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''Not to be confused with [[Broome County Transit]], from New York State.'' | ''Not to be confused with [[Broome County Transit]], from New York State.'' | ||
'''BC Transit''' is a provincial government corporation that provides planning, marketing, fleet and funding support for all transit services in BC, except for the Metro Vancouver region. Its headquarters | '''BC Transit''' is a provincial government corporation that provides planning, marketing, fleet and funding support for all transit services in BC, except for the Metro Vancouver region. Its headquarters are located at 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria B.C. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Current projects== | ==Current projects== | ||
===NextRide | ===NextRide=== | ||
NextRide is a smart bus technology that provides automated next stop announcements and visual next stop displays on buses, real time location of specific vehicles and/or trips on routes and enables real-time departure information, surrnetly through UMO, as well as 3rd party apps and websites . Along with providing useful information to bus passengers, NextRide can give better insight to transit planners about how well buses are staying on schedule. The first generation of NextRide (often referred to as NextRide 1.0) was introduced in [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]], [[Comox Valley Transit System|Comox Valley]], [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish]], [[Whistler Transit System|Whistler]], [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] in 2018, and [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] in 2019. Following the success of this trial period, a second generation of NextRide (often referred to as NextRide 2.0) was installed in an additional 27 transit systems throughout 2022<ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/nextride-faq NextRide FAQ] bctransit.com, retrieved 02-19-2023</ref>. As a result of the installation, routes in some systems were renumbered to prevent conflicts with other nearby systems in cases where the data feeds were combined<ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/chilliwack/news?nid=1529716293089 Route Renumbering in Chilliwack Transit System] bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022</ref><ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/news?nid=1529716661727 Route Renumbering in Shuswap Regional Transit System] bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022</ref><ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/columbia-valley/news?nid=1529717669415 Route Renumbering in East Kootenay Transit Systems] bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022</ref>. Unlike NextRide 1.0, version 2.0 does not currently have a dedicated website for seeing real-time bus positions and departure times, but 3rd party options are still available. | |||
As of March 2024 42 systems are on the next ride system. The original browser based next ride web page was discontinued in Jan 2024, but BC Transit reports it is working on a replacement web page. <ref>https://www.bctransit.com/nextride-faq] retrieved March 15, 2024</ref>. | |||
===Umo=== | |||
UMO is a digital bus fare payment system that allows passengers to pay for single fares, day or monthly passes, currently using either a reloadable smart card or a new mobile app<ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/umo UMO] bctrasit.com, retrieved 02-19-2023</ref>. Additional payment methods will be added in a second phase including credit card, debit card, and mobile mobile wallet. The UMO app also provides some trip planning and schedule capabilities. After numerous delays to rollout, testing of UMO began in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] in Spring 2023, and was officially launched on August 23, 2023. <ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/news?nid=1529723613196 BC Transit launches UMO in Victoria Regional Transit System] BC Transit, published August 23, 2023</ref> | |||
As of March 14 2024 these systems are operating UMO:<ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/umo UMO] UMO information page, retrieved March 11, 2024</ref> | |||
*Agassiz-Harrison | |||
*Campbell River | |||
*Central Fraser Valley | |||
*Chilliwack | |||
*Comox Valley Regional | |||
*Cowichan Valley Regional | |||
*Hope | |||
*Kamloops | |||
*Kelowna Regional | |||
*Port Alberni | |||
*Powell River Regional | |||
*Regional District of Nanaimo | |||
*South Okanagan-Similkameen | |||
*Squamish | |||
*Sunshine Coast | |||
*Vernon Regional | |||
*Victoria Regional | |||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
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|[[BC Transit 1140-1147|1140-1147]] | |[[BC Transit 1140-1147|1140-1147]] | ||
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|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | |[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] | |[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] | ||
| | |[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport L9N|L9N]] | ||
| | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 4234-4248|4234-4248]] | |[[BC Transit 4234-4248|4234-4248]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:BC Transit_4235-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|2022 | |2022 | ||
|[[Vicinity Motor Corp|VMC]] | |[[Vicinity Motor Corp|VMC]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 4400-4432|4400-4432]] | |[[BC Transit 4400-4432|4400-4432]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:BC Transit 4416-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|2017 | |2017 | ||
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | |[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 9543-9550|9543-9550]] | |[[BC Transit 9543-9550|9543-9550]] | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:BC_Transit_9546-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|2021 | |2021 | ||
|[[Alexander Dennis]] | |[[Alexander Dennis]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 3001-3015|3001-3015]] | |[[BC Transit 2802-2860|2802-2860]] | ||
|[[File:Nelson Transit System 3003-a.jpg|128px]] | | | ||
|2013 | |2022 | ||
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | |[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|ARBOC]] | ||
