busses, 814,822,826,827,830,855,857, 2 speed,, 864,890,895, 3 speed.. these were purchased by rocky mountaineer in 1996, they were all retired in 2007 these were very reliable busses , some were sold for motorhome conversions , while 2 went to barkerville to be used as rolling tool storage, i am going to barkerville in the summer and will find out what the ct bus # are...
They need to just keep manufactering these same buses. because they are waaaaaaaay better than any thing new out here today. Just build them as hybrids or natural gas buses. And then put wheel chair lifts in them. Now you have the perfect bus. ADA compliant, and will last yet another 50 years. Long after all these new technological pieces of shit buses have fallen by the wayside.
I counted 41 buses in the video with the 2 tone blue and white livery. How many was there altogether in 2005, How many Gm fishbowls wher active in 2005. Wonderfull video. Your videos I love them.
@kevlo86 they never retire there busses. unless there the old trollys they just keep on using it untill there is nothing left of it. you wouldnt see it because they are used mostly for expresses and school runs which are between the hours of 5am to 9am.
I always enjoyed these buses. i always sat behind the driver, or at least the first front facing seat. I kinda hated the whoom-whoom sound from the engine sitting at the back. lol! ;)
You see the two-tone go up to the Westside Rec Center sometimes. You usually see the bendy busses, regular busses and sometimes the old GMCs in the normal CT paint.
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Please don't tell me u drove around Calgary looking for the buses and taking pictures of them cuz that would be effing hilarious. Although I must say those buses make me a bit nostalgic reminds me of days when I did'nt have my driver's licence.
If you don't want me to tell you something then maybe you shouldn't say it in the first place. What the hell do you expect me to say to that, the answer is pretty obvious is it not, yea I went around Calgary looking for buses to photograph...otherwise there would be no video, get a brain yeesh.
128 of those in the white/3 stripe livery, having been rebuilt. But as noted, some of these are in rough shape as the rebuilt program for the GM's began about 10 years ago, with the program stopping in early 2004. Refurb bodywork is still done on a regular basis to these buses.
The arrival of new buses (as cited in below post) will likely mean the end of the road for more of the two tone blue GM's;however, some are in better shape then ones that have been rebuilt nearly 10 years ago. 138 GM Fishbowls were active as of late November 2007.
There are 10 of these buses left in the two tone blue livery as of November 2007. Needless to say, the majority of the buses photographed above are retired now. 935, 944, 967, 968, 1041, 1046, 1067, 1070, 1074 and 1152 were the only ones to remain at the end of November. All 10 of those have power steering. Last of non-power steering units retired earlier in 2007. In December 2007, more D40LF's (#8016 and higher) began arriving.
I've had more a preference for the 'New Looks' in any model (going back to the 1959 series of TDH-5301 et al.) whereby the back windows had four panels rather than three as on these models. More of a symmetry, I guess.
Great Video/Slide show. These are the best reliable coaches ever made. They look good in any color scheme. It would be nice to see them rebuilt and around for many more years.
Calgary Transit still has about 150 of these buses. About 20 of them are in the old two tone blue livery. The others are in the white base-3 color stripe livery. There are no plans to mass retire the buses in 1-2 years, like Edmonton is doing.
All 150 of these buses should be rebuilt and kept in service 8 to 10 more years. with are some web sights to go on to see more pictures of these buses, see fleet rosters and learn more about calgary transit. Seems like a very nice city.
How many does edmonton transit still have. the ones retired are they in storage or somewhere they can get them back. All of their fishbowl buses should be rebuilt also and kept for 8 to 10 more years. ttc should do the same. ttc I think 150 for sure will run 2 to 3 more years. Love to visit calgary.
The trolley like ones some wher rented by the ttc in the early 90s. TTc made a big huge mistake getting rid of their trolley buses, Making a even bigger mistake retiring gmc fishbowl buses for expensive not made as good low capacity orion lowfloor buses.
I wish my city of Detroit, Michigan would've kept some of these New Look buses instead wasting their money on new bus models with non-Detroit powered bus engines...
They look great love to see videos of these buses more pictures of these buses along with calgary. Great city love to visit . Video is great, I love it.
I love these buses. I remember taking these buses as a kid in the USA in New York City, NY, Boston, and Springfield, Massachusetts. Seeing these bring back many fine memories. To tell you the truth, they seem more comfortable and roomier than the new ones we have here today. Great film and great song choice! Post more if you have any!:)
just improve your service calgary transit by being on time!!!!!
sunnysonny29 1 year ago
busses, 814,822,826,827,830,855,857, 2 speed,, 864,890,895, 3 speed.. these were purchased by rocky mountaineer in 1996, they were all retired in 2007 these were very reliable busses , some were sold for motorhome conversions , while 2 went to barkerville to be used as rolling tool storage, i am going to barkerville in the summer and will find out what the ct bus # are...
busfanjim 1 year ago
aww...i miss them busses....8'(
jaymanxxxx 1 year ago
Wow! Over 12,000 views to this video! Great photos kevlo86 !
busrailfan 1 year ago
Wow, those old buses remind me of my youth..
kevie88 1 year ago
They need to just keep manufactering these same buses. because they are waaaaaaaay better than any thing new out here today. Just build them as hybrids or natural gas buses. And then put wheel chair lifts in them. Now you have the perfect bus. ADA compliant, and will last yet another 50 years. Long after all these new technological pieces of shit buses have fallen by the wayside.
Oaklandgirlpitlover1 1 year ago
What's the song called?
Bus7777 1 year ago
I counted 41 buses in the video with the 2 tone blue and white livery. How many was there altogether in 2005, How many Gm fishbowls wher active in 2005. Wonderfull video. Your videos I love them.
gmcbuses 2 years ago
In 2005 there were about 30 to 35 active if I recall correctly.
