Coast Mountain Bus Company 4144-4192

Coast Mountain Bus Company 4144–4192 were a set of 49 MCI TC40-102N "Classic" buses built in 1989 in "Hillclimber" configuration.

Compared to other "Classic" units in the fleet, these were similar to the 1987 units manufactured by GM with a narrow front destination sign. However, unlike the 1987 units, these had a full-sized rear window and the tailpipe was located on top of the bus and not on the bottom (except for the units retrofitted to run on CNG). All units were non-accessible except for one unit, which was delivered with a wheelchair lift as part of a pilot.

These units were built in St. Eustache, Québec, and featured a computer-controlled engine and transmission, a Detroit Diesel 6V 92 turbocharged engine that improved hill-climbing capability, electronic exhaust emission controls (which set the highest standard in the North American transit industry at the time), wide-access doors to facilitate with boarding, a redesigned driver's compartment with colour-coded controls and a bus frame that has been modified to allow for the installation of wheelchair lifts in the future, although lifts were never installed.

The order was initially for 35 buses: 20 in urban configuration and 15 in suburban configuration. This was later increased to 50, with 30 in urban configuration and 20 in suburban configuration.

The buses that were in suburban configurations were for service on Highway 99 suburban routes. They had a different seating layout using different seats and featured individual reading lights. The rear exit door was also more narrow. Unlike their 1990 counterparts, these units retained their original brown shag seats and were not reupholstered.

One of the 20 units in suburban configuration, numbered 3207 (pre-1996 fleet number), was retired after being involved in a fatal accident. On March 11, 1992, 3207 was travelling south on Highway 99 while doing an off-peak, mid-afternoon trip on the 601 South Delta. When the bus approached Blundell Road, it collided with a tractor-trailer truck that was parked in the bus lane. The impact tore off a third of the right side of the bus and the roof collapsed in the front half of the bus. The impact resulted in two deaths and 34 injuries onboard the bus. At least one passenger and the bus driver were in serious condition. Passengers and witnesses said they saw the parked truck and passengers alerted the driver, who tried to swerve out of the bus lane but could not avoid the truck in time. Following the accident, concerns were raised about broken-down vehicles parked in the Highway 99 bus lane and cars using the bus lane to skip traffic, as well as calls for banning standees and having passenger seatbelts on buses. 3207 was written-off and scrapped in April 1992.

From 1989–1996, these units were under the old fleet numbering system and numbered based on yard assignment. All units were renumbered in 1996 to their current numbers and while they formerly operated under BC Transit with Vancouver Regional Transit System, they ran with the same numbers after April 1999 when all Greater Vancouver operations split off into TransLink.

Three units in 1991 were retrofitted to run on CNG as part of a pilot to evaluate the feasibility of natural gas buses. The project was part of a $1-million project co-funded by the provincial government, BC Transit, BC Gas and IMW Industries of Richmond, B.C., that was announced in July 1989.

Some units were sold to BC Transit after retirement for service in its contingency fleet.

Unit(s)	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
4144–4162	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	45 – Otaco	Rollsign
4163–4192			42 – Otaco Innovator 850

