My thanks to
Simon Yiu for providing this general update on the Alexander Dennis
Enviro500s operating in Canada. There are currently 4 transit systems
that operate these buses and they are: |
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BC
Transit of British Columbia |
with
the
following buses being split between Victoria Regional Transit
System and Kelowna Transit System |
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Nos. 9001 to
9010 (2000) - Dennis Trident /
Duple Metsec Body
Nos. 9021 to
9039 (2002) - Dennis Trident /
Duple Metsec Body
Nos. 9041 to
9049 (2004) - ADL Enviro500
Nos. 9501 to
9526 (2008) - ADL Enviro500
No. 9527(2008)
- ADL Enviro 500 Hybrid demo (43ft, 12.8m)
Nos. 9528
(2011) - ADL Enviro500 EPA 2010
emmission standard demo (43ft, 12.8m)
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Fleet
no. 9044 |
Fleet
no. 9509 |
Above photographs courtesy and
copyright of Stephen Cho |
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Strathcona
County Transit of Sherwood Park, Alberta |
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Strathcona County
Transit serves the area of Sherwood
Park, which
is north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The fleet consists of
about 95 buses, which provide local route services in the town of
Sherwood Park, and more importantly, the frequent commuter runs into
Edmonton, AB. The ADL Enviro 500 No. 7000 was on a 1 year
trial
to the transit and is exclusively used on the commuter route which runs
between Sherwood Park and Edmonton, AB, with limited stops in
between. The double-decker was being tested as a result of
the
fact that the current articulated buses and highway coach buses in the
fleet, cannot carry as many passengers. During its trial in
Sherwood Park, No. 7000 was limited to the commuter
routes
only as there are clearance issues at Sherwood Park d/t
terminal(indoor), which does not allow them to operate on any of the
local routes. |
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Pictured
in its former livery, when a demonstrator with Community
Transit of Seattle, USA, (fleet no. 27900) it was returned to ADL in
late 2009. An order for 23 such buses was subsequently placed and fleet
nos. 10800-10822 were delivered and entered service
in March, 2011. |
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OC
Transpo of Ottawa, Ontario |
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Fleet
nos. 1201
to 1203 were delivered in 2008.
i) all
3 buses (Nos. 1201 to 1203) will be staying in OC Transpo
fleet
ii)
the City Council of Ottawa has approved the 2012 budget to purchase 80
double deckers from Alexander Dennis, all buses will have to be in
service by Sep 2012 and will replace 140 Orion VI single
decker
buses, made in 1999
iii) all the new buses
will feature a lower
height than the 3 pilot buses, which will make the new buses less
restrictive compared to the present 3 pilot buses as there are 3
locations in Ottawa where there are height clearance issues
iv) Engines will be EPA
2010 emission standard compliant
v)
OC Transpo is looking to specify a different axle model so
they
can accommodate more than 14 standees downstairs without damaging the
axle
vi) all buses will have
to be in service by September 2012, which means the buses will be in
city of Ottawa around spring 2012
vii) it is still not
known if the new buses will be 12m (40ft) or 12.8m (43ft)
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Fleet
no. 1201 |
Fleet
no. 1202 |
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Fleet
no. 1203 |
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GO
Transit of Greater Toronto Area, Ontario |
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Fleet nos. 8000
to 8011 were delivered in 2008 and were the
first 12.8 metre Enviro500 to be
produced
Fleet nos.
8012 to 8021 were delivered in 2009 and
again are to the longer length
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Fleet
no. 8009 |
Fleet
no. 8018 |
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All
the
above photographs courtesy and
copyright of Simon Yiu
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