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Freedom|SOF 27]] | |||
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Vortec|Vortec]] 6.0L | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 2861-2895|2861-2895]] | |||
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|2023 | |||
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|ARBOC]] | |||
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Freedom|SOF 27]] | |||
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Vortec|Vortec]] 6.0L | |||
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| align="left"| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 3001-3015|3001-3015]] | |||
|[[File:Nelson Transit System 3003-a.jpg|128px]] | |||
|2013 | |||
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | |||
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 27.5']] | |[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 27.5']] | ||
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB6.7]] | |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB6.7]] | ||
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|[[International Truck and Engine|International]]<hr>[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] | |[[International Truck and Engine|International]]<hr>[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] | ||
|3200<hr>[[ElDorado National Aero Elite|Aero Elite]] | |3200<hr>[[ElDorado National Aero Elite|Aero Elite]] | ||
|[[Navistar]] [[International Truck and Engine MaxxForce | |[[Navistar]] [[International Truck and Engine MaxxForce DT|MaxxForce DT]] | ||
|[[Allison]] 2100 PTS | |[[Allison]] 2100 PTS | ||
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|[[International Truck and Engine|International]]<hr>[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] | |[[International Truck and Engine|International]]<hr>[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] | ||
|3200<hr>[[ElDorado National Aero Elite|Aero Elite]] | |3200<hr>[[ElDorado National Aero Elite|Aero Elite]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B4.5 and B6.7|B6.7]] | ||
|[[Allison]] 2100 PTS | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 3029-3034|3029-3034]] | |||
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|2022 | |||
|[[International Truck and Engine|International]]<hr>[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] | |||
|3200<hr>[[ElDorado National Advantage|Advantage]] | |||
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B4.5 and B6.7|B6.7]] | |||
|[[Allison]] 2100 PTS | |[[Allison]] 2100 PTS | ||
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!Transmission | !Transmission | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|(10) | |(10) | ||
Line 1,961: | Line 1,953: | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 8049- | |[[BC Transit 8049-8094|8049-8094]] | ||
|[[Image:Victoria Regional Transit System 8053-a.jpg|128px]] | |[[Image:Victoria Regional Transit System 8053-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|1995 | |1995 | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | |[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | ||
Line 2,073: | Line 2,056: | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 9001 | |[[BC Transit 9001-9021|9001-9021 (1st)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|1991 | |1991 | ||
Line 2,083: | Line 2,066: | ||
*To [[Coast Mountain Bus Company|CMBC]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company 3001-3021|3001-3021]] in 1999. | *To [[Coast Mountain Bus Company|CMBC]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company 3001-3021|3001-3021]] in 1999. | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 9001-9010|9001 | |[[BC Transit 9001-9010|9001-9010 (2nd)]] | ||
|[[File:Victoria Regional Transit System 9007-a.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:Victoria Regional Transit System 9007-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|2000 | |2000 | ||
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*Ex-[[Coast Mountain Bus Company|TransLink]], originally [[Vancouver Regional Transit System]] units, repurchased in 2014. | *Ex-[[Coast Mountain Bus Company|TransLink]], originally [[Vancouver Regional Transit System]] units, repurchased in 2014. | ||
|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 9815-9828|9815-9828]] | |||
|[[File:Victoria Regional Transit System 9826-a.jpg|128px]] | |||
|1998 | |||
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | |||
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] | |||
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]] | |||
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D863.3]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 9831-9856|9831-9856]] | |||
|[[File:BC Transit 9835-a.jpg|128px]] | |||
|1998 | |||
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | |||
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] | |||
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]] | |||
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D863.3]] | |||
| align="left" | | |||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 9861-9878|9861-9878]] | |[[BC Transit 9861-9878|9861-9878]] | ||
Line 2,262: | Line 2,263: | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit C610-C613|C610-C613]] | |[[BC Transit C610-C613|C610-C613]] | ||
| | |[[File:Nelson Transit System C-612-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|1992 | |1992 | ||
|Navistar | |Navistar | ||
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*Model BYD6122LGEV. | *Model BYD6122LGEV. | ||
*6 month trial in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] beginning in April 2018. | *6 month trial in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] beginning in April 2018. | ||
|- align="center" | |||
|[[BC Transit 9093|9093]] | |||
|[[File:BC Transit 9093-a.jpg|128px]] | |||
|2022 | |||
|[[Proterra]] | |||
|[[Proterra ZX5|ZX5]] | |||
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* Demo unit arrived in Fall 2022 ahead of 2023 order<ref>[https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/news?nid=1529717752527 Electric buses coming to Victoria] bctransit.com, retrieved 08-20-2022</ref> | |||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[BC Transit 9601|9601]] | |[[BC Transit 9601|9601]] |
Latest revision as of 14:47, 15 March 2024
Not to be confused with Broome County Transit, from New York State.
