I Learned How to Drive a Bus! Vancouver Transit Centre Behind-the-Scenes

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Vancouver Transit Centre is the home of the city's plentiful trolleybuses, with lots of facilities to keep them up and running even in icy winters, and it's here where we went behind the scenes, and I learned how to drive a bus! Well, sort of.
Special thanks to the Translink social media team for inviting us to Vancouver Transit Centre & arranging the tour!
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@RMTransit Год назад

I can’t say enough how awesome it was to get to go behind the scenes with Translink! Lifelong transit dream realized 🎉

@raajchatterjee3901 Год назад

Hey, loved this video! I was wondering if there’s any chance you know how to propose new routes to Translink? I’ve gone through their customer feedback, and talked to my MLA, but not much response. basically there’s a few suburban bus routes that I think would be a dream and really take cars off the road.

@electrourbantrans1018 Год назад

Hello! And can I use some your video fragments and translate it to demonstrate some trolleybus service features for Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian electic public transport employees?

@ODX_Animation Год назад

TransLink is awesome! Since moving here from the US, I've been amazed by the system and the people behind it. They're absolutely integral to the city and I'm proud to ride! Next up, maybe TransLink lets you operate the SkyTrain? :)

@michaelvavala3088 Год назад

@@ODX_Animation beat me to it

@donnysouthwell8104 Год назад

Nerd

@maxwellsmith9988 Год назад

seeing that car "going over the speed limit" on the highway was one of the funniest things I've ever seen

@RMTransit Год назад

It was going pretty fast!

@davidty2006 Год назад

I mean i guess it is accurate in simulating highway drivers.

@tankhistoryfordummies 3 месяца назад

That car was going as fast as the Acela Express.

@Player-pj9kt 2 месяца назад

Everyone in lower mainland speeds on the highway lol

@queens.dee.223 Год назад

I think something you described deserves a little more attention: that they use the bus simulators to help bus drivers recover from trauma resulting from accidents. I know such events are unlikely for any given driver. It is reassuring that Translink is prepared for when it does happen.

@SmthPositive_ Год назад

Very insightful props to trans link for making this happen actually never been that much into trolley busses or busses in general but I was engaged the entire video. Hopefully at some point you can also tour the broadway extension construction site would love for you to get that opportunity and ofc seeing the content about it!

@RMTransit Год назад

I’d love to do it! They were super cool!

@Kishanth.J Год назад

@@RMTransit are you going to make this a new series? Going behind the scenes of transit in Canada, or possibly beyond.

@Kishanth.J Год назад

The only video similar to this is that old Mighty Machines episode on Buses.

@karlInSanDiego Год назад

Really liked this one. We all need to see the human side of those who keep our transit system staffed and running. I was surprised to hear that the shoes are changed daily or almost daily. I hope they have a simple method for recycling the material back into use again quickly.

@TechAltar Год назад

Awesome video! Really enjoyed the behind the scenes look

@RMTransit Год назад

Thanks 😅 Twas a lot of fun!

@mattyuty Год назад

Lmfao, those agressive drivers were'nt just going above the speed limit, they were breaking the sound barrier

@RMTransit Год назад

Yeah in retrospect 😅

@ethandanielburg6356 Год назад

This looks like such a cool experience! Since you mentioned that in-motion charging trolleybuses are used in Mexico City, I think it’s interesting to point out that all of the trolleybus lines there are still entirely wired. I believe the in-motion charging battery is used for bringing buses into and out of the depot and also in case there’s a problem with the overhead wires on a trolleybus route. I find this interesting because this means that the IMC batteries are mainly there to provide resiliency; they’re not used to provide service to places where there are no trolley wires.

@jonw999999 Год назад

and they also just opened an elevated trolley bus line!

@RMTransit Год назад

Yep! But the nice thing is that this could always change! Flexibility is good!

@guidoenriquez3076 Год назад

The trolleybuses here do use the battery power for new route extensions, you can see them on line 2 and 7 on sections without catenary. It also comes useful when there's a road block and the trolleybuses search for a different route.

@ethandanielburg6356 Год назад

@@guidoenriquez3076 Ah ok! When I was there this past summer, I was told that all of the routes were entirely wired. That’s interesting to hear that they now have unwired extensions of some lines. In any case, I found it cool that the batteries were mainly used for resiliency in case there’s an issue with the overhead powering system.

