Coast Mountain Bus Company

Coast Mountain Bus Company

Parent	TransLink
Founded	April 1, 1999
Headquarters	700-287 Nelson's Court New Westminster, B.C.
Service area	Metro Vancouver, Canada
Service type	transit bus, express bus, trolley bus, express coach, shuttle bus, passenger ferry
Routes	Bus: 210
Hubs	6 transit centres
Fleet	Bus: 1,451 Ferry: 3[1]
Daily ridership	730,000[2]
Chief executive	Kevin Desmond, President & General Manager
Website	coastmountainbus.com

Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) is the contract operator for bus transit services in Metro Vancouver and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, known locally as TransLink, the entity responsible for transit. The buses form part of the integrated transit network of the lower mainland.

Services

The Coast Mountain Bus Company operates the buses throughout Greater Vancouver (except West Vancouver which operates its own Blue Bus system and three contract operators that provide Community Shuttle as well as HandyDART services):

• 210 bus routes in total
  • Regular transit service
  • Express Coach Service to suburban municipalities
  • Trolley Bus Service - 13 routes primarily in the City of Vancouver
  • NightBus - special routes after midnight, 8 routes with plans for expansion
  • B-Line express buses (3 routes - see below)
  • Community shuttles - routes operating minibuses that connect to the larger ones
• SeaBus - passenger ferry across the Burrard Inlet

The regional transit network including bus routes, service levels and fares are set by TransLink.

Fare Paid Zones

Basically the honour system, a Fare Paid Zone is a clearly marked territory on which passengers must have valid proof of payment and present it for inspection upon request of a Transit Security Officer. This was only in effect in SkyTrain stations and vehicles until June 25, 2007, when the law was changed. Now, all buses, including West Vancouver buses, will be designated a "Fare Paid Zone", along with the SkyTrain. The reason for implementing the "Fare Paid Zone" was to remove responsibility from the bus driver for fare enforcement, as too many bus drivers were being assaulted in disputes over fare payment. Fare Enforcement on all buses are now the responsibility of the Transit Police and Transit Security Department. Officers may board a bus at any time and conduct a fare inspection. Those who fail to pay the fare and retain proof of payment could be removed from the bus and/or fined $173.

History

CMBC was created on April 1, 1999. Bus service in Greater Vancouver was formerly provided by BC Transit. (BC Transit now refers only to the provincial government corporation that operates transit outside of Metro Vancouver.)

Retired fleet roster

The following fleet are/were owned by TransLink and operated and maintained by CMBC.

Order Year	Picture	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain (Engine/Transmission)	Propulsion	Fleet	Notes
<<< 40 feet >>>
1982		Flyer Industries	D901A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730	Diesel	1158–1192	All retired except 1191, which is preserved by TRAMS. Original fleet numbers were 3165–3199.
		GMDD	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730		4101–4115	4107 is preserved by TRAMS. Retired early 2007.
1987			TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731		4116–4143
1989		MCI				4144–4192
1990				Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D86.3ADR		4193–4199 4201–4278	4269–4278 were suburban buses with forward facing seats & no rear door. 4254 had Voith D863.3 transmission. 4276 is preserved by TRAMS.
1991		NFI	D40	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748		3101–3210	All retired 3102 donated to Thompson Rivers University 3106 restored by TRAMS 3118 donated to Justice Institute Maple Ridge 3122 sold to Cypress Coach Lines 3139 sold to the Vancouver Fire Department 3147 sold to CFB 3155 sold to private owner 3157 had a Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine and an Allison B400R transmission.
1992						3211–3257	3232–3242 were suburban buses with forward facing seats & no rear door.
1995			C40	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R	Diesel (ex-CNG)	3258–3282	Retired in 2011 Originally had Detroit Diesel Series 50G. All buses were converted to diesel between 2004–2006. 3262, 3264, 3266, 3270–3272 were sold to Southland Transportation in Calgary, Alberta.
1998			DE40LF	Cummins ISB GM-Allison EP-40 hybrid system	Diesel electric (ex-Hydrogen fuel cell)	7244–7246	ex-F40LF. Converted to diesel electric in 2004. 7245 was returned to Ballard Power Systems. Run as part of the Testing the Power of Tomorrow Demonstration from 2005 to 2006, then ran revenue service till 2010. Stored and retired in June 2010. Scrapped in Dec 2012.
		Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3 Allison WB-400R5	Diesel	7298	Transferred to West Vancouver Blue Bus and renumbered 981. Retired 2013 and sold to Prince Albert Transit
<<< Trolley bus >>>
1982–1983		Flyer Industries	E901A-E902	General Electric	Electric trolley bus	2701–2947	All retired by 2008. 80 units were sold to Mendoza, Argentina. 2805 and 2812 preserved by TRAMS. 2812 scrapped
<<< 60 feet >>>
1991		NFI	D60	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748	Diesel	3001–3021	Retired 2010 3015 retrofitted with Balios Orange LED on the front and side destination signs.
<<< SeaBus >>>
1977		Vancouver			Diesel	Burrard Otter	First Seabus to be retired.
<<< Community Shuttle >>>
2002–2004		Ford	E450	International T444E (2002-03) or VT365 (2003.5-04) 4-speed AOD (T444E engine) or 5-speed TorqShift (VT365 engine) with Telma retarder	Diesel	S006–S056, S062–S102	Commercial Body Builders Polar V body. All units were retired in 2009.
2007		GMC	C5500	GMC Duramax 6.6L Allison 1000 with Telma retarder		S258–S301	ElDorado Aero Elite body. Some resurfaced from retirement in September 2015. All were officially retired in October 2016.
2012		International	AC series	International MaxxForce 7 Allison 1000		S410–S434	Retired due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin.
2013						S435–S464	Reitred due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin.
2014						S465–S471	Retired due to gas fumes leaking inside the cabin.

