BC Transit 701-706

Bureau of Transit Services 701-706 were General Motors TDM-4801 buses built in 1954.

They were originally built for Pacific Greyhound, and were purchased second hand by the Bureau of Transit Service c.1973, and operated in a number of BC systems as noted.

Buses owned by the Bureau of Transit Services transferred to the Urban Transit Authority upon its creation in 1979, renamed BC Transit in 1982.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6-71	Spicer Manual 4 speed		Rollsign

Details

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	Serial	License Plate	Paint	Notes
6691	701	701		1954	008			Nee Pacific Greyhound K1457 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9457 To Pacific Stage Lines as 6691 in 1974 To West Vancouver in 1974 To Nanaimo as 701 in 1975 To Kamloops in c.1977 Noted as stored Kamloops on 1985 provincial roster Retired
6692	702	702		1954	009			Mee Pacific Greyhound K1458 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9458 To Pacific Stage Lines as 6692 in 1974 To Nanaimo as 702 in 1975 To Kamloops in c.1977 Sold to Victoria area Cadet group by 1982
6693	703	703		1954	017			Nee Pacific Greyhound K1465 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9465 To Pacific Stage Lines as 6693 in 1974 To Nanaimo as 703 in 1975 To Kamloops in c.1977 To store in Victoria by 1982 Discovered in scrapyard in Alberta in mid 2010s
6694	704	704		1954	034			Nee Pacific Greyhound K1483 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9483 To Pacific Stage Lines as 6694 in 1974 To West Vancouver in 1974 To Nanaimo as 704 in 1975 To Kamloops in c.1977 To store in Victoria by 1982; sold by 1986 Reported as motorhome inRed Cliffe Alberta
110	705	705		1954	029			Nee Pacific Greyhound K1478 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9478 To Bureau of Transit Services in 1974 To Pacific Commuter as 110 in 1975 To Vancouver Island Transit Ltd as 705 in 1975 To Kamloops in c.1977 To store in Victoria by 1982; sold by 1986
111	706	706		1954	040			Nee Pacific Greyhound K1489 Ex Western Greyhound Lines as 9489 To Bureau of Transit Services in 1974 To Pacific Commuter as 111 in 1975 To Vancouver Island Transit Ltd as 706 in 1976 To Kamloops in c.1977 To store in Victoria by 1982; sold by 1986