Medicine Hat Transit

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]

Medicine Hat Transit
Founded1956 (as Medicine Hat Transportation Company)
Headquarters333 6th Avenue SE
LocaleMedicine Hat
Service areaurban area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes11 (Peak); 8 (Non-peak)
Stops279 (Peak); 212 (Non-peak)
Hubs6
Fleet14 Minibuses, 16 40-Foot buses
Fuel typeDiesel and CNG
OperatorCity of Medicine Hat
Websitemhtransit.ca

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In the 1950s local bus service was provided by Blair's Bus Lines, which was superseded by Medicine Hat Transportation Company, until 1972, when city-owned Medicine Hat Transit commenced operation of the current system.[2] Starting in October 2008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 16 40-foot buses and an additional 14 mini buses. The oldest active bus was built in 2005, and the newest was built in 2015.

For more information, see the CPTDB Wiki.

Full-size Buses

This includes buses 40 feet long only.

Current

[4]

Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignFuelNotes
745-747-2005NFID40LFCummins ISLAllison B400R5Luminator HorizonDiesel
  • Only 747 remains.
  • All will be replaced by the next order of buses. First buses to have a digital sign.
748-750-2009NFID40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonDieselWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
751-753-2010NFID40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonDieselWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
754-759-2014NFIXN40Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonCNGFirst natural gas buses in Medicine Hat.
760 and 761-2012NFIC40LFRCummins Westport ISL GAllison B400RLuminator TitanCNGEx Edmonton Transit System 6007 and 6008, purchased in 2015.

On Order
Fleet NumbersYearManufacturerModelFuelNotes
7** (6 units)2018-2019Grande WestVicinity 35'CNGTo replace current diesel fleet
7** (5 units)2018-2019Grande WestVicinity 35'DieselTo replace current diesel fleet

Retired
Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
74119611980GMCTGH-3102 "Old Look"DDC 4-71rollsignEx. Hamilton Street Railway 93
742-74419691987GMCTGH-3502 Old LookDDC 6V71Allison AT-540rollsign744 renumbered 1044 and used as mobile command post. Retired 2005.
745-74719751990GMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign
  • 745 bought by Central Alberta Railway Museum in 2010 from a private owner. Operational.
  • 747 sold to Grande Prairie Transit as 747.
748-74919761990sGMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign
750-75319761990sGMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison V730rollsign751 active in 1997. Last active unit.
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
745-20052016NFLD40LFCummins ISLAllison B400RLuminator HorizonRetired after "significant engine issue", sold.

Paratransit Fleet

[5] Used for "Special Transit" service. Rarely used on routes, but it does happen.

Current
Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
720 and 721-2009Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminatorTo be retired in 2019.
722-725 and 730-2010Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
  • 730 retired after collision on July 26, 2019.
  • To be retired in 2019.
732-2012Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-E Luminator
731, 733 and 734-2013Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
735-2014Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-E Luminator
736-2015Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-E Luminator

On Order
Fleet NumbersYearManufacturerModelNotes
7** (7 units)2018-2019Overland/Glavalunknown (possibly Titan II LF)To replace the older Arbocs

Retired

Incomplete. Retirement dates based on personal spottings and new bus orders.

Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
714UnknownUnknown, likely 1990sUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNoneSeen in city storage yard retired in 2006, still there in 2010. In "Flame" livery.
7801985Late 1990sOBIOrion II (02.501)DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545None
781-7821986Late 1990sOBIOrion II (02.501)DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545None
76919932000OBIOrion II (02.502)DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545rollsignSitting at Gas City Metals, Dunmore, AB
726-72720092015?IC Bus/GoshenSentinel HD 3200NoneBuilt on IC 3200 chassis
728-72920052013?Ford/CorbeilE-450None
7312000?Ford/OverlandELFNoneRetired due to fire?
732-73320022009Ford/OverlandELFNone
734-73720052010-2013Ford/OverlandELFNone

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
  4. https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Medicine_hat_transit#Conventional
  5. https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Medicine_hat_transit#Paratransit


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