Victoria Regional Transit System

The Victoria Regional Transit System is the public transit provider in Greater Victoria, Sidney and Sooke in British Columbia. Transit service levels, routes, fares, and budget are determined by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission.

Active roster

Conventional buses

Fleet nnumber(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
8010-8024		1992	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	8017, 8023 retired.
8027		1993	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Penticton in Sept. 2010. 8028 transferred to Kelowna in Feb. 2012. 8026 retired and scrapped in Mar. 2013.
8029-8031		1992	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Penticton in Sept. 2010. 8031 stored. 8032 scrapped Mar. 2013. 8033 transferred to Kamloops
8035-8040, 8042-8048		1994	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	8034 & 8041 Transferred to Nanaimo Regional Transit System Feb. 2010. 8035 Transferred to Sunshine Coast in Fall 2011, transferred back in Mar. 2012.
8049-8061, 8063-8065		1995	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	8062 transferred to Nanaimo early 2011
8095-8110, 8112-8117		1996	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	8111 Transferred to Nanaimo Regional Transit System
9066-9071, 9073-9078		2000	Dennis/Plaxton	Dart SLF (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISBe-215	Voith D823.3E	Units 9051-9065, and 9072 transferred to smaller communities with many in Abbotsford and Duncan.
9085		2001	TransBus	Dart SLF (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISBe-215	Voith D823.3E	Transferred from Nanaimo Regional Transit System. Noted in-service in Aug. 2011. Originally new to Victoria in 2002.
9001-9010		2000	Dennis/Duple Metsec	Trident/DM5000	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E
9021-9036		2002	TransBus	Trident/DM5000	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E
9037-9039		2002	TransBus	Trident/DM5000	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E	Ex-Kelowna Regional Transit System 0251-0253 in Oct. 2009.
9041-9049		2004	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E
9101-9106		2005	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison EP40 hybrid System	9101 and 9103 transferred from Kelowna in Sept. 2012. 9102 arrived in Jan. 2013.
9320, 9326-9329, 9331-9335, 9339, 9342, 9345, 9347, 9354-9433		2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	9325 and 9354-9433 have frame-less windows
9434-9446		2012-2013	Nova Bus	LFS 40102	Cummins ISL9	9434: Voith D864.5 9435-9446: ZF 6AP1400B	9434 "LFS Smart Bus". 9442 and 9445 on property and in operation. Rest on Delivery
9501-9513, 9520-9524, 9526		2008	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.5	9514-9516 transferred to Kelowna in Nov. 2009. 9520-9524, 9526 transferred from Kelowna in Feb. 2010.
9527		2008	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500H	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison EP40 hybrid System
9528		2007	Alexander Dennis	Enviro500	Cummins ISL9	Allison B500R	ADL EPA 2010 demo, formerly EPA 2007 demo
9815-9828, 9881-9891		1998	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	9891 transferred to Nanaimo Nov. 2010.
9874		1998	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Equipped with Air Conditioning Moved from Small Communities fleet in Mar. 2012.

Community Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2001, 2003-2004		2005	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V			2002, 2005-2006 transferred to Kelowna in Aug. 2012.
2040, 2045, 2058-2063		2006	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V			2040 transferred from Creston and 2045 transferred from Comox in Mar. 2013.
2077-2084		2007	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V
2122-2129		2008	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V
2334-2339		2012	GMC/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L

HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C927, C930, C941, C944, C946		2001	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
C464		2002	Ford/Girardin	E350
C467-C471		2003	Ford/Corbeil	E350
B008, B015, B017, B018, C991-C994		2005	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2053-2057, 2076		2006	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2102, 2103, 2113, 2120, 2121		2007	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar			2113 transferred from Sunshine Coast. Date?
2132, 2133, 2143-2151		2008	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2228-2235, 2240		2009	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar
2301, 2302, 2306, 2307		2010	GMC/Arboc	4500/SOM23D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2311		2010	GMC/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2342-2344, 2347-2351, 2359, 2368-2373		2012	GMC/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L

Future Orders/New Buses Expected

Conventional buses

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
9529-9531		2008	ADL	Enviro500	Cummins ISM	Allison B500R6	Former OC Transpo 1201-1203 Expected for delivery in June/July 2013.

Community Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
Unknown		2012/2013	Yaxing	JS6830GHDP	Cummins ISB	ZF 6HP504C	Order for five buses for Community Shuttle fleet.