Active fleet roster

The following fleet are/were owned by TransLink and operated and maintained by CMBC.

Order Year	Picture	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain (Engine/Transmission)	Propulsion	Fleet (Qty.)	Notes
<<< 40 feet >>
1995		NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison WB-400R5	Diesel	7101–7150 (50)	7141 was used in an earthquake scenario training at False Creek Flats 7104,7108,7129,7133 and 7138 were sold to BC Transit in spring 2014 7115 is the last active unit First low floor buses for Metro Vancouver.
1996						7151–7243 (93)	Being retired 7161,7162,7183,7228,7230 and 7240 were sold to BC Transit in spring 2014 7198 transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit in March 2015 7200 was mistakenly numbered against the Government of BC law.
1998			C40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50EGR Allison WB-400R5	CNG	3283–3287, 3289–3291, 3293–3299, 3301, 3303–3305 (25)	3283–3287, 3289–3291, 3293–3301, 3303–3305 retrofitted to diesel in April 2009 3288, 3292, 3302, 3306–3308 retired early May 2011 Originally powered by Detroit Diesel Series 50G engines Being retired.
			D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison WB-400R5	Diesel	7247–7297 (51)	7249 Struck a traffic pole in May 2016 and was retired 7250 involved in an MVA in February 2016 and was retired Being retired
1999						7299, 7301–7374 (75)	7299 transferred to West Vancouver Municipal Transit as 990 in July 2005 Being retired
2000				Cummins ISL Allison WB-400R5		7375–7394, 7396–7399, 7401–7429 (54)	7395 retired due to an engine fire in 2008 7420 retired and salvaged for parts Originally powered by Cummins ISC engines
2001						7430–7446 (17)	Originally powered by Cummins ISC engines.
		OBI	V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50EGR Allison WB-500R6		9201–9276 (76)	Suburban configuration with forward facing seats & no rear door Used for "express service" 9210 retired from major accident on August 14, 2011 9224 was involved in a major MVA and suffered significant front damage in November 2016.[3] 9225 retired owing to a major engine fire on August 9, 2004. 9266 was involved in a major collision in Spring 2008 resulting in significant frontal damage.
2005–2007		NFI	E40LFR	Vossloh Kiepe propulsion[4] and Škoda traction motor	Electric trolley bus	2101–2199, 2201–2289 (188)	2101 pilot E40LF trolley bus 2105 was involved fatal MVA with a stolen minivan on April 8, 2014[5] 2140 fell off a flatbed on the Coquihalla Highway during delivery in November 2006. 2147 was set on fire by vandals on October 31, 2007, and suffered significant interior damaged. 2239 was involved in a fatal collision in June, 2013.
2006			C40LFR	Cummins Westport C-Gas Plus Cummins Westport ISL-G Allison WB-400R5	CNG	3309–3358 (50)	3312, 3348 and 3356 repowered to Cummins Westport ISL-G engine 3353 had an engine fire on December 1, 2008; repaired and returned to service on December 20, 2010. In December 2016, a majority of the fleet sustained severe damage to the front axle due to heavy snowfall in Metro Vancouver. This prompted other transit centres to send buses to replace the damaged units while they get repaired.
			D40LFR	Cummins ISL Allison WB-400R6	Diesel	7447–7499, 7501–7504 (57)	7497 crashed into the Newton Wave Pool on April 11, 2010 and suffered major font damage.[6] 7454 was involved in a major MVA sometime in Spring 2008 causing major frontal damage.
2007		NovaBus	LFS	Cummins ISL ZF 6HP592C		9601–9699, 9701–9725 (114)	9601–9604 transferred to West Vancouver Blue Bus
2008						9726–9791 (76)
		OBI	V (05.501)	Cummins ISM ZF 6HP592C		9277–9285 (9)	Suburban configuration with forward facing seats & no rear door Used for express service Last Orion V built for a Canadian transit agency
