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| '''Area served''' || Medicine Hat, AB
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| '''Founded''' || July 1, 1970 as '''Medicine Hat Transit System''' (from [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]])
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| '''Fleet size''' || 19 (Conventional bus)<br>12 (Special Transit)
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| '''Number of routes''' || 9
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| '''Ridership''' ||
*1,300,000 (2016) (<font color="green">+1%</font> from 2012) <ref>https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13585 Transit Improvements Background. Published August, 2017, retrieved October 31, 2019.</ref>
*1,287,500 (2012) (<font color="green">+30%</font> from 2009)<ref>https://medicinehat.ca/Home/ShowDocument?id=5055 Public Services Committee Meeting. Published May 14, 2013, retrieved October 26, 2019.</ref>
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'''Medicine Hat Transit''' is the provider of public transportation in the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
'''Medicine Hat Transit''' is the provider of public transportation in the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.


==History==
==History==
Service began in 1975, replacing the [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]].
Service began on July 1, 1970, replacing the [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]].
 
The current transit garage was completed in 1979. The old garage, a World War II-era hangar at the [[Medicine Hat Regional Airport]], was condemned and demolished the same year.


In 1987, the 'flame' livery was adopted. It was first applied to[[Medicine Hat Transit 760-762|760-762]]. A prototype red livery was introduced on [[Medicine Hat Transit 780|780]] in 1985.
The first wheelchair-accessible bus, [[Medicine Hat Transit 780|780]], entered service in 1985. It introduced a prototype of the 'flame' livery.
 
Construction of the transit terminal started in 1986 and opened in early 1988.
 
In 1987, the 'flame' livery was adopted. It was first applied to [[Medicine Hat Transit 754-756|754]] after its conversion to methanol fuel.
 
Special Transit as it exists today started on March 16, 1992.


In 2008, a new 'wave' livery was introduced on [[Medicine Hat Transit 781-783 (2nd)|781-783 (2nd)]].
In 2008, a new 'wave' livery was introduced on [[Medicine Hat Transit 781-783 (2nd)|781-783 (2nd)]].
The transit garage was expanded and made fully CNG ready between 2013 and 2015. This nearly doubled the garage's capacity.


On September 5, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit revised their new route network to a system with two core routes and three feeder routes. This replaced the previous fifteen route system.  On September 18, 2017, Medicine Hat City Council approved a motion to revert back to the previous route network, with the revised network taking effect on November 27, 2017.<ref>[https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13919 Medicine Hat Transit Reverts Back - News Release, Oct 31, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit]</ref>
On September 5, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit revised their new route network to a system with two core routes and three feeder routes. This replaced the previous fifteen route system.  On September 18, 2017, Medicine Hat City Council approved a motion to revert back to the previous route network, with the revised network taking effect on November 27, 2017.<ref>[https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13919 Medicine Hat Transit Reverts Back - News Release, Oct 31, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit]</ref>


Starting in April, 2019, Medicine Hat Transit introduced GPS tracking on all buses. This service is run through DoubleMap.
Starting in April, 2019, Medicine Hat Transit introduced GPS tracking on all buses. This service is run through [[DoubleMap]].
 
On September 18, 2019, the [[City of Medicine Hat#330|Medicine Hat Sunshine Trolley]] opened. This is a tourist shuttle that visits various attractions throughout the city, the tourist information centre, various hotels, and downtown. This service is run separately from Medicine Hat Transit, but both are run by the city. This bus is driven by a [[Prairie Sprinter]] driver on one day, and a Medicine Hat Transit driver on the next.
 
===COVID-19===
 
On March 30, 2020, Medicine Hat Transit announced that, effective immediately, all able-bodied passengers were required to board via the rear doors only. No fare would be collected. Like many other transit systems, every other seat is taped off in order to promote social distancing.
 
Effective April 6, 2020, weekday service follows the non-peak Saturday schedule; weekend service, Sunday schedule.


===Operators in the Medicine Hat area===
===Operators in the Medicine Hat area===
*[[Medicine Hat Ferry]] - A ferry that ran across the South Saskatchewan River between 1883 and 1908. Replaced by the Finlay Bridge.
*[[Redcliff Bus Lines]] - Suburban bus service between Medicine Hat and Redcliff, AB (1932-?)
*[[Redcliff Bus Lines]] - Suburban bus service between Medicine Hat and Redcliff, AB (1932-?)


*[[Blair's Bus Lines]] - Transit service in Medicine Hat, ran until 1952.
*[[Blair's Bus Lines]] - Transit service in Medicine Hat, ran from the 1930's until 1952.


*[[Medicine Hat Transit, Limited]] - Took over [[Blair's Bus Lines]] in 1952, renamed in 1953.
*[[Medicine Hat Transit, Limited]] - Took over [[Blair's Bus Lines]] in 1952, renamed in 1953.
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====Methanol====
====Methanol====


Medicine Hat Transit started its original alternative fuel program in 1985. Between 1986 and 1994, eight buses were converted to run in methanol fuel.
'''See also: [[Project MILE]]'''


In 1986, two New Looks were converted to methanol by Medicine Hat Transit. These were the very first methanol buses in Medicine Hat. Six out of the next nine buses ordered between 1987 and 1990 were converted to methanol by their respective factories.
[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 754 Project MILE logo-a.jpg|thumb|left|The Project MILE logo on the side of 754 (1st).]]


This program was cancelled in 1991. All methanol buses were converted back to diesel, and the last bus ran on methanol in December of 1994.
Medicine Hat Transit started its original alternative fuel program in 1986, as a part of Project MILE (Methanol In Large Engines). Between 1987 and 1994, eight buses were converted to run entirely on methanol fuel.
 
In 1987, two New Looks were converted to methanol by Medicine Hat Transit. These were the very first methanol buses in Medicine Hat. The six [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] [[Classic]] buses ordered in 1989 and 1990 were converted to methanol before delivery.
 
This program was cancelled in 1991, after six employees experienced effects of methane poisoning <ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/court-rules-against-sick-transit-workers-1.251277 Court Rules Against Sick Transit Workers, published September 15, 2000, retrieved September 26, 2019</ref>. All methanol buses were converted back to diesel, and the last bus ran on methanol in December of 1994.


====Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)====
====Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)====
In 2013, the city's current program was put into effect. The first factory-new CNG buses arrived in 2014 and entered service in winter, 2014-15. Two more CNG buses (ex. [[Edmonton Transit Service|ETS]] CNG trial buses) were bought. They entered service in July, 2015.
In 2013, the city's current program was put into effect. The first factory-new CNG buses arrived in 2014 and entered service in winter, 2014-15. Come spring, [[Edmonton Transit Service|ETS]]'s CNG trial buses were retired and sold to the Hat. They entered service in July, 2015.


At this point, the conventional bus fleet was 50% CNG. The original plan was to have it be 100% CNG by 2020, but this plan was cancelled when no other CNG fueling stations had opened in the city. Instead, transit decided on making the fleet be 2/3 CNG. This way, service can be achieved by putting special transit buses into service (in place of the alternate fuel buses) in the event of a long-term fueling problem.
At this point, the conventional bus fleet was 50% CNG. The original plan was to have it be completely CNG by 2020, but this plan was cancelled when no other CNG fueling stations had opened in the city. Instead, transit decided on making the fleet be 2/3 CNG. This way, service can be achieved by putting diesel special transit buses into service (in place of the alternate fuel buses) in the event of a long-term fueling problem.


