BC Transit 5885-5915

BC Transit 5885-5915 were GMDD T6H-5307N "New Look" buses built in 1982 for the Urban Transit Authority of British Columbia.

This order consisted of two differently spec'd groups. 5885-5899 were built as "Hillclimber" buses, equipped with 6V92TA engines for North Vancouver and Burnaby routes with steep hills. 5900-5915 were powered by 6V71 engines and originally served Victoria and Nanaimo.

Mainland Units--"Hillclimber"

Units	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
5885-5899	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	49: Otaco Innovator 850	Rollsign

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License Plate	Paint	Notes
5401	4101	5885		1982	2GHYT82J6C3500493			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5401. Renumbered to B4101 in 1996. Transferred to North Vancouver in April 1997. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in 1998. Retired by December 2002.
5402	4102	5886		1982	2GHYT82JXC3500494			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5402. Renumbered to B4102 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997. Transferred to Burnaby in June 1997. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in April 1998. Retired by December 2002.
5403	4103	5887		1982	2GHYT82J1C3500495			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5403. Renumbered to B4103 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997. Retired by 2003. Donated to Maple Ridge Fire Department.
5404	4104	5888		1982	2GHYT82J3C3500496			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5404. Renumbered to B4104 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in April 1997. Retired by 2003.
5405	4105	5889		1982	2GHYT82J5C3500497			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5405. Renumbered to B4105 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997. Retired in 2002.
5406	4106	5890		1982	2GHYT82J7C3500498			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5406. Renumbered to B4106 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in June 1998. Retired by 2001.
5407	7407 5412 4112	5891		1982	2GHYT82J9C3500499			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5407. Transferred to Surrey as 7407. Transferred to Burnaby as 5412 in 1987. Renumbered to B4112 in 1996. Retired by 2002.
5408	9401 5413 9417 9408 4113	5892		1982	2GHYT82J1C3500500			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5408. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9401 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5413 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9417 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9408 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4113 in 1996.
5409	9402 5414 9418 9409 4114	5893		1982	2GHYT82J3C3500501			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5409. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9402 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5414 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9418 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9409 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4114 in 1996. Transferred to Burnaby in 1998. Transferred to Richmond in 2000. Retired by 2003.
5410	9403 5415 9419 9410 4115	5894		1982	2GHYT82J5C3500502			Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5410. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9403 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5415 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9419 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9410 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4115 in 1996. Retired by 2003.
4401	7401 5407 4107	5895		1982	2GHYT82J7C3500503			Assigned to Vancouver (North Vancouver) as 4401. Transferred to Surrey as 7401 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5407 in 1989. Renumbered to B4107 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999. Retired in 2003. Donated to TRAMS as P4107.
4402	7402 5408 4108	5896		1982	2GHYT82J9C3500504			Assigned to Vancouver (North Vancouver) as 4402. Transferred to Surrey as 7402 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5408 in 1989. Renumbered to B4108 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999. Retired in 2003.
4403	7403 5409 4109	5897		1982	2GHYT82J0C3500505			Assigned to Vancouver (North Vancouver) as 4403. Transferred to Surrey as 7403 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5409 in 1989. Renumbered to B4109 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999. Retired in 2003.
4404	7404 5410 4110	5898		1982	2GHYT82J2C3500506			Assigned to Vancouver (North Vancouver) as 4404. Transferred to Surrey as 7404 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5410 in 1989. Renumbered to B4110 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999. Retired in 2003.
4405	7405 5411 4111	5899		1982	2GHYT82J4C3500507			Assigned to Vancouver (North Vancouver) as 4405. Transferred to Surrey as 7405 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5411 in 1989. Renumbered to B4111 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999. Retired in 2002.

Victoria and Nanaimo units

Units	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
5900-5915	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	49: Otaco Innovator 850	Rollsign

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License Plate	Paint	Notes
866	5900	5900		03/1982	2GHYT82W7C3500477			Assigned to Victoria as 866. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5900 in 1989. Transferred to Kamloops. Retired in 2002. Sold to Metro Transit in 2003 as 515.
867	5901	5901		03/1982	2GHYT82W9C3500478			Assigned to Victoria as 867. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5901 in 1989. Retired in 2002. Sold for use as tour bus by 2004.
868	5902	5902		03/1982	2GHYT82W0C3500479			Assigned to Victoria as 868. Transferred to Kamloops as 5902 in 1989. Retired in 2002.
869	5903	5903		03/1982	2GHYT82W5C3500480			Assigned to Victoria as 869. Transferred to Prince George as 5903 in 1990 Transferred to Comox Valley in March 2000. Retired by 2002.
870	5904	5904		03/1982	2GHYT82W7C3500481			Assigned to Victoria as 870. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5904 in 1990. Transferred to Victoria in January 2006. To Store in May 2006. Scrapped September 2007.
871		5905		03/1982	2GHYT82W9C3500482	9030 KH		Assigned to Victoria as 871. Named "Spirit of Sierra Leone" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. To store in February 2002. Sold to National Motor Coach c. 2003 to private collector in August 2020 for preservation.
872		5906		03/1982	2GHYT82W0C3500483			Assigned to Victoria as 872. Named "Spirit of Seychelles" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2002. Sold to Metro Transit in 2003 as 514.
873		5907		03/1982	2GHYT82W2C3500484			Assigned to Victoria as 873. Named "Spirit of Seychelles" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. To store in 2002. Active January 2005 Transferred to Central Fraser Valley in summer 2006. Retired c. 2007. Used in an episode of "Supernatural" in August 2009.
874		5908		03/1982	2GHYT82W4C3500485			Assigned to Victoria as 874. Named "Spirit of Singapore" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2002.
875		5909		03/1982	2GHYT82W6C3500486			Assigned to Victoria as 875. Named "Spirit of Solomon Islands" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2002. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 916 in 2003.
876	5910	5910		03/1982	2GHYT82W8C3500487			Assigned to Victoria as 876. Transferred to Kamloops as 5910 in 1989. To store in Victoria in May 2003. Transferred to Central Fraser Valley in May 2004. To Store in Victoria in 2005 Retired in 2005.
877		5911		03/1982	2GHYT82WXC3500488			Assigned to Victoria as 877. Named "Spirit of Maldives" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in October 2002.
878		5912		03/1982	2GHYT82W1C3500489			Assigned to Victoria as 878. Named "Spirit of Papua New Guinea" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in October 2002. Sold to Ft. MacMurray Transit as 1566 in 2003.
879	5913	5913		03/1982	2GHYT82W2C3500490			Assigned to Victoria as 879. Tranferred to Kamloops in 1989. Transferred to Trail as 5913 in 1994. Transferred to Comox Valley.in February 2002. Retired in September 2002.
5914		5914		1982	2GHYT82W4C3500491			Delivered to Victoria numbered 880 in error by maintenance staff. Shipped to Nanaimo with wrong fleet number. Assigned to Nanaimo. To Store at Victoria May 2004 Active in Victoria January 2005. To Store by May 2006. Scrapped September 2007.
5915		5915		1982	2GHYT82W6C3500492			Assigned to Nanaimo. To Store at Victoria by 2004. Active in Victoria January 2005. To Store by May 2006. Scrapped September 2007.