Vancouver Demonstrator Buses

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Flyer Industries
	2700	August 19, 1982	Demonstrator bus 2700 is a Flyer E901A bus built for Vancouver as a Prototype for their 244 trolley bus order, shown at the Oakridge Transit Centre
General Motors
	3001	1986	Although not exactly a manufacturer's demo bus, 3001 was the demonstrator bus converted to CNG/diesel mixed operation.  This photo is showing 3001 parked at Kootenay Loop as a Route 10 - Hastings Express
New Flyer Industries
	3401	February 1990	New Flyer D40 Prototype #3401 was used in Vancouver and Victoria in its earlier years as a demonstrator bus for the newly designed body offered by New Flyer.  This bus was built to AC Transit (Oakland, CA) specifications and was later sold to Beaver Bus Lines in Selkirk, MB.  This photo shows the bus at the New Flyer plant in Winnipeg, MB.
	No Number	May 1991	Although this photo was not taken in Vancouver, this bus was used in Vancouver in 1990 as a demonstrator for the New Flyer D60 Articulated bus, nicknamed the "Galaxy" bus by New Flyer.  This photo shows the bus in Ottawa on loan to OC Transpo for demonstration from New Flyer as a Methanol fueled bus.  It was previously diesel, then converted to methanol for a short time, then returned to diesel power before it was sold to Community Transit of Lynnwood, Washington
NovaBUS
	423	July 1, 1999	MTD Santa Barbara #423 is shown here on loan to Translink in 1999 for a short time to go along side with B7298.  This photo is taken at Burnaby Transit Garage
	423	July 1, 1999	Another view of MTD Santa Barbara #423
	423	July 1, 1999	A rear shot of MTD Santa Barbara #423
	423	July 1, 1999	Interior of MTD Santa Barbara #423
	423	July 1, 1999	Interior of MTD Santa Barbara #423

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