BC Transit 5885-5915

BC Transit 5885-5915 were GMDD T6H-5307N "New Look" buses built in 1982 for the Urban Transit Authority of British Columbia.

This order consisted of two differently spec'd groups. 5885-5899 were built as "Hillclimber" buses, equipped with 6V92TA engines for North Vancouver and Burnaby routes with steep hills. 5900-5915 were powered by 6V71 engines and originally served Victoria and Nanaimo.

5885-5899

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Rear Door	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	49: Otaco Innovator 850	Dual Stream Treadle	Rollsign

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License Plate	Paint	Status/ Disposal	Notes
5401	4101	5885		1982	2GHYT82J6C3500493			Retired by December 2002	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5401. Renumbered to B4101 in 1996. Transferred to North Vancouver in April 1997. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in 1998.
5402	4102	5886		1982	2GHYT82JXC3500494			Retired by December 2002	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5402. Renumbered to B4102 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997.
5403	4103	5887		1982	2GHYT82J1C3500495			Retired by 2003 Donated to Maple Ridge Fire Department	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5403. Renumbered to B4103 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997.
5404	4104	5888		1982	2GHYT82J3C3500496			Retired by 2003	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5404. Renumbered to B4104 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in April 1997.
5405	4105	5889		1982	2GHYT82J5C3500497			Retired 2002	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5405. Renumbered to B4105 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in January 1997.
5406	4106	5890		1982	2GHYT82J7C3500498			Retired by 2001.	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5406. Renumbered to B4106 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in June 1998.
5407	7407 5412 4112	5891		1982	2GHYT82J9C3500499			Retired by 2002	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5407. Transferred to Surrey as 7407. Transferred to Burnaby as 5412 in 1987. Renumbered to B4112 in 1996.
5408	9401 5413 9417 9408 4113	5892		1982	2GHYT82J1C3500500			Retired	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5408. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9401 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5413 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9417 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9408 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4113 in 1996.
5409	9402 5414 9418 9409 4114	5893		1982	2GHYT82J3C3500501			Retired by 2003	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5409. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9402 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5414 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9418 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9409 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4114 in 1996. Transferred to Burnaby in 1998. Transferred to |Richmond in 2000.
5410	9403 5415 9419 9410 4115	5894		1982	2GHYT82J5C3500502			Retired by 2003	Assigned to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5410. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9403 (1) in 1987. Transferred to Burnaby as 5415 in 1988. Transferred to Port Coquitlam as 9419 (1) in 1989. Renumbered to 9410 (2) in 1991. Renumbered to P4115 in 1996.
4401	7401 5407 4107	5895		1982	2GHYT82J7C3500503			Retired 2003	Assigned to North Vancouver as 4401. Transferred to Surrey as 7401 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5407 in 1989. Renumbered to B4107 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999.
4402	7402 5408 4108	5896		1982	2GHYT82J9C3500504			Retired 2003	Assigned to North Vancouver as 4402. Transferred to Surrey as 7402 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5408 in 1989. Renumbered to B4108 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999.
4403	7403 5409 4109	5897		1982	2GHYT82J0C3500505			Retired 2003	Assigned to North Vancouver as 4403. Transferred to Surrey as 7403 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5409 in 1989. Renumbered to B4109 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999.
4404	7404 5410 4110	5898		1982	2GHYT82J2C3500506			Retired 2003	Assigned to North Vancouver as 4404. Transferred to Surrey as 7404 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5410 in 1989. Renumbered to B4110 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999.
4405	7405 5411 4111	5899		1982	2GHYT82J4C3500507			Retired 2002	Assigned to North Vancouver as 4405. Transferred to Surrey as 7405 in 1988. Transferred to Burnaby as 5411 in 1989. Renumbered to B4111 in 1996. Transferred to Port Coquitlam in May 1999.

5900-5915

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	49: Otaco Innovator 850	Rollsign

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License Plate	Paint	Status/ Disposal	Notes
866	5900	5900		03/1982	2GHYT82W7C3500477			Retired 2002 Sold to Metro Transit in 2003 as 515	Assigned to Victoria as 866. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5900 in 1989. Transferred to Kamloops.
867	5901	5901		03/1982	2GHYT82W9C3500478			Retired 2002 Sold for use as tour bus by 2004	Assigned to Victoria as 867. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5901 in 1989.
868	5902	5902		03/1982	2GHYT82W0C3500479			Retired 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 868. Transferred to Kamloops as 5902 in 1989.
869	5903	5903		03/1982	2GHYT82W5C3500480			Retired by 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 869. Transferred to Prince George as 5903 in 1990 Transferred to Comox Valley in March 2000.
870	5904	5904		03/1982	2GHYT82W7C3500481			Retired May 2006 Scrapped September 2007	Assigned to Victoria as 870. Transferred to Nanaimo as 5904 in 1990. Transferred to Victoria in January 2006.
871		5905		03/1982	2GHYT82W9C3500482	9030 KH		Retired February 2002 Sold to National Motor Coach c. 2003 To private collector in August 2020 for preservation	Assigned to Victoria as 871. Named "Spirit of Sierra Leone" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
872		5906		03/1982	2GHYT82W0C3500483			Retired 2002 Sold to Metro Transit in 2003 as 514	Assigned to Victoria as 872. Named "Spirit of Seychelles" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
873		5907		03/1982	2GHYT82W2C3500484			Retired by 2007 Used in an episode of "Supernatural" in August 2009	Assigned to Victoria as 873. Named "Spirit of Seychelles" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. To store in 2002. Active January 2005 Transferred to Central Fraser Valley in summer 2006.
874		5908		03/1982	2GHYT82W4C3500485			Retired 2002 Sold to Fort McMurray Transit as 1564 in October 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 874. Named "Spirit of Singapore" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
875		5909		03/1982	2GHYT82W6C3500486			Retired 2002 Sold to Strathcona County Transit as 916 in 2003	Assigned to Victoria as 875. Named "Spirit of Solomon Islands" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games
876	5910	5910		03/1982	2GHYT82W8C3500487			Retired 2005	Assigned to Victoria as 876. Transferred to Kamloops as 5910 in 1989. To store in Victoria in May 2003. Transferred to Central Fraser Valley in May 2004. To Store in Victoria in 2005
877		5911		03/1982	2GHYT82WXC3500488			Retired 2002 Sold to Fort McMurray Transit as 1565 in October 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 877. Named "Spirit of Maldives" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
878		5912		03/1982	2GHYT82W1C3500489			Retired 2002 Sold to Fort McMurray Transit as 1566 in October 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 878. Named "Spirit of Papua New Guinea" for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
879	5913	5913		03/1982	2GHYT82W2C3500490			Retired September 2002	Assigned to Victoria as 879. Tranferred to Kamloops in 1989. Transferred to Trail as 5913 in 1994. Transferred to Comox Valley.in February 2002.
5914		5914		1982	2GHYT82W4C3500491			Retired May 2006 Scrapped September 2007	Delivered to Victoria numbered 880 in error by maintenance staff. Shipped to Nanaimo with wrong fleet number. Assigned to Nanaimo. To Store at Victoria May 2004 Active in Victoria January 2005.
5915		5915		1982	2GHYT82W6C3500492			Retired May 2006 Scrapped September 2007	Assigned to Nanaimo. To Store at Victoria by 2004. Active in Victoria January 2005.