The November 5, 2018 budget saw 6 additional CNG buses ordered, along with 5 other diesel buses; these for replacement of all current conventional diesel buses.
The November 5, 2018 budget saw 6 additional CNG buses ordered, along with 5 other diesel buses; these for replacement of all current conventional diesel buses.
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[https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13917 Medicine Hat Transit 'Ride Guide' (route maps and schedules)], updated March, 2019.
[https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13917 Medicine Hat Transit 'Ride Guide' (route maps and schedules)], updated March, 2019.
See also: '''[[List of Medicine Hat Transit Bus Stops]]'''


===Current routes===
===Current routes===


====Peak routes====
* '''10''' - Northeast Crescent Heights
* <font color="brown">'''11'''</font> - Northwest Crescent Heights
* <font color="red">'''20'''</font> - River Flats
* <font color="blue">'''21'''</font> - Hospital
* <font color="green">'''22'''</font> - South Hill
* <font color="orange">'''30'''</font> - Dunmore Road
* <font color="pink">'''46'''</font> - Southview / College
* <font color="blue">'''53'''</font> - Ross Glen
* <font color="brown">'''61'''</font> - Southridge
 
Since September, 2020, Medicine Hat Transit has operated two on-demand transit service zones on evenings and weekends:
*North, replacing routes 10, 11, and the former route 12.
*Central, replacing routes 20, 21, and 22.


Peak routes operate Monday to Friday between 6:45 am and 6:45 pm.
====Special Routes====
* 10 - NE Crescent Heights
* 11 - NW Crescent Heights
* 20 - Flats
* 21 - Hospital
* 22 - South Hill
* 31 - Dunmore Road
* 40 - College / Downtown
* 41 - College / Mall
* 50 - Ross Glen
* 60 - South Ridge
* 62 - Southlands


====Off-peak routes====
*Holy Family Parish shuttle - Every Sunday
Off-peak routes operate on weekdays after 6:45 pm, and all day on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays.
* 10 - NE Crescent Heights
* 11 - NW Crescent Heights
* 20 - Flats
* 21 - Hospital
* 22 - South Hill
* 30 - Dunmore Road
* 53 - Ross Glen
* 61 - South Ridge


===Former routes===
===Former routes===
====Current System====
====Current System====
* 12 North-South direct
 
* 50 Ross Glen Northbound
Routes with coloured numbers last ran on April 3, 2020. Routes 12 and 51 (Ross Glen/Mall) last ran on September 2, 2017 with the system redesign and did not resume service after the redesign was undone.
* 51 Ross Glen Southbound
 
* 51 Ross Glen/Mall
* 12 - North-South direct.
* <font color="orange">'''31'''</font> - Dunmore Road
* <font color="purple">'''40'''</font> - Downtown via College (formerly College/Downtown)
* <font color="pink">'''41'''</font> - Strachan Bay via College (formerly College/Mall)
* <font color="blue">'''50'''</font> - Ross Glen
* 50 - Ross Glen Northbound
* 51 - Ross Glen Southbound
* 51 - Ross Glen/Mall
* <font color="brown">'''60'''</font> - Southridge
* <font color="red">'''62'''</font> - Southlands
*Notre Dame school special - Weekdays during the school year. Cancelled after the 2018-19 school year.
*Echo Dale Park shuttle (also known as Medicine Hat Beach Bound Bus), seasonal. Cancelled after the 2017 season.
 
====2017 Network====
====2017 Network====
These were identified with a number, colour, and a shape. The destination signs showed service areas (ex. South Hill/NW Crescent Heights/Tower Estates/Light Industrial/3 Green).
These were identified with a number, colour, and a shape. The destination signs showed service areas (ex. South Hill/NW Crescent Heights/Tower Estates/Light Industrial/3 Green).
* Primary routes:
* Primary routes:
** 1 Blue (circle)
** <font color="blue">'''1 Blue''' (circle)</font>
** 2 Red (square)
** <font color="red">'''2 Red''' (square)</font>
* Secondary (feeder) routes:
* Secondary (feeder) routes:
** 3 Green (triangle)
** <font color="green">'''3 Green''' (triangle)</font>
** 4 Purple (diamond)
** <font color="purple">'''4 Purple''' (diamond)</font>
** 5 Orange (pentagon)
** <font color="orange">'''5 Orange''' (pentagon)</font>
 
====1980's/1990's====
Incomplete, found in photos.
*College/Northwest Crescent Heights
*Cypress Way
*Dunmore Road
*Flats/Kensington
*Hospital
*Ross Glen
*Shopper's Express (later became Dunmore Road)
*South Ridge
 
====1993====
As appeared on the rollsign of 769.
*Airport
*College/Northwest Crescent Heights
*Dunmore Road/Northeast Crescent Heights
*Hospital
*Kensington/Flats
*Stampede
*Ross Glen/Southridge
 
====2008====
From a 2008 edit on this page.
 
'''Peak:'''
* Crescent Heights/Downtown
* Crescent Heights B
* Hospital
* Flats
* Kensington
* Dunmore Road
* College
* Ross Glen
* South Ridge
'''Off-Peak:'''
* 1A Northeast Crescent Heights
* 1B Flats and Northwest Crescent Heights
* 2A Hospital and Riverside
* 2B South Hill
* 3A Downtown to MH College/MH Mall/Wal-Mart
* 3B MH Mall/Crestwood/Downtown
* 4A South Ridge to MH Mall/MH College
* 4B Ross Glen to MH Mall


==Fares==
==Fares==


As of June 15, 2020, a temporary fare of $1 per trip will be charged. No transfers are available, and all passes are discontinued.
Fare free service ran from April 6 to June 14, 2020.
Pre-pandemic fares:
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Age Group
!Age Group
Line 96: Line 194:
!Special Transit
!Special Transit
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 0-5
! 0-5
| Free
| Free
| Free
| Free
| Not eligible
| Not eligible
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 6-17
! 6-17
| $3.25
| $3.25
| $38.75
| $38.75
| $3.25 one way. Only available to ages 16+
| $3.25 one way. Only available to ages 16+
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 18-64
! 18-64
| $3.25
| $3.25
| $71.25
| $71.25
| $3.25 one way
| $3.25 one way
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 65+
! 65+
| $3.25
| $3.25
| $43.75
| $43.75
Line 138: Line 236:
*'''Address:''' 209 Marshall Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Y8
*'''Address:''' 209 Marshall Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Y8


==Conventional==
==Conventional Bus Roster==
===Current roster===
Includes units with the internal fleet numbers P07**.
===Current Conventional Roster===
 
