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Revision as of 04:10, 1 October 2010
The West Vancouver Blue Bus Transit system is owned and operated by the District Municipality of West Vancouver under a contract with TransLink. The system started operating in 1912 and currently services eleven routes serving West Vancouver, Lion's Bay and Vancouver where some local service is provided. All West Vancouver Municipal Transit buses were equipped with bike racks in June 1999.
Routes
The following are West Vancouver Transit routes:
- 250 Horseshoe Bay/Dundarave/Vancouver
- 251 Queens/Vancouver/Park Royal
- 252 Inglewood/Vancouver/Park Royal
- 253 Caulfeild/Vancouver/Park Royal
- 254 British Properties/Park Royal/Vancouver
- 255 Dundarave/Lynn Valley Centre
- 256 Folkstone/Whitby Estates/Spuraway (served by Community Shuttle)
- 257 Horseshoe Bay/Vancouver Express
- 258 UBC/West Vancouver (peak periods during Sept-April only)
- 259 Lions Bay/Horseshoe Bay
- C12 Lions Bay/Caulfeild
Fares
Facilities
Garage/HQ
- Address: 221 Lloyd Avenue, North Vancouver, BC
- E-mail: bluebusinfo@westvancouver.ca
- Fax: 604-985-8691
- Phone: 604-985-7777
Current Fleet Roster
Vehicles 912-998 are owned by West Vancouver. Vehicles 701-803 are owned by the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (Translink).
Retired Fleet Summary
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Current Destination Sign | Notes |
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1-3 | 1915 | Pierce-Arrow | ? | |||||
4-5 | 1917 | Pierce-Arrow | ? | |||||
6 | 1912 | Pierce-Arrow | ? | |||||
7 | 1919 | Ford | Model T |
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8 | 1920 | ? | ? | |||||
9 | 1921 | ? | ? | |||||
10 | 1922 | ? | ? | |||||
11 | 1923 | ? | ? | |||||
12 | 1924 | ? | ? | |||||
14 | 1925 | ? | ? | |||||
15 | 1926 | GMC | ? |
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26 | Hayes Anderson | ? |
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35 | ?/West Vancouver Municipal Transit | ? | ||||||
35 (2nd)-36 | 1947 | Twin | 34-S |
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37-40 | 1946 | Twin | 34-S |
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41 | 1950 | Twin | 38-S |
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41-42 | 1950 | Twin | 38-S |
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43-45 | 1946 | Twin | 34-S | |||||
46 | 1948 | Twin | 38-S | |||||
47-48 | 1949 | Twin | 38-S | |||||
49-50 | 1950 | Twin | 38-S |
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51-52 | 1952 | Twin | FL-33 | |||||
53-54 | 1953 | Southern | S41HF | Fageol |
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55-56 | 1955 | Southern | S41HF |
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57-58 | 1946 | Twin | 38-S |
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55-58 (2nd), 59 | 1973 | GMDD | T6H-4523N | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH9 |
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60-61 | File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 61.jpg | 1961 | GMC | TDH-4517 | Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison VH9 |
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62-63 | 1962 | GMDD | TDH-4517 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH9 | |||
64-65 | 1963 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | |||||
66-67 | 1964 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | |||||
68-69 | 1965 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | |||||
70-71 | 1966 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | |||||
72-73 | 1967 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | |||||
74-75 | 1968 | GMDD | T6H-5306 | |||||
76-77 | 1969 | GMDD | T6H-5306 | |||||
78-79 | 1970 | GMDD | T6H-5306 | |||||
80-81 | 1971 | GMDD | T6H-5306 | |||||
82-84 | 1972 | GMDD | T6H-5308N |
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84 (2nd), 85-86 | 1973 | GMDD | T6H-5308N | |||||
88 | 1974 | GMDD | T6H-5308N | |||||
90 | 1974 | GMDD | T6H-5308N |
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207 | 1979 | Flyer | D800B |
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210 | 1980 | Flyer | D800B |
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921-929 | File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 921.jpg | 1992 | OBI | Orion I | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D863.3 | Luminator MegaMax |
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912-914 | File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 912.jpg | 1991 | NFI | D60 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB748 | Luminator MegaMax |
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1207 | 1979 | Flyer | D800B |
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1210 | 1980 | Flyer | D800B |
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Service Fleet Summary
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Current Destination Sign | Notes |
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T002 | 1989 | GMC | 3/4 Ton Pickup | |||||
T009 | 2007 | Toyota | Yaris | |||||
T010 | 1999 | GMC | Sierra 2500 Pickup | |||||
T013 | 2007 | Toyota | Yaris | |||||
T014 | 2010 | Ford | F150 Pickup | |||||
T015 | 2009 | Toyota | Yaris |
External Links
References
- The Buzzer June 11, 1999 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010