Edmonton Transit Service 2017 Grande West Vicinity B30A #2000-2015

EDMONTON TRANSIT SERVICE
2017 Grande West Vicinity B30A #2000-2015

This initial fleet of Grande West Vicinity B30A buses represents a departure from ETS's usual cutaway purchases for their community shuttle / para transit fleet. Since the replacement of the ELF's, ETS has been a bit of an outliner among transit agencies by purchasing cutaways built on heavier duty chassis, with buses that have been 10 year Altoona tested. In the need to replace the ELF's, ETS has ended up with a mixed fleet of Glaval Easy On's, ElDorado Passport's, and International IC LC's, including ex demo vehicles. The Vicinity is a 30' "conventional" low floor bus with a rear mounted Cummins ISB engine and ZF transmission. The Vicinity is a 12 year Altoona tested bus, designed in Canada by Grande West and built in China. The buses are finished in Abbottsford, BC by Grande West.
This initial order is 16 units, covering the first announced order from 2016 for 6 buses from the 2016 budget year, plus the second option year with 2017 budget money for 10 units. Despite being on property in October, the first units didn't enter service until February 2018, at which point the next order for 33 units (#2016-2048) had already begun arriving. While the replacement plans for the existing fleet ran into the 2020's, PTIF and GreenTRIP funding has allowed an accelerated replacement which saw the majority of cutaways retired from the conventional ETS fleet in 2018. During the March-August 2020 service reductions for Covid-19, these buses were parked to help facilitate social distancing. All have since returned to service with operator's compartment shields installed.

(Sources: https://www.canadianinsider.com/grande-west-receives-additional-city-of-edmonton-order http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/grande-west-receives-13-million-order-from-city-of-edmonton-612540703.html accessed July 28, 2017)

ETS 2004 and 2006

Thumbnail Bus # Date Description

2000 August 2018 2000 departing Meadowlark as a route 310.

2001 October 25, 2017 ETS #2001 outside of Paterson Garage as one of the first Vicinity's delivered to ETS.

2002 August 2018 2002 running EB on 118 Avenue approaching Capilano Drive as a route 399.

2003 July 2019 2003 running WB on 100 Avenue at 109 Street as a route 309.

2004 November 10, 2017 ETS #2004 outside of the Paterson on the north side of the garage.

2004 October 2020 2004 arriving at Westmount as a route 305.

2005 August 2018 2005 departing Westmount as a route 126. Prior to the arrival of these buses, this route would generally be operated by a standard 40' bus.

2006 November 10, 2017 ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.

2006 November 10, 2017 ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.

2006 November 10, 2017 ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.

2006 November 10, 2017 ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.

2006 November 10, 2017 ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.

2007 July 2018 2007 not in service at Southgate.

2007 August 2019 The interior toward the rear of 2007.

2007 August 2019 The driver's area of 2007.

2008 July 2019 2008 running EB on 111 Street after departing Kingsway as a route 309.

2009 October 2020 2009 running EB on Stony Plain Road at 158 Street as a route 317.

2010 October 2020 2010 not in service turning onto 137 Avenue WB from the Northgate Centre parking lot.

2011 September 2020 2011 at Westmount as a route 126.

2011 September 2020 The interior toward the front of 2011.

2012 December 2018 2012 running EB on Stony Plain Rd at 142 Street as a route 305.

2013 March 2018 2013 at Jasper Place as a route 310.

2014 March 2019 2014 turning onto 102 Avenue WB from 121 Street NB as a route 309.

2015 March 2018 2015 arriving at West Edmonton Mall as a route 311.

This page last updated on October 31, 2020.

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Thumbnail	Bus #	Date	Description
	2000	August 2018	2000 departing Meadowlark as a route 310.
	2001	October 25, 2017	ETS #2001 outside of Paterson Garage as one of the first Vicinity's delivered to ETS.
	2002	August 2018	2002 running EB on 118 Avenue approaching Capilano Drive as a route 399.
	2003	July 2019	2003 running WB on 100 Avenue at 109 Street as a route 309.
	2004	November 10, 2017	ETS #2004 outside of the Paterson on the north side of the garage.
	2004	October 2020	2004 arriving at Westmount as a route 305.
	2005	August 2018	2005 departing Westmount as a route 126. Prior to the arrival of these buses, this route would generally be operated by a standard 40' bus.
	2006	November 10, 2017	ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.
	2006	November 10, 2017	ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.
	2006	November 10, 2017	ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.
	2006	November 10, 2017	ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.
	2006	November 10, 2017	ETS #2006 outside of Ferrier, across from Paterson.
	2007	July 2018	2007 not in service at Southgate.
	2007	August 2019	The interior toward the rear of 2007.
	2007	August 2019	The driver's area of 2007.
	2008	July 2019	2008 running EB on 111 Street after departing Kingsway as a route 309.
	2009	October 2020	2009 running EB on Stony Plain Road at 158 Street as a route 317.
	2010	October 2020	2010 not in service turning onto 137 Avenue WB from the Northgate Centre parking lot.
	2011	September 2020	2011 at Westmount as a route 126.
	2011	September 2020	The interior toward the front of 2011.
	2012	December 2018	2012 running EB on Stony Plain Rd at 142 Street as a route 305.
	2013	March 2018	2013 at Jasper Place as a route 310.
	2014	March 2019	2014 turning onto 102 Avenue WB from 121 Street NB as a route 309.
	2015	March 2018	2015 arriving at West Edmonton Mall as a route 311.