In 1971, Calgary Transit received it's first order of Flyer buses, an order for 7 D700A's #540-546.  All 7 of these buses had the double folding rear doors and were powered by the Detroit Diesel 6V71N engine with the Spicer Model 183 transmission.  These buses were pulled off the road by about 1981 and sold by the fall of 1983.  Most of these buses were in harsh shape when they were retired.  They were all retired for various mechanical defects ranging from cracked engine bulkheads, broken engine mounts, defective drive shafts, right down to bad frames too.

Thumbnail	Bus #	Date of Photo:	Description
	541	?	Ex-Calgary Transit 541 is shown photographed out in Vancouver, BC, which was operating as a school football team bus at the time of this photo.
	545	October 5, 2004	Ex-Calgary Transit 545 is shown sitting in a yard while on the way back from Saskatoon, SK to Red Deer, AB
	545	October 5, 2004	Another view of 545
	545	October 5, 2004	Destination bulkhead area showing the fleet numbers on 545

This page last updated on December 10, 2022.