Southland Transportation Photos- Transit Buses

Welcome to the Southland Transportation photo gallery for transit buses. Southland operates a vareity of contracted shuttle work within the City of Calgary. A variety of second hand transit style buses have been used for these services in the past and present.

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Thumbnail Model Fleet Number Year Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
GM T6H-4253N 654 1976 654 as a Calgary Auto Mall Shuttle. This is ex-BC Transit #6235. 1/31/2003
GM T6H-4253N 654-2 1976 654 seen here eastbound on 9th Avenue just past 1st Street S.E. 10/23/2003
GM T6H-4253N 654-3 1976 654 seen on it's way back to downtown Calgary from the Automall after finishing it's first afternoon trip. 6/15/2005
GM T6H-4253N 654 rear 1976 A rear doorside of 654 on layover at Calgary Auto Mall. 1/31/2003
GM T6H-4253N 654 rear 2 1976 654 seen on it's way back to downtown Calgary from the Automall after finishing it's first afternoon trip. 6/15/2005
GM T6H-4253N 654 Dash 1976 The driver's station of 654 with a Recaro driver's seat and power steering, both retrofitted in during it's rebuild at BC Transit. 1/31/2003
GM T6H-4253N 654 Interior Forward 1976 Looking forward as the bus is on layover at Calgary Auto Mall. The rear door is a Treadle step down stlye door. 1/31/2003
GM T6H-4253N 654 Interior Back 1976 Looking back, the interior is almost identical to the way it was when it was with BC Transit. 1/31/2003
Orion 01.503 655 1981 655 seen as a Calgary Auto Mall Shuttle in downtown Calgary. This is ex-GO Transit 1508 with a Detroit Diesel 6V53N engine and Allison MT653 transmission. 10/25/2002
Orion 01.503 655-2 1981 655 at the Calgary Auto Mall before heading back to downtown. 1/31/2003
Orion 01.503 655-3 1981 655 seen here rounding the corner at 1st Street and 6th Avenue S.W.. 6/27/2003
Orion 01.503 655 Rear 1981 655 seen here on 1st street S.W. just past 5th ave S.W. as it waits for a tow truck to quickly finish hooking up a car. 10/25/2002
Orion 01.503 655 Rear 2 1981 655 at the Calgary Auto Mall before heading back to downtown. 1/31/2003
Orion 01.503 655 Rear 3 1981 655 on a sunny summer day on layover at the Calgary Auto Mall. 8/11/2003
Orion 01.503 655 Dash 1981 655's dash which looks rather similar to the original. 1/31/2003
Orion 01.503 655 Interior 1981 655 Interior looking back from the front. 1/31/2003
Orion 01.503 655 Interior 1981 Interior looking forward. 1/31/2003
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1166 1978 1166 is Ex-Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority 1011. The bus was sold to Pacific Western Transportation and ran in Ontario until 2005, until being transfered to PWT's Southland Calgary division to serve on the Calgary Auto Mall shuttle. The bus has a Detroit Diesel Series 50 retrofitted with it's original Allison V730 transmission. The bus originally had rear doors and a slantback rear. 11/11/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1166 Interior 1978 1166's Interior looking twoard the rear. 11/11/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1166 Rear 1978 1166 seen at the yard waiting for it's afternoon run. 11/11/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167 1978 1167 is Ex-Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority 1014. The bus was sold to Pacific Western Transportation and ran in Ontario until 2005, until being transfered to PWT's Southland Calgary division to serve on the Calgary Auto Mall shuttle. The bus has a Detroit Diesel Series 50 retrofitted with it's original Allison V730 transmission. The bus originally had rear doors and a slantback rear. 6/29/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167-2 1978 1167 seen at the Automall after making a passenger drop off. 6/29/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167-3 1978 1167 seen at the Automall after making another passenger drop off. 6/29/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167-4 1978 1167 seen on 6th Ave. at 4th St SE working the Auto Mall Shuttle. 8/28/2007
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167-5 1978 1167 southbound on 1st St. at 6th Ave. SW working the Auto Mall Shuttle. 2/15/2008
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167 Rear 1978 1167 seen leaving the Automall headed back to the Southland storage yard. 6/29/2005
GM RTS-03 TW-7603 1167 Interior 1978 1167's interior looking twoards the front. 6/29/2005
Thomas TL960 1539 1999-2000 1539 near the Calgary Foothills Hospital working a shuttle run. 6/12/2008
Thomas TL960 1540 1999-2000 1540 parked as a surplus unit at the McKnight yard. 6/17/2012
Thomas TL960 1542 1999-2000 1542 seen parked on 39th Ave SE in Calgary. 7/13/2007
Thomas TL960 1543 1999-2000 1543 at the Highfield yard waiting for its next run. 10/16/2010
Thomas TL960 1544 1999-2000 1544 parked as a surplus unit at the McKnight yard. 6/17/2012
