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==History==
==History==
*'''1989''': Cardinal Coach Lines (Cardinal) begins its operations in Vancouver.
*'''1989''': Cardinal Coach Lines (Cardinal) begins its operations in Vancouver.
*'''1996''': Wayne Tullson and his wife Diane (''née Weber'') take control of the Vancouver division.


*'''2005''': Cardinal is acquired by [[FirstGroup plc]]'s Canadian branch; First Student Canada; based out of Burlington, ON.
*'''2005''': Cardinal is acquired by [[FirstGroup plc]]'s Canadian branch; First Student Canada; based out of Burlington, ON.
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==Yards==
==Yards==
'''Surrey:'''
'''Current (as of 2023):'''
*12079 103A Avenue, Surrey, BC
*Surrey:
'''Vancouver:'''
**12079 103A Avenue, Surrey, BC
*1420 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC
*Vancouver:
**1420 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC
*North Vancouver:
**320 Seymour Boulevard, North Vancouver, BC


'''Historical:'''
*Coquitlam:
**1650 Booth Avenue, Coquitlam, BC (closed in 2010)
**217 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, BC (closed in 2018)


==Vancouver School Bus Fleet Roster==
==Vancouver School Bus Fleet Roster==
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*Rear air ride suspension.  
*Rear air ride suspension.  
*Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
*Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|1913
|
|2001
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses FS-65|FS-65]]
|[[Cummins|Cummins B5.9]]
|
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2001-2005|2001-2005]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2001-2005|2001-2005]]
|
||[[File:Cardinal Coach Lines 2003-a.jpg|128px]]
|1998
|1998
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
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|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2016-2021|2016-2021]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2016-2021|2016-2021]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2019.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2016-a.jpg|128px]]
|1999
|1999
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
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|
|
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd;"
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd;"
|2195
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2189-2191, 2193-2196|2195]]
|
|
|2002
|2002
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|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|36 passenger body
|36 passenger body
|
|align="left"|
*Transferred to Calgary in August 2015.
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2212-2215|2212-2215]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2212-2215|2212-2215]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2213.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2214-a.jpg|128px]]
|2003
|2003
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird Corporation|Blue Bird]]
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*Rear air ride suspension.  
*Rear air ride suspension.  
*Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
*Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2391-2399|2394-2395]]
|
|2004
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses FS-65|FS-65]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz OM 900|Mercedes-Benz MBE 900]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Tall, tinted side passenger windows
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2477-2484|2481-2484]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2477-2484|2481-2484]]
|
|[[File:Cardinal Coach Lines 2481-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2005
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
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|84 passenger body
|84 passenger body
|
|
|- align="center"  
|- align="center" bgcolor=dddddd
|2493
|2493
|[[Image:First Student Canada 2493-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:First Student Canada 2493-a.jpg|128px]]
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Tall, tinted side passenger windows
*Tall, tinted side passenger windows
*VIN 4UZAAXCS15CM98430
*Plate 1695-HC (BC)
|- align="center" bgcolor=dddddd
|- align="center" bgcolor=dddddd
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2539-2543|2539-2543]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2528-2529, 2539-2543|2539-2543]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2539.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Cardinal Coach Lines 2539.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2005
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*2543 has a wheelchair lift.
*2543 has a wheelchair lift.
*2543 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in 2013.
*2543 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in 2013.
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|2562
|
|2005
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus CE Series|CE]]
|[[Navistar|Navistar MaxxForce 7]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2692-2700, 2708-2715|2696-2699]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2692-2700, 2708-2715|2696-2699]]
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*Transferred to Vancouver from Calgary in November 2009; returned in August 2014.
*Transferred to Vancouver from Calgary in November 2009; returned in August 2014.
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|- align="center" style="height:5em" bgcolor="dddddd"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3293-3294|3294]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3293-3294, 3296|3294, 3296]]
