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'''[[BC Transit]] 711-720 ''' were [[General Motors TDH-4801]] buses built in `1954 for  [[Los Angeles Transit Lines ]] These units were purchased second hand by the [[Bureau of Transit Services]] in c.1973, and operated in a number of BC systems as noted.  
'''[[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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==Details==
==Details==
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!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="6089"
|- align="center" id="711"
|711
|711
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|''711''
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|1954
|1954
|[[172]]
|172
|711
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6506
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6506
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4805
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4805
*to [[Kelowna Regional Transit System]] as 711 in c.1975
*To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] as 711 in c.1975
*to [[Victoria Regional Transit System]] in 1980
*To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] in 1980
*to [[Kelowna Regional Transit System]] in 1982
*To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] in 1982
*still active on 1985 roster
*Still active on 1985 roster
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" id="712"
|712
|712
|
|''712''
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|
|1954
|1954
|[[173]]
|173
|712
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806
*to [[Penticton Regional Transit System]] as 712 in c.1975
*To [[South Okanagan Transit System|Penticton]] as 712 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at VTC by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" id="713"
|713
|713
|
|''713''
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|
|1954
|1954
|[[174]]
|174
|713
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6507
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4806
*to [[Kamloops Transit System]] as 713 in c.1975
*To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 713 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*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]]
|199
|714
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6533
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6533
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4814
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4814
*to [[Kamloops Transit System]] as 714 in c.1975
*To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 714 in c.1975
*to [[Vancouver Island Transit Ltd]] in c. 1976
*To [[Vancouver Island Transit Ltd]] in c. 1976
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*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]]
|203
|715
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6537
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6537
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4815
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4815
*to [[Kelowna Regional Transit System]] as 715 in c.1975
*To [[Kelowna Regional Transit System|Kelowna]] as 715 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*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]]
|249
|716
|
|[[File:Orangeandbrown.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Orangeandbrown.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6583
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6583
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4821
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4821
*to [[Victoria Regional Transit System]] as 8705 in 1975
*To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] as 8705 in 1975
*to [[Nanaimo Regional Transit System]] as 716 in 1982; returned to VTC store
*To [[Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System|Nanaimo]] as 716 in 1982; returned to VTC store
*sold by tender March 1987 to Rick Norman runumbered back to 8705
*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
*Sold to Alberta collector in 1991 repainted in BC Hydro Blue and Green old look livery
*to [[Regina Transit]] as historic bus 200
*To [[Regina Transit]] as historic bus 200
*to [[Manitoba Transit Heritage Association]]
*To [[Manitoba Transit Heritage Association]]
|- align="center"
|- align="center" id="717"
|717
|717
|
|''717''
|
|
|1954
|1954
|[[252]]
|252
|717
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6586
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6586
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4823
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4823
*to [[Kamloops Transit System]] as 717 in c.1975
*To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 717 in c.1975
*to VTC store by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" id="718"
|8707
|8707
|
|''718''
|
|
|1954
|1954
|[[255]]
|255
|718
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6589
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6589
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4825
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4825
*to [[Victoria Regional Transit System]] as 8707 in c.1975
*To [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] as 8707 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at Victoria by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" id="719"
|719
|719
|
|''719''
|
|
|1954
|1954
|[[261]]
|261
|719
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6595
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6595
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4827
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4827
*to [[Kamloops Transit System]] as 713 in c.1975
*To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 713 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" id="720"
|720
|720
|
|''720''
|
|
|1954
|1954
|[[265]]
|265
|720
|
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:orangeandyellow.jpg|128px]]
|<font color="red">Retired</font>
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6599
*Nee [[Los Angeles Transit Lines]] 6599
*to [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4839
*To [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] as 4839
*to [[Kamloops Transit System]] as 720 in c.1975
*To [[Kamloops Transit System|Kamloops]] as 720 in c.1975
*to store at VTC by 1982
*To store at [[Victoria Regional Transit System|Victoria]] by 1982
*sold by tender March 1987
*Sold by tender March 1987
|- align="center"
|}


[[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
Detroit Diesel 6-71 Allison VH6 Rollsign

Details

Fleet
Number
Renumbers Provincial
Number
Thumbnail Date Serial License Plate Paint Notes
711 711 1954 172 Orangeandyellow.jpg
712 712 1954 173 Orangeandyellow.jpg
713 713 1954 174 Orangeandyellow.jpg
714 714 VITL GM OL 714.jpg 1954 199 Orangeandyellow.jpg
715 715 Kelowna 1954 TDH4801 715-a.jpg 1954 203 Orangeandyellow.jpg
8705 716
8705
716 8705-1.jpg 1954 249 Orangeandbrown.jpg
717 717 1954 252 Orangeandyellow.jpg
8707 718 1954 255 Orangeandyellow.jpg
719 719 1954 261 Orangeandyellow.jpg
720 720 1954 265 Orangeandyellow.jpg