First Student Canada

First Student Canada

First Student Canada, formerly Briggs Bus Lines, is a contractual school bus operator in the Edmonton area. They service various schools in the region as well as provide charter service. While various incarnations of the FSC fleet are found across Canada, this page (for now) only details the ex-Briggs Bus Lines of Edmonton units. At this point most units seem to have an FSC fleet number (6-digit) on the rear in addition to the ex-Briggs (3-digit) fleet numbers. Eventually this page will be broken down further, but for now all units are listed by their respective Briggs fleet nubmers.

Briggs Bus Lines, and the associated Briggs Bus Sales, dates back to 1954 with Briggs Bros. Student Transportation Ltd. One of the first school bus operators in Western Canada, they later underwent a name change to Briggs Bus Lines. Both divisions were acquired by Laidlaw Education Services in 2007, which was then bought out by First Student Canada in 2008. As of Summer 2008, all units are decalled for First Student Canada in place of the earlier Briggs logos. The Briggs Bus Sales name remained intact for a while longer until they were bought out by IC Bus School and Commercial Bus Products. The fact that BBS was a dealer for Bluebird, and later IC Bus, is certainly reflected in the fleet composition! Some former Briggs units have been found operating for FSC in other parts of Alberta, however the majority are still in active service in the Edmonton Area. When FSC finally starts retiring the remaining Briggs units, the replacements will most likely feature 6-digit FSC fleet numbers only.

Thumbnail Bus # Year Make / Model Capacity Date Description

17 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 propane 48 passenger April 17th, 2009 #17 Northbound in the 107ave / 142st traffic circle. This bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.

158 2003-2005 Bluebird / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger May 6th, 2009 #158 parked at the Jubilee Auditorium.

204 1999-2001 Bluebird-Girardin MB-II / Ford E-350 diesel <25 passenger (cutaway) May 1st, 2009 #204 Southbound on 156st at Stony Plain Rd.

387 2004-2006 Bluebird Vision 66 passenger April 20th, 2011 #387 Eastbound on 87ave at 115st. This is one of only a handful of Bluebird Visions ever operated by Briggs.

441 1990-1991 Bluebird / GMC 6000 propane 36 passenger October 11th, 2007 #441 Eastbound on 81ave at 178st. This bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.

539 2007-2008 IC Bus CE-200 54 passenger June 26th, 2009 #539 parked at West Edmonton Mall with some other school buses and coaches.

This page last updated on December 6th, 2013

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Thumbnail	Bus #	Year	Make / Model	Capacity	Date	Description
	17	1999-2001	Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 propane	48 passenger	April 17th, 2009	#17 Northbound in the 107ave / 142st traffic circle. This bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.
	158	2003-2005	Bluebird / International 3800-T444E	72 passenger	May 6th, 2009	#158 parked at the Jubilee Auditorium.
	204	1999-2001	Bluebird-Girardin MB-II / Ford E-350 diesel	<25 passenger (cutaway)	May 1st, 2009	#204 Southbound on 156st at Stony Plain Rd.
	387	2004-2006	Bluebird Vision	66 passenger	April 20th, 2011	#387 Eastbound on 87ave at 115st. This is one of only a handful of Bluebird Visions ever operated by Briggs.
	441	1990-1991	Bluebird / GMC 6000 propane	36 passenger	October 11th, 2007	#441 Eastbound on 81ave at 178st. This bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.
	539	2007-2008	IC Bus CE-200	54 passenger	June 26th, 2009	#539 parked at West Edmonton Mall with some other school buses and coaches.