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-'''Red Arrow Student Transportation Services''', a former division of [[Pacific Western Transportation]], provided contract school bus service to the Edmonton area. Some buses were transferred to [[Southland Transportation]] in Calgary. Some of their fleet was under lease to Parkland School Division #70.
+{| align="right" width="350px" style="background: white; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 7px solid #ff0000"
+|colspan="2"| [[File:Red Arrow Student Transportation Logo.jpg|center|260px]]
+|-
+| '''Area served''' || Edmonton, AB
+|-
+| '''Founded''' || 1995
+|-
+| '''Dissolved''' || 2008
+|-
+| '''Website''' || http://www.redarrowschoolbus.com
+|}
+'''Red Arrow Student Transportation Services''', a former subsidiary of [[Pacific Western Transportation]], provided contract school bus service to the Edmonton area.
-:'''NOTE:''' As of summer 2008, the Red Arrow name is no longer used on school buses in Edmonton. All school bus operations are now under the [[Southland Transportation#Edmonton Fleet Roster|Southland]] name.
+==History==
+*'''1995''' - Red Arrow begins running school buses in Edmonton.
+*'''Summer 2008''' - Red Arrow Student Transportation Services is rebranded to [[Southland Transportation]].  Most Red Arrow units were rebranded to the Southland name, with some older units retiring.
+==Schools Served==
+*Conseil Scolaire Regional Du Centre - Nord No. 4
+*Edmonton Catholic & Public Schools
+*Elk Island Catholic & Public Schools
+*Parkland School Division No. 70
+*Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11
+==Facilities==
+===Main Yard===
+*'''Address:''' 8351 McIntyre Rd, Edmonton, AB T6E 5J7
+*'''Fax:''' 780-465-0685
+*'''Phone:''' 780-468-6771
+===NW Yard===
+*'''Address:''' 11403 151 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
 == Fleet Roster (before switch to Southland name) ==
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 |48 passenger
 |wheelchair lift, single red lights
+|- align="center" style="height:5em"
+|1728-1731
+|
+|2000
+|[[Thomas Built Buses|Thomas]]
+|[[Thomas Built Buses FS-65|FS-65]]
+|[[Cummins|Cummins B5.9]]
+|[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
+|72 passenger body
+|align="left"|
+*Transferred to [[Southland Transportation]] in July 2006, renumbered [[Southland Transportation 1045-1048|1045-1048]]
 |- align="center" style="height:5em"
 |1746
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 |[[Cummins|Cummins B5.9]]
 |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
-|66 passenger body
+|72 passenger body
 |align="left"|
 *Transferred to [[Southland Transportation]] in July 2006, renumbered [[Southland Transportation 1055|1055]].
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 |[[International Truck and Engine|Navistar DT466]]
 |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]]
-|60 passenger body
+|66 passenger body
 |align="left"|
 *Ex-?; acquired in August 2000.