Charterways Transportation Limited
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Charterways Transportation Limited was a bus operator in Ontario
, Canada
. The head office was located in London Ontario.
Of particular note:
The Company owned National School Bus Company which operated school bus, paratransit and municipal transit in the mid-west and north-eastern United States.
Charterways was acquired and aborbed into Laidlaw
's transit operations in August 1996.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The head office was located in London Ontario.
Of particular note:
- It was one of a few sub-contractors to GO TransitGO TransitGO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
during GO's early years. - It also operated municipal transit in Ajax, OntarioAjax, OntarioAjax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
from 1969 to 1973. Service was which provided using a fleet of school busSchool busA school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events...
es, with heaviest ridership between the Pickering Beach area and downtown Ajax.
The Company owned National School Bus Company which operated school bus, paratransit and municipal transit in the mid-west and north-eastern United States.
Charterways was acquired and aborbed into Laidlaw
Laidlaw
Laidlaw, organized as Laidlaw International, Inc. , was a predecessor corporation of First Student , a US subsidiary of the Scottish transport firm FirstGroup plc...
's transit operations in August 1996.