York Region Transit 501-520

Interior layout of 501-520

Driver dashboard of 503

York Region Transit 501-520 are Van Hool A330 buses built between 2005 and 2006. Originally delivered for Viva service as part of a batch numbered 5101-5160, 20 units have been refurbished and converted for use on conventional YRT service and renumbered to the early 500-series. The prototype, bus 5102/501, was outshopped in late 2012. Refurbishments of the remaining buses were carried out from 2013 to 2014.

The buses are painted in YRT's three-tone blue livery. They have retained the push-buttons for passengers to open the rear doors. Inside, the seats have been replaced with Kiel Ideo seats, which are upholstered in the standard fabric used on YRT buses up to 2009. The operator's cab door had to be removed to fit the farebox and Presto transfer cutter. A Presto reader was fitted on a stanchion just below the windshield.

Note that this is the second use of some of the fleet numbers, which were previously occupied by ex-Vaughan Transit Orion I 500-series buses that had been retired a few years earlier.

These buses are normally found on 3 Thornhill, 4/4A Major Mackenzie, 5 Clark, 7 Martin Grove, 10 Woodbridge, 12 Pine Valley, 13 Islington, 20 Jane, 21 Vellore Local, 23 Thornhill Woods, 26 Maple Local, 28 Huntington, 77/77A Highway 7, 85/85C Rutherford, 87 Autumn Hill, 88 Bathurst, 760 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland, and school specials.

Upon entering service, these buses retired 9931-9933. They also transferred 920-927 to Southeast Division.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Cummins ISL 280 hp	Voith D864.3E 4 speed	36 Kiel Ideo	TwinVision Amber LED

Details

Current number	Former number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License plate	Paint	Division	Notes
501	5102		2005	YE2UF26B652063478	498 4BH (prev. BN2 140)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in February 2013. Formerly had special wrap for Route 760 in 2015. Rear view
502	5109		2005	YE2UF26B352063485	495 6BH (prev. BN7 775)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in June 2013. Formerly had special wrap for Route 760 in 2015.
503	5112		2005	YE2UF26B952063488	498 6BH (prev. BN2 127)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in June 2013.
504	5114		2005	YE2UF26B752063490	493 5BH (prev. BN2 107)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in April 2013.
505	5117		2005	YE2UF26B252063493	497 6BH (prev. BN2 113)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in May 2013.
506	5119		2005	YE2UF26B652063495	498 1BH (prev. BN2 123)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in July 2013. Formerly wrapped for Improve Inc.
507	5121		2005	YE2UF26BX52063497	495 9BH (prev. BN2 121)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in May 2013.
508	5136		2005	YE2UF26B252063512	495 0BH (prev.BN2 128)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in April 2013.
509	5139		2006	YE2UF26B662063515	BN2 145		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in June 2013.
510	5141		2006	YE2UF26BX62063517	BN2 134		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in September 2013.
511	5143		2006	YE2UF26B362063519	492 1BH (prev. BN7 786)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished June to mid-July 2013. Has old-way viva fleet number design at the front panel with current fleet number.
512	5146		2006	YE2UF26B362063522	498 9BH (prev. BN2 118)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in February 2014.
513	5149		2006	YE2UF26B962063525	494 9BH (prev. BN2 112)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in March 2014. Formerly wrapped for Nord Condos.
514	5150		2006	YE2UF26B062063526	BN2 133		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in May 2013.
515	5151		2006	YE2UF26B262063527	717 7BJ (prev. BN2 065)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in November 2013.
516	5154		2006	YE2UF26B262063530	496 3BH (prev. BN7 793		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in February 2014.
517	5156		2006	YE2UF26B062063718	498 5BH (prev. BN2 115)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in November 2013.
518	5158		2006	YE2UF26B762063720	BN2 130		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in November 2013.
519	5159		2006	YE2UF26B962063721	498 7BH (prev. BN2 142)		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in June 2013. Formerly wrapped for Pioneer Family Pools.
520	5160		2006	YE2UF26B062063722	BN2 114		Southwest (Transdev)	Refurbished in February 2014. Rear fleet number is a different font. Formerly wrapped for Charisma Condo.

York Region Transit active fleet D40LF 311-325, 327-335, 401-412, 571-585, 601-609, 610-618, 701-730, 801-819, 901-945, 1001-1019 D40LFR 1020-1038, 1101-1120 XD40 1401-1434, 1801-1826, 1901-1908 E-Z Rider II MAX 850-868, 980-990, 991-996 E-Z Rider II BRT 1060-1064, 1065-1072, 1160-1162 ARBOC 1189-1190, 1193-1196, 1871-1883 CS-2 1891-1897 A330 501-520, 5101, 5103-5108, 5110, 5111, 5113, 5115, 5116, 5118, 5120, 5122-5135, 5137, 5138, 5140, 5142, 5144, 5145, 5147, 5148, 5152, 5153, 5155, 5157 AG300 201-223, 7201-7205, 8201-8211 LFS 1501-1518, 1601-1614, 1615-1621, 1701-1715 LFX 1080-1094 LFS Artic 1370-1396, 1770-1774 Support Fleet Various numbers