2009–2010		NovaBus	LFS HEV	Cummins ISB Allison EP-40 HybriDrive	Hybrid	9401–9499, 9501–9542 (141)	9405: Involved in a MVA at Brentwood Station on March 20, 2010. 9449: Involved in a major MVA along Marine Drive in February 2017. 9484: Shown at Trans-Expo 2009 in Montreal 9506: Caught fire on September 9, 2011
			LFS	Cummins ISL ZF 6HP592C	Diesel	9543–9581, 9583–9590 (47)	9582 is non-existent. 9543 is the new reindeer bus as of 2016.
2014		NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G ZF 6AP1400B	CNG	14001–14045 (45)
2016		NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9 ZF 6AP1400B	Diesel	16101–16140 (40)	Build Date: April 2016 First unit entered service: 16103 on July 5, 2016 Last unit entered service: 16137 on October 23, 2016
2016		NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G ZF 6AP1400B	CNG	16001–16051 (51)	Build Date: April 2016 First units entered service: 16001 and 16003 on November 13, 2016 Last unit entered service: 16047 on April 14, 2017 16040 damaged during delivery. Exterior identical to 2014 order.
<<< 60 feet >>>
1998		NFI	D60LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison WB-500R5	Diesel	8001–8021 (21)	Those in worst condition being retired 8010 has Balios Orange LED destination sign
1999						8022–8047 (26)	Those in worst condition being retired
2000						8048–8099, 8101 (53)	8054 retired owing to a major engine fire in 2003; coach completely consumed. 8049 retired after major accident in March 2011 and scrapped in summer 2011 8055 was involved in a major accident in the George Massey Tunnel in July 2014 and was retired[7] Those in worst condition being retired
2007			D60LFR	Cummins ISM Allison WB-500R6		8105–8117 (13)	8102–8104 transferred to West Vancouver Blue Bus
2007–2008			E60LFR	Vossloh Kiepe propulsion[4] and Škoda traction motor	Electric trolley bus	2501–2540 (40)	First "E60LFR" model produced by New Flyer
2009						2541–2574 (34)
			DE60LFR	Cummins ISL Allison EP-50 HybriDrive	Hybrid	8118–8156 (39)
2012			XDE60	Cummins ISL9 Allison EP-50 HybriDrive		12001–12025 (25)
2015						15001–15021 (21)	First unit entered service: 15002 and 15003 on February 3, 2016 Last unit entered service: 15016 on April 27, 2016
2016						16201–16226 (26)	First unit entered service: 16204 and 16206 on April 18, 2017 Last unit entered service: 16213 and 16215 on July 7, 2017

Community Shuttle

SeaBus

Year of Manufacturing	Manufacturer	Picture	Propulsion	Name	Notes
1977	Victoria		Diesel	Burrard Beaver	Renovated in December 2016
2009	Esquimalt Graving Dock (Victoria)		Diesel	Burrard Pacific Breeze
2014	Damen Shipyards Group in Netherlands		Diesel	Burrard Otter II

Notes:

• All vehicles are wheelchair-accessible.
• All CMBC diesel vehicles are currently running on bio-diesel.

Prefixes

Letter prefixes are prepended to the bus numbers on all conventional Coast Mountain buses, except trolleys. Generally, the prefixes are used to identify which garage the bus is operating from.

• B - Burnaby
• H - Hamilton (since 2016)
• N - North Vancouver (until 2016)
• P - Port Coquitlam
• R - Richmond
• S - Surrey/Community Shuttle
• T - Special training vehicle
• V - Vancouver (formerly Oakridge)

Additional fleet notes

The first/prototype 40 ft New Flyer/Vossloh Kiepe low-floor trolley bus arrived at the Oakridge Transit Centre on July 2, 2005.^[8] The 187 additional vehicles of that type arrived in 2006–2007, and all had entered service by the end of 2007. The first 60-foot (18 m) articulated trolley coach (#2501) arrived at the Oakridge Transit Centre in January 2007. The others started arriving in January 2008, and all 74 had entered service by the end of 2009.^[9]

It was announced that the original bike racks on the 2006 New Flyer buses can only be used in daylight, as they block the headlights at night. All of them have now been replaced with a modified "V2W" rack.

