1993 New Flyer D40LF 7501-7550

In 1993, Calgary Transit took delivery of it's first 50 low floor buses ever, these buses were New Flyer D40LF's. The D40LF had started production just two years earlier and was the first low floor bus in the North American bus market. Unit 7505 was the first bus to go into service on June 22nd, 1993. These D40LF's were first generation D40LF's, they featured the Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine with ZF-4HP500 transmission. Many of the ZF's are now being changed out for smoother shifting Allison B400R5's. 49 of these 50 buses are still in active service, 7516 was wrecked in 1999. There are several major interior diferences on these buses, they have blue wheel wells, all side facing bench seats in the rear section (except for rear bench), this reduces the capacity of these buses to 36 seats instead of 39 on all other D40LF's that CT has. The rear doors are wider than the rest of the fleet and also close and open at a diferent speed. The Next Stop signs have been replaced on most of the units as the original ones did not look very attractive. On the exterior, the fornt panel has a rectangular shaped vent that runs along the bottom. These buses were retired from service from 2013 to 2015. These buses have Vultron III destination signs.

The 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)
7501 7501 arrives at 78th Avenue Terminal on Route 146 Bediginton. 8/30/2004
7501-2 7501 departing Southland Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 5/30/2006
7501-3 7501 arriving at Southland Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 5/30/2006
7501-4 7501 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7501-5 7501 arriving at 78th Avenue Terminal working Route 32 Sunridge. 4/13/2009
7501-6 7501 on Northmount Dr. near Northland Dr. NW out of service. 9/15/2009
7501 Rear 7501 departs Dalhousie Station on Route 834 Madeleine D'Houet, a school run. 11/12/2004
7502 7502 (rebuilt) arriving at Dalhousie Station on Route 137 Northwest Loop. 3/19/2004
7502-2 7502 departing Dalhousie Station on Route 43 Northwest Loop. 8/27/2007
7502-3 7502 arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 429 Sherwood. 7/15/2014
7502 rear 7502 leaving a downtown bus stop on Centre Street. 3/26/2002
7503 7503 (after rebuild) departing Anderson Station while out of service. 7/29/2005
7504 7504 departing Anderson garage for its afternoon run. 5/30/2006
7504-2 7504 departing Brentwood Station working Route 299 Arbour Lake, though display 229. 5/16/2008
7504-4 7504 departing Brentwood Station working Route 9 Varisty Acres. 8/16/2010
7504 Rear 7504 departing Anderson garage for its afternoon run. 5/30/2006
7504 Rear 2 7504 arriving at Brentwood Station. 5/16/2008
7505 7505 seen arriving at Anderson Station working Route 92 Douglasdale. 5/17/2006
7505-2 7505 turning onto westbound 6th Ave. from Centre St. S. working Route 129 Arbour Lake Express. 5/30/2008
7505-3 7505 departing Spring Gardens garage. 9/08/2009
7505-4 7505 waiting for its next run while laying over at 6th Avenue and 3rd Street SE. 8/15/2014
7506 7506 seen here heading north on Centre Street at 1st st. S. on Route 141 North Point Express. 6/13/2003
7506-2 7506 leaves Erlton-Stampede Station working a Route 303 Westside-Stampede Park Express during Stampede 2004. 7/09/2004
7506-3 7506 seen laying over at Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 10/06/2006
7506-4 7506 departing Spring Gardens garage. 9/08/2009
7507 7507 turns onto 8th St. from 6th Ave S.W. running Route 145 Northland. 6/24/2003
7507-2 7507 seen arriving at Shawnessy Station out of service. 5/03/2006
