1977 GM New Looks 864-899

In 1977 Calgary Transit took delivery of 36 T6H-5307N's, today 19 are still active making them the oldest buses in the fleet. This batch of Fishbowls was the first for CT to come with the Allison V730 3-speed automatic transmission versus the VH9 2-speed hydraulic transmission. The engine was still the same as beofre, a Detroit Diesel 6V71N. The 1977 GM New Looks are the oldest buses to be included in the GM New Look rebuild program. All the GM New Looks from 1977 to 1980 were refitted with digital Vultron II destination signs in the late 1980's, thus replacing the original roller sings.

Photos in this section are taken by me (Kevin Lo). Please do not re-use any of these photos without my permission. Thank You

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Fleet Number Thumbnail Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
866 866 seen arriving at Anderson Station on Route 29 Queensland. 7/29/2005
866-2 866 seen arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 2/21/2006
866-3 866 seen on 6th Ave and 3rd St. SE working Route 129 Arbour Lake Express. 2/21/2006
866-4 866 seen on 32nd Ave NE during driver training. 11/12/2007
866-5 866 heading east on 85th Avenue near Shepard Road working Route 151 New Brighton Express. 9/01/2009
866-6 866 arriving at Brentwood Station for its afternoon run. 7/29/2011
866 Rear 866 seen departing Dalhousie Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 2/21/2006
866 Rear 2 866 seen on 19th St. during driver training. 11/12/2007
868 868 seen here arriving at the Petro Canada Centre on Route 4 Huntington. 6/27/2003
868-2 868 seen here pulling into Brentwood Station on Route 20 Northmount. 9/26/2003
868 Rear 868 leaves Brentwood as a rush hour extra for route 43 Northwest Loop. 10/25/2002
869 869 seen on 6th Ave near Macleod Tr. SE working as a rush hour extra. 6/20/2007
869-2 869 seen on 5th Ave near 9th St SW waiting for its next run. 1/04/2008
869-3 869 departing Spring Gardens garage for its next run. 9/08/2009
869-4 869 awaiting its retirement at Spring Gardens garage. 10/23/2010
869 Rear 869 heading northbound on Centre St. working Route 116 Coventry Hills Express. 10/09/2008
870 870 arrives at Dalhousie Station showing Out of Service. 4/02/2004
870-2 870 arrives at Dalhousie Staiton on Route 154 Hamptons. 6/28/2004
870-3 870 leaves Dalhousie Station on Route 77 Edgemont. 8/27/2004
870-4 870 seen at Brentwood Station on Route 20 Northmount. 1/07/2005
870-5 870 seen arriving at Brentwood Station for afternoon rush hour service. 2/22/2006
870-6 870 turning onto southbound 19th St from 14th Ave. NW out of service. 5/30/2008
870-7 870 departing Spring Gardens Garage signed for a school run. 6/04/2008
870 Rear 870 leaves Anderson garage to run route 16 Palliser, 870 was the first 1977 Fishbowl to be rebuilt. 2/13/2003
870 Rear 2 870 seen on Crowfoot Cr. while working Route 199 Citadel. 7/03/2006
871 871 seen here about to leave on Route 810 (school run) at Dalhousie Station on it's first day of service. 12/15/2003
871-2 871 seen at Heritage Station working Route 20 Northmount. 11/10/2005
871-3 871 seen retired at Spring Gardens garage. 6/16/2006
871 Rear 871 seen here on layover at Brentwood Station on Route 199. 8/11/2003
873 873 seen here picking up passangers at Brentwood Station on Route 143 Northwest Loop. 5/23/2003
873-2 873 arrives at Dalhousie Station to run a Route 37 to Senic Acres. 5/07/2004
873-3 873 turns onto Centre St. from 5th Ave S.W. on Route 116 Coventry Hills Express. 6/11/2004
873-4 873 seen at Brentwood Station on a school run, Route 834. 1/07/2005
873-5 873 is seen out of service after coming off of Route 137 at Crowfoot Way N.W. 7/05/2005
873-6 873 posed for a photo at Spring Gardens garage before departing for its next assignment. 9/02/2006
873-7 873 laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 91 Lions Park. 11/12/2007
873-8 873 departing Bretwood Station working Route 72 Circle Route. 1/18/2010
