Medicine Hat Transit

Medicine Hat Transit
Headquarters 333 6th Avenue SE
Locale Medicine Hat
Service area urban area
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 11 (Peak); 8 (Non-peak)
Stops 279 (Peak); 212 (Non-peak)
Hubs 6
Fleet 14 Minibuses, 14 40-Foot buses
Fuel type Diesel and CNG
Operator City of Medicine Hat
Website mhtransit.ca

Medicine Hat Transit is the municipal public transportation system operated by Medicine Hat, a small city in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Service is available and accessible to all residents of the community, including specialized transit for persons with disabilities; all of the MHT fleet is fully wheelchair-accessible.[1]

History

In the 1950s local bus service was provided by Blair's Bus Lines, which was superseded by Medicine Hat Transportation Company, until 1972, when city-owned Medicine Hat Transit commenced operation of the current system.[2] Starting in October 2008 Medicine Hat Transit began a transformation, with new routes and schedules and a fleet makeover and rebranding.[3]

Services

Peak-service bus routes are scheduled to operate on weekdays between 6:45 am and 6:45 pm. Non-peak routes extend operations until 10:45 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday, with Sunday service 8:15 am– 7:15pm & holiday service provided between 10:15 am and 6:15 pm.

Specialized paratransit is available for people who can't use regular transit, a service for which they must be registered. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday between 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and all trips must be booked the day before.

Routes

This following service is in effect from Monday – Friday, 6:45 am – 6:45 pm except Holidays, on what Medicine Hat Transit defines as peak service.

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 31 Dunmore Road
  • 40/41 College
  • 50/51 Ross Glen
  • 60 South Ridge
  • 62 Southlands

Service becomes more limited during the non-peak, which is defined as the following times: Monday – Friday 6:45 pm – 10:45 pm Saturday 6:45 am – 10:45 pm Sundays -8:15 am – 7:15pm Holidays 10:15 am – 6:15 pm

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 30 Dunmore Road
  • 53 Ross Glen
  • 61 South Ridge

Fleet

Medicine Hat Transit currently operates 14 40-foot buses (all built by New Flyer, or NFL) and an additional 14 Mini buses (Arbocs). The oldest active bus was built in 2005, and the newest was built in 2015.

Full-size Buses

In this example, full-sized refers to buses that are 40 feet long or longer.

Current

Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNatural Gas?Notes
745-747-2005NFLD40LFCummins ISLAllison B400RLuminator HorizonNo745 Retired, all will be replaced by the next order of buses. First buses to have a digital sign.
748-750-2009NFLD40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400RLuminator HorizonNoWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
751-753-2010NFLD40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400RLuminator HorizonNoWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
754-759-2014NFLXN40Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400RLuminator HorizonYesFirst natural gas buses in Medicine Hat.
760 and 761-2012NFLC40LFRCummins Westport ISL GAllison B400RLuminator TitanYesEx Edmonton Transit System 6007 and 6008, purchased in 2015.

Retired

Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
754-756-1979UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N (New Look)Detroit Diesel (DDC) 6V71NAllison V730Roll sign754 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
757-1980UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N (New Look)DDC 6V71NAllison V730Roll Sign
758 and 759-1981UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N (New Look)DDC 6V71NAllison V730Roll sign759 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
760-762-1987All retired by 2010, 761 active May 2010GMDDTC40-102N (Classic)DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign
763-765-1989Started 2005, 765 retired 2009MCITC40-102N (Classic)DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign
766-768-1990Started 2005, 766 retired 2010MCITC40-102N (Classic)DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign766 was briefly retired in 2007. It was the last Classic running in Medicine Hat. Last high-floor buses ordered.
770-19952010NFLD40LFDDC Series 50Allison B400RRoll signFirst low-floor full size bus in Medicine Hat
740 and 741-20002015NFLD40LFCummins ISCAllison B400RRoll sign, later Luminator Horizon741 active in 2015
742-744-20022015 (742 and 744) 2017 (743)NFLD40LFDDC Series 50 EGRAllison B400RRoll sign, later Luminator Horizon
745-20052015NFLD40LFCummins ISCAllison B400RLuminator Horizon746 and 747 remain in service

Mini Bus Fleet

In this example, a mini bus refers to a bus that is less than 40 feet long.

Current

Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelTransmissionSignNotes
720 and 721-2009Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminatorTo be retired with next order of Arbocs
722-725 and 730-2010Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminatorTo be retired with next order of Arbocs
732-2012Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
731, 733 and 734-2013Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
735-2014Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
736-2015Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator

Retired

Incomplete.

Note: includes Medium-length buses

Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
714UnknownUnknown, before 06/06UnknownUnknown, possibly ELF (driver speculation)UnknownUnknownNoneSeen in city storage yard retired in 2006, still there in 2010. In "Flame" livery.
7411961GMCTGH-3102 "Old Look"rollsignEx. Hamilton Street Railway 93
742-7441969GMCTGH-3502 Old LookAllison AT-540rollsign
745-7471975GMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign745 bought by Central Alberta Railway Museum in 2010. Oldest active bus in Alberta.
748-7501976GMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign
751-7531976GMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison V730rollsign
7691993Unknown, presumably 2000 (upon delivery of Overlands)OBIOrion II (02.501)Allison AT-545rollsignSitting at Gas City Metals, Dunmore, AB

References

  1. ↑ MHT – Come Ride With Us Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems: Alberta Communities (H - Z)
  3. ↑ Medicine Hat News: New look coming for Hat transit


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