1975 GM New Looks 782-863

In 1975 Calgary Transit took delivery of 82 T6H-5307N's, a number of these buses were retired in the early 1990's and mid 1990's. After 1997 there were around 20 units left, shortly before June 2003, there were 7 units left and at this time they were parked, leading to there retirement. This order had the Detroit Diesel 6V71N. 10 of these buses had Allison VS2-6 transmissions (844-853, AKA. hillclimbers), the other 72 had the Allison VH9, these were the last buses for Calgary Transit to have the VH9 transmission.

The majority of the photos in this section are taken by me (Kevin Lo). There are a few that were donated by Peter McLaughlin. Please do not re-use any of these photos without my permission or Peter McLauglin's permission. Thank You

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Fleet Number Year Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
784 784 was retired about 2 and a half months after this photo was taken at Brentwood Station. 3/26/2002
787 787 on layover at 78th Avenue Terminal on route 4 Huntington as the sun sets in the backgorund. 1/03/2003
787-2 787 enters rush hour service at Brentwood on route 54 Edgemont. 3/18/2003
787 Dash 787 is seen here 28 years running and it's time in serive can be seen by the worn out paint on various parts of the drivers cab. Thanks to Mr. Stone for letting me take this photo! 1/03/2003
787 Rear v 787 on layover at 78th Avenue Terminal on route 4 Huntington as a rush hour extra. 1/03/2003
787 Rear 2 787 in it's last month of service on layover at Brentwood on route 54 Edgemont. 3/18/2003
787 Interior Interior of 787 from the rear as it sits outside the Petro Canada Building on 6th Avenue S.W. during evening rush hour. 1/03/2003
793 793 is leaving Spring Gardens for rush hour. 3/28/2002
797 797 leaving a bus stop by the Petro Canada Building on Route 2. 2/19/2002
811 811 on route 37 Northwest Loop about to leave Market Mall. 3/18/2003
811-2 811 enters Brentwood Station on route 54 Edgemont. 4/15/2003
811-3 811 enters Brentwood Station coming into rush hour service for route 54 Edgemont. 4/15/2003
811rear 811 leaves Market Mall on route 37 Northwest Loop. 3/18/2003
811 and 716 Two GM New Looks sitting at Spring Gardens. 11/10/2001
816 816 (now retired) heads north on Centre Street near Blackthorne Road nearing it's destination Sandstone on a snowy day. Route 3 is one of the longest and busiest routes CTS operates. 816 is close to the most northenly point (Sandstone Terminal). The south point is all the way near Fish Creek/Lacombe LRT at Fish Creek Park. A full trip take s about one hour and 20 minutes of which is all through city streets (no highways). Photo By Peter Mclaughlin ??/??/1998
816 rear 816 wearing the once very popular Power 107 rear ad. 816 has the rear tailgate off of a 1971 or 1972 CTS Fishbowl. Photo By Peter McLaughlin ??/??/1998
825 825 on layover at Whitehorn on route 55 Falconridge. 3/24/2003
825-2 825 heads south on Northland Drive on route 54 as a school extra. 2/25/2003
825 Rear 2 825 from the rear on layover at Whitehorn on route 55 Falconridge. 3/24/2003
825 Rear 825 seen here northbound on 4th St. just before 5th Ave. S.W. on a route 3 or 17. 1/31/2003
825 Rear 3 825 heading east on Falshire Dr. past Falconridge Blvd. on route 55. 3/24/2003
825 Interior 825's interior looking back is still in decent condition after 28 years of service. 3/24/2003
825 Rear Door A look at the touchbar door of 825, this type of door is standard on all of Calgary's remaining original Fishbowls. 3/24/2003
826 826 has just finished an afternoon trip as a route 85 Huntington East Express seen here at 78th Ave. N. Terminal. This bus was retired later that year. Also this route was done away with in early 2003. Photo By Peter McLaughlin. 3/--/1995
840rear 840 seen here at Spring Gardens partly stripped probably before it was away for scraping. 8/24/2003
841 841 just finishing loading commuters at the Petro Canada Building going home, on express route 67 Signal Hill. 8/08/2002
841-2 841 prepares to leave Spring Gardens for rush hour. 3/28/2002
841-3 841 seen at Spring Gardens garage waiting to be retired after being taken out of storage. 9/21/2003
841-4 841 seen Spring Gardens garage waiting to be retired after being taken out of storage. 9/21/2003
842 rear 842 (now retired) seen here on 8th avenue S.W. at 8th Street S.W. The radio station featured on the rear of the bus is now The Peak 107, the name change for this popular pop music station was made in early 2002. Photo By Peter McLaughlin ??/??/1998
856 856's front end photographed while waiting to get back into traffic after departing a bus stop at 5th Avenue S.W. and 1st Street S.W. on route 5 during afternoon rush. 10/25/2002
856 rear 856 seen here east on 5th Avenue S.W. near Centre Street as it sits in rush hour traffic on route 5 North Haven. 10/25/2002
859 859 southbound on Edgepark Blvd. in a heavy snowstorm running route 54 Edgemont. 3/08/2003
859-2 859 seen Spring Gardens garage waiting to be retired after being taken out of storage. 9/21/2003
859-3 859 seen Spring Gardens garage waiting to be retired after being taken out of storage. 9/21/2003
859 Rear 859 leaves Spring Gardens for rush hour service. 3/28/2002
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