Banff Transit Roam Transit- Proterra ZX5 Electric Bus

In the summer of 2021, three Proterra ZX5 battery powered electric buses entered service, numbered #1030, 1031 & 1033. They are powered by 2 electric motors fed by the on board rechargeable batteries. As of the summer season of 2021, these buses ran only on the in town routes in Banff, routes 1 and 2. Banff is the second system in Alberta utilize battery electric bus technology in revenue service, with the first being Edmonton also using Proterra ZX5 buses.

In 2022, two more buses were added, #1034 a former demonstrator bus built in 2019 and a new unit #1035.

In 2023, five more buses were added, all 2023 units with numbers #1032 & #1036-1039.

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Thumbnail Model Fleet Number Year Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
Proterra ZX5 1030 2021 #1030 turning off of Banff Avenue heading for the Fairmont Hotel working Route 2. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1030 2021 #1030 on Spray Avenue at Banff Avenue working Route 2 Downtown. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1030 2021 #1030 on Spray Avenue at Banff Avenue working Route 2 Downtown. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1030 2021 #1030 on Spray Avenue at Mountain Avenue working Route 2 Fairmont Hotel. 9/18/2021
Proterra ZX5 1030 Rear 2021 #1030 turning off of Banff Avenue heading for the Fairmont Hotel working Route 2. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1030 Rear 2021 #1030 on Spray Avenue at Banff Avenue working Route 2 Downtown. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 2021 #1031 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 2021 #1031 laying over at the Banff Gondola at the base of Sulphur Mountain working Route 1 Downtown. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 2021 #1031 detoured on Beaver Street at Caribou Street working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 9/18/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 Rear 2021 #1031 departing the Banff Gondola at the base of Sulphur Mountain working Route 1 Downtown. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 Rear 2021 #1031 departing the Banff Gondola at the base of Sulphur Mountain working Route 1 Downtown. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 Driver's Area 2021 #1031's driver's area pictured here. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1031 Interior 2021 #1031's interior looking towards the rear. 7/15/2021
Proterra ZX5 1032 2023 #1032 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1032 2023 #1032 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1032 2023 #1032 northbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1033 2021 #1033 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1033 2021 #1033 on Spray Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1033 2021 #1033 on Spray Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 8/09/2022
Proterra ZX5 1033 Rear 2021 #1033 turning onto northbound Banff Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 8/13/2021
Proterra ZX5 1033 Rear 2021 #1033 on Spray Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 8/09/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 2019 #1034 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 2019 #1034 at Sulphur Mountain Gondola parking lot working Route 1. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 2019 #1034 southbound on Banff Avenue bus lanes working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain Gondola. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 2019 #1034 southbound on Banff Avenue turning onto Spray Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain Gondola. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 2019 #1034 westbound on Spray Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 Rear 2019 #1034 at Sulphur Mountain Gondola parking lot working Route 1 Downtown. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 Rear 2019 #1034 turning onto Banff Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1034 Rear 2019 #1034 turning onto Spray Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1035 2022 #1035 eastbound on Spray Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/11/2022
Proterra ZX5 1035 2022 #1035 turning onto Spray Avenue from Mountain Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 8/09/2022
Proterra ZX5 1035 Rear 2022 #1035 turning onto Spray Avenue from Mountain Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 8/09/2022
Proterra ZX5 1036 2023 #1036 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1036 2023 #1036 northbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1037 2023 #1037 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 2 bound for Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1037 Rear 2023 #1037 northbound on Banff Avenue working Route 2 Tunnel Mountain. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1038 2023 #1038 southbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Sulphur Mountain. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1038 Rear 2023 #1038 northbound on Banff Avenue working Route 1 Downtown. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1039 2023 #1039 arriving at the downtown Canmore Terminal working Route 3 Banff-Canmore Regional connector service. 7/25/2023
Proterra ZX5 1039 Rear 2023 #1039 arriving at the downtown Canmore Terminal working Route 3 Banff-Canmore Regional connector service. 7/25/2023

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