EDMONTON TRANSIT SYSTEM
1995 Overland ELF 125 / Ford E-450 diesel #s 55-58  

After deciding against the tri-axle CNG design of ELF #54, ETS received four diesel powered ELFs in 1995. These were similar in design to ELF #53 (the lone diesel delivered in 1993), however they featured updated rear window configurations, larger front destination signs, and the then-new Ford Power Stroke diesel engines. #s 55, 56, and 58 received Balios destination signs in the early 2000s, while #57 retained its original rollsigns. #56 also underwent a minor rebuild sometime around 2003, at which point it lost its "ServicePlus" decals and gained updated ETS logos in place of the original "Flying E" logos. #57 was retired sometime around 2004-2005, and #55 in early 2008. #s 56 and 58 survived until the mass retirement of the ELFs in 2011, for a total of 16 years in regular service. Not bad at all for a bus with a design life of 5-7 years!

Thumbnail	Bus #	Date	Description
	55	2003	55 at Clareview running as a shuttle between the East and West bus terminals during the 2003 Clareview Station reconstruction.
	55	2003	55 at Clareview running as a shuttle between the East and West bus terminals during the 2003 Clareview Station reconstruction.
	55	2003	55 at Clareview running as a shuttle between the East and West bus terminals during the 2003 Clareview Station reconstruction.
	55	2003	Interior toward the rear of 55.
	55	February 2003	55 at Clareview running as a shuttle between the East and West bus terminals during the 2003 Clareview Station reconstruction.
	55	October 2nd, 2003	55 at Lakewood as a route 79. At the time this was the only ELF left in the fleet with rollsigns, and thus is the only ELF to have ever displayed "Lakewood" on the signs while in revenue service (this particular incarnation of the route 79 was created in September 2002, at which point all of the other ELFs had already been refitted with Balios destination signs).
	55	December 1st, 2006	55 at the old Southgate as a route 30 River Ridge.
	55	March 16th, 2007	55 not in service on the ramp at Ferrier Garage.
	56	2001	56, still in its original condition, at University as a route 313 Parkallen.
	56	2001	56, still in its original condition, at University as a route 313 Parkallen.
	56	2001	56 Southbound on Calgary Trail as a route 304 Southpark. At this point the bus had received a minor rebuild, losing its "ServicePlus" decals and gaining updated ETS logos in place of the original "Flying E" logos.
	56	August 1st, 2003	56 at University as a route 313 Parkallen. The bus was refitted with Balios destination signs sometime in the previous year.
	56	July 13th, 2009	56 in the Parkallen neighbourhood as a route 313 University. I believe that this bus was supposed to be retired at this point, but it ended up back in service for a few more years due to a para transit bus shortage!
	56	June 24th, 2010	56 at South Campus as a route 55 Southgate. At the time, this bus and #58 were the only two buses left in the white + blue + yellow livery.
	56	August 4th, 2010	56 running through the Kingsway Mall parking lot as a route 309.
	56	August 4th, 2010	56 running through the Kingsway Mall parking lot as a route 309.
	57	September 2001	57 Southbound on 101st at Jasper Avenue as a route 308.
	58	March 8th, 2008	58 at the temporary Southgate as a route 30 River Ridge.
	58	March 29th, 2010	58 at Clareview West as a route 381.
	58	March 29th, 2010	58 at Clareview West as a route 381.
	58	March 29th, 2010	58 at Clareview West as a route 381.

This page last updated on April 9th, 2014.

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