Coast Mountain Bus Company 3258-3282

Coast Mountain Bus Company 3258–3282 were a set of 25 New Flyer Industries C40 units built and delivered in 1995.

These were the first compressed natural gas buses ordered for service in the Greater Vancouver region. BC Transit began evaluating the potential use of natural gas buses as early as 1991 by converting three MCI Classic diesel buses due to the abundance of natural gas in the province and its low polluting characteristics. In November 1994, the order was placed as part of a more extensive study of the economic and environmental benefits of a natural gas bus fleet and the order for these 25 units was partially financed by BC Gas, who had similar interests in studying the use of natural gas in buses. An agreement was made between BC Transit and BC Gas for the installing and use of natural gas fueling stations at Port Coquitlam Transit Centre with the fuel paid for under a standard tariff rate. The first of 25 units entered service in November 1995 and the performance of these buses was monitored from April 1996 to April 2000. All 25 buses were painted in the Clean Air Bus livery.

By October 2001, all units were withdrawn from service and placed into storage at the Crane warehouse. Between 2004 and 2006, they returned to service with diesel engines replacing the Detroit Diesel Series 50G engines and were repainted from their Clean Air Bus livery, although a few units returned to service running on CNG before shortly going through engine conversions. 3269 was the first to be recommissioned in May 2004 and assigned back to Port Coquitlam Transit Centre running on CNG, although it was converted to diesel shortly after. The first unit converted to diesel was 3281 and assigned back to Port Coquitlam Transit Centre as well. They were re-allocated to North Vancouver Transit Centre in 2006 to replace the retiring GM/MCI Classic buses. Some were returned back to Port Coquitlam Transit Centre.

While the New Flyer D40 units were unlikely to see service after 2010, these units were expected to be in service until 2015. With the pending expiration of their leases at the end of February 2011, the units were placed on sale in January of that year, which fell through. They were subsequently placed into storage at Oakridge Transit Centre in late March 2011 and were listed for sale once again. Six units were sold to Southland Transportation in late 2011 and the rest were scrapped.

Compared to the other New Flyer high floor models in the fleet, these units were most similar to the 1992 D40 units in terms of exterior appearance and interior layout as all 25 units of this order were in suburban configuration with individual reading lights and American Seating Model 6484 seats, instead of Otaco Innovator 850 seats. Unlike any other New Flyer high floor models in suburban configuration, these buses had full-sized, single-piece "tip-in" windows as opposed to Storm-Tite dual slider windows

These units formerly operated under BC Transit with Vancouver Regional Transit System with the same numbers until April 1999, when all Greater Vancouver operations split off into TransLink.

Unit(s)	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
3258–3282	Detroit Diesel Series 50 275 hp	Allison B400R 5 speed	45 – American Seating Model 6484	Luminator Super Matrix:MAX

Details

Note: Dates of retirement are dates when units were spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre and not necessarily confirmed retirement dates.

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Paint	Date	VIN	License plate	Transit centre	Status/Disposal	Notes
3258			1995	2FYC2DL17SU015952	2023 HX	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in February 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 9, 2011
3259			1995	2FYC2DL19SU015953		North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in January 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 10, 2011 Only C40 unit with an advertisement rack on both sides
3260			1995	2FYC2DL10SU015954		North Vancouver	Retired – March 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in January 2005 Loaned to Vancouver from January–April 2007 Loaned to Surrey in February 2009 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on March 29, 2011 First unit stored alongside 3269 and 3276
3261			1995	2FYC2DL12SU015955	1994 LP	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Returned to service running on CNG in September 2004 Converted to diesel in June 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 10, 2011
3262			1995	2FYC2DL14SU015956		North Vancouver	Decommissioned – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in December 2004 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and presumably used for parts
3263			1995	2FYC2DL16SU015957	1506 KS	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in April 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 10, 2011
3264			1995	2FYC2DL18SU015958	5176 JA	North Vancouver	Decommissioned – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in May 2005 First C40 to be based out of North Vancouver in July 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 10, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and left in storage with same livery Presumed to have been scrapped at an unknown date
3265			1995	2FYC2DL1XSU015959	1507 KS	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Returned to service running on CNG in August 2004 Converted to diesel in June 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 10, 2011
3266			1995	2FYC2DL16SU015960	5267 JA	North Vancouver	Decommissioned – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in May 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 8, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and renumbered 3998 Currently Red Arrow Motorcoach 3998
3267			1995	2FYC2DL18SU015961	7875 HR	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in August 2004 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011
3268			1995	2FYC2DL1XSU015962		North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in August 2004 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 8, 2011
3269			1995	2FYC2DL11SU015963	1512 KS	North Vancouver	Retired – March 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Returned to service running on CNG in April 2004 Converted to diesel in July 2005 First unit placed in storage alongside 3260 and 3276 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on March 29, 2011
3270			1995	2FYC2DL13SU015964	5143 JA	North Vancouver	Decommissioned – March 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in June 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and renumbered 3997 Currently Red Arrow Motorcoach 3997
3271			September 1995	2FYC2DL15SU015965		North Vancouver	Decommissioned – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in June 2005 Designated D40 CNG on the builder's plate One of the last units in service Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and renumbered 3996 Leased to Brewster Transportation in August 2015 and renumbered 41 Currently Red Arrow Motorcoach 3996
3272			1995	2FYC2DL17SU015966	5191 JA	North Vancouver	Decommissioned – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in June 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011 Sold to Southland Transportation in October 2011 and renumbered 3995
3273			1995	2FYC2DL19SU015967	5131 JA	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in May 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011
3274			1995	2FYC2DL10SU015968	8899 HS	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in January 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 One of the last units in service
3275			1995	2FYC2DL12SU015969	1509 KS	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in December 2004 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 Possibly the last unit in service
3276			1995	2FYC2DL19SU015970	5148 JA	North Vancouver	Retired – March 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in May 2005 First unit in storage alongside 3269 and 3260 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on March 29, 2011
3277			1995	2FYC2DL10SU015971	5179 JA	North Vancouver	Retired – May 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned in May 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 One of the last units in service
3278			1995	2FYC2DL12SU015972	5266 JA	North Vancouver	Retired – May 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Resurfaced at Oakridge Transit Centre in storage in July 2005; returned in August 2006 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 One of the last units in service
3279			1995	2FYC2DL14SU015973	2592 HF	North Vancouver	Retired – May 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 and returned running on CNG in June 2004 Converted to diesel in July 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 One of the last units in service
3280			1995	2FYC2DL16SU015974	5265 JA	North Vancouver	Retired – April 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to diesel in May 2005 Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on April 19, 2011
3281			1995	2FYC2DL18SU015975		North Vancouver	Retired – May 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service July 2004 and allocated to Port Coquitlam Spotted at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 8, 2011
3282			1995	2FYC2DL1XSU015976		North Vancouver	Retired – May 2011	Placed into storage in October 2001 Converted to diesel and returned to service in March 2005 Spotted retired at Oakridge Transit Centre on May 22, 2011 One of the last units in service

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