|
|
|2003
|2003
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|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3297-3298|3297-3298]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3297-3298|3297-3298]]
|[[Image:First Student Canada 3298-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:First Student Canada 3298-a.jpg|128px]]
|2006
|2007
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus FE300|FE300]]
|[[IC Bus FE300|FE300]]
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*Underfloor luggage bays
*Underfloor luggage bays
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 9726-9727, 9729-9732|9726-9727, 9729-9732]]
|[[First Student Canada 9726-9732|9726-9732]]
|
|
|2021
|2021
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*102210-102211, 102216, 102222 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in mid-2021.
*102210-102211, 102216, 102222 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in mid-2021.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|131408
|131407-131409
|
|
|2013
|2013
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*140685, 140688 and 140690 were transferred from [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in November 2016.
*140685, 140688 and 140690 were transferred from [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in November 2016.
*The rest of the units are original to Vancouver.
*The rest of the units are original to Vancouver.
|- align="center"
|140694
|
|2014
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2|Saf-T-Liner C2]]
|[[Cummins B Series|Cummins ISB 6.7L]]
|[[Allison PTS Series|Allison 2500 PTS]]
|72 passenger body
|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 150546-150549|150546]]
|
|2015
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus CE Series|CE]]
|[[Navistar|Navistar MaxxForce 7]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Transferred from [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in December 2023.
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 201822-201824|201822-201824]]<br>[[First Student Canada 205183|205183]]
|[[First Student Canada 201822-201824|201822-201824]]<br>[[First Student Canada 205183|205183]]
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*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 223442|223442]]
|207303
|
|
|2002
|2003
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Single red warning lights
*License Plate: 2543-JG (BC) in 2006
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|209853
|
|2003
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
|[[International Truck and Engine|Navistar T444E]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-Ontario [[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Based in Maple Ridge in 2017
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|209994
|
|2004
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
|[[International Truck and Engine|Navistar T444E]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-Ontario [[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Based in Maple Ridge in 2017
|- align="center" style="height:90px"
|- align="center" style="height:90px"
|[[First Student Canada 214203-214217|214203-214217]]
|[[First Student Canada 214203-214217|214203-214217]]
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*"Megaphone" style horn above driver's window
*"Megaphone" style horn above driver's window
|- align="center" style="height:90px"
|- align="center" style="height:90px"
|[[First Student Canada 216875-216886|216875-216886]]
|[[First Student Canada 216875-216887|216875-216887]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 216875-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 216875-a.jpg|128px]]
|2021
|2021
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Gasoline powered
*Gasoline powered
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|221132
|
|2002
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
|[[International Truck and Engine|Navistar T444E]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Based in Maple Ridge in 2017
|- align="center" style="background:#dddddd; height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 223442|223442]]
|
|2002
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[International]] [[International|3800]]
|[[International Truck and Engine|Navistar T444E]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|229326
|[[First Student Canada 2006 IC CE200|229326]]
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus]]
|[[IC Bus CE Series|CE]]
|[[IC Bus CE Series|CE]]
|[[International Truck and Engine VT 365|Navistar VT365]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
|72 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Equipped with luggage bays.
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada 233864, 236652-236655|233864, 236652-236655]]
|
|
|
|2023
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2|Saf-T-Liner C2]]
|[[Cummins B Series|Cummins ISB 6.7L]]
|[[Allison PTS Series|Allison 2500 PTS]]
|72 passenger body
|72 passenger body
|
|align="left"|
*Tinted windows
*Underfloor luggage bays
|}
|}


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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*F279 and F284 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in August/September 2018.
*F279 and F284 transferred to [[First Student Canada (Calgary)|Calgary]] in August/September 2018.
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada KCKA9281|KCKA9281]]
|
|2019
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2|Saf-T-Liner C2]]
|[[Cummins B Series|Cummins ISB 6.7L]]
|[[Allison PTS Series|Allison 2500 PTS]]
|66 passenger body
|align="left"|
*[[File:Wc15.JPG]]
|}
|}


