BC Transit 8001-8009

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BC Transit 8001-8009 are New Flyer D40LF buses built in December 1991.

These buses were not equipped with air conditioning. They were originally assigned to Victoria.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3 38 - American Seating Model 6484 Luminator Super Matrix:MAX

Details

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

Fleet number Thumbnail Date VIN License plate Paint Status/Disposal Notes
8001 1991 2FYD2LG11MU014291 AL 8377 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Scrapped 2013

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Canada" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Painted in special livery for Commonwealth Games in 1994; repainted into standard livery after games.
  • Transferred to Central Fraser Valley Transit System as stored in July 2012
8002 Victoria Regional Transit System 8002-a.jpg 1991 2FYD2LG13MU014292 DV 3068 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED
2014

Scrapped

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Vanuatu" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Nanaimo as stored in January 2012.
8003 BC Transit 8003-a.jpg 1991 2FYD2LG15MU014293 DD 3144 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

March 2014


Scrapped June 2014

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Cypress" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Retired from active service in November 2011 and converted into the Transit Future Bus.
  • Failed CVIP with structural issues and retired in April 2014; 9757 became new Transit Future bus.
8004 1991 2FYD2LG17MU014294 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Donated to Thompson Rivers University

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Malta" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Kelowna in November 2011.
  • Transferred to Kamloops in September 2012.
8005 BC Transit 8005-a.jpg 1991 2FYD2LG19MU014295 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Scrapped

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • First D40LF in Revenue service, booked out on routes 30/31, January 2, 1992.
  • Named "Spirit of Tonga" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Kamloops.
  • Used as a parts bus prior to scrapping.
8006 1991 2FYD2LG10MU014296 DX 0103 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Donated to Vancouver Island University

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Turks and Cacos" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Nanaimo as stored, January 2012.
8007 1991 2FYD2LG12MU014297 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Scrapped July 2013

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of St, Lucia" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
8008 BC Transit 8008-a.jpg 1991 2FYD2LG14MU014298 3866 DX CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED

Scrapped

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Western Samoa" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Kamloops in February 2011
  • Transferred to Nelson in November 2011
  • Transferred to Kelowna in June 2012.
  • Used as a parts bus prior to scrapping.
8009 1991 2FYD2LG16MU014299 DN 2884 CMBC Paint Icon bct.gif RETIRED
June 2014

Scrapped April 2015

  • Assigned to Victoria.
  • Named "Spirit of Mauritius" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
  • Transferred to Kelowna in November 2012.


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  1. BC Transit Victoria fleet table showing names assigned to buses https://www.transitmuseumsociety.org/nextstop/Docs/Commonwealth%20Games%201994.pdf