1979 GM New Looks 980-1016

In 1980, Calgary Transit took delivery of 37 T6H-5307N's. Today a handfull of these buses have been retired and part of this order has been fully rebuilt. These buses are powered by the Detroit Diesel 6V71N with the Allison V730 transmission. 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.

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Fleet Number Thumbnail Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
980 980 loading passengers at Dalhousie Station on Route 43 Northwest Loop. 4/02/2004
980-2 980 arriving at Brentwood Station working a school run. 4/29/2008
980-3 980 on 6th Ave. near 3rd St. SE working Route 4 Huntington. 4/13/2009
980-4 980 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
980-5 980 heading over the 5th Avenue flyover returning to Spring Gardens garage. 8/26/2011
980 Rear 980 with very faded taillights at the corner of 7th Avenue S.W. and 1st St. 3/25/2003
980 Rear 2 980 seen departing Brentwood Station on an unknown route. 2/22/2006
980 Rear 3 980 departing Spring Gardens garage. 6/04/2008
981 981 seen at Whitehorn Station working Route 428 Sadleridge. 4/30/2007
981-2 981 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
981 rear 981 out of service at Anderson Station. 2/19/2002
981 Rear 2 981 working Route 72 Circle Route eastbound on 32nd Ave. near Deerfoot Trail N.E.. 12/28/2004
982 982 seen here entering service on 5th Ave. crossing 9st. S.W. on Route 64. 6/24/2003
982-2 982 waiting for its next run at Spring Gardens garage. 6/16/2006
982 Rear 982 seen retired at Spring Gardens garage. 12/24/2007
983 983 seen here at Brentwood Station on Route 421 Tuscany. 9/26/2003
985 985 on departs Canyon Meadows Station on Route 83 Parkland. 4/07/2004
985-2 985 seen northbound on Brentwood Road working Route 421 Tuscany. 10/06/2006
985-3 985 rounding the corner at 6th Ave. and Centre St. working Route 70 Valley Ridge Express. 5/30/2008
985-4 985 departing Spring Gardens garage 6/04/2008
985-5 985 departing Spring Gardens garage on its afternoon run. 6/??/2009
985 Rear 985 heads to Canyon Meadows Station to run Route 83 Parkland. 4/07/2004
986 986 seen here waiting to go into service at Dalhousie Station on it's first day of service. 12/15/2003
986-2 986 seen here on layover on the 7th Ave. Transit Mall on Route 9 Bridgeland. 10/23/2003
987 987 departs Brentwood Station on Route 199 Citadel. 1/07/2005
987-2 987 rounds the corner at 6th Ave. and Centre St. S. working Route 174 Senic Acres Express. 5/30/2008
987-3 987 heading to it's school run via Northmount Drive. 9/15/2009
987-4 987 arriving at Brentwood Station in the Park and Ride lot during recounstruction of the bus terminal. 8/27/2010
988 988 seen southbound on Macleod Tr. after departing Anderson garage. 11/10/2005
988-2 988 seen at Dalhousie Station working Route 154 Hamtpons. 8/03/2006
988-3 988 seen coming out of the temporary westbound bus lane on eastbound 5th Avenue at Centre St. working Route 128 Citadel Express. This bus lane was created to accomdate transit buses during the closure of westbound 6th Avenue between 1st St. SE and Centre St. South during 2008. 6/05/2008
988-4 988 departing Brentwood Station working Route 9 Bridgeland. 1/18/2010
988-5 988 heading to Spring Gardens garage after it's morning run. 8/26/2011
988-6 988 retired at Spring Gardens garage waiting to be scrapped. 12/31/2011
988-7 988 heading westbound at 6th Avenue at 9th Street SW working an afternoon peak run. 8/26/2011
988 Rear 988 southbound on 14th St. near John Laurie Blvd. NW out of service. 6/10/2008
989 989 turns onto Centre St. from 5th Ave S.W. on Route 2 Mount Pleasant. 6/11/2004
