Medicine Hat Transit 748-753 (3rd)

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Medicine Hat Transit 748-753 are 2019 Grande West Vicinity 30' CNG buses.

They were ordered in November 2018, along with 5 diesel units and 7 special transit units as part of a fleet replacement program.[1].

Delivery began in December 2019, and the buses began entering service on January 15, 2020. As Medicine Hat reuses old fleet numbers, they are the third order of buses to carry their fleet numbers. The first were New Looks 748-749 and 750-753, and the second were New Flyer D40LFRs 748-750 and 751-753.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination Sign
Cummins Westport B6.7N ZF 6AP1020B 22 - American Seating InSight Prime Luminator Horizon white LED

Features

These are the first buses to feature white LED destination signs. They are also the first to have Luminator INFOtransit screens inside.

Other features include Valeo HVAC systems, 2.4 amp USB charging ports, three wheelchair positions utilizing the American Seating Q'Pod Q'Straint wheelchair restraint system, and Vapor two-leaf front and rear doors. There are two 'stop requested' signs; one sign in the front employing red LEDs to spell out Stop Request, as well as one in the back using the standard backlit printed plastic method.


Details

Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Date VIN License Plate Livery Status/Disposal Notes
748 10/2019 2G9B30GA3KA098467 CFP-2128 Active
  • Entered service on February 23, 2020 on route 53.
749 10/2019 2G9B30GA5KA098468 CFP-2009 Active
  • Entered service on January 31, 2020 on route 22.
750 10/2019 2G9B30GA7KA098469 CFP-2010 Active
  • Entered service on February 11, 2020 on route 22.
751 10/2019 2G9B30GA9KA098470 CFP-2005 Active
  • Entered service on February 9, 2020 on route 53.
752 10/2019 2G9B30GA0KA098471 CFP-2006 Active
  • Entered service on January 31, 2020 on route 11.
753 10/2019 2G9B30GA2KA098472 CFP-2007 Active
  • Entered service on January 30, 2020 on route 22.


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Operational

Routes 10 Northeast Crescent Heights, 11 Northwest Crescent Heights, 20 River Flats, 21 Hospital, 22 South Hill, 30 Dunmore Road, 46 Southview / College, 53 Ross Glen, 61 Southridge, MHTnow (on-demand transit)
Stops 'C' Prefix (central), 'N' Prefix (north), 'S' Prefix (south)
Conventional Fleet Roster
Active 743-747, 748-753, 754-759, 760-761
Retired 728-730, 731, 732-733, 734-736, 741 (1st), 742-744 (1st), 745-747 (1st), 748-749 (1st), 750-753 (1st), 754-756 (1st), 757 (1st), 758-759 (1st), 760-762 (1st) 763-765, 766-768, 770, 771, 772-774, 775-779, 780 (2nd),
740-741 (2nd), 742-744 (2nd), 745-747 (2nd), 748-750 (2nd), 751-753 (2nd), 781-783 (2nd), 784-785 (2nd)
Special Transit Roster
Active 715, 716, 731, 732, 733-734, 735, 736
Retired 714, 715-716 (1st), 717, 718, 720-721 (2nd), 722-725, 730 (2nd), 726-727, 728-729, 730 (1st), 731, 732-733, 734-737, 769, 780, 781-782, 783, 785
Other (All-time)
Support Vehicles 700, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 (1st), 716 (2nd), 719, 730 (1st), 798, 799
School Buses 719-733
  1. Originally intended to be 35 foot buses, the order was later modified to consist of 30 foot buses.FS18-105 Supply Eleven (11) 35 - 40 ft Transit Buses, City of Medicine Hat, retrieved 11/03/2018.