BC Transit 6199-6203 were General Motors Diesel Division T6H-4523N "New Look " buses built in 1972 for BC Hydro Transit as 785-786 and 787(1)-789(1) .
Ownership of all units was transferred to the Urban Transit Authority upon its in 1980, renamed BC Transit in 1982.
The Victoria fleet was officially renumbered into the 8000 series in 1975, but these numbers only appeared on internal system rosters. The active Victoria fleet continued to display three digit numbers until the 1990s.
Units to Municipal systems prior to 1996 were renumbered with their provincial fleet numbers; units transferred in 1996 and beyond retained their Victoria fleet number.
Details
All buses in the Victoria fleet in 1994 were given names honouring the countries participating in the Commonwealth Games that took place in the city that year. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus. [1]
Fleet Number
Renumbers
Provincial Number
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Date
Serial
License Plate
Paint
Status/ Disposal
Notes
785
6199 785 6199
6199
1972
C022
Retired
Assigned to Victoria
Transferred to Prince George as 6199 in 1990.
Transferred to Victoria as 785 in 1991.
Named "Spirit of Jersey" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Transferred to Vancouver (Oakridge) during Oak Street bridge rebuild, July-September 1995; Returned..
Transferred to Kamloops by 1996 as 6199
Transferred to store in Victoria in 1997.
786
6200
1972
C023
Retired by 2000
Assigned to Victoria
Named "Spirit of Lesotho" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Transferred to Vancouver (Oakridge) during Oak Street bridge rebuild, July-September 1995; Returned..
Transferred to Sunshine Coast as 786 in 1996.
Transferred to Whistler in 1999.
787(1)
6201
6201
1972
C024
Retired by 1997
Assigned to Victoria
Transferred to Nelson as 6201 in 1975 after garage fire destroyed most of Nelson fleet.
Transferred to Kamloops circa 1976.
788(1)
6202
6202
1972
C025
Retired by 2001
Assigned to Victoria
Transferred to Nelson as 6202 in 1975 after garage fire destroyed most of Nelson fleet.
Transferred to Port Alberni in 1992.
Transferred to Nanaimo in 1993.
Transferred to Victoria in 1994 during Commonwealth Games.
Named "Spirit of Gambia" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Transferred to Kelowna in 1995.
Transferred to Abbotsford in 1996.
789(1)
6203
6203
1972
C026
Retired
Assigned to Victoria
Transferred to Nelson as 6203 in 1975 after garage fire destroyed most of Nelson fleet.
Transferred to Terrace circa 1976??
Transferred to Vernon in 1992.
Transferred to Victoria in 1994 during Commonwealth Games.
Transferred to Kamloops in 1995.
Transferred to Abbotsford in 1997.
Current Bus Fleet
New Flyer
1020-1044 , 1045-1069 , 1070-1114 , 1115-1139 , 1140-1147 , 1148-1185 , 1186-1202 , 1203-1212 , 1213-1232 , 1233-1253 , 1254-1261 , 1262-1277 , 7500-7524
Nova
6000-6029 , 9201-9210 , 9211-9231 , 9232-9267 , 9268-9289 , 9290-9300 , 9301-9318 , 9319-9433 , 9434 , 9435-9446 , 9447-9486
Double Deck
9041-9049 , 9501-9526 , 9528 , 9529-9531 , 9532-9542 , 9543-9550
Vicinity
3001-3015 , 4007-4061 , 4062-4070 , 4071-4073 , 4200-4233 , 4234-4248 , 4400-4432 , 4433-4474
Aero Elite
3016-3023 , 3024-3028 , 3029-3034
ARBOC
2316-2377 , 2378-2449 , 2451-2557 , 2558-2624 , 2625-2640 , 2641-2662 , 2663-2687 , 2723-2756 , 2802-2860 , 2861-2895 , 2896-2976
Micro Bird
2688-2722 , 2757-2784 , 2785-2801
Systems
North Central
100 Mile House , Bella Coola , Bulkley Nechako , Dawson Creek , Fort St. John , Hazeltons , Kitimat , Port Edward , Prince George , Prince Rupert , Quesnel , Skeena , Smithers , Terrace , Williams Lake
Vancouver Island
Campbell River , Comox Valley , Cowichan Valley , Mount Waddington , Nanaimo , Port Alberni , Salt Spring Island , Victoria , West Coast
South Coast
Agassiz-Harrison , Central Fraser Valley , Chilliwack , Hope , Powell River , Pemberton Valley , Squamish , Sunshine Coast , Whistler
Southern Interior
Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton , Clearwater , Kamloops , Kelowna , Merritt , Revelstoke , Shuswap , South Okanagan-Similkameen , Vernon
Kootenays
Boundary , Columbia Valley , Cranbrook , Creston Valley , Elk Valley , Kimberley , West Kootenay
Former Systems
Vancouver , Golden , Maple Ridge