Victoria Regional Transit System

The Victoria Regional Transit System is the public transit provider in Greater Victoria, Sidney and Sooke in British Columbia, formerly known as the Capital Region Transit System Transit service levels, routes, fares, and budget are determined by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. Management for whole system and operations are provide by BC Transit with input from Victoria Regional Transit Commission. The regular service is provided by BC Transit; while, HandyDart systems are contracted out to First Transit.

History of the Victoria system

• National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company begins streetcar service on 22 February 1890.
• Company renamed Victoria Electric Railway and Lighting Company Limited on 06 April 1894.
• Bought by Consolidated Railway Company (owner of Mainland systems) 01 May 1896.
• Streetcar involved in Collapse of Point Ellice Bridge on May 26, 1896, killing 55 passengers. Consolidated Railway Company forced into Bankrupcy as a result
• British Columbia Electric Railway Company purchases franchises systems and fleet on 15 April 1897
• Blue Line Transit begins operating motor bus service between Victoria and Oak Bay in 1928.
• Vancouver Island Coach Lines begins urban transit operations between Saanich and Victoria late 1920s.
• BCER begins its motor bus route in 1928,
• BCER demonstrates trolley bus technology in 1945, Motor buses are ultimately chosen to replace the street car system.
• First Post war delivery of CCF/Brill gas buses arrives in 1946.
• BCER buys Blue Line Transit franchise, routes and fleet Sept.1946.
• Last Street Car service in 1948.
• BCER buys VICL's Saanich transit routes in 1949; BCER operation of routes commences Spring 1950.
• BCER bought by provincial Government and renamed BC Hydro and Power Authority on 30 March, 1962, transit operations rebranded as BC Hydro
• Victoria system becomes Capital Region Transit System on Sept.1, 1973.
• first major service expansion since early post war era with introduction of fastBUS routes 927 Gordon Head, 928 Majestic and 26 Crosstown and 28 Majestic local routes in Feb. 1974
• 919 Carey and 930 Douglas fastBUS routes introduced Dec. 1975; 919 discontinued in 1977.
• Rural commuter services formerly operated by private operators South West Coach Lines (Western Communities and Sooke) and Pacific Commuter Ltd(Cordova Bay and Saanich Peninsula) are taken over by provincially owned Vancouver Island Transit Ltd in 1975, operated under contract by BC Hydro
• BC Hydro operates system under contract to CRTS Sept 1, 1973-March 30, 1980
• BC Hydro Fleet and facilities transferred to Urban Transit Authority on April 1 1980.
• Major service expansion to Saanich Peninsula and Western Communities. replacing VITL services in January 1981.
• CRTS renamed Victoria Regional Transit System on 01 April 1983.
• Metro Transit Operating Company operations merged into BC Transit in 1985.
• First 40' Low Floor buses in North America introduced in 1992.
• provided extra transit services for 1994 Commonwealth Games using equipment loaned from Lower Mainland and Provincial systems.
• First North American system to operate Dennis Trident 3 axle Double Decker Buses in 2000.

Transit Centres

• Victoria Transit Centre - 520 Gorge Rd E, Victoria, BC V8W 2P3. This Transit Centre is charge of routes in Victoria, UVic, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Saanich Peninsula. This Transit Centre is main transit centre for BC Transit while they can do major repair or mid life rebuilds on all buses across the Province of British Columbia excluding the Metro Vancouver buses which are owned by TransLink. Head office for BC Transit is also operated out of here.
• Langford Transit Centre - 1000 Henry Eng Pl, Langford, BC V9B 6B2. In charge of routes operating on the South Shore.
• Saanich Transit Centre - 4206 Commerce Cir, Victoria, BC V8Z 6N6. This Transit Centre is HandyDart maintenance and operator dispatch which operated by First Transit. Plans are in work to covert this facility into third Conventional Transit Systems garage.