Currently there is one, but not sure if it is retired or not.
kevlo86 2 years ago
@kevlo86 they never retire there busses. unless there the old trollys they just keep on using it untill there is nothing left of it. you wouldnt see it because they are used mostly for expresses and school runs which are between the hours of 5am to 9am.
crewlla 1 year ago
I never liked this song, but now everytime I hear this song, I thing about these buses!!!
transitgirl7899 3 years ago
When I think of busses, I think of these!
KazzRacer 3 years ago
I always enjoyed these buses. i always sat behind the driver, or at least the first front facing seat. I kinda hated the whoom-whoom sound from the engine sitting at the back. lol! ;)
EdmDude 3 years ago
You see the two-tone go up to the Westside Rec Center sometimes. You usually see the bendy busses, regular busses and sometimes the old GMCs in the normal CT paint.
KazzRacer 4 years ago
I miss them soo much. There will always be an attachment to the great buses that learned my craft behind the wheel of.
tpctb26 4 years ago
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Please don't tell me u drove around Calgary looking for the buses and taking pictures of them cuz that would be effing hilarious. Although I must say those buses make me a bit nostalgic reminds me of days when I did'nt have my driver's licence.
deadpool403 4 years ago
If you don't want me to tell you something then maybe you shouldn't say it in the first place. What the hell do you expect me to say to that, the answer is pretty obvious is it not, yea I went around Calgary looking for buses to photograph...otherwise there would be no video, get a brain yeesh.
kevlo86 4 years ago
128 of those in the white/3 stripe livery, having been rebuilt. But as noted, some of these are in rough shape as the rebuilt program for the GM's began about 10 years ago, with the program stopping in early 2004. Refurb bodywork is still done on a regular basis to these buses.
kevlo86 4 years ago
@kevlo86 thats surprising we are still driving around the same frigen crap.
crewlla 1 year ago
The arrival of new buses (as cited in below post) will likely mean the end of the road for more of the two tone blue GM's;however, some are in better shape then ones that have been rebuilt nearly 10 years ago. 138 GM Fishbowls were active as of late November 2007.
kevlo86 4 years ago
There are 10 of these buses left in the two tone blue livery as of November 2007. Needless to say, the majority of the buses photographed above are retired now. 935, 944, 967, 968, 1041, 1046, 1067, 1070, 1074 and 1152 were the only ones to remain at the end of November. All 10 of those have power steering. Last of non-power steering units retired earlier in 2007. In December 2007, more D40LF's (#8016 and higher) began arriving.
kevlo86 4 years ago
I've had more a preference for the 'New Looks' in any model (going back to the 1959 series of TDH-5301 et al.) whereby the back windows had four panels rather than three as on these models. More of a symmetry, I guess.
wmbrown6 4 years ago
Great Video/Slide show. These are the best reliable coaches ever made. They look good in any color scheme. It would be nice to see them rebuilt and around for many more years.
1968V8 4 years ago
Kevin, great slideshow! thanks for putting it together!
Julian
trainfan101 4 years ago
Calgary Transit still has about 150 of these buses. About 20 of them are in the old two tone blue livery. The others are in the white base-3 color stripe livery. There are no plans to mass retire the buses in 1-2 years, like Edmonton is doing.
kevlo86 4 years ago
All 150 of these buses should be rebuilt and kept in service 8 to 10 more years. with are some web sights to go on to see more pictures of these buses, see fleet rosters and learn more about calgary transit. Seems like a very nice city.
gmcfishbowlbuses 4 years ago
We still have a few in Edmonton... in fact, we still use these and the trolley-like ones!
gridmaster13 4 years ago
How many does edmonton transit still have. the ones retired are they in storage or somewhere they can get them back. All of their fishbowl buses should be rebuilt also and kept for 8 to 10 more years. ttc should do the same. ttc I think 150 for sure will run 2 to 3 more years. Love to visit calgary.
gmcfishbowlbuses 4 years ago
The trolley like ones some wher rented by the ttc in the early 90s. TTc made a big huge mistake getting rid of their trolley buses, Making a even bigger mistake retiring gmc fishbowl buses for expensive not made as good low capacity orion lowfloor buses.
gmcfishbowlbuses 4 years ago
I have been on these buses in Calgary
GohanDBZ 4 years ago
I wish my city of Detroit, Michigan would've kept some of these New Look buses instead wasting their money on new bus models with non-Detroit powered bus engines...
baul104 4 years ago
very comfortable bus
borealica 5 years ago
very nice bus
carbikerkid 5 years ago
I ride these busses almost everydoay in Calgary, and I haven't seen that paint scheme yet. Or maybe I just haven't noticed?
MikeBad2 5 years ago
Yea its an older paint scheme, there are still about 20 buses, all GM's that are in this paint scheme.
kevlo86 5 years ago
They look great love to see videos of these buses more pictures of these buses along with calgary. Great city love to visit . Video is great, I love it.
gmcfishbowlbuses 4 years ago
it wouldn't be canada or USA without them.
jaggass 5 years ago
That is so absolutely true. They are so North Ameirca and are home icons! I will miss them greatly!:(
burbank 5 years ago
I love these buses. I remember taking these buses as a kid in the USA in New York City, NY, Boston, and Springfield, Massachusetts. Seeing these bring back many fine memories. To tell you the truth, they seem more comfortable and roomier than the new ones we have here today. Great film and great song choice! Post more if you have any!:)
burbank 5 years ago
I want Fishbowls New Look back in Montreal!!!
mtlguy112 5 years ago