Coast Mountain Bus Company 3001-3021

Coast Mountain Bus Company 3001–3021 were a set of 21 New Flyer Industries D60 units built in 1991. These units were the first articulated units ordered as part of the first phase of BC Transit's "SuperBus" service, which saw the improvement of the 160 Vancouver/Port Coquitlam Centre service along the Barnet Highway corridor.

In the summer before the SuperBus service was introduced, all 21 units formed a convoy and arrived at the PNE Park & Ride on June 7, 1991, for an official welcoming ceremony. One of these units were also on display at the PNE in August 1991.

All units were wheelchair accessible with seating for 59 passengers. Seats were fitted with reading lights and featured state-of-the-art emission controls that met 1991 Canadian emissions standards. Most units were delivered with rollsigns, but three were fitted with Luminator's SuperMAX flip-dot destination signs, a first in the Vancouver fleet.

The original plan was to purchase 20 units, announced in September 1990 as part of BC Transit's $11-billion plan to boost transit service in the Lower Mainland. This was part of an even more ambitious plan announced by then-Premier Bill Vander Zalm in August 1989, which would have seen the purchase of 84 units by 1991 to service a much larger SuperBus network, of which 40 would have served on Richmond–Delta–Vancouver routes. However, due to planning and logistical problems, the number of units to be purchased was reduced to 20.

During a labour dispute between the bus operators' union and BC Transit regarding the lack of a guarantee that union members would be able to fill jobs when BC Transit's Greater Vancouver operations expanded into Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge and BC Transit not giving Port Coquitlam Transit Centre workers the agreed-upon four-day work week, operators refused to operate these units the day after they were introduced into revenue service.

These units formerly operated under BC Transit with Vancouver Regional Transit System with the same numbers from 1996 until April 1999, when all Greater Vancouver operations split off into TransLink. From 1991–1996, these units were numbered 9001–9021 and were all renumbered sequentially.

3001, 3002, and 3021 were transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit and renumbered 912–914 in 2002. These units were repainted to the West Vancouver livery and fitted with West Vancouver branding and decals, including the coat of arms. They became the first articulated units to be operated by West Vancouver.

3003-3020 were used for one final time during the 2010 Olympics due to increased service demands.

Units	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
3001–3014, 3016, 3017	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 300 hp	Allison HTB-748 4 speed	59 – American Seating Model 6484	Rollsign
3015				Balios Orange LED
3018–3021				Luminator Super:MAX

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Paint	Date	VIN	License plate	Transit centre	Notes
3001			April 1991	2FYD2MG19MU014031		West Vancouver	Originally numbered 9001 Transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit as 912 in February 2002 RETIRED-August 2009
3002			April 1991	2FYD2MG12MU014032		West Vancouver	Originally numbered 9002 Refitted with a Luminator MegaMAX 3000 destination sign in November 2000 Transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit as 913 in February 2002 RETIRED-August 2009
3003			April 1991	2FYD2MG14MU014033	0179 GS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9003 Involved in an MVA when it slid into a hydro pole on Kingsway in Port Coquitlam due to black ice in January 1997 RETIRED-March 2010
3004			April 1991	2FYD2MG16MU014034	0273 GS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9004 RETIRED-March 2010
3005			April 1991	2FYD2MG18MU014035	1808 GH	Richmond	Originally numbered 9005 RETIRED-March 2010
3006			April 1991	2FYD2MG1XMU014036	9645 FS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9006 RETIRED-March 2010
3007			April 1991	2FYD2MG11MU014037	0277 GS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9007 Refurbished by New Flyer in July 2003 RETIRED-March 2010
3008			April 1991	2FYD2MG13MU014038	9646 FS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9008 Involved in a significant MVA at Mary Hill Bypass & Pitt River Road in May 1994; returned in December 1994 Used in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 99 B-Line on September 3, 1996 RETIRED-March 2010
3009			April 1991	2FYD2MG15MU014039	0180 GS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9009 RETIRED-March 2010
3010			April 1991	2FYD2MG11MU014040	2479 FY	Richmond	Originally numbered 9010 Featured in "Paycheck" and renumbered 3006 RETIRED-March 2010
3011			April 1991	2FYD2MG13MU014041	0274 GS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9011 Refurbished by New Flyer in July 2003 RETIRED-March 2010
3012			April 1991	2FYD2MG15MU014042	0145 GL	Richmond	Originally numbered 9012 RETIRED-March 2010
3013			April 1991	2FYD2MG17MU014043	9648 FS	Richmond	Originally numbered 9013 RETIRED-March 2010
3014			April 1991	2FYD2MG19MU014044	0111 CL	Richmond	Originally numbered 9014 RETIRED-March 2010
3015			April 1991	2FYD2MG10MU014045	2814 GR	Richmond	Originally numbered 9015 Retrofitted to Balios Orange LED front and side destination signs in April 2006 RETIRED-March 2010
3016			April 1991	2FYD2MG12MU014046		Richmond	Originally numbered 9016 Refurbished in summer 2003 RETIRED-March 2010
3017			April 1991	2FYD2MG14MU014047		Richmond	Originally numbered 9017 RETIRED-March 2010
3018			April 1991	2FYD2MG16MU014048		Richmond	Originally numbered 9018 RETIRED-March 2010
3019			April 1991	2FYD2MG18MU014049		Richmond	Originally numbered 9019 Placed into storage in March 2002; returned in August 2002 RETIRED-March 2010
3020			April 1991	2FYD2MG14MU014050		Richmond	Originally numbered 9020 Refurbished by New Flyer in July 2003 RETIRED-March 2010
3021			April 1991	2FYD2MG16MU014051		West Vancouver	Originally numbered 9021 Transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit as 914 in 2002 RETIRED-August 2009

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