OC Transpo 8769 Charter: Bus Arrives!!

The bus left from the St.Laurent North Garage, and is now ready to board all the enthusiasts who've been willing to travel to ride this chartered bus.

Reason this bus was chartered, (By the guys of Ottawa's Bus Charter) was because this was OC Transpo's (Ottawa, ON) oldest bus in the fleet!

Engine: Detriot Diesel 6V71N
Transmission: Allison V730

This bus was put into service in March 1987.

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• gm
• classic
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• newflyer800

[chrisiztheman1618]

when i took the 60 this morning the dude brought this kind of bus...it was the 8792 i think. kinda funny because a 4520 flew bus on the highway

[newflyer800]

You would be correct. The only 1987 bus we have left is 8792. It's also the oldest bus in the entire fleet.

[milicand]

gee I guess being a driver for OC and working out of pinecrest I guess I'd have no idea.

[newflyer800]

so far, I only know 8790 and 8798, and 8799 have been retired. They are currently sitting in Jurassic Park. Their are more scheduled to be retired, but I am hoping that when this strike ends, the whole 87xx fleet doesn't disappear. Also Merivale probably has like one or two GM Classics, and st.l complex probably has the rest (though that is bad...)

[milicand]

that may be so but without the garage staff to jockey the buses they haven't been able to pull them out of there, the 87's were due to be safetied on dec 31, and replaced by the hybrid's according to a few mechanic buddies half of the 89's are going as well, but on dec 4th i killed 2 87's for safety reasons and they pulled the plates off them right there, so once we go back they're pretty much done and gone

[newflyer800]

Well, the GM Classic units that were scheduled to retirement in 2008 were: 8779, 8781, 8783, 8786, 8790, 8791, 8795, 8796, 8798 and 8799, and the rest of the GM Classic fleet that would of been retired by September 08 are 8769, 8773, 8775, 8792 and 8793 but since some were spotted in Oct-Dec, I hope at least one or two will make it after the strike. (Knowning OC Transpo, since our GM New Look Fishies (the silversides) were wiped out so fast, I doubt it. :/ )

[TheCanadiensfan1993]

did they retire the bus last year? becus i haven't seen this kind of bus for like a year and a half

[mythicalness]

they always run the 60 express with this piece of shit

[elevatortraction]

Add 10 more years to that and you have the oldest GM Fishbowls in Calgary, Edmonton too!

[chrisiztheman1618]

flew by us*

[mikemike390]

the last time i rode the 87 was the 111. the bus id alawyas catch would be an old bus with the same driver it was usually an 89 but one day i got a 87.