After a successful test, double-decker buses are being added to the TransLink public transit fleet in Metro Vancouver with service expected to begin in mid-2019.
The transit authority has issued a request for proposals for delivery of 32 new double-decker buses after “overwhelmingly positive feedback” from the four-month test. The two double-decker test buses, provided free by Scottish bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, served seven long-haul bus routes in Vancouver, Langley, Surrey, White Rock and Delta during the test.
TransLink said feedback from about 600 customers indicates that the double-deckers will be valuable additions to the bus fleet.
Haydn Acheson, president and general manager of Coast Mountain Bus Company, said most praised the “smooth ride,” the larger capacity and the view from the top deck.
In Greater Victoria, B.C. Transit has been running low-floor double-deckers since 2000.
