Coast Mountain Bus Driver Assaulted

This article includes a, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient. Please help to this article by more precise citations. (August 2017) () Coast Mountain Bus Company Parent Founded April 1, 1999 Headquarters 700-287 Nelson's Court, Service area, Service type,,,,, Routes Bus: 210 Hubs 6 transit centres Fleet Bus: 1,451 Ferry: 3 Daily ridership 730,000 Chief executive Haydn Acheson, President & General Manager Website Coast Mountain Bus Company ( CMBC) is the contract operator for transit services in and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, known locally as, the entity responsible for public transit in the reason. The buses form part of the integrated transit network of the. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] The Coast Mountain Bus Company was created on April 1, 1999, concurrent with the implementation of. Bus service in was formerly provided by (the crown corporation that operates transit outside of Metro Vancouver).

Services [ ] Coast Mountain Bus Company operates the buses throughout Greater Vancouver, except in, which operates its own system. The is one of the busiest bus routes in with an average weekday ridership of 56,000 passengers as of 2016 B-Line services are a system of routes with elements using mostly 60-foot (18 m) low-floor articulated buses. There may also be all-door boarding on some routes. Three routes currently are in operation: •: Hastings Street between and, via •: 104 Ave and King George Blvd between and, via and •: Broadway between and, via Four additional routes are scheduled to open early in 2019: •: 41 Ave between UBC Exchange and. It will replace the 43 Express. • North Shore B-Line: Marine Drive between Dundarave and.

Assaults against bus drivers are on the decline, dropping to the lowest level in seven years, says TransLink. Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) statistics show there.

• Fraser Highway B-Line: Fraser Highway between Surrey Central station and Langley. • Lougheed Highway B-Line: Lougheed Highway between and Maple Ridge. It will complement the existing 701 route servicing local stops. Two lines have been terminated: •: From to. It was replaced by the Millennium Line's. •: Granville Street and No. 3 Road between Burrard station and.

It was replaced by the. Fare Paid Zones [ ].

See also: A Fare Paid Zone is a clearly marked territory on which passengers must have valid and present it for inspection upon request of a Transit Security Officer. Initially, these were only in effect in and SeaBus stations and vehicles until June 25, 2007, when the law was changed. Now, all buses, including West Vancouver buses, are designated Fare Paid Zones. The reason for implementing Fare Paid Zones on buses was to remove the responsibility of fare enforcement from bus drivers, as too many of them were being assaulted in disputes over fare payment.

Fare enforcement on all buses are now the responsibility of the Transit Police and Transit Security Department. Officers may board a bus at any time and conduct a fare inspection. Those who fail to pay the fare and retain proof of payment could be removed from the bus and/or fined $173. Facilties [ ] Current facilties [ ] • Burnaby Transit Centre: Located at 3855 Kitchener Street, Burnaby, it was built in 1986. This transit centre is split into two facilities separated by Kitchener Street.

Serving parts of Burnaby and New Westminster, as well the North Shore and east Vancouver, Burnaby Transit Centre is also home to many support services such as Environmental Services, Trolley Overhead, Facilities Maintenance, Fire Prevention, and Non-Revenue Vehicle Maintenance. Beginning in September 2016, North Shore transit routes operate out of this transit centre. Fleet Overhaul at this location is where the majority of body repair and repainting is carried out, as well as engine and component overhaul, while minor repair is most likely carried out at the bus's home garage. Fleet Overhaul is in the process of having a new facility built within the Maple Ridge area. • Hamilton Transit Centre: Located at 4111 Boundary Road, Richmond, this facility opened in September 2016, and took over operations of various South Delta, Richmond, Burnaby and New Westminster routes. It is the second transit centre to have abilities to house CNG buses. • Port Coquitlam Transit Centre: Located at 2061 Kingsway Avenue, Port Coquitlam, it opened in August 1978.

It was the first garage to support Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles. Serves the Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows areas. • Richmond Transit Centre: Located at 11133 Coppersmith Way, Richmond, it opened on September 4, 2000. It is the main base for the suburban routes served by Orion V highway coaches and local routes in Richmond, White Rock, Delta, and some Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver routes. • Surrey Transit Centre: Located at 7740 132nd Street, Surrey, it opened in May 1975. It is the base for most Surrey, Langley, and North Delta services and some White Rock and Ladner services.

In 2019, it will be the third transit centre to have abilities to house CNG buses. • Vancouver Transit Centre: Located at 9149 Hudson Street, Vancouver, it opened on September 2, 2006. It is the garage for Vancouver bus services. This garage serves the trolley routes, as well as most of Vancouver's buses. Former facilities [ ] • North Vancouver Transit Centre (1946–2016): This depot, built in 1945, was located at 536 East 3rd Street, North Vancouver.

