Coast Mountain Bus Company 3283-3299, 3301-3308

Coast Mountain Bus Company 3283–3299, 3301–3308 were a set of 25 New Flyer Industries C40LF units built in 1998.

Unit(s)	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
3283–3285, 3289–3291, 3294, 3295, 3297, 3299, 3301, 3303–3305	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR 275 hp	Allison B400R 5 speed	38 – American Seating Model 6484	Luminator Super Matrix:MAX
3286, 3287, 3293, 3296, 3298				Balios Orange LED
3288, 3292, 3302, 3306–3308	Cummins Westport C Gas Plus 280 hp	Voith D863.3 3 speed		Luminator Super Matrix:MAX

History

This series entered service in September 1998 and were all based out of Port Coquitlam. As part of the expansion of CNG buses in the fleet, the fueling facilities at Port Coquitlam were upgraded by BC Gas.

In their original configurations with Detroit Diesel Series 50G 275 horsepower engines and Voith D863.3 3-speed transmissions, these units suffered from cooling issues and multiple units experienced minor engine fires as a result. In 2001, 3288, 3292, 3302, and 3306–3308 were retrofitted with new Cummins Westport C Gas Plus engines. In 2005, 3290 was retrofitted with a new Allison B400R 5-speed transmission with a 3rd generation controller.

As part of the first phase of TransLink's Test of the Power of Tomorrow scientific research on alternative fuel energy conducted in 2005 and 2006, units 3288, 3292, 3302, 3306, 3307, and 3308 participated in the program. Units 3292 and 3306 had their engines swapped to Cummins Westport C Gas Plus. They were wrapped in a red and zebra pattern and labelled "Every Alternative." Units 3288, 3302, 3307, and 3308 also had their engines swapped to Cummins Westport C Gas Plus. However, they also had hydrogen together with CNG. They were wrapped in a blue and zebra pattern and labelled "Hydrogen + Natural Gas." After the conclusion of the first phase, units 3292 and 3306 returned to their original livery. Units 3288, 3302, 3307, and 3308 remained through to the second phase and kept their blue and zebra liveries until they were decommissioned in 2011.

Beginning in April 2009, 19 units underwent conversion to diesel power at Cullen Diesel Power in Surrey. The CNG tanks were removed, diesel tanks installed in the traditional location, seating reconfigured to compensate for the resulting protrusions, and powertrains changed to Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGRs and Allison B400R 5-speed transmissions with 4th generation controllers. 3290 did not receive a new B400R and retained its older transmission instead. The last conversion was completed by autumn 2009. Also in their original configuration, these buses were delivered with two-spoke steering wheels. Units 3288, 3292, 3302, and 3306–3308 were not converted and remained as CNG buses.

This series is the last CNG bus order to be delivered in BC Transit's Clean Air Bus livery. Units that underwent refurbishment were repainted to the sweep livery.

In 2009, passenger voice announcement and display systems by INIT were introduced. Compass Card readers were gradually installed starting in late 2012 and through 2013.

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.

Deployment

Originally, this entire series was based out of Port Coquitlam when they operated as CNG buses. In 2009 when most of these units underwent conversion to diesel, they began to resurface operating out of Richmond. For a brief period between September 2009 and early 2010, some units shuffled between Richmond and Surrey.

With the opening of Hamilton Transit Centre and as part of a system-wide fleet and resource shuffling, most remaining active units were transferred from Richmond to Hamilton.

For a brief period in 2017, unit 3303 cycled between various depots. Before the summer, it was allocated to Richmond. For most of the summer, it was sitting inside Vancouver and used for training until it began appearing in revenue service in August. It transferred to Surrey in October where it remained until December, when it transferred to Hamilton.

With the arrival of newer equipment and to replace aging units elsewhere, all remaining active units were transferred from Hamilton to Richmond in September 2018. Unit 3296 returned to Hamilton in February 2019 and was at that point one of two active units remaining (the other being 3287). It remained operating out of Hamilton until it retired in April 2019.

