The Burrard Beaver SeaBus gets a new look
The Burrard Beaver SeaBus gets a new look
One of our older SeaBuses, the Burrard Beaver, got a new look last week!
Chris Cassidy of Bus Shots fame kindly shared these photos of the Beaver in TransLink’s new colour scheme (also known as “livery”), matching the Burrard Pacific Breeze, which is the newest member of the SeaBus family. (For comparison, here’s pictures of the Pacific Breeze’s first sailing!)
Chris also had a few more shots to share: read on to see them below. I’ve also included a pic of the SeaBus’s old livery.
And for comparison’s sake, here’s one of our own pictures of the SeaBus’s old look.
And as I’m sure some of you are wondering, I’m told the Burrard Otter is not being repainted at this time. So there’s still one boat devoted to our old look on the water :)
Edit: You can check out more photos of the Burrard Beaver’s new look at the BusPics.org gallery. Thanks @buspicscanada for tweeting them to us!
great photos
The Burrard Beaver is now sporting her fourth livery. Don’t forget the original orange, followed by the BC Transit red, white & blue!
For those that don’t remember the original colour…
http://buzzer.translink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/orangeseabus.jpg
…Taken from the interior of a CCF-Brill trolleybus, no less!
Nice photos. Any update on the timetable for construction of the second replacement Seabus? This was already in the 2010 base plan; see first blue box in this link from an earlier Buzzer Blog entry:
http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/08/the-new-seabus-is-in-the-water/
Burrard Beaver has it’s 4th look. 1st was the orange color. (Would still bring it back for old time’s sake.) 2’nd was BC Transit’s scheme. 3rd was the CMBC’s color look. (Would rather leave it as it is.) 4th the new Translink’s look.
I love the Beaver’s new look. :)
Here’s a shot I took of the orange Seabus back in 1981:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/SMN-8711/Bygone-Days/Orange-Seabus.jpg
Back then I heard talk about safety concerns – the fear was that the frequent north/south Seabus crossings would conflict with the mainstream east/west traffic in the harbour. That was used as an argument against the introduction of the white/red/blue livery.
These days I don’t think there’s much question that the Seabus has proven itself to be very safe.
Sean: yes indeed, I think safety seems to be a moot point with the SeaBus these days. Also, that’s a great photo. Mind if we showcase it on the blog and/or tweet it out sometime?
Are they goina do the same with the Burrard Otter?
Showcase away to your heart’s content, Jhenifer!
Thanks Sean!
Is the Otter going to be retired, or will Translink keep operating all 3 SeaBus vessels?
[…] for SeaBus over the past few years. Some recent milestones are a new SeaBus (the Pacific Breeze), a new look for The Beaver and the the Lonsdale Quay awning, our AGM on the SeaBus and temporary 10-minute service […]
The Beaver looks very zippy in its new livery!
[…] for Wednesday, June 27, 2012 A photo of the SeaBus in orange livery on May 31, 1981, contributed by Sean Nelson in a previous Links and Tidbits post. Click to see a larger version. Thanks […]
Is Burrard Otter goina be repainted similar to the Beaver? Yes or no
kr2101: Not as far as I know right now.