7507-3 7507 departing Heritage Station working Route 502 Heritage Park. 9/08/2009
7507-4 7507 laying over at Dalhousie Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 7/05/2011
7508 7508 seen here on Route 108 Richmond Road crossing the LRT tracks at 5th Ave. and 9st st. S.W.. 6/24/2003
7508-2 7508 rebuilt with LED turn signals seen departing Anderson Station working Route 92 Douglasdale. 8/27/2007
7508-3 7508 departing Somerset-Bridlewood Station working Route 78 or 178 to Sundance. 6/06/2008
7508-4 7508 heading to its afternoon run on 5th Avenue at 9th Street SW. 8/19/2011
7508 Rear 7508 after rebuild seen on Bannister Road S.W. running route 11 Midnapore. 4/25/2004
7508 Rear 2 7508 seen laying over at Shawnessy Station working Route 52 Evergreen. 1/05/2006
7509 7509 departs Anderson Station on Route 92 Douglasdale. 11/12/2004
7509-2 7509 seen arriving at Shawnessy Station working Route 15. 5/03/2006
7510 7510 arrives at Brentwood Station on Route 9 Bridgeland. 11/12/2004
7511 7511 seen on 9th Avenue SW working Route 108 Richmond Road. 8/28/2007
7511 Engine 7511's Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine shown here. 3/28/2002
7512 7512 arrives at Shawnessy Station on Route 12 Southwest Loop. 7/06/2004
7512-2 7512 departs Somerset-Bridlewood Station on Route 12 Soutwest Loop. 12/23/2004
7513 7513 seen working a special Route 902 (Stampede Park) during the annual Stampede parade. 7513 was waiting for passengers at it's layover spot. 7/09/2004
7513-2> 7513 departing Sunnyside Station on a heavily modified detour route during the June 2013 flooding. 6/22/2013
7513 Rear 7513 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7514 7514 departs Somerset-Bridlewood Station on Route 78 Sundance. 12/23/2004
7514-2 7514 departing Anderson Station on Route 96 Mackenzie. 7/29/2005
7514-3 7514 at Spring Gardens garage. 4/26/2009
7514-4 7514 departing Canyon Meadows Station on Route 44 Deer Run. 5/03/2006
7514-5 7514 westbound on Northmount Dr. near Northland Dr. NW working Route 137 Northwest Loop. 6/01/2010
7515 Rebuilt 7515 seen here on layover on 1st Street and 7th Avenue S.W. on route 106 Blue Arrow Killarney. 8/15/2003
7515-2 7515 seen on Crowfoot Circle NW working Route 76 Hawkwood. 5/19/2007
7515-3 7515 southbound on 14th St. at John Laurie Blvd. working a school run. 9/01/2009
7515-4 7515 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Northmount. 8/16/2010
7515 Rear 7515 eastbound on Shawville Gate S.E. near the Shawville Gate Park N'Ride on Route 12 Shawnessy. 2/27/2004
7515 interior 7515 interior looking forward as it sits at Brentwood at the end of rush hour soon to leave for the last time for that day. Notice that the seats in the rear portion of the 93' low floors are side facing except for the rear bench. 12/20/2002
7517 Rebuilt 7517 seen here on layover on 6th Ave. and 1st Street S.W. on route 2 17th Ave Killarney. 8/15/2003
7517-2 7517 seen here arriving at Anderson station about to switch from Route 92 to Route 96 as these 2 routes are often interlined at Anderson Station. 10/23/2003
7517-3 7517 arriving at Heritage Station on Route 80 Oakridge/Acadia. 2/12/2004
7517-4 7517 seen returning to Anderson Garage. 1/05/2006
7517-5 7517 departing Brentwood Station working Route 9 Bridgeland. 8/31/2009
7517-6> 7517 on Northmount Drive at Northland Drive NW heading to a school run. 9/15/2009
7518 7518 departing Crowfoot Station working Route 174 Tuscany. 8/04/2011
7518-2 7518 at Dalhousie Station working Route 10 Home Road. 4/25/2011
7518-3 7518 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 3/24/2014
7519 7519 seen laying over at Marlbrough Station working Route 45 Applewood. 1/02/2008