Routes

Victoria, UVic, Esquimalt & Oak Bay

• 1 South Oak Bay / Downtown
• 2 James Bay / South Oak Bay / Willows
• 3 James Bay / Royal Jubilee
• 4 UVic / Downtown
• 6 Royal Oak Exchange / Downtown
• 7 UVic / Downtown
• 8 Interurban / Tillicum Centre / Oak Bay
• 9 Royal Oak Exchange / UVic
• 10 James Bay / Royal Jubilee
• 11 Tillicum Centre / UVic
• 12 University Heights / UVic
• 13 Ten Mile Point / UVic
• 14 Victoria General / UVic
• 15 Esquimalt / UVic
• 16 Uptown / UVic
• 17 Cedar Hill
• 21 Interurban / Downtown
• 22 Victoria General / Hillside Centre
• 24 Cedar Hill / Admirals Walk
• 25 Maplewood / Admirals Walk
• 26 Dockyard / UVic
• 27 Gordon Head / Downtown
• 28 Majestic / Downtown
• 30 Royal Oak Exchange / Downtown
• 31 Royal Oak Exchange / Downtown
• 32 Cordova Bay / Royal Oak Exchange
• 35 Ridge
• 39 Westhills / Interurban / Royal Oak / UVic

West Shore

• 43 Royal Roads via Belmont Park
• 46 Dockyard / Westhills
• 47 Goldstream Meadows / Downtown
• 48 Happy Valley / Downtown
• 50 Langford / Downtown
• 51 Langford / UVic
• 52 Colwood Exchange / Bear Mountain
• 53 Colwood Exchange / Langford via Atkins
• 54 Metchosin
• 55 Happy Valley
• 56 Thetis Heights / Langford Exchange
• 57 Thetis Heights / Langford Exchange
• 58 Goldstream Meadows
• 59 Triangle Mountain
• 60 Wishart
• 61 Sooke / Langford / Downtown
• 63 Otter Point
• 64 East Sooke
• 65 Sooke / Downtown via Westhills

Saanich Peninsula

• 70 Swartz Bay / Downtown via Highway 17
• 71 Swartz Bay / Downtown
• 72 Swartz Bay / Downtown via Saanichton
• 75 Saanichton / Royal Oak / Downtown
• 76 Swartz Bay / UVic
• 81 Brentwood / Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay
• 82 Sidney / Saanichton via Stautw
• 83 Sidney / Brentwood / Royal Oak Exchange
• 85 North Saanich
• 87 Saanichton / Sidney via Dean Park
• 88 Airport / Sidney

Active Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1152-1185		2019	New Flyer	XN40	Cummins Westport L9N	Voith D864.6
1186		2020	New Flyer	XN40	Cummins Westport L9N	Voith D864.6
4062-4067		2017	Grande West	Vicinity 30'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6
4071-4072		2018	Grande West	Vicinity 30'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6
4200-4224		2020	Grande West	Vicinity 30' CNG	Cummins B6.7N	Voith DIWA.6
4442-4443 4459-4464		2018	Grande West	Vicinity 35'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6
6001 6005		2017	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.5
9021-9039		2002	TransBus	Trident DM5000	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E	9037-9039 are ex-Kelowna 0251-0253 as noted in series page.
9041-9049		2004	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E
9101 9105-9106		2005	New Flyer	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison EP40 hybrid System	9101-9103 transferred from Kelowna. 9104 was retired due a fire on June 24th, 2016.
9287-9289		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9301 9303 9306 9308 9310-9311 9313-9314		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9331-9335 9339 9342 9345 9347, 9354-9399 9403-9415 9417-9433		2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9434		2012	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	Equipped as "LFS Smart Bus".
9435-9446		2013	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	9435-9440: Voith D864.5 9441-9446: ZF 6AP1400B
9452-9453 9455-9458 9460-9477 9480-9481 9483-9486		2015	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
9501-9526		2008	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.5
9527		2008	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500H	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison EP40 hybrid System
9528		2007	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISL9	Allison B500R	EPA 2010 demo, formerly EPA 2007 demo.
9529-9531		2008	ADL	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Allison B500R6	Ex-OC Transpo 1201-1203. Arrived July 18th, 2013.
9532-9542		2020	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500			First shown on a video post on BC Transit's Twitter page on 23 February 2021.
9817 9819 9828		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3
9842-9843 9847		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	These units were transferred from regional systems as noted in series page.
9861 9870 9874-9875		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	9861-9866, 9869-9878: Detroit Diesel Series 50 9867-9868: Cummins ISC	Voith D863.3
9886-9887		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3