@rossbleakney3575 Год назад

The Seattle routes are similar, in that they have the capability of running off-wire, but don't (at least not regularly). It seems like they could follow the example of Mexico City, and have some extensions that run without centenary.

@MarloSoBalJr Год назад

Being a bus driver myself, not many understand how freaking much goes into operations for a transit agency. Your average commuter have no clue beyond what's on their phone. Good video and good experience for the viewers

@booblla Год назад

Driving a bus is easy... once you get all the people who can't drive off the road as well as those annoying people who insist that you let them on and off the bus!

@TheLiamster Год назад

Wow, the simulator looks so fun to just mess around with yet is also really useful for training

@davidty2006 Год назад

Could do with some updating. It's not bus simulator 2022 standards.

@mikejulien2330 Год назад

Can confirm, drifting buses is fun! especially the artics;)

@alexspike7331 Год назад

There’s never enough operators in planning and management of transit agencies. Might be good to talk to go transit workers right now. Especially so considering their current contract fight and possible strike.

@michaelrmurphy2734 Год назад

Right. Too many MBAs out of universities with no operational experience. And who drive anywhere they want to go.

@jmstransit Год назад

There's not enough realization about the importance of operators and planners in general. Dispatchers, road supervisors, and communications are also heavily under-recognized.

@theultimatereductionist7592 Год назад

3:10 "the best kind of bus doesn't take any sort of dinosaur juice at all" LOL! Dinosaur juice bar! A great new business adventure!

@benqurayza7872 Год назад

I'm impressed by Vancouver transit's high level of management.

@L4teSh1ft Год назад

As a frequent watcher of your videos & a bus driver; thanks a ton for this video. Ride on!

@RMTransit Год назад

I Hope you enjoyed :)

@DownieLive Год назад

“All my favourite TransLink routes are on the highway!” 😂

@DJDashks Год назад

Not bad for your first time! I'm a real bus operator and the air breaks are definitely a bit weird to get used to when you're new and make pre tripping a hassle, lol

@alc3biades262 Год назад

Translink has always had a fantastic media wing, another great example of it.

@chromebomb Год назад

"Not in Service....Sorry" is the most Canadian thing I've ever seen lol 😂🇨🇦

@RailRide Год назад

I first saw that on a GO Transit bus I spotted from an Amtrak train headed into Toronto. Being a NYC'er, I thought that was (1) the funniest thing, and (2) so _very_ Canadian,

@chevrolet1319 Год назад

That’s in America as well lol, “Sorry Not In Service”

@guidoenriquez3076 Год назад

Great video, very interesting! Nice to see my CDMX footage! Here the main trolleybus depot is much older but they've managed to keep the new trolleybuses in a great state anyway.

@RMTransit Год назад

It was excellent footage!

@LerockJohn Год назад

Man, once you really dig how cool Public Transit Systems can be, there is a whole universe to discover and appreciate!

@DNsRoom Год назад

It is very funny how the person walked straight into your bus!😄

@saxmanb777 Год назад

I drove school buses in college and it was one of the most fun college jobs I had. I realized I like operating large things.

@unkameatgoodbar2315 Год назад

I worked at coast mountain bus company many yrs…and retired in 2017….did many routes on the trolleys…I remember when the VTC was built..many memories there.

@realnutteruk1 Год назад

It's so nice to see trolley busses outside of eastern Europe... in my opinion the best compromise between diesel bus and electric rail... better even than trams...

@RusNad Год назад

They're great but trams have a higher capacity. Especially if you don't have the resources to run ultra frequently.

@realnutteruk1 Год назад

@@RusNad But trams have much higher initial investment... and trolley busses can run pretty much nose to tail if needed....

@RusNad Год назад

@@realnutteruk1 That's fair. I did notice in Chisinau that some of the lines had enough rush hour demand to justify a metro line let alone a tram. It's very cost effective but clearly gets strained and needs investment to get more segregated infrastructure whether it's rail-based or trolleybus BRT.

@RMTransit Год назад

They can be very powerful for the right circumstances

@laurencefraser Год назад

It's a rare situation where a tram is viable at all without being a better option than a trolley bus... but there are plenty of situations where, for one reason or another, a tram is not suitable, and in pretty much all of those a trolley bus is better than a diesel bus, with the exception of areas where there aren't enough riders to cover/justify the cost of the infrastructure (so... basically rural routes), at which point, a more standard bus is the better option.

