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OC Transpo

OC Transpo
Bus Transit information
NameOC Transpo
Headquarters1500 St. Laurent Boulevard
LocaleOttawa, Ontario
Service areaNational Capital Region
Service typebus service, paratransit, bus rapid transit, light rail
Routes248 (includes school routes)
Fleet1 048 buses
Daily ridership535600
Fuel typeBiodiesel, Diesel, Hybrid Technology, Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel
OperatorCity of Ottawa

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OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. OC Transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of Gatineau, Quebec, especially during rush hour. OC Transpo currently has a fleet of 1,048 buses (as of August 2010) that run on regular streets, of which roughly 945 are fully accessible.

OC Transpo Video

I was riding the 96 back to Kanata from downtown Ottawa and it's just me, a 20 something male, and the bus driver. During the bus ride I had my ear buds in listening to music. I heard a voice behind me that was rather loud. I paused my music and over heard this young man saying that he "sleeps...
0.92 min. | 4.01 user rating		 Bum beefs Old lady on OC transpo bus (Original Video) This all happened on a bus because the old lady wouldn't wanna move her bags on a packed bus. I thought a possibly bus fight would happen.
3.10 min. | 4.18 user rating		 Hitler's holidays are ruined in the Nation's Capital thanks to the bus strike. Check out my other videos! Now mentioned in the latest issue of "Ottawa" magazine, so those of you with "Ottawa Life" subscriptions might want to think twice about the choice you've made. Video edited and subtitles written by Charlie Hoppner
2.83 min. | 4.91 user rating		 CTV interviews the Head of the OC transpo Union. I wish this guy was more articulate and didn't give deadpan one WORD responses. www.facebook.com ATU 279 FB page(CLOSED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T STAND THE HEAT) RAGE AWAY CITIZENS. LOOK FOR THE FULL REPORT which will be posted here on this account tonight, on the strike with the live interviews On Carleton University(which contain a huge name goof.) Please go to CTVottawa.ca for more information
2.57 min. | 4.57 user rating		 OC Transpo Orion I 8390 showing you guys how the rear doors works. This was captured at Swansea Yard.
0.08 min. | 4.27 user rating
A musical ride down Bank Street February 18, 2010
0.73 min. | 4.91 user rating		 A song about the Ottawa OC Transpo strike that was performed at the Royal Ottawa Comedy Night by comedian Rick Currie on Jan 24, 2009.
2.25 min. | 4.89 user rating		 *UPDATE: If you work for or know of a charitable organization that is helping people get around, please watch this video* www.youtube.com Featuring Carol Anne Meehan & Michael O'Byrne. This guy is quite the character. Sorry about the poor audio quality, you might have to turn up your volume. I do not claim ownership of the clips within this video. They are the copyright of CTV Ottawa.
2.08 min. | 4.86 user rating		 When the driver of a local route realizes he won't be able to make a left turn because he overshot the intersection, he tries to figure out a way and fails. He blocked traffic, and tried asking for help, but the citizens of ottawa all wanted off. Luckily my friend helped the driver out on helping him get back to the turn he missed and helped guide him where to go. The part where the driver realizes he misses the turn isn't recorded. OC Transpo 6162 is a 2001? New Flyer D60LF. Engine: Detroit Diesel S50 Transmission: Allison World B500R?
3.72 min. | 2.19 user rating		 We were filming a documentary and noticed some commotion near the Rideau Center and Transitway, it turns out a bus had collided with a passenger vehicle just a few minutes prior. I don't know the specific details of the accident, as I am not a witness, but there were no serious injuries as far as I know. Law enforcement showed up a long while after we left, you can see them at the very end of the clip...
2.90 min. | 3.1 user rating

