1993-1995 Ford E350 Thomas Minitour

Calgary Transit operated a total of 19 Ford E350 with Thomas Minitour bodies. The first 4, #1962-1965 were diesel versions leased from Cardinal Coach Lines, built in 1993. The next 11 buses were #1966-1976 were 1994 models and ran on Compressed Natural Gas. The last 4 were #1977-1980 and were 1995 models and were either Gasoline or Compressed Natural Gas run. All 19 of the buses were equipped with 20 passenger seats, similar to those found in school buses. The buses used cards to display their route number.
All 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)
1973		One of the 2 shuttle buses used to run route 506 Chinook LRT Chinook Centre (a free 5 minuite bus ride). These buses run on Gasoline (changed from CNG). However they are in poor condition compared to the rest of the CT fleet, this unit has since been retired.	8/08/2002
1973-2		1973 loading at Chinook Station on the 506. This bus has since been retired.	12/06/2002
1973-3		1973 leaving Chinook Station completly packed on the route 506 Chinook Shuttle.	12/06/2002

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