@seanh2286 Год назад

Nice insight into what goes on at the depot. So much more than a bus parking lot! My only experience was going there for wheelchair "training" (i.e., practising getting on and off different buses without the pressure of other passengers or a timetable). Great experience then too.

@GD-mf7mn Год назад

LOVED this video!!! Glad you got to drive in a bus simulator. Hopefully one day you’ll get to drive a real one.

@JohnWilson-hc5wq Год назад

The Duluth (Minnesota) Transit Authority held a *real* bus test drive for the public (on private property), anyone with a valid driver's license, over 21, could sign up. They're planning another one. Not sure if Canadians qualify.

@simoneh4732 Год назад

If only the TTC had the smarts to do the same considering you live in Toronto!! Great vid!

@RMTransit Год назад

I’d love it!

@Ranman242 Год назад

Not gonna lie, I half-thought DownieLive would appear in this, and that would have been awesome!

@samiraperi467 Год назад

7:17 That ambulance was *haulin'*!

@LPenn0505 Год назад

Oh my goodness. I’m a bus mechanic and even I was excited for you. That bus simulator looked a lot like OMSI, but with more controls. 😊

@alexplaysii Год назад

7:16 That ambulance is going faster than the speed of light 💀

@ayindestevens6152 Год назад

“Your going on the Highway” Me flashes back to that scene in Clueless! Great video!

@RMTransit Год назад

Thanks 😅

@SaturnCanuck Год назад

That was cool. I did an airline simulator a few years ago and it was so awesome. BTW I miss Toronto's Trolley Buses.

@jordanw8382 5 месяцев назад

Around maybe 20 years ago when I did my trainablility test at TransLink it was on a Fishbowl bus. While it was my childhood dream come true, driving it in Vancouver city streets for the first time was totally nerve wracking!

@jnk26 Год назад

I drifted my D4500 yesterday on my way to the garage. Freezing rain in Timmins makes that very easy to do

@funkalunatic Год назад

So Canadian even the buses say "Sorry"

@Brick-Life Год назад

Awesome to see the Translink HQ again after DownieLive also went and drove the bus!

@b127_1 Год назад

Time for some battery trolley hybrid busses! Lets go!

@drivingottawa Год назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@bregin2447 Год назад

Always love when you upload,great vid

@michaelrmurphy2734 Год назад

Did you put on your seatbelt Reese?! Got to be as real as possible! Halifax had trolleybuses just like that in the 1960s. I wish they had kept them.

@michaelrmurphy2734 Год назад

Is the simulator just Vancouver area? Or could you "drive" in other cites as well?

@davidty2006 Год назад

Britain had double decker trolley busses. Then they got replaced by old Regent's when the routemaster came.

@robertcartwright4374 Год назад

Thanks again, Reece. I never miss your videos!

@fireshorts5789 Год назад

Crazy to think that cities like Edmonton, Hamilton and Toronto could have still had expansive trolley bus fleets like this if they'd kept them. Really interesting technology and infrastructure.

@Jeff-uj8xi Год назад

Don't forget the fools in Boston who junked their trackless trolley system last March. No amount of reasoning could sway them not to do it. The price of diesel fuel was $ 8.00 a gallon at the time. But why should they care? And then there are the idiots in Wellington, N.Z.

@andrewclarkson3401 Год назад

This is a really interesting video. Something I would never see. Can you do something similar in Toronto - tour a streetcar yard? The TTC should be willing to let you. It would be good PR.

@RMTransit Год назад

I would love to perhaps they will let me someday!

@CourtneyHelen1990 Год назад

I thought when I saw the title you were talking about Translink in Brisbane! Also very interestingly, Translink's Brisbane buses share the same blue and yellow livery as the buses in this video, though of course the actual vehicles are different. Thank you for the interesting video!

@linksboytoy Год назад

I continue to be impressed, engaged, and giddy when watching your videos. Consistently when I see you discuss transit or do things like this it makes me want to change career paths. I wish I could do this sort of thing with Sound Transit because I find it fascinating. If I didn’t already have a career I’d consider looking into a career in public transit. Anyways, nice work, and I very appreciate how much you care about public transit, I truly believe it is the future. SUCH an awesome experience, glad you had fun

@RipCityBassWorks Год назад

That is a seriously impressive facility. The amount of organization is amazing.

@nashleysk8er Год назад

I’ve been driving trolley coaches here in Vancouver for the past 20 years. Great equipment and fun to drive. Some out there think us drivers hate driving them.

