Victoria Regional Transit System

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The Victoria Regional Transit System is the public transit provider in Greater Victoria, Sidney and Sooke in British Columbia, formerly known as the Capital Region Transit System. Transit service levels, routes, fares, and budget are determined by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. Management for whole system and operations are provided by BC Transit with input from Victoria Regional Transit Commission. Regular service is provided by BC Transit while HandyDart systems are contracted out to Transdev Canada.

The employees are represented by Unifor Local 333.

History

  • February 22, 1890: National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company begins streetcar service [1]
  • April 6, 1894: Company renamed Victoria Electric Railway and Lighting Company Limited [2]
  • May 1, 1896: Bought by Consolidated Railway Company (owner of Mainland systems) [3]
  • May 26, 1896: Streetcar involved in Collapse of Point Ellice Bridge, killing 55 passengers. Consolidated Railway Company forced into Bankrupcy as a result
  • April 15, 1897: British Columbia Electric Railway Company purchases franchises systems and fleet [4]
  • Late 1920s: Vancouver Island Coach Lines begins urban transit operations between Saanich and Victoria
  • 1928: Blue Line Transit begins operating motor bus service between Victoria and Oak Bay
  • 1928: BCER begins its motor bus route
  • 1945: BCER demonstrates trolley bus technology. Motor buses are ultimately chosen to replace the street car system
  • 1946: First post-war delivery of CCF/Brill gas buses arrives
  • September 1946: BCER buys Blue Line Transit franchise, routes and fleet [5]
  • 1948: Last Street Car service
  • 1949: BCER buys VICL's Saanich transit routes. BCER operation of routes commences Spring 1950
  • March 30, 1962: BCER bought by provincial Government and renamed BC Hydro and Power Authority, transit operations rebranded as BC Hydro[6]
  • September 1, 1973: Victoria system becomes Capital Region Transit System [7]
  • February 1974: First major service expansion since early post-war era with introduction of fastBUS routes 927 Gordon Head and 928 Majestic, and local routes 26 Crosstown and 28 Majestic
  • 1975: Rural commuter services formerly operated by private operators South West Coach Lines (Western Communities and Sooke) and Pacific Commuter Ltd (Cordova Bay and Saanich Peninsula) are taken over by provincially owned Vancouver Island Transit Ltd, operated under contract by BC Hydro
  • December 1975: 919 Carey and 930 Douglas fastBUS routes introduced
  • 1977: 919 Carey discontinued
  • April 1, 1980: BC Hydro Fleet and facilities transferred to Urban Transit Authority [8]
  • January 1981: Major service expansion to Saanich Peninsula and Western Communities, replacing VITL services
  • April 1, 1983: CRTS renamed Victoria Regional Transit System [9]
  • 1985: Metro Transit Operating Company operations merged into BC Transit [10]
  • 1992: First 40' Low Floor buses for a North American transit system introduced
  • 1994: Extra transit services for 1994 Commonwealth Games provided using equipment loaned from Lower Mainland and Provincial systems
  • 2000: First North American system to operate Dennis Trident 3 axle Double Decker Buses
  • 2004: First Canadian system along with Kelowna Regional Transit System to operate hybrid diesel-electric buses
  • March 2009: The first hybrid diesel-electric double decker in North America, 9527, enters service
  • 2019: NextRide real-time bus tracking is introduced
  • 2020: CNG-fueled buses are added to the Victoria fleet
  • March 19, 2020: The COVID 19 pandemic results in temporary service reductions and suspensions due to lack of ridership. Rear-door boarding implemented with fare collection suspended
  • April 3, 2020: Late-night service on Fridays and Saturdays temporarily suspended for routes 4, 6, 14, 15, 27, and 28 as a result of COVID 19 [11]
  • June 1, 2020: Rear-door boarding discontinued and fare collection resumed
  • September 7, 2020: Late-night service re-introduced [12]
  • June 30, 2025: First revenue battery-electric buses enter service

Transit Centres

Current

Victoria Transit Centre (VTC)

  • Years of operation: 1948-present
  • 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC, V8W 2P3
  • Capacity: 154 Conventional Buses [13]
  • Service Bays: 10 [14]
  • Body and Paint Bays: 4 [15]
  • Fuel types supported: Diesel; charging bays to be added in near future to support Battery-Electric Buses
  • BC Transit administration offices housed on site

Langford Transit Centre (LTC)

  • Years of operation: 1998-present
  • 1000 Henry Eng Pl, Victoria, BC V9B 6B2
  • Capacity: 140 Conventional Buses; potential for expansion to accommodate 30 additional buses [16]
  • Service Bays: 10 [17]
  • Refit Bays: 2 [18]
  • Fuel types supported: Diesel, CNG
  • Control Centre [19]

View Royal HandyDart Operations Centre

  • Located at corner of Burnside Road and Watkiss Way; Opened in April 2025.
  • Facility replaces current HandyDart transit centre (Commerce Circle Transit Centre).


