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==Bus Fleet==
==Bus Fleet==
The system, whose service area is confined to Regina's city limits, maintains a fleet of 108 buses. Most of the buses listed, especially the New Looks and Classics, have been refurbished and given new livery colors, along with newly installed electronic destination signs.
The system, whose service area is confined to Regina's city limits, maintains a fleet of 108 buses. Most of the buses listed, especially the New Looks and Classics, have been refurbished and given new livery colors, along with newly installed electronic destination signs. in 2010, Regina Transit announced that it will add new buses from NovaBus, which is expected to replace the New Looks.
{{Main|Regina Transit bus fleet}}


===Current Roster===
===Current Roster===
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**808 = 808
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**809 = 809

===Future fleet===
in 2010, Regina Transit announced that it will add new buses from NovaBus, which is expected to replace the New Looks.


==Other Services==
==Other Services==

Revision as of 05:17, 10 August 2010

Regina Transit
Regina Transit Bus 545 (TC40-102N Classic) in present livery (2009)
Founded1911[1]
Headquarters333 Winnipeg Street
LocaleRegina, SK
Service areaRegina City limits
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes16[1]
Fleet103 buses[1]
Daily ridership48,000 weekday
Fuel typediesel
Websitereginatransit.com
Regina Transit Bus 566 (TC40-102N Classic) in pre-2008 livery

Regina Transit is the public transportation agency operated by the city of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is the oldest public transit system in Saskatchewan and has been city-owned since its inception.

History

Regina Transit's roots go back to July 28, 1911 (as the Regina Municipal Railway)[2] with streetcar operations, originally on 10 miles of track, growing to 20 miles in the early 1930s. The "Dirty Thirties" saw huge deficits resulting in major cut-backs in service. With a shortage of gasoline and steel during World War II, streetcar ridership grew dramatically. The 32 streetcars used in 1945 carried 9,000,000 more passengers than they did in 1940. An important event in the system's history was a fire in its "bus barn" on January, 23, 1949 that destroyed 17 trolley coaches, 9 gasoline buses, 5 steel streetcars and 9 wooden cars. On September, 5th, 1950 The last streetcar made its final run through the streets of Regina and the Regina Municipal Railway became the Regina Transit System. Regina Transit provided trolley bus service from 1947 to 1966 using Canada Car and Foundry Brill trolley buses. Since 1955, its preferred transit fleet has been buses because their freedom from overhead lines makes them suitable for detours and charters. An innovation in the early 1970s was its Telebus service, which used a telephone/radio dispatching system to send buses to individual homes. This service ended in the early 1980s because of its high cost.[1] In 2008 Regina Transit adopted 3 new express route centred around the university, cutting bus trip time by up to 20 minutes.

Routes

Regina Transit operates 17 routes on Weekdays and Saturdays (except holidays)[3]

  • 1 Dieppe, Broad North
  • 2 Argyle Park, Downtown
  • 3 University, Sherwood Estates
  • 4 Hillsdale, Walsh Acres
  • 5 Uplands, Downtown
  • 6 Westhill,Downtown
  • 7 Glencairn, Whitmore Park
  • 8 RCMP, Eastview
  • 9 Parkridge, Albert Park
  • 10 Woodland Grove, Downtown
  • 11 Normanview, Normandy Heights
  • 12 Varsity Park, Downtown
  • 13 Mount Royal, South Lakeview
  • 14 Ross Industrial
  • 15 Heritage
  • 16 Rochdale*
  • 17 Community Services Village

Modified routes operating on Sundays include

  • 901 Dieppe, Broad North
  • 902 Argyle Park, Downtown
  • 903 Sherwood Estates, Glencairn
  • 904 Normanview, University
  • 905 Southland, Superstore East
  • 906 University Park, Parkridge
  • 907 Varsity Park, Glencairn
  • 908 RCMP, Eastview
  • 909 Albert Park, Golden Mile
  • 910 Superstore, Normanview
  • 912 Whitmore Park, Golden Mile
  • 913 Normandy Heights, Downtown

Campus Express (university express buses)

  • 20 Northwest
  • 21 East
  • 22 South

Bus Fleet

The system, whose service area is confined to Regina's city limits, maintains a fleet of 108 buses. Most of the buses listed, especially the New Looks and Classics, have been refurbished and given new livery colors, along with newly installed electronic destination signs. in 2010, Regina Transit announced that it will add new buses from NovaBus, which is expected to replace the New Looks.

