Vaughan Transit
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Vaughan Transit was the transit provider in the town of Vaughan
, in southwest York Region, Ontario
, Canada
. The service operated from 1973 until 2001, when it was merged into York Region Transit
.
Routes 77, 77A, and 77E were run in conjunction with Brampton Transit
.
Information from a November 1999 rollsign transcribed here.
Current YRT status (2005):
Only 17 buses of the original fleet remain.
denotes wheelchair accessibility
's contractors, whom are the same that served for Vaughan Transit
.
Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
, in southwest York Region, Ontario
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 service operated from 1973 until 2001, when it was merged into York Region Transit
York Region Transit
York Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
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Route
Vaughan Transit routes tended to snake around side streets and not in the traditional grid format (north south or west east routing):- Route 1 Woodbridge (Steeles via Islington) - became YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 11 - Route 2 Pine Valley (Steeles to Aberdeen) - became YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 12, later merged with route 6 - Route 3 Islington (Steeles to Rutherford) - became YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 13 - Route 3A Islington (Steeles to Kleinburg)
- Route 4 Major Mackenzie (Maple to Richmond Hill)
- Route 4A Major Mackenzie (Langstaff to Richmond Hill)
- Route 4B Major Mackenzie (Wonderland to Richmond Hill)
- Route 5 Clark (Glen Shields to Finch StationFinch (TTC)Finch is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 5714 Yonge Street between Finch Avenue East and West...
) - Route 6 Ansley Grove (Steeles to Langstaff) - later merged with route 2 to form a new YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 12. - Route 7 Martin Grove (Steeles to Highway 27)
- Route 7A Martin Grove (Steeles to Coronation)
- Route 7B Martin Grove (Highway 7Highway 7 (Ontario)King's Highway 7, commonly referred to as Highway 7 and historically as the Northern Highway, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario...
to Highway 27 via Steeles) - Route 8 New Westminster (Steeles to Bathurst. Extended to York University circa 2001) - YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 18, merged with former 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...
route 3 to form a YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 3 - Route 9 Rutherford - incorporated into YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 85 - Route 27 Highway 27 (Steeles to Highway 7)
- Route 46 Maple/Woodbridge (Steeles to Richmond Hill) - restructured, became YRTYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
route 10 - Route 77 Highway 7 via Centre (Finch Station to BramptonBrampton, OntarioBrampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
) - Route 77A Highway 7 via Clark (Finch Station to Brampton - Sundays only)
- Route 77E Highway 7 Express
Routes 77, 77A, and 77E were run in conjunction with Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974....
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Information from a November 1999 rollsign transcribed here.
Fleet
Vaughan Transit operated a total of 35 buses:Current YRT status (2005):
- 1977-1981 Ontario Bus Industries Orion I 01.501 (#510-511, #512, #514) - all retired
- 1986-1987 Ontario Bus Industries Orion I 01.502 (#515-#518) - #515 is retired
- 1987, 1989 Ontario Bus Industries Orion I 01.508 (#519-#525) - all active
- 1989 Ontario Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 (#526-#530) - all active
- 1981 Grumman-FlxibleFlxibleThe Flxible Co. was a motorcycle sidecar, funeral car, ambulance, intercity coach and transit bus manufacturing company based in the United States that was founded in 1913, and which closed in 1996.-History:In 1913, Hugo H. Young and Carl F...
870 (#606, #607)- Ex-Transit Windsor, Ex-Santa Clara County Transit - retired - General Motors Corporation RTS (#906) - retired
- 1981 Grumman-FlxibleFlxibleThe Flxible Co. was a motorcycle sidecar, funeral car, ambulance, intercity coach and transit bus manufacturing company based in the United States that was founded in 1913, and which closed in 1996.-History:In 1913, Hugo H. Young and Carl F...
870 (#907-909) - Ex-Brantford Public Utilities Commission, Ex-Santa Clara County Transit - retired - 1969 General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-5305 (#910) - Ex-Toronto Transit Commission #7330 - retired
- 1975 General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-4523N (#911) - Ex-Brampton Transit #7533 - retired
- 1977 General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-4523N (#912) - Ex-St.John's Transportation Commission #7533 - retired
- 1979 Flyer Industries D900 (#914, #915) - Ex-Oshawa Transit, now retired
- 1998 Champion Bus IncorporatedChampion Bus IncorporatedChampion Bus Incorporated is the brand name of buses made by Thor Industries of Imlay City, Michigan, United States.Buses made under the Champion name include:* Challenger - mid-size bus using a Ford E-series , GM GMT or C4500 truck chassis...
Solo (#1006-1008) - all retired - 1998 Orion Bus IndustriesOrion Bus IndustriesOrion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975...
Orion VI 06.501 (#1045-1046) - all active
Only 17 buses of the original fleet remain.
denotes wheelchair accessibility
Facilities
Vaughan buses were maintained Can-ar Maintenance Facility - Division 4. Buses were stored in two outdoor locations on Creditstone Road and Caldari Road. The facilities were retained by York Region TransitYork Region Transit
York Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
's contractors, whom are the same that served for Vaughan Transit
Vaughan Transit
Vaughan Transit was the transit provider in the town of Vaughan, in southwest York Region, Ontario, Canada. The service operated from 1973 until 2001, when it was merged into York Region Transit.-Route:...
.
See also
- 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...
- Richmond Hill TransitRichmond Hill TransitRichmond Hill Transit was created in 1960 to provide public transit service in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It was initially operated by Trailways of Canada Limited, then Travelways starting in 1976 and Laidlaw in the 1980s...
- York Region TransitYork Region TransitYork Region Transit is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road....
- Toronto Transit CommissionToronto Transit Commission-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
- 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...
- Viva (bus rapid transit)Viva (bus rapid transit)Viva is a bus rapid transit service operating in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Viva service is integrated with York Region Transit's local bus service to operate as one regional transit system providing seamless transit service across York Region and connections to northern Toronto.Viva was...
- Aurora TransitAurora TransitAurora Transit operated public transit within the town of Aurora, Ontario, Canada, from 1973 to 1999. Service in the town is now provided by the current York Region Transit system.-History:Aurora's public transit system began operations in 1973...
- Newmarket TransitNewmarket TransitNewmarket Transit was the most northerly transit system in York Region, Ontario, Canada. While the town of Newmarket was considerably smaller than any of the three cities in the "southern" part of the York region , the city did have a quality transit service...
Loops
- Martin Grove Road and Steeles Avenue (shared with TTC)
- Kipling Avenue and Steeles Avenue (shared with TTC)
- Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue (shared with TTC)