Golden Arrow School Buses  

Thumbnail Bus # Year Make / Model Capacity Date Description
501 1999-2003 Bluebird / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger February 2009 #501 unloading at Archbishop MacDonald HS on 142 Street and 108 Avenue.
502 1999-2003 Bluebird / International 3800-T444E 66 passenger June 24th, 2009 #502 Eastbound on 81ave at around 182st.
503 1999-2003 Bluebird / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger November 6th, 2013 #503.
505 1999-2003 Bluebird / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger June 2009 #505 parked on the South side of West Edmonton Mall.
507 2008 IC Bus CE-200 72 passenger June 2009 #507 running SB on 142 Street just South of 107 Avenue.
508 2008 IC Bus CE-200 72 passenger September 2011 #508 running NB near the top of McDougall Hill.
509 2008 IC Bus CE-200 72 passenger June 2009 #509 parked on the SE side of West Edmonton Mall.
510 2008 IC Bus CE-200 72 passenger May 2009 #510 running WB on Fort Edmonton Park Road.
511 2007-2008 IC Bus CE-200 72 passenger August 24th, 2011 #511.
512 2007-2008 IC Bus BE-200 30 passenger May 2012 #512 running NB on 111 Avenue at Southgate Station.
513 2007-2008 IC Bus BE-200 30 passenger July 8th, 2009 #513 sitting in a parking lot at around 172st and 99ave.
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.
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.
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.
519 2005-2006 Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 72 passenger March 2020 #519 parked in the Belvedere yard.
521 2005-2006 Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 72 passenger June 2015 #521 running EB on 95 Avenue approaching 87 Street.
522 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger November 2012 #522 waiting to load passengers at Glengarry School on 135 Avenue at around 92 Street.
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.
524 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger June 5th, 2013 #524 Eastbound on Fox Drive. This bus also features an interchangable destination sign.
525 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger January 2011 #525 running WB on 129 Avenue crossing the LRT tracks.
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.
528 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger March 2013 #528 departing the Belvedere yard.
529 2009 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger May 2009 #529 running SB onto Whitemud Drive at Fort Edmonton Park Road.
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.
531 2008-2009 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger June 5th, 2013 #531 parked at Fort Edmonton Park.
532 2009 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger September 2015 #532 running NB on 111 Street at 51 Avenue.
533 2009 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger May 2009 #533 running NB on 156 Street approaching Stony Plain Road.
536 2005 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger June 2010 #536 running NB on Lewis Estates Bvld.
538 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger June 2013 #538 running SB on Fort Edmonton Park Road, turning onto Fox Drive WB.
539 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger May 31st, 2011 #539 Eastbound on Potter Greens Drive at Lewis Estates Bvld.
540 2004 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger March 2016 #540 unloading at Archbishop MacDonald HS on 142 Street and 108 Avenue.
541 2004-2007 Bluebird Vision 72 passenger April 2015 #541 running SB on 149 Street approaching 95 Avenue.
542 2009-2010 IC Bus CE-300 72 passenger April 2012 #542 running NB on 111 Street approaching 51 Avenue.
544 2005-2006 Bluebird / International 3300-VT365 72 passenger March 2015 #544 in Mill Woods. Photo by Andrew Stott.
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.
546 2009 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 60 passenger April 2014 #546 turning onto 114 Avenue EB from 135 Street SB.
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.
550 2009 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger May 2011 #550 running EB on Stony Plain Road approaching 142 Street.
552 2009-2010 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 54 passenger June 23rd, 2009 #552 Northbound on Picard Drive in the Lewis Estates Neighbourhood.
553 2009 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 54 passenger May 2009 #553 parked in front of Riverbend School.
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.
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.
558 1997-2001 Corbeil / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger November 2010 #558 turning onto 87 Avenue WB from 175 Street NB.
559 1997-2001 Corbeil / International 3800-T444E 72 passenger June 2010 #559 runnning SB on 111 Street.
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!
561 1995-1999 Bluebird / GMC TopKick CV200 propane 66 passenger September 18th, 2009 #561 turning onto 87ave EB from 175st NB.
563 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 54 passenger June 2014 #563 running SB on 149 Street at 95 Avenue.
564 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger January 2011 #564 running EB on 129 Avenue crossing the LRT tracks.
570 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger May 2009 #570 running NB 156 Street approaching Stony Plain Road.
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.
576 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger June 2011 #576 running SB on Wayne Gretzky Drive approaching 118 Avenue.
578 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger June 2013 #578 running WB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road.
579 2008 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger June 2015 #579 running EB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road.
590 2011 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner 72 passenger June 2015 #579 running EB on Fox Drive approaching Fort Edmonton Park Road.

This page last updated on April 11, 2020.

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