Under Construction/Planned

Saanich Transit Centre (STC) (Planned)

  • Facility for up to 144 conventional buses to be built on former site of Commerce Circle handyDART base and adjoining lands owned by BC Transit including former Gray Line yard recently vacated by Wilson's Transportation after leasing the property from BCT since the latter purchased the site in 2010.


Former Transit Centres

Commerce Circle Transit Centre (CTC)

  • Years of Operation: 1988-2025
  • 4206 Commerce Circle, Victoria, BC, V8Z6N6
  • Capacity: 54 Custom/Paratransit Buses [20]
  • Service Bays: 2 [21]
  • Fuel types supported: Diesel
  • Was used for HandyDART operations, lands to be used as part of planned Saanich Transit Centre,

Routes

Victoria, Saanich. UVic, Esquimalt & Oak Bay

West Shore

Saanich Peninsula

Former

HandyDART service

Active Roster

Conventional

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1152, 1155,
1157-1161,
1163-1185 		2019 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
1186-1192 2020 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
1223-1232 2021 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
1233-1253 2022 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
1256, 1258 2024 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
1274-1277 2025 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
4200-4214,
4216-4224 		2020 Grande West Vicinity 30' CNG Cummins Westport B6.7N Voith DIWA.6
4234-4248 2022 VMC Classic Vi30 CNG Cummins Westport B6.7N Voith DIWA.6
7500-7524 2025 NFI XE40
  • Total of 33 units for delivery in 2025 and 2026.[22]
  • 7505 first unit in revenue service on June 30, 2025
9041-9042, 9044,
9047-9048 		2004 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISM Voith D864.3E
9286-9287 2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9303, 9306,
9308, 9310,
9312, 9314 		2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9332-9335,
9339, 9342,
9345, 9347,
9355-9360,
9362-9366,
9368-9372,
9374-9379,
9381-9385,
9387-9388,
9390-9396,
9398-9399,
9403-9415,
9417-9422,
9424-9429,
9431-9433 		2009 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9434 2012 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5
  • Equipped as "LFS Smart Bus".
9435-9446 2013 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL9 9435-9440: Voith D864.5
9441-9446: ZF 6AP1400B
9452-9453,
9455-9458,
9460-9477,
9480-9481,
9483-9486 		2015 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5
9501-9506,
9508-9522,
9524-9526 		2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISM Voith D864.5
9528 2007 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISL9 Allison B500R
  • EPA 2010 demo, formerly EPA 2007 demo.
9529-9531 2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISM Allison B500R6
9532-9542 2020 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins L9 330 Voith D864.6
9543-9550 2021 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins L9 330 Voith D864.6

HandyDART

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2631-2636 2016 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2688-2700 2020 Chevrolet
Girardin 		4500
Micro Bird/G5 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
2757-2762,
2764-2772 		2021 Chevrolet
Girardin 		4500
Micro Bird/G5 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
2787-2790 2021 Ford
Girardin 		T-350
Micro Bird MB-II 		Ford 3.7L gasoline
2839, 2851 2022 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOF 27 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
2868-2869,
2883-2886,
2891-2895 		2023 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOF 27 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
2911-2912,
2916-2919,
2925-2928, 2959 		2024 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOF 27 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
3289 2024
2025 		Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOF 27

On Order

Conventional

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes

Leased/Demonstrator Roster

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission/Power Delivery System Notes
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
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
7130 2009 Yaxing JS6830GHDP Cummins ISB ZF 6HP504C
  • Trial bus in 2010 for Community Shuttle fleet.
7132 2013 New Flyer MiDi 35' Cummins ISB6.7 Allison B300R
  • Trial bus in 2014.
  • Transferred to Kelowna in April 2014.
9092 2016 BYD K9 BYD TYC90A 180 kW BYD FADMD7315 Lithium iron phosphate batteries
  • Model BYD6122LGEV.
  • 6 month trial beginning in April 2018.
9093 2022 Proterra ZX5
9601 2008 New Flyer H40LFR Siemens ELFA 85 kW Ballard HD6 150 kW fuel cell hybrid system
  • Demonstrator Hydrogen bus in 2008.