All units are equipped with bike racks.
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Fleet Number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Built
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Model
Line 150: Line 252:
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 745-747 (2nd)|745-747]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 743-747 (3rd)|743-747]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 745-b.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 747 (3rd)-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2019
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]  
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 30']]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B4.5 and B6.7|B6.7]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF EcoLife|6AP1020B]]
|align="left" |
| align="left"|
*To be replaced by the 2019 Vicinity order
*Only 747 remains
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 748-750 (2nd)|748-750]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 748-753 (3rd)|748-753]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 750-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 752 (3rd)-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|2019
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]]  
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 30' CNG]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport B6.7N|B6.7N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF EcoLife|6AP1020B]]
|align="left" |
| align="left"|
*To be replaced by the 2019 Vicinity order
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 751-753 (2nd)|751-753]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 753-a.jpg|128px]]
|2010
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align="left" |
*To be replaced by the 2019 Vicinity order
* 751's transmission replaced 2019
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 754-759 (2nd)|754-759]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 754-759 (2nd)|754-759]]
Line 186: Line 274:
|2014
|2014
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]]  
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R6]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
Line 197: Line 285:
|[[New Flyer Industries C40LFR|C40LFR]]  
|[[New Flyer Industries C40LFR|C40LFR]]  
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R6]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*Ex-[[Edmonton Transit System]] [[Edmonton Transit System 6007-6008|6007-6008]]; purchased in 2015.
*Ex-[[Edmonton Transit System]] [[Edmonton Transit System 6007-6008|6007-6008]]; purchased in 2015.
|}
|}


===On order===
===Retired Conventional Roster===
 
Sorted in order of acquisition.
 
School buses ran both on regular routes and school runs contracted by the Medicine Hat Public School Division No. 76.
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Fleet Number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Built
!Retired
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Model
Line 213: Line 307:
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|740-744?
|[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 28-30|728-730]]
|
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transportation Company 28-a.jpg|128px]]
|
|1956
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]]
|1974
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 35']]
|[[GMC]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series|B6.7]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]]
|
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
| align="left"|
*729 used for parts by [[Harvest Moon Mobile Drive-in]]
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 28-30.
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 31|731]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transportation Company 31-a.jpg|128px]]
|1959
|1975
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]]
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*To replace current diesel fleet<ref name="2018 tender">[https://docs.medicinehat.ca/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewDocument/REGULAR_MEDICINE_HAT_CITY_COUNCIL_3568_Agenda_Packet_2018-11-05_6_30_00_PM.pdf?meetingId=3568&documentType=AgendaPacket&itemId=0&publishId=0&isSection=false&fbclid=IwAR2gt_ZwJFeIuaPM3QWAoyJj_ThaiCyqrEEi7YOLph5-_J5j7NnExFNEirc FS18-105 Supply Eleven (11) 35 - 40 ft Transit Buses], City of Medicine Hat, retrieved 11/03/2018.</ref>
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 31.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|(6 units)
|[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 32-33|732-733]]
|
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transportation Company 33-a.jpg|128px]]
|
|1961
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]]
|1976
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 35' CNG]]
|[[GMC]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins B Series|B6.7N]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]]
|
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*To replace current diesel fleet<ref name="2018 tender"/>
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 32-33.
|}
*Presumed specs
 
===Retired roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 740-741|740-741]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 34-36|734-736]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 741-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transportation Company 36-a.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|1963
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|1978
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]  
|[[GMC]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISC|ISC]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 34-36.
|- align="center" bgcolor="000000"
| colspan="9"|<font color="ffffff">737-740 were retired before being passed on to MHT</font>
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 741|741]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 41|741]]
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transportation Company 41-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transportation Company 41-a.jpg|128px]]
|1960
|1960
|1980
|[[GMC]]
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]] [[Old Look]]  
|[[General Motors TGH-3102|TGH-3102]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6-71]]
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
|
| align="left"|
*Ex. [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 41.
*Preserved by [[Harvest Moon Mobile Drive-in]]
*Ex-[[Galt Public Service Commission]] 93 (1st).
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] 41.
*Exx-[[Canada Coach Lines]] 93.
*Exx-[[Galt Public Service Commission]] 93 (1st).
*Exxx-[[Canada Coach Lines]] 93.
*Originally [[Hamilton Street Railway]] 93.
*Originally [[Hamilton Street Railway]] 93.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
Line 271: Line 372:
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transportation Company 44-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transportation Company 44-a.jpg|128px]]
|1969
|1969
|1984-1988
|[[GMC]]
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TGH-3502|TGH-3502]] [[Old Look]]  
|[[General Motors TGH-3502|TGH-3502]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6-71]]
|[[GMC]] 270 cubic in.
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-540]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 42-44|42-44]]
*Ex-[[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]] [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company 42-44|42-44]]
*744 to the City of Medicine Hat [[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#1044|1044]]
*744 to the City of Medicine Hat [[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#1044|1044]]
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 742-744 (2nd)|742-744]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 742-a.jpg|128px]]
|2002
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 745-747|745-747]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 745-747|745-747]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 745-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 745-a.jpg|128px]]
|1974
|1974
|1990
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
Line 301: Line 395:
|
|
|1975
|1975
|1990
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
Line 310: Line 405:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 751-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 751-a.jpg|128px]]
|1976
|1976
|1989-2000
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-4523N|T6H-4523N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH9]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*752 to the City of Medicine Hat [[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#1045|1045]]
*752 to the City of Medicine Hat [[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#1045|1045]]
*752 converted into camper bus by Gas City Metals.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 754-756|754-756]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 754-756|754-756]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 754-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 754-a.jpg|128px]]
|1979
|1979
|2000
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*754 was converted to methanol and repowered with a [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]].
*754 was converted to methanol and repowered with a [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]].
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 719-733|719-730]]
|
|1975-79
|1984
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation|Wayne]]
|[[Chevrolet/GMC B-Series Chassis|B-Series]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation Lifeguard|Lifeguard]]
|[[Chevrolet]] 6.0L V8
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-475]]
| align="left"|
*66 Passenger
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 719-733|731-732]]
|
|1980
|1984
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation|Wayne]]
|[[Chevrolet/GMC B-Series Chassis|B-Series]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation Lifeguard|Lifeguard]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] 8.2L V8
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-475]]
| align="left"|
*66 Passenger
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 757|757]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 757|757]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 757-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 757-a.jpg|128px]]
|1980
|1980
|2000
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 719-733|733]]
|
|1981
|1984
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation|Wayne]]
|[[Chevrolet/GMC B-Series Chassis|B-Series]]<hr>[[Wayne Corporation Lifeguard|Lifeguard]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] 8.2L V8
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-475]]
| align="left"|
*66 Passenger
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 758-759|758-759]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 758-759|758-759]]
|
|
|1981
|1981
|1994-2000
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]] [[New Look]]  
|[[General Motors T6H-5307N|T6H-5307N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
Line 349: Line 482:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 760-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 760-a.jpg|128px]]
|1987
|1987
|2006
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors TC40-102N|TC40-102N]] [[Classic]]  
|[[General Motors TC40-102N|TC40-102N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|
|
*Some units were converted to methanol before delivery.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 763-765|763-765]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 763-765|763-765]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 764-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 764-a.jpg|128px]]
|1989
|1989
|2006-2009
|[[Motor Coach  Industries|MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach  Industries|MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|TC40-102N]] [[Classic]]  
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|TC40-102N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|
|
*Some units were converted to methanol before delivery.
*Converted to methanol before delivery.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 766-768|766-768]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 766-768|766-768]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 766-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 766-a.jpg|128px]]
|1990
|1990
|2006-2011
|[[Motor Coach  Industries|MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach  Industries|MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|TC40-102N]] [[Classic]]  
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|TC40-102N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
|
|
*Some units were converted to methanol before delivery.
*Converted to methanol before delivery.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 770|770]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 770|770]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 770-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 770-a.jpg|128px]]
|1995
|1995
|2010
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]  
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
Line 388: Line 524:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 771-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 771-a.jpg|128px]]
|1997
|1997
|2006
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
Line 397: Line 534:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 773-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 773-a.jpg|128px]]
|1998
|1998
|2006-2011
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
Line 407: Line 545:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 777-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 777-a.jpg|128px]]
|1999
|1999
|2006-2011
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]]   
Line 413: Line 552:
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*778 retired due to a fire.
*778 retired due to a fire.
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 740-741|740-741]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 741-a.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|2016
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISC|ISC]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 742-744 (2nd)|742-744]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 742-a.jpg|128px]]
|2002
|2016-2017
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50 EGR]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
| align="left"|
*743 was the last active unit
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 745-747 (2nd)|745-747]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 745-b.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2016-2019
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R5]]
|align="left" |
*747 was the last active unit.
*Replaced by the 2019 Vicinity order.
*First units with electronic destination signs.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 781-783 (2nd)|781-783]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 781-783 (2nd)|781-783]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 781-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 781-a.jpg|128px]]
|2008
|2008
|2015
|[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]]
|[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II MAX]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II MAX]]
Line 427: Line 601:
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 784-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 784-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|2009
|2015
|[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]]
|[[ElDorado National|ElDorado]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II MAX]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II MAX]]
Line 433: Line 608:
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*Sold to [[Can-ar Coach Service]] as [[Can-Ar Coach Service 2801-2804|2801, 2804]].
*Sold to [[Can-ar Coach Service]] as [[Can-Ar Coach Service 2801-2804|2801, 2804]].
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 748-750 (2nd)|748-750]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 750-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|2020
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R6]]
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 751-753 (2nd)|751-753]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 753-a.jpg|128px]]
|2010
|2020
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R6]]
|align="left"|
|}
|}