Retired or transferred roster

Conventional buses

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
601-609		1990	OBI	Orion V 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Transferred to small communities. Three Abbotsford division vehicles (606, 608 and 609) had an '8' prefix to their fleet number.
610		1991	OBI	Orion V 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred to small communities and last operated in Campbell River. Scrapped in January 2012.
746-753		1963	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH	746-747 to UPF 6053-6054 - assigned to Nanaimo. 6054 back in Victoria in 1990, then to Courtenay in 1992. 748-753 to UPF 6055-6060 (More info available soon...)
754-761		1965	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH
762-771		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	#767 Preserved by the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society.
772-779		1969	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH
780-781		1970	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6
782-784		1970	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH
785-786		1972	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	785 to UPF in 1990 as 6199 - assigned to Prince George. Returned to Victoria in 1991 as 785. Retired in 1997.
787-789		1972	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	787-789 to UPF 6201-6203 - assigned to Nelson after a garage fire.
790-794		1973	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	790-791, 793 - to Vancouver - Oakridge Transit Centre 3551-3553 in 1975 792, 794 - to Vancouver - Surrey Transit Centre 7551-7552 in 1975. Bucket style seating.
795-799		1973	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	795-799 to West Vancouver Blue Bus 55-59 in 1975. Bench style seating.
787-793		1976	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	787-789 to UPF 6265-6267 - 6265-6266 assigned to Kamloops at unknown date. 6267 assigned to Prince Rupert at unknown date. 790-792 retrofitted with wheelchair lifts in front door sometime around 1979 for one year test. Converted back to normal. 790 to UPF 6268 - assigned to Prince George.
800-816		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bench seating. Geared for hill climbing. 813-816 renumbered to 959-962 - date unknown.
817-821		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bucket seating, high speed rear end, overhead reading lights. 817-821 to Vancouver Kensington Transit Centre 5931-5935 - date unknown
822-826		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bucket seating, high speed rear end, overhead reading lights. 822-826 renumbered to 963-967 - date unknown
827-831		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bench seating. Geared for hill climbing. Ex-Kensington Transit Centre 5801-5805 in late 1970's, though date unknown. Renumbered to 968-972.
832-834		1976	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bucket seating, high speed rear end, overhead reading lights. 832-834 renumbered to 973-975 - date unknown
835-836		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Bench seating. Geared for hill climbing. Ex-Surrey Transit Centre 7805-7806 after 1976, though date unknown exactly. To UPF 5606-5607 - assigned to Nanaimo.
837-865		1981	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Bench seating. 837, 843, 856 sold to PWT - Strathcona County Transit - Sherwood Park, Alberta 911-913 sometime in 2000. 911 quickly renumbered to 914.
866-879		1982	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Otaco shell seating. 866-867 to UPF 5900-5901 - assigned to Nanaimo, 1988. 868 to UPF 5902 - assigned to Kamloops in 1989. 869-870 to UPF 5903-5904. 5903 assigned to Prince George in 1990. 5904 assigned to Nanaimo in 1990. 876, 879 to UPF 5910, 5913 - assigned to Kamloops in 1989.
920-928		1988	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Retired in May 2010. Some in storage at Berks Intertruck, Duncan
929-940		1989	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Retired in May 2010. Some in storage at Berks Intertruck, Duncan
941-956		1991	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	Retired in May 2010.
7118		1997	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 17-017
7119		1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 18-018
7120		1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 18-012
7122		1997	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus for the duration of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sold afterwards. Ex-STM 17-033
18-094		1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	Leased from Nova Bus. Never used. Scrapped in June, 2010. Ex-STM 18-094
8001-8009		1991	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	All units transferred to small communities except 8003 and 8007.
8024		1992	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred to Kelowna in February 2012
8028		1993	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Penticton in September/October 2010. Transferred to Kelowna February 2012
8070, 8072, 8078, 8079, 8082, 8084, 8086		1995	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Equipped with Air Conditioning Moved from Small Communities' fleet during 2006-07. All transferred back to Small Communities' fleet in 2011.
8901-8904		1989	MCI	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-Vancouver-CMBC MCI Classics.
8905-8910		1987	GMDD	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-Vancouver-CMBC GM Classics.
8911-8915		1989	MCI	TC40-102N "Classic"	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Telma 4 Stage retarder. Ex-Vancouver-CMBC MCI Classics.
9211-9220, 9223		2006	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred to smaller systems, late-Spring/Summer 2010. 9219, 9220 and 9223 transferred from Prince George, Sept. 2009.
9245-9254, 9261		2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred to smaller systems, late-Spring/Summer 2010.
9274-9278, 9280-9282, 9286		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred from small communities fleet Spring 2009 All but 9278 transferred back by Summer 2010 9278 transferred to Prince George December 2010
9851-9852, 9875		1998	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Equipped with Air Conditioning Moved from Small Communities fleet during 2006-2007

Community Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C972		2003	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V			Transferred to 100 Mile House in February 2011.
7130		2009	Yaxing	JS6830GHDP	Cummins ISB	ZF 6HP504C	Trial bus for Community Shuttle fleet. Last seen in Calgary working for Calgary Transit
2196		2009	Ford/CBB	E-450/Polar V			Transferred to Fernie in November 2011.

HandyDART *Currently incomplete*

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C441-C442		1999	Ford/Corbeil	E350
C443-C447, C449-C455, C458		2000	Ford/Corbeil	E350
C460-C463		2001	Ford/Corbeil	E350