Active facilities

• Vancouver Transit Centre - Based at 9149 Hudson Street, Vancouver, it opened on September 2, 2006, it is the garage for Vancouver bus operations. This garage serves the trolley routes, as well as most of Vancouver's buses.
• Burnaby Transit Centre - Located at 3855 Kitchener Street, Burnaby, it was built in 1986, this transit centre is split into two facilities separated by Kitchener Street. Serving parts of Burnaby and New Westminster, as well the North Shore and east Vancouver, Burnaby Transit Centre is also home to many support services such as Environmental Services, Trolley Overhead, Facilities Maintenance, Fire Prevention, and Non-Revenue Vehicle Maintenance. Beginning in September 2016, North Shore transit routes operate out of this transit centre.
• Port Coquitlam Transit Centre - Located at 2061 Kingsway Avenue, Port Coquitlam, it opened in August 1978, it was the first garage to support Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles. Serves the Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows areas.
• Richmond Transit Centre - Located at 11133 Coppersmith Way, Richmond, it opened on September 4, 2000. It is the main base for the suburban routes served by Orion V highway coaches and local routes in Richmond, White Rock, and South Delta.
• Hamilton Transit Centre - Based at 4111 Boundary Road, Richmond, this facility opened in September 2016, and took over operations of various Richmond, Burnaby and New Westminster routes. It is the second transit centre to have abilities to house CNG buses.
• Surrey Transit Centre - Located at 7740 132nd Street, Surrey, it opened in May 1975, it is the base for all Surrey, Langley, North Delta and some White Rock and Ladner services. In 2019, it will be the third transit centre to have abilities to house CNG buses.
• Fleet Overhaul (located at Burnaby Transit Centre) is where the majority of body repair and repainting is carried out as well as engine and component overhaul, while minor repair is most likely carried out at the bus's home garage. Fleet Overhaul is in the process of having a new facility built within the Maple Ridge area.

Closed facilities

• Oakridge Transit Centre - Was located at 949 West 41st Avenue, it has been in operation since 1948, Oakridge was to be decommissioned and likely sold for re-development beginning in 2007. However, with the arrival of several New Flyer and Novabus orders since 2006 it remained an active support facility conducting retrofitting on these vehicles in preparation for revenue service. Additionally, the Oakridge yard was home to many retired coaches, including E901/902 trolleys, New Flyer D40s, and other vehicles. In Spring of 2008, as part of a re-organization and expansion at Burnaby Transit Centre, Oakridge took over many of the tasks formerly located at the other facility. The Community Shuttle Service was one of the groups moved making Oakridge an active transit centre once again. However, in September 2016, the shuttle operations were shifted to the new Hamilton Transit Centre. The property has since been sold for $440 million to a developer.^[10]
• North Vancouver Transit Centre - Was located at 536 East 3rd Street, North Vancouver, this depot was built in 1946, and was the base for most North Shore services not operated by West Vancouver Municipal Transit. It closed in September 2016, and all North Vancouver routes now operate from Burnaby Transit Centre.

Employees

CMBC's 4300+ employees are spread across Metro Vancouver.

• The 3700 bus operators, represented by Unifor Local 111, and the 1100 maintenance employees, represented by Unifor Local 2200, work out of the six regional depots.
• The SeaBus staff of 80, including marine attendants, deck officers, engineers, coordinators (also represented by Unifor Local 2200), and office staff work from their North Vancouver location.
• The 600 staff involved in scheduling, training, operational planning, and administrative services are spread throughout the system, as well as at CMBC’s head office in New Westminster are represented by the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378.
• In October 2008, CMBC was named one of BC's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Victoria Times-Colonist.^[11]
• Coast Mountain Bus Company operates the Transit Security Department for Translink. Transit Security officers are mobile, ride buses and trains, inspect fares, issue fines and patrol TransLink Properties (Bus Loops, SkyTrain Stations, SeaBus, etc) and are authorized to arrest persons who commit criminal offences on or in relation to any Translink Properties per the Criminal Code. Transit security are also authorized to enforce Transit Conduct and Safety Regulations, as well as the Transit Tariff Bylaw.