==Paratransit==
==Special Transit==
===Current roster===
 
Includes units with the internal fleet numbers P06**.
 
Note: special transit buses are occasionally found on regular routes if there are no spares left.
 
===Current Special Transit Roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Fleet Number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Built
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer  
!Model
!Model
!Engine
!Engine
Line 450: Line 650:
|[[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#715|715]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#715|715]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 715-a.jpeg|128px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 715-a.jpeg|128px]]
|
|2011
|Dodge
|[[Dodge]]
|Grand Caravan
|Grand Caravan
|
|3.8L Flex Fuel
|
|6 speed automatic
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
| align="left" |
| align="left" |
Line 462: Line 662:
| [[File: Medicine Hat Transit 716-a.jpg|128px]]
| [[File: Medicine Hat Transit 716-a.jpg|128px]]
|
|
|Dodge
|[[Dodge]]
|Grand Caravan
|Grand Caravan
|
|3.8L Flex Fuel
|
|6 speed automatic
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
| align="left" |
| align="left" |
*Used with special transit and as a worker shuttle.
*Used with special transit and as a worker shuttle.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 720-721|720-721]]
|720-726
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transit 720-a.jpeg|128px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 720 (2nd)-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|2019
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Ram Trucks]]<hr>New England Wheels
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM26D]]
|[[Ram Trucks ProMaster|ProMaster]]<hr>[[New England Wheels Frontrunner|Frontrunner]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|
|GM 6 speed automatic
|
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|align="left" |
| align="left"|
*In process of retirement
*Purchased via Overland Custom Coach.<ref>[https://docs.medicinehat.ca/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewDocument/REGULAR_MEDICINE_HAT_CITY_COUNCIL_3568_Agenda_Packet_2018-11-05_6_30_00_PM.pdf?meetingId=3568&documentType=AgendaPacket&itemId=0&publishId=0&isSection=false&fbclid=IwAR2gt_ZwJFeIuaPM3QWAoyJj_ThaiCyqrEEi7YOLph5-_J5j7NnExFNEirc FS18-106 Supply Seven (7) new Special Transit Units], City of Medicine Hat, retrieved 11/03/2018.</ref>
*720 has back window
*721 has back door
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 722-725, 730|722-725, 730]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 725-a.jpg|128px]]
|2010
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM26D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|align="left" |
*In process of retirement
*All have back windows
*All but 730 have rear destination signs
*730 totaled in collision on July 26, 2019, retired.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 732|732]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 732|732]]
Line 501: Line 685:
|2012
|2012
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM26D]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|GM 6 speed automatic
Line 511: Line 695:
|2013
|2013
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM26D]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|GM 6 speed automatic
Line 518: Line 702:
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 735|735]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 735|735]]
|
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 735-a.jpg|128px]]
|2014
|2014
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM26D]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|GM 6 speed automatic
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*Updated styling.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 736|736]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 736|736]]
|
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit 736-b.jpg|128px]]
|2015
|2015
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM21D]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM23D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|GM 6 speed automatic
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|[[File:Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png|28px]]
|align="left" |
|align="left" |
*Updated styling.
|}
|}


===On order===
===Retired Special Transit Roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
 
!Fleet number(s)
*The first dial-a-bus service started in 1953, under the [[Medicine Hat Transportation Company]].
!Thumbnail
 
!Year
*''Gloribus'' service ran from the 1970 to 1992. It was wheelchair accessible. This service was also sometimes referred to as ''Glory Bus''.
!Manufacturer
 
!Model
*Special Transit service in its current form started on March 16, 1992.
!Engine
 
!Transmission
Notes:
!Notes
*This roster is sorted in the order of acquisition by the city.
|- align="center"
|(7 units)
|
|
|?<hr>[[Glaval Bus|Glaval]]
|
|
|
| align="left"|
*Tender awarded to Overland Custom Coach.<ref>[https://docs.medicinehat.ca/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewDocument/REGULAR_MEDICINE_HAT_CITY_COUNCIL_3568_Agenda_Packet_2018-11-05_6_30_00_PM.pdf?meetingId=3568&documentType=AgendaPacket&itemId=0&publishId=0&isSection=false&fbclid=IwAR2gt_ZwJFeIuaPM3QWAoyJj_ThaiCyqrEEi7YOLph5-_J5j7NnExFNEirc FS18-106 Supply Seven (7) new Special Transit Units], City of Medicine Hat, retrieved 11/03/2018.</ref>
|}