989-2 989 arriving at Brentwood Station worrking a short turn Route 72. 11/10/2005
989 Rear 989 laying over at Brentwood Station worrking a short turn Route 72. 11/10/2005
990 990 passes 1st Street S.W. on 6th Avenue S.W. while running the first afternoon trip for route 70 Valley Ridge Express. 10/25/2002
992 992 arrives at Brentwood Station on Route 20 Heritage. 4/02/2004
992-2 992 crosses 40th Ave N. while southbound on Centre Street while out of service. 8/30/2004
992-3 992 seen departing Dalhousie Station working Route 43 Crowfoot Centre. 8/27/2007
992-4 992 seen departing Dalhousie Station working Route 43 Crowfoot Centre. 8/27/2007
992-5 992 at Spring Gardens garage awaiting some repairs. 9/05/2008
992-6 992 departing Brentwood Station. 8/27/2010
992 Rear 992 departing Whitehorn Station on Route 72 Circle Route. 1/07/2005
993 993 seen crossing Centre St. westbound along 6th Ave S. working Route 174 Senic Acres Express. 5/25/2005
994 994 seen arriving at Brentwood Station to head into service as a Route 72 Circle Route. 6/29/2005
994-2 994 seen retired at Spring Gardens garage and awaiting to be scrapped. 2/20/2006
994 rear 994 seen here leaving Brentwood Station on Route 199 Citadel. 8/21/2003
994 Rear 2 994 seen laying over at Brentwood Station on Route 72 Circle Route. 6/29/2005
995 995 seen here on Route 143 on a school special at Dalhousie Station on it's first day of service. 12/15/2003
995-2 995 seen laying over on 6th Ave. at Macleod Tr. working Route 128 Citadel Express. 12/22/2005
995-3 995 seen retired and ready for scrap at Spring Gardens garage. 6/22/2006
995 Rear 995 seen laying over on 6th Ave. at Macleod Tr. working Route 128 Citadel Express. 12/22/2005
995 Rear 2 995 seen retired and ready for scrap at Spring Gardens garage. 6/22/2006
995 Rear 3 995 seen retired and ready for scrap at Spring Gardens garage. 6/22/2006
999 999 seen arriving at Whitehorn Station on Route 55 Falconridge. 5/30/2005
999-2 999 seen at Dalhousie Station about to go into service as a Route 76 Hawkwood. 7/14/2005
999-3 999 seen arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 137 Northwest Loop 2/21/2006
999-4 999 laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Heritage. 4/30/2008
1000 1000 seen eastbound on 9th Ave S.E. just past Centre St. working Route 1 Forest Lawn. 5/12/2005
1000-2 1000 seen laying over on northbound Nose Hill Drive NW waiting for its next run. 6/08/2007
1000-3 1000 seen laying over on northbound Nose Hill Drive NW waiting for its next run. 6/08/2007
1000-4 1000 retired at Spring Gardens garage waiting to be scrapped. 2/23/2011
1000 Rear 1000 seen laying over at accross from 1st St. West Station on 7th Ave. on Route 1 Forest Lawn. 5/12/2005
1000 Rear 2 1000 seen laying over on northbound Nose Hill Drive NW waiting for its next run. 6/08/2007
1000 Rear 3 1000 retired at Spring Gardens garage waiting to be scrapped. 2/19/2011
1000 Driver's Area 1000's partially upgraded driver's area seen here with a Recaro seat but no power steering. 11/17/2006
1000 Interior 1000's interior looking towards the front of the bus. 6/08/2007
1001 1001 seen departing Anderson Garage for the evening rush hour. 1/07/2005
1001-2 1001 arriving at Crowfoot Station working Route 299 Arbour Lake. 9/02/2009
1001-3 1001 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
1001-4 1001 retired at Spring Gardens garage and waiting to be scrapped. 12/31/2011
1001 Rear 1001 seems to have just entered service on route 3 for rush hour seen here on Centre Street just passing 5th avenue. 8/08/2002
1001 Rear 2 1001 on layover at Fish Creek Lacombe Station waiting to go into rush hour service. 6/25/2004