HandyDART

• Operations contracted to First Transit.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2342-2344, 2347-2351, 2369, 2370, 2372-2374		2012	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2346		2012	Mercedes-Benz	Sprinter MiniBus
2399, 2429, 2431, 2440-2441		2013	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2450		2011	Mercedes-Benz	Sprinter MiniBus
2455-2456, 2458-2459, 2478-2481, 2483, 2536-2537, 2541-2549, 2555		2014	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2558, 2561-2562, 2611-2614, 2616		2015	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2631-2636		2016	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2688-2700		2020	Chevrolet Girardin	4500 Micro Bird/G5	Vortec 6.0L
2757-2773		2021	Chevrolet Girardin	4500 Micro Bird/G5	Vortec 6.0L

On order

Conventional fleet

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(15)			Grande West	Vicinity 30' CNG	Cummins B6.7N	Voith DIWA.6

HandyDart

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(17)		2021	Chevrolet Girardin	4500 MBC-II	Vortec 6.0L

Leased/Demonstrator Roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission/Power Delivery System	Notes
7118		1997	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 17-017
7119		1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold to Regina Transit. Ex-STM 18-018
7120		1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 18-012
7122		1997	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 17-033
7130		2009	Yaxing	JS6830GHDP	Cummins ISB	ZF 6HP504C	Trial bus in 2010 for Community Shuttle fleet.
7132		2013	New Flyer	MiDi 35'	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison B300R	Trial bus in 2014. Transferred to Kelowna in April 2014.
9092		2016	BYD	K9	BYD TYC90A 180 kW	BYD FADMD7315 Lithium iron phosphate batteries	Model BYD6122LGEV. 6 month trial beginning in April 2018.
9601		2008	New Flyer	H40LFR	Siemens ELFA 85 kW	Ballard HD6 150 kW fuel cell hybrid system	Demonstrator Hydrogen bus in 2008.