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City Alters Roadmap to Transit Savings - 580 CFRA Radio Tweet this news
580 CFRA Radio--The Chair of Ottawa's Transit Commission insists there will be "significant changes" to the original plan to change -OC Transpo- routes. The City of Ottawa will table a revised report today on the Network Optimizatio - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:32:58 GMT+00:00
Transitway extension in Barrhaven highlight of OC Transpo's new spring service - Ottawa Start (press release) Tweet this news
Ottawa Start (press release)--As part of their regular spring service change, -OCTranspo- will also introduce new schedules, make several routing adjustments, and restart the Rack & Roll program, which provides transit customers with bike racks on - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:49:50 GMT+00:00
City to hold talks with OC Transpo: Diane Deans - Metro Canada - Ottawa Tweet this news
Metro Canada - Ottawa--City officials expect to sit down soon with the union representing -OC Transpo- drivers, Transit Commission Chair Diane Deans said yesterday. “We are not at all interested in another service disruption and I don't think the p - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:23:10 GMT+00:00
OC Transpo route plan not set in stone: Deans - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--CBC The head of the Ottawa transit commission said public consultations over proposed -OC Transpo- route changes are not falling on deaf ears, and the commission expects changes when a new document is tabled next Wednesday. Since -OC Transpo- unve - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:28:30 GMT+00:00
OC Transpo will bargain after issues resolved - Ottawa Citizen Tweet this news
Ottawa Citizen--The contract for about 2500 -OC Transpo- drivers, mechanics, dispatchers and other support workers that was signed after the devastating strike two years ago expires today, and talks on a new deal have not ... - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:34:04 GMT+00:00
Thousands voice concerns over OC Transpo cuts - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--The head of Ottawa's transit system says they've received thousands of tips from the public this week over proposed cuts to bus routes, but -OC Transpo- warns that any room to change the plan is limited. "We want to listen to pe - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:43:58 GMT+00:00
Cyrville Road overpass closed for several months - CTV.ca Tweet this news
CTV.ca---OC Transpo- will be operating a free shuttle service to accommodate pedestrians in the area. That shuttle operates on weekdays between 6:30 am and 6 pm Ontario's Ministry of Transportation hopes to have the work finished by the end of the ye - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:57:38 GMT+00:00
It's your transit, tell them how it should be 'optimized' - Metro Canada - Ottawa Tweet this news
Metro Canada - Ottawa--Public meetings begin tonight on -OC Transpo's- “network optimization.” The scheme is supposed to shave $19.5 million off the transit budget in its first full year, but -OC Transpo- claims 93 per cent of us won't even - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:18:10 GMT+00:00
OC Transpo schedule audit delayed until fall - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--An audit of -OC Transpo's- scheduling system won't be complete until after the city and transit union likely begin negotiating a new labour deal that would make changes to the existing system. Ottawa city council on Wednesday voted to de - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:30:19 GMT+00:00
OC Transpo Route Optimization Plan To Be Unveiled Wednesday - 580 CFRA Radio Tweet this news
580 CFRA Radio--We'll know later this week exactly which routes -OC Transpo- is proposing to alter, drop, or expand this year. It's all part of the transit company's network optimisation plan to try to save seven million dollars this year. - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:57:03 GMT+00:00