7519-2 7519 on 6th Avenue near 3rd St. SE working Route 67 Signal Hill Express. 4/13/2009
7519-3> 7519 parked at Spring Gardens garage. 2/19/2011
7519 Rear 7519 seen here departing Brentwood Station on Route 199. 9/26/2003
7521 7521 seen departing Shawnessy Station working Route 15 Bridlewood. 5/03/2006
7521-2 7521 laying over at Shawnessy Station working Route 15. 9/02/2009
7522 7522 on Bannister Road S.W. nearing Fish Creek Lacombe Station running route 12 Shawnessy. 4/25/2004
7522-2 7522 departing Anderson Station on Route 92 Douglasdale. 7/29/2005
7522-3 7522 seen on McKnight Blvd. at Edmonton Tr. after finishing a school run. 6/08/2007
7522-4 7522 on 5th Ave. at 10th St. out of service. 4/29/2008
7523 7523 seen southbound 1st St. at 8th Ave S.W. while out of service. 5/25/2005
7523-2 7523 seen southbound on 36th St. passing Rundle Station while out of service. 5/30/2005
7523-3 7523 departing Spring Gardens garage. 6/04/2008
7523-4 7523 arriving at Crowfoot Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 9/02/2009
7523-5 7523 westbound on Northmount Dr. at Northland Dr. heading to a school run. 9/15/2009
7523-6> 7523 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 143 Northwest Loop. 8/27/2010
7523-7 7523 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 3/24/2014
7523 Rear 7523 (in ghost livery) departing Brentwood Station working Route 43 Northwest Loop. 4/30/2008
7524 7524 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 73 Circle Route. 12/24/2008
7524-2 7524 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 3/24/2014
7525 7525 seen laying over at Sandstone Terminal on Route 3 Elbow Drive. 6/06/2005
7525-2 7525 seen laying over at Somerset-Bridlewood Station working Route 78 Sundance. 5/03/2006
7526 7526 departs Dalhousie Station on Route 37 Northwest Loop. 8/27/2004
7526-2 7526 seen departing Shawnessy Station working Route 12 Southwest Loop. 5/03/2006
7526-3 7526 arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 37 Northwest Loop. 7/15/2014
7527 7527 seen laying over in Crescent Heights waiting for its next run. 9/05/2008
7527-2 7527 heading westbound on 6th Avenue near 5th Street SE heading to its afternoon run. 1/20/2010
7527-3 7527 laying over at Heritage Station working Route 20. 2/08/2014
7527 Rear 7527 arriving at Canyon Meadows Station on Route 83 Parkland. 2/12/2004
7528 7528 departs Canyon Meadows Station on Route 44 Deer Ridge. 4/07/2004
7528-2 7528 departs Anderson Station on Route 29 Queensland. 11/12/2004
7528-3 7528 seen arriving at Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 1/05/2006
7528 Rear 7528 seen departing Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 1/05/2006
7529 7529 seen departing Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 4/30/2007
7529-2 7529 southbound on 24th Street at 85th Avenue SE working Route 103 McKenzie Express. 9/01/2009
7529 Rear 7529 seen laying over on 6th Avenue and 2nd Street SW working Route 3 Elbow Drive.. 8/13/2007
7530 7530 (rebuilt) is seen laying over at Brentwood Station on Route 834, a school run. 1/07/2005
7530-2 7530 seen laying over at Anderson Station working Route 29 Queensland. 1/05/2006
7530-3 7530 with a LED light bar in it's destination sign. Photo taken at Lions Park Station. 12/20/2008
7531 7531 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7531-2 7531 on 32nd Avenue NE working Route 73 Brentwood Station. 6/11/2010
7531-3 7531 arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 54 Edgevalley. 10/16/2010
7531-4 7531 arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 77 Edgemont. 7/15/2014
7531-4 7523 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 3/24/2014
