Rollsigns from British Columbia
Oakridge Garage opened in the 1940s as it was home to the Brill trolley buses when new.
Oakridge shut down around 2004 to 2005 when it turned into a site for New Flyer to use
for a pre delivery site and for Translink to scrap buses from.
This mylar side destination sign was printed for one of Vancouver's
4100 series MCI Classic 'Suburban' buses. It is dated April 8, 1991,
printed shortly after the Greater Vancouver division of BC Transit was
split from the rest of the BC Transit network on April 1, 1991. The
scroll has 68 exposures that include the black blanks at each end.
Its sign tag is shown below.
Oakridge Garage, Vancouver, BC
BC TRANSIT-OAKRIDGE SUBURBAN
P.O.NO. 0G01338GCC
G5005520 D5613-MA SINGLE
4/8/91 TRANSIGN,INC.
Coast Mountain Bus Company (BC Transit / TransLink) MCI Classic
Suburban #B4147, the type of bus that would have displayed the side
sign shown here, is seen at the Burnaby Transit Centre on July 7, 2002.
(Photo by Peter McLaughlin from his website
www.busdrawings.com. Used with permission.)
The interior of C.M.B.C. MCI Classic Suburban #B4149, while at the
Burnaby Transit Centre on July 7, 2002. What made them suburban was
the upholstered seats and reading lights. In addition, all BC Transit MCI's
all had rear doors, however the suburbans had a single width exit door
versus the double width exit doors the transit configuration buses had.
(Photo by Peter McLaughlin from his website
www.busdrawings.com. Used with permission.)
BC TRANSIT-FLYER TROLLEY
PO-0G02095GRC OAKRIDGE SERIES B
831-0046 DRIVER CURTAIN
10/22/93 TRANSIGN
BC TRANSIT-FLYER TROLLEY
P.O.0G02095GRC
OAKRIDGE SERIES B 831-0046
DRIVER CURTAIN
TRANSIGN
Upper sign tag:
Lower sign tag:
Now retired BC Transit 1983 built Flyer E902 electric trolley bus
#2798, in service displaying a street side front rollsign similar to
the one shown here, is seen southwestbound on Howe Street at
Robson Street in downtown Vancouver, on September 14, 2000.
(Photo by Peter McLaughlin from his website
www.busdrawings.com. Used with permission.)
This mylar jumbo front destination sign was never used in a bus. It was designed for one of BC Transit's
1982/1983 built Flyer E901A or E902 electric trolley buses. It's a more rare version because "UBC" and
"Metrotown" were delayed extensions to the network, and "Brentwood" (the 8th exposure) was cancelled
after the sign's printing. The sign has 54 exposures. Its upper and lower sign tags are shown below.