Bc transit 6150-6157

BC Transit 6150-6157 were General Motors Diesel Division T6H-4521 "New Look" buses built in 1969 for BC Hydro Transit as 772-779.

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.

Engine	Transmission	Seated Capacity	Seat Type	Rear Door	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	43	OTA220 Bench	2 pc. Push Type	Rollsign

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
772		6150		1969	C037			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Trinidad and Tobago" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 1995.
773		6151		1969	C038			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Gambia" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Oakridge as temp bus during Oak St Bridge rebuild July-September 1995; returned. Transferred to Sunshine Coast Transit System in 1996 Retired by 1998
774		6151		1969	C039	6151		Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Brunei" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Retired in 1996
775		6153		1969	C040			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of British Virgin Islands" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Prince George in 1996. Retired by 1997.
776		"6154		1969	C041			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Barbados" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Kamloops Oct 1997 Retired in 1998
777	6155	6155		1969	C041			Assigned to Victoria as 777 Named "Spirit of Botswana" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Oakridge as temp bus during Oak St Bridge rebuild July-September 1995; returned. Transferred to Kamloops Transit System as 6155 in Oct 1995 Retired by 1997
778		6156		1969	C043			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Guernsey" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Squamish in 1995 Retired by 1996
779		6157		1969	C044			Assigned to Victoria Named "Spirit of Antigua and Barbuda" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. Transferred to Oakridge as temp bus during Oak St Bridge rebuild July-September 1995; returned. Retired in 1995