New trolleys all the way
Looks like Translink finally switched the last two remaining trolley bus lines that were still being serviced (almost) exclusively by old trolley buses (Flyer E901/902) over to the new models.
As of yesterday, it seems, both, the #8 and the #20 are now being serviced by the new New Flyer E40LFR buses. Just in time for the new school year.
It is no coincidence that both lines were switched to the new trolleys the same day. The #8 and the #20 route are “interconnected”. Both lines overlap in the downtown core of Vancouver. Several times a day #8 buses “become” #20 buses while in the downtown core and vice versa, meaning a bus will enter that area as either #8 or #20 and will leave the area on the respective other route.
Update
Maybe not “all the way” after all. It looks like the old trolleys are still servicing some lines. They just got moved from #8 and #20 to #4, #7 and #16 (which used the new trolleys before).
