BC Transit 6081-6088

BC Transit 6081-6088 were GMDD TDH-4519 "New Look" buses built in 1965 for BC Hydro Transitas 754-761. All were transferred 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.

Under the Unified Provincial Fleet (UPF) system, they were assigned fleet numbers 6080-6088, and were renumbered to their UPF fleet number when transferred to systems outside Victoria. The original BC Hydro fleet numbers were not in sequence with the serial numbers; they were reorganized to follow the serial numbers when renumbered to the UPF fleet numbers.

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	Date	Serial	Notes
754	6081	6081	1965	C135	To Victoria To Nanaimo in 1985 as 6081 Retired 1999
761	6082	6082	1965	C136	To Victoria To store in Victoria in 1985. To Nanaimo during Expo 86. To Abbotsford-Matsqui as 6082 circa 1986. To Victoria in 1992. Named "Spirit of Singapore" for 1994 Commonwealth Games. ^[1]^[2] Retired 1994
760	6083	6083	1965	C137	To Victoria To Nanaimo as 6083 circa 1986. To Kamloops in February 1997. Retired 1998
755	6084	6084	1965	C138	Assigned to Victoria To Dawson Creek as 6084 circa 1985. Retired by 1996
756	6085	6085	1965	C139	Assigned to Victoria To Campbell River as 6085 circa 1986. To Powell River. Retired by 1999
757	6086	6086	1965	C140	Assigned to Victoria To Powell River as 6086 in 1986. Retired by 1997
759	6087	6087	1965	C141	Assigned to Victoria To Abbotsford-Matsqui as 6087 circa 1986. To storage in Victoria by 1994. Retired 1994?
758	6088	6088	1965	C142	Assigned to Victoria To Kamloops as 6088 circa 1986. To storage by 1994. Retired late 1990s

↑ All buses in the Victoria fleet were given names honouring the countries participating in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.
↑ BC Transit Victoria fleet table showing names assigned to buses https://www.transitmuseumsociety.org/nextstop/Docs/Commonwealth%20Games%201994.pdf

[1] All buses in the Victoria fleet were given names honouring the countries participating in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. These names (ie. Spirit of Canada) were displayed on the right side of the windshield of each bus.

[2] BC Transit Victoria fleet table showing names assigned to buses https://www.transitmuseumsociety.org/nextstop/Docs/Commonwealth%20Games%201994.pdf

[1]

[2]

BC Transit 6081-6088

Details

Navigation menu

Search