873 Rear 873 laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 91 Lions Park. 11/12/2007
873 Rear 2 873 working Route 62 Hidden Valley Express. 10/05/2009
873 Rear 3 873 arriving at Brentwood Station for an afternoon run. 1/18/2010
874 874 arriving at Brentwood Station on Route 20 Heritage. 3/19/2004
874-2 874 is seen departing Brentwood on 31st St. N.W. on Route 421 Tuscany. 6/29/2005
874-3 874 seen departing Brentwood Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 8/03/2006
874-4 874 arriving at Dalhousie Staiton working Route 77 Edgemont. 8/27/2007
874-5 874 at Southland Station working Route 84 Palliser. 5/26/2008
874-6 874 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Northmount. 12/24/2008
874-7 874 arriving at Brentwood Station for its afternoon run. 8/27/2010
874-8 874 deadheading out of service after its morning run in downtown Calgary. 8/22/2011
874-9 874 on the 5th Avenue flyover after its morning run, heading to Spring Gardens garage. 8/26/2011
874 Rear 874 departing Dalhousie Staiton working Route 77 Edgemont. 8/27/2007
874 Rear 2 874 retired at Spring Gardens garage. 3/09/2014
877 877 seen arriving at University loop working Route 20 Brentwood Station. 6/21/2006
877-2 877 seen turning onto westbound on 6th Ave. from Centre St. working Route 301 Westside Recreation Centre. 5/04/2007
877-3 877 seen arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 137 Northwest Loop. 6/19/2007
877-4 877 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 137 Northwest Loop. 9/15/2009
877 Rear 877 seen on westbound on 6th Ave. near 1st St. S.W. working Route 301 Westside Recreation Centre. 5/04/2007
878 878 arriving at Brentwood Station on Route 199 Citadel. 3/22/2004
878-2 878 seen at Brentwood Station waiting to go into rush hour service. 11/12/2004
878-3 878 on 6th Ave. at 3rd St. SE entering service on Route 63 Lakeview Express. 5/16/2008
878 Rear 878 loading and unloading passengers at Brentwood Station. 3/22/2004
878 Rear 2 878 turns onto 29th St. from Parkdale Blvd. N.W. working Route 20 Northmount. 6/14/2005
879 879 seen working route 32 at Rundle Station. 1/03/2002
879-2 879 laying over at Dalhousie Station on Route 143 Northwest Loop. 7/14/2005
879-3 879 seen departing Brentwood Station working Route 72 Whitehorn. 6/19/2007
879 rear 879 on route 32 at the start of rush hour. 1/03/2002
880 880 seen at Brentwood Station working Route 137 Northwest Loop. 6/12/2006
880-2 880 seen near Bow Trail working Route 17 Spruce Cliff. 10/10/2008
880-3 880 turning onto Bow Trail westbound from 8th Ave. SW working Route 17 Spruce Cliff. 10/10/2008
880-4 880 laying over on 12th Ave at 18th St. SW working Route 17 Renfrew. 10/10/2008
880-5 880 departing Dalhousie Station working Route 154 Hamptons. 10/16/2010
880 Rear 880 running route 22 Montgomery on layover at Brentwood. A nice site to see a 1977 GM out during midday service. 1/31/2003
880 Rear 2 880 seen at Spring Gardens garage. 6/05/2007
880 Rear 3 880 on 6th Ave. near Macloed Tr. working Route 174 Tuscany Express. 4/13/2009
882 882 seen southbound on Elbow Drive near 75th Ave S.W. working a school run. 5/03/2005
882-2 882 seen on westbound 6th Ave SE working Route 174 Scenic Acres 5/04/2007
882-3 882 seen on westbound 6th Ave SE deadheading for a run on Route 116 Coventry Hills Express. 6/16/2008
882-4 882 seen on 6th Ave at Mcleod Tr. S. working Route 67 Signal Hill Express. 6/12/2008
882 Rear 882 arriving at Bretwood Station out of service. 1/18/2010
883 883 seen on 6th Avenue SE entering service as a rush hour extra. 6/20/2007
883-2 883 on 6th Ave. at 3rd St. SE entering service on Route 129 Arbour Lake Express. 6/12/2008
883-3 883 departing Spring Gardens garage for its next run. 9/08/2009
883-4 883 departing Bretwood Station working Route 73 Circle Route. 1/18/2010
883-5 883 deadheading to its afternoon run on 5th Ave. and 9th St. SW. 8/26/2011
883 Rear 883 laying over at Brentwood Station on Route 20 Heritage. Note the small "Please Yeild" sticker that was added to the back of this GM. 4/12/2004