Transferred/Retired Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0104-0107 0110 0112		2001	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred from other regional systems in October 2016.
0221-0230 0236-0237		2002	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred from other regional systems in October 2016 and late 2017.
600-609		1990	OBI	Orion V 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Transferred to other systems. 606, 608-609 had an '8' prefix added to their fleet number after transfer.
610		1991	OBI	Orion V 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred to other systems, last operated in Campbell River. Scrapped in January 2012.
746-753		1963	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH	Transferred to other Municipal Systems between 1982-1985 .
754-761		1965	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH	Transferred to other Municipal Systems between 1985-1986.
762-771		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	762-764, 766, 769 transferred to other Municipal systems in late 1990s.
772-779		1969	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	773, 775-779 transferred to other Municipal systems between 1995-1997.
780-781		1970	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	780 transferred to Nanaimo as 6380 in 1990. 781 loaned to Vancouver (Oakridge) in summer 1995 during Oak Street Bridge upgrade project.
782-784		1970	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	783-784 loaned to Vancouver (Oakridge) in summer 1995 during Oak Street Bridge upgrade project.
785-789		1972	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	785 transferred to Prince George in 1990 as 6199; returned in 1991. 785-786 loaned to Vancouver (Oakridge) in summer 1995 during Oak Street Bridge upgrade project. 787-789 transferred to Nelson in 1975.
787-793		1976	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	790-792 retrofitted with wheelchair lifts in front door sometime around 1979 for one year test. Converted back to normal. Transferred to other Municipal Systems by 1996.
790-799		1973	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	790-794 transferred to Vancouver as 3551-3553, 7552, 7551 in 1975. 795-799 transferred to North Vancouver as 4551-4555 by 1978.
800-816		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	800 transferred to Kamloops as 5586 in 1996. 813-816 renumbered to 959-962 in September 1981.
817-826		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	817-821 transferred to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5931-5935 by 1976. 822-826 renumbered to 963-967 in September 1981.
827-831		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Transferred from Vancouver (Kensington) 5801-5805 in 1975. Renumbered to 968-972 in September 1981.
832-834		1976	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Renumbered to 973-975 in September 1981.
835-836		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Transferred from Vancouver (Surrey) 7805-7806 in 1980. Transferred to Nanaimo 5606-5607 in 1981.
837-865		1981	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	837, 843, 856 sold to Strathcona County Transit as 911-913 in 2000. 838, 841, 851-852 sold to Metro Transit as 510-513 in 2003. 840, 854 sold to Strathcona County Transit as 917-918 in 2003. 855 transferred to Comox Valley as 8855 in early 2000s. 860, 863 transferred to Kelowna in 2002.
866-879		1982	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	866-867, 870 transferred to Nanaimo as 5900-5901, 5904 in 1988-1990. 868, 876, 879 transferred to Kamloops as 5902, 5910, 5913 in 1989-1990. 869 transferred to Prince George as 5903 in 1990.
900		1963	GMC	TDH-5303 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	Ex-South Suburban Safeway Lines 576 in 1974, entered service after rebuilding Sept. 1976.
902-904 906-907 909 911		1964	GMC	TDH-5303 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	Ex-South Suburban Safeway Lines 584-586, 588-589, 591, 593 in 1974, entered service after rebuilding Sept. 1976. 904, 906, 907, 909, 911 transferred to Vancouver (Oakridge) as 6904, 6906, 6907, 6909, 6911 in 1984 Same units returned to Victoria after Expo in November 1986.
920-928		1988	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
929-940		1989	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
941-956		1991	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
950-953		1967	GMC	SDM-5302 New Look	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer 4-speed manual	Née-New York Bus Tours 258, 256-257, 259. 950 transferred from Royal Blue Line 607 before 1980. 951-953 transferred from Vancouver Island Transit Lines 6311-6312, 6314 in 1980. 950 transferred to Kamloops in 1980; returned in 1981.
954-955		1968	GMC	S8M-5303A New Look	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer 4-speed manual	Née-New York Bus Tours 261-262. Transferred from Vancouver Island Transit Lines 6315-6316 in 1980.
956-958		1964	GMC	SDH-5302 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	Née-Greyhound Lines (World's Fair) 272-274; ex-Pioneer Bus Company 272-274. Transferred from Vancouver Island Transit Lines 6317-6319 in 1980. Transferred to Vancouver (Oakridge) as 6956-6958 in 1984.
959-960		1965	GMC	SDM-5302 New Look	6V71N	Spicer 4 speed manual	Née-88 Transit Lines 337-338. Transferred from Royal Blue Lines 604-605 in 1980. Transferred to storage in Vancouver (Oakridge) in 1981.