@LittleJimmyR Год назад

TransLink is also a transit company in South East Queensland (Australia)

@NuuweiLol Год назад

Yay. That is so nice.

@2739gghggfhytf Год назад

Honestly, from a Santiago of Chile's perspective, Bus driving seem like a terrible, stressful job. PD: Pleas revisit santiago Transit system some day, you didn't cover the massive bus sistem we have here, Is important because this is a city where a trolley wouldn't make sence for various reasons (road blockades, extreme probability of disasters and the cheer number of different serviced we have) so we heavily invest in E-Buses. I love your videos a lot. :)

@RMTransit Год назад

I think you will enjoy the video coming out later this month ;-)

@2739gghggfhytf Год назад

@@RMTransit very nice to hear :)

@pennyroyal3813 Год назад

Great video and insights. This should be used to educate folks on why their bus is two minutes late.

@RMTransit Год назад

Thanks! I agree people often Just need to get an appreciation!

@Koopzilla24 Год назад

As a former Boston bus driver, “got some aggressive drivers out here” triggered war flash backs

@Ink_25 Год назад

The only thing I didn't like about this video is the short length of it :D Great insight, thank you

@angelwrapper1003 Год назад

Cool that the transtlink kept some older new flyer diesel buses for training! While no longer in revenue service good to see they haven’t died off yet

@VWYL900802 Год назад

I was at UBC once and it was near Christmas and I saw one electric bus with all the Christmas trimmings it’s like a bus version of Rudolph lol

@simonmarshall19 Год назад

The old Bus Garage used to be at West 41 ave right near Oak St . I wanna visit that garage someday

@rolandharmer6402 Год назад

All those trolleybuses!

@Luke_Starkenburg Год назад

That’s really cool!

@RMTransit Год назад

Thanks, Luke!

@kevinconrad6156 Год назад

That deicing truck is screaming for a two man crew.

@RMTransit Год назад

I think one skilful operator is sufficient!

@Tylendal242 Год назад

They also send out some in service trolleys with special, heavy-duty shoes that help scrape the ice off the wires.

@nuarius Год назад

Im actually waiting back for an interview from my city right now to start driving local busses, so this was an extra interesting watch.

@BlakesTrainsandMore4014 Год назад

Last year at High School, I got to go drive a Cat Front Loader in a Simulater. It was really fun!

@EljansLife Год назад

7:16 🤣 That ambulance can pick 1000 patient a day.

@JeffBilkins Год назад

It'd be cool if you could video a walk-along with someone on the maintenance jobs. I'd like to hear the workers talk about shoe replacements or bus cleaning or replacing parts on a bus in repair.

@mrtbts Год назад

translink uploaded yay

@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460 Год назад

Never thought I’d be so interested in a bus depot. This was really interesting

@lordsleepyhead Год назад

I'm jealous, I want to drive a bus simulator too! That looked like so much fun!

@zackanimate1148 9 месяцев назад

Nice

@johncrwarner Год назад

Interestingly even in Bielefeld, Germany we are having a driver shortage and they are advertising on the buses, trams etc. for new drivers.

@RMTransit Год назад

It’s a good job in many cases!

@jasoncrablephillytransitbo4633 Год назад

Man I need to come Down to visit this city

@charlesmoeller6667 Год назад

@3:55 you should do a video on Dual Mode Buses, we had them in Seattle from 1990 to 2005.

@se9865 Год назад

I'm a truck driver, so I wouldn't mind getting to drive one of those around just see how it compares.

@durmore Год назад

thats 2 youtubers now that translink has allowed in

@Armi144 Год назад

In Budapest, our deicer is a converted Ikarus 260 that they made this year, so it hasn't been in use yet

@gearandalthefirst7027 Год назад

4:04 The buses apologizing for not being in service is so adorably Canadian. Down here they don't even switch to "Not In Service" half the time and just blow past you at 60 mph.

@cubinn149 Год назад

So cool i wanna try that simulator

@longbranchmike7846 Год назад

This is really interesting. I drove a diesel bus for the TTC for a short time, but I always liked trolleybuses for their quieter, non-vibrating ride. It's a shame Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Hamilton got rid of their trolleybuses - non-polluting, long lasting, graceful, with superior hill climbing ability. Oh, and it's about time they renamed Vancouver's airport to Roberto Luoungo International.

