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Old 10-26-2010, 11:31 AM   #126
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Originally Posted by frinkprof View Post
^Are you speaking of these?



They are the newest addition to the bus fleet, and are from a different manufacturer than Calgary Transit has ordered from in a long time. The manufacturer is Nova, while CT has gone with mostly New Flyer in the last couple decades.

There are 40 on order, 30 have arrived, but only a few have gone into service so far. I think there is an option for another 40 next year, so we'll see if they do indeed get more in the future.
I rode in one on Monday and didn't notice any extra seating in the back. I'll have to take a better look next time. It did seem like the aisle was more cramped than in the other models. I didn't notice whether the seats were wider or if the bus was narrower than usual.

Also, they still had that new bus smell which I don't doubt will be quickly replaced by a mix of BO and pee.
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