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The cities of Halifax and Dartmouth are served by Metro Transit, a bus system formed in 1981 by the combination of Halifax Transit and Dartmouth Transit.  The service area population is about 373,000, and include the villages of Herring Cove, Purcell’s Cove and Sackville.  A bus fleet of 180 vehicles, which consists of GM New Looks; GM, MCI, and Nova Bus Classics; NovaBus LFS buses, New Flyer D30LF buses, and rare NovaBus Classic articulated buses, is used to provide service, as well as three ferries that link the downtown cores of Halifax and Dartmouth.

 

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891 is a 1985 GM TC-40102N, seen in June 2003.  This bus is painted in the old colour scheme with black around the windows.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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925 is a 1987 MCI Classic, painted in the new livery.  This photo was taken in June 2003.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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927 is another 1987 MCI Classic, also painted in the new paint scheme, seen in June 2003.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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929 is a 1988 MCI Classic, spotted at one of the bus terminals in June 2003.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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953 is a 1994 NovaBus Classic, seen painted in the old colour scheme in June 2003.  This bus still carries the old Metro Transit logo, which on most buses is covered by the Halifax logo.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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975 is a 1996 NovaBus Classic, seen in June 2003.  These buses are equipped with the large front destination sign.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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990 is a NovaBus LFS, seen at the same terminal as 929 above.  This photo was taken in June 2003.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

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506 is a New Flyer D30LF, seen in Halifax in June 2003.  These small buses are used on “fred” routes, which stands for “free rides everywhere downtown”.  (Photo by the Snapmeister)

 

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