Transferred/Retired Roster

Conventional

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
0010
0012-0013
0015-0016 		2000 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
  • Units rushed into service during bus shortage due to radius rod recall on 1991-1995 D40LFs; all transferred out by April 2001
0104-0107
0110
0112 		2001 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
  • Transferred from other regional systems in October 2016.
0221-0230
0236-0237 		2002 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
  • Transferred from other regional systems in October 2016 and late 2017.
600-609 1990 OBI Orion V
05.501 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
  • Transferred to other systems.
  • 606, 608-609 had an '8' prefix added to their fleet number after transfer.
610 1991 OBI Orion V
05.501 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
  • Transferred to other systems, last operated in Campbell River.
  • Scrapped in January 2012.
746-753 1963 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison VH
  • Transferred to other Municipal Systems between 1982-1985 .
754-761 1965 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison VH
  • Transferred to other Municipal Systems between 1985-1986.
762-771 1966 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
  • 762-764, 766, 769 transferred to other Municipal systems in late 1990s.
772-779 1969 GMDD T6H-4521
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
  • 773, 775-779 transferred to other Municipal systems between 1995-1997.
780-781 1970 GMDD T6H-4521
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • 780 transferred to Nanaimo as 6380 in 1990.
  • 781 loaned to Vancouver (Oakridge) in summer 1995 during Oak Street Bridge upgrade project.
782-784 1970 GMDD T6H-4521
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
785-789 1972 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • 785 transferred to Prince George in 1990 as 6199; returned in 1991.
  • 785-786 loaned to Vancouver (Oakridge) in summer 1995 during Oak Street Bridge upgrade project.
  • 787-789 transferred to Nelson in 1975.
787-793 1976 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
  • 790-792 retrofitted with wheelchair lifts in front door sometime around 1979 for one year test. Converted back to normal.
  • Transferred to other Municipal Systems by 1996.
790-794 1973 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • 790-794 transferred to Vancouver as 3551-3553, 7552, 7551 in 1975.
795-799 1973 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
800-816 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • 800 transferred to Kamloops (not renumbered) in August 1996.
  • 813-816 renumbered to 959-962 in September 1981.
817-826 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • 817-821 transferred to Vancouver (Kensington) as 5931-5935 by 1976.
  • 822-826 renumbered to 963-967 in September 1981.
827-831 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
832-834 1976 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • Renumbered to 973-975 in September 1981.
835-836 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
837-865 1981 GMDD T6H-5307N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
866-879 1982 GMDD T6H-5307N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
  • 866-867, 870 transferred to Nanaimo as 5900-5901, 5904 in 1988-1990.
  • 868, 876, 879 transferred to Kamloops as 5902, 5910, 5913 in 1989-1990.
  • 869 transferred to Prince George as 5903 in 1990.
900 1963 GMC TDH-5303
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
902-904
906-907
909
911 		1964 GMC TDH-5303
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
920-928 1988 MCI TC40-102N
Classic 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
929-940 1989 MCI TC40-102N
Classic 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
941-956 1991 MCI TC40-102N
Classic 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison VR731
950-953 1967 GMC SDM-5302
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Spicer 4-speed manual
954-955 1968 GMC S8M-5303A
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Spicer 4-speed manual
956-958 1964 GMC SDH-5302
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH9
959-960 1965 GMC SDM-5302
New Look 		6V71N Spicer 4 speed manual
961 1966 GMC SDM-5302
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Spicer 4 speed manual
959-962 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • Renumbered from 813-816 in September 1981.
963-967 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • Renumbered from 822-826 in September 1981.
968-972 1974 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • Renumbered from 827-831 in September 1981.
973-975 1976 GMDD T6H-5308N
New Look 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VS2-6
  • Renumbered from 832-834 in September 1981.
  • 975 transferred to Kelowna in 2001.
1123, 1137 2017 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport ISL-G Voith D864.5
1162 2019 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
