Brandon Transit is the municipally operated bus service in Brandon

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

; the second largest city in the Province of Manitoba, Canada

Canada

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. Public transportation began in the city in 1913 when the Brandon Municipal Railway started their streetcar service, with bus operations being introduced in 1932 after the MacArthur Transportation Company Limited assumed the service. Brandon Transit started up in 1955, initially with a private operator, which the city took over two years later.

Services

Regular bus routes operate from Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday or holiday service. The Handi-Transit service is available on Sunday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Regular Routes

• 1 - Richmond West
• 3 - Kirkcaldy
• 6 - Victoria East
• 7 - Rec Centre
• 9 - 18th Street South
• 10 - Central Belt
• 11/12 - Industrial via Maple Leaf
• 20/21 - City Circular

Charter Routes

• 22 N/E Festival Route
• 23 S Festival Route

(Routes 22/23 only run during the Lieutenant Governor's Winter Festival)

Handi-Transit

Handi-Transit Service provides door-to-door transportation for passengers with a disability who are unable to use the regular bus service. Clients must be registered to make use of the service.

Bio-diesel project

Originally this was a demonstration project to test one bus using fuel made entirely from waste restaurant fryer oil; the bus was running on 100% bio-diesel with no petro-diesel at all. Now that the feasibility

Feasibility study

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 has been proven, the goal was to eventually operate part of the fleet only using city restaurant waste products.

The Bio-Diesel test was discontinued in 2009 when the demonstration unit caught fire. This bus was also the last Orion I in service.

Fleet Roster

Number	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
9-12	2008	ElDorado National ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...	EZ Rider II MAX	Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems...  ISB	Allison Allison Transmission Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...  B300R	Spares
49-50	2002	New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Allison Allison Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison....  B400R
51-54	2010	New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...	D40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison Allison Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison....  B400R
55-61	2010	New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...	D35LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison Allison Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison.... B400R	First Canadian order of D35LFR's

Transit Operations

Address: 900 Richmond Avenue East

Coordinates: 49°49′36"N 99°55′31.5"W

Facilities: Head office and bus maintenance

Information Centre

Address: 800 Rosser Avenue

Coordinates: 49°50′54"N 99°56′55.6"W

Facilities: Information, maps, tickets, passes, etc.

Downtown Bus Mall

Address: 8th Street, between Rosser Ave and Pacific Ave.

Coordinates: 49°50′56"N 99°56′54.3"W

Facilities: shelters, benches

Bus bays: 8

Richmond Terminal

Address: Richmond Avenue, west of 18th Street

Coordinates: 49°49′38.8"N 99°57′48.5"W

Facilities: shelters, benches

Bus bays: 4

External links

• Brandon Transit Route Map
• Brandon Transit Operating Strategy: March 19, 2007