===Retired roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Fleet Number
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Built
!Retired
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Model
Line 573: Line 748:
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 714|714]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 714|714]]
|
|
|Unknown
|1970's
|Unknown
|1990's
|Unknown
|[[Flxible|Grumman]]
|
|23-passenger minibus
|
|350 Cu. In. V8 Gasoline
|  
|3-speed manual
| align="left"|
*[http://kevinsbusrail.com/mht/mht_714.jpg Photo]
*Licence plate FFX-485
*Licence plate FFX-485
*Retired before 2006
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 726-727|726-727]]
| [[Medicine Hat Transit 715-716 (1st)|715-716]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 727-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|[[IC Bus]]<hr>[[Goshen Coach|Goshen]]
|3200<hr>[[Goshen Coach Sentinel|Sentinel]] HD 3200
|
|
|1980
|1980, 1986
|?
|Passenger Van
|
|
|align="left" |
*Last high-floor buses ordered
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 728-729|728-729]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 728-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Corbeil]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-450]]
|
|
|
| align="left"|
|align="left" |
*Delivered and entered service on July 12, 1980.
*One unit was destroyed by fire on July 12, 1980.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 731|731]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 717 (1st)|717]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 731-a.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]]  
|
|
|1970's
|1985
|?
|
|
|align="left" |
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 732-733|732-733]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 733-a.jpg|128px]]
|2002
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]]
|
|
|
|
|align="left" |
| align="left"|
*Ex. Morris, Manitoba.
*Replaced the van that was destroyed on July 12, 1980.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 734-737|734-737]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 718 (1st)|718]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 737-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]]  
|
|
|1981
|1986
|?
|Passenger Van
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
| align="left"|
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 769|769]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 769-a.jpg|128px]]
|1993
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]] 
| [[Detroit Diesel]] 8.2L
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 780|780 (1st)]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 780|780 (1st)]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 780-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 780-a.jpg|128px]]
|1985
|1985
|2000
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
|
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] 8.2L
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*First low-floor buses in Medicine Hat
*First low-floor bus in Medicine Hat
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 781-782|781-782]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 781-782|781-782]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 782-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 782-a.jpg|128px]]
|1986
|1986
|2002
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
|
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] 8.2L
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 783|783]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 783|783]]
|
|
|1987
|1987
|2005
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]]   
| [[Detroit Diesel]] 8.2L
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] 8.2L
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 785|785]]
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 785|785]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 785-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 785-a.jpg|128px]]
|1991
|1991
|2005
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.502)]]   
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.502)]]   
|[[Navistar]] T444E
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
| align="left" |
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 769|769]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 769-a.jpg|128px]]
|1993
|2006
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.501)]] 
|[[Navistar]] T444E
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 771|771]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 771-a.jpg|128px]]
|1997
|2006
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]] 
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison MT Series|MT-643]]
| rowspan="3" align="left"|
*Formerly ran on regular routes, later assigned solely to special transit.
*772 and 778 retired due to unrelated fires.
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 772-774|772-774]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 773-a.jpg|128px]]
|1998
|2006-2011
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]] 
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison MT Series|MT-643]]
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 775-779, 780 (2nd)|775-779, 780 (2nd)]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 777-a.jpg|128px]]
|1999
|2006-2011
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated|Champion]]
|[[Champion Bus Incorporated Solo|Solo]] 
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison MT Series|MT-643]]
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles#730|730 (1st)]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 730-b.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|2012
|[[Ford]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-350 Van (extended body)]]
|[[Ford]]
|[[Ford]]
| align="left"|
*<ref>https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=8223 Capital Summary New and Replacement Vehicles. Published 2014, retrieved October 25, 2019.</ref>
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 731|731]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 731-a.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|2010
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]] [[Overland ELF 125|125]]
||[[Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp]]
|[[Ford]] 4R100 4 speed
|align="left" |
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 732-733|732-733]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 733-a.jpg|128px]]
|2002
|2010
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]] [[Overland ELF 125|125]]
||[[Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp]]
|[[Ford]] 4R100 4 speed
|align="left" |
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 734-737|734-737]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 737-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2012
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Overland]]
|[[Overland ELF|ELF]] [[Overland ELF 125|125]]
||[[Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp]]
|[[Ford]] TorqShift 5R110 5 speed
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 728-729|728-729]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 728-a.jpg|128px]]
|2005
|2016-2018
|[[Ford]]<hr>[[Corbeil]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-450]]<hr>[[Corbeil Bus Corporation Minibus|F158DWCM5]]
|[[Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Powerstroke V8]]
|[[Ford]] TorqShift 5R110 5 speed
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 720-721|720-721]]
|[[File: Medicine Hat Transit 720-a.jpeg|128px]]
|2009
|2020
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|align="left" |
*720 had a back window.
*721 had a back door.
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 722-725, 730|722-725, 730]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 725-a.jpg|128px]]
|2010
|2020
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|Arboc]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Spirit of Mobility|SOM28D]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|GM 6 speed automatic
|align="left" |
*All had back windows.
*All but 730 had rear destination signs.
*730 totaled in collision on July 26, 2019.<ref>https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2019/07/27/dunmore-road-car-bus-crash-hospitalizes-woman/ Dunmore Road Car/Bus Crash Hospitalizes Woman. Published July 27, 2019, retrieved October 12, 2019.</ref>
|- align="center"
|[[Medicine Hat Transit 726-727|726-727]]
|[[Image:Medicine Hat Transit 727-a.jpg|128px]]
|2009
|2015
|[[IC Bus]]<hr>[[Goshen Coach|Goshen]]
|3200<hr>[[Goshen Coach Sentinel|Sentinel]] HD 3200
|[[International Truck and Engine Corporation|International]] [[International Truck and Engine MaxxForce 7|MaxxForce 7]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series|2200 PTS]]
|align="left" |
*Last high-floor buses ordered
|}
==Demonstrator Roster==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number
!Thumbnail
!Built
!Demonstration Date
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|2001
|
|10/1983
|January 11-14, 1984
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors TC40-102N|TC40-102N]] ''[[Classic]]''
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
| align="left"|
<ref>Hatters Test Transit Bus. Published January 11, 1984 by the Medicine Hat News, retrieved December 10, 2019. Courtesy of the Esplanade archives, accession number M2017.03.02, box 1, 1984 file</ref>
*[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]] demo bus
*Leased for $10
*VIN: 2GHYT82W3E3500013
|- align="center"
|(No number)
|
|
|
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|April to May, 2016
|[[New Flyer Industries]]
|[[New Flyer Industries MD30|MD30]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries MiDi|''MiDi'']]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB 6.7]]
|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
<ref>https://www.medicine-hat.ca/Home/Components/News/News/2541/30?seldept=32&arch=1&__ncforminfo=nWL-XaoeTTUXaidZCnBsaMxJO0_aUb_q2jVSzMJJoQNheJmDVdU854Ds7VwBQjtVmTbLk2v8QgvsOVpzxM3vrjT4vTbDN3_4jHnd2tzwmjw= MH Transit Test Drive New Flyer MiDi Bus. Published March 30, 2016, retrieved October 30, 2019.</ref>
*Direct link unavailable, find through [https://www.medicine-hat.ca/what-s-new/city-newsroom/-seldept-32/-arch-1 Medicine Hat Newsroom]
*[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] demo bus
|- align="center"
|(No number)
|
|
|- align="left" |
|2016
|August 20, 2019
|[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]]
|[[Grande West Vicinity|Vicinity 35']]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB 6.7]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF EcoLife|6AP1020B]]
| align="left"|
*[[Grande West Transportation|Grande West]] demo bus/35' prototype
*Shown to transit staff, not used in service
|}
|}
==Trivia==
===Numbering system===
''See also: [[City of Medicine Hat#Numbering system|City of Medicine Hat numbering system]]''
*The 700-719 range are support vehicles. Units 715 and 716 are also used for Special Transit duties.
*The 720-739 range are Special Transit units.
*The 740-789 range are heavy duty buses used primarily on regular routes contracted/special services (such as the Notre Dame school run).
*Presumably, the 790-799 range is either reserved for trailers or used as overflow, but because only two units are known to exist in this range, it is difficult to determine with any kind of certainty.