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|2000
|2000
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus MB-IV|MB-IV]]
|[[Girardin Minibus MB-II|MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|Ford E-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|Ford E-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Ford Powerstroke 7.3L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Ford Powerstroke 7.3L]]
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|1998
|1998
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus MB-IV|MB-IV]]
|[[Girardin Minibus MB-II|MB-II]]
|[[GMC]] [[Chevrolet Express|Savana 3500]]
|[[GMC]] [[Chevrolet Express|Savana 3500]]
|[[General Motors|GM 6.5L turbo diesel]]
|[[General Motors|GM 6.5L turbo diesel]]
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Equipped with wheelchair lift in rear
*Equipped with wheelchair lift in rear
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|2667
|
|2005
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation Minibus|Minibus]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|Ford E-450]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Ford Powerstroke 6.0L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd" style="height:5em"
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd" style="height:5em"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2954-2965|2963-2965]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 2954-2965|2963-2965]]
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*2963, 2965 are wheelchair lift equipped.
*2963, 2965 are wheelchair lift equipped.
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3279-3288|3279-3288]]
|[[Cardinal Coach Lines 3279-3289|3279-3289]]
|
|[[File:First Student Canada 3285-a.jpg|128px]]
|2007
|2007
|[[Girardin Minibus|Girardin]]
|[[Girardin Minibus|Girardin]]
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*AN-2391 (BC)
*AN-2391 (BC)
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 080499-080568|080521-080523<br>080568]]
|[[First Student Canada 080499-080568|080521-080523<br>080567, 080568,<br>080571]]
|
|
|2008
|2008
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada 111286-111303|111286-111294<br>111300-111303]]
|[[First Student Canada 111283, 111286-111303|111286-111294<br>111300-111303]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 111289-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 111289-a.jpg|128px]]
|2011
|2011
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*111286-111290 equipped with wheelchair lift.
*111286-111290 equipped with wheelchair lift.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada 121789-121795|121789-121795]]
|[[First Student Canada 112212-112233|112225, 112229, <br> 112230, 112232, 112233]]
|
|2011
|[[Corbeil Bus Corporation|Corbeil]]
|[[Collins Bus Corporation Bantam|Quantum]]
|[[Chevrolet]] [[Chevrolet Express|Express 3500]]
|[[General Motors Duramax|GM Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada 121783-121797|121783-121797]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 121789-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 121789-a.jpg|128px]]
|2012
|2012
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*Wheelchair lift equipped.
*Wheelchair lift equipped.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|143217-143218<br>143223-143226
|143216-143226
|
|
|2014
|2014
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|
|
|2019
|2019
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Transit (van)|Ford Transit T-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford Duratec 3.7L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford TorqShift 6R140]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|194622
|
|2019
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Transit (van)|Ford Transit T-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford Duratec 3.7L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford TorqShift 6R140]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|201336, 201474
|
|2020
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus G5|G5]]
|[[Chevrolet]] [[Chevrolet Express|Express 3500]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] [[General Motors Vortec|Vortec 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Equipped with rear wheelchair lift
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|202965
|
|2020
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
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|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada 206562-206576|206562-206576]]
|[[First Student Canada 202965, 206562-206576|206562-206576]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 206566-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:First Student Canada 206566-a.jpg|128px]]
|2020
|2020
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|30 passenger body
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|220078, 220172
|
|2022
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Transit (van)|Ford Transit T-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford Duratec 3.7L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford TorqShift 6R140]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 2022 Thomas Minotour (Vancouver)|221863, 222088, 226088,<br>226098, 226634]]
|
|2022
|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
|[[Thomas Built Buses Minotour|Minotour]]
|[[Chevrolet]] [[Chevrolet Express|Express 3500]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] [[General Motors Vortec|Vortec 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
|- align="center" style="height:5em"
|[[First Student Canada 2023 Blue Bird Micro Bird T-Series|230987, 231327, 232149, 233802]]
|
|2023
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus Micro Bird T-Series|Micro Bird MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Transit (van)|Ford Transit T-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford Duratec 3.5L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford TorqShift 6R140]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Delivered with yellow hood tops.
|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
|232624
|
|2004
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Girardin Minibus MB-II|MB-II]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|Ford E-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Ford Powerstroke 7.3L]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|30 passenger body
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Laidlaw Education Services]]
*Exx-[[Briggs Bus Lines]] 34.
|}
|}


