M401-M412 were 1957 Canadian Car and Foundry/ Brill model CD52A Buses delivered to BC Electric Transit in 1957. All units transferred to BC Hydre Transit in 1962.
BC Hydro Transit fleet ownership transferred to Urban Transit Authority (UTA) and operations assumed by Metro Transit Operating Company (MTOC) in April 1980. UTA renamed BC Transit in 1982; MTOC operations in Vancouver and Victoria moved into BC Transit in April 1985
Engine
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Transmission
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Seated Capacity
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Rear Door
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Destination Sign
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AEC Underfloor Diesel
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Torque Converter
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52 Bench
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2 pc Push
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Rollsign
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Details
Fleet Number
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Renumbers
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Provincial Number
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Thumbnail
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Date
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Serial
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License Plate
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Paint
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Notes
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M401
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3401
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5001
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1957
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17254
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3401 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M402
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3402
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5002
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1957
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17255
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3402 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M403
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3403
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5003
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1957
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17256
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3403 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M404
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3404
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5004
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1957
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17257
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3404 in 1964
- Repainted in special livery for Shopper's Freebus service in 1978
- To Metro Transit Operating Company in 1980
- To store in 1981
- Sold to Victoria Historical Railway Society in 1985
- Restored to BC Hydro livery in 1990 and used in Transit Centennial events that year
- To Transit Museum Society of BC for preservation in 1999.
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M405
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3405 M405
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5005
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1957
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17258
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3405 in 1964
- Repainted in special livery for Shopper's Freebus service in 1978
- To Metro Transit Operating Company in 1979
- To store in 1981
- Sold to Victoria Historical Railway Society in 1985
- Operated Shopper's Freebus service in Downtown Victoria and James Bay summer 1989
- Restored to BC Electric "Totem" livery and renumbered back to M405 in 1990 and used in Transit Centennial events that year
- To Transit Museum Society of BC for preservation in 1999.
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M406
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3406
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5006
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1957
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17259
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3406 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M407
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3407
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5007
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1957
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17260
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|
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3407 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M408
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3408
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5008
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1957
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17261
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3408 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M409
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3409
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5009
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1957
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17262
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3409 in 1964
- Repainted in special livery for Shopper's Freebus service in 1978
- To Metro Transit Operating Company in 1980
- To store in 1981
- Sold for scrap in 1985
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M410
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3410
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5010
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1957
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17263
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3410 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M411
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3411
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5011
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1957
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17264
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3411 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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M412
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3412
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5012
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1957
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17265
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- Assigned to Oakridge
- Renumbered 3412 in 1964
- Retired by 1978
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