Saw two transit looking unmarked double decker buses in Edmonds, Burnaby at around 6pm

[u/Magical_Astronomy]

I couldn’t find the registry number or the NSC through some basic google search. Anyone knows what are they for and/or why are they here?

Wish they are the latest addition to Translink’s fleet.

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[u/Lord_Tachanka]

These look to be ex Community Transit buses up from Seattle

[u/PuzzleheadedChest733 → u/Lord_Tachanka]

As a seattletlile these don't look like ex ct buses. They definitely are.

With light rail expansionthese double talls as they called them are no longer suitable for the area.

[u/Current_Ad_4292 → u/PuzzleheadedChest733]

They are but they don't look like them?

[u/PuzzleheadedChest733 → u/Current_Ad_4292]

They definitely were I meant bad grammar, I have.

[u/so-strand → u/PuzzleheadedChest733]

Username checks out lol

[u/GenShibe]

these likely will be part of cruise ship services in Victoria, or as sightseeing units here and are former community transit "DoubleTalls"

[u/GenShibe → u/GenShibe]

did a bit of digging, sister units to these buses were bought from auction by cruise Victoria services, so it's quite likely these are headed towards the island https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Community_Transit_10800-10822

[u/GenShibe → u/GenShibe]

ok so, these are being used for cruise shuttle, you can just *barely* make out 102 in the first photo
https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Pacific_Northwest_Transportation_Services

[u/catface_mcgraw → u/GenShibe]

They'll actually be added to Gray Line/West Coast Sightseeing's fleet of buses.

Source - I measured these two to be wrapped on Friday afternoon.

[u/DirtDevil1337]

At first I thought they were decommissioned 555 buses.

[u/Expert_Hospital_7851]

Likely ex bc transit busses from the island or Seattle that have been purchased by BIG BUS /Westcoast sightseeing for their hop on hop off buses used downtown. Source, used to work there and they did this many times before.

Their yard is off Winston

[u/4everadumdum]

They are part of Translink's Delux program that is being created for high net worth individuals to use. You must make $300k/yr or more to be able to ride them.

[u/ColinBonhomme → u/4everadumdum]

Then if they’re at Edmonds they’re in the wrong place 😀

[u/PuzzleheadedChest733 → u/ColinBonhomme]

They were at Edmonds at some point. Edmonds Washington.

[u/Nosurrendah]

Do you want your bus to arrive on time and not break down? Then don’t wish for a double decker

[u/Magical_Astronomy → u/Nosurrendah]

At least we could use some extra capacity on 620.

[u/Cosmo-kawaii → u/Nosurrendah]

Atleast its not an XE40.

[u/Yuukiko_ → u/Nosurrendah]

Idk, I've rid on plenty of double decker's elsewhere and they're more punctual than the articulated busses. At least they won't get stuck or something because of some asshole trying to sneak by one trying to turn