2002 New Flyer D40LF 7783-7817

In 2002, Calgary Transit took delivery of 35 New Flyer D40LF's. These buses featured the Cummins ISC engine and Allison B400R5 transmission. These buses are indentical to the 2001's featuring Bailos LED destination sign LED taillights and ThermoKing heater/cooler.

The photos in this section were taken by me (Kevin Lo).. There are a few that were donated by Ashton Wong. Please do not re-use any of these photos without my permission or Ashton Wong's permission. Thank You

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Fleet Number Thumbnail Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
7783 7783 on layover on Brentwood Road on Route 10 Southcentre. Photo By Ashton Wong 5/03/2003
7783-2 7783 seen at North Pointe terminal working Route 304 Stampede Express during the 2006 Calgary Stampede. This is the first year that Route 304 extended this far north. 7/09/2006
7784 7784 seen turning onto 7th Ave. from 8th St. S.W. working Route 7 South Calgary. 7/29/2005
7784-2 7784 seen arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 20 Heritage. 5/01/2006
7785 7785 seen here departing Dalhousie Station on a Northwest Loop Route. 3/07/2004
7785-2 7785 seen at Erlton Station working a Stampede Express route. 7/09/2007
7785 rear 7785 sits behind a 202 line C-Train as it loads and unloads passengers at Centre Street Station. 6/07/2002
7787 7787 seen departing Erlton Station working a Stampede Express route. 7/09/2007
7788 7788 arriving at University bus loop on Route 9 Bridgeland. 3/15/2004
7788-2 7788 seen at Dalhousie Station working as a Canada Day Fireworks Park N' Ride bus. 7/01/2004
7788 Side 7788 at Spring Gardens delivered just a few days before this picture was taken. 2/2/2002
7789 7789 seen here on layover on Route 4 Huntington on 6th Ave at 1st St. S.W.. 5/03/2003
7789-2 7789 seen turning onto eastbound Richmond Road from Stewart Green working Route 13 Mount Royal. 12/28/2005
7789-3 7789 seen at Heritage Station working an unknown route. 5/14/2008
7790 7790 seen arriving at Dalhousie Station working Route 10 Home Road. 6/06/2007
7791 7791 seen here arriving at Brentwood Station on Route 20 Heritage. 9/26/2003
7791 Side 7791 on layover outside the Calgary Tower on route 10 Southcentre (Anderson). 1/31/2003
7792 7792 heads south on 8th St. at 7th Ave S.W. on Route 2 Kilarney 17th Avenue. 4/07/2004
7793 7794 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 12/19/2006
7794 7794 leaving University bus loop on Route 20 Heritage. 3/15/2004
7794-2 7794 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 2 Killarney 17th Avenue. 12/19/2006
7794/7802 2 brand new D40LF's waiting for pre-revenue service work to be done on them. 2/9/2002
7795 7795 seen here working a Route 2 Mount Pleasant along 17th Ave. S.W.. 11/15/2003
7795 Rear 7795 seen at Brentwood Station working Route 20. 8/27/2004
7796 7796 seen laying over at Fish Creek Park loop working Route 3 Sandstone. 10/15/2005
7796 Rear 7796 seen laying over at Fish Creek Park loop working Route 3 Sandstone. 10/15/2005
7796 Interior 7796's interior looking twoard the rear. 10/15/2005
7797 rear 7797 leaves Anderson Station on route 81 shortly before the start of afternoon rush hour. 12/06/2002
7797 Rear 2 7797 seen eastbound on 5th Ave. near 2nd St. S.W. on Route 17 Spruce Cliff. 8/30/2004
7798 7798 crossing Centre Street while heading wesbound on 7th Ave. S. working Route 1 Bowness. 4/26/2004
7798-2 7798 arrives at Sandstone Terminal on Route 3 Sandstone. 6/11/2004
7999 7799 turning onto Centre Street from 78th Avenue on Route 2 Mt. Pleasant. 2/12/2004
7799/7814/7793 3 brand new D40LF's waiting for pre-revenue service work to be done on them. Notice 7799 already has its liscence plate. 3/28/2002
7800 7800 leaves Brentwood Station on route 20 Heritage. 2/13/2003
7800-2 7800 seen departing Heritage Station on Route 3 Elbow Drive. 1/07/2005
7800-3 7800 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 12/19/2006
7800-4 7800 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 301 BRT West. 8/19/2007
7801-2 7801 seen here passing by the Petro Canada Centre on Centre Street in it's self-promotional vinyl wrap for Calgary Transit. 6/06/2003
7801-3 7801 seen here at the opening ceremony Dalhousie Station displaying Charter on the destination sign. 12/13/2003
7801-4 7801 seen in a newer full body ad. wrap promoting Calgary Transit while working Route 3 arriving at Sandstone. 10/15/2005
7801 Rear 7801's with a full body ad makes a turn onto Edgedale Drive on route 54. This bus was put into service about a month before this photo was taken 6/01/2002
7801 Rear 2 7801 seen in a newer full body ad. wrap promoting Calgary Transit while laying over at Sandstone Terminal working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 10/15/2005
7801 Rear 3 7801 seen northbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 301 Country Village Link. 12/19/2006