883 Rear 2 883 arriving at Bretwood Station working Route 73 Circle Route. 1/18/2010
884 884 seen here pulling into Brentwood Station for rush hour duties. This bus is due to be retired as of November 2003 9/26/2003
884 side 884 waits at the exit of Spring Gardens to leave. 3/28/2002
886 886 seen here departing Anderson Station on Route 35 Bonavista/Canyon Meadows. 8/15/2003
886-2 886 seen westbound on 6th Ave near 3rd St. S.E. entering service on Route 148 Rocky Ridge Express. 7/03/2006
886-3 886 seen turning onto eastbound 5th Avenue working Route 1 Forest Lawn. 4/29/2008
886-4 886 departing Spring Gardens Garage signed for Route 73 Chinook Station. 6/04/2008
886-5 886 arriving at Brentwood Staiton out of service. 12/29/2008
886-6 886 in Hidden Valely working Route 62 Hidden Valley Express. 8/23/2011
886-7 886 on 4th Avenue at 9th Street SW heading to its afternoon run. 8/25/2011
886 Rear 886 northbound on Centre Street Route 2 Mt. Pleasant. 10/09/2008
886 Rear 2 886 arriving at Brentwood Staiton out of service. 12/29/2008
889 889 arriving at Brentwood Station out of service twoards the end of afternoon rush hour. 5/25/2005
889-2 889 on 5th Ave. at 9th St. SW working Route 109 Harvest Hills Express. 1/03/2008
889-3 889 southbound on 14th St. at John Laurie Blvd. out of service. 9/01/2009
889 Rear 889 seen at 39th Avenue Station on LRT contingency service as a crowd of northbound passengers wait for the next bus after 889 was packed to the doors. The 201 South Line had been disruptted between CIty Hall Station and 39th Ave. Station after a fire was started underneath the Victoria Bridge by Stampede Park where the 201 line runs through. 2/25/2005
891 891 seen here leaving Brentwood Station on Route 137 Northwest Loop. 6/06/2003
891-2 891 seen arriving at University loop working on an unidentified route. 6/21/2006
891-3 891 seen laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 72 Circle Route to Rundle Station. 6/19/2007
891-4 891 seen departing Brentwood Station working Route 20 Northmount. 5/16/2008
891-5 891 at Calgary Public Auctions waiting to be auctioned off. 5/07/2011
891 Rear 891 arriving at Brentwood Station out of service. 6/19/2007
892 892 seen here entering rush hour service at Dalhousie Station on Route 22 Dalhousie. 01/02/2004
892-2 892 seen retired at Spring Gardens garage after suffering some accident damage to the rear. This is the first rebuilt GM New Look to be retired. 6/16/2006
893 893 Out of Service east on 10th Avenue S.W. past Centre Street. 1/31/2003
893-2 893 seen here waiting to go into service on Route 22 Dalhousie at Dalhousie Station. 12/19/2003
893-3 893 seen retired and awaiting to be scrapped at Spring Gardens. 12/24/2007
893 rear 893 leaves Spring Gardens for rush hour. 3/28/2002
897 897 seen out of service at Dalhousie Station. 8/03/2006
897-2 897 on 5th Ave at 9th St. SW working Route 62 Hidden Valley Express. 6/02/2008
897-3 897 on southbound 3rd St. at 7th Ave. SE working a charter. 6/05/2008
897-4 897 retired and waiting to be scrapped at Spring Gardens garage. 12/31/2011
897 Rear 897 seen on 5th Avenue at 9th St. SW working Route 116 Coventry Hills Express. 4/29/2008
897 Rear 2 897 on southbound 3rd St. at 7th Ave. SE working a charter. 6/05/2008
898 898 seen departing Brentwood Station working Route 72 Circle Route. 8/19/2005
898-2 898 seen deadheading on 6th Ave. at 4th St. SE as a rush hour extra. 8/28/2007
898-3 898 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 72 Chinook Station. 1/02/2008
898-4 898 on 5th Ave. at 9th St. SW working Route 116 Coventry Hills Express. 1/03/2008
898-5 898 parked at Spring Gardens awaiting some repairs. 10/03/2010
898-6 898 sitting retired at Spring Gardens garage waiting to be scrapped. 2/19/2011
898 Rear 898 seen laying over outside Dalhousie Station waiting to enter service on Route 37 Northwest Loop. 9/02/2006
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