@reece That's unusual in North America! An unexpected but good decision, in my opinion.

@reece

> Eagle-eyed readers may notice that bus had a third door at its rear. Buses are built according to the specifications of each transit agency, and that bus was built for a different agency.
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> Our buses will follow Coast Mountain Bus Company’s specifications.

i don't buy it, i kind of think that they're busy being silly, but boy would it be lovely to be wrong. https://buzzer.translink.ca/2025/03/coming-soon-the-first-of-metro-vancouvers-next-generation-trolley-buses/

Coming soon: the first of Metro Vancouver’s next-generation trolley buses - The Buzzer blog

We have some electrifying news to share that will have you buzzing! After two decades on the road and racking […]

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@leftpaddotpy They already confirmed they changed their mind and it will have 3
@reece How's that possible
On that note, Aachen, Germany, is also *finally* getting 3 door regular buses alongside 4 door articulated buses, and electric ones at that.
@bas_spr Wdym how is it possible?
@reece I meant it in an ironic way because afaik (I'm from Germany) basically all buses in the USA and Canada were regular buses with double doors or articulated with three doors and that regular doors with three doors were basically nonexistent
@bas_spr Yeah but this is Solaris