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|'''Vehicles''' | |'''Vehicles''' | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LFR|DE60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] < | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LFR|DE60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki> | ||
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|257 Horseshoe Bay Express<br>257 Vancouver Express | |257 Horseshoe Bay Express<br>257 Vancouver Express | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
* September 1986 - Service extended from Gleneagles Park & Ride to Eagle Harbour via Marine Drive<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1980s/1986/VOL-71_NO-14_AUGUST-14-1986.pdf The Buzzer August 29, 1986 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref> | * September 1986 - Service extended from Gleneagles Park & Ride to Eagle Harbour via Marine Drive<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1980s/1986/VOL-71_NO-14_AUGUST-14-1986.pdf The Buzzer August 29, 1986 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref> | ||
* November 1987 - Due to low ridership, section between Gleneagles Park and Ride and Marine Drive & Gallagher (Eagle Harbour) eliminated<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * November 1987 - Due to low ridership, the section between Gleneagles Park and Ride and Marine Drive & Gallagher (Eagle Harbour) eliminated<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_10_23.pdf The Buzzer October 23, 1987 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-11-2017</ref> | ||
* June 1988 - Stop introduced for Vancouver-bound buses at Marine Drive & 15th Street for drop-off only, 14th Street & Marine Drive for pick-up only for Horseshoe Bay-bound buses<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * June 1988 - Stop introduced for Vancouver-bound buses at Marine Drive & 15th Street for drop-off only, 14th Street & Marine Drive for pick-up only for Horseshoe Bay-bound buses<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1988/Buzzer_1988_06_03.pdf The Buzzer June 3, 1988 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020</ref> | ||
* April 1991 - Service improved to every 30 minutes during peak hours and every 120 minutes off-peak; routing rerouted to serve Westmount with stops introduced at Dundarave, the Recreation Centre & Library, and Ambleside<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * April 1991 - Service improved to every 30 minutes during peak hours and every 120 minutes off-peak; routing rerouted to serve Westmount with stops introduced at Dundarave, the Recreation Centre & Library, and Ambleside<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_04_12.pdf The Buzzer April 12, 1991 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref> | ||
* December 1991 - Westmount service discontinued and all trips revised to return running along 15th Street between the Upper Levels Highway and Marine Drive; limited service to Gleneagles Park & Ride discontinued except for one morning trip due to low ridership; Horseshoe Bay routing revised to go via Nelson Avenue and trips before 8:55am via Royal, Bay and directly onto Highway 1 bypassing Horseshoe Bay Village<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * December 1991 - Westmount service discontinued and all trips revised to return running along 15th Street between the Upper Levels Highway and Marine Drive; limited service to Gleneagles Park & Ride discontinued except for one morning trip due to low ridership; Horseshoe Bay routing revised to go via Nelson Avenue and trips before 8:55am via Royal, Bay and directly onto Highway 1 bypassing Horseshoe Bay Village<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_12_20.pdf The Buzzer December 20, 1991 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref> | ||
* September 1992 - Horseshoe Bay terminus moved to Keith Road<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * September 1992 - Horseshoe Bay terminus moved to Keith Road<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1992/Buzzer_1992_09_11.pdf The Buzzer September 11, 1992 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref> | ||
* 1992 - Route is served by newly acquired [[Orion_Bus_Industries_'Orion_I'|Orion I]] units | * 1992 - Route is served by newly acquired [[Orion_Bus_Industries_'Orion_I'|Orion I]] units | ||
* 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] articulated buses leased from TransLink | * 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] articulated buses leased from TransLink | ||
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During The Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition from late August to early September, select trips extended to the PNE from Horseshoe Bay via regular route, Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, Cotton Road, Main Street, Highway 1, McGill Street, Renfrew Street to Coliseum Loop. Return trips terminated at Park Royal. This service was discontinued in 2017 due to low ridership and more frequent connections with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)'|95 B-Line]]. | During The Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition from late August to early September, select trips extended to the PNE from Horseshoe Bay via regular route, Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, Cotton Road, Main Street, Highway 1, McGill Street, Renfrew Street to Coliseum Loop. Return trips terminated at Park Royal. This service was discontinued in 2017 due to low ridership and more frequent connections with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)'|95 B-Line]]. | ||
There were six PNE-bound trips daily. Four departed from Horseshoe Bay (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) two started from Marine Drive & 25th Street (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Eight trips departed from the PNE, all in the afternoon. Two trips terminated at Park Royal and another two at Marine & 25th. The rest terminated at Horseshoe Bay. | There were six PNE-bound trips daily. Four departed from Horseshoe Bay (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) and two started from Marine Drive & 25th Street (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Eight trips departed from the PNE, all in the afternoon. Two trips terminated at Park Royal and another two at Marine & 25th. The rest terminated at Horseshoe Bay. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||