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'''[[BC Transit]] 8782-8784''' were [[General Motors Diesel Division]] [[General Motors T6H-4521|T6H-4521]] buses built for [[BC Hydro and Power Authority]] in 1970. Transferred to [[Urban Transit Authority]]/[[Metro Transit Operating Company]] in 1979. UTA/MTOC renamed BC Transit in 1982 In 1975 all Victoria buses were renumbered on paper into the 8000 series (8762-8771) but only the last three digits were displayed on the buses.  
'''[[BC Transit]] 6176-6178''' were [[General Motors Diesel Division]] [[General Motors T6H-4521|T6H-4521]] "[[New Look]]" buses built in 1970 for [[BC Hydro Transit]] as [[BC Hydro Transit 782-784|782-784]].
 
Ownership was transferred to the '''Urban Transit Authority''' upon its in 1980, renamed '''BC Transit''' in 1982.


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!Transmission
!Transmission
!Seating
!Seating
!Destination Sign
!Rear Door
!Destination <br>Sign
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]  
|[[Detroit Diesel]]<br> [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]  
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
|[[Allison]] <br>[[Allison V Series|VH9]]
|
|43: [[Otaco]]<br> OTA220 bench
|Push
|Rollsign
|Rollsign
|}
|}


==Details==
==Details==
'''All buses in the Victoria fleet in 1994 were given names honouring the countries participating in the Commonwealth Games that took place in the city that year. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.'''<ref
> BC Transit Victoria fleet table showing names assigned to buses https://www.transitmuseumsociety.org/nextstop/Docs/Commonwealth%20Games%201994.pdf</ref>
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number
!Fleet<br>Number
!Renumbers
!Provincial<br>Number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Date
!Date
![[Vehicle Identification Number|VIN]]
!Serial
![[UPF]]number
!License Plate
!Paint
!Paint
!Status/System
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center" id="8782"
|- align="center" id="6176"
|8782
|782
|
|
|6176
|[[File:Victoria Regional Transit System 782-a.jpg|128px]]
|1970
|1970
|[[C202]]
|[[General Motors New Look Serials#T6H-4521-C200-C204|C202]]
|6176
|
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
| align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Assigned to [[BC Hydro Transit|Victoria]] as 782.
*Retired by 1995
*Named "Spirit of Antigua and Barbuda" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
|- align="center" id="8783"
*Retired for structural reasons by 1995
|8783
|- align="center" id="6177"
|783
|
|6177
|
|
|1970
|1970
|[[C203]]
|[[General Motors New Look Serials#T6H-4521-C200-C204|C203]]
|6177
|
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
| align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Assigned to [[BC Hydro Transit|Victoria]] as 783.
*to OTC as temp loaner bus during Oak St Bridge rebuild in 1995 and returned to VTC store
*Named "Spirit of Bermuada" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
*scrapped in 1996
*Transferred to [[Vancouver Regional Transit System|Oakridge]] during Oak Street bridge rebuild, July-September 1995; Returned.
|- align="center" id="8784"
*To storage in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]].
|8784
*<font color="red">Retired</font> in 1996
|- align="center" id="6178"
|784
|
|6178
|
|
|1970
|1970
|[[C204]]
|[[General Motors New Look Serials#T6H-4521-C200-C204|C204]]
|6178
|
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|[[File:CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
| align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Assigned to [[BC Hydro Transit|Victoria]] as 784.
*to OTC as temp loaner bus during Oak St Bridge rebuild in 1995 and returned to VTC store
*Named "Spirit of Mauritius" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
*[[Central Fraser Valley Transit System]] in 1996
*Transferred to [[Vancouver Regional Transit System|Oakridge]] during Oak Street Bridge rebuild in 1995.
*to [Whistler Transit System]] in 1997
*Transferred to storage in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]].
*to [[Victoria Regional Transit System]] stored in 1998
*Transferred to [[Central Fraser Valley Transit System|Central Fraser Valley]] in 1996.
 
*Transferred to [[Whistler Transit System|Whistler]] in 1997.
|- align="center"  
*Transferred to store in [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] in 1998.
 
*<font color="red">Retired</font>  in 1998
 
|}
{{BC Transit}}


[[Category:BC Transit fleet|8762]]
[[Category:BC Transit fleet|6176]]

Latest revision as of 19:44, 8 February 2024

BC Transit 6176-6178 were General Motors Diesel Division T6H-4521 "New Look" buses built in 1970 for BC Hydro Transit as 782-784.

Ownership was transferred to the Urban Transit Authority upon its in 1980, renamed BC Transit in 1982.

Engine Transmission Seating Rear Door Destination
Sign
Detroit Diesel
6V71N 		Allison
VH9 		43: Otaco
OTA220 bench 		Push Rollsign

Details

All buses in the Victoria fleet in 1994 were given names honouring the countries participating in the Commonwealth Games that took place in the city that year. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.[1]

Fleet
Number 		Renumbers Provincial
Number 		Thumbnail Date Serial License Plate Paint Notes
782 6176 Victoria Regional Transit System 782-a.jpg 1970 C202 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif
  • Assigned to Victoria as 782.
  • Named "Spirit of Antigua and Barbuda" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Retired for structural reasons by 1995
783 6177 1970 C203 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif
  • Assigned to Victoria as 783.
  • Named "Spirit of Bermuada" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Oakridge during Oak Street bridge rebuild, July-September 1995; Returned.
  • To storage in Victoria.
  • Retired in 1996
784 6178 1970 C204 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif
  • Assigned to Victoria as 784.
  • Named "Spirit of Mauritius" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Oakridge during Oak Street Bridge rebuild in 1995.
  • Transferred to storage in Victoria.
  • Transferred to Central Fraser Valley in 1996.
  • Transferred to Whistler in 1997.
  • Transferred to store in Victoria in 1998.
  • Retired in 1998
  1. ↑ BC Transit Victoria fleet table showing names assigned to buses https://www.transitmuseumsociety.org/nextstop/Docs/Commonwealth%20Games%201994.pdf
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