I got a chance to see the new busses.
2613, 2617, 2618, 2619 are XD60s. 2625, 2626, 2628, 2629, and 2630. All XD40s.
2614 and 2615 were both in the shop but I didn't get a picture of 2614. Both XD60s as you can see 😁
So I can't find it but I'm pretty sure I saw a post asking if the 26 xd40s will have steel or aluminum wheels. If anyone's interested they're steel 😁. I saw 2620 in the shop and I'm pretty certain it had steel wheels too.
Which of these divisions will the new XD40 buses be based at?
FTN (Tier 1): Viva routes offer frequent and high-capacity service along York Region’s busiest roads. They will operate, at a minimum, from 5 a.m. to 12 a.m., seven days a week.
Service Period
FTN (Tier 1)
Weekdays
Early Morning
15
Morning Peak
10
Midday
15
Afternoon peak
10
Early Evening
20
Late Evening
30
Saturdays
Morning, Afternoon, Evening
20
Sundays/Holidays
Morning, Afternoon
20
Evening
30
I just got on a single route 320 bus from VMC where FOUR, large male fare officers were standing by the door to ensure people tapped, as well as a fifth YRT employee standing by for the same reason. I would understand one or two; people should be paying their fares. But four to five fare officers at a single bus seems like an unnecessary and wasteful use of transit funds. I’m on the way to work right now; if we had four cashiers at a single register would that make sense to people? Or five bus drivers on a bus? Not really…
Route 9 doesn't operate electric buses all day but sometimes operates during rush hours. So it's summer now, and during school days, the electric bus switches to run on 415 route.