38 Highland Creek Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Read my original post - I stated that W100 (and only W100) was converted into a Community Bus, and that's why it has the Luminator.The rest aren't being converted, therefore there is no need for a sign, right? As for replacing the Orion IIs, no one seems to know what is going on with them right now other than they are still running pretty well right now. Dan The TTC needed W100 to be a Community Bus for expansion of the CB fleet as a new CB route (406) was implemented last month, so no replacements will be needed in the near future AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
* Mr. Black * Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 The TTC needed W100 to be a Community Bus for expansion of the CB fleet as a new CB route (406) was implemented last month, so no replacements will be needed in the near future AFAIK. curious on where you got that info.... routes 406 & 407 have been run by conventional Wheel trans buses (as noted HERE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 The TTC needed W100 to be a Community Bus for expansion of the CB fleet as a new CB route (406) was implemented last month, so no replacements will be needed in the near future AFAIK. No. 406 (the Variety Village link) does not use a Community Bus. It runs using conventional Wheel-Trans equipment (aka an ELF or Friendly Bus). As far as I'm aware there isn't even an exposure programmed into W100 or any of the IIs for the 406. The 406 has existed for a while now, just that it wasn't widely advertised. After the election issue about Variety Village not having a proper transit connection, the route was increased to a 30 minute frequency and given an official number and published schedule. W100 was only modified to serve as an extra spare for the now-20 year old IIs (as they were starting to have problems being able to ensure there were enough IIs for service). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 No. 406 (the Variety Village link) does not use a Community Bus. It runs using conventional Wheel-Trans equipment (aka an ELF or Friendly Bus). As far as I'm aware there isn't even an exposure programmed into W100 or any of the IIs for the 406.The 406 has existed for a while now, just that it wasn't widely advertised. After the election issue about Variety Village not having a proper transit connection, the route was increased to a 30 minute frequency and given an official number and published schedule. W100 was only modified to serve as an extra spare for the now-20 year old IIs (as they were starting to have problems being able to ensure there were enough IIs for service). most of the Variety Village 406 runs do have a Variety Village cardboard sign in the window of the wheel-trans bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Apparently, 9890 and 9891 are ex-New York. They were bought and refurbished by the TTC to be put into service because there were some problems they needed to work out on the Friendly buses when they were new. Also, there are about 110 ELFs left in service right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Apparently, 9890 and 9891 are ex-New York. They were bought and refurbished by the TTC to be put into service because there were some problems they needed to work out on the Friendly buses when they were new. Also, there are about 110 ELFs left in service right now. IIRC also on the tour the guy was saying the 50 rebuild ELF's should last about 3-5 years with the TTC all depending on funding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 W210 arrived at Lake Shore yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.dicion Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 W210 arrived at Lake Shore yesterday. Where did you spot it? I passed by the yard today and it was no where to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Where did you spot it? I passed by the yard today and it was no where to be found. Its inside the garage getting its PTO (?) done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Time to bump the thread... W215 was in service at St. Joseph's on the Queensway this afternoon. How large is this order supposed to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.dicion Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Time to bump the thread... W215 was in service at St. Joseph's on the Queensway this afternoon. How large is this order supposed to be? 88 split over 4 years originally. Not sure if they reduced the numbers since 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 W224 Arrived at Lakeshore sometime ago. Spotted it heading EB on Midland & Eglinton round 2:45PM today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 W24X and W249 heading west on the 401 near Bowmanville last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 88 split over 4 years originally. Not sure if they reduced the numbers since 2008. Is this evenly split over the 4 years, so 22 every year? Also the 4 years are 2011-2014? W24X and W249 heading west on the 401 near Bowmanville last Saturday. The highest I've seen in service so far is W234. Is W249 the highest one delivered so far? Under the Sales page on the TTC's website they have listed 10 ELFs for sale. Unfortunately the links to the info page for the sale and the bidders list don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.dicion Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Is this evenly split over the 4 years, so 22 every year? Also the 4 years are 2011-2014? The highest I've seen in service so far is W234. Is W249 the highest one delivered so far? According to a report released by the commission on August 23, 2010, they have exercised the option to order 88 more buses at a accelerated rate (due to frequent ELF breakdowns). 48 for 2011 and 40 for 2012, were the totals listed on the report. So we can assume the 48 for 2011 is the batch currently being delivered, and next year we are due for the 40 that were supposed to arrive for this year. Link to the report https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2010/Aug_23_2010/Reports/Procurement_88_Low_F.pdf The highest unit that I have seen is W249 sitting at Lakeshore waiting for PDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 According to a report released by the commission on August 23, 2010, they have exercised the option to order 88 more buses at a accelerated rate (due to frequent ELF breakdowns). 48 for 2011 and 40 for 2012, were the totals listed on the report. So we can assume the 48 for 2011 is the batch currently being delivered, and next year we are due for the 40 that were supposed to arrive for this year. Link to the report https://www.ttc.ca/A...nt_88_Low_F.pdf The highest unit that I have seen is W249 sitting at Lakeshore waiting for PDI. Thanks for that link. I believe I've seen it before but lost the link myself. While were on the topic of the Friendly Buses, someone posted a year or two ago how some of them have black doors while the others have white/silver doors. Based on my observations it seems to be W100-W162 have white/silver doors, W163-W199 have black doors and W200 & W201 have white/silver doors. I have yet to confirm W202-W209 but IIRC W202 and W204 have black doors. Also, all the newer buses (W210 and up) that I've seen have black doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Wheel Trans 9771, 9870, 9762, 9776 and many more are retired. I also spotted up to W250. These new one are different from the others, hint the smaller windows on the side passenger window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Saw W228 and W249 in service today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Saw W228 and W249 in service today They are up into the W250s, possibly the W260s. I've seen W257 twice and W253 about 3-4 times. I believe I've seen a W26X (W261 IIRC) in service within the past few weeks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Saw W264 today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niatrans10 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 there were 3 units parked behind Brock Ford in Niagara Falls today, and I've seen them pretty much constantly either there or on Thorold Stone Road over the past 2 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 They're one of the few dealers in the greater Toronto area willing to perform warranty repairs on them. The friendly bus is so modified, most ford dealers run away scared upon seeing it. Warranty work on pick up diesels like that are typically a money losing proposition for the dealer as a rule, and the shy away from them outright. A select few capitalize on that however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted September 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 W280 and another high W27x were in service earlier this week, so most of them should be at least on property if not in service now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 W284 in service today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I always wondered why the cab looks like it's not straight. It looks like the joint between the cab and the rear body is sagging. Is that normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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