BC Transit 5851-5884

BC Transit 5851-5884 were General Motors Diesel Division T6H-5307N "New Look" buses built in 1981.

This order was placed by the Urban Transit Authority, and were allocated to the Capital Region and Kamloops systems. Units assigned to Victoria were internally numbered in the 8000 series, but only the last 3 digits were displayed on the bus.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730		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	VIN	License Plate	Paint	Notes
837		5851		1981	2GHYT82W7B3500611			Assigned to Victoria as 837. Named "Spirit of Tonga" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired by 2000. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 914 in 2000.
838		5852		1981	2GHYT82W9B3500612			Assigned to Victoria as 838. Named "Spirit of Gibraltar" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to Metro Transit as 510 in 2003.
839		5853		1981	2GHYT82W0B3500613			Assigned to Victoria as 839. Named "Spirit of Vanuatu" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Sent to storage in 2002. Scrapped in 2007.
840		5854		1981	2GHYT82W2B3500614			Assigned to Victoria as 840. Named "Spirit of Sri Lanka" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2003. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 917 in 2003.
841		5855		1981	2GHYT82W4B3500615			Assigned to Victoria as 841. Named "Spirit of Wales" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to Metro Transit as 511 in 2003.
842		5856		1981	2GHYT82W6B3500616			Assigned to Victoria as 842. Named "Spirit of Wales" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Donated to Camosun College Heavy Mechanics Program.
843		5857		1981	2GHYT82W8B3500617			Assigned to Victoria as 843. Named "Spirit of Vanuatu" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2000. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 912 in 2000.
844		5858		1981	2GHYT82WXB3500618	8578 NN		Assigned to Victoria as 844. Named "Spirit of Maldives" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2003. Sold in 2003.
845		5859		1981	2GHYT82W1B3500619	8579 NN		Assigned to Victoria as 845. Named "Spirit of Hong Kong" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in November 2001. Sold for scrap in 2004.
846		5860		1981	2GHYT82W8B3500620			Assigned to Victoria as 846. Named "Spirit of Bermuda" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in July 2002. Sold for scrap in 2004.
847		5861		1981	2GHYT82WXB3500621			Assigned to Victoria as 847. Named "Spirit of Dominica" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2003. Sold in 2003.
848		5862		1981	2GHYT82W1B3500622			Assigned to Victoria as 848. Named "Spirit of St. Vincent and the Grenadines" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Sent to storage in 2002. Reactivated in Victoria in 2005. Retired in June 2006. Scrapped in September 2007.
849		5863		1981	2GHYT82W3B3500623			Assigned to Victoria as 849. Named "Spirit of Falkland Islands" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in April 2001. Sold for scrap in 2004.
850		5864		1981	2GHYT82W5B3500624			Assigned to Victoria as 850. Named "Spirit of Sierra Leone" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in July 2002. Sold for scrap in 2004.
851		5865		1981	2GHYT82W7B3500625			Assigned to Victoria as 851. Named "Spirit of New Zealand" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to Metro Transit as 512 in 2003.
852		5866		1981	2GHYT82W9B3500626			Assigned to Victoria as 852. Named "Spirit of Gibraltar" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to Metro Transit as 513 in 2003.
853		5867		1981	2GHYT82W0B3500627			Assigned to Victoria as 853. Named "Spirit of Swaziland" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in February 2002. Sold for scrap in 2004.
854		5868		1981	2GHYT82W2B3500628			Assigned to Victoria as 854. Named "Spirit of Grenada" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 918 in 2003.
855		5869		1981	2GHYT82W4B3500629			Assigned to Victoria as 855. Named "Spirit of Ghana" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Comox Valley. Retired in 2003.
856		5870		1981	2GHYT82W0B3500630			Assigned to Victoria as 856. Named "Spirit of Malta" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired circa 2000. Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 913 in 2000.
857		5871		1981	2GHYT82W2B3500631			Assigned to Victoria as 857. Named "Spirit of Grenada" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2000. Sold for scrap in 2004.
858		5872		1981	2GHYT82W4B3500632			Assigned to Victoria as 858. Named "Spirit of Trinidad and Tobago" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2003. Sold to National Motor Coach as 153 in 2003. Still operable and for sale in 2021.
859		5873		1981	2GHYT82W6B3500633			Assigned to Victoria as 859. Named "Spirit of Kenya" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 1999. Sold for scrap in 2004.
860		5874		1981	2GHYT82W8B3500634			Assigned to Victoria as 860. Named "Spirit of Uganda" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Kelowna in 2002. Retired in 2003. Sold to private owner in 2004.
861		5875		1981	2GHYT82WXB3500635			Assigned to Victoria as 861. Named "Spirit of Singapore" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in July 2001. Sold for scrap in 2004.
862		5876		1981	2GHYT82W1B3500636			Assigned to Victoria as 862. Named "Spirit of Sri Lanka" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. To store in 2002, power train removed for use in other vehicles. Shell donated to Mill Bay Fire Department in 2006.
863		5877		1981	2GHYT82W3B3500637			Assigned to Victoria as 863. Named "Spirit of Wales" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Kelowna in 2002. Retired in 2003.
864		5878		1981	2GHYT82W5B3500638			Assigned to Victoria as 864. Named "Spirit of Zimbabwe" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Prince Rupert. Retired in October 2002. Sold for scrap in 2004.
865		5879		1981	2GHYT82W7B3500639			Assigned to Victoria as 865. Named "Spirit of Northern Ireland" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 2001. Sold for scrap in 2004.
5880		5880		1981	2GHYT82W3B3500640			Assigned to Kamloops. Retired by 2004.
5881		5881		1981	2GHYT82W5B3500641			Originally assigned to Kamloops. Transferred to Sunshine Coast in February 2006. Transferred to Comox Valley. Transferred to storage in Victoria in 2006. Retired in 2006. Scrapped by 2007
5882		5882		1981	2GHYT82W7B3500642			Originally assigned to Kamloops. Transferred to Central Fraser Valley Retired by 2004.
5883		5883		1981	2GHYT82W9B3500643			Originally assigned to Kamloops. Transferred to Kelowna in 1998. Retired in 2000.
5884		5884		1981	2GHYT82W2B3500644	8579 RM		Originally assigned to Kamloops. Transferred to Nanaimo in 1985. Transferred to Kelowna in 1998. Transferred to storage in Victoria in 2006. Retired in 2006. Scrapped in September 2007.