Corbeil Bus Corporation Minibus

Corbeil Bus Corporation Minibus
Years of manufacture	1985 to 2007
Length
Width	96 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel

The Corbeil Minibus was a high floor type-A school bus offered on both Ford and GM chassis.

Official designations for different models is slightly unclear, but they all seemed to be marketed under the name "Minibus".

Models varied in width and length. Dual rear wheel models were equipped with wheelchair lifts located at either the front or the back.

Model Number Breakdown

X###XXXM#

X: F - Ford chassis or G - GM (Chevrolet/GMC) chassis

###: wheelbase length (Ford: 138/158, GM: 139/159)

XX: SW - single rear wheel or DW - dual rear wheel

X: S - school bus or C - commercial bus

M: "Master" - high roof?

#: number of "sections" (windows? rows?)

Single Rear Wheel Models

• 
  Likely model F138SWS4, this bus was probably around 86" wide and had 4 "sections".
• 
  Likely model F138SWS5, this bus was probably around 86" wide and had 5 "sections".

Dual Rear Wheel Models

• 
  Likely model G139DWS5, this bus was probably around 96" wide and had 5 "sections".
• 
  Likely model F138DWS5, this bus has a wheelchair lift installed at the rear.
• 
  Possibly model F138DWS5, this bus has a wheelchair lift installed at the front.
• 
  Likely model F158DWS6, this bus was probably around 96" wide and had 6 "sections".
• 
  Possibly an early model F138DWS5, note that this bus has a raised floor (emergency exit quite distant from the bumper).
• 
  Possibly a late model F138DWS5, note that this bus has a raised floor (emergency exit quite distant from the bumper).

Operators

Canada

• Cardinal Coach Lines (FirstGroup plc) - Calgary, AB
• First Student Canada (formerly Briggs Bus Lines) - Edmonton, AB
• Golden Arrow School Buses - Edmonton, AB
• Southland Transportation (formerly Red Arrow Student Transportation Services) - Edmonton, AB

References

• Personal notes & sightings
• Corbeil Bus Corporation Website