Скачать или смотреть TransLink CMBC: ride on R1008 on 620 Bridgeport Station! (Alexander Dennis Enviro500 demo)

Perhaps one of my biggest highlights of my trip to Vancouver this month, here's one of two 2014 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (New Facelift) demos for TransLink Vancouver, operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company. This is a video of the whole route from Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal northbound to Bridgeport Station on the Canada Line. These two double decker demos, the other being 1009, are being trialed on long commuter routes like the 301, 311, 351, 555, and 620, all which serve South of Fraser communities (like Richmond, Delta, Tsawwassen, White Rock, and Surrey). The demo period (December-February) will then be followed by deliveries of 27 units of the same type from 2019, replacing the Orion V therefore providing double the capacity. While the Alexander Dennis Enviro500 is not new for me (I have been on them on GO Transit, OC Transpo, Hong Kong KMB/Long Win/Citybus, Singapore SMRT, and Auckland AT Metro), these are the first double deckers for TransLink Vancouver, therefore it is something new for the region and definitely a big upgrade compared to other buses.

1008 and 1009 are a little different; 1008 has reclining seats, legrests, and reading lights (they are the most comfortable bus seats ever), while 1009 has non-reclining seats with hardwood flooring and has a more interesting history as it has been trialed in Berlin and Santiago de Chile. While Berlin did not buy the Enviro500, PostAuto in St. Gallen, Switzerland has bought 16 three-door Enviro500 which are otherwise very similar to the North American version of the Enviro500, and are the first Enviro500 to operate in continental Europe.

Route 620 is unique in Metro Vancouver as it has very few stops and uses the bus lanes on BC 99 often (much like the 95 Orléans on Hwy. 174 in Ottawa on OC Transpo).

The one and only thing I don't like about these buses is the wrap outside that covers the windows. The main selling point of a double decker are panoramic views, so it totally makes no sense to cover the windows!

Apologies for the rather dirty front window creating dots on the footage.

Filmed 9 December 2017

Camera: Canon Rebel SL1 24-105 mm and GoPro Hero 5 Black

Other ADL Enviro500 videos:
*AT Metro (NZ Bus) NB5013 - 274 Mount Eden Rd. (   • AT Metro (NZ Bus): a ride on NB5013 (Alexa...  )
*GO Transit 8338 - 25 Univ. of Waterloo (   • GO Transit | ride on route 25 from Square ...  )
*GO Transit 8350 - 16 Toronto Hamilton Express (   • Ride on GO Transit 8350 on route 16 Hamilt...  )
*KMB ATENU1586 - 91M Po Lam (   • KMB 九巴 | ride on 91M from Pik Uk to Po Lam...  )
*OC Transpo 8069 - 98 Hawthorne (   • OC Transpo: a ride on 8069 on 98 Hawthorne...  )
*OC Transpo 8101 - 98 Hawthorne (   • OC Transpo: a ride on 8101 on 98 Hawthorne...  )

My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalung1/
ADL Enviro500: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZhqA7m
Vancouver & Whistler 2017: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmbj3BDP

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 - Outside walkaround at Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
00:41 - Interior tour
01:41 - Departure on the 620 northbound from Tsawwassen to Bridgeport
05:34 - BC Hwy. 17
12:03 - On-ramp to BC Hwy. 17A to Ladner
16:59 - Ladner Exchange Bay 1 (#56664)
23:00 - George Massey Tunnel on BC Hwy. 99
34:00 - Bridgeport Station (Terminus)