Thomas TL960 1544 Rear 1999-2000 1544 pictured in Southeast Calgary along 34th Avenue SE. 4/30/2008
MCI TC40102A 1998 1990 1998 at the Highfield yard waiting for its next run. This is ex-Fort McMurray Transit #1998 and originally a Salt Lake City (UTA) bus. It was transfered to Southland in the Spring of 2011. 6/19/2011
MCI TC40102A 1998-2 1990 1998 parked at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
MCI TC40102A 1998 Rear 1990 1998 at the Highfield yard waiting for its next run. 6/19/2011
MCI TC40102A 1998 Rear 2 1990 1998 parked at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
MCI TC40102N 1999 1990 1999 heading out of downtown Calgary on a sunny morning. This is ex-Fort McMurray Transit #1999 and originally a Salt Lake City (UTA) bus. It was transfered to Southland in the Spring of 2011. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102A 3522 1991 3522 at the McKnight yard shortly after being transfered to Calgary from Fort McMurray Transit. This was originally a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. 3/24/2012
MCI TC40102A 3523 Rear 1991 3523 at the McKnight yard shortly after being transfered to Calgary from Fort McMurray Transit. This was originally a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. 3/24/2012
MCI TC40102A 3524 1990 3524 at the McKnight yard shortly after being transfered to Calgary from Fort McMurray Transit. This was originally a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. 3/24/2012
MCI TC40102A 3524 Rear 1990 3524 at the McKnight yard shortly after being transfered to Calgary from Fort McMurray Transit. This was originally a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. 3/24/2012
MCI TC40102A 3525 Rear 1990 3525 at the McKnight yard shortly after being transfered to Calgary from Fort McMurray Transit. This was originally a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. 3/24/2012
MCI TC40102N 3924 1991 3924 heading out of downtown Calgary on a sunny morning. This was originally BC Transit #954, operating in Victoria, BC. This bus was acquired in the summer of 2010. 10/16/2010
MCI TC40102N 3924-2 1991 3924 at Rockyview Hospital working a shuttle run. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102N 3924 Rear 1991 3924 at Rockyview Hospital working a shuttle run. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102N 3925 1991 3925 at Rockyview Hospital working a shuttle run. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102N 3925-2 1991 3925 at Rockyview Hospital working a shuttle run. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102N 3925-3 1991 3925 posed for a photo at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
MCI TC40102N 3925 Rear 1991 3925 at Rockyview Hospital working a shuttle run. 8/26/2011
MCI TC40102N 3931 1991 3931 at the Highfield yard waiting for its next run. This was originally BC Transit #944, operating in Victoria, BC. This bus was acquired in the summer of 2010. 6/11/2011
MCI TC40102N 3931-2 1991 3931 on charter in downtown Calgary. 6/19/2011
MCI TC40102N 3931-3 1991 3931 on charter in downtown Calgary. 6/19/2011
MCI TC40102N 3931 Rear 1991 3931 at the Highfield yard waiting for its next run. 5/21/2011
New Flyer C40 3995 1995 3995 parked at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
New Flyer C40 3996 1995 3996 waiting for its next run at the Highfield yard. This is one of six ex-Coast Mountain Bus Company New Flyer C40 (converted to diesel) that Southalnd purchased in October 2011, orignal numebrs are 3262, 3264, 3266, 3270, 3271 and 3272. 6/19/2011
New Flyer C40 3996-2 1995 3996 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/25/2012
New Flyer C40 3996-3 1995 3996 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/25/2012
New Flyer C40 3996-4 1995 3998 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
New Flyer C40 3996-5 1995 3998 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
New Flyer C40 3996 Rear 1995 3996 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/25/2012
New Flyer C40 3996 Rear 2 1995 3996 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
New Flyer C40 3997 1995 3997 parked at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
New Flyer C40 3998 1995 3998 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/11/2012
New Flyer C40 3998-2 1995 3998 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/11/2012
New Flyer C40 3998-3 1995 3998 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
New Flyer C40 3998-4 1995 3998 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
New Flyer C40 3998-5 1995 3998 parked at a Southland yard in Calgary, AB. 9/14/2013
New Flyer C40 3998 Rear 1995 3998 on charter at the Scotiabank Saddledome. 2/11/2012
New Flyer C40 3998 Rear 2 1995 3998 working a parking lot shuttle in southwest Calgary. 8/22/2012
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