1002 1002 turns onto Centre St. from 5th Ave S.W. on Route 3 Sandstone. 6/11/2004
1002-2 1002 heads westbound on 6th Ave. near 3rd Street S.W. on an unknown route. 7/09/2004
1002-3 1002 seen laying over at Dalhousie Station on a Winter morning working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 1/07/2005
1002-4 1002 seen on Crowfoot Cr. working Route 76 Hawkwood. 7/03/2006
1002-5 1002 seen turning onto 5th Ave. from 10th St. SW. entering service. 1/04/2008
1002-6 1002 departing Srping Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/02/2009
1002-7 1002 on Northmount Drive at Northland Drive heading to a school run. 10/05/2009
1002-8 1002 at 4th Avenue at 10th Street SW heading to an afternoon run. 8/25/2011
1002 Rear 1002 retired at Spring Gardens, having some parts removed. 3/09/2014
1004 1004 seen at 78th Ave. N. terminal on Route 46 Beddington. 6/06/2005
1004-2 1004 seen working Route 130 Tuscany Express while westbound on 6th Ave. at 4th St. S.W. 8/03/2005
1004-3 1004 retired at Spring Gardens garage. 7/30/2008
1005 1005 departs Dalhousie Station on Route 22 Dalhousie. 4/02/2004
1005-2 1005 seen working a special Route 901 (Stampede Park) during the annual Stampede parade. 1005 heads eastbound on 7th Ave S.W. to it's layover spot. 7/09/2004
1005 Rear 1005 on Route 22 Dalhousie laying over at Brentwood Station. 4/02/2004
1007 1007 pulls out of the garage lanes at Spring Gardens as it heads for the exit to 32nd Avenue N.E. 3/28/2002
1008 1008 departs Dalhousie Station. 4/02/2004
1009 1009 heads towards the exit of Spring Gardens. 3/28/2002
1009-2 1009 seen on Route 105 Bowness (limited stops) as it makes a turn onto 8th St. from 7th Ave. S.W.. 4/26/2004
1009rear 1009 on layover at Whitehorn on route 71 Taradale/Martindale. 1009 has a modified TDH-5303 Fishbowl series tailgate. 3/24/2003
1009 Rear 2 1009 seen at Spring Gardens garage waiting for time in the shops. 6/22/2006
1010 1010 seen arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Heritage. 2/21/2006
1010-2 1010 seen laying over at Whitehorn Station working Route 71 Martindale. 7/03/2006
1010-3 1010 southbound on 4th St. near 6th Ave. SE out of service. 6/12/2008
1010-4 1010 westbound on 17th Avenue near Sarcee Trail working Route 67 Signal Hill, with West LRT ROW construction in the background. 8/24/2010
1010-5 1010 westbound on 17th Avenue near Sarcee Trail working Route 67 Signal Hill. 8/24/2010
1010-6 1010 parked at Spring Gardens garage in a lane among the last of active GM New Look buses at that time. 12/24/2013
1010 Rear 1010 leaving Chinook station on route 41. This photo was taken before the bus was rebuilt. 3/26/2002
1010 Rear 2 1010 seen laying over at Whitehorn Station working Route 71 Martindale. 7/03/2006
1014 1014 seen at Dalhousise Station on Route 43 Northwest Loop. 12/23/2004
1014-2 1014 seen departing a stop along eastbound Nortmount Drive while working Route 20 Northmount. 2/23/2006
1014-3 1014 seen at Dalhousie Station working Route 43 Crowfoot Centre. 8/27/2007
1014-4 1014 departing Dalhousie Station working Route 43 Crowfoot Centre. 8/27/2007
1014-5 1014 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
1014-6 1014 parked at Spring Gardens waiting for service in the shop. 10/03/2010
1014-7 1014 on 4th Avenue at 10th Street SW heading to an afternoon run. 8/09/2011
1014-8 1014 being hauled away to the scrapyard, among one of the last GM New Look buses. 3/24/2014
1014 Rear 1014 seen on 5th Ave. at 9th St. working Route 142 Panorama Express. 4/29/2008
1014 Rear 2 1014 being hauled away to the scrapyard, among one of the last GM New Look buses. 3/24/2014
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