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West Vancouver Blue Bus
Public bus service in West Vancouver, Canada
West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1914 and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America. The system was transferred to BC Transit in 1981 and now operates as a sub-contractor for TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1914 and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America. The system was transferred to BC Transit in 1981 and now operates as a sub-contractor for TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.2
Products and brands
All active West Vancouver Blue Bus vehicles are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Blue Bus owned their own buses until August 2019.
Numbering
West Vancouver buses are numbered by production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would be produced in 2012, and the first unit received from that order. Exceptions to this are buses built before 1991 and Community Shuttles built before 2013. Since 2017, Community Shuttles follow the standard TransLink numbering system, adding a "5" in between the year and unit number to denote its place in TransLink's Community Shuttle "500" series.
From Wikipedia’s article on West Vancouver Blue Bus, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- West Vancouver
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1912Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.westvancouver.ca/Residents/Level3.aspx?id=2461
- WikipediaWest Vancouver Blue Bus
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2564393
Sources
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