Golden Arrow School Buses  

Thumbnail Bus # Year Make / Model Capacity Date Description
129 1987-1991 Bluebird / GMC 6000 gasoline 72 passenger June 2008 #129 retired at the main Golden Arrow yard in West Edmonton.
130 1991-1993 Bluebird / Ford B700 diesel 72 passenger October 20th, 2010 #130 in Spruce Grove, parked in the contract operator's storage yard.
131 1991-1993 Bluebird / Ford B700 diesel 72 passenger September 27th, 2008 #131 parked at West Edmonton Mall after being sold off to another operator.
134 1992-1994 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 66 passenger May 7th, 2008 #134 waiting to pick up students at 167st and 83ave.
134 1992-1994 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 66 passenger May 7th, 2008 Doorside of #134.
134 1992-1994 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 66 passenger May 7th, 2008 Rear of #134.
135 1992-1994 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 66 passenger October 2010 #135 running WB on Grove Drive approaching Century Road.
136 1991-1993 Bluebird / Ford B700 diesel 72 passenger June 2008 #136 parked at the main Golden Arrow yard in West Edmonton.
140 1995-1997 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 72 passenger October 2010 #140 running EB on Grove Drive approaching the Greystone bus terminal in Spruce Grove.
142 1995-1997 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 72 passenger October 2010 #142 running EB on Grove Drive approaching the Greystone bus terminal in Spruce Grove.
144 1995-1997 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 72 passenger October 2010 #144 running EB on Grove Drive approaching the Greystone bus terminal in Spruce Grove.
146 1995-1997 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 72 passenger October 15th, 2010 #146 running SB on Century Road approaching the contract yard.
146 1995-1997 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 72 passenger October 15th, 2010 #146 running EB on Grove Drive approaching the Greystone bus terminal in Spruce Grove, with #140 visible in the background.
157 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger 2003-04 #157.
161 1989-1992 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger 2003-04 #161. Many of these early International 3800 series Bluebirds, including this one, featured folding doors.
164 1992-1994 Bluebird (Girardin) MB-II / Ford E-350 diesel <25 passenger (cutaway) June 2009 #164 parked in the main Golden Arrow yard. Photo by Ashton Wong.
174 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger September 30th, 2008 #174 turning onto 189st SB from 84ave EB. I believe the bus had recently returned from contract service in Spruce Grove and reentered local service as a spare bus. Based on the condition it was in at the time, I can't imagine it made it out much! Nonetheless, I spotted it in service a few times almost a year later before it was finally retired in late 2009.
174 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger September 30th, 2008 Rear of #174.
180 1997-1999 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 54 passenger June 2009 #180 parked in the main Golden Arrow yard. Photo by Ashton Wong.
181 1997-1999 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 gasoline 54 passenger September 18th, 2009 #181 Eastbound on 87ave at 175st.
182 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 48 passenger May 2011 #182 running EB on 87 Avenue approaching 149 Street.
183 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 48 passenger October 2009 #183 running NB on 142 Street at 107 Avenue.
184 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 48 passenger October 19th, 2010 #184 parked at an apartment complex around 105 Avenue and Mayfield Road.
185 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 48 passenger September 2010 #185 running WB on Potter Greens Drive approaching Lewis Estates Bvld.
186 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger June 2013 #186 parked in the Belvedere yard.
187 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger June 2015 #187 running EB on 111 Avenue at around 104 Street.
188 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger September 2008 #188 running SB on 182 Street approaching 84 Avenue.
189 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger June 2009 #189 running EB on 81 Avenue approaching 178 Street.
190 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger June 27th, 2011 #190 facing South on Picard Drive at Proctor Wynd in the Lewis Estates neighbourhood.
190 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger June 27th, 2011 Rear of #190, showing the retrofitted large brake lamps.
191 1999-2001 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 diesel 54 passenger September 2009 #191 turning onto 124 Street SB from 107 Avenue EB.
192 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger November 13th, 2009 #192 Southbound on 142st at 109ave. Prior to the arrival of this unit, #122 (a 1990-91 Bluebird GMC) was the only full-sized bus equipped with a wheelchair lift. I believe this bus was also the only Freightliner with a manual transmission ever operated by Golden Arrow!
193 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger June 24th, 2010 #193 Westbound on 107ave at 135st. This bus was one of the first five "prototype" Thomas Freightliners (#s 192-196) for Golden Arrow, hence the non-tinted windows.
193 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger February 4th, 2011 #193 turning onto 142st Southbound at around 109ave.
194 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger December 2009 #194 parked on 142 Street SB at around 108 Avenue.
195 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger October 2010 #195 running EB on Grove Drive approaching the Greystone bus terminal in Spruce Grove.
196 2000 Thomas / Freightliner FL-Series FS-65 72 passenger May 1st, 2009 #196 Northbound on 156st at Stony Plain Rd.
197 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger October 4th, 2008 #197 in use as a Park N' Ride shuttle for an Edmonton Eskimos game. This bus ran under contract in Spruce Grove until early 2011, at which point it was returned and retired. It was also unique in the fact that it had the interior rear painted a nice matte black color (a neat contrast to the minty-green color of the rest of the walls)!
197 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger October 4th, 2008 Rear of #197.
199 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger 2003-04 #199 in use as a Park N' Ride shuttle for an Edmonton Eskimos game. Like #197, this bus found its way out to Spruce Grove for its final years of service.
199 1991-1994 Thomas / International 3800-DTA360 72 passenger 2003-04 The rear of #199.

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