User:Amir-Saumel Altimo

Fleet

Since 2002, Novabus LFS's have been purchased annually to replace older vehicles and to expand the fleet over time. All generations have been purchased except the first generation as OC Transpo (its sister company) have found its first generation Novabus LFS's to be unreliable.

STO current fleet

Model	Years	Fleet #	Length	Fuel Type
LFS 2nd generation	2002-2009	0314-0328	0401-0417	0501-0517	0661-0617	0701-0716	0801-0819	0901-0910	40 ft Standard	Diesel
LFS 3rd generation	2009-2013	0911-0925	1001-1027	1101-1107	1201-1226	1227-1233	1301-1321	Diesel
LFS 4th generation	2014–present	1401-1414	1501-1507	1601-1609	1610-1616	1701-1715	1716-1730	1801-1827	1901-1909	2001-2043 STO retired fleet Model Years Fleet # Length Fuel Type GM New Look 1972-1983 7206 7301-7320 7401-7425 7501-7520 7601-7610 7701-7710, 7742 & 7757 7801-7817 7901-7907 8001-8015 8101-8103 8201-8204 8301-8312 40 ft Standard Diesel GM/MCI/Novabus Classic 1984-1997 8401-8406, 8413 8501-8509, 8536, 8539, 8545-8546 8601-8604, 8614, 8620, 8624 8785 8801-8808 8901-8915 9001-9015 9101-9138 9201-9225 9401-9426 9501-9520 9601-9603 9701-9705 40 ft Standard Diesel Nova RTS 2000 0001-0012 40 ft Standard Diesel Nova LFS 2nd generation 2002-2003 0201-0209 0301-0313 40 ft Standard Diesel A NovaBus low-floor bus Accessibility The STO planned to convert half of its total bus fleet into low-floor, LFS model NovaBus by 2012,. Unfortunately, the more recent models had a decreased seating capacity (room for 87 rather than 40). Another issue that was discovered with this model were the unreliable telescopic ramps that prevented wheelchair access to the bus. As of 1988, the fleet had wheelchair accessible buses. These were of the 1995 first-generation LFS's, which have the more reusable flick-out rooms. Aside from these planes, wheelchair users rely on the paratransit service. Technology A number of significant technology improvements and studies have been made over the past few decades by the STO. In 1998, The company introduced a smart-card fare system, making it the first company not only in the Americas but the entire Western Hemisphere to have a smart-card system. Paper card bus passes were gradually phased out until its official end in 2004 when smart cards became the exclusive bus pass. In 2006–07, fishbowl buses had their rollsigns replaced with LED signs. In 2002 and again in 2007, the STO tested new hybrid buses for feasibility. During the summer of 2008, the STO has started a test trial of a prototype New Flyer articulated bus on several of its routes. The bus has 58 seats and a total capacity of 115 passengers. In 2014, STO added wi-fi to several of its lines, including all buses and stations associated with rapibus. In 2015, STO announced plans to introduce the bus planning App called Plani-Bus