961		1966	GMC	SDM-5302 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Spicer 4 speed manual	Ex-Inter-County Motor Coach 157; purchased in 1974.
959-962		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Renumbered from 813-816 in September 1981.
963-967		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Renumbered from 822-826 in September 1981.
968-972		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Renumbered from 827-831 in September 1981.
973-975		1976	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Renumbered from 832-834 in September 1981. 975 transferred to Kelowna in 2001.
4058 4060-4061		2017	Grande West	Vicinity 30'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6	4060-4061 renumbered from 4005-4006. 4058 transferred to Vernon in March 2018. 4060-4061 transferred to Comox Valley in November 2018.
4400		2017	Grande West	Vicinity 35'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6	Transferred to Kelowna in August 2019.
4456-4458		2018	Grande West	Vicinity 35'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6	Transferred to Dawson Creek in December 2020.
6000 6002-6004 6006-6012		2017	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.5	6006-6012 Transferred to Kelowna in June 2018. 6000 transferred to Kelowna in July 2019. 6002-6004 transferred to Kelowna in August 2019, where loaned back between September 2019 and April 2020.
8001-8009		1991	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3
8010-8025		1992	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3
8026-8028		1993	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3
8029-8033		1992	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3
8034-8048		1994	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3
8049-8065 8070 8072, 8077-8079 8082 8084, 8086-8090 8092		1995	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3
8095-8117		1996	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	8111, 8115-8117 transferred to Nanaimo; 8111, 8115 transferred back March 2014. 8097 transferred to Central Fraser Valley in September 2015. 8098 transferred to Powell River in summer 2017. 8099 transferred to Chilliwack in July 2017. 8100 transferred to Sunshine Coast; transferred back. 8104 transferred to Central Fraser Valley. 8105, 8107, 8112, 8117 transferred to Nanaimo in Spring 2018; transferred back Fall 2018. 8110 transferred to storage in Whistler. 8114 transferred to Central Fraser Valley; transferred back.
8901-8904		1989	MCI	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-CMBC.
8905-8910		1987	GMDD	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-CMBC.
8911-8915		1989	MCI	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-CMBC.
9001-9010		2000	Dennis Duple Metsec	Trident DM5000	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E
9051-9078		2000	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	9071 and 9074 transferred back in 2018. Re-entered service in 2019.
9081-9085		2001	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E
9088 9090-9091		2000	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Ex-Whistler 0003, 0005-0006. 9088 transferred to Fort St. John. 9090 transferred to Prince George. 9091 transferred to Kitimat in April 2016.
9102-9104		2005	New Flyer	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison EP40 hybrid System	9104 retired due a fire on June 24th, 2016.
9211-9220 9223		2006	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9245-9254 9261		2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9319-9339, 9400-9402, 9416		2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	9319-9331 transferred to Whistler for 2010-11 winter season; all returned. 9324-9325, 9331, 9345, 9421 transferred to Whistler for 2011-12 winter season; 9331, 9345, 9421 returned. 9319, 9321-9323, 9326, 9330 transferred to Kelowna in 2012. 9345, 9362-9363 transferred to Whistler for 2012-13 winter season; all returned. 9403-9494 transferred to Whistler in December 2013; transferred back in Spring 2018. 9400-9402, 9405-9415 transferred to Whistler in April 2014; 9403-9407, 9409-9414 transferred back in Spring 2018; 9408 transferred back in Fall 2018; 9415 transferred back in Spring 2019. 9327 transferred to Kelowna in Fall 2014. 9320 transferred to North Okanagan in Spring 2015. 9328-9329 transferred to Kelowna in Spring 2015. 9376 transferred to Penticton in early 2018; transferred back in August 2019.
9464, 9478-9479, 9482		2015	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
9702-9706 9734 9737 9746 9748		1996-1997	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	9702-9706 transferred from Kamloops in June 2015. 9734 transferred from Trail in August 2018. 9737 transferred from storage in Whistler in September 2017. 9746, 9748 transferred from Kelowna in August 2018.
9750-9760		1995-1996	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Repurchased from CMBC in early 2014. Originally Vancouver Regional Transit System buses.
9815-9816 9818, 9820-9828		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3
9831-9839 9845-9846 9848-9852		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Prince George. Transferred to Trail in Fall 2010; 9852 returned in 2018.
9862-9864 9866-9868 9871 9873-9877		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Prince George. Transferred to Kamloops in Summer 2010; 9874 returned in Winter 2011-12, 9875 returned in 2018. 9874 transferred to Kelowna in Spring 2015.
9881-9885 9888-9891		1998	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3