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Medicine Hat Ferry]] - A ferry that ran across the South Saskatchewan River between 1893 and 1908. Replaced by the Finlay Bridge.
*[[City of Medicine Hat]] - Other buses operated by the City of Medicine Hat.
*[[City of Medicine Hat]] - Other buses operated by the City of Medicine Hat.
*[[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles]]
*[[Medicine Hat Transit Support Vehicles]]
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 30 August 2021

Medicine Hat Transit Logo-a.png
Area served Medicine Hat, AB
Founded July 1, 1970 as Medicine Hat Transit System (from Medicine Hat Transportation Company)
Fleet size 19 (Conventional bus)
12 (Special Transit)
Number of routes 9
Ridership
  • 1,300,000 (2016) (+1% from 2012) [1]
  • 1,287,500 (2012) (+30% from 2009)[2]

Medicine Hat Transit is the provider of public transportation in the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.

History

Service began on July 1, 1970, replacing the Medicine Hat Transportation Company.

The current transit garage was completed in 1979. The old garage, a World War II-era hangar at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport, was condemned and demolished the same year.

The first wheelchair-accessible bus, 780, entered service in 1985. It introduced a prototype of the 'flame' livery.

Construction of the transit terminal started in 1986 and opened in early 1988.

In 1987, the 'flame' livery was adopted. It was first applied to 754 after its conversion to methanol fuel.

Special Transit as it exists today started on March 16, 1992.

In 2008, a new 'wave' livery was introduced on 781-783 (2nd).

The transit garage was expanded and made fully CNG ready between 2013 and 2015. This nearly doubled the garage's capacity.

On September 5, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit revised their new route network to a system with two core routes and three feeder routes. This replaced the previous fifteen route system. On September 18, 2017, Medicine Hat City Council approved a motion to revert back to the previous route network, with the revised network taking effect on November 27, 2017.[3]

Starting in April, 2019, Medicine Hat Transit introduced GPS tracking on all buses. This service is run through DoubleMap.

On September 18, 2019, the Medicine Hat Sunshine Trolley opened. This is a tourist shuttle that visits various attractions throughout the city, the tourist information centre, various hotels, and downtown. This service is run separately from Medicine Hat Transit, but both are run by the city. This bus is driven by a Prairie Sprinter driver on one day, and a Medicine Hat Transit driver on the next.

COVID-19

On March 30, 2020, Medicine Hat Transit announced that, effective immediately, all able-bodied passengers were required to board via the rear doors only. No fare would be collected. Like many other transit systems, every other seat is taped off in order to promote social distancing.

Effective April 6, 2020, weekday service follows the non-peak Saturday schedule; weekend service, Sunday schedule.

Operators in the Medicine Hat area

  • Medicine Hat Ferry - A ferry that ran across the South Saskatchewan River between 1883 and 1908. Replaced by the Finlay Bridge.
  • Medicine Hat Transportation Company - City bus service. Service started on 2 November, 1953. Acquired by the City of Medicine Hat in June, 1970 and became Medicine Hat Transit.

Alternative Energy Program

Methanol

See also: Project MILE

The Project MILE logo on the side of 754 (1st).

Medicine Hat Transit started its original alternative fuel program in 1986, as a part of Project MILE (Methanol In Large Engines). Between 1987 and 1994, eight buses were converted to run entirely on methanol fuel.

In 1987, two New Looks were converted to methanol by Medicine Hat Transit. These were the very first methanol buses in Medicine Hat. The six MCI Classic buses ordered in 1989 and 1990 were converted to methanol before delivery.

This program was cancelled in 1991, after six employees experienced effects of methane poisoning [4]. All methanol buses were converted back to diesel, and the last bus ran on methanol in December of 1994.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

In 2013, the city's current program was put into effect. The first factory-new CNG buses arrived in 2014 and entered service in winter, 2014-15. Come spring, ETS's CNG trial buses were retired and sold to the Hat. They entered service in July, 2015.

At this point, the conventional bus fleet was 50% CNG. The original plan was to have it be completely CNG by 2020, but this plan was cancelled when no other CNG fueling stations had opened in the city. Instead, transit decided on making the fleet be 2/3 CNG. This way, service can be achieved by putting diesel special transit buses into service (in place of the alternate fuel buses) in the event of a long-term fueling problem.

The November 5, 2018 budget saw 6 additional CNG buses ordered, along with 5 other diesel buses; these for replacement of all current conventional diesel buses.

Routes

Medicine Hat Transit 'Ride Guide' (route maps and schedules), updated March, 2019.

See also: List of Medicine Hat Transit Bus Stops

Current routes

  • 10 - Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 - Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 - River Flats
  • 21 - Hospital
  • 22 - South Hill
  • 30 - Dunmore Road
  • 46 - Southview / College
  • 53 - Ross Glen
  • 61 - Southridge

Since September, 2020, Medicine Hat Transit has operated two on-demand transit service zones on evenings and weekends:

  • North, replacing routes 10, 11, and the former route 12.
  • Central, replacing routes 20, 21, and 22.

Special Routes

  • Holy Family Parish shuttle - Every Sunday

Former routes

Current System

Routes with coloured numbers last ran on April 3, 2020. Routes 12 and 51 (Ross Glen/Mall) last ran on September 2, 2017 with the system redesign and did not resume service after the redesign was undone.

  • 12 - North-South direct.
  • 31 - Dunmore Road
  • 40 - Downtown via College (formerly College/Downtown)
  • 41 - Strachan Bay via College (formerly College/Mall)
  • 50 - Ross Glen
  • 50 - Ross Glen Northbound
  • 51 - Ross Glen Southbound
  • 51 - Ross Glen/Mall
  • 60 - Southridge
  • 62 - Southlands
  • Notre Dame school special - Weekdays during the school year. Cancelled after the 2018-19 school year.
  • Echo Dale Park shuttle (also known as Medicine Hat Beach Bound Bus), seasonal. Cancelled after the 2017 season.

2017 Network

These were identified with a number, colour, and a shape. The destination signs showed service areas (ex. South Hill/NW Crescent Heights/Tower Estates/Light Industrial/3 Green).

  • Primary routes:
    • 1 Blue (circle)
    • 2 Red (square)
  • Secondary (feeder) routes:
    • 3 Green (triangle)
    • 4 Purple (diamond)
    • 5 Orange (pentagon)

1980's/1990's

Incomplete, found in photos.

  • College/Northwest Crescent Heights
  • Cypress Way
  • Dunmore Road
  • Flats/Kensington
  • Hospital
  • Ross Glen
  • Shopper's Express (later became Dunmore Road)
  • South Ridge

1993

As appeared on the rollsign of 769.

  • Airport
  • College/Northwest Crescent Heights
  • Dunmore Road/Northeast Crescent Heights
  • Hospital
  • Kensington/Flats
  • Stampede
  • Ross Glen/Southridge

2008

From a 2008 edit on this page.