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Paint	Date	VIN	License plate	Transit centre	Status/Disposal	Notes
3283			1998	2FYC2LL17WU018429	BT 9549	Richmond	Retired – August 2016	Refurbished in September 2006 Last seen at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in October 2017
3284			May 1998	2FYC2LL13WU018430	BT 9537	Richmond	Retired – October 2018	Last seen at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in November 2018
3285			1998	2FYC2LL15WU018431	BN 2316	Hamilton	Retired – December 2016	Refurbished in October 2006 Last seen at Richmond for decommissioning. Later stored at Hamilton and scrapped in June 2018
3286			1998	2FYC2LL17WU018432	BY 3924	Richmond	Retired – August 2016	Retrofitted with a Balios Orange LED destination sign Placed into storage after retirement in the crane warehouse Moved from the crane warehouse to be stored at Richmond for decommissioning in April 2019 and scrapped shortly after
3287			1998	2FYC2LL19WU018433	FE 5214	Richmond	Retired – March 2019	Refurbished in October 2006 Retrofitted with a Balios Orange LED destination sign Stored at Richmond for decommissioning. Scrapped in April 2019
3288			1998	2FYC2LL10WU018434	6090 JW	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Stored in October 2001 and returned in May 2006 Former HCNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow Phase II Scrapped in 2012
3289			1998	2FYC2LL12WU018435	BN 2374	Richmond	Retired – October 2018
3290			May 1998	2FYC2LL14WU018436	2605 HY	Richmond	Retired – September 2018	Retrofitted with an Allison B400R 5-speed transmission in May 2005 while still a CNG unit Refurbished in December 2006 Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in October 2018
3291			1998	2FYC2LL16WU018437	FE 5178	Hamilton	Retired – September 2016	Last seen at Hamilton for decommissioning and scrapped shortly after
3292			1998	2FYC2LL18WU018438	2612 HY	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Loaned to Cummins as a demo for the Westport C Gas Plus CNG engine from 2001 to 2005 Former CNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow (Phase I) from August 2005 to November 2006 Scrapped in 2012
3293			1998	2FYC2LL1XWU018439	BT 9525	Richmond	Retired – November 2018	Retrofitted with a Balios Orange LED destination sign Stored at Richmond for decommissioning. Scrapped in December 2018
3294			1998	2FYC2LL16WU018440	FE 5216	Richmond	Retired – September 2018
3295			1998	2FYC2LL18WU018441	BY 3901	Richmond	Retired – October 2018	Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in December 2018
3296			1998	2FYC2LL1XWU018442	BT 9526	Hamilton	Retired – April 2019	Retrofitted with a Balios Orange LED destination sign Stored at Richmond for decommissioning. Scrapped in April 2019
3297			1998	2FYC2LL11WU018443	FE 5217	Richmond	Retired – February 2019	Refurbished in September 2006 Stored at Richmond for decommissioning, scrapped shortly after
3298			1998	2FYC2LL13WU018444	BT 9565	Hamilton	Retired – November 2016	Retrofitted with a Balios Orange LED destination sign Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in April 2018
3299			1998	2FYC2LL15WU018445	BN 2367	Hamilton	Retired – November 2016	Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning. Scrapped in April 2018
3301			1998	2FYC2LL17WU018446	MP 3505	Richmond	Retired – January 2019	Stored at Richmond for decommissioning, scrapped shortly afterwards
3302			1998	2FYC2LL19WU018447	6091 JW	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Former HCNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow Phase II Scrapped in 2012
3303			1998	2FYC2LL10WU018448	FE 5220	Hamilton	Retired – August 2018	Used for training in summer 2017 Returned to service in August 2017 Previously had LED headlight retrofit, but was reverted in late 2017/early 2018 Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning, scrapped shortly after
3304			1998	2FYC2LL12WU018449	FE 5221	Hamilton	Retired – August 2018	Refurbished in October 2006 First unit to be enter service repainted to sweep scheme Has a two-spoke steering wheel Never received LED headlight retrofit Stored at Hamilton for decommissioning, scrapped shortly after
3305			1998	2FYC2LL19WU018450	BT 9619	Richmond	Retired – September 2016	Sat in the Crane warehouse for a while before moving to Hamilton for storage Removed from Hamilton and scrapped in March 2017
3306			1998	2FYC2LL10WU018451	2606 HY	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Refurbished in February 2007 Former CNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow (Phase I) from August 2005 to November 2006 Scrapped in 2012
3307			1998	2FYC2LL12WU018452	6092 JW	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Former HCNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow Phase II Scrapped in 2012
3308			1998	2FYC2LL14WU018453	6093 JW	Port Coquitlam	Retired – May 8, 2011	Former HCNG test unit for Testing The Power of Tomorrow Phase II Scrapped in 2012

References

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