7801 Driver's Area 7801's driver's station, fresh brand new dashboard and driver's seat. Notice the radio has been added, this is one of the items done in pre revenue service work . 7801 was one of the very last 2002 D40LF's to be put in service. 3/28/2002
7802 7802 brand new from the New Flyer plant in Winnipeg. 2/9/2002
7802-2 7802 at the corner of 7th Ave. S.W. and 1st street S.W. on route 1 Bowness.. 7801 and 7802 both carry identical full body ads ("Wherever Life Takes You...Calgary Transit gets you there"). 2/13/2003
7802-3 7802 seen here at the opening ceremony for Dalhousie Station displaying Charter on the destination sign. 12/13/2003
7803 7803 seen at Westside Recreation Centre laying over on Route 301 BRT North. 11/12/2004
7803-2 7803 seen arriving at Brentwood Station working Route 9 Varsity Acres. 6/19/2007
7803 rear 7803 on a short layover at Brentwood on route 73 Circle Route during the nightime. The LED taillights brightness at night is intensified by the camera in this photograph. 12/06/2002
7804 7804 seen here turning onto 6th Ave S. from Centre Street on Route 3 Elbow Drive. 3/08/2004
7804-2 7804 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working an unknown route. 12/19/2006
7804 Rear 7804 laying over at 2nd St. on 6th Ave. S.W. on Route 3 Elbow Drive. 3/08/2004
7805 7805 running on detoured Route 1 Bowness due to LRT track replacement on 7th Avenue S., the detoured route was 6th Avenue S.. 5/07/2004
7805-2 7805 seen southbound on 37th St. crossing 13th Ave. S.W. working Route 301 West. 5/13/2005
7805 rear 7805 about to leave Brentwood Station on route 143 Northwest Loop. You can see the LED tailights glowing brightly in this photo. 10/25/2002
7806 7806 in it's first few days of service when it was seen here on route 2 crossing 4th avenue on Centre Street. Although the dirt on the side of the bus makes it look older than it really is. 7806 was one of the first 2002 D40LF's to be put into revenue service. 3/26/2002
7806-2 7806 seen here heading North on Centre Street just past 4th Ave S. with a malfunctioning destination sign on Route 3 Sandstone. 6/24/2003
7806-3 7805 arriving at Erlton Station (Stampede) working Route 304 Centre St. N. Express. 7/11/2005
7806-4 7806 seen arriving at Country Village Link working Route 301. 12/19/2006
7807 7807 seen here at Sandstone Terminal laying over on Route 3 Elbow Drive. 6/24/2003
7807-2 7807 southbound on 1st St. at 8th Ave. S.W. on Route 108 Richmond Road. 5/07/2004
7808 7808 departs the Foothills Hospital on Route 20 Heritage. 4/02/2004
7808 Rear 7808 seen here leaving Anderson Station on Route 81 with a new Please Yeild to bus decal on the back. 2/12/2004
7809 7809 waits for the green light at Spring Gardens so it can do a road test after some modifications. Road testing the 2002 D40LF's are one of the things done in pre-revenue service work. 3/28/2002
7809-2 7809 seen here arriving at Dalhousie Station on Route 137 Northwest Loop. 3/07/2004
7809-3 7809 seen southbound on Elbow Drive near 75th Ave. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 5/03/2005
7809-4 7809 seen awaiting some engine work at a Cummins shop in southeast Calgary. 12/28/2005
7809 Rear 7809 turns from 7th Ave. S.W. and 8st street S.W. on route 1 Bowness. 2/13/2003
7810 7810 on layover at Brentwood Station on Route 54 Edgemont. 11/15/2003
7810-2 7810 working a Route 3 Elbow Drive while westbound on 6th Ave near 3rd St. S.W.. 7/09/2004
7810-3 7810 seen arriving at Marlbrough Station working Route 23 Foothills Industrial. 2/21/2006
7810 Rear 7810 seen on Route 7 South Calgary running on detoured route on 1st St. at 8th Ave. S.W. due to LRT track replacement on 7th Avenue S.. 5/07/2004
7812 7812 seen southbound on Centre St. at 2nd Ave. N. working Route 301. 12/19/2006
7813 7813 turning onto 6th Ave from Centre St. S. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 6/29/2005
7813-2 7813 southbound on Centre St. S. crossing 40th Ave. working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 6/29/2005
7813 Rear 7813 arrives at Chinook Station on Route 23 Foothills Industrial. 5/07/2004
7814 7814 seen here waiting to go into service on a short-turn Route 3 on 5th Avenue S.W.. 5/03/2003
7814-2 7814 laying over at Dalhousie Station on Route 37 Northwest Loop. 3/07/2004
7814-3 7814 seen southbound on Centre St. at Mcknight Blvd. while working Route 3 Elbow Drive. 2/21/2006
7815 7815 seen leaving Brentwood on a single run on route 54 Edgemont 4/15/2003
7815-2 7815 seen departing a a stop on Centre St. near 6th Ave. S. working Route 301. 6/29/2005
7816 7816 seen here retracting the wheelchair ramp on route 1 Bowness on 9th Ave. S.E. at 15st. S.E. 3/25/2003
7816-2 7816 seen departing Chinook working Route 36 Riverbend. 5/13/2005
7816 rear 7816 on layover on Route 77 Edgemont Loop at Brentwood Station during sunset. 12/06/2002
7817 7817 leaves Brentwood station on route 9 Bridgeland. 6/07/2002
7817-2 7817 seen operating as a "Stuff-a-Bus" during the Christmas Season in downtown Calgary. 12/24/2008
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