BC Transit 6103-6112

Interior layout as delivered.

Interior layout of rebuilt units.

BC Transit 6103-6112 were General Motors Diesel Division TDH-4519 "New Look" buses built in 1966 for BC Hydro Transit as 762-771.

Ownership was transferred to the Urban Transit Authority upon its in 1980, renamed BC Transit in 1982.

The Victoria fleet was officially renumbered into the 8000 series in 1975, but these numbers only appeared on internal system rosters. The active Victoria fleet continued to display three digit numbers until the 1990s.

Units transferred to Municipal systems prior to 1996 were renumbered with their provincial fleet numbers; units transferred in 1996 and beyond retained their Victoria fleet number.

In 1990 762 and 767 received a rebuild extend the life of the vehicles by 12-15 years and upgrade to mirror the specifications of T6H-4523N buses. Work included updated interior paint and panelling, refurbishing existing seats, conversion of rear doors from push bar to treadle, installation of updated Driver's work station (Recaro seat, Tilt/Telescoping steering wheel and full sheild behind driver's seat), updated Taillight configuration, addition of clearance and marker lights, and conversion to vertical stack exhaust. Seating capacity was reduced by one during the modifications. Original plan was to rebuild all 1966-72 buses in this fashion, but was not done, the system opting instead to eventually replace the older units with accessible low floor buses.

Units	Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Pre-refurb	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	43: Otaco OTA220 bench	Rollsign
Post-refurb			42: Otaco OTA220 bench

Details

All buses in the Victoria fleet in 1994 were given names honouring the countries participating in the Commonwealth Games that took place in the city that year. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.

Fleet Number	Renumbers	Provincial Number	Thumbnail	Date	Serial	License Plate	Paint	Notes
762		6103		1966	C233			Assigned to Victoria. Rebuilt to T6H 4523N specs in 1990. Named "Spirit of Cayman Islands" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Cowichan Valley in 2000. Transferred to Victoria in 2006. Purchased by Rick Norman for preservation in 2014.
763	6104	6104		1966	C234			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Bermuda" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Squamish as 6104 in 1994. Scrapped in 1995.
764		6105		1966	C235			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Dominica" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Kamloops in 1997. Retired in 1998
765		6106		1966	C236			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Barbados" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 1995
766	6107	6107		1966	C237			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Guyana" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Castlegar Paratransit as 6107 in 1995. Transferred to Kootenay Boundary in 1998. Retired by 2001
767		6108		1966	C238			Assigned to Victoria. Rebuilt to T6H 4523N specs in 1990. Named "Spirit of Norfolk Islands" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. retired in 2000 Sold to Norm Smith for preservation in 2002. Restored to BC Hydro livery Sold to US collector in 2018; currently in storage in Vancouver
768		6109		1966	C239			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Antigua and Barbuda" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired July 1996
769	6110 769	6110		1966	C240			Assigned to Victoria. Transferred to Prince George as 6110 in 1990. Transferred to Penticton in 1992. Transferred to Victoria as 769 in 1994. Named "Spirit of Northern Ireland" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Vancouver (Oakridge) during Oak St Bridge rebuild in 1995 Transferred to Victoria in Oct 1995 Transferred to Campbell River in 1996. Transferred to Comox Valley for storage in 1998. Retired 1999
770		6111		1966	C241			Assigned to Victoria. Retired in 1991 after accident damage
771		6112		1966	C242			Assigned to Victoria. Named "Spirit of Grenadines" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 1995