It was the base for most North Shore services not operated by West Vancouver Municipal Transit. It closed in September 2016, and all North Vancouver routes now operate from Burnaby Transit Centre. • Oakridge Transit Centre (1948–2016): Located at 949 West 41st Avenue, it opened in 1948.

Oakridge was to be decommissioned and likely sold for re-development beginning in 2007. However, with the arrival of several New Flyer and Nova Bus orders starting in 2006, it remained an active support facility, conducting retrofitting on these vehicles in preparation for revenue service. Additionally, the Oakridge yard was home to many retired coaches, including E901/902 trolleys, New Flyer D40s, and other vehicles. Crack Ups Popping Candy Gluten Free here. In the second quarter of 2008, as part of a re-organization and expansion at Burnaby Transit Centre, Oakridge took over many of the tasks formerly located at the other facility.

The Community Shuttle service was one of the groups moved, making Oakridge an active transit centre once again. However, in September 2016, the shuttle operations were shifted to the new Hamilton Transit Centre. The property has since been sold for $440 million to a developer. Management and personnel [ ] Employees [ ] CMBC's 4300+ employees are spread across.

• The 3700 bus operators, represented by, and the 1100 maintenance employees, represented by, work out of the six regional depots. • The staff of 80, including marine attendants, deck officers, engineers, coordinators (also represented by Unifor Local 2200), and office staff work from their location. • The 600 staff involved in scheduling, training, operational planning, and administrative services are spread throughout the system, as well as at CMBC’s head office in are represented by the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378. • In October 2008, CMBC was named one of by Mediacorp Canada Inc. • Coast Mountain Bus Company operates the Transit Security Department for TransLink.

Transit Security officers are mobile, ride buses and trains, inspect fares, issue fines and patrol TransLink properties (bus loops and exchanges, SkyTrain stations, SeaBus, etc.) and are authorized to arrest persons who commit criminal offences on or in relation to any TransLink properties per the. Transit security are also authorized to enforce Transit Conduct and Safety Regulations, as well as the Transit Tariff Bylaw. Labour disputes [ ] In 2001 over 3,400 workers rallied in a strike and disrupted transit service for 123-day lasting from April 1, 2001 to August 1, 2001. SeaBus service was not affected. Fleet roster [ ] Current fleet [ ] The following fleet is owned by, or on loan to, and operated and maintained by CMBC.

Order Year Picture Manufacturer Model Powertrain (Engine/Transmission) Propulsion Fleet (Qty.) Notes >>1995–1996 D40LF • • WB-400R5 7101–7150 (50) • 7141 was used in an earthquake scenario training at False Creek Flats • 7104,7108,7129,7133 and 7138 were sold to BC Transit in spring 2014 • Most units were scrapped when the 2012 XDE60s arrived, with more scrapped when the 2014 XN40s arrived. • 7112 active as 'Community Outreach' bus for TransLink. • 7115 is the last active unit for revenue service. • First low floor buses for Metro Vancouver. 1996 7151–7243 (93) • Being retired • 7161,7162,7183,7228,7230 and 7240 were sold to BC Transit in spring 2014 • 7198 transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit as 971 in March 2015 • 7200 was mistakenly numbered against the Government of BC law.

1998 C40LF • Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR • Allison WB-400R5 • Cummins Westport C Gas Plus • Voith D863.3 /Diesel (ex-CNG) 3283–3299, 3301–3305 (25) • Originally powered by Detroit Diesel Series 50G engines and Voith D863.3 transmissions. • 3288, 3292, 3302, and 3306–3308 were retrofitted with Cummins Westport C Gas Plus engines in 2001. • 3292 and 3306 were test units for the first phase of the Testing The Power of Tomorrow program, while 3288, 3302, 3307, and 3308 were test units for the second phase of the Testing the Power of Tomorrow program. • 3283–3287, 3289–3291, 3293–3299, 3301, 3303–3305 were retrofitted with Detroit Diesel Series Series 50 EGR engines and Allison WB-400R5 transmissions and converted to diesel in April 2009 • 3288, 3292, 3302, 3306–3308 retired May 8, 2011 • Being retired.

Main article: Year Manufacturer Picture Propulsion Name Notes 1977 Victoria Diesel Burrard Beaver • Renovated in December 2016 2009 Esquimalt Graving Dock (Victoria) Diesel Burrard Pacific Breeze 2014 Damen Shipyards Group in Netherlands Diesel Burrard Otter II Notes [ ] • All vehicles are. • All CMBC diesel buses are currently running on a 5% bio-diesel blend. Prefixes [ ] Letter prefixes are prepended to the bus numbers on all conventional Coast Mountain buses, except trolleys. Generally, the prefixes are used to identify which garage the bus is operating from. • B - Burnaby • H - Hamilton • P - Port Coquitlam • R - Richmond • S - Surrey (or Community Shuttle) • V - Vancouver (formerly Oakridge) • T - Training vehicle Former prefixes [ ] These are prefixes not in use that were formerly used. • N - North Vancouver (until September 2016) Additional fleet notes [ ] The first prototype 40-foot (12 m) / trolley bus arrived at the Oakridge Transit Centre on July 2, 2005. The 187 additional vehicles of that type arrived in 2006–2007, and all had entered service by the end of 2007.

