Red Arrow Motorcoach

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NOTE: For school bus operations formerly under the Red Arrow name, see Red Arrow Student Transportation Services.
Area served Alberta, British Columbia
Founded 1979
Website www.redarrow.ca

Red Arrow Motorcoach is a motorcoach operator based in Calgary, AB. They are a division of Keolis Canada.

Red Arrow offers both charter coaches and scheduled passenger services across Alberta. All of Red Arrow's Prevost H3-45 coaches are equipped with wheelchair lifts. All Red Arrow coaches are also equipped with a small galley stocked with complementary drinks and light snacks for passengers. All coaches feature 2+1 seating, offering increased passenger privacy. Additionally, all coaches feature wireless internet hook ups as well as AC plug ins for portable electronic devices.

In addition to their branded premium services, Red Arrow also operates the discount Ebus scheduled passenger service, as well as the Spruce Meadows Shuttle.

History

  • July 9, 1979 - Red Arrow begins service of its Calgary-Edmonton-Fort McMurray route.
  • December 2022 - Red Arrow begins service in Ontario, with the launch of the Toronto-Ottawa route.
  • July 2024 - Pacific Western sells its Motorcoach and Transit divisions (including Red Arrow and Ebus) to Keolis.
  • July 1, 2025 - Operation of the Ontario route transferred to Orléans Express.
  • July 25, 2025 - Red Arrow begins service on its Kelowna-Vancouver route.

Routes

Current

  • Calgary - Red Deer - Edmonton
  • Calgary - Lethbridge
  • Edmonton - Fort McMurray
  • Kelowna - Vancouver

Former

  • Toronto - Ottawa

Fleet Roster

Active

Fleet number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
745-746 2006 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
  • 746 transferred to Toronto in late 2022; transferred back to Calgary in early 2024.
751-752 2007 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6 Leather Seating
762-765 2012 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
5237 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mercedes-Benz OM 642 LA 7-speed automatic
  • White base paint
5704-5705 2014 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
5714-5715 2015 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
5734-5735 2019 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
  • Updated blue leather seating, widescreen LCD monitors, 110V and USB outlets
8900-8905[1] 2025 MCI J4500 Cummins X12 Allison B500
8906-8911 2025 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6

British Columbia

Fleet number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
754 2009 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
  • LED turn signal mirrors
  • Originally delivered to Alberta; transferred to Toronto in late 2022.
  • Transferred to BC in July 2025.
5701-5702 2013 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
  • Originally delivered to Calgary.
  • 5701 transferred to Toronto in late 2023
  • 5702 transferred to Toronto in March 2024
  • Transferred to BC in July 2025.
5736-5737 2019 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
  • Updated blue leather seating, widescreen LCD monitors, 110V and USB outlets
  • Originally delivered to Calgary; transferred to Toronto in late 2022.
  • Transferred to BC in July 2025.

Retired

Fleet number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
686 1989 MCI 102-C3 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
700-706 1979 Prevost LeMirage Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
708-709 1980 Prevost LeMirage Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
710-711 1981 Prevost LeMirage Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
715 1977 Prevost LeMirage Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
716-717 1985 Prevost LeMirage XL Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
718 1979 Prevost LeMirage Detroit Diesel 8V71N 6-speed Manual
722-723 1989 Prevost LeMirage XL Detroit Diesel 8V92TA 6-speed Manual
724-725 1990 Prevost H3-40 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 6-speed Manual
726-729 1995 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Cloth Seating
  • All feature restyled front ends
  • 727-728 sold to Absolute Charters as 1136, 1139.
  • 729 wrecked (December 2007), featured restyled headlights, wrap was removed in 2006 or 2007
730-731 1997 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Cloth Seating
  • 731 has a restyled front end, livery was changed to a white base in mid-2012
732 1999 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Cloth Seating
733 2001 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
  • Features restyled front end
  • Rolled onto side on way to Edmonton from Fort McMurray on February 10, 2012[2]
739 2003 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
740 GMC Savanna
  • Calgary Airport Express Shuttle
741 2003 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
742 2005 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
747 2007 Prevost H3-45 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R6
  • Leather Seating
  • Transferred to Toronto in late 2022.
  • Traded for 5702 and was returned to Calgary in April 2024.
750 2006-2007 Dodge Sprinter
  • Freight services van
753 2008 Dodge Sprinter
757 2010 Dodge Sprinter
  • Calgary Airport Express Shuttle.
  • Transit door on passenger side.
  • Operated a service from Red Deer-Sylvan Lake and Rocky Mountain House
758-759 2010 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6
760-761 2012 Prevost H3-45 Volvo D13 Allison B500R6

References

  1. [1]
  2. Dozens injured in bus crash near Redwater, Alberta, globaltvedmonton.com, retrieved 2012-02-11

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