Vancouver Island Coach Lines
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History
- Established in 1928.
Summary of Operations
- Intercity service on Vancouver Island until 1979 when VICL intercity routes merged with Pacific Stage Lines to form Pacific Coach Lines(1979)
- Local transit service between Saanich and Victoria until BC Electric Railway took over franchise
- Nanaimo transit service 1950-c. 1960 after takeover of BC Electric's operations in city
- Rural bus service to Saanich Penninsula until 1971, when routes sold to Pacific Commuter
- Operated cross water service from Victoria and Nanaimo to and from Vancouver via BC Ferries in coach pool arrangement with Pacific Stage Lines until c.1971
- Airport bus service to Victoria International Airport 1968-1979
- Held Gray Line of Victoria franchise, operated sightseeing until 1978
- local and long distance charter services
- Highway bus tours as Imperial Charter Services
All-Time Roster
Not a complete list
| Fleet Number(s) | Provincial Fleet no. |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 1 | 1928 | Federal | ||||||
| 2 | 1928 | Dodge Graham | ||||||
| 3-6 | 1928 | Garford | ||||||
| 7-9 | 1928 | GMC | ||||||
| 10 | 1927 | Yellow Coach | ||||||
| 11-12 | 1928 | Fageol | ||||||
| 14-17 19 |
1928 | Yellow Coach | ||||||
| 18 | 1928 | Yellow Coach | ||||||
| 20-21 | 1928 | Thornycroft | ||||||
| 22-23 | 1929 | Yellow Coach | ||||||
| 24-25 | 1929 | Thornycroft | ||||||
| 26 | 1926 | GMC | ||||||
| 28-30 | 1927 | Yellow Coach | ||||||
| 31 | 1929 | Fageol | ||||||
| 32 | 1929 | Dodge-Graham | ||||||
| 33-40 | 1929 | Fageol | ||||||
| 101 | 1936 | Leyland/Hayes | 29 PCD | Leyland |
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| 131-132 | 1946 | CC&F | IC-41 | Renumbered 401-402? | ||||
| 305 | 7/1957 | MCI | Courier RE96 |
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| 306-309 | 1959 | MCI | MC-1 | Detroit Diesel 4/71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 310 | 1958 | MCI | RE-95D | Detroit Diesel 4/71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 317 | 1966 | Western Flyer | P-41-C | n/a | manual transmission | Ex-Canadian Coachways C-317. | ||
| 405 | 1945 | CC&F | C-36 |
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| 406 | 1946 | CC&F | C-36 |
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| 407 | 1946 | CC&F | C-36 |
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| 408 | 1946 | CC&F | C-36 |
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| 500-501 | 1954 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | 500 to Pacific Coach Lines 4300. | ||
| 502 | 1955 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | |||
| 503 | 1956 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | To Airline Airporter Service 603 (Sooke, BC) | ||
| 504-506 | 1957 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 507-508 | 1959 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | |||
| 509-510 | 1960 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | |||
| 511-512, 514 | 1962 | GMC | PD-4106 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 515 | 1958 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 516 | 1957 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 517 | 1956 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 518-523 | 195x? | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | |||
| 524-527 | 1959 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 528-531 | 195x? | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | |||
| 532 | 1959 | GMC | PD-4104 | Detroit Diesel 6/71 | 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 601-604 | 1961 | MCI | MC-2 | Detroit Diesel 4/71 | 4 speed manual transmission | 602, 604 to Airline Airporter Service 602, 604 Sooke, BC. | ||
| 605-610 | 1963 | MCI | MC-4 | Detroit Diesel 8V71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Stage Lines 6352, 6360, 6351, 6354, 6357 | ||
| 611-612 | 1964 | MCI | MCC-5 | Detroit Diesel 8V71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Stage Lines 6356, 6355. | ||
| 614-615 | 1965 | MCI | MCC-5A | Detroit Diesel 8V71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Stage Lines 6347-6348. | ||
| 616 | 1962 | MCI | MC-3 | Detroit Diesel 4/71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission | Ex-Sunburst Motor Coaches 304 Edmonton, AB. | ||
| 617 | 1960 | MCI | MC-2 | Detroit Diesel 4/71 | Spicer 4 speed manual transmission |
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| 701-702 | 1966 | GMC | PD-4107 | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 4311-4312 | ||
| 703-704 | 1967 | GMC | PD-4107 | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 4313-4314 | ||
| 802 | 1965 | Bus & Car | Silver Eagle Model 05 | To Pacific Stage Lines 6506. | ||||
| 803 | 1965 | Bus & Car | Silver Eagle Model 05 | To Pacific Stage Lines 6505. | ||||
| 805-806 | 1969 | MCI | MC-7 | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 6713-6714 | ||
| 807 | 1972 | Prevost | CTS47 Champion | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | manual transmission |
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| 808-809 | 1972 | GMC | P8M-4905A | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 4561-4562 | ||
| 810-811 | 1973 | GMC | P8M-4905A | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 810-811 | ||
| 812, 814-817 | 1974 | Prevost | PTS47 Prestige | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | manual transmission |
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| 818 | Dec. 1974 | Prevost | PTS47 Prestige | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | manual transmission |
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| 4176 | 1961 | Western Flyer | Canuck P-41 |
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| 4565-4579 | 1974 | GMC | P8M-4905A | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | 4 speed manual transmission | To Pacific Coach Lines 4565-4579 | ||
| 6603 | 5/1966 | GMC | SDM-5302 |
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| 6604 | 5/1966 | GMC | SDM-5302 |
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| 6605 | 5/1966 | GMC | SDM-5302 |
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