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Bus # |
Year |
Make / Model |
Capacity |
Date |
Description |
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501 |
1999-2003 |
Bluebird / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
February 2009 |
#501 unloading at Archbishop MacDonald HS on 142 Street and 108 Avenue. |
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502 |
1999-2003 |
Bluebird / International 3800-T444E |
66 passenger |
June 24th, 2009 |
#502 Eastbound on 81ave at around 182st. |
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503 |
1999-2003 |
Bluebird / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
November 6th, 2013 |
#503. |
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505 |
1999-2003 |
Bluebird / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
June 2009 |
#505 parked on the South side of West Edmonton Mall. |
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507 |
2008 |
IC Bus CE-200 |
72 passenger |
June 2009 |
#507 running SB on 142 Street just South of 107 Avenue. |
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508 |
2008 |
IC Bus CE-200 |
72 passenger |
September 2011 |
#508 running NB near the top of McDougall Hill. |
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509 |
2008 |
IC Bus CE-200 |
72 passenger |
June 2009 |
#509 parked on the SE side of West Edmonton Mall. |
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510 |
2008 |
IC Bus CE-200 |
72 passenger |
May 2009 |
#510 running WB on Fort Edmonton Park Road. |
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511 |
2007-2008 |
IC Bus CE-200 |
72 passenger |
August 24th, 2011 |
#511. |
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512 |
2007-2008 |
IC Bus BE-200 |
30 passenger |
May 2012 |
#512 running NB on 111 Avenue at Southgate Station. |
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513 |
2007-2008 |
IC Bus BE-200 |
30 passenger |
July 8th, 2009 |
#513 sitting in a parking lot at around 172st and 99ave. |
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515 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
48 passenger |
December 17th, 2013 |
#515 Westbound on 87ave at 153st. This style of International chassis combined with the older Bluebird conventional body is quite rare, only having been offered for two years (2005-2006) before International went exclusively IC Bus. Golden Arrow picked up a handful (#s 515-521 and #544) of these buses used sometime in 2008, and to this day they remain the only ones operational in the Edmonton Area! #515 is the only 48 passenger unit (the rest are full-sized 72 passenger buses), and, aside from #544, the only one with a high roof and tinted windows. |
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516 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
72 passenger |
March 17th, 2011 |
#516 parked at the TransAlta Arts Barns at around 83ave and Gateway Bvld. |
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517 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
72 passenger |
April 2017 |
#517 in the Toys R Us parking lot on 170 Street at around 97 Avenue. |
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519 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
72 passenger |
March 2020 |
#519 parked in the Belvedere yard. |
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521 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
72 passenger |
June 2015 |
#521 running EB on 95 Avenue approaching 87 Street. |
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522 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
November 2012 |
#522 waiting to load passengers at Glengarry School on 135 Avenue at around 92 Street. |
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523 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
May 31st, 2011 |
#523 parked on 185st at around 97ave. Golden Arrow picked up a number of these older (1st generation) Bluebird Visions used sometime in 2009. |
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524 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
June 5th, 2013 |
#524 Eastbound on Fox Drive. This bus also features an interchangable destination sign. |
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525 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
January 2011 |
#525 running WB on 129 Avenue crossing the LRT tracks. |
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527 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
May 2011 |
#527 running NB into the West Edmonton Mall parking lot, just North of the transit terminal. |
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528 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
March 2013 |
#528 departing the Belvedere yard. |
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529 |
2009 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
May 2009 |
#529 running SB onto Whitemud Drive at Fort Edmonton Park Road. |
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530 |
2008-2009 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
June 25th, 2009 |
#530 parked at West Edmonton Mall. This bus is among a handful of newer (2nd generation) Bluebird Visions operated by Golden Arrow. |
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531 |
2008-2009 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
June 5th, 2013 |
#531 parked at Fort Edmonton Park. |
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532 |
2009 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
September 2015 |
#532 running NB on 111 Street at 51 Avenue. |
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533 |
2009 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
May 2009 |
#533 running NB on 156 Street approaching Stony Plain Road. |