Main article: Regina Transit bus fleet

Current Roster

  • Disabled access Denotes wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Manufacturer Model Model Years Fleet Numbers No. Purchased No. Remaining in Service Notes
GMDD T6H-5307N New Look 1977
1978
1979
1980
1983		 501-06
507-13
514-19
520-27
528-33		 33 1 Retired: All but 506 are retired
GMDD TC40-102N Classic 1984
1985
1986		 534-39
540-45
546-47		 5
6
2		 13 The 1984-86 buses originally had rollsigns, although some have since been converted to electronic destination signs; Most of these buses also been repainted.
MCI TC40-102N Classic 1987
1988
1989
1990
1992		 548-53
554-58
559-76
577-78
579-85		 6
5
18
2
6		 36 The 1987-92 buses originally had rollsigns, although some have since been converted to electronic destination signs; Most of these buses also been repainted.
Retired: 551
577-78 are the only buses in this lineup that have wide rear exit doors and were powered by Ethanol.
New Flyer Industries D40LF Disabled access 1997
2001
2002		 586-92
593-94
595-97		 12 12
NovaBus Nova LFS Disabled access 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009		 598-608
609-10
611-16
617-24
625-28		 11
2
5
9
3		 30 598-610 have a different front headlight and side window configuration
Orion Orion V 1996 2 2 Purchased from Moose Jaw Transit, for Special route overflow
Thomas Built Buses Dennis SLF232 30ft Disabled access 2000 701 1 1 Originally a demo bus
ElDorado National EZ Rider II 30ft Disabled access 2007
2008		 702-04
705-07		 3
3		 6

Used fleet

Because the Province does not rely on public funding for buses, Regina Transit has acquired used buses from other transit agencies. But instead of painting them in its official livery, Regina Transit has decided to keep them in their original colors and place its logo on the rear windows. There are 33 used buses in its fleet[4].

  • private collector, GMC TDH 4801(249)
    • BCH 8705 = 200 (Preserved for special events)
  • From Saskatoon (GM New Looks)
    • 391 = 201 (wrecked)
    • 393 = 202
    • 372 = 203
  • From Moose Jaw
    • 13 = 204 (D35-88; not in service)
    • 10 = 205 (wrecked)
    • 22 = 206 (D40-88)
    • 21 = 207 (Orion 1)
    • 23 = 208 (Orion 5)
    • 12 = 209 (Orion 5)
  • From Timmins (nee Santa Monica 5199; MCI Classic)
    • 5199 = 210
  • From Red Deer (GM New Look)
    • 7126/515 = 211
    • 7137/502 = 212
    • 505 = 213
    • 507 = 214
    • 511 = 215
  • From Lethbridge (MCI Classic)
    • 135 = 216
    • 124 = 217
    • 125 = 218
  • Unidentified (MCI Classic)
    • xxx = 219
    • xxx = 220
  • From Edmonton (GM New Look)
    • 781 = 221
    • 955 = 222
  • From Charlotte (NovaBus LFS)
    • 801 = 801
    • 802 = 802
    • 803 = 803
    • 804 = 804
    • 805 = 805
    • 806 = 806
    • 807 = 807
    • 808 = 808
    • 809 = 809

Other Services

Regina Transit operates a charter bus service and a 26-fleet paratransit service for residents who cannot use the regular transit system.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d City of Regina - Discover Regina Transit's history
  2. ^ Regina: The Early Years 1880 - 1950, 2007.
  3. ^ City of Regina - Bus Schedules
  4. ^ "Regina Buying New, Used Buses" from CJME.com (January 19, 2010)
  5. ^ Regina Paratransit main page, 2007.
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