West Vancouver Municipal Transit

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

Maps/Schedules

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/Capilano University
• 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

Current

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).

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Current Destination Sign	Notes
S200	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit S200.jpg	2005	Chevrolet
S201	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit S201.jpg	2005	GMC	C5500
S261		2007	GMC	C5500
S305		2008	GMC	C5500
S370		2009	GMC	C5500
951-959, 961-968	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 953.jpg	1995	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	951 - Balios 952-959, 961-968 - Luminator MegaMax
981	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 981.jpg	1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison World B400R5	Luminator MegaMax	Ex. CMBC B7298
990-998	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 992.jpg	1999	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	990 - Allison World B400R5 991-998 - Voith D863.3	991-992, 994-998 - Balios Orange LED 993 - Axion LED signs	990 is Ex-CMBC 7299
701-706	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 701.jpg	2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Axion LED	TransLink sweep paint scheme with darker blue paint. Ex-Coast Mountain Bus Company 9603 - 960X 703 and 704 transferred over in 2009 705 and 706 transferred over early 2011. Does include coat of arms emblem.
712-714		2007	NFI	D60LFR	Cummins ISM	Allison World B500R6	Luminator Horizon	Ex-Coast Mountain Bus Company B8102-B8104. Transferred Mid-Late Summer of 2009. Fitted with coat of arms emblem.
801-803	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 803.jpg	2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Axion LED	TransLink sweep paint scheme with darker blue paint. Does include coat of arms emblem.
901-909		2009-2010	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Axion LED	Replacements for Orion Is (921-929)

Retired Fleet Summary

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Current Destination Sign	Notes
1-3		1915	Pierce-Arrow	?
4-5		1917	Pierce-Arrow	?
6		1912	Pierce-Arrow	?
7		1919	Ford	Model T				Nicknamed "The Toastrack".
8		1920	?	?
9		1921	?	?
10		1922	?	?
11		1923	?	?
12		1924	?	?
14		1925	?	?
15		1926	GMC	?				Nicknamed "The Mountain Goat".
26			Hayes Anderson	?				Ex-Blue Funnel Bus Line. Nicknamed "Lizzie".
35			?/West Vancouver Municipal Transit	?
35 (2nd)-36		1947	Twin	34-S				Ex-Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company 211-212; bought in July 1957.
37-40		1946	Twin	34-S				Ex-Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company 203-204 & 201-202; bought in 1956. 40 was sold to Nanaimo Transit 254.
41		1950	Twin	38-S				Ex-Pacific Stage Lines 271; bought in 1958.
41-42		1950	Twin	38-S				Ex-Pacific Stage Lines 269 & 271; bought in 1958.
43-45		1946	Twin	34-S
46		1948	Twin	38-S
47-48		1949	Twin	38-S
49-50		1950	Twin	38-S				Sold to Nanaimo Transit.
51-52		1952	Twin	FL-33
53-54		1953	Southern	S41HF	Fageol			54 sold to Nanaimo Transit 250.
55-56		1955	Southern	S41HF				56 sold to Nanaimo Transit 256.
57-58		1946	Twin	38-S				Ex-Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company 301-302; bought in June 1956.
55-58 (2nd), 59		1973	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6		Ex-Victoria 795-799, transferred in 1975. Transferred to North Vancouver as 4551-4555 in 1975.
59 (2nd		1976	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9		Ex- BC Transit Small Communities 6238. Returned to BC Transit Small Communities as 6238
60-61	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 61.jpg	1961	GMC	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH9	61 preserved and restored.
62-63		1962	GMDD	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH9
64-65		1963	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH9
66-67		1964	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH9
68-69		1965	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
70-71		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
72-73		1967	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
74-75		1968	GMDD	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
76-77		1969	GMDD	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
78-79		1970	GMDD	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
80-81		1971	GMDD	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
82-84		1972	GMDD	T6H-5308N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9		84 involved in head-on collision during delivery, returned to GMDD, rebuilt and resold to Guelph Transit.
84 (2nd), 85-86		1973	GMDD	T6H-5308N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9		85 equipped with Allison VS2-6 transmission.
88-89		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
90		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9		Ex-Vancouver 3835.
91-93		1969	GMDD	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
94		1967	GMDD	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
95		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
96-97		1967	GMDD	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
98-99		1968	GMDD	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
207		1979	Flyer	D800B	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730		Ex-1207. Transferred back to CMBC as 1207 in 2000.
210		1980	Flyer	D800B	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730		Ex-1210. Transferred back to CMBC as 1210 in 2000.
921-929	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 921.jpg	1992	OBI	Orion I	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Luminator MegaMax	Lift Equipped Has rear electronic sign All retired or stored as of March 27th, 2010
912-914	File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 912.jpg	1991	NFI	D60	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB748	Luminator MegaMax	Ex CMBC 3001, 3002, & 3021 Express buses Lift Equipped 912 & 913 equipped Luminator MegaMax 3000 signs
1207		1979	Flyer	D800B				Ex-CMBC 1207; transferred in 1999. Originally Community Transit. Renumbered 207 in 1999.
1210		1980	Flyer	D800B				Ex-CMBC 1210; transferred in 1999. Originally Community Transit. Renumbered 210 in 1999.

Service Fleet Summary

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Current Destination Sign	Notes
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

• westvancouver.ca

References

• The Buzzer June 11, 1999 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010