Travelways
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Travelways Transportation was a chartered and school bus operator in the Greater Toronto Area and one of a few sub-contractors to GO Transit
during the early years. It had operated other transit agencies like:
The company was based in Markham, Ontario
and acquired by Laidlaw
in 1979. Renamed Travelways School Transit in 1988, the transit operations were later absorbed into the Laidlaw's transit operations.
GO Transit
GO 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 the early years. It had operated other transit agencies like:
- Markham TransitMarkham TransitMarkham Transit was a transit system for the Town of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1973 and operated by Travelways and Miller Transit Limited on behalf of the Town...
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- Beacon Hill Bullet 1971-1973 in Ottawa, Ontario
- Algar Coach Lines Limited in Lindsay, OntarioLindsay, OntarioLindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...
The company was based in Markham, Ontario
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
and acquired by 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...
in 1979. Renamed Travelways School Transit in 1988, the transit operations were later absorbed into the Laidlaw's transit operations.
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