4058
4060-4061 		2017 Grande West Vicinity 30' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
  • 4060-4061 renumbered from 4005-4006.
  • 4058 transferred to Vernon in March 2018.
  • 4060-4061 transferred to Comox Valley in November 2018.
4062-4067 2017 Grande West Vicinity 30' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
4071-4072 2018 Grande West Vicinity 30' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
4215 2020 Grande West Vicinity 30' CNG Cummins B6.7N Voith DIWA.6
4400 2017 Grande West Vicinity 35' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
  • Transferred to Kelowna in August 2019.
4456-4464 2018 Grande West Vicinity 35' Cummins B6.7 Voith D864.6
6000-6012 2017 Nova Bus LFS Cummins L9 Voith D864.5
  • 6006-6012 Transferred to Kelowna in June 2018.
  • 6000 transferred to Kelowna in July 2019.
  • 6002-6004 transferred to Kelowna in August 2019, loaned back between September 2019 and April 2020.
8001-8009 1991 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
8010-8025 1992 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
8026-8028 1993 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
8029-8033 1992 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3
8034-8048 1994 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
8049-8065
8070
8072,
8077-8079
8082
8084,
8086-8090
8092 		1995 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
8095-8117 1996 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
8901-8904 1989 MCI TC40-102N "Classic" Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Telma 4 Stage retarder.
  • Ex-CMBC.
8905-8910 1987 GMDD TC40-102N "Classic" Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Telma 4 Stage retarder.
  • Ex-CMBC.
8911-8915 1989 MCI TC40-102N "Classic" Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Telma 4 Stage retarder.
  • Ex-CMBC.
9001-9010 2000 Dennis
Duple Metsec 		Trident
DM5000 		Cummins ISM Voith D864.3E
9021-9039 2002 TransBus Trident
DM5000 		Cummins ISM Voith D864.3E
9043, 9045-9046 2004 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISM Voith D864.3E
9051-9078 2000 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
  • 9071 and 9074 transferred back in 2018. Re-entered service in 2019.
9081-9085 2001 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
9088
9090-9091 		2000 TransBus Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2 Cummins ISB Voith D823.3E
9101-9106 2005 New Flyer DE40LF Cummins ISL GM-Allison EP40
hybrid System
  • 9104 retired due a fire on June 24th, 2016.
9211-9220
9223 		2006 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9245-9254
9261 		2007 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9288-9289 2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9301-9302
9304-9305,
9307, 9309,
9311, 9313 		2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9319-9339,
9354, 9361,
9367, 9373,
9380, 9386,
9389, 9392,
9397-9398,
9400-9402,
9416, 9423, 9430 		2009 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
  • 9319-9331 transferred to Whistler for 2010-11 winter season; all returned.
  • 9324-9325, 9331, 9345, 9421 transferred to Whistler for 2011-12 winter season; 9331, 9345, 9421 returned.
  • 9319, 9321-9323, 9326, 9330 transferred to Kelowna in 2012.
  • 9345, 9362-9363 transferred to Whistler for 2012-13 winter season; all returned.
  • 9403-9494 transferred to Whistler in December 2013; transferred back in Spring 2018.
  • 9400-9402, 9405-9415 transferred to Whistler in April 2014; 9403-9407, 9409-9414 transferred back in Spring 2018; 9408 transferred back in Fall 2018; 9415 transferred back in Spring 2019.
  • 9327 transferred to Kelowna in Fall 2014.
  • 9320 transferred to North Okanagan in Spring 2015.
  • 9328-9329 transferred to Kelowna in Spring 2015.
  • 9376 transferred to Penticton in early 2018; transferred back in August 2019.
9463-9466
9478-9479
9482 		2015 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5
9507, 9523 2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Cummins ISM Voith D864.5
9527 2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro500H Cummins ISL GM-Allison EP40
hybrid System
9702-9706
9734
9737
9746
9748 		1996-1997 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
  • 9702-9706 transferred from Kamloops in June 2015.
  • 9734 transferred from Trail in August 2018.
  • 9737 transferred from storage in Whistler in September 2017.
  • 9746, 9748 transferred from Kelowna in August 2018.
9750-9760 1995-1996 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
9815-9828 1998 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
9831-9839
9842-9843
9845-9852 		1998 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
9861-9864
9866-9868
9870-9871
9873-9877 		1998 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3
  • Transferred from Prince George.
  • Transferred to Kamloops in Summer 2010; 9874 returned in Winter 2011-12, 9875 returned in 2018.
  • 9874 transferred to Kelowna in Spring 2015.
9881-9891 1998 New Flyer D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3

