1. Fleet Update and ‘Rightsizing’
Fleet Asset Management/Planning

2. Fleet Replacement
~50%

3. Fleet Asset Management & Planning Update
The provincial fleet
Fleet replacement plan & 2015/16 fleet projects
Medium duty procurement update
Planning and the concept of ‘Rightsizing’
Fleet operational updates

4. Bus Classifications High Capacity Heavy Duty Medium Duty Light Duty
Double Deck or Articulated
Low Floor
Minimum of 2 wheelchair positions
20 year planned lifecycle
40 feet or greater in length
2 or more doors
2,500 maximum annual operating hours
75,000 maximum annual kms
Low floor
13 year planned lifecycle
Greater than 35 feet in length
75,000 maximum annual kms
Low floor / accessible
Minimum of 1 wheelchair position
8 – 10 year planned lifecycle
35 feet or less in length
Low floor or high floor accessible
Cutaway OEM chassis
Capable of having more than 2 wheelchair positions
5 year planned lifecycle
Less than 35 feet in length
2,000 maximum annual operating hours
60,000 maximum annual kms (300,000km life)
Not componentized

5. Fleet Status – April 1, 2015* Total Fleet Size – 1,038
High Capacity Bus
Heavy Duty Bus
Medium Duty Bus
Light Duty Bus
Bus Type
Quantity
ADL E500 40
Nova
280
35' Dart 80
ARBOC
251
Hybrid 1
Suburban 10
30' Dart 46
Polar
EPA 2010 13
Vicinity 15
Sprinter 7
Trident 3 29
EPA 2014 35
International 4
New Flyer
206 6
CNG 25
Total 69
486
141
342
*Heavy Duty includes 25 bus contingency fleet; Light Duty includes 15 bus contingency fleet
** 20 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus fleet not included

6. New Technology – In-Service Review

7. Fleet Replacement Plan*
This summary does not include any fleet required for expansion
~ 50% of the fleet will be replaced by 2020
*Heavy Duty and Medium Duty quantities are ‘smoothed,’ including allowances for rightsizing of vehicle types

8. New Bus Acquisition
BC Transit has contracts in place with multi-year options for future procurement for the following bus types:
15/16 Procurement activities
Develop and execute the procurement strategy for Medium Duty buses
Bus Type
Contract Options
Heavy Duty – Diesel - Nova Bus
Up to 2022
Heavy Duty – CNG - New Flyer
Up to 2017
Light Duty – ARBOC
Light Duty – International
Up to 2018

9. New Bus Projects Major 14/15 deliverables Major 15/16 goals
25 Heavy Duty CNG buses (New Flyer Xcelsior) delivered to Nanaimo
108 ARBOC buses delivered throughout the province
6 Sprinter buses delivered to various locations
2 pilots of the New Flyer MiDi bus
Major 15/16 goals
Deliver 40 Heavy Duty diesel buses to various locations (March to July 2015)
Deliver 25 Heavy Duty CNG buses to Kamloops (April to May 2015)
Deliver 61 ARBOC buses to various locations (April to June 2015)
6 to have gasoline engines
Deliver 6 International buses to various locations (August 2015)
Established fleet alignment principles will be maintained
Some systems will receive aligned used buses to replace their retired units

10. Medium Duty Fleet
~130 medium duty buses will require replacement in the next five years (beginning 2016/17):
1999: 30’ one door Dennis Darts
2000, 2001, 2002: 35’ two door Dennis Darts
Targeted for Paratransit and community bus services (light duty ARBOC buses used today) and rural transit services (Darts)
35’ Dennis Dart
Typical Specifications
Engine size: 7 litres or less
Length: 27.5 to 35 feet
Doors: one or two (depends on length)
Seating: 24 passenger seats (30 feet or less); 35 passenger seats (35 feet)

