Vancouver, British Columbia

The city of 1.5 million is served by Trolleybuses inside the City of Vancouver and Burnaby, diesel buses in all regions of Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, White Rock, Port Coquitlam, Langley & North Vancouver. The independently operated West Vancouver Buses operate in association with TransLink. Surrey, Burnaby, Vancouver and New Westminster are also served by the Skytrain system, a driverless mass transit system which first opened in 1986. The current length of the system is about 60 kilometres, which includes the original Expo Line and the newer Millennium Loop Line. Work is underway on an extension to YVR International Airport and Richmond, to be called the 'Canada Line' in time for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. A second extension from Lougheed Town Centre Stn to Port Coquitlam is to commence shortly, and will be known as the 'Evergreen Line'. Also operated in this region is the West Coast Express commuter train, using similar passenger cars to GO Transit in Toronto, and operate a peak hour service inbound from Mission in the AM Peak, and outbound from the old Canadian Pacific Terminal in Vancouver on Cordova St in the PM peak. Since the takeover of the Greater Vancouver operations from BC Transit, Translink created a new livery and now most but not all vehicles have been repainted in the new 'Sweep' colour scheme.

A new fleet of Vossloh Kiepe Trolleybuses with bodywork by New Flyer industries is expected to be delivered within the next 18 months. The prototype vehicle, 2101, can be seen most days in service for training and crew familiarisation. These will replace the fleet of E901A/E902's that have been in service since 1982/83.

Photo Gallery

016 departing 29th Ave Station. 05/06/2006	Two unit set with 027 leading arrivesat King George Stn, Surrey. Present terminus of the Expo Line from Waterfront Stn in Downtown Vancouver. 30/11/1996	Unit 028 waits for departure from King George Stn. 30/11/1996
Unit 110 loads passengers at Surrey Central Stn. 03/06/2006	Another view of 110 as it departs Columbia Stn. 03/06/2006	Unit 114 halts at 29th Ave Stn while operating a Millennium Line service. 05/06/2006
Unit 139 arriving at Main St/Science World Stn. 18/06/2006	One of the new generation unit's, 203 is about to depart from Main St/Science World Stn. 18/06/2006	227 has just completed it's run on the Millennium Line and is about to head for the shunting neck at VCC/Clark Stn. 03/06/2006
An interior view of Unit 227. 03/06/2006	250 departing from Joyce-Collingwood. 18/06/2006	VCC/Clark Stn as seen from Clark Ave. 03/06/2006

Trolleybus 2709 at the terminus of the Cambie St (Route 15) waiting to return downtown. 01/12/1996	2725 loads on Route 20 at the Granville Terminus, under the Arthur Laing Bridge. 14/01/1997	2736 heading for UBC along Howe St. 13/06/2006
2738 at Marine Drive Vancouver. Terminus of Route 8 from Fraser Street. 14/01/1997	2750 lays over at W63rd Ave Loop. 14/01/1997	2751 loading for route 4 Powell St in Granville St. 01/12/1996
2753 on Howe crossing Dunsmuir St. 18/06/2006	2759 at W63rd Ave Loop. 02/12/1996	2762 on Granville St. Only a handful still have the original destination box surrounds painted black. 02/12/1996
2765 approaches the cnr of Granville & W Cordova St, 14/01/1997	2772 leads two other fleet members through the Granville/W Hastings St Junction. 03/12/1996	2784 waits for departure time at 29th Ave Stn. 05/06/2006
2798 stopped on Pender St near Seymour. 05/06/2006	2813 approaches the cnr of Granville & W Cordova St. 14/01/1997	2813 has just negotiated the right turn switch at the south end of the Granville Bridge. 18/06/2006
2816 on East Hastings just beyond the Commercial Dve intersection. 03/06/2006	2817 at the Howe/W Pender St Junction. 04/12/1996	Rear shot of 2817 at the south end of Granville Bridge. 13/06/2006
2826 on Granville St loads prior to proceding on Route 3 Main St. 30/05/2005. © Carolyn Merkyl	2826 has also just turned right of the south end of the Granville Bridge. 13/06/2006	2844 has just turned right onto Pender from Seymour St. 05/06/2006
2850 on East Hastings Street just before the Commercial Dve intersection. 03/06/2006	2854 at Stanley Park Loop. 05/06/2006	An interior view of 2854. 05/06/2006
2860 stopped nothbound on the Granville Bridge. 13/06/2006	2866 in an AOA for Victoria's Butchart Gardens approaches the Granvile Bridge. 13/06/2006	2872 lays over at Stanley Park Loop. 05/06/2006
2877 glides gently through the maze of overhead wires on Granville Street cnr Pender St, Route 4 Powell Street. 14/01/1997	2875 about to turn left through the W Hastings/Granville junction. 03/12/1996	2906 turning right through the W Hastings/Granville junction. 03/12/1996
2907 at the W63rd Ave Loop. 01/06/2006	2907 & 2910 on Pender wait to cross the Seymour intersection. 05/06/2006	2912 on Hastings Express near Kootenay Loop. 14/01/1997
2938 with poles lowered waits for attention at W63rd Loop. 03/06/2006	2945 on W3rd Ave heading for the Granville Bridge and Downtown. 18/06/2006

New Flyer D40 3135 heading for Grouse Mtn on Capilano Rd. 18/06/2006	New Flyer D40 3144 operates a Trolleybus replacement service on Route 20 on Commercial Dve. 03/06/2006	New Flyer D40 3145 stops on Capilano Rd while heading for Londale Quay on a 236 service. 18/06/2006
New Flyer D40 3158 slowing to stop at the south end of Granville Bridge, en route to Richmond. 13/06/2006	Flyer D900 3334 operating a shuttle service on part of the Downtown Street Car Service on Lamey's Mill Rd. This preserved vehicle is maintained by TRAMS BC. 18/06/2006	New Flyer D40LF 7191 on Howe St. 18/06/2006
New Flyer D40LF 7233 still wears its BC Transit livery. 18/06/2006	New Flyer D40LF 7330 waits for departure time at Langley Centre. 03/06/2006	An evening shot of New Flyer D40LF 7335 at Langley Centre. 13/06/2006
New Flyer D40LF 7365 crosses Commercial Dve on East Hastings St. 03/06/2006	New Flyer D40LF's 7390 & 7397 at Metrotown. 05/06/2006	New Flyer D60LF 8048 stops for the lights at Commercial/Hastings intersection. 03/06/2006
New Flyer D60LF's 8067 & 8080 on Cordova St while operating the 98B Richmond Service. 18/06/2006	West Vancouver's New Flyer D60LF 912, loads on Georgia en route to Horseshoe Bay. 05/06/2006