December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike : December 14, 2006: Light Rail Expansion cancellation
OBI Orion 05.501 1998 9701-9720 19 These buses were the first new ones purchased since 1993. They are high-floor models, and therefore are not accessible for wheelchairs or strollers. They are used mostly for peak period routes.
Bus number 9715 has been retired.
NovaBus LFS   1997 9721-9740 20 These are the first low-floor buses ordered by OC Transpo, but the only low-floor bus order from NovaBus. These buses have a weird rear door design - passengers must wave their arms in front of the door for the door to open.
They are used mostly during peak periods.
The air conditioning systems equipped on these buses no longer operate.
OBI Orion 05.501 1998 � 1999 9801-9885 85 This order was the last fleet order of high-floor buses. The Province of Ontario has declared that all urban transit buses should be wheelchair-accessible by 2012 , curtailing purchases of high-floor buses.
These buses are used mainly for peak period service.
Bus number 9878 has been retired.
Orion 06.501   1999 � 2000 4001-4140 139 These buses are low-floor allowing full access for strollers and wheelchairs. Buses numbered 4010, 4139 and 4140 received bike racks for one season only.
They are used on various local routes, and some some express route and peak route trips.
Bus 4037 caught on fire during mid-August 2010.
New Flyer D40i "Invero"   2003 4201-4202 2 This order of two buses was the first order of Inveros. Bus number 4201 was sent ahead as a demo. All New Flyer D40i Invero models (buses 4201-4526) have working Thermo King air conditioning and are low-floor and fully accessible for wheelchairs and strollers.
New Flyer D40i "Invero"   2004 4203-4273 71 On September 20, 2005, the 4200 and 4300 series buses had been governed to 50 km/h because of steering problems caused during high speeds. According to Transport 2000 "several bus drivers reported that the front end of the bus vibrates when driven at more than 60 km/h." An Operations and Safety Memorandum claims that on Friday, 21 October 2005, steering dampers where to be installed on one hundred and nine Invero buses and that the governors were to be raised to 100 km/h on buses 4201 to 4227 (except bus 4205), resolving the problems.
New Flyer D40i "Invero"   2005 � 2006 4274-4439 166 Bus number 4299 was crashed into a median en route to the stop at Queensway Station. It has been rebuilt and has re-entered service.
New Flyer D40i "Invero"   2007 4440-4526 87 Bus number 4444 was used for Ottawa's Santa Claus Parade in November.
All have entered service as of October 2007.
The drivers seat has arm rests and the stop-request chime is different than all other OC Transpo buses.
Orion VII NG HEV   2008 � 2009 5001-5178 178 These vehicles are diesel-electric hybrids, and therefore they are mostly used on routes that do not use the Transitway or highways.
Routes 1-18, 86, 111, 116, 117, 118, and various local routes use these buses most. Some express trips also use them, because these buses replaced a lot of older high-floor buses previously used during peak periods.
Buses 5001 and 5002 were the first to arrive in November 2008. As of July 2010, all 178 buses have entered service.
New Flyer D60LF   2001 � 2002 6001-6178 177 Bus number 6101 was skipped (6101 is the number of a historically important bus in Ottawa's history.). They have Thermo King A/C on the roof.
The D60LF buses have had a number of problems with overheated brakes and engines, resulting in fires on buses 6017, 6117 and 6159. Bus number 6118 was involved in an electrical fire inside the St. Laurent North garage, which consumed part of the rear and burned the full inside of the bus.
These buses used to be equipped with bike racks from April to October, but since they are being replaced with New Flyer D60LFR buses, the bike racks are no longer installed.
New Flyer D60LF   2003 � 2004 6301-6350 50 Some of these buses suffered over-heating problems during the summer of 2006.
They share the exact same bus design and destination sign design as the New Flyer D60LFs from 2001-2002.
They are being replaced by March 2011 with New Flyer D60LFR buses, and therefore no longer offer bike racks.
New Flyer D60LF   2008 6351-6398 48 As of October 16, 2008, buses numbered 6351-6398 have entered service. Bus number 6394 had a special wrapping for the Transitway Anniversary, but it was removed in April 2010.
There was a recall on these buses because of overheating brakes, so New Flyer Industries sent the required parts to fix this problem.
The Axion destination signs look the same but when there is something written, it is pushed to one side. The route number displayed on the rear of these buses are larger and more readable than those on the New Flyer D60LF buses from 2001-2004.
Bus number 6387 was in a collision with a 5 ton truck in downtown Ottawa.
All New Flyer D60LF and New Flyer D60LFR models are articulated buses and all are fully accessible for strollers and the disabled.
New Flyer D60LF   2009 � 2010 6399-6403 5 Bus number 6399 arrived during the last week of 2009, and buses 6400-6403 arrived the week of January 17 � 23, 2010. Bus number 6399 entered service January 29, 2010. Since, buses 6400-6403 have also entered service.
They use the same bus design, and the same Axiom destination signs (front, side, back), as buses 6351-6398 from 2008 (see above).
New Flyer D60LFR   2010 � 2011 6404-6709 306 There are 226 buses replacing the New Flyer D60LF buses from 2001 � 2004, and 80 new buses expanding OC Transpo's bus fleet. All are arriving in Ottawa between August 2010 and March 2011.
The 306 buses are coming from two different manufacturing plants in Minnesota. Buses 6404-6579 are coming from St. Cloud and buses 6580-6709 are coming from Crookston.
Starting in September 2010, OC Transpo will receive deliveries of fifteen D60LFR buses a week.
The first bus, 6404, entered service on August 30, 2010. As of January 24, 2011 buses 6405-6525 and 6580-6657 have also entered service.
All of these buses come with the new stop announcement system already installed.
Alexander Dennis Enviro500   2008 � 2009 1201 � 1203 3 Double-decker buses entered service on route 94 on March 30, 2009. They have since also been used on routes 31, 35, 38, 61, 77, 96, 97, 98 and 112.
Ottawa city council are currently debating whether to buy 37 more of them.
These buses contain more seats than the New Flyer D60LF and D60LFR buses, but with less room to stand; however, they still hold more passengers than the articulated buses can.
All double-decker buses are equipped with bike racks from April to October.
Bombardier Talent BR643   2000 C1-C3 3 This is the light-rail vehicle used by OC Transpo for the O-Train, which runs North/South between Bayview Station and Greenboro Station.