Community Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C971-C974		2003	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar			First units to operate "Community Bus" routes, entered service September 2004. C972 transferred to 100 Mile House in February 2011.
2001-2006		2005	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2040, 2045, 2058-2063		2006	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar			2040 transferred from Creston Valley in March 2013. 2045 transferred from Comox Valley in March 2013.
2077-2084		2007	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2122-2129, 2132-2133		2008	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar			2125 transferred to Revelstoke in 2016.
2196		2009	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar			Transferred to Elk Valley in November 2011.
2334-2339, 2371		2012	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2401-2402, 2405-2409, 2413-2417, 2423-2424		2013	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		2407 transferred to Clearwater. 2408 transferred to Ashcroft-Clinton. 2414, 2416-2417 transferred to Prince George in October 2016. 2415 transferred to Kelowna.
2490-2495, 2502-2508, 2534-2535		2014	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		2508 transferred to Cowichan Valley. 2534-2535 transferred to Comox Valley in August 2016.

HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C441-C442		1999	Ford/Corbeil	E-350/?
C443-C447, C449-C455, C458		2000	Ford/Corbeil	E-350/?
C460-C463		2001	Ford/Corbeil	E-350/?
C927, C930, C941, C944, C946		2001	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar III
C464		2002	Ford/Girardin	E-350/?
C467-C471		2003	Ford/Corbeil	E-350/?
C991-C994		2005	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
B008, B015, B017-B018		2005	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2054-2056, 2076		2006	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2102-2103, 2120		2007	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2143-2151		2008	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2228-2235		2009	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2301-2302, 2306-2307		2010	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM23D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2311		2009	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		Originally numbered L103 as a demonstrator.
2359		2012	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		Transferred to Chilliwack.
2368		2012	Mercedes-Benz	Sprinter MiniBus			Transferred to Kootenay Lake West.
2427		2013	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		Transferred to Prince George in October 2016.

