BC Transit double deckers, 10 years on........

sbs7207b

11 Jul 10, 11:57

Same time 10 years ago, BC Transit introducing double decker buses into Victoria,
capital city of British Columbia, also is the first time double decker running in regular services
successfully.
First batch -Dennis Trident 9001-9010, Entering service in 2000 summer

Second Batch 9021-9036,0251-0253 ,9027 and 9036 has been to AC Transit in San Francisco and GO Transit in Toronto for a few week trial.
0251 - 0253 were running in Kelowna, few hours drive from Vancouver, until they got replaced by Enviro 500 in 2009

Third batch - Transbus Enviro 500, 9041-9049 New in 2004

Forth batch - Transbus Enviro 500, 9501-9526 New in August - September 2008, 6 of them are in Kelowna

Three generations of Deckers at UVIC Exchange

Merczrox

11 Jul 10, 12:58

Really nice looking DDs there....

Operation//Overkill

11 Jul 10, 18:23

I noticed that the DDs there are like using the tag axle format...... Like the K310UD.......

SBS9818A

11 Jul 10, 23:41

Originally posted by Operation//Overkill:

I noticed that the DDs there are like using the tag axle format...... Like the K310UD.......

uhhh. that's the standard axle configuration of the Dennis Trident / Transbus Enviro 500 3-axle range.. and every 3-axle DD out there comes with a tag axle.. so what tag axle format are you talking about??

Apalis56

11 Jul 10, 23:51

Wonder wad has this got to do with SGBuses.

The bodywork looks similar though.

fireice rox

11 Jul 10, 23:57

this forum is about buses, not only sg buses

SBS7382C

12 Jul 10, 17:29

the interior looks very similar to the tridents in HK...

Operation//Overkill

12 Jul 10, 17:50

Originally posted by SBS9818A:

uhhh. that's the standard axle configuration of the Dennis Trident / Transbus Enviro 500 3-axle range.. and every 3-axle DD out there comes with a tag axle.. so what tag axle format are you talking about??

What i mean is, (Front Axle) (Drive Axle) (Tag Axle)...........