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Medicine Hat Transit
Founded1956 (as Medicine Hat Transportation Company)
Headquarters333 6th Avenue SE
LocaleMedicine Hat
Service areaurban area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes11 (Peak); 8 (Non-peak)
Stops279 (Peak); 212 (Non-peak)
Hubs6
Fleet14 Minibuses, 16 40-Foot buses
Fuel typeDiesel and CNG
OperatorCity of Medicine Hat
Websitemhtransit.ca

Medicine Hat Transit is the municipal public transportation system operated by Medicine Hat, a small city in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Service is available and accessible to all residents of the community, including specialized transit for persons with disabilities; all of the MHT fleet is fully wheelchair-accessible.[1]

History

In the 1950s local bus service was provided by Blair's Bus Lines, which was superseded by Medicine Hat Transportation Company, until 1972, when city-owned Medicine Hat Transit commenced operation of the current system.[2] Starting in October 2008 Medicine Hat Transit began a transformation, with new routes and schedules and a fleet makeover and rebranding.[3]

Services

Peak-service bus routes are scheduled to operate on weekdays between 6:45 am and 6:45 pm. Non-peak routes extend operations until 10:45 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday, with Sunday service 8:15 am– 7:15pm & holiday service provided between 10:15 am and 6:15 pm.

Specialized paratransit is available for people who can't use regular transit, a service for which they must be registered. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday between 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and all trips must be booked the day before.

Routes

This following service is in effect from Monday – Friday, 6:45 am – 6:45 pm except Holidays, on what Medicine Hat Transit defines as peak service.

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 31 Dunmore Road
  • 40/41 College
  • 50/51 Ross Glen
  • 60 South Ridge
  • 62 Southlands

Service becomes more limited during the non-peak, which is defined as the following times: Monday – Friday 6:45 pm – 10:45 pm Saturday 6:45 am – 10:45 pm Sundays -8:15 am – 7:15pm Holidays 10:15 am – 6:15 pm

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 30 Dunmore Road
  • 53 Ross Glen
  • 61 South Ridge

Fleet

Medicine Hat Transit currently operates 16 40-foot buses and an additional 14 mini buses. The oldest active bus was built in 2005, and the newest was built in 2015.

For more information, see the CPTDB Wiki.

Full-size Buses

This includes buses 40 feet long only.

Current

[4]

Fleet numbers Thumbnail Year Built Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Sign Fuel Notes
745-747 - 2005 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R5 Luminator Horizon Diesel
  • Only 747 remains.
  • All will be replaced by the next order of buses. First buses to have a digital sign.
748-750 - 2009 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL Allison B400R6 Luminator Horizon Diesel Will be replaced by the next order of buses.
751-753 - 2010 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL Allison B400R6 Luminator Horizon Diesel Will be replaced by the next order of buses.
754-759 - 2014 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R6 Luminator Horizon CNG First natural gas buses in Medicine Hat.
760 and 761 - 2012 NFI C40LFR Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R Luminator Titan CNG Ex Edmonton Transit System 6007 and 6008, purchased in 2015.

On Order

Fleet Numbers Year Manufacturer Model Fuel Notes
7** (6 units) 2018-2019 Grande West Vicinity 35' CNG To replace current diesel fleet
7** (5 units) 2018-2019 Grande West Vicinity 35' Diesel To replace current diesel fleet

