West Vancouver Blue Bus

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West Vancouver Blue Bus
West Vancouver Municipal Transit 1603.jpg
Parent West Vancouver
Founded1914
Headquarters221 Lloyd Avenue, North Vancouver
Service areaWest Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Lions Bay
Routes12
Fleet62
Website Blue Bus
A side view of a West Vancouver Blue Bus New Flyer Industries D40LF West Vancouver Blue Bus2.jpg
A side view of a West Vancouver Blue Bus New Flyer Industries D40LF

West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1914 [1] and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America.[ citation needed ] The system was transferred to BC Transit in 1981 [1] and now operates as a sub-contractor for TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority. [2]

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Routes

As of April 2020, Blue Bus operates the following 12 routes, serving the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay:

All buses are designated "Fare Paid Zones", which means passengers are required by law to have a valid fare while on board the bus. Failing to pay the fare or not having a valid fare while on board the bus could result in the passenger being fined $173 and/or removed from the bus. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.

Active fleet

All active West Vancouver Blue Bus vehicles are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Blue Bus owned their own buses until August 2019.

Model

Year

PictureManufacturerModelFleetNotes
2007 Nova Bus LFS701–706 (6)
2009 Nova Bus LFS901–909 (9)
  • 909 struck a fire hydrant at 15th St and Chesterfield Ave on March 27, 2016 [3]
2012/2016 West Vancouver Municipal Transit 1603.jpg New Flyer Industries XD401201–1217, 1601–1614 (31)
2019/2024 WVMT 17504.jpg Chevrolet/ArbocG4500/SOM28G19501–19502, 19536-19537, 24501-24505, 24540-24548 (16)

Numbering

West Vancouver buses are numbered by production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would be produced in 2012, and the first unit received from that order. Exceptions to this are buses built before 1991 and Community Shuttles built before 2013. Since 2017, Community Shuttles follow the standard TransLink numbering system, adding a "5" in between the year and unit number to denote its place in TransLink's Community Shuttle "500" series.

Retired/transferred fleet

YearPictureManufacturerModelFleet (Qty.)Notes
1961 General Motors TDH-451761 (1)
1991New Flyer IndustriesD60912–914 (3)
1992 West Vancouver Blue Bus 922 clip.jpg Orion Bus IndustriesOrion I921–929 (9)
1995New Flyer IndustriesD40LF951–959, 961–968 (17)
1996 New Flyer Industries D40LF971 (1)
1998NovaBusLFS981 (1)
1999 West Vancouver Blue Bus 997.jpg New Flyer IndustriesD40LF990–998 (9)
2005General MotorsGMC C5500 Community ShuttleS200–S201, S261 (3)
2007New Flyer IndustriesD60LFR712–714 (3)
2008Nova BusLFS801–803 (3)
2017-18ARBOCSOM17501-17505, 18501-18509

References

  1. 1 2 Davison, Sarah (December 28, 1993). "Buff brings blue bus back". The Province . p. A2. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Blue Bus | District of West Vancouver". www.westvancouver.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. ↑ Richter, Brent. "Mercedes and bus collision ends in waterworks". North Shore News. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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