7531-5 7531 waiting for its next run while laying over at 6th Avenue and 3rd Street SE. 8/15/2014
7531 Rear 7531 on layover at Somerset/Bridlewood Station on it's first day of operation working a Route 12 Southwest Loop. 6/28/2004
7531 Rear 2 7531 departing Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 5/30/2006
7532 7532 laying over at Shawnessy Station on Route 15. 7/06/2004
7532-2 7532 on the 5th Avenue flyover heading back to Spring Gardens garage. 8/26/2012
7532 Rear 7532 at 78th Ave. N. Terminal working Route 4 Huntington. 2/15/2008
7533 7533 (rebuilt) seen departing Rundle Station departing on Route 32 Huntington. 5/30/2005
7534 7534 seen here outside the shops at Spring Gardens after getting a rebuild. This bus was among the first in this series to get a rebuild. 3/28/2002
7534-2 7534 seen departing Canyon Meadows Station working Route 28 Deer Run. Notice the rust reappearing underneath the front door on this earlier rebuild. 5/03/2006
7534-3 7534 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7534-4 7534 seen on Edmonton Trail returning to Spring Gardens garage. 6/08/2007
7534-5 7534 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
7534 rear 7534 running route 57 Erin Woods stoped on 17th Avenue S.E at 36st. with the ramp out shortly after unloading a wheelchair passanger. 12/06/2002
7535 7535 arrives at Anderson Station on Route 56 Woodbine. 11/12/2004
7535-2 7530 seen laying over at Anderson Station working Route 92 Douglasdale. 1/05/2006
7535-3 7535 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7535-4 7535 southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave N. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 12/19/2006
7535-5 7535 arriving at Crowfoot Station working Route 58 Rocky Ridge. 5/12/2010
7535 rear 7535 on layover at Whitehorn Station on route 57 Airport. 12/06/2002
7535 Rear 2 7535 after rebuild departs Anderson Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 8/19/2005
7536 7536 departing Canyon Meadows Station working Route 44 Deer Ridge. 5/03/2006
7536-2 7536 departing Brentwood Station working Route 72 Circle Route. 5/16/2008
7536-3 7536 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
7537 7537 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 72 Circle Route. 12/24/2008
7537-2 7537 departing Spring Gardens garage for its afternoon run. 9/08/2009
7537 Rear 7537 leaves 78th Avenue Terminal on route 88 Harvest Hills shortly after sunset. 12/20/2002
7538 7538 seen departing Southland Station working Route 79 Oakridge. 8/21/2006
7538-2 7538 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
7538-3 7538 seen at Whitehorn Station working Route 33 Vista Heights. 4/30/2007
7538-4 7538 seen at Brentwood Staiton working Route 143 Northwest loop. 8/14/2007
7538-5 7538 seen at Brentwood Staiton working Route 20 Northmount Drive. 8/16/2010
7539 7539 seen working a special Route 904 (Stampede Park) during the annual Stampede parade. 7539 was heading over to it's layover spot. 7/09/2004
7539-2 7539 departing Southland Station working Route 56 Woodbine. 5/16/2008
7540 7540 seen at Somerset-Bridlewood Station working Route 78 Sundance. 5/03/2006
7540-2 7540 seen arriving at Southland Station working Route 79 Oakridge. 5/30/2006
7540-3 7540 departing Spring Gardens garage for it's next run. 9/08/2009
7540-4 7540 arriving at Brentwood Station out of service. 6/11/2010
7540-5 7540 departing Sunnyside Station on Route 3 on a heavily modified detour route during the June 2013 flooding. 6/22/2013
7540-6 7540 at Dalhousie Station working Route 37. 7/24/2014
7540-7 7540 departing North Pointe Station after completing its run. 11/07/2014