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Paint	Date	VIN	License plate	Transit centre	Notes
4144			June 1989	2AUYT82J5K3000192	2468 FY	Surrey	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3201. Sold to BC Transit as 8904.
4145			June 1989	2AUYT82J7K3000193	3389 TB	Surrey	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3202. Operated in the TRAMS Christmas night tour 2005. Retired in November 2006
4146			June 1989	2AUYT82J9K3000194	3390 TB	Surrey	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3203. Retired in November 2006.
4147			June 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000195	3391 TB	Surrey	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3204.
4148			June 1989	2AUYT82J2K3000196	8933 ES	Surrey	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3205.
4149			June 1989	2AUYT82J4K3000197	3393 TB	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3206. Retired in November 2006.
4150			June 1989	2AUYT82J8K3000199	8934 ES	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3208. Sold to BC Transit as 8917 in November 2006.
4151			June 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000200		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3209.
4152			June 1989	2AUYT82J2K3000201	8935 ES	North Vancouver	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3210. Possibly the last Classic to run on route 44. Sold to BC Transit as a parts bus.
4153			June 1989	2AUYT82J4K3000202	3398 TB	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3211. Sold to BC Transit as 8901 in November 2006.
4154			1989	2AUYT82J6K3000203		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3212. Sold to BC Transit as 8918 in November 2006.
4155			June 1989	2AUYT82J8K3000204		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3213.
4156			June 1989	2AUYT82JXK3000205	8937 ES	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3214.
4157			June 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000206	3424 TB	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3215.
4158			July 1989	2AUYT82J3K3000241		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3216.
4159			July 1989	2AUYT82J5K3000242		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3217. Retired in November 2006.
4160			July 1989	2AUYT82J7K3000243	2469 FY	Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3218. Sold to BC Transit in November 2006 and renumbered 8919.
4161			July 1989	2AUYT82J9K3000244		Burnaby	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3219.
4162			July 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000245	8940 ES	Port Coquitlam	Suburban configuration Originally numbered as 3220. Went missing in November 2006, resurfaced prefix-less at Port Coquitlam during trolley crisis in March 2007.
4163			June 1989	2AUYT82J7K3000176	5491 SY	North Vancouver	Originally numbered as 4430. Retired in November 2006.
4164			June 1989	2AUYT82J9K3000177	5492 SY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4431. Retired in November 2006.
4165			June 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000178	5493 SY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4432.
4166			June 1989	2AUYT82J2K3000179	5494 SY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4433. Retired in November 2006.
4167			June 1989	2AUYT82J9K3000180	5495 SY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4434. Retired in November 2006.
4168			June 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000181	5496 SY	Surrey	Originally numbered as 4435.
4169			June 1989	2AUYT82J2K3000182	5511 SY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4436. Briefly returned to service in March 2007.
4170			June 1989	2AUYT82J4K3000183	1772 BK	Surrey	Originally numbered as 4437.
4171			June 1989	2AUYT82J6K3000184	1747 KS	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4438. Last Classic to ever run out of BTC.
4172			June 1989	2AUYT82J8K3000185	5514 SY	North Vancouver	Originally numbered as 4439.
4173			June 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000187	4485 VY	North Vancouver	Originally numbered as 4441. Renumbered 4440 in 1991
4174			July 1989	2AUYT82J4K3000233	9858 TB	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4443.
4175			June 1989	2AUYT82JXK3000172	5232 YC	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 7430. Retired in December 2006.
4176			June 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000173	2571 FY	Surrey	Originally numbered as 7431.
4177			June 1989	2AUYT82J3K3000174		Surrey	Originally numbered as 7432. Retired February 2007.
4178			June 1989	2AUYT82J5K3000175	5235 YC	Surrey	Originally numbered as 7433. Sold to BC Transit as 8911 in November 2006.
4179			June 1989	2AUYT82J3K3000188	5236 YC	Surrey	Originally numbered as 7434. Retired April 2007.
4180			June 1989	2AUYT82J5K3000189	5237 YC	Surrey	Originally numbered as 7435. Sold to BC Transit as 8912 in November 2006.
4181			June 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000190	5238 YC	Surrey	Originally numbered as 7436. Retired in November 2006.
4182			June 1989	2AUYT82J3K3000191		Surrey	Originally numbered as 7437.
4183			July 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000237	5240 YC	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 7438. Sold to BC Transit as 8913.
4184			June 1989	2AUYT82JXK3000186	0657 VV	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4440. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9401 in 1991 Converted to run on CNG as part of a pilot and repainted into the Clean Air Bus livery Tailpipe retrofitted to be bottom-discharge instead of top Reverted to diesel operations in 1999 and repainted to current livery in 2000
4185			July 1989	2AUYT82J2K3000232	4499 VY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4442. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9402 in 1991 Converted to run on CNG as part of a pilot and repainted into the Clean Air Bus livery Tailpipe retrofitted to be bottom-discharge instead of top Reverted to diesel operations in 1999 and repainted to current livery in 2000 Retired in November 2006.
4186			July 1989	2AUYT82J6K3000234	8294 VX	Port Coquitlam	Originally numbered as 4444. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9403 in 1991 Converted to run on CNG as part of a pilot and repainted into the Clean Air Bus livery Tailpipe retrofitted to be bottom-discharge instead of top Reverted to diesel operations in 1999 and repainted to current livery in 2000 Retired in Nov 2006, brought back into service during trolley crisis in March 2007. Sold to BC Transit as 8914.
4187			July 1989	2AUYT82J8K3000235	4471 VY	Surrey	Originally numbered as 4445. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9404 in 1991 Retired in October 2008 due to a rusty frame and used as a training bus Turn signals and brake lights retrofitted to include an additional two 7-inch LED turn signals and five 7-inch LED brake lights while as training bus Withdrawn from training bus duties due to cracked and rusting frame and rotting body in 2008 Donated to TRAMS and used as an office in 2009. Scrapped sometime in 2013.
4188			July 1989	2AUYT82J0K3000231	8289 VX	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4446. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9405 in 1991 Sold to BC Transit as 8915 in November 2006.
4189			July 1989	2AUYT82JXK3000236	4466 VY	North Vancouver	Originally numbered as 4447. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9420 in 1991 Transferred to Burnaby and renumbered 5426 in 1995 Retired in December 2006.
4190			July 1989	2AUYT82J3K3000238	4457 VY	Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4448. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9421 in 1991 Transferred to Burnaby and renumbered 5427 in 1995 Sold to BC Transit as 8902.
4191			July 1989	2AUYT82J5K3000239		Burnaby	Originally numbered as 4449. Transferred to Port Coquitlam and renumbered 9422 in 1991 Transferred to Burnaby and renumbered 5428 in 1995 Placed in storage, February 2005. Sold to BC Transit and renumbered 8903.
4192			July 1989	2AUYT82J1K3000240	7610 WT	Surrey	Originally numbered as 3401. Transferred to Burnaby and renumbered 5482 in 1992 Retrofitted with wheelchair lift and was the only accessible 1989 Classic in the fleet and Vancouver's first accessible transit bus

References

• The Next Stop Bus Database, busweb.co.uk, retrieved 26-04-2010

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