West Vancouver Blue Bus

West Vancouver’s Blue Bus Transit system began in 1912, and is the oldest continuously operated, municipal system in North America. These buses are part of the TransLink network but continue to be owned and operated by the District Municipality of West Vancouver under a contract to Translink.

Routes

WVMT operates 10 routes using the distinctive blue buses (not to be mistaken with B Line buses).

West Vancouver Municipal Transit operates the following routes:

* 250 Vancouver/Dundarave/Horseshoe Bay
* 251 Vancouver/Park Royal/Queens
* 252 Vancouver/Park Royal/Inglewood
* 253 Vancouver/Park Royal/Caulfeild
* 254 Vancouver/Park Royal/British Properties
* 255 Lynn Valley Centre/Dundarave
* 256 Park Royal/Whitby Estates
* 257 Vancouver Express/Horseshoe Bay Express
* 258 West Vancouver/UBC*
* 259 Horseshoe Bay/Lions Bay
* C12 Lions Bay/Caulfeild

:"See also: List of bus routes in Greater Vancouver."

*"258 only operates during peak hours when then University of British Columbia is in winter session (September to April)."

Beginning June 25, 2007 all buses, including West Vancouver buses, will be designated "Fare Paid Zones." This means passengers will be required to retain Proof of Payment while on board a bus. Failure to pay the fare or retain proof of payment will result in the offending person being ejected from the bus and fined $173. Random fare inspections will be conducted by Constables from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service, and transit security personnel.

Fleet

* General Motors TDH-4517 (#61 - preserved "Heritage Bus")
* New Flyer Industries D40LF (26 buses - #951-959, 961-968, 990-998)
* New Flyer Industries D60 (3 buses - #912-914)
* NovaBus LFS (6 buses - #981, #701-702, #801-803)
* Orion Bus Industries Orion I (9 buses - #921-929)
* General Motors GMC C5500 Community Shuttles (3 buses - #S200-S201, S261)

All buses (except the Heritage Bus) are wheelchair accessible.

Numbering

West Vancouver buses are numbered by the production year and unit number. For example, bus number 951 would have been produced in 1995, and the first bus received. Exception to this are the preserved bus (pre-1992 numbering system) and the Community Shuttles.

External links

* [http://www.westvancouver.net/article.asp?c=616 West Vancouver Municipal Transit]
* [http://www.translink.bc.ca TransLink]