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'''[[BC Transit]] 711-720 ''' were [[General Motors TDH-4801]] buses built in | '''[[BC Transit]] 711-720''' were [[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors TDH-4801|TDH-4801]] buses built in 1954. | ||
They were originally delivered to [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]], and were purchased second hand by the [[BC Transit|Bureau of Transit Services]] 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. | |||
'''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 | |||
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!Engine | !Engine | ||
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!Destination Sign | !Destination Sign | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71| | |[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6-71]] | ||
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V series| | |[[Allison]] [[Allison V series|VH6]] | ||
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|Rollsign | |Rollsign | ||
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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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!Fleet | !Fleet<br>Number | ||
!Renumbers | |||
!Provincial<br>Number | |||
!Thumbnail | !Thumbnail | ||
!Date | !Date | ||
! | !Serial | ||
! | !License Plate | ||
!Paint | !Paint | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- align="center" id=" | |- align="center" id="711" | ||
|711 | |711 | ||
| | |||
|''711'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |172 | ||
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|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6506 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4805 | ||
* | *To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] as 711 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] in 1980 | ||
* | *To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] in 1982 | ||
* | *Still active on 1985 roster | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="712" | ||
|712 | |712 | ||
| | |||
|''712'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |173 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806 | ||
* | *To [[South Okanagan Transit System|Penticton]] as 712 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at VTC by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="713" | ||
|713 | |713 | ||
| | |||
|''713'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |174 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806 | ||
* | *To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 713 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="714" | ||
|714 | |714 | ||
| | |||
|''714'' | |||
|[[file:VITL_GM_OL_714.jpg|128px]] | |[[file:VITL_GM_OL_714.jpg|128px]] | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |199 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6533 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4814 | ||
* | *To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 714 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To [[Vancouver Island Transit Ltd]] in c. 1976 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="715" | ||
|715 | |715 | ||
| | |||
|''715'' | |||
|[[File:Kelowna 1954 TDH4801 715-a.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:Kelowna 1954 TDH4801 715-a.jpg|128px]] | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |203 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6537 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4815 | ||
* | *To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] as 715 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="716" | ||
|8705 | |8705 | ||
|716<br>8705 | |||
|''716'' | |||
|[[file:8705-1.jpg|128px]] | |[[file:8705-1.jpg|128px]] | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |249 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:Orangeandbrown.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:Orangeandbrown.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6583 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4821 | ||
* | *To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] as 8705 in 1975 | ||
* | *To [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]] as 716 in 1982; returned to VTC store | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 to Rick Norman; renumbered back to 8705 | ||
* | *Sold to Alberta collector in 1991 repainted in BC Hydro Blue and Green old look livery | ||
* | *To [[Regina Transit]] as historic bus 200 | ||
* | *To [[Manitoba Transit Heritage Association]] | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="717" | ||
|717 | |717 | ||
| | |||
|''717'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |252 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6586 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4823 | ||
* | *To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 717 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="718" | ||
|8707 | |8707 | ||
| | |||
|''718'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |255 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6589 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4825 | ||
* | *To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] as 8707 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at Victoria by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="719" | ||
|719 | |719 | ||
| | |||
|''719'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |261 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6595 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4827 | ||
* | *To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 713 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" id="720" | ||
|720 | |720 | ||
| | |||
|''720'' | |||
| | | | ||
|1954 | |1954 | ||
| | |265 | ||
| | | | ||
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | |[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]] | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| | ||
* | *Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6599 | ||
* | *To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4839 | ||
* | *To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 720 in c.1975 | ||
* | *To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982 | ||
* | *Sold by tender March 1987 | ||
| | |} | ||
[[Category:BC Transit fleet|711]] | [[Category:BC Transit fleet|711]] |
Latest revision as of 20:04, 11 March 2020
BC Transit 711-720 were GMC TDH-4801 buses built in 1954.
They were originally delivered to Los Angeles Transit Lines, and were purchased second hand by the Bureau of Transit Services 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.
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 | Transmission | Seating | Destination Sign |
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Detroit Diesel 6-71 | Allison VH6 | Rollsign |
Details
Fleet Number |
Renumbers | Provincial Number |
Thumbnail | Date | Serial | License Plate | Paint | Notes |
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711 | 711 | 1954 | 172 |
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712 | 712 | 1954 | 173 |
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713 | 713 | 1954 | 174 |
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714 | 714 | 1954 | 199 |
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715 | 715 | 1954 | 203 |
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8705 | 716 8705 |
716 | 1954 | 249 |
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717 | 717 | 1954 | 252 |
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8707 | 718 | 1954 | 255 |
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719 | 719 | 1954 | 261 |
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720 | 720 | 1954 | 265 |
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