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New Flyer to supply up to 95 buses to Translink

Contract with Vancouver, B.C., transit agency valued at C$30 million.

November 10, 2005
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TransLink, the Greater Vancouver (British Columbia) Transportation Authority, has selected New Flyer to build and deliver up to 95 40-foot, CNG transit buses.

The base order is for 73 vehicles with a contract value of C$30 million.

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“We’ve seen our transit ridership jump by over 20% in the last three years and this bus order is aimed at getting more service on the road by next September, “ said TransLink Chair Doug McCallum.

New Flyer has been providing transit buses to the city of Vancouver for more than 30 years.

The new buses will be delivered in mid-2006.

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