Deer 781 which also sports a new livery. 7113 was given the same special "Ride The Bus" wrap as 7110, except the windows are not covered. Not sure if 7112 got it as well. (Local source) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted June 16, 2019 Board Admin Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Pretty nice graphics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Today's summary: Both new 2019 Novas 7112 and 13 were both assigned to the 1 Glace Bay. The 14 CBU Express now has 3 runs compared to using only one bus when I was last up a year ago. 7088, 7093 and 7109 were the buses used, 7102 later took over for 7109. Only 2 small buses out; Vicinity units 7094 and 7096. 7104 is waiting for a new motor, 7100 is out of service for repairs after being involved in a fatal accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97SCT Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 7097 has been sent to Ontario I would assume for warranty work. In the meantime an EZ-Rider II MAX showed up and has been identified as former Mississauga 0892. Not sure if it is another secondhand purchase. (local source) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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