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536 |
2005 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
June 2010 |
#536 running NB on Lewis Estates Bvld. |
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538 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
June 2013 |
#538 running SB on Fort Edmonton Park Road, turning onto Fox Drive WB. |
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539 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
May 31st, 2011 |
#539 Eastbound on Potter Greens Drive at Lewis Estates Bvld. |
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540 |
2004 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
March 2016 |
#540 unloading at Archbishop MacDonald HS on 142 Street and 108 Avenue. |
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541 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
April 2015 |
#541 running SB on 149 Street approaching 95 Avenue. |
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542 |
2009-2010 |
IC Bus CE-300 |
72 passenger |
April 2012 |
#542 running NB on 111 Street approaching 51 Avenue. |
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544 |
2005-2006 |
Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 |
72 passenger |
March 2015 |
#544 in Mill Woods. Photo by Andrew Stott. |
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545 |
2009-2010 |
IC Bus CE-300 |
72 passenger |
December 17th, 2010 |
#545 Southbound on 175st at around 86ave. Prior to the arrival of the 2013 models (700 series units), this bus was one of only a few Golden Arrow IC Buses with interchangable destination signs. |
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546 |
2009 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
60 passenger |
April 2014 |
#546 turning onto 114 Avenue EB from 135 Street SB. |
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547 |
2004-2007 |
Bluebird Vision |
72 passenger |
March 17th, 2013 |
#547. As far as I know, this bus and #548 are Golden Arrow's only first generation Bluebird Visions with high roofs and tinted windows. |
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550 |
2009 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
May 2011 |
#550 running EB on Stony Plain Road approaching 142 Street. |
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552 |
2009-2010 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
54 passenger |
June 23rd, 2009 |
#552 Northbound on Picard Drive in the Lewis Estates Neighbourhood. |
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553 |
2009 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
54 passenger |
May 2009 |
#553 parked in front of Riverbend School. |
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556 |
1997-2001 |
Corbeil / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
April 29th, 2011 |
#556 parked on 92ave at 156st. Golden Arrow picked up a handful of these older Corbeils (#s 556-559 and #600) in late 2008. |
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557 |
1997-2001 |
Corbeil / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
May 7th, 2011 |
#557 also parked on 92ave at 156st, however on the opposite side of the street from where #556 is pictured above. |
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558 |
1997-2001 |
Corbeil / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
November 2010 |
#558 turning onto 87 Avenue WB from 175 Street NB. |
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559 |
1997-2001 |
Corbeil / International 3800-T444E |
72 passenger |
June 2010 |
#559 runnning SB on 111 Street. |
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560 |
2000-2003 |
Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 propane |
66 passenger |
June 26th, 2009 |
#560 parked at West Edmonton Mall. Golden Arrow picked up this bus and #561, both older Bluebird GMC propane units, in early 2009. They only lasted a year or so before being retired! |
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561 |
1995-1999 |
Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 propane |
66 passenger |
September 18th, 2009 |
#561 turning onto 87ave EB from 175st NB. |
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563 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
54 passenger |
June 2014 |
#563 running SB on 149 Street at 95 Avenue. |
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564 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
January 2011 |
#564 running EB on 129 Avenue crossing the LRT tracks. |
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570 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
May 2009 |
#570 running NB 156 Street approaching Stony Plain Road. |
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574 |
2008-2009 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
June 25th, 2012 |
#574 parked at West Edmonton Mall. At the time this bus was under contract based out of Spruce Grove, but made it back into Edmonton for a day trip. |
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576 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
June 2011 |
#576 running SB on Wayne Gretzky Drive approaching 118 Avenue. |
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578 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
June 2013 |
#578 running WB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road. |
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579 |
2008 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
June 2015 |
#579 running EB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road. |
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590 |
2011 |
Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner |
72 passenger |
June 2015 |
#579 running EB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road. |