1992 Calgary Transit New Flyer D40

Enjoy your ride with me on the *one* and *only* New Flyer high-floor bus currently active in Calgary! #7001, one of the 10 New Flyer D40s purchased by Calgary Transit in 1992, is the last D40 active in revenue service with Calgary Transit as of November 2009. I was fortunate enough to find this bus in service during my 2-days trip to Calgary during mid-November, and it is certainly one of the most memorable bus rides I've ever had throughout my bus-fanning career!

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Tags:

• New
• Flyer
• D40
• Calgary
• Transit
• city
• high
• floor
• bus
• Alberta
• Canada

[talldude123]

I just actually saw one of Victoria's few MCI Classic's today. I wish I could've rode it, but it was on a route going to the Airport :(

[newflyer3000]

With the mass amount of Novas comin' in, grab every chance that you can to ride a classic, simply because you never know if you will see any on the road the next day! =(

[talldude123]

Nice bus! This is the most common bus used in Victoria, BC.

[newflyer3000]

The only place in BC where you can find New Flyer D40s is Vancouver. BC Transit doesn't run any D40s in their systems including Victoria.

[gmcnewlook]

high floors are rapidly dying breed, d40hf have always been one of my favorites

[mmZo6]

Man this bus sounds sweet!

[cleanairbus]

@Bus7777 I shall make a trip up there soon, hopefully there will be some left...

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

In the USA, this powertrain combo of the DD 6V92TA and the Voith D863-W7 were only encountered in Portland, ME (Portland Metro), Miami, FL (Metro-Dade County TA), White Plains, NY (Westchester County Bee-Line) and Fresno, CA (FAX) ... all of them Flxible Metros.

[steverwever826]

that is one fine machine my friend

[ClassicTVMan81]

@gmcnewlook

Along with Flxible Metros and the GMC-era RTS II buses.

[ClassicTVMan81]

If this bus were a Flxible Metro "B" it probably would've survived longer, but it's too bad Flxible didn't have much of a stay in Canada.

[ClassicTVMan81]

These ten D40s (#7001-7010) weren't exactly among the best built for Calgary Transit.

[Bus7777]

If you guys like D40's, make sure you go to Winnipeg. There is tons left there!

[ClassicTVMan81]

@gmcnewlook

So too are V-drive layouts. This D40 has it, as did all heavy-duty Flxibles since 1967, and of course the iconic GMC New Looks (fishbowls) and RTS's.

[landoverdivision321]

WOW my favorite engine of all time in a Flyer! Now this is what I'm talking about! Gotta fav this one.

[famouspogs]

The first road the bus goes down is the road my school bus use to take every day when I was around 8-9.