![]() ![]() The medium-duty concept bus was previously unveiled (see news October 11, 2017), and after receiving customer input on the design has now moved to commercial production of the buses. ![]() Grande West believes that this monocoque body, rear-engine, low floor medium-duty transit vehicle is a game changer. The Company will begin marketing the Vicinity LT immediately for delivery in January, 2020 to Canadian customers and private operators in the U.S. (TSXV: BUS) (OTC PINK: GWTNF) ("Grande West" or the "Company"), a Canadian manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles for sale in Canada and the United States, is pleased to announce the launch of the medium-duty Vicinity LT - a medium-duty bus, designed alongside customers, set to revolutionize the 'cutaway' bus market. The unveiling attracted members of Nelson City Council, West Kootenay Transit Board, Regional District of Central Kootenay and Nelson and Trail Transit.Īs for the winner in the bus rodeo, Dooley and Chernoff, head of the West Kootenay Transit Board, were still squabbling over a few points in the judge’s tabulation.VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / J/ Grande West Transportation Group Inc. “We just launched that recently and now what we’re looking for is that feedback from the customer as to how well we’re doing.” But one of the things we’ve done in the last couple years in Nelson is we spent an awful lot of time talking to the public about what an integrated system would look like because what we’re really trying to run is not just a local community but a connected regional system. “It’s not possible to put transit on every street. “I think the biggest challenge with transit we hear in every survey is and when we talk with customers its always about convenience and reliability,” Achadinha explains. While the new routes have been praised by some, others are concerned they’ve lost service in their areas. However, change is not always good for some people. West Kootenay Transit includes Nelson Transit, Trail Transit, serving Castlegar, Rossland, Trail and Fruitvale, and Arrow/Slocan Lakes Community Service. It’s been 10 weeks since BC Transit overhauled bus service in the West Kootenay Transit System, creating more runs for people to get from Kaslo to Trail. “So getting these buses is a huge step forward so now we can build from here and figure out how best to streamline it. “It’s the first step, first of all getting people together to recognize that if we’re going to deliver transit to people in the West Kootenay we won’t be able to do it in isolation, we have to do it collectively,” Mayor Dooley said about the collective approach communities in West Kootenay Transit have taken to revamp transit. The remaining units are slated for Penticton, Quesnel and Dawson Creek. Nelson Transit is the first community in BC to receive the Vicinity bus. The Vicinity, a 39-passenger bus with seats for 23 and standing room for 16 people, is part of a $4-million contract with Grande West Transportation of Aldergrove.Īlthough the bus was assembled in China, the majority of its parts including brakes, transmission, control systems and engine are North American or European made. The Vicinity, which Nelson has two going into service soon, is a 27.5-foot low-floor medium duty bus designed in Canada BC Transit feels is a perfect size for the smaller rural cities. “We’re very comfortable with the size of the new Vicinity Bus and think it fits the community itself and believe it will be well served,” Achadinha added. “Here’s a community that transit is incredibly popular but the 40-foot (Novabus) vehicle might be too big and in the past we haven’t had a bus that is the right size for this type of community.” “The reason why we’ve brought the new (Vicinity) bus to Nelson is to test them out,” Manuel Achadinha, President and Chief Executive Officer for BC Transit, said during Thursday’s unveiling. The competition was part of BC Transit’s unveiling of the new Vicinity busses that are expected to be twisting and turning in and around Nelson streets in the next few weeks. When Mayor John Dooley figures he’s pounded the gavel for the last time in council chambers, there’s a job waiting for him in at Nelson transit.ĭooley, along with Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff and Nelson Star reporter Sam Van Schie, worked some magic behind the big steering wheels during a BC Transit bus rodeo Thursday at the City of Nelson Public Works Yard on the waterfront. ![]()
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