Halifax Metro Transit Articulated Classic #712 (1 of 3)

[ssbbman12343]

that is the 10 lol i was on it before the strike it was on route to wesphal or whatever, all i wanted was to go back to the bridge terminal :(

[Tarzanguy247]

Love the bell.

[excelofadown11]

Some is a Faraday's bell and the rest is the electronic chime just like the current chime in STM bus (Montreal)?

[jamin108]

Wtf I never scene this Awsome Video

[jackiechan511]

Toronto should of got buses like this!

[nova9403]

They HAD these type of bus but they were very cheap. Rust appeared after only 6-7 years of use :(

[jackiechan511]

I remembered they had the Orion 03.501. which was a disaster. I guess politics does rule in Toronto, province of Ontario and the TTC.

[nova9403]

exactly that model I was talking about ;)

[HalifaxHercules]

@jackiechan511 Not a good idea.

When I was living in Halifax, I sometimes boarded articulated and accordian buses to return home and this bus is not good for hilly terrain, such as Spryfield, Fairview, or other hilly suburban areas of Halifax.

When climbing hills, this bus time accelerates very slowly and very loud.

For any public transit provider, never use articulated or accordian buses.

[jackiechan511]

@HalifaxHercules your right that articulated buses arent good on hilly streets but nonetheless some routes especially those with lots of passengers can use articulated buses

[Lifty4ever]

Sorry, I should look at the discription more. I would have said (I don't think it was a Novabus.

[masterproxl]

It's a MCI model.

[Lifty4ever]

Ding-Bing-Bong is bus language for (hello). On Toronto's TTC the bing part of the bell is on TTC's new hybrid electric or "Next Generation) buses and on TTC older buses like: Novabus RTS and D40LF.

[Lifty4ever]

P.S. I used to live in halifax well actually in the nebouring city Dartmouth. I have riden on an articulated bus before on metro transit but i'm not sure it was an MCI classic. It was that bus that was in either the color blue, or green with nik-naks and stuff on it. I used to always sit in the middle and I always wondered why more people didn't sit in the middle. Because of other Youtubers that were on an articulated bus and videotaped it say it's to scary. Scardy cats.

[ClassicTVFan82]

This bus is a far cry from the older GM TA60-102Ns that used the 8V-71/V-730. Same technology, different engine and bodywork.

[TC40102N]

To me it sounds similar to Grand River Transit's 523.

[general682002]

Yes, it's 6V92TA/VR731.

[ivoryjedi82]

Ugh! I hate the combination of bells! hehehe

[Breeze646]

I rode 712 when I was in Halifax last summer, it didn't have any electronic chimes when I was on it. Must of replaced some after I left.

[general682002]

Half bell, half electronic chime? Who would have thought mixing it up?

[ydargc]

Indeed; the artics have a total of five bells (three in the front, two in the back), and they only replace them as they go bad.. so you get a weird combination of Ding-Ding-Dong sometimes.. Kinda weird.