BC Transit 6199-6203

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.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Rear Door	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	43	Push	Rollsign

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.

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	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.