Calgary Transit 2001 D40LF #7731-7776

CALGARY TRANSIT
1996 D40LF #7601-7610

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7601 ? 7601 is shown on layover at the Brentwood LRT Station as a Route 9 - Varsity Acres

7601 September 1998 7601 is shown on layover on 7th Avenue at 1 Street SW as Route 9 - Bridgeland. This bus has the Meistar LCD destination sign installed as a test. This sign was later removed in about the year 2000. Calgary's SD160 LRV cars have this same destination sign installed in them.

7601 April 30, 1999 7601 is shown on 4th Street NW south of 20th Avenue with the Meistar LCD destination sign installed

7602 March 13, 1999 7602 is shown shortly after it had received it's Balios destination sign, shown on Route 1 - Forest Lawn on 7th Avenue near 1 Street SW

7602 June 15, 1999 7602 is shown on layover at the 78th Avenue Terminal as a Route 20 - Heritage with the Balios LED destination sign installed

7602 June 15, 1999 A rear shot of 7602

7602 December 1999 7602 is shown on layover as a Route 24 - Ogden along 1st Street SW at 8th Avenue. This bus was the only Calgary Transit bus with a Balios destination sign to have the driver's side route number indicator. The 2001 and 2002 orders which had Balios destination signs didn't come with the driver's side sign installed

7602 July 25, 2005 7602 is shown departing the Spring Gardens Garage for it's afternoon run

7604 March 2004 7604 is shown arriving at Brentwood LRT Station as a Route 72 - Circle Route. This bus and 7601-7603 are the only 1996 D40LF's for Calgary Transit that have the passenger counting equipment installed on them

7605 1999 7605 is shown arriving at Chinook C-Train Station as a Route 73 - Circle Route with the Alcoa Aluminum wheel rims installed as a test to this bus. Only this bus, 7571, and 7536 were retrofitted with the Alcoa aluminum wheel rims, which were later removed.

7606 October 9, 2000 7606 is shown on 9th Avenue at 2 Street SW as Route 551 - C-Train Shuttle. The LRT was shut down the weekend this bus was photographed for regularly scheduled track maintenance

7608 March 1, 2000 7608 is shown photographed on the Centre Street Bridge as the bus is operating on training. I guess the trainee decided to use the Route 8 to identify himself. The Route 8 used to belong to the old Burns Avenue Route that was discontinued back in the mid 1990's when that route went to community shuttle as the Route 403/433 - Inner City Loop. In December 2003, the Route 8 will be used again, but this time as the Route 8 - Montgomery

7609 June 1, 2000 7609 is shown on 6th Avenue at 10 Street SW displaying Route 218 - Erin Woods as it heads back to the Victoria Park Garage

7610 December 15, 2003 #7610 at Dalhousie Station the morning that it opened.

This page last updated on December 23, 2022.

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Thumbnail	Bus #	Date	Description
	7601	?	7601 is shown on layover at the Brentwood LRT Station as a Route 9 - Varsity Acres
	7601	September 1998	7601 is shown on layover on 7th Avenue at 1 Street SW as Route 9 - Bridgeland. This bus has the Meistar LCD destination sign installed as a test. This sign was later removed in about the year 2000. Calgary's SD160 LRV cars have this same destination sign installed in them.
	7601	April 30, 1999	7601 is shown on 4th Street NW south of 20th Avenue with the Meistar LCD destination sign installed
	7602	March 13, 1999	7602 is shown shortly after it had received it's Balios destination sign, shown on Route 1 - Forest Lawn on 7th Avenue near 1 Street SW
	7602	June 15, 1999	7602 is shown on layover at the 78th Avenue Terminal as a Route 20 - Heritage with the Balios LED destination sign installed
	7602	June 15, 1999	A rear shot of 7602
	7602	December 1999	7602 is shown on layover as a Route 24 - Ogden along 1st Street SW at 8th Avenue. This bus was the only Calgary Transit bus with a Balios destination sign to have the driver's side route number indicator. The 2001 and 2002 orders which had Balios destination signs didn't come with the driver's side sign installed
	7602	July 25, 2005	7602 is shown departing the Spring Gardens Garage for it's afternoon run
	7604	March 2004	7604 is shown arriving at Brentwood LRT Station as a Route 72 - Circle Route. This bus and 7601-7603 are the only 1996 D40LF's for Calgary Transit that have the passenger counting equipment installed on them
	7605	1999	7605 is shown arriving at Chinook C-Train Station as a Route 73 - Circle Route with the Alcoa Aluminum wheel rims installed as a test to this bus. Only this bus, 7571, and 7536 were retrofitted with the Alcoa aluminum wheel rims, which were later removed.
	7606	October 9, 2000	7606 is shown on 9th Avenue at 2 Street SW as Route 551 - C-Train Shuttle. The LRT was shut down the weekend this bus was photographed for regularly scheduled track maintenance
	7608	March 1, 2000	7608 is shown photographed on the Centre Street Bridge as the bus is operating on training. I guess the trainee decided to use the Route 8 to identify himself. The Route 8 used to belong to the old Burns Avenue Route that was discontinued back in the mid 1990's when that route went to community shuttle as the Route 403/433 - Inner City Loop. In December 2003, the Route 8 will be used again, but this time as the Route 8 - Montgomery
	7609	June 1, 2000	7609 is shown on 6th Avenue at 10 Street SW displaying Route 218 - Erin Woods as it heads back to the Victoria Park Garage
	7610	December 15, 2003	#7610 at Dalhousie Station the morning that it opened.