References

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Current Bus Fleet
New Flyer	1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 1148-1185, 1186-1202, 1203-1212, 1213-1232, 9101-9106, 9815-9828, 9831-9856, 9861-9878, 9881-9891
Nova	6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434, 9435-9446, 9447-9486
Vicinity	3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4200-4233, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
Double Deck	9021-9039, 9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9527, 9528, 9529-9531, 9532-9542
Aero Elite	3016-3023, 3024-3028
Sprinter	2340-2341, 2345-2346, 2368, 2450
Girardin	2688-2722
ARBOC	2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687, 2723-2756
Polar	2173-2240
Retired Bus Fleet--Victoria and Municipal/Regional Systems
GM Old Look	571, 581, 610-611, 612-615, 621-627, 641-645, 661-662, 671-678, 701-706, 711-720, 6001, 8705, 8707
GM New Look	746-753, 754-761, 762-771, 772-779, 780-781, 782-784, 785-786, 790-793, 800-812. 837-865, 866-879, 900, 902-903, 904, 906-907, 909, 911, 950(1)-953(1), 954(1)-955(1), 956(1), 957-958, 959(1)-960(1), 961(1), 959(2)-961(2), 962, 963-967, 968-972, 973-975, 5202, 5206, 5209, 5211, 5349, 5350, 5457-5459, 5479-5480, 5491-5492, 5509-5511, 5541-5542, 5543-5544, 5551-5552, 5573, 5599, 5601-5604, 5606-5610, 5623, 5625, 5695, 5880-5884, 5900-5904, 5910, 5913-5915, 6000, 6052, 6053-6060, 6061-6062, 6081-6088, 6089-6090, 6104, 6107, 6110, 6124, 6155, 6171, 6179-6180, 6195, 6199, 6201-6203, 6209-6241, 6244-6251, 6263-6268, 6272-6273, 6301-6302, 6311-6314, 6315-6316, 6317-6319, 6380, 8831.
GM/MCI Classic	920-928, 929-940, 941-956, 8901-8904, 8905-8910, 8911-8915, 8917-8919
Orion I	6701-6706, 6707-6710, 6711-6716, 6720-6735, 6750-6765, 6766-6781, 6782-6789
Orion V	600-609, 610
New Flyer	1000-1019, 8001-8009, 8010-8033, 8034-8048, 8049-8094, 8095-8117, 9701-9749, 9750-9760
Goshen Sentry	C614, C615
Dennis Dart SLF	0001-0018, 0101-0116, 0221-0237, 9051-9078, 9081-9085, 9901-9904, 9905-9909, 9910-9951
Double Deck	9001-9010
Navistar Arrow III	C610-C613
Aero Elite	C617-C621
El Dorado Escort RE	C901(1)-C905(1), 5522-5526
Overland ELF	C701-C708
ARBOC	2301-2310, 2311-2315
Polar	C550-C578, C579-C597, C900-C909, C910-C925, C927-C960, C961-C974, C975-C998, B001-B035, 2040-2074, 2077-2121, 2122-2172
Sprinter	L102
Vancouver System 1980-1999
Trolleybuses
CC & F/ Brill	2101-2186, 2201-2288, 2289-2290, 2301-2354, 2355-2356, 2357-2371, 2401-2416
Flyer E 800	2601-2650
Flyer E 901A/E902	2701-2799, 2801-2899, 2901-2947,
Conventional Buses 1980-1995--old 4 digit numbering system
CC & F Brill CD52A	3404-3405, 3409, 3418
GM New Look	3001, 3201-3215, 3296-3299, 3501-3510, 3511-3514, 3515-3516, 3551-3555, 3556-3557, 3591-3592, 3593-3594, 3601-3622, 3617-3626, 3631-3642, 3646-3648, 3649-3656, 3691-3694, 3701-3707, 3708-3717, 3718-3737, 3738-3744, 3801-3805, 3806-3815, 3816-3820, 3820(2), 3821, 3822-3824, 3901-3909, 3908-3911, 3951-3954, 3955-3957, 3957(2), 3958-3959, 3960, 3961-3962, 3980, 3993-3996, 4401-4405, 4551-4555, 4630, 4648-4652, 4691-4699, 4701-4723, 4724-4733, 4734-4757, 4758-4761, 4762-4768, 4769-4771, 4772-4778, 4779-4781, 4782-4788, 4789-4790, 4901-4914, 4915, 4916-4920, 5301-5310, 5323-5327, 5401-5412, 5501(2)-5502(2), 5501(3)-5502(3), 5503, 5508-5510, 5511-5526, 5527-5532, 5532, 5551-5552, 5561-5567, 5571-5575, 5601-5616, 5601(2), 5617-5622, 5631-5640, 5641-5647, 5648-5657, 5648(2)-5652(2), 5726-5737, 5735(2), 5737(2), 5738-5739, 5747, 5749, 5901-5913, 6748, 6748, 6751, 6904, 6906-6907, 6909, 6911, 6956-6958, 7201-7203, 7203(2), 7204-7205, 7206, 7206(2), 7207-7208, 7209,7211, 7213-7215, 7298-7299, 7401-7406, 7501-7513, 7511(2)-7512(2), 7521-7522, 7591-7592, 7594, 7801-7808, 7811-7814, 7901-7919, 7920-7937, 7938-7943, 7944, 7938(2)-7942(2), 7943, 7944(2), 7945-7949, 7951-7954, 7955-7956, 7961-7980, 7981-7992, 7993-7997, 9401-9403, 9408-9410, 9417-9419, 9501-9505, 9551-9555, 9601-9607, 9608-9614, 9615(2)-9618(2), 9619, 9651-9680, 9681-9683, 9691-9694, 9801-9808, 9901-9925, 9926-9935, 9936-9948, 9949, 9950-9951, 9952.
Prevost V48-S	5501-5505
Flyer D700A	3151-3158, 5101-5160
Flyer D800/E800	3101-3150,3151(2)-3152(2), 5137(2)-5150(2), 5161-5165, 5194(2), 5198(2), 5151(2)-5165(2), 5166-5199
Flyer D901A	3301-3335, 3165-3199
GM/MCI Classic	3201-3220, 3221-3230, 3401, 3402-3428, 4411-4422, 4430-4449, 5411-5425, 5426-5428, 5430-5481, 5482, 5483-5490, 7411-7416, 9401(2)-9403(2), 9404-9405, 9411-9422, 9420(2)-9422(2), 9423-9424, 9430-9445
New Flyer D40	3231-3240, 3301(2)-3335(2), 3336-3343, 3344-3364, 4301-4334, 4335-4342, 7251-7261, 7306-7306, 9201-9222, 9301-9302
New Flyer D60	9001-9021
El Dorado Escort RE	9581-9585
Orion I	A099, 3599,9599
Converntional Fleet 1995-1999--Garage Prefix number system
GM New Look	4101-4115, 5501-5503, 5504-5508, 5509-5521, 6601-6630, 7701-7707, 8801-8805, 8806-8810, 8811-8818, 8820-8835, 9101-9115, 9116-9127, 9901-9906, 9907-9910, 9911-9940, 9941-9970, 9971-9997
Flyer D800/E800	1101-1108,1109-1157
Flyer D901A	1158-1192
Flyer D800B	1205-1208, 1213-1223
Flyer D900	1617, 1619, 1642-1644, 1647, 1650, 1653, 1671, 1689, 1694, 1743, 1752-1753, 1757, 1770, 1802, 1815, 1819, 1854,1879
GM/MCI Classic	4116-4143, 4144-4492, 4193-4199, 4201-4278
New Flyer D40	3101-3199, 3201-3210), 3211-3257
New Flyer C40	3258-3282
New Flyer C40LF	3283-3299, 3301-3308
New Flyer D40LF	7101-7150, 7151-7243, 7247-7297
New Flyer F40LF	7244-7246
NovaBus LFS	7298
New Flyer D60	3001-3021
New Flyer D60LF	8001-8021
El Dorado Escort RE	5522-5526
Orion I	5527
Orion Ii	5101-5119
Systems
North Central	100 Mile House, Bella Coola, Bulkley Nechako, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Kitimat, Port Edward, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skeena, Smithers, Terrace, Williams Lake
Vancouver Island	Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Salt Spring Island, Victoria
South Coast	Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Powell River, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Whistler
Southern Interior	Ashcroft-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
Kootenays	Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
Former Systems	Vancouver, Golden