Peak:

  • Crescent Heights/Downtown
  • Crescent Heights B
  • Hospital
  • Flats
  • Kensington
  • Dunmore Road
  • College
  • Ross Glen
  • South Ridge

Off-Peak:

  • 1A Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 1B Flats and Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 2A Hospital and Riverside
  • 2B South Hill
  • 3A Downtown to MH College/MH Mall/Wal-Mart
  • 3B MH Mall/Crestwood/Downtown
  • 4A South Ridge to MH Mall/MH College
  • 4B Ross Glen to MH Mall

Fares

As of June 15, 2020, a temporary fare of $1 per trip will be charged. No transfers are available, and all passes are discontinued.

Fare free service ran from April 6 to June 14, 2020.

Pre-pandemic fares:

Age Group Transfer Monthly Pass Special Transit
0-5 Free Free Not eligible
6-17 $3.25 $38.75 $3.25 one way. Only available to ages 16+
18-64 $3.25 $71.25 $3.25 one way
65+ $3.25 $43.75 $3.25 one way

Current

Facilities

Office

  • Address: 333 6 Ave. SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0H2
  • Email: mhtransit@medicinehat.ca
  • Fax: 403-527-5844
  • Phone:
    • General Inquiries: 403-529-8214
    • Transit Information: 403-525-8899
    • Transit Manager: 403-529-8216

Downtown Terminal

  • Address: 333 6 Ave. SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0H2

Garage

  • Address: 460 Spencer Street SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Y7

Storage Compound

  • Address: 209 Marshall Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Y8

Conventional Bus Roster

Includes units with the internal fleet numbers P07**.

Current Conventional Roster

All units are equipped with bike racks.

Fleet Number Thumbnail Built Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
743-747 Medicine Hat Transit 747 (3rd)-a.jpg 2019 Grande West Vicinity 30' Cummins B6.7 ZF 6AP1020B
748-753 Medicine Hat Transit 752 (3rd)-a.jpg 2019 Grande West Vicinity 30' CNG Cummins Westport B6.7N ZF 6AP1020B
754-759 Medicine Hat Transit 758-a.jpg 2014 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R6
760-761 Medicine Hat Transit 761-a.jpg 2012 NFI C40LFR Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R6

Retired Conventional Roster

Sorted in order of acquisition.

School buses ran both on regular routes and school runs contracted by the Medicine Hat Public School Division No. 76.

Fleet Number Thumbnail Built Retired Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
728-730 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 28-a.jpg 1956 1974 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
731 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 31-a.jpg 1959 1975 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
732-733 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 33-a.jpg 1961 1976 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
734-736 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 36-a.jpg 1963 1978 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
737-740 were retired before being passed on to MHT
741 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 41-a.jpg 1960 1980 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
742-744 Medicine Hat Transportation Company 44-a.jpg 1969 1984-1988 GMC TGH-3502 GMC 270 cubic in. Allison AT-540
745-747 Medicine Hat Transit 745-a.jpg 1974 1990 GMDD T6H-4523N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
748-749 1975 1990 GMDD T6H-4523N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
750-753 Medicine Hat Transit 751-a.jpg 1976 1989-2000 GMDD T6H-4523N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
  • 752 to the City of Medicine Hat 1045
  • 752 converted into camper bus by Gas City Metals.
754-756 Medicine Hat Transit 754-a.jpg 1979 2000 GMDD T6H-5307N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
719-730 1975-79 1984 Chevrolet
Wayne 		B-Series
Lifeguard 		Chevrolet 6.0L V8 Allison AT-475
  • 66 Passenger
731-732 1980 1984 Chevrolet
Wayne 		B-Series
Lifeguard 		Detroit Diesel 8.2L V8 Allison AT-475
  • 66 Passenger
757 Medicine Hat Transit 757-a.jpg 1980 2000 GMDD T6H-5307N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
733 1981 1984 Chevrolet
Wayne 		B-Series
Lifeguard 		Detroit Diesel 8.2L V8 Allison AT-475
  • 66 Passenger
758-759 1981 1994-2000 GMDD T6H-5307N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
760-762 Medicine Hat Transit 760-a.jpg 1987 2006 GMDD TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
763-765 Medicine Hat Transit 764-a.jpg 1989 2006-2009 MCI TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Converted to methanol before delivery.
766-768 Medicine Hat Transit 766-a.jpg 1990 2006-2011 MCI TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Converted to methanol before delivery.
770 Medicine Hat Transit 770-a.jpg 1995 2010 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
771 Medicine Hat Transit 771-a.jpg 1997 2006 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
772-774 Medicine Hat Transit 773-a.jpg 1998 2006-2011 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
  • 772 retired due to a fire.
775-779, 780 (2nd) Medicine Hat Transit 777-a.jpg 1999 2006-2011 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
  • 778 retired due to a fire.
740-741 Medicine Hat Transit 741-a.jpg 2000 2016 NFI D40LF Cummins ISC Allison B400R
742-744 Medicine Hat Transit 742-a.jpg 2002 2016-2017 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R
  • 743 was the last active unit
745-747 Medicine Hat Transit 745-b.jpg 2005 2016-2019 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R5
  • 747 was the last active unit.
  • Replaced by the 2019 Vicinity order.
  • First units with electronic destination signs.
781-783 Medicine Hat Transit 781-a.jpg 2008 2015 ElDorado EZ Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
784-785 Medicine Hat Transit 784-a.jpg 2009 2015 ElDorado EZ Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
748-750 Medicine Hat Transit 750-a.jpg 2009 2020 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL Allison B400R6
751-753 Medicine Hat Transit 753-a.jpg 2010 2020 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL Allison B400R6

Special Transit

Includes units with the internal fleet numbers P06**.

Note: special transit buses are occasionally found on regular routes if there are no spares left.

Current Special Transit Roster

Fleet Number Thumbnail Built Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Livery Notes
715 Medicine Hat Transit 715-a.jpeg 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L Flex Fuel 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
  • Used with special transit and as a worker shuttle.
716 Medicine Hat Transit 716-a.jpg Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L Flex Fuel 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
  • Used with special transit and as a worker shuttle.
720-726 Medicine Hat Transit 720 (2nd)-a.jpg 2019 Ram Trucks
New England Wheels 		ProMaster
Frontrunner 		Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
  • Purchased via Overland Custom Coach.[5]
732 Medicine Hat Transit 732-a.jpeg 2012 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
731, 733-734 Medicine Hat Transit 731-b.jpg 2013 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
735 Medicine Hat Transit 735-a.jpg 2014 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
  • Updated styling.
736 Medicine Hat Transit 736-b.jpg 2015 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM23D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic Medicine Hat Transit wave stripe livery.png
  • Updated styling.

Retired Special Transit Roster

  • Gloribus service ran from the 1970 to 1992. It was wheelchair accessible. This service was also sometimes referred to as Glory Bus.
  • Special Transit service in its current form started on March 16, 1992.