Community Shuttle

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
C971-C974 2003 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
  • First units to operate "Community Bus" routes, entered service September 2004.
  • C972 transferred to 100 Mile House in February 2011.
2001-2006 2005 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2040, 2045
2058-2063 		2006 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2077-2084 2007 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2122-2129
2132-2133 		2008 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2196 2009 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2334-2339
2371 		2012 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2401-2402
2405-2409
2413-2417
2423-2424 		2013 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2490-2495
2502-2508
2534-2535 		2014 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L

HandyDART

Fleet
number(s) 		Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
C020 1988 Ford
Weco 		E-350
Weco
C070-C075 1989 Dodge
Weco 		Ram Wagon
Weco 		5.9L V8
C089-C090 1990 Dodge
Weco 		Ram Wagon
Weco 		5.9L V8
C099 1991 Ford
Procomm 		E-350
Procomm
C190, C215 1995 Ford
Procomm 		E-350
Procomm
C218-C222 1996 Ford
Procomm 		E-350
Procomm
C293-C295 1996 Ford
Procomm 		E-350
Procomm
C424-C426 1998 Ford
Corbeil 		E-350
Corbeil
C441-C442 1999 Ford
Corbeil 		E-350
Corbeil
C443-C445
C44,
C449-C455
C458 		2000 Ford
Corbeil 		E-350
Corbeil
C460-C463 2001 Ford
Corbeil 		E-350
Corbeil
C464 2002 Ford
Girardin 		E-350
Girardin
C465-C471 2003 Ford
Corbeil 		E-350
Corbeil
C523, C526 1994 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar II
C538 1995 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar II
C579 1997 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar II
C601-C602 1989 Ford
Champion 		E-350
Champion
C605 1981 Ford
Arrow II 		E-350
Arrow II
C927, C930
C941, C944
C946 		2001 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar III
C991-C994 2005 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
B008, B015
B017-B018 		2005 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2054-2056
2076 		2006 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2102-2103
2120 		2007 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2143-2151 2008 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2228-2235 2009 Ford
CBB 		E-450
Polar
2301-2302
2306-2307 		2010 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM23D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2311 2009 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
  • Originally numbered L103 as a demonstrator.
2342-2344
2347-2351
2369-2370
2372-2373 		2012 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2346 2011 Mercedes-Benz
Dur-A-Bus 		Sprinter
Accessible 		Mercedes-Benz
OM 642 LA 		Mercedes-Benz
W5A380
  • 2012 model.
2359, 2374 2012 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2368 2011-2012 Mercedes-Benz
Dur-A-Bus 		Sprinter
Accessible 		Mercedes-Benz
OM 642 LA 		Mercedes-Benz
W5A380
2399, 2429
2431, 2440-2441 		2013 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2427 2013 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2450 2011 Mercedes-Benz
Dur-A-Bus 		Sprinter
Accessible 		Mercedes-Benz
OM 642 LA 		Mercedes-Benz
W5A380
2455-2456
2458-2459,
2478-2483,
2536-2537,
2541-2546
2547-2549,
2554, 2555, 2557 		2014 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2561-2562, 2558,
2611-2614, 2616 		2015 Chevrolet
ARBOC 		4500
SOM28D 		GMC Duramax 6.6L
2763 2021 Chevrolet
Girardin 		4500
Micro Bird/G5 		GMC Vortec 6.0L
6879 1983 Ford
Weco 		E-350
Weco
  • Only 1983 unit left on Victoria roster in 1991.
6946, 6956
6960, 6964 		1986 Ford
Weco 		E-350
Weco
  • 1986 units still active on Victoria roster in 1991, others may have retired before that time.

References

  1. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  2. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt retrieved October 20, 2018
  3. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia,All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  4. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  5. ↑ Daily Colonist, page 1, Sept 5 1946, Daily Colonist, retrieved October 20, 2018
  6. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  7. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia,All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  8. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  9. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  10. ↑ Victoria, British Columbia, All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt, retrieved October 20, 2018
  11. ↑ Annual Spring Service Change, BC Transit, published April 1, 2020
  12. ↑ Fall service changes head to the Victoria Regional Transit System, BC Transit, published August 24, 2020
  13. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  14. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  15. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  16. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  17. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  18. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  19. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  20. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  21. ↑ Regional Transit System Facility Master Plan Feb. 2022
  22. ↑ [1], NFI press release retrieved May 28, 2024.
  23. ↑ Electric buses coming to Victoria, BC Transit, retrieved August 20, 2022
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Current Bus Fleet
New Flyer 1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 1148-1185, 1186-1202, 1203-1212, 1213-1232, 1233-1253, 1254-1261, 1262-1277, 7500-7524
Nova 6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434, 9435-9446, 9447-9486
Double Deck 9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9528, 9529-9531, 9532-9542, 9543-9550
Vicinity 3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4200-4233, 4234-4248, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
Aero Elite 3016-3023, 3024-3028, 3029-3034
ARBOC 2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687, 2723-2756, 2802-2860, 2861-2895, 2896-2976, 2977-2999, 3200-3303
Micro Bird 2688-2722, 2757-2784, 2785-2801
Systems
North Central 100 Mile House, Bella Coola, Bulkley Nechako, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Kitimat, Port Edward, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skeena, Smithers, Terrace, Williams Lake
Vancouver Island Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Salt Spring Island, Victoria, West Coast
South Coast Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Powell River, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Whistler
Southern Interior Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
Kootenays Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
Former Systems Vancouver, Golden, Maple Ridge
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