BC Transit is a provincial government corporation that provides planning, marketing, fleet and funding support for all transit services in BC, except for the Metro Vancouver region. Its headquarters are located at 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria B.C.
History
- Pre-1961 - Transit service in Vancouver and Victoria is operated by the privately-owned BC Electric Railway.
- 1961 - BC Electric Company purchased by the Province. Transit service continues to operate as a subsidiary of BC Hydro.
- 1973 - Province establishes the Bureau of Transit Services to co-ordinate transit systems across the Province, including the purchase of buses. BC Hydro continues as the operator of transit in Vancouver and Victoria.[1]
- 1979 - Bureau of Transit Services is replaced by the Urban Transit Authority, which has planning responsibility for 13 systems across the Province.
- 1979[1]/1980[2] - Operations of systems in Vancouver and Victoria are shifted to the Metro Transit Operating Company.
- 1983 - UTA and MTOC are combined into a new corporation known as BC Transit.
- 1991 - The first conventional low floor buses to operate in North America are delivered.
- 1999 - Responsibility of planning for Vancouver Regional Transit System is transferred to the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, with operations under Coast Mountain Bus Company.
- 2000 - The first double decker buses in transit service in North America enter service in Victoria.
- 2005 - The first production hybrid buses in Canada are delivered to Kelowna.
- 2010 - The largest hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet in the world is operated in Whistler.
- 2014 - Regional District of Nanaimo takes delivery of BC Transit's first buses fuelled by CNG.
- 2015 - Kamloops takes delivery of buses fueled by CNG.
- 2017 - Whistler takes delivery of buses fueled by CNG.
- 2018 - Select communities begin the roll out of NextRide: Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Squamish, Whistler, Kamloops, Kelowna.
- 2019 - The last of first generation of NextRide system goes live in Victoria
- 2020 - Victoria takes delivery of buses fueled by CNG.
- 2021 - Central Fraser Valley takes delivery of buses fueled by CNG.
- 2022 - NextRide is rolled out in an additional 27 transit systems
Current projects
NextRide
NextRide is a smart bus technology that provides automated next stop announcements and visual next stop displays on buses, real time location of specific vehicles and/or trips on routes and enables real-time departure information, surrnetly through UMO, as well as 3rd party apps and websites . Along with providing useful information to bus passengers, NextRide can give better insight to transit planners about how well buses are staying on schedule. The first generation of NextRide (often referred to as NextRide 1.0) was introduced in Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Squamish, Whistler, Kamloops, Kelowna in 2018, and Victoria in 2019. Following the success of this trial period, a second generation of NextRide (often referred to as NextRide 2.0) was installed in an additional 27 transit systems throughout 2022[3]. As a result of the installation, routes in some systems were renumbered to prevent conflicts with other nearby systems in cases where the data feeds were combined[4][5][6]. Unlike NextRide 1.0, version 2.0 does not currently have a dedicated website for seeing real-time bus positions and departure times, but 3rd party options are still available.
As of March 2024 42 systems are on the next ride system. The original browser based next ride web page was discontinued in Jan 2024, but BC Transit reports it is working on a replacement web page. [7].
