Thirdwave Bus Services

Thirdwave Bus Services is a privately-owned school bus company in the Greater Vancouver area. The company's head office and main shop is located in Richmond. There are two satellite yards, one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey, which are used to store buses used on school routes further away from the Richmond yard. The company also has operations in the Okanagan.

All-Time Fleet Roster

Not a complete list

Large Buses

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Body Manufacturer	Chassis / Model	Type	Capacity / Length	Notes
40, 42-43	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 40.jpg	1996	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional
68	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 68.jpg	1990 or 1991	Blue Bird	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	propane
69		1996	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	propane
70	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 73-70.jpg	1995-2003	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	yellow grille, propane
71	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 71.jpg	1984	Wayne Lifeguard	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	propane oldest bus running for Thirdwave in the Lower Mainland
72	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 72.jpg	1995-2003	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	yellow grille, propane
73	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 73-70.jpg	1994	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	yellow grille, propane
74	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 74.jpg	1990	Blue Bird	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	yellow grille, propane Retired April 2011
75	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 75.jpg	1984-1991	Blue Bird	Chevrolet C60	conventional	72 passenger body	retired
76			Wayne Lifeguard	International	conventional	72 passenger body	sold to Bodwell High School? (North Vancouver) this was the last bus with a standard transmission to run for Thirdwave
78		2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
79		2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
83	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 83.jpg		Corbeil	International 3800 / T444E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
84	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 84.jpg	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
85	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 85.jpg	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
86	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 86.jpg	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	luggage bays
89	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 89.jpg	1996	Thomas Built Buses	International 3800 / T444E	conventional	72 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 36 air brakes, high roof
90-92	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 91.jpg	1989	Blue Bird	Chevrolet C60	conventional	72 passenger body	propane, air brakes Possibly ex-School District No. 35 or ex-School District No. 36 91 sold September 2011
112-115	File:Third Wave 115.jpg	?	Thomas	Thomas MVP	transit	72 passenger body	Taller roof line, tall tinted passenger windows
120-127	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 120.jpg	1999	Blue Bird	TC/2000	transit	72 passenger body	Ex-Watson & Ash Transportation 123 and 124 retired
161	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 161.jpg	2006	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional		luggage bays
162, 165	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 162.jpg	1997	Corbeil	International 3800 / T444E	conventional		ex-Prince Albert Catholic Schools #339 (162) and #310? (165)
174	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 174.jpg	2007	IC Corporation	CE300
188	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 188.jpg	2008	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body	tinted windows
189	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 189.jpg	2008?	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body
190	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 190.jpg	2008?	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional
193	File:Third Wave 193.jpg	2007	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	luggage bays
194	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 194.jpg	2006	IC Corporation	CE200	conventional	72 passenger body
195	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 195.jpg	2009	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body
200-201	File:Third Wave 200.jpg	2005	Blue Bird	TC/3000 RE	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #4833-4834, luggage bays
202	File:Third Wave 202.jpg	2005	IC Corporation	RE300	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #5830, luggage bays
203-205	File:Third Wave 205.jpg	2010	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body	Air brakes, rear air suspension Aftermarket luggage bays retrofitted
206-207	File:Third Wave 206.jpg	2004	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #3833 (206) and #3832 (207)
210	File:Third Wave 210.jpg	2007	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	luggage bays
211-216	File:Third Wave 211.jpg	2008-2009	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner C2	conventional	72 passenger body	Ex-Golden Arrow School Buses, acquired summer 2010
218-219	File:Third Wave 218.jpg	1991-1992	Blue Bird	TC/3000 FE	transit	84 passenger body	ex-School District No. 38
228	File:Third Wave 228.jpg	2008	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	luggage bays Purchased used in July 2011 from Daewon Foreign Language School (EDAUS), Campbell River, BC
230-233	File:Third Wave 230.jpg	2011	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body
234-238	File:Third Wave 238.jpg	2012	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body
261-263	File:Third Wave 261.jpg	2013	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body	Factory-spec luggage bays
268-270	File:Third Wave 268.jpg	2014	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body
271	File:Third Wave 271.jpg	2013 or 2014	Blue Bird	Blue Bird Vision	conventional	70 passenger body	Propane powered Does not have air brakes
272-273	File:Third Wave 273.jpg	2014	IC Corporation	RE Series	transit	84 passenger body	272 delivered September 2014 273 delivered October 2014

Small Buses

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Body Type	Chassis Type	Notes
19		1991	Blue Bird	Chevrolet
22			Blue Bird	Chevrolet
24			Blue Bird	Chevrolet
25		1989	Blue Bird	Chevrolet
34	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 48.jpg		Blue Bird	Chevrolet
48	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 48.jpg	1986-1993	Corbeil	Dodge Ram Van gasoline	sold in 2011, single red warning lights
49	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 48.jpg	1986-1993	Corbeil	Dodge Ram Van gasoline	single red warning lights
50-56, 59	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 53.jpg	1979-1991	Corbeil	Ford Econoline	single red warning lights 51 and 54 equipped with standard dual flip-out passenger entrance doors, all others equipped with a standard van door
60-66			Corbeil
67
80
87
99	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 99.jpg	1992-2002	Corbeil	Ford E-350	single red warning lights
100-101					wheelchair lift equipped
104
105-111	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 109.jpg	1996-2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	Chevrolet Express	single red warning lights
116-119
128-131, 133-144
145-148
149
150
151-154
155-159	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 157.jpg	2004	Corbeil	Ford
160
163-164
167-168				Ford E-350
169
170-173
177-178				Chevrolet Express
179	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 179.jpg	1996-2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-IV	Chevrolet Express
180-181
182-183	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 182.jpg	1996-2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	GMC Savana or Chevrolet Express
184
187			Girardin G5
197-198			Girardin G5
199					wheelchair lift equipped
208-209	File:Thirdwave Bus Services 208.jpg	2009	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express 4500
217		2009	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express 4500	gasoline powered
221		2011	Micro Bird by Girardin	Chevrolet Express	gasoline powered
222			Girardin
223		2004	Girardin	Ford E-350?
224-227		2011	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express	gasoline powered 224 converted to dual-mode (gasoline/propane) September 2011