The first 60-foot (18 m) articulated trolley coach (#2501) arrived at the Oakridge Transit Centre in January 2007. The others started arriving in January 2008, and all 74 had entered service by the end of 2009.

It was announced that the original bike racks on the 2006 New Flyer buses can only be used in daylight, as they blocked the headlights at night. All of them have been replaced with a modified 'V2W' rack.

Retired fleet [ ] The following fleet were owned by and operated and maintained by CMBC or demonstrated with CMBC. Order Year Picture Manufacturer Model Powertrain (Engine/Transmission) Propulsion Fleet Notes >>1982 D901A • Detroit Diesel 6V71N • V730 1158–1192 • All retired except 1191, which is preserved by TRAMS. • Original fleet numbers were 3165–3199.

T6H-5307N • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA • V730 4101–4115 • 4107 is preserved by TRAMS. Retired early 2007. 1987 TC40-102N • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA • V731 4116–4143 1989 4144–4192 1990 • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA • D86.3ADR 4193–4199 4201–4278 • 4269–4278 were suburban buses with forward facing seats. • 4254 had Voith D863.3 transmission. • 4276 is preserved by TRAMS.

1991 D40 • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA • HTB-748 3101–3210 • All retired • 3102 donated to Thompson Rivers University • 3106 restored by TRAMS • 3118 donated to Justice Institute Maple Ridge • 3122 sold to Cypress Coach Lines • 3139 sold to the Vancouver Fire Department • 3147 sold to CFB • 3155 sold to private owner • 3157 had a Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine and an Allison B400R transmission. 1992 3211–3257 • 3232–3242 were suburban buses with forward facing seats. 1995 C40 • • B400R (ex-) 3258–3282 • Retired in 2011 • Originally had Detroit Diesel Series 50G. • All buses were converted to diesel between 2004–2006. • 3262, 3264, 3266, 3270–3272 were sold to in. 1998 DE40LF • ISB • GM- EP-40 hybrid system (ex-Hydrogen fuel cell) 7244–7246 • ex-F40LF. • Converted to diesel electric in 2004.

• 7245 was returned to Ballard Power Systems. • Ran as part of the Testing the Power of Tomorrow Demonstration from 2005 to 2006, then ran revenue service till 2010.

• Stored and retired in June 2010. Scrapped in Dec 2012. 1998 • Cummins C8. Sniper Elite V2 Co Op Lan Crack. 3 • Allison B400R5 7298 • Demonstrated with CMBC between April 1999 to March 2000 • Transferred to as 981.

• Retired 2013 and sold to Prince Albert Transit. >>1982–1983 E901A-E902 • 2701–2947 • 2700 initial demonstrator, returned to Flyer. First 2701 renumbered as demonstrator 2700 (second 2700) then returned to Flyer; unit came back as 2947 (the last unit in the E901A-E902 order). • All retired by 2008. • 80 units were sold to Mendoza, Argentina.

• 2805 and 2812 preserved by TRAMS. 2812 (parts bus for 2805) scrapped after 2805 vandalized in 2010 rendering 2805 inoperative. >>1991 D60 • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA • HTB-748 3001–3021 • Retired 2010 • 3015 retrofitted with Balios Orange LED on the front and side destination signs. >>1977 Burrard Otter • First Seabus to be retired. >>2002–2004 E450 • International T444E (2002-03) or VT365 (2003.5-04) • 4-speed (T444E engine) or 5-speed (VT365 engine) with Telma retarder S006–S056, S062–S102 • Commercial Body Builders Polar V body.

• All units were retired in 2009. 2007 C5500 • GMC Duramax 6.6L • 1000 with Telma retarder S258–S301 • ElDorado Aero Elite body.

• Some resurfaced from retirement in September 2015. • All were officially retired in October 2016. 2012 AC series • International MaxxForce 7 • 1000 S410–S434 • Retired due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin. 2013 S435–S464 • Reitred due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin. 2014 S465–S471 • Retired due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin. >>2005 • Cummins ISL • ZF 5HP522C 1001–1002 • 1002 was part of a rejected Oshawa Transit Commission order.

• Was demonstrated with particulate filters with CMBC from 11/2005 to 05/2006 • Sold as 8172 and 8173 in late 2006. 2005 VII • Cummins ISB • BAE HybridDrive 1003 • Demostrated with CMBC during early 2007. • Sold as 42 2017 1007 • Demonstrated with CMBC between 06/2017 and 08/2017 Gallery of fleet examples [ ] •. Retrieved 2017-07-12. August 2, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

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