11. Medium Duty Bus Market Market availability in 2014 has grown:
Grande West – Vicinity (27.5’ or 30’)
New Flyer – MiDi (30’ or 35’)
ARBOC – Spirit of Liberty (30’)
Champion LF Transport Flex
(27’ to 30’)
DINA Linner (30’ or 35’)
Several high floor buses available
DINA Linner
Champion LF Transport Flex
ARBOC Spirit of Liberty
New Flyer MiDi
Grande West Vicinity

12. The Right Time to Rightsize
The upcoming large replacement of medium duty buses presents the opportune time to ensure buses with the right passenger capacity are purchased
BC Transit’s Fleet, Planning and RTS departments have been working diligently to capitalize on this opportunity to increase the cost effectiveness and efficiency of transit

13. 5 Year Vehicle Rightsizing Strategy
Offers Opportunities:
Reassess fleet mix
Service delivery needs, efficiencies (fuel, labour)
Public perception/reality
Consider future needs
Network structural changes, demographics

14. Rightsizing Considerations
Related to Existing Service:
Ridership
Overall passenger numbers
Trip length, peak max load
Accessibility, passenger amenities

15. Rightsizing Considerations
Related to Existing Service:
Operations
Road width, turning constraints
Collective Agreement language
Interlining and blocking impacts
Service type: trunk, regional, local
Relationship to nearby systems

16. Rightsizing Considerations
Related to Future Opportunities:
Transit Future Network
Rapid, Frequent, Targeted, Local service impacts

17. Rightsizing Considerations
Related to Future Opportunities:
Service and Community Change
Economic development
Expansion (when available)
Public Perception
“Sweet spot” between reality and perception
Can link to further investment

18. Rightsizing Considerations
Related to Maintenance Capacity & Costs:
Facility size
Tooling
Qualifications of maintenance staff
Vehicle storage
Consolidation of fleet types
Parts storage
Mechanic training

19. Low Floor Medium Duty – Next Steps
With the successful pilots of both the Vicinity and the MiDi, and with the market availability of other medium duty buses, a procurement for the replacement of the Dennis Darts is now feasible
Steps for new medium duty bus deployment:
Finalize functional requirements
Develop business case
Develop procurement strategy
Confirm system-level needs/strategy with partners
Procure buses for replacement required in 2016/17 (40-45 buses)

20. Fleet Status and Rightsizing
Are we missing anything? Feedback? Questions?

21. Operational Updates - Fleet
Fleet moves
Contingency fleet
Maintenance audits
Maintenance support
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22. Fleet Moves 330 planned moves for 2015/16
Fleet Move Action Plan to improve move process and bus condition
Feedback from last year’s Workshop
Working group with operating partners
Supports expansion, replacement and contingency support of fleets throughout the province
330 moves breakdown as follows
-144 New bus deliveries
-145 Disposals
-41 Realignment moves

23. Contingency Fleet Retired buses from the incumbent fleet
Historically used to backfill long-term bus down, accident, etc.
Used to support TEDs and capital program
Contingency Fleet Buses 15/16
13 New Flyers
Up to 15 Ford Polars
12 Dennis Darts

24. Contingency Fleet Transition
Three year plan continues to support the provincial fleet
Improvements to PM schedules
Evolving composition reflects needs of the provincial fleet
Reduction in Darts
Introduction of ARBOCs

25. 2014 Fleet Inspection Review
Inspection plan
Conventional systems – twice yearly
Custom/Paratransit systems – once yearly
Inspection goal total – 84 yearly

26. 2014 Maintenance Support Training
Coordinated 22 provincial training sessions
Highlights include: Voith & Cummins courses, annual mechanics workshop, new bus training
ARBOC and Sprinter maintenance familiarization videos now on the maintenance website
Sixth Fleet Inspector hired to provide additional technical support
Released 45 Campaigns to address service issues

27. Where would you like to see our efforts focused. How can we improve
Where would you like to see our efforts focused? How can we improve? Questions?