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|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada HN004859-HN005240|HN004859, HN004879,<br>HN004904, HN004915,<br>HN004931, HN005202, <br>HN004967, HN004981, HN004986]]
|[[First Student Canada 2017 Thomas Minotours|HN004859, HN004879,<br>HN004904, HN004915,<br>HN004931, HN004932,<br>HN004958,HN004967,<br>HN004981, HN004986]]
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|
|2017
|2017
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|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[First Student Canada HN004859-HN005240|HN005012, HN005039,<br>HN005078, HN005085,<br>HN005129, HN005202, <br>HN005210, HN005230, HN005240]]
|[[First Student Canada 2017 Thomas Minotours|HN005012, HN005039,<br>HN005078, HN005085,<br>HN005129, HN005202, <br>HN005210, HN005230, HN005240]]
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|2017
|2017
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|align="left"|
|}
|}
[[Category:British Columbia school bus operators]]

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First Student Logo-a.png
Cardinal Logo-a.JPG
Area served British Columbia
Founded 1989
Website www.firststudentinc.com

First Student (Vancouver) is an British Columbia-based subsidiary of FirstGroup plc which provides school and contract transportation services. Formerly operating under the Cardinal Coach Lines name, a company that was based in Calgary, Alberta, the subsidiary is based in Vancouver, with satellite operations throughout Metro Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia. All aforementioned branches were absorbed into First Student Canada following its acquisition of Cardinal Coach Lines in 2005.

History

  • 1989: Cardinal Coach Lines (Cardinal) begins its operations in Vancouver.
  • 1996: Wayne Tullson and his wife Diane (née Weber) take control of the Vancouver division.
  • 2005: Cardinal is acquired by FirstGroup plc's Canadian branch; First Student Canada; based out of Burlington, ON.
  • 2008: First Student Canada decals begin to be applied on school buses and commuter coaches.

Yards

Current (as of 2023):

  • Surrey:
    • 12079 103A Avenue, Surrey, BC
  • Vancouver:
    • 1420 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC
  • North Vancouver:
    • 320 Seymour Boulevard, North Vancouver, BC

Historical:

  • Coquitlam:
    • 1650 Booth Avenue, Coquitlam, BC (closed in 2010)
    • 217 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, BC (closed in 2018)