7540 Rear 7540 seen at Spring Gardens garage shortly after rebuild. 12/24/2007
7541 7541 departs Brentwood on route 37 Northwest Loop. 4/15/2003
7541-2 7541 (after rebuild) laying over at Brentwood Station on Route 299 Arbour Lake. 7/09/2004
7542 Rebuilt 7542 seen here on layover at Brentwood, this D40LF was rebuilt by New Flyer Industries in Winnipeg. 5/27/2003
7542-2 7542 departs Canyon Meadows Station on Route 83 Parkland. 4/07/2004
7542-3 7542 seen laying over at Anderson Station working Route 96 McKenzie. 11/12/2007
7542-4 7542 seen laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Heritage Station. 8/16/2010
7543 7543 on layover at Somerset/Bridlewood Station on it's first day of operation working a Route 52 Somerset. 6/28/2004
7543-2 7543 leaving Shawnessy Station on it's first day of operation working a Route 52 Evergreen. 6/28/2004
7543-3 7543 seen at Somerset-Bridlewood Station working Route 12 Southwest Loop. 5/03/2006
7543-4 7543 seen laying over at Anderson Station working Route 96 Mackenzie. 5/03/2006
7543-5 7543 seen laying over at Brentwood Station working Route 58 Rocky Ridge. 8/13/2007
7543-6 7543 rounding the corner at 6th Ave. at Centre St. S. working Route 4 Huntington. 5/30/2008
7543 rear 7543 on layover at Whitehorn Station on route 21. 3/26/2002
7545 7545 seen here on layover at Brentwood Station on Route 177 Hamptons. This route was in it's third last day of operation as the Dalhousie Station extension would create a route 154 that replaced 177. 12/12/2003
7545-2 7545 seen here arriving at Dalhousie Station on Route 143 Northwest Loop. 01/02/2004
7545 Rear 7545 after rebuild seen dpearting Sommerset-Bridlewood Station working Route 15 Bridlewood. 1/05/2006
7546 7546 arriving at Brentwood Station for rush hour service. 3/19/2004
7546-2 7546 (after rebuild) seen along 6th Ave. S.W. working Route 145 Northland. 5/13/2005
7546-3 7546 departing Erlton Station (Stampede) on Route 303 Westside Express. 7/11/2005
7546-4 7546 seen laying over at Heritage Station working Route 20 Northmount. 8/11/2011
7546 Rear 7546 arriving at Brentwood Station for rush hour service. seen working Route 199 Citadel while on Crowfoot Cr. N.W. 7/05/2005
7547 7547 on Route 78 Sundance laying over at Fish Creek Lacombe Station. 6/25/2004
7547-2 7547 arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 421 Tuscany. 12/24/2008
7548 7548 arriving at Brentwood Station on route 20 Northmount. 9/26/2003
7548-2 7548 seen here on 6th Ave. near 1st St. S.W. on Route 129 Arbour Lake Express. 6/27/2003
7548-3 7548 seen southbound on Chaparral Bv. turning onto Chaparral Dr. working Route 178 Chaparral. At the time of this photograph, this bus was one of the very last to still retain the older style font for the fleet number. 5/03/2005
7548-4 7548 seen returning to Anderson Garage. 8/19/2005
7548-5 7548 departing Brentwood Station working Route 73 Circle Route. 6/06/2008
7549 7543 seen departing Shawnessy Station working Route 11 Southwest Loop. 5/03/2006
7549-2 7549 southbound on Centre Street working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 10/09/2008
7549-3 7549 southbound on 14th Street at John Laurie Blvd.NW out of service. 9/01/2009
7549-4 7549 departing Spring Gardens garage out of service. 9/01/2009
7549 Interior 7549's interior looking towards the front. 8/13/2008
7550 7550 at Brentwood Station on Route 9 Varisty Acres. 3/19/2004
7550-2 7550 westbound on 6th Avenue near 3rd Street SE working Route 70 Valley Ridge Express. 8/12/2011
7550 Rear 7550 seen returning to Anderson garage. 8/21/2006
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