B-Line services

B-Line services are a system of express bus routes with bus rapid transit elements using mostly 60-foot (18 m) low-floor articulated buses. There may also be all-door boarding on some routes.

Three routes currently are in operation:

• 95 B-Line: Burrard station – SFU Exchange, via Kootenay Loop
• 96 B-Line: Newton Exchange – Guildford Exchange, via King George station and Surrey Central station
• 99 B-Line: UBC Exchange – Commercial–Broadway station, via Broadway–City Hall station (previously UBC Loop – Lougheed Mall)

Four additional routes are scheduled to open early in 2019:^[12]

• 91 B-Line: 41st Avenue between UBC and Joyce–Collingwood station. It will replace the 43 Express.
• North Shore B-Line: Marine Drive between Dundarave and Phibbs Exchange.
• Fraser Highway B-Line: Fraser Highway between Surrey Central station and Langley.
• Lougheed Highway B-Line: Lougheed Highway between Coquitlam Central station and Maple Ridge. It will complement the existing 701 route servicing local stops.

Two lines have been terminated. The 98 B-Line was replaced by the Canada Line, and the 97 B-Line was replaced by the Millennium Line Evergreen Extension:

• 97 B-Line: Coquitlam Central station – Lougheed Town Centre station
• 98 B-Line: Burrard station – Richmond Centre

Gallery of fleet examples

• 
  A retired high-floor articulated bus
  (Running route #44)
• 
  A retired regular-length high-floor diesel bus
  (Running route #84)
• 
  A SeaBus departing Lonsdale Quay
• 
  A retired Commercial Body Builders Polar V community shuttle bus at UBC Loop
  (Running route #C22)
• 
  An older El Dorado Aero Elite community shuttle bus
  (Running route #C20)
• 
  A brand-new diesel low-floor "Xcelsior" bus from New Flyer

References

External links

• Coast Mountain Bus Company
• Unifor Local 111
• TransLink / Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
• Unifor Local 2200
• COPE 378

TransLink services in Metro Vancouver
SkyTrain History – Lines and stations – Rolling stock Expo Line   Waterfront ■■■■ Burrard ■ Granville Stadium–Chinatown Main Street–Science World Commercial–Broadway ■■ Nanaimo 29th Avenue Joyce–Collingwood Patterson Metrotown Royal Oak Edmonds 22nd Street New Westminster Columbia ■ Scott Road Gateway Surrey Central ■ King George ■ Lougheed branch Columbia ■ → Sapperton Braid Lougheed Town Centre ■ Production Way–University ■ Millennium Line   VCC–Clark Commercial–Broadway ■■ Renfrew Rupert Gilmore Brentwood Town Centre Holdom Sperling–Burnaby Lake Lake City Way Production Way–University ■ Lougheed Town Centre ■ Burquitlam Moody Centre ■ Inlet Centre Coquitlam Central ■ Lincoln Lafarge Lake–Douglas Canada Line   Waterfront ■■■■ Vancouver City Centre Yaletown–Roundhouse Olympic Village Broadway–City Hall ■ King Edward Oakridge–41st Avenue Langara–49th Avenue Marine Drive Bridgeport ■ Aberdeen Lansdowne Richmond–Brighouse Airport branch Bridgeport ■ → Templeton Sea Island Centre YVR–Airport
Passenger ferry and commuter rail SeaBus   Waterfront ■■■■ Lonsdale Quay West Coast Express   Waterfront ■■■■ Moody Centre ■ Coquitlam Central ■ Port Coquitlam Pitt Meadows Maple Meadows Port Haney Mission City
Bus routes and transit exchanges B-Line   91 B-Line 95 B-Line 96 B-Line 99 B-Line Exchanges Blanca Loop Capilano University Exchange Carvolth Exchange Dunbar Loop Guildford Exchange Haney Place Exchange Kootenay Loop Ladner Exchange Langley Centre Lonsdale Quay Marpole Loop Matthews Exchange Newton Exchange Park Royal Exchange Phibbs Exchange Scottsdale Exchange SFU Exchange South Delta Exchange South Surrey Park and Ride Stanley Park Loop UBC Exchange White Rock Centre General Coast Mountain Bus Company Trolley buses in Vancouver History Former B-Line 97 B-Line 98 B-Line Former exchanges Airport Station Coquitlam Recreation Centre Port Coquitlam Centre Walnut Grove Park and Ride
Stations ordered inbound → outbound ■■■■■■ indicate connections Future stations or routes italicized Fare structure