Vancouver School Bus Fleet Roster

Large Buses

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Capacity Notes
1656-1658 Cardinal Coach Lines 1656.jpg 1999 Thomas FS-65 Cummins B5.9 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Tall tinted side passenger windows.
  • 1656, 1658 transferred to Alberta in August 2014.
1750-1751 Cardinal Coach Lines 1751.jpg 2001 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE Cummins B5.9 Allison 84 passenger body
  • Luggage bays.
  • Rear air ride suspension.
  • Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
1913 2001 Thomas FS-65 Cummins B5.9 72 passenger body
2001-2005 Cardinal Coach Lines 2003-a.jpg 1998 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE Cummins B5.9 Allison 72 passenger body
  • 2003 has luggage bays.
2006 1991 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE 78 passenger body
2007-2008 1990 Blue Bird GMC C60 72 passenger body
2016-2021 Cardinal Coach Lines 2016-a.jpg 1999 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE Cummins B5.9 Allison 72 passenger body
2195 2002 Blue Bird GMC CV200 CAT 3126 Allison 36 passenger body
  • Transferred to Calgary in August 2015.
2212-2215 Cardinal Coach Lines 2214-a.jpg 2003 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE Cummins B5.9 Allison 84 passenger body
  • Luggage bays.
  • Rear air ride suspension.
  • Equipped with air brakes and engine retarders
2394-2395 2004 Thomas FS-65 Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Tall, tinted side passenger windows
2481-2484 Cardinal Coach Lines 2481-a.jpg 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 Allison 84 passenger body
2493 First Student Canada 2493-a.jpg 2005 Thomas FS-65 Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Tall, tinted side passenger windows
  • VIN 4UZAAXCS15CM98430
  • Plate 1695-HC (BC)
2539-2543 Cardinal Coach Lines 2539.jpg 2005 Thomas FS-65 Mercedes-Benz MBE900 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Tall, tinted side passenger windows
  • 2543 has a wheelchair lift.
  • 2543 transferred to Calgary in 2013.
2562 2005 IC Bus CE Navistar MaxxForce 7 Allison
2696-2699 First Student Canada 2698-a.jpg 2006 Thomas FS-65 Mercedes-Benz MBE900 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Tall, tinted side passenger windows.
  • Used for Lake O'Hara Transit up until 2016.
  • 2696, 2698-2699 transferred to Calgary in October 2015.
2764-2768 First Student Canada 2767-a.jpg 2007 Thomas FS-65 Mercedes-Benz MBE900 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Luggage bays, interior luggage racks.
  • 2765, 2767, 2768 transferred from Vancouver to Calgary in November 2015.
  • 2764, 2766 based in Vancouver as of 2019
2849 2002 Thomas FS-65 CAT 3176B Allison 36 passenger body
  • Wc15.JPG
  • Rear air ride suspension
  • Transferred to Vancouver from Calgary in November 2009; returned in August 2014.
3294, 3296 2003 Thomas Saf-T-Liner EF Cummins B5.9 Allison 84 passenger body
  • Purchased from a US First Student branch in 2008.
3297-3298 First Student Canada 3298-a.jpg 2007 IC Bus FE300 Navistar DT466E Allison 84 passenger body
  • Purchased from a US First Student branch in 2008.
  • Transferred to Calgary in July 2014.
3472-3481 2020 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
3823, 3825-3826, 3828-3840 2020 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
6121-6122, 6124-6126 2021 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
6127-6130 2020 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
  • Underfloor luggage bays
9726-9732 2021 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
100877-100880 2010 IC Bus CE Navistar MaxxForce 7 Allison 36 passenger body
  • Wc15.JPG
102207-102222 2010 IC Bus CE Navistar MaxxForce 7 Allison 72 passenger body
  • 102210-102211, 102216, 102222 transferred to Calgary in mid-2021.
131407-131409 2013 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
140684-140691 First Student Canada 140688-a.JPG 2014 Thomas Saf-T-Liner EFX Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 78 passenger body
  • 140685, 140688 and 140690 were transferred from Calgary in November 2016.
  • The rest of the units are original to Vancouver.
140694 2014 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
150546 2015 IC Bus CE Navistar MaxxForce 7 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Transferred from Calgary in December 2023.
201822-201824
205183 		2020 Thomas Saf-T-Liner EFX Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 84 passenger body
206054 2004 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
207303 2003 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
209853 2003 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
209994 2004 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
214203-214217 2021 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
  • Gasoline powered
216364-216379 2021 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
  • Tinted windows
  • Underfloor luggage bays
  • "Megaphone" style horn above driver's window
216875-216887 First Student Canada 216875-a.jpg 2021 IC Bus CE PSI 8.8L V8 Allison 2500 PTS 36 passenger body
  • Gasoline powered
221132 2002 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
223442 2002 Corbeil International 3800 Navistar T444E Allison 72 passenger body
229326 2006 IC Bus CE Navistar VT365 Allison 72 passenger body
233864, 236652-236655 2023 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
  • Tinted windows
  • Underfloor luggage bays

Large Buses (letters)

