Strathcona County Transit 1985 GMC T7J-604 #881

Strathcona County Transit #881 was originally a demonstrator bus for GMC, being received by the County of Strathcona Transit System in April 1987 after use in Orlando, Florida. This bus was the only RTS operated by a transit system in Alberta (and Western Canada, I do believe). Like most transit systems, it seems, SCT had a bus with a full paint (or vinyl wrap) ad for RE/MAXt, and 881 was the bus for SCT which had the ad. Originally painted in the maroon SCT livery but with the old logo used on the buses when they were in the Edmonton Transit paint scheme, this bus then received the RE/MAX ad, having that removed in about 2000. This bus was an odd ball in the fleet, and from what I have been told, it wasn't very well liked by the drivers either. I would imagine it was also a pain to have to maintain a parts supply just for one bus! The bus did spend some time at Busex. The bus was most likely retired for these reasons. It has since been found sitting in a lot in South Edmonton (2003) but is now long gone (2026!)

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	881		881 at the Wye Road Transit Centre as a route... Smile? 881 was the first bus in the maroon colours for Strathcona County Transit. At the time the GM New Look's were in Edmonton Transit colours, and the GM Classic's were black and white with just the blue logo. Strathcona would end up building their own transit garage and contracted instead with Diversified, at which point they would adopt the maroon scheme on 881, but with a new logo making 881 an one off variation of the original logo with the new colours.
	881	May 21, 1994	881 photographed while wearing the RE/MAX ad. The bus was at the 1994 air show at CFB Namao.
	881	December 23, 1999	881 sitting not too far away from the old transit centre, waiting as a backup bus in case anything were to go wrong with any of the other buses.
	881	December 23, 1999	The rear of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	Door side of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	Interior towards the front of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	Interior toward the reaer of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	Rear of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	Front of 881.
	881	December 23, 1999	881 about 15 minutes later from the last two photos, sitting at the old transit centre before heading back to the garage.
	881	December 2000	881 at Busex.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 arriving at Commonwealth Stadium while providing park and ride service for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games in Edmonton. Note the Busex name plate designed to fit a GM nameplate on a New Look, mounted in the license plate holder.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 at Commonwealth Stadium while providing park and ride service for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games in Edmonton.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 at Commonwealth Stadium while providing park and ride service for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games in Edmonton.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 at Commonwealth Stadium while providing park and ride service for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games in Edmonton.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 at Commonwealth Stadium while providing park and ride service for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games in Edmonton.
	881	August 3, 2001	881 in a lineup with other Strathcona buses waiting for the end of the opening ceremonies for the 2001 IAAF Track and Field Games.
	881	June 4, 2003	881 sitting in a lot in South Edmonton after being retired from service.