Notes:

  • This roster is sorted in the order of acquisition by the city.
Fleet Number Thumbnail Built Retired Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
714 1970's 1990's Grumman 23-passenger minibus 350 Cu. In. V8 Gasoline 3-speed manual
  • Photo
  • Licence plate FFX-485
715-716 1980 1980, 1986 ? Passenger Van
  • Delivered and entered service on July 12, 1980.
  • One unit was destroyed by fire on July 12, 1980.
717 1970's 1985 ?
  • Ex. Morris, Manitoba.
  • Replaced the van that was destroyed on July 12, 1980.
718 1981 1986 ? Passenger Van
780 (1st) Medicine Hat Transit 780-a.jpg 1985 2000 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		GMC 8.2L Allison AT-545
  • First low-floor bus in Medicine Hat
781-782 Medicine Hat Transit 782-a.jpg 1986 2002 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		GMC 8.2L Allison AT-545
783 1987 2005 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		GMC 8.2L Allison AT-545
785 Medicine Hat Transit 785-a.jpg 1991 2005 OBI Orion II
(02.502) 		Navistar T444E Allison AT-545
769 Medicine Hat Transit 769-a.jpg 1993 2006 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		Navistar T444E Allison AT-545
771 Medicine Hat Transit 771-a.jpg 1997 2006 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
  • Formerly ran on regular routes, later assigned solely to special transit.
  • 772 and 778 retired due to unrelated fires.
772-774 Medicine Hat Transit 773-a.jpg 1998 2006-2011 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
775-779, 780 (2nd) Medicine Hat Transit 777-a.jpg 1999 2006-2011 Champion Solo Cummins B5.9 Allison MT-643
730 (1st) Medicine Hat Transit 730-b.jpg 2000 2012 Ford E-350 Van (extended body) Ford Ford
731 Medicine Hat Transit 731-a.jpg 2000 2010 Ford
Overland 		ELF 125 Ford Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp Ford 4R100 4 speed
732-733 Medicine Hat Transit 733-a.jpg 2002 2010 Ford
Overland 		ELF 125 Ford Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp Ford 4R100 4 speed
734-737 Medicine Hat Transit 737-a.jpg 2005 2012 Ford
Overland 		ELF 125 Ford Powerstroke V8 7.3 L 235 hp Ford TorqShift 5R110 5 speed
728-729 Medicine Hat Transit 728-a.jpg 2005 2016-2018 Ford
Corbeil 		E-450
F158DWCM5 		Ford Powerstroke V8 Ford TorqShift 5R110 5 speed
720-721 Medicine Hat Transit 720-a.jpeg 2009 2020 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic
  • 720 had a back window.
  • 721 had a back door.
722-725, 730 Medicine Hat Transit 725-a.jpg 2010 2020 Chevrolet
Arboc 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L GM 6 speed automatic
  • All had back windows.
  • All but 730 had rear destination signs.
  • 730 totaled in collision on July 26, 2019.[7]
726-727 Medicine Hat Transit 727-a.jpg 2009 2015 IC Bus
Goshen 		3200
Sentinel HD 3200 		International MaxxForce 7 Allison 2200 PTS
  • Last high-floor buses ordered

Demonstrator Roster

Fleet Number Thumbnail Built Demonstration Date Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2001 10/1983 January 11-14, 1984 GMDD TC40-102N Classic Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730

[8]

  • GMC demo bus
  • Leased for $10
  • VIN: 2GHYT82W3E3500013
(No number) April to May, 2016 New Flyer Industries MD30
MiDi 		Cummins ISB 6.7 Allison B300R

[9]

(No number) 2016 August 20, 2019 Grande West Vicinity 35' Cummins ISB 6.7 ZF 6AP1020B
  • Grande West demo bus/35' prototype
  • Shown to transit staff, not used in service

Trivia

Numbering system

See also: City of Medicine Hat numbering system

  • The 700-719 range are support vehicles. Units 715 and 716 are also used for Special Transit duties.
  • The 720-739 range are Special Transit units.
  • The 740-789 range are heavy duty buses used primarily on regular routes contracted/special services (such as the Notre Dame school run).
  • Presumably, the 790-799 range is either reserved for trailers or used as overflow, but because only two units are known to exist in this range, it is difficult to determine with any kind of certainty.

See Also

  • Medicine Hat Ferry - A ferry that ran across the South Saskatchewan River between 1893 and 1908. Replaced by the Finlay Bridge.

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=13585 Transit Improvements Background. Published August, 2017, retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ https://medicinehat.ca/Home/ShowDocument?id=5055 Public Services Committee Meeting. Published May 14, 2013, retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ Medicine Hat Transit Reverts Back - News Release, Oct 31, 2017, Medicine Hat Transit
  4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/court-rules-against-sick-transit-workers-1.251277 Court Rules Against Sick Transit Workers, published September 15, 2000, retrieved September 26, 2019
  5. ↑ FS18-106 Supply Seven (7) new Special Transit Units, City of Medicine Hat, retrieved 11/03/2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.medicinehat.ca/home/showdocument?id=8223 Capital Summary New and Replacement Vehicles. Published 2014, retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2019/07/27/dunmore-road-car-bus-crash-hospitalizes-woman/ Dunmore Road Car/Bus Crash Hospitalizes Woman. Published July 27, 2019, retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hatters Test Transit Bus. Published January 11, 1984 by the Medicine Hat News, retrieved December 10, 2019. Courtesy of the Esplanade archives, accession number M2017.03.02, box 1, 1984 file
  9. ↑ https://www.medicine-hat.ca/Home/Components/News/News/2541/30?seldept=32&arch=1&__ncforminfo=nWL-XaoeTTUXaidZCnBsaMxJO0_aUb_q2jVSzMJJoQNheJmDVdU854Ds7VwBQjtVmTbLk2v8QgvsOVpzxM3vrjT4vTbDN3_4jHnd2tzwmjw= MH Transit Test Drive New Flyer MiDi Bus. Published March 30, 2016, retrieved October 30, 2019.
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Operational

Routes 10 Northeast Crescent Heights, 11 Northwest Crescent Heights, 20 River Flats, 21 Hospital, 22 South Hill, 30 Dunmore Road, 46 Southview / College, 53 Ross Glen, 61 Southridge, MHTnow (on-demand transit)
Stops 'C' Prefix (central), 'N' Prefix (north), 'S' Prefix (south)
Conventional Fleet Roster
Active 743-747, 748-753, 754-759, 760-761
Retired 728-730, 731, 732-733, 734-736, 741 (1st), 742-744 (1st), 745-747 (1st), 748-749 (1st), 750-753 (1st), 754-756 (1st), 757 (1st), 758-759 (1st), 760-762 (1st) 763-765, 766-768, 770, 771, 772-774, 775-779, 780 (2nd),
740-741 (2nd), 742-744 (2nd), 745-747 (2nd), 748-750 (2nd), 751-753 (2nd), 781-783 (2nd), 784-785 (2nd)
Special Transit Roster
Active 715, 716, 731, 732, 733-734, 735, 736
Retired 714, 715-716 (1st), 717, 718, 720-721 (2nd), 722-725, 730 (2nd), 726-727, 728-729, 730 (1st), 731, 732-733, 734-737, 769, 780, 781-782, 783, 785
Other (All-time)
Support Vehicles 700, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 (1st), 716 (2nd), 719, 730 (1st), 798, 799
School Buses 719-733
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Buses
Active

330

Retired

1044, 1045

Public Transit in Medicine Hat
Current Operators

City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Transit, Southland Transportation

Former Operators

Blair's Bus Lines (private)
Medicine Hat Ferry
Medicine Hat Transportation Company (Private)
Redcliff Bus Lines (Private)
Red Cliff - Medicine Hat Bus Company

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