South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System

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South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System serves the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, including the communities of Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Hedley, Kaleden, Okanagan Falls, Gallagher Lake, Coalmont, Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeos, and Princeton and area. Operation for Osoyoos routes are contracted to South Okanagan Transit Society. Operations for Penticton & Okanagan Similkameen are contracted Penticton Transit Service Ltd. for conventional and HandyDart.. Princeton & Area operations are contracted to Princeton & District Community Services. Summerland operations are contracted to Penticton & District Community Resources Society.

History

South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System was created on July 1, 2017 through the merger of five local systems: Penticton Transit System, Princeton & Area Transit System, Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System (Naramata/Okanagan Falls), South Okanagan Transit System (Osoyoos), and Summerland Transit System.[1] The merger of the systems will centralize information from 5 systems into one Rider's Guide and website, and introduce a new harmonized fare structure.

Routes

  • Penticton routes:
    • 1 Okanagan Lake/Wiltse
    • 2 West Side/Penticton Ave
    • 3 Uplands/Skaha Lake
    • 4 West Side/Duncan East
    • 5 Main Street
    • 15 Night Route (Evenings, Monday-Saturday)
    • 16 Lake to Lake Shuttle (Sunday/Holidays)
    • 99 School Special
  • Naramata/Okanagan Falls routes:
    • 10 Naramata
    • 20 Okanagan Falls/Pentiction
    • 21 OK Falls Local
  • Summerland routes:
    • 30 Summerland
  • Osoyoos routes:
    • 40 Osoyoos - Penticton
    • 41 Osoyoos Local
  • Princeton & Area routes:
    • 50 Princeton - Penticton
  • Regional
    • 70 Kelowna - Penticton

Active Roster

Penticton

Conventional

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
3001-3002 BC Transit 3002-a.jpg 2013 Grande West Vicinity 27.5' Cummins ISB6.7 ZF 6AP1002B
9336-9338, 9340-9341, 9343,
9346, 9350-9351
BC Transit 9338-a.jpg 2009 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5

HandyDART for Penticton

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2652-2653 BC Transit Penticton 2653-a.jpg 2017 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM 28 GMC Vortec 6.0L

Naramata / Okanagan Falls

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2656-2657 BC Transit Naramata-Okanagan Falls 2656-a.jpg 2017 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM 28 GMC Vortec 6.0L
2686 BC Transit Naramata-Okanagan Falls 2686-a.jpg 2018 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM 28 GMC Vortec 6.0L

Summerland

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2664, 2679 2018 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM 28 GMC Vortec 6.0L

Osoyoos

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
4429-4430 2017 Grande West Vicinity 35' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6

Princeton & Area

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2654-2655 2017 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM 28 GMC Vortec 6.0L

Transferred/Retired Roster

Penticton

Conventional

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
0008, 0014, 0018, 9090 BC Transit 9090-a.jpg 2000 TransBus Dart SLF (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISBe-215 Voith D823.3E
  • 0008, 0014, 0018 temporarily assigned early 2001 when regular fleet sidelined for radius rod safety issues.
  • 0014 transferred to Trail.
  • 9090 transferred to Prince George.
4059 2017 Grande West Vicinity 30' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
  • Transferred to Vernon in Spring 2018.
6057 1963 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison VH
6110 1966 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
6209-6211, 6219 1976 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison
6751, 6753 1980 OBI Orion I 01.504 Detroit Diesel 6V53N Allison MT-643
6766 1981 OBI Orion I 01.504 Detroit Diesel 6V53N Allison MT-643
  • ex Campbell River
  • to Victoria as Contingency bus in 2006
8026-8028 Kelowna Regional Transit System 8027.jpg 1993 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
  • 8026-8028 original to Kelowna.
  • 8026-8027 transferred from Nanaimo in late 2007/early 2008.
  • All transferred to Victoria in Fall 2010.
8029-8033 Penticton Transit System 8029.jpg 1992 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
8114 Victoria Regional Transit System 8114-b.jpg 1996 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
  • Transferred to Kelowna in Fall 2016.
9278, 9280, 9282 Kelowna Regional Transit System 9278a.jpg 2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9376 BC Transit 9351-a.jpg 2009 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
  • 9350-9351 transferred to Whistler in 2013.
  • 9376 transferred to Victoria in August 2019.

HandyDART

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2121 2007 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2161 2008 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2213 2009 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2556 2014 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L
2564 2015 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L

Naramata / Okanagan Falls

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2472 2014 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L
  • Transferred to Kelowna in 2017/2018.
2560 2015 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L
  • Transferred to Kelowna in 2017/2018.

Summerland

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2007 2005 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2181 2009 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2498, 2551 2014 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L

Osoyoos

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2191 2009 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2467 BC Transit Osoyoos 2467-a.jpg 2014 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L
2576 BC Transit 2576-a.jpg 2015 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L

Princeton & Area

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2192-2193 BC Transit 2193-a.jpg 2009 Ford/CBB E-450/Polar III
2577, 2587 2015 Chevrolet/Arboc 4500/SOM28D GMC Duramax 6.6L

References


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BC Transit logo.jpg
Current Bus Fleet
New Flyer 1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 1148-1185, 1186-1202, 1203-1212, 1213-1232, 1233-1253
Nova 6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434, 9435-9446, 9447-9486
Double Deck 9021-9039, 9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9528, 9529-9531, 9532-9542, 9543-9550
Vicinity 3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4200-4233, 4234-4248, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
Aero Elite 3016-3023, 3024-3028, 3029-3034
ARBOC 2311-2315, 2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687, 2723-2756, 2802-2860, 2861-2895
Sprinter 2340-2341, 2345-2346, 2368
Micro Bird 2688-2722, 2757-2784, 2785-2801
Systems
North Central 100 Mile House, Bella Coola, Bulkley Nechako, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Kitimat, Port Edward, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skeena, Smithers, Terrace, Williams Lake
Vancouver Island Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Salt Spring Island, Victoria
South Coast Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Powell River, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Whistler
Southern Interior Ashcroft-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
Kootenays Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
Former Systems Vancouver, Golden