STRATHCONA COUNTY TRANSIT
1997-99 Thomas/ International #887-891

Strathcona County Transit purchased 5 Thomas buses on International chassis between 1997 and 1999. In 1997 and 1998 2 Thomas Vista's on International 3600 chassis were purchased, similar to Thomas Vista's purchased by Calgary. In 1999 a single, larger bus of a more conventional design was purchased on an International 3800 chassis. These 5 buses likely replaced the 3 Goshen's and 2 ELF's from 1991 and 1992. These buses were replaced by 2007 by the large fleet of StarTrans Senator's. All of these buses featured Bailos LED destination sign.

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Bus #

Date

Description

1997 #887-888- Thomas Vista/ International 3600 Navistar T444E engine, Allison AT-545 transmission
887 June 2000 887 facing west on Fir St at the temporary transfer point east of Sherwood Drive while the Wye Road Transit Centre was being rebuilt.
887 June 2000 887 facing west on Fir St at the temporary transfer point east of Sherwood Drive while the Wye Road Transit Centre was being rebuilt.
887 September 2004 887 arriving at the Sherwood Park Transit Centre.
888 1999 888 at the Wye Road Transit Centre.
888 October 2004 887 arriving at the Sherwood Park Transit Centre.
1998 #889-890- Thomas Vista/ International 3600 Navistar T444E engine, Allison AT-545 transmission

889

August 1998

889 is shown on 103 Street at 103 Avenue in Edmonton in front of the Greyhound Depot showing it's 2000 Alberta Winter Games Vinyl ad and with the bike rack on the front of the bus.

889

August 1998

The rear of 889 shown with the 2000 Alberta Winter Games Vinyl Ad

889

March 28, 2000

Strathcona #889 working a route 406 at the old Wye Road Transit Centre before the terminal was closed and totally rebuilt. The bus is seen mainly white after having an ad for the 2000 Alberta Winter Games removed.

889

June 20, 2000

Strathcona #889 at the temporary terminal while the new terminal was being rebuilt. The bus now has Strathcona lettering on the side, adding a little bit to the plain white sides described above.

889 October 2004 889 departing the University Transit Centre as a route 414 with the paint scheme fixed from being plain white. Hard to think that this route now regularly runs double deckers.
  October 2004 890 arriving at the Sherwood Park Transit Centre.
1998 #891- Thomas/ International 3800 Navistar T444E engine, Allison AT-545 transmission
891 December 23, 1999 891 on a local 401 at the Wye Road Transit Centre.

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