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*2015 - [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] takes delivery of buses fueled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | *2015 - [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] takes delivery of buses fueled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | ||
*2017 - [[Whistler Transit System]] takes delivery of buses fuelled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | *2017 - [[Whistler Transit System]] takes delivery of buses fuelled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | ||
*2018 - Select communities begin the role out of NextRide which are; Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]], [[Comox Valley Transit System|Comox Valley]], [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish]], [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]]. | *2018 - Select communities begin the role out of NextRide which are; [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Regional District of Nanaimo]], [[Comox Valley Transit System|Comox Valley]], [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish]], [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]]. | ||
*2019 - The last of first generation of NextRide system goes lives in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] | *2019 - The last of first generation of NextRide system goes lives in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] | ||
*2020 - [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] takes delivery of buses fuelled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | *2020 - [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] takes delivery of buses fuelled by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. | ||
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==Current projects== | ==Current projects== | ||
===NextRide=== | ===NextRide 1.0=== | ||
This project will have an initial phase, to install smart bus technology on buses, on seven system which are: [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]], [[Comox Valley Transit System|Comox Valley]], [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish]], [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] and [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]]. Once buses start having the system install passenger will notice next stop announcements and display of the next stop. To help passenger out at exchanges, and on BC Transit website will be able to track buses to see if they are on schedule. The initial phase of this project is now complete. More communities may get NextRide in the future. <ref>https://bctransit.com/campbell-river/transit-future/moving-forward-with-technology/faq-next-ride NextRide Frequently Asked Questions] bctransit.com, retrieved 04-24-2018. </ref> | This project will have an initial phase, to install smart bus technology on buses, on seven system which are: [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]], [[Comox Valley Transit System|Comox Valley]], [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish]], [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] and [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]]. Once buses start having the system install passenger will notice next stop announcements and display of the next stop. To help passenger out at exchanges, and on BC Transit website will be able to track buses to see if they are on schedule. The initial phase of this project is now complete. More communities may get NextRide in the future. <ref>https://bctransit.com/campbell-river/transit-future/moving-forward-with-technology/faq-next-ride NextRide Frequently Asked Questions] bctransit.com, retrieved 04-24-2018. </ref> | ||
===NextRide 2.0=== | |||
Will equipped on 900 buses.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/bctransit/photos/a.437443967833/10159312027362834/?type=3 NextRide 2.0] Facebook.com, retrieved 05-08-2021.</ref> | |||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
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|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF EcoLife|6AP1400B]] | |[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF EcoLife|6AP1400B]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 1045-1069|1045-1069]] | |[[BC Transit 1045-1069|1045-1069]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | ||
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*All units are equipped with NextRide technology as part of [[Whistler Transit System]]. | *All units are equipped with NextRide technology as part of [[Whistler Transit System]]. | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 1148-1185|1148-1185]] | |[[BC Transit 1148-1185|1148-1185]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.6|D864.6]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.6|D864.6]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 4433-4474|4433-4474]] | |[[BC Transit 4433-4474|4433-4474]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.6]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 9001-9010|9001-9010]] | |[[BC Transit 9001-9010|9001-9010]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | ||
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*Originally had early style of large round headlight when delivered. | *Originally had early style of large round headlight when delivered. | ||
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|[[BC Transit 9211-9231|9211-9231]] | |[[BC Transit 9211-9231|9211-9231]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | ||
