West Vancouver Blue Bus

West Vancouver Blue Bus
Parent	West Vancouver
Founded	1912
Headquarters	221 Lloyd Avenue, North Vancouver
Service area	West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Lions Bay
Routes	12
Fleet	62
Website	Blue Bus

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]

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:

214 Phibbs Exchange / Blueridge (Operates Community Shuttle service during off-peak times)
215 Phibbs Exchange / Indian River
227 Phibbs Exchange / Lynn Valley Centre
250 Vancouver / Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave (250A)
251 Park Royal / Queens
252 Park Royal / Inglewood
253 Vancouver / Park Royal / Caulfeild
254 Vancouver / Park Royal / British Properties
255 Capilano University / Dundarave
256 Park Royal / Whitby Estates Spuraway
262 Lions Bay / Caulfeild

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	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet	Notes
2007	Nova Bus	LFS	701–706 (6)
2009	Nova Bus	LFS	901–909 (9)	909 struck a fire hydrant at 15th St and Chesterfield Ave on March 27, 2016^[3]
2012/2016	New Flyer Industries	XD40	1201–1217, 1601–1614 (31)
2019	Chevrolet/Arboc	G4500/SOM28G	19501–19502, 19536-19537 (4)
2024	Chevrolet/Arboc	G4500/SOF27	24501-24505, 24540-24548 (14)

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

Year	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet (Qty.)
1961	General Motors	TDH-4517	61 (1)
1991	New Flyer Industries	D60	912–914 (3)
1992	Orion Bus Industries	Orion I	921–929 (9)
1995	New Flyer Industries	D40LF	951–959, 961–968 (17)
1996	New Flyer Industries	D40LF	971 (1)
1998	NovaBus	LFS	981 (1)
1999	New Flyer Industries	D40LF	990–998 (9)
2005	General Motors	GMC C5500 Community Shuttle	S200–S201, S261 (3)
2007	New Flyer Industries	D60LFR	712–714 (3)
2008	Nova Bus	LFS	801–803 (3)

References

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

External links

[Province-1993-1] 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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