December 2008-February 2009: ATU 279 strike : December 14, 2006: Light Rail Expansion cancellation
GM and Ford Buses

GM and Ford Buses :
Model Year Bus Numbers No. In Fleet* Notes
GMDD TDH-5301 1961 6101-6112 12 6101 was preserved to its historical fleet
GMDD TDH-5301 1962 6221-6230 10
GMDD TDH-5303 1963 6331-6340 10
GMDD TDH-5303 1964 6441-6452 12
GMDD TDH-5303 1965 6561-6573 13
GMDD TDH-5303 1966 6674-6697 24
GMDD TDH-5303 1967 6701-6726 26
GMDD T6H-5305 1968 6831-6850 20
GMDD T6H-5305 1969 6961-6990 30
GMDD T6H-5305 1970 7001-7020 20
GMDD T6H-5305 1971 7121-7140 20
GMDD T6H-5307N 1972 � 1973 7241-7290 50
GMDD T6H-5307N 1972 � 1973 7301-7320 & 7331-7357 47
GMDD T6H-5307N 1974 7401-7460 60
GMDD T6H-5307N 1975 5701-5769 69 The first two numbers were switched from the year the buses were built, due to heavy demand for buses for that year.
GMDD T6H-5307N 1975 7501-7545 & 7551-7570 65 Retired by 2003
GMDD T6H-5307N 1976 7601-7653 53 Retired in 2003-2004
GMDD T6H-5307N 1977 7701-7765 65 Retired in 2004-2005. 7742 and 7757 were sold to the STO and remain in active service with the same fleet numbers.
GMDD T6H-5307N 1978 7801-7858 58 Fully retired in 2006
GMDD T6H-5307N 1979 7901-7930 30 7926 returned to service in September after being temporarily retired in mid-August, finally being put to rest in late-March 2007. Last series equipped with a single rear exit door.
GMDD T6H-5307N 1980 8001-8012 12 Last series equipped with rear exit push bar doors. Fully retired in April 2007
GMDD T6H-5307N 1981 8101-8122 22 Fully retired in April 2007
GMDD TA60-102N 1982 8201-8221 21 First articulated buses purchased, some of them from the Hamilton Street Railway. Sold off in the late 1980s. One briefly returned to service in 1999 until 2002, renumbered 8222.
GMDD T6H-5307N 1982 8231-8240 10 8238 was the last New Look in service - Retired April 17, 2007.
GMDD TC40-102N 1984 8401-8425 25 Retired in 2004-2005. 8413 was sold to the STO.
GMDD TC40-102N 1985 8541-8555 15 Fully retired in April 2007. 8545 was sold to the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO)
GMDD TC40-102N 1987 8765-8799 35 Fully retired as of December 1, 2009. 8792 was the last unit in service.
GMC T6H-4523A 1973 1751 � 1755 5 Purchased from Santa Monica Transit in 1995 and quickly sold.
GMC T8H-5307A 1973 1756 � 1770 15 Purchased from Santa Monica Transit in 1995. Only 12 actually entered service. Retired in 2003.
MCI TC40-102N 1988 � 1989 8901-8960 60 These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. These buses contained roll signs. Many of these buses had lots of rust near the window frames, the headlights and the ad signs on the side of the buses - especially those painted in the original scheme. Several of the buses had been repainted in the maple leaf scheme and they showed little signs of rust.
MCI TC40-102A 1991 9101-9125 25 These buses have all been retired as of June 2010. 9110-9119 were former sightseeing buses and all of these buses had roll signs.
NovaBus TC40-102A 1993 9301-9330 30 9302 was retired due to collision with a fuel tanker truck. 9307, 9309, 9311, 9314, 9315 and 9316 were leased to Société de transport de Laval but most have returned after the opening of the Montreal Metro's Orange Line extension to Laval. Theses buses had inoperative Sutrak A/C units on the roof. 9304 was also retired due to an accident in March 2010. Buses 9307, 9311, 9321 and 9326 were the last ones to remain in service in June 2010.
Ford E450 2005 2601 1 This Minibus was bought as a pilot project. OC Transpo was planning to buy many more to go to Vars and Navan. It is now used on low-ridership routes, most notably route 123.