Retired

Fleet numbers Thumbnail Year Built Year Retired Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Sign Notes
741 1961 1980 GMC TGH-3102 "Old Look" DDC 4-71 rollsign Ex. Hamilton Street Railway 93
742-744 1969 1987 GMC TGH-3502 Old Look DDC 6V71 Allison AT-540 rollsign 744 renumbered 1044 and used as mobile command post. Retired 2005.
745-747 1975 1990 GMDD T6H-4523N New Look DDC 6V71N Allison VH9 rollsign
  • 745 bought by Central Alberta Railway Museum in 2010 from a private owner. Operational.
  • 747 sold to Grande Prairie Transit as 747.
748-749 1976 1990s GMDD T6H-4523N New Look DDC 6V71N Allison VH9 rollsign
750-753 1976 1990s GMDD T6H-4523N New Look DDC 6V71N Allison V730 rollsign 751 active in 1997. Last active unit.
754-756 - 1979 Unknown GMDD T6H-5307N (New Look) Detroit Diesel (DDC) 6V71N Allison V730 Roll sign 754 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
757 - 1980 Unknown GMDD T6H-5307N (New Look) DDC 6V71N Allison V730 Roll Sign
758 and 759 - 1981 Unknown GMDD T6H-5307N (New Look) DDC 6V71N Allison V730 Roll sign 759 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
760-762 - 1987 All retired by 2010, 761 active May 2010 GMDD TC40-102N (Classic) DDC 6V92TA Allison V731 Roll sign
763-765 - 1989 Started 2005, 765 retired 2009 MCI TC40-102N (Classic) DDC 6V92TA Allison V731 Roll sign
766-768 - 1990 Started 2005, 766 retired 2010 MCI TC40-102N (Classic) DDC 6V92TA Allison V731 Roll sign 766 was briefly retired in 2007. It was the last Classic running in Medicine Hat. Last high-floor buses ordered.
770 - 1995 2010 NFL D40LF DDC Series 50 Allison B400R Roll sign First low-floor full size bus in Medicine Hat
740 and 741 - 2000 2015 NFL D40LF Cummins ISC Allison B400R Roll sign, later Luminator Horizon 741 active in 2015
742-744 - 2002 2015 (742 and 744) 2017 (743) NFL D40LF DDC Series 50 EGR Allison B400R Roll sign, later Luminator Horizon
745 - 2005 2016 NFL D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R Luminator Horizon Retired after "significant engine issue", sold.

Paratransit Fleet

[5] Used for "Special Transit" service. Rarely used on routes, but it does happen.

Current

Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Built Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Sign Notes
720 and 721 - 2009 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator To be retired in 2019.
722-725 and 730 - 2010 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator
  • 730 retired after collision on July 26, 2019.
  • To be retired in 2019.
732 - 2012 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator
731, 733 and 734 - 2013 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator
735 - 2014 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator
736 - 2015 Chevrolet Arboc 4500/SOM GMC 4L80-E Luminator

On Order

Fleet Numbers Year Manufacturer Model Notes
7** (7 units) 2018-2019 Overland/Glaval unknown (possibly Titan II LF) To replace the older Arbocs

Retired

Incomplete. Retirement dates based on personal spottings and new bus orders.

Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Built Year Retired Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Sign Notes
714 Unknown Unknown, likely 1990s Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown None Seen in city storage yard retired in 2006, still there in 2010. In "Flame" livery.
780 1985 Late 1990s OBI Orion II (02.501) DDC 8.2L Allison AT-545 None
781-782 1986 Late 1990s OBI Orion II (02.501) DDC 8.2L Allison AT-545 None
769 1993 2000 OBI Orion II (02.502) DDC 8.2L Allison AT-545 rollsign Sitting at Gas City Metals, Dunmore, AB
726-727 2009 2015? IC Bus/Goshen Sentinel HD 3200 None Built on IC 3200 chassis
728-729 2005 2013? Ford/Corbeil E-450 None
731 2000 ? Ford/Overland ELF None Retired due to fire?
732-733 2002 2009 Ford/Overland ELF None
734-737 2005 2010-2013 Ford/Overland ELF None

References

  1. ^ MHT – Come Ride With Us Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems: Alberta Communities (H - Z)
  3. ^ Medicine Hat News: New look coming for Hat transit
  4. ^ https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Medicine_hat_transit#Conventional
  5. ^ https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Medicine_hat_transit#Paratransit

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