Umo
UMO is a digital bus fare payment system that allows passengers to pay for single fares, day or monthly passes, currently using either a reloadable smart card or a new mobile app[8]. Additional payment methods will be added in a second phase including credit card, debit card, and mobile mobile wallet. The UMO app also provides some trip planning and schedule capabilities. After numerous delays to rollout, testing of UMO began in Victoria in Spring 2023, and was officially launched on August 23, 2023. [9]
As of March 14 2024 these systems are operating UMO:[10]
- Agassiz-Harrison
- Campbell River
- Central Fraser Valley
- Chilliwack
- Comox Valley Regional
- Cowichan Valley Regional
- Hope
- Kamloops
- Kelowna Regional
- Port Alberni
- Powell River Regional
- Regional District of Nanaimo
- South Okanagan-Similkameen
- Squamish
- Sunshine Coast
- Vernon Regional
- Victoria Regional
Operations
The delivery of transit service in most systems is under contract to private operators. BC Transit operates the conventional system in Victoria while HandyDART service is under contract. Three regions operate their own transit systems: Powell River, Regional District of Nanaimo, and Sunshine Coast. City of Nelson operates conventional buses on routes 1-10 and 99 in West Kootenay Transit System while the rest of the system is under contract to private operators.
Current roster
Conventional
Community Buses & HandyDART
Theses units can be either community shuttle, HandyDart, or both depends on the transit systems needs for units.
On order
Conventional
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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(10) | 2023 | Proterra | ZX5 |
Retired roster
Conventional fleet
Community Shuttles & HandyDART
Vancouver Trolley Bus Fleet (1980-1999)
Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Controls | Notes |
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2101-2186 | 1949 | CC&F/Brill | T48 | GE 1213PA1 |
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2201-2288 | 1949 | CC&F/Brill | T48 | GE 1213PA1 |
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2289-2290 | 1949 | CC&F/Brill | T48 | GE 1213PA1 |
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2301-2354 | 1950 | CC&F/Brill | T48 | GE 1213PA1 |
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2355-2356 | 1950 | CC&F/Brill | T48A | GE 1213PA1 |
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2357-2371 | 1951 | CC&F/Brill | T48A | GE 1213PA1 |
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2401-2416 | 1954 | CC&F/Brill | T48A | GE 1213PA1 |
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2601-2650 | 1975-76 | Flyer | E800 | GE 1213PA1 |
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2701-2799 2801-2899 2901-2947 |
1982-83 | Flyer | E901A/E902 | Westinghouse |
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Leased/demonstrator roster
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission/Power Delivery System | Notes |
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7100-7111 | 2000-2003 | Prevost | LeMirage XL-II | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R |
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7112 | Oct. 2009 | Prevost | X3-45 |
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7113 | Prevost | H3-45 |
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7114 | Prevost | H3-45 |
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7115-7129 | 1996-1998 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins C8.3 | Allison B400R |
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7130 | 2009 | Yaxing | JS6830GHDP | Cummins ISB 220 | ZF HP504C |
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7132 | 2013 | NFI | MD35 | Cummins ISB6.7 | Allison B300R | ||
7133 | IC Bus/Champion | AC/Defender | International MaxxForce 7 | Allison 1000 | |||
9092 | 2016 | BYD | K9 | BYD TYC90A 180 kW | BYD FADMD7315 Lithium iron phosphate batteries |
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9093 | 2022 | Proterra | ZX5 |
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9601 | 2008 | NFI | H40LFR | Siemens ELFA 85 kW | Ballard HD6 150 kW fuel cell |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Translink Governance Review, Appendix 1 - Translink Governance History, published March 2013.
- ↑ Our History, BC Transit, retrieved 2019/12/13.
- ↑ NextRide FAQ bctransit.com, retrieved 02-19-2023
- ↑ Route Renumbering in Chilliwack Transit System bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022
- ↑ Route Renumbering in Shuswap Regional Transit System bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022
- ↑ Route Renumbering in East Kootenay Transit Systems bctransit.com, retrieved 06-02-2022
- ↑ https://www.bctransit.com/nextride-faq] retrieved March 15, 2024
- ↑ UMO bctrasit.com, retrieved 02-19-2023
- ↑ BC Transit launches UMO in Victoria Regional Transit System BC Transit, published August 23, 2023
- ↑ UMO UMO information page, retrieved March 11, 2024
- ↑ https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/blaze-destroys-transit-bus/
- ↑ Electric buses coming to Victoria bctransit.com, retrieved 08-20-2022