GM and Ford Buses :
New Flyer Industries

New Flyer Buses :
New Flyer D40HF 1989 � 1990 9001-9055 55 These buses have all been retired. 9054 was completely rebuilt after major accident. 9026-9050 had roll signs and 9001-9025 had green luminator on its signs. Last units retire March 31, 2010.
New Flyer D40HF 1992 9201-9227 27 These buses have all been retired. 9211-9227 had green luminators and 9201-9210 had Balios signs. They also had Sutrak A/C units but these were disconnected in the mid 1990s. 9203 was retired September 30, 2008. Its last run was E-125. Last units retire March 31, 2010.

New Flyer Buses :
Orion Bus Industries

Orion Buses :
Model Year Bus Numbers No. In Fleet* Notes
OBI 01.501 1978 8801-8832 32
OBI 01.501 1982 8231-8266 36
OBI 01.501 1983 8371-8392 22 8390 is preserved in the historical fleet.
OBI 03.501 1985 � 1986 8501-8533 33 First Orion-Ikarus articulated buses (a rebadged Crown Ikarus 286). 8501 is preserved to its historical fleet and parts of 8529 are used to refurbish 8501.
OBI 03.501 1987 8601-8655 55 Some buses were equipped with newer powertrains prior to retirement in 2003-2004
OBI 03.501 1987 8719-8764 46
OBI 03.501 1988 8842-8870 29 This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors (since the 2-piece exit doors built on the previous models would always shut on people as they were exiting)
OBI 03.501 1988 � 1989 8875-8899 25 Purchased from the Toronto Transit Commission in 1997-1998 (This series was equipped with 4-piece exit doors).
OBI 05.501 1990 � 1991 9126-9150 25 Fully retired by May 2007 due to premature corrosion.
OBI 05.501 1992 9231-9258 28 Fully retired by July 2007 due to premature corrosion.

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