Medicine Hat Transit


Medicine Hat Transit is the municipal public transportation system operated by Medicine Hat, a small city in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Service is available and accessible to all residents of the community, including specialized transit for persons with disabilities; all of the MHT fleet is fully wheelchair-accessible.

History

In the 1950s local bus service was provided by Blair's Bus Lines, which was superseded by Medicine Hat Transportation Company, until 1972, when city-owned Medicine Hat Transit commenced operation of the current system. Starting in October 2008 Medicine Hat Transit began a transformation, with new routes and schedules and a fleet makeover and rebranding.

Services

Peak-service bus routes are scheduled to operate on weekdays between 6:45 am and 6:45 pm. Non-peak routes extend operations until 10:45 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday, with Sunday service 8:15 am– 7:15pm & holiday service provided between 10:15 am and 6:15 pm.
Specialized paratransit is available for people who can't use regular transit, a service for which they must be registered. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday between 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and all trips must be booked the day before.

Routes

This following service is in effect from Monday – Friday, 6:45 am – 6:45 pm except Holidays, on what Medicine Hat Transit defines as peak service.
Service becomes more limited during the non-peak, which is defined as the following times:
Monday – Friday 6:45 pm – 10:45 pm
Saturday 6:45 am – 10:45 pm
Sundays -8:15 am – 7:15pm
Holidays 10:15 am – 6:15 pm
Medicine Hat Transit currently operates 16 40-foot buses and an additional 14 mini buses. The oldest active bus was built in 2005, and the newest was built in 2015.
For more information, see the .

Full-size Buses

This includes buses 40 feet long only.

Current

Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignFuelNotes
745-747-2005NFID40LFCummins ISLAllison B400R5Luminator HorizonDiesel
  • Only 747 remains.
  • All will be replaced by the next order of buses. First buses to have a digital sign.
748-750-2009NFID40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonDieselWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
751-753-2010NFID40LFRCummins ISLAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonDieselWill be replaced by the next order of buses.
754-759-2014NFIXN40Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400R6Luminator HorizonCNGFirst natural gas buses in Medicine Hat.
760 and 761-2012NFIC40LFRCummins Westport ISL GAllison B400RLuminator TitanCNGEx Edmonton Transit System 6007 and 6008, purchased in 2015.

On Order

Fleet NumbersYearManufacturerModelFuelNotes
7** 2018-2019Grande WestVicinity 35'CNGTo replace current diesel fleet
7** 2018-2019Grande WestVicinity 35'DieselTo replace current diesel fleet

Retired

Fleet numbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
74119611980GMCTGH-3102 "Old Look"DDC 4-71rollsignEx. Hamilton Street Railway 93
742-74419691987GMCTGH-3502 Old LookDDC 6V71Allison AT-540rollsign744 renumbered 1044 and used as mobile command post. Retired 2005.
745-74719751990GMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign
748-74919761990sGMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison VH9rollsign
750-75319761990sGMDDT6H-4523N New LookDDC 6V71NAllison V730rollsign751 active in 1997. Last active unit.
754-756-1979UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N Detroit Diesel 6V71NAllison V730Roll sign754 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
757-1980UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N DDC 6V71NAllison V730Roll Sign
758 and 759-1981UnknownGMDDT6H-5307N DDC 6V71NAllison V730Roll sign759 was repowered with a DDC 6V92TA
760-762-1987All retired by 2010, 761 active May 2010GMDDTC40-102N DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign
763-765-1989Started 2005, 765 retired 2009MCITC40-102N DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign
766-768-1990Started 2005, 766 retired 2010MCITC40-102N DDC 6V92TAAllison V731Roll sign766 was briefly retired in 2007. It was the last Classic running in Medicine Hat. Last high-floor buses ordered.
770-19952010NFLD40LFDDC Series 50Allison B400RRoll signFirst low-floor full size bus in Medicine Hat
740 and 741-20002015NFLD40LFCummins ISCAllison B400RRoll sign, later Luminator Horizon741 active in 2015
742-744-20022015 2017 NFLD40LFDDC Series 50 EGRAllison B400RRoll sign, later Luminator Horizon
745-20052016NFLD40LFCummins ISLAllison B400RLuminator HorizonRetired after "significant engine issue", sold.

Paratransit Fleet

Used for "Special Transit" service. Rarely used on routes, but it does happen.

Current

Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
720 and 721-2009Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminatorTo be retired in 2019.
722-725 and 730-2010Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
  • 730 retired after collision on July 26, 2019.
  • To be retired in 2019.
732-2012Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
731, 733 and 734-2013Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
735-2014Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator
736-2015Chevrolet Arboc4500/SOMGMC 4L80-ELuminator

On Order

Fleet NumbersYearManufacturerModelNotes
7** 2018-2019Overland/Glavalunknown To replace the older Arbocs

Retired

Incomplete. Retirement dates based on personal spottings and new bus orders.
Fleet NumbersThumbnailYear BuiltYear RetiredManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionSignNotes
714UnknownUnknown, likely 1990sUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown-Seen in city storage yard retired in 2006, still there in 2010. In "Flame" livery.
7801985Late 1990sOBIOrion II DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545-
781-7821986Late 1990sOBIOrion II DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545-
76919932000OBIOrion II DDC 8.2LAllison AT-545rollsignSitting at Gas City Metals, Dunmore, AB
726-72720092015?IC Bus/GoshenSentinel HD 3200-Built on IC 3200 chassis
728-72920052013?Ford/CorbeilE-450-
7312000?Ford/OverlandELF-Retired due to fire?
732-73320022009Ford/OverlandELF-
734-73720052010-2013Ford/OverlandELF-