STL Page
The STL
serves the city of Laval, on the island just north of Montreal, with a fleet of
260 buses serving 369,000 residents. There
are also connections to the STM Metro at Henri-Bourassa, Côte-Vertu and Radisson stations in Montreal, and at Cartier, de
la Concorde and Montmorency stations in Laval.
The fleet consists mostly of Classic and LFS buses.
All
photos are by the webmaster unless stated otherwise.
General Motors T6H-5307N
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404 was a 1982 GM New Look, shown inside the STL garage in Laval. Buses 401 to 425 were the last GM models purchased by the CTL. The last New Look buses were withdrawn from service in June 2002. (Photo by John F.) |
MCI/NovaBus TC-40102N
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5803 was a 1987 MCI Classic, seen in September 2000 at Terminus Laval in Montreal. |
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5838 was a 1988 MCI Classic, seen at Terminus Laval on May 22, 2002. Early MCI Classics share many of the design features of the earlier GM Classics, such as a 6V71N engine and a slightly more compact taillight cluster (compare with 6503 below). |
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5921 was a 1989 MCI Classic, seen waiting to enter service at Terminus Laval on June 6, 2003. |
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5922 was another 1989 MCI Classic, shown shortly after delivery. These buses feature a turbo-charged 6V92TA engine, and accelerate more quickly than the earlier vehicles. (Photo by John F.) |
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6109 is a 1991 MCI Classic, spotted waiting to resume service at Terminus Le Carrefour in Laval on Sept. 2, 2005. |
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6115 is another 1991 Classic, seen on boul. de l’Avenir near Montmorency Metro Station on Sept. 17, 2010. All of Laval’s MCI Classics were put into storage pending retirement in March 2012, along with the 1995 NovaBus Classics, leaving only six 1994 Classics in STL service. |
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6207 is a 1992 MCI Classic, seen laying up at Terminus Le Carrefour on Sept. 2, 2005. |
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6213 is another 1992 MCI Classic, seen waiting to enter service at Terminus Laval on May 22, 2002. |
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6214 was spotted boarding passengers at Terminus Laval. This photo was taken on May 22, 2002. |
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6401 is a 1994 NovaBus Classic spotted at Cartier Metro Station in Laval on August 6, 2007. The Laval Metro extension opened in April 2007 with three new stations connecting Laval to the island on Montreal. |
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6406 is another 1994 Classic shown waiting to enter service at Cartier Station on August 6, 2007. |
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6503 was a 1995 Nova Classic, seen at Terminus Laval in April 2001. This bus was powered by a Cummins C8.3 engine, and sounded very much like a Montreal LFS. This bus was retired after an engine fire. |
NovaBus LFS
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9601 is a 1996 NovaBus LFS, seen waiting to enter service at Terminus Laval in April 2001. The earliest LFS buses had a small oval cutout on the front of the bus, not seen on subsequent buses, even those built later on in 1996. |
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9601 was spotted again nearly ten years later leaving Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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9703 is a 1997 Nova LFS, seen at Terminus Laval in Montreal in September 2000. This bus is of the older design with no vent on the front and sharp-cornered window frames. |
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9809 is a 1998 Nova LFS, shown resting on rue Gohier near Côte-Vertu Metro Station in Montreal on August 3, 2009. |
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0001 is a 2000 Nova LFS, spotted leaving the Montmorency bus terminal on August 6, 2012. |
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0008 is another 2000, shown leaving the bus terminal at Montmorency Metro Station on Aug. 6, 2007. The two bus terminals at Cartier and Montmorency stations in Laval have replaced the Henri-Bourassa terminal as the major connection between the STL and the Montreal Metro. |
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0013 was spotted LFS laying-up with 5908, a 1989 MCI Classic, at Terminus Laval in April 2001. In 1999, NovaBus updated the design of the LFS, with a vent on the front and rounded window frames. |
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0109 is a 2001 Nova LFS, shown resting at Terminus Laval on May 22, 2002. |
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0118 is another 2001 LFS, seen waiting to enter service at Terminus Laval on May 22, 2002. |
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0120 was spotted on boul. de l’Avenir about to enter the Montmorency bus terminal on Aug. 6, 2007. |
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0205 is a 2002 Nova LFS, shown waiting to resume service at Montmorency Station on Aug. 6, 2007. |
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0211 is another 2002 LFS, and is shown laying up at Terminus Laval in Montreal on June 6, 2003. |
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0302 is a 2003 NovaBus LFS, spotted waiting for riders at Terminus Le Carrefour in Laval on Sept. 2, 2005. |
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0404 is a 2004 Nova LFS, shown resting at Cartier Metro Station in Laval on Aug. 6, 2007. |
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0507 is a 2005 LFS, spotted leaving the Montmorency bus terminal on August 6, 2007. |
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0511 is another 2005 Nova LFS, seen on rue Gohier in Ville St-Laurent, near Côte-Vertu and Décarie boulevards, on August 3, 2009. |
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0512 is shown laying up at Terminus Laval in Montreal on Sept. 2, 2005. |
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0606 is a 2006 NovaBus LFS, spotted just after arriving at Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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0610 is another 2006 LFS, seen parked at Montmorency Station on August 6, 2007. |
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0710 is a 2007 Nova LFS, spotted waiting to resume service at Cartier Station on August 6, 2007. |
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0806 is a 2008 NovaBus LFS, shown on boul. Côte-Vertu on August 3, 2009. |
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0812 is another 2008 LFS, seen leaving Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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0816 was spotted on boul. de l’Avenir near Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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0905 is a 2009 Nova LFS, seen on boul. Côte-Vertu in Ville St-Laurent on August 3, 2009. |
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0908 is another 2009 LFS, seen on boul. de l’Avenir on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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0924 is shown leaving Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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1002 is a 2010 Nova LFS, seen arriving at Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. The 2010 buses were the first 3rd-generation LFS buses to enter STL service, and they were also the first buses to be delivered in the new STL livery. |
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1002 was spotted again leaving Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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1009 is another 2010 LFS, shown on boul. de l’Avenir on Sept. 17, 2010. |
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1009 was seen again at Montmorency Station on Sept. 17, 2010. As with other 3rd-generation LFS buses, these buses feature a new rear-end design with a full-width rear window along with a new headlamp design. |
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1110 is a 2011 NovaBus LFS, seen on boul. de l’Avenir on August 6, 2012. |
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1110 is shown (above) arriving at and (below) leaving the Montmorency bus terminal on August 6, 2012. |
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1204 is a 2012 Nova LFS, shown turning into Montmorency Metro Station on August 6, 2012. |
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1205 is another 2012 LFS, seen at the Montmorency Station bus terminal on August 6, 2012. |
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1214 was spotted arriving at the Montmorency bus terminal on August 6, 2012. |