@k-dramagoodmorningseoul Год назад

Hi! How are you? Korea/Seoul has the worst ultrafine dust today, this year. COVID-19 remains - really frustrating. I wish you good health and good things for the rest of the week. Thank you very much.

@shroomyesc Год назад

I've always wondered, what are those bendy metal bars with the yellow handle behind them in front of buses in North America? Above/in front of the bumper (which alone is weird to see on a bus lol)

@Squaretable22 Год назад

I think they're bike racks...

@shroomyesc Год назад

@@Squaretable22 Oh okay! That's odd I just thought you bring bikes into the bus. What's the handle for, then?

@gachimuchienjoyer Год назад

I would definitely fail placing a bike on such rack

@williamerazo3921 Год назад

Bike racks. They started to put those on buses 20 years ago in my area

@williamerazo3921 Год назад

@@shroomyesc bikes take up room especially during Rush hour

@DFWRailVideos Год назад

I love how in the simulator there's just random cars doing in excess of 300 miles an hour.

@KaiCheetah Год назад

Fun fact about the bus sim they use OSMI! One of the NPCs (the kid in the middle of the highway) is from that

@neolithictransitrevolution427 Год назад

Planning to replace diesel and hybrids by 2040 is actually very reasonable. I find this extreme focus on using battery buses now distracting- yes there is an improvement in air pollutants and minor impact on CO2 emissions, but my God that money could buy so many more traditional buses that would have such a larger, network improving impact.

@RMTransit Год назад

Reducing emissions is critical, we can do both

@mikejulien2330 Год назад

if you are only looking at the MSRP, yes. You have to factor in all the government incentives currently available (in many countries) for both infrastructure and vehicles though. For example Ottawa's new battery electric fleet is basically free because the vehicles and chargers are paid for by an interest free loan that is paid back exclusively by money saved in fuel costs. If we were buying 200 diesel buses, that would be a $150M budget item just for basic 40 footers(low capacity). Even if tech/ranges get better as production ramps up, investing in the infrastructure now and starting the transition to electric buses now makes more sense than scrambling to convert your fleet and garages as zero emissions become mandatory in 10 years and incentives are more likely to go away/decrease. Add to that the vastly lower maintenance and "fueling" costs and it does not make sense to buy more conventional vehicles for many properties.

@neolithictransitrevolution427 Год назад

@@RMTransit I agree, but Buses are such a tiny percentage of emissions. We can remove far more in total by increasing public transit and decreasing car usage than by transitioning buses. So to the extent budgets are being used to replace buses or total purchases have to be decreased due to higher Capital cost, I think the prioritization of expanding transit service should be made.

@neolithictransitrevolution427 Год назад

@@mikejulien2330 I agree that building out infrastructure is important, which is why I thing Vancouvers time line is fairly appropriate to build out without avoiding diesels for current service. While what you're saying makes sense on a Municipal level, I would prefer to see the Feds putting those subsidies to buses in general; service expansion is more important than greening your bus fleet which has a tiny impact on city emissions.

@carsreallysuck Год назад

They have the best techno parties at the park there at the water

@MrRatchet12661 9 месяцев назад

Didn't knew that vehicles like that truck existed.

@enolamsamoht Месяц назад

I really miss the old LOUD d901, and d40/60hf.

@lillywho Год назад

8:16 Wait! That child is one of the Omsi 2 NPCs!!

@jopu7004 Год назад

8:15 that kid is definitely from OMSI 2

@williamerazo3921 Год назад

You should go to NYC. I know some people that own a couple of buses that they will teach you drive

@tunatezer8902 Год назад

"Transit as a video game - what better way to raise the ultimate bus driver?"

@hardyz703 Год назад

As a huge fan of transit, this looks like something I'd love to experience one day. I have to ask, what is the name of the simulator they had you drive in? It looks amazing and so very detailed. Not to mention how it looked as if you were actually behind a real bus with the realism of the sitting area and everything - that's just awesome! Glad you got to enjoy your experience!

@limitedbreezy7730 Год назад

7:15 Ambulance 5 in routeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

@JohnWilson-hc5wq Год назад

The Duluth (Minnesota) Transit Authority held an event last month where anyone over 21 with a valid driver's license could sign up to test drive a real bus through an obstacle course on private property. They are having a serious driver shortage and thought maybe this might encourage people who might be interested in the job but are afraid driving a bus is too hard. I've heard they may do this again; I don't know if Canadians are eligible, though.