Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission (Roam)
Nova Bus LFS

 


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2008 Nova Bus LFS HEV (#1001-1004)

roam1-1.jpg 1001 1001 running NB on Banff Avenue as a route 2. This unit, along with three others in the Roam fleet, is a rare example of a non T-drive Nova LFS Hybrid; less than 20 were built before Nova switched production to the 3rd generation LFS with conventional T-drive. February 2015
roam1001-2.jpg 1001 1001 arriving at the Banff High School terminal as a route 2. This was the last remaining original hybrid in service at the time, having been resurrected to suppliment the unreliable Proterra battery electric fleet. #1003 was retired in 2014 due to a major engine fire, while #1002 & 1004 were retired in 2022. November 2025
roam1001-3.jpg 1001 The rear of 1001. November 2025
roam2-1.jpg 1002 1002 running SB on Banff Avenue as a route 1. June 2019
roam1002-2.jpg 1002 1002 running SB on Banff Avenue as a route 1. Note the detour visible: Banff Avenue was partially closed to facilitate physical distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2020
roam4-1.jpg 1004 1004 running NB on Banff Avenue as a route 1. March 2017
roam1004-2.jpg 1004 1004 at the Banff High School terminal with "Reduced Capacity" on the destination sign for Covid-19. July 2020
roam1004-3.jpg 1004 1004 detouring around Banff Avenue on Beaver Street NB (one block East of Banff Avenue) with "Face Coverings Requested" on the destination sign for Covid-19. July 2020

2012 Nova Bus LFS (#1005-1006)

roam5-1.jpg 1005 1005 loading passengers outside of the Banff High School terminal while running as a route 3. February 2015
roam5-2.jpg 1005 The rear of 1005. February 2015
roam1005-3.jpg 1005 1005 at the Canmore terminal as a route 3. July 2021
roam6-1.jpg 1006 1006 running SB on Banff Avenue as a route 2. March 2017
roam1006-2.jpg 1006 1006 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 3. July 2020
roam1006-3.jpg 1006 1006 after departing the Canmore terminal as a route 3. July 2020

2016 Nova Bus LFS (#1013-1014)

roam13-1.jpg 1013 1013 running NB on Banff Avenue as a route 1. June 2019
roam1013-2.jpg 1013 1013 running NB on Beaver Street (one block East of Banff Avenue) as a route 1. Routes 1-4 were on detour at the time due to Banff Avenue being partially closed to facilitate physical distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2020
roam1013-3.jpg 1013 Another view of 1013 with "Reduced Capacity" on the destination sign. July 2020
roam1013-4.jpg 1013 1013 running NB on Banff Avenue with "We Remember" on the destination sign for Remembrance Day. November 2023
roam1014-1.jpg 1014 1014 at Lake Louise as a route 8. July 2020
roam1014-2.jpg 1014 The rear of 1014. July 2020
roam1014-3.jpg 1014 1014 departing the Banff High School terminal as a route 2, with "Face Coverings Requested" on the destination sign for Covid-19. July 2020
roam1014-4.jpg 1014 1014 departing the Banff High School terminal as a route 2, this time with "Roam Transit" on the destination sign. July 2020

2017 Nova Bus LFS (#1015)

roam15-1.jpg 1015 1015 at the Two Jack lake loop as a route 6. June 2019
roam15-2.jpg 1015 1015 at the Two Jack lake loop as a route 6. June 2019
roam1015-4.jpg 1015 1015 at the Banff High School terminal as a route 3. November 2023
roam1015-3.jpg 1015 The rear of 1015. November 2023

2018 Nova Bus LFS (#1017-1019)

roam1017-1.jpg 1017 1017 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 5. July 2020
roam1017-2.jpg 1017 The rear of 1017. July 2020
roam1017-3.jpg 1017 1017 running NB on Banff Avenue at Wolf Street as a route 2. November 2023
roam1017-4.jpg 1017 1017 in Canmore as a route 5. July 2020
roam1018-1.jpg 1018 1018 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 5C. November 2025
roam1018-2.jpg 1018 1018 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 5C. November 2025
roam1019-1.jpg 1019 1019 running SB on Tunnel Mountain Road as a route 2. Note the "Face Coverings Requested" P/R message for Covid-19. July 2020
roam1019-2.jpg 1019 The rear of 1019. July 2020
roam1019-3.jpg 1019 1019 arriving at the Banff High School terminal NB as a route 1. July 2020
roam1019-4.jpg 1019 1019 at the Banff High School terminal SB as a route 1. July 2020
roam1019-5.jpg 1019 1019 departing the Banff High School as a route 1 with "Reduced Capacity" on the destination sign for Covid-19. July 2020
roam1019-6.jpg 1019 1019 turning onto Banff Avenue NB from Wolf Street WB, with the Covid-19 era Banff Avenue closure visible in the background. July 2020

2019 Nova Bus LFS (#1022-1024)

roam22-1.jpg 1022 1022 running NB on Banff Avenue as a route 1. June 2019
roam1022-2.jpg 1022 1022 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 5. July 2020
roam1022-3.jpg 1022 1022 running SB on Banff Avenue while on driver training. November 2023
roam1022-4.jpg 1022 1022 arriving at the Banff High School terminal as route 3, with "We Remember" on the destination sign for Remembrance Day. November 2023
roam1023-1.jpg 1023 1023 running NB on Banff Avenue, approaching the Banff High School terminal as a route 1. November 2023
roam1023-2.jpg 1023 The rear of 1023. November 2023
roam1024-1.jpg 1024 1024 running NB on Tunnel Mountain Road as a route 2. July 2020
roam1024-2.jpg 1024 The rear of 1024. July 2020

2025 Nova Bus LFSe+ (#1046-1048)

roam1046-1.jpg 1046 1046 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 3. November 2025
roam1046-2.jpg 1046 1046 arriving at the Canmore terminal as a route 3. November 2025
roam1046-3.jpg 1046 The rear of 1046. Note the rear window---the first on a Roam LFS since #1005-06. November 2025

2025 Nova Bus LFS HEV (#1049-1051)

roam1050-1.jpg 1050 1050 running SB on 8 Avenue in Canmore as a route 5T. November 2025
roam1050-2.jpg 1050 The rear of 1050. November 2025
roam1051-1.jpg 1051 1051 at the Canmore terminal as a route 3. November 2025
roam1051-2.jpg 1051 The rear of 1051. November 2025
roam1051-3.jpg 1051 1051 departing the Canmore terminal as a route 3. November 2025

This page last updated on June 19, 2026.

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