BC Transit 6053-6060

Interior layout.

BC Transit 6053-6060 were GMDD TDH-4519 "New Look" buses built in 1963 for BC Hydro Transit as 746-753. All were transferred to the Urban Transit Authority in April 1980, renamed BC Transit in 1982. While officially renumbered into the 8000 series in 1975, buses operating in Victoria typically only displayed the last 3 digits.

Every unit in this delivery was in service between 31 and 36 years with only regular power train overhauls, making it the longest serving delivery group of motor buses in BC history, and likely one of the longest in North America.

Under the Unified Provincial Fleet (UPF) system, they were assigned fleet numbers 6053-6060, and were renumbered to their UPF fleet number when transferred to systems outside Victoria.

BC Hydro Transit fleet ownership transferred to Urban Transit Authority (UTA) and operations assumed by Metro Transit Operating Company (MTOC) in April 1980. UTA renamed BC Transit in 1982; MTOC operations in Vancouver and Victoria moved into BC Transit in April 1985

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Rear Door	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71	Allison VH9	43: Otaco OTA 220 bench	Push	Rollsign

Details

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	Serial	License Plate	Paint	Status/ Disposal	Notes
746	6053	6053		1963	C030			Retired 1999	Assigned to Victoria as 746. Transferred to Nanaimo as 6053 in 1982.
747	6054	6054		1963	C031			Retired 1996	Assigned to Victoria as 747. Transferred to Nanaimo as 6054 in 1982. Transferred to Victoria in 1989, not renumbered. Transferred to Victoria Stored in 1990, Transferred to Comox Valley in 1992.
748	6748 5501(2) 6055	6055		1963	C032			Retired 1998	Assigned to Victoria as 748. Transferred to Store in Victoria in 1982. Transferred to Oakridge as 6748 in 1984. Transferred to Kensington as 5501 in 1986. Transferred to store in Victoria in November 1986. Transferred to Nanaimo as 6055 in 1988. Transferred to Victoria in 1989-1990. Transferred to Campbell River in 1991. Transferred to store in Comox Valley in June 1997. Transferred to store in Nanaimo in October 1997.
749	6056	6056		1963	C033			Retired 1997	Assigned to Victoria as 749. Transferred to Fort St. John as 6056 in 1982.
750	6057	6057		1963	C034			Retired 1994	Assigned to Victoria as 750. Transferred to Kamloops as 6057 in 1982. Transferred to Penticton in 1990. Transferred to Kootenay Boundary in 1991. Transferred to Victoria in 1994. Named "Spirit of Bangladesh" for 1994 Commonwealth Games.
751	6751 5502(2) 6058	6058		1963	C035			Retired 1997	Assigned to Victoria as 751. Stored at Victoria in 1982. Transferred to Oakridge as 6751 in 1984. Transferred to Kensington as 5502 in 1986. Transferred to Nelson as 6058 in 1987. Transferred to Victoria in 1994. Transferred to Squamish in 1995.
752	6059	6059		1963	C036			Retired 1997	Assigned to Victoria as 752 Stored at Victoria in 1984. Transferred to Nanaimo as 6059 in 1985. Transferred to Victoria in 1989-1990. Transferred to Campbell River in 1990. Transferred to Comox Valley in 1992.
753	6060	6060		1963	C037			Retired 1997	Assigned to Victoria as 753. Stored at Victoria in 1984. Transferred to Nanaimo in late 1980s. Transferred to storage in Kamloops in 1994. Transferred to storage in Abbotsford in 1997.