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Capacity Notes
C255-C257 2006 IC Bus CE Navistar VT365 Allison 72 passenger body
  • Transferred to Calgary in August 2015; renumbered to 155107, 155109, 155108.
C258-C259 2007 IC Bus CE Navistar DT466E Allison 72 passenger body
  • C259 transferred to Edmonton in June/July 2016.
F279-F284 2015 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 72 passenger body
  • F279 and F284 transferred to Calgary in August/September 2018.
KCKA9281 2019 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 Cummins ISB 6.7L Allison 2500 PTS 66 passenger body
  • Wc15.JPG

Small Buses

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Body Manufacturer Body Model Chassis Engine Transmission Capacity Notes
1988-1991 Cardinal Coach Lines 1988.jpg 2000 Blue Bird MB-II Ford E-350 Ford Powerstroke 7.3L Ford 30 passenger body
  • Wheelchair lift equipped
2023-2096 Cardinal Coach Lines 2035.jpg 1998 Blue Bird MB-II GMC Savana 3500 GM 6.5L turbo diesel GM 30 passenger body
  • 2023-2037 are wheelchair lift equipped.
2105 Cardinal Coach Lines 2105.jpg 1996-2002 Blue Bird MB-II GMC Savana 3500 30 passenger body
2331 2001-2003 Blue Bird Micro Bird Handy Bus Ford E-350 30 passenger body
  • Equipped with wheelchair lift in rear
2667 2005 Corbeil Minibus Ford E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford 30 passenger body
2963-2965 2006 Thomas Minotour Ford E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford 30 passenger body
  • 2963, 2965 are wheelchair lift equipped.
3279-3289 First Student Canada 3285-a.jpg 2007 Girardin MB-II GMC Savana 3500 GM Duramax 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
3325 2007 Girardin G5 Ford E-450 30 passenger body
  • Equipped with rear wheelchair lift
3334 2007 Girardin G5 Ford E-450 30 passenger body
  • AN-2391 (BC)
080521-080523
080567, 080568,
080571 		2008 Girardin G5 Ford E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford 30 passenger body
  • Wc15.JPG
093383-093386 2009 Corbeil Quantum Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Duramax 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
111286-111294
111300-111303 		First Student Canada 111289-a.jpg 2011 Corbeil Quantum Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Duramax 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
  • 111286-111290 equipped with wheelchair lift.
112225, 112229,
112230, 112232, 112233 		2011 Corbeil Quantum Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Duramax 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
121783-121797 First Student Canada 121789-a.jpg 2012 Corbeil NexBus Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.0L GM 30 passenger body
  • Wheelchair lift equipped.
143216-143226 2014 Thomas Minotour Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.0L GM 30 passenger body
190510-190511 2019 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.7L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
194622 2019 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.7L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
201336, 201474 2020 Blue Bird G5 Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
  • Equipped with rear wheelchair lift
202965 2020 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.7L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
206562-206576 First Student Canada 206566-a.jpg 2020 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford EcoBlue 2.0L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
220078, 220172 2022 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.7L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
221863, 222088, 226088,
226098, 226634 		2022 Thomas Minotour Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.6L GM 30 passenger body
230987, 231327, 232149, 233802 2023 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.5L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
  • Delivered with yellow hood tops.
232624 2004 Blue Bird MB-II Ford E-350 Ford Powerstroke 7.3L Ford 30 passenger body

Small Buses (letters)

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Body Manufacturer Body Model Chassis Engine Transmission Capacity Notes
BM1128, BM1130,
BM1133-BM1134 		First Student Canada BM1128-a.jpg 2018 Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II Ford Transit T-350 Ford Duratec 3.7L Ford TorqShift 6R140 30 passenger body
HN004859, HN004879,
HN004904, HN004915,
HN004931, HN004932,
HN004958,HN004967,
HN004981, HN004986 		2017 Thomas Minotour Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.0L GM 30 passenger body
HN005012, HN005039,
HN005078, HN005085,
HN005129, HN005202,
HN005210, HN005230, HN005240 		2017 Thomas Minotour Chevrolet Express 3500 GM Vortec 6.0L GM 30 passenger body
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