Williams Lake Transit System

Williams Lake Transit System serves the city of Williams Lake. Planning, administration support, and fleet vehicles are provided by BC Transit, working with the City of Williams Lake, Cariboo Regional District, and the T’exelcemc First Nation, and Interior Health. Operation of service is contracted to the Laker's Go-Bus Society, who have operated the system since beginning of service in 1982..

History

• January 1, 1982 System begins operation as Williams Lake Paratransit System.
• 2000s System rebranded as Williams Lake Transit System. System continues to operate under BC Transit's Paratransit program, but system is is fully promoted and supported on BC Transit web site, and local door to door accessible service can now be branded as HandyDART.
• 2010s Health Connections Service added to Kamloops in co-operation with Interior Health.

Routes

• 1 Community Bus
• 2 Broadway
• 3 South Lakeside
• 4 Sugar Cane
• Williams Lake/Kamloops Health Connections (Mondays)

Active Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
3001		2013	Grande West	Vicinity 27.5'	Cummins ISB6.7	ZF 6AP1002B	Transferred to Dawson Creek in June 2023. Returned to system from Trail in August 2024.
4068-4070		2017	Grande West	Vicinity 30'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6

HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2809-2811		2022	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOF 27	GMC Vortec 6.0L

Transferred/Retired Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0104		2001	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred to Victoria in October 2016.
0227-0228		2002	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred to Victoria in October 2016.
930, 940		1989	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	930 transferred from storage in Duncan in March 2011. 940 transferred from Vernon in April 2011.
6704		1980	OBI	Orion I 01.501	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-643	Transferred from Prince Rupert in 2002.
6751, 6756		1980	OBI	Orion I 01.504	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-643
6771, 6774		1981	OBI	Orion I 01.504	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-643
6786, 6788		1989	OBI	Orion I 01.507	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	6782 originally delivered to Abbotsford. 6788 originally delivered to Nanaimo.
9066 9070 9078		2000	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred from Victoria in October 2016.

HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C563-C564		1996	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
C978		2005	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
B016		2005	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
2177, 2201		2009	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III			2201 loaned from Kelowna in 2012.
2326		2012	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		Transferred from Kimberley in 2021.
2419		2013	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2489, 2520		2014	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
L093		1986	Ford Weco	E-350 Weco			Owned by Lakers' Go-Bus Society.