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*Originally delivered in ghost | *Originally delivered in plain white ("ghost") livery. | ||
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|[[BC Transit 9290-9300|9290-9300]] | |[[BC Transit 9290-9300|9290-9300]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | ||
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*Suburban | *Suburban units (single door, deluxe seating). | ||
*Originally delivered in ghost | *Purchased for [[Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System|Cowichan Valley Commuter]] and [[Squamish Transit System|Squamish Whistler Commuter]] routes. | ||
*Originally delivered in plain white ("ghost") livery. | |||
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|[[BC Transit 9301-9318|9301-9318]] | |[[BC Transit 9301-9318|9301-9318]] | ||
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|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | |[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 9501-9526|9501-9526]] | |[[BC Transit 9501-9526|9501-9526]] | ||
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*Currently being retired; 2193-2195 only units active. | *Currently being retired; 2193-2195 only units active. | ||
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|[[BC Transit 2316-2377|2316-2339, 2342-2344,<br>2347-2367, 2369-2377]] | |[[BC Transit 2316-2377|2316-2339, 2342-2344,<br>2347-2367, 2369-2377]] | ||
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|[[BC Transit 2663-2687|2663-2687]] | |[[BC Transit 2663-2687|2663-2687]] | ||
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|2018 | |2018 | ||
|[[Chevrolet]]/[[ARBOC Mobility|Arboc]] | |[[Chevrolet]]/[[ARBOC Mobility|Arboc]] | ||
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|[[BC Transit 1213-1233|1213- | |[[BC Transit 1213-1233|1213-1232]] | ||
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| | |2021 | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | |[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] | |[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] | ||
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|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | |[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] | ||
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 30' CNG]] | |[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 30' CNG]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[BC Transit 9001(1)-9010(1), 9011-9020, 9021(1)|9001(1)-9021(1)]] | ||
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|1991 | |1991 | ||
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|[[BC Transit 2301-2315|2311-2315]] | |||
|[[File:Victoria Regional Handydart System 2311-a.jpg|128px]] | |||
|2010 | |||
|[[Chevrolet]]/[[ARBOC Mobility|Arboc]] | |||
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]/[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]] | |||
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax]] 6.6L | |||
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*2311 built in 2009 as demonstrator L103. | |||
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|[[BC Transit S5101-S5119|S5101-S5119]] | |[[BC Transit S5101-S5119|S5101-S5119]] |
Revision as of 06:56, 14 May 2021
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 is 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 Transit System takes delivery of buses fuelled by CNG.
- 2018 - Select communities begin the role out of NextRide which are; Regional District of Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Squamish, Kamloops, Kelowna.
- 2019 - The last of first generation of NextRide system goes lives in Victoria
- 2020 - Victoria takes delivery of buses fuelled by CNG.
- 2021 - Central Fraser Valley takes delivery of buses fuelled by CNG.
Current projects
NextRide 1.0
This project will have an initial phase, to install smart bus technology on buses, on seven system which are: Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Squamish, Kamloops, Kelowna and Victoria. Once buses start having the system install passenger will notice next stop announcements and display of the next stop. To help passenger out at exchanges, and on BC Transit website will be able to track buses to see if they are on schedule. The initial phase of this project is now complete. More communities may get NextRide in the future. [3]
NextRide 2.0
Will equipped on 900 buses.[4]
Operations
Most system are under contract to private operators of the delivery of transit service. BC Transit operates the convention system in Victoria Regional Transit System while the HandyDart service is under contract. Three regions operate there own transit systems which are; 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 rest of 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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1213-1232 | 2021 | New Flyer | XN40 | Cummins Westport L9N | Voith D864.6 | ||
(15) | Grande West | Vicinity 30' CNG | Cummins B6.7N | Voith DIWA.6 |
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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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.
- ↑ https://bctransit.com/campbell-river/transit-future/moving-forward-with-technology/faq-next-ride NextRide Frequently Asked Questions] bctransit.com, retrieved 04-24-2018.
- ↑ NextRide 2.0 Facebook.com, retrieved 05-08-2021.
- ↑ [[1]],BC Transit | Masks Mandatory on Twitter: "🚌🎥 Hold on to your popcorn #YYJ, this #DoubleDecker trailer is about to get epic 🤩 @ADLbus #VictoriaBC. Retrieved 23/02/2021
- ↑ https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/blaze-destroys-transit-bus/