Miscellaneous Pictures

These pictures are mostly of buses seen in Ottawa over the past few years, though there are some others which simply do not fit into any of the other categories.

All photos are by the webmaster unless stated otherwise.

	Autobus Galland 73, which is either a GM S8H-5303A or an S8H-5304A, is seen here waiting at a red light on Wellington Street with OC Transpo 1765, a former Santa Monica T8H-5307A. Autobus Galland is a Laval, Quebec, based charter company which once operated a fleet of GM New Look Suburbans. In this photo, the difference between the 102” wide transit bus and the 96” wide suburban coach is obvious. This photo was taken on June 4, 1999.
	Seneca College 7506 is a 1975 GM P8M-4905A, sometimes called a “buffalo coach” because the stepped roof resembles the hump on the back of a buffalo. This photo was taken on Feb. 20, 1999, at the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa. Seneca College is a college of applied arts and technology in northern Toronto.
	This bus is a rare 3-door, 3-axle, hybrid Orion VI being tested by MTA New York City Bus. The MTA would eventually purchase 10 of these hybrid buses, but these buses were 2-axle models built with only the centre exit door. (Photo source The Financial Post)
	Yellowknife Transit is the only transit system in the Northwest Territories, providing the 19,000 residents of the territorial capital with two routes during the week and a one on weekends. 2485 is a Thomas Transit-Liner, shown on a cool day in May 2005. (Photo by Chris J.)
	Superior Shuttle Hi-Tech bus 123 is shown parked in the company lot on Terminal Avenue in Ottawa on May 22, 2005. This bus is a late-model BIA 01.508 with an enlarged headsign window and fibreglass air-conditioner cover, originally sold to PACE in suburban Chicago, Illinois.
	Regina Transit 554 is a 1989 MCI TC-40102N. Regina Transit serves the capital of Saskatchewan and its 195,000 residents with a fleet of 100 buses, including GM New Look, GM and MCI Classic, New Flyer D40LF, Dennis Dart and NovaBus LFS buses. (Photo by Trevor H.)
	This bus is an Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 demonstrator, shown on Lisgar Street near Ottawa City Hall on April 19, 2006. Ottawa is evaluating the practicality of using double-decker buses in all sorts of driving conditions. Most recently, this bus was tested in winter weather for two weeks in February 2007. OC Transpo then ordered three for a year-long pilot project, which were delivered in November 2008 for service starting in early 2009. GO Transit in Toronto also placed several into service in 2008.
	This El Dorado EZ-Rider MAX demonstrator is shown parked OC Transpo’s St. Laurent garage on June 24, 2008. OC Transpo was testing this bus and a Glaval minibus to evaluate the use of light-duty buses on low-ridership routes.
	This NovaBus LFS was purchased by the Ottawa Paramedic Service for use as a mobile rehabilitation and emergency services unit and is often stationed at major public events or foreign dignitary arrivals. This unit has also been used at major fires in the city. Having a Paramedic fleet number of 4320 and a City of Ottawa fleet number of 56-1000, it is shown parked at Confederation Square in downtown Ottawa on Canada Day, July 1^st, 2008.

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