Ottawa Transportation Commission

Ottawa Transportation Commission

Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973.

OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations. Some streetcars were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission.

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Fleet

Fleet Number(s) Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
50-51 1946 Reo 96HT ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 50 & 52. Acquired 1950.
52-54 1947 Reo 96HT ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 54, 56 & 58. Acquired 1950.
55-58 1942 Reo 56TD ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 50, 60, 64 & 68. Acquired 1950.
59-60 1942 Reo 56TD ? ? Ex Uplands Bus Line 22 & 24. Acquired 1951.
61-62 1946 Reo 96HT ? ? Ex Uplands Bus Line 26 & 30. Acquired 1951.
63-64 1947 Reo 96HT ? ? Ex Uplands Bus Line 32 & ?. Acquired 1951.
80-83 1948 White 798 ? ? Ex Nepean Bus Lines 80-83. Acquired 1949.
121-126 1939 Mack CW ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
128 1940 Mack CW ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
130-136, 138-140 1941 Mack LD ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
151-156, 158-161 1940 Ford 09B ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
162-163 1947 Ford ? ? ? Ex Cyrville Bus 10 & 12. Acquired 1950.
164, 166-171 1943 Ford ? ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service ?, 166-167, ?, ?, ? & ?. Acquired 1950.
165 1944 Ford ? ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired 1950.
172 1941 Ford ? ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired 1950.
195-200 1945 CC&F C-36 ? ? Ex London Transportation Commission 204-209. Bought 1960.
201-206, 208-216, 218-222 1946 CC&F C-36 ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
223-226, 228-232 1948 CC&F C-36 ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #'s.
227 1950 CC&F C-36A ? ? Ex Brantford Transit 501. Bought 1953.
233-41 1949 CC&F C-36 ? ?
242-47 1950 CC&F C-36 ? ?
248-67 1952 CC&F CD-44A ? ?
268-71 1953 CC&F CD-44A ? ?
272-85 1954 CC&F CD-44A ? ?
300 1946 CC&F IC-41 ? ? Ex Ottawa Electric Railway same #. Used for sightseeing.
310-19 1949 Twin 44-S ? ?
320-321 1950 Twin 41-S ? ? Ordered by Uplands Bus Line but delivered to OTC.
322-26 1950 Twin 45-S ? ?
327 1948 Twin 38-S ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 92. Acquired 1950.
328 1948 Twin 41-S ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 90. Acquired 1950.
329 1949 Twin 38-S ? ? Ex Eastview Bus Service 94. Acquired 1950.
400-20 1955 GMC TDH-4512 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 400-420.
671-79 1967 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 671-679.
701-703 1970 Western Flyer D700A ? ?
  • Leased 1970-1972 then bought in 1972.
  • To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 701-703.
5101-10 1959 GMC TDH-5105 ? ?
  • 5101 preserved
  • To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 5101-5110.
5701-15 1957 CC&F CD-52 ? ?
5901-97 1958-59 GMC TDH-5105 ? ?
  • 5931 preserved
  • To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 5901-5997.
6101-12 1961 GMDD TDH-5301 ? ?
  • 6101 preserved
  • To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6101-6112.
6221-30 1962 GMDD TDH-5301 ? ?
  • Ex 6201-6210.
  • To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6221-6230.
6331-40 1963 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6331-6340.
6441-52 1964 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6441-6452.
6561-73 1965 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6561-6573.
6674-97 1966 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6674-6697.
6710-26 1967 GMDD TDH-5303 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6710-6726.
6831-50 1968 GMDD T6H-5305 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6831-6850.
6961-90 1969 GMDD T6H-5305 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 6961-6990.
7001-20 1970 GMDD T6H-5305 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 7001-7020.
7121-40 1971 GMDD T6H-5305 ? ? To Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission 7121-7140.

Electric Trolley Bus Roster

Trolley Bus operation began December 15, 1951 and ran until June 27, 1959

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Motors Notes
2001-10 1951 CC&F T-48A ? 2001-05 sold to Kitchener Transit in 1959, 2006-10 sold to Toronto Transit Commission in 1959

Streetcar Roster

Streetcar operation continued on from the Ottawa Electric Railway and ran until May 1st, 1959

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Length Year Manufacturer Model Trucks Notes
650 49'6" 1911 Ottawa Car Company 500 Series Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 2-man wood car acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1953.
651-656, 658-666, 668-669, 680-682 49'6" 1913 Ottawa Car Company 600 Series Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-58.
683-686, 688-690, 693-695 49'6" 1915 Ottawa Car Company 600 Series Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-59.
691-692, 696 49'6" 1917 Ottawa Car Company 600 Series Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-58. 696 preserved by OC Transpo, being restored.
800-821 45'3" 1924-25 Ottawa Car Company 800 Series CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959.
822-843 45'3" 1926 Ottawa Car Company 800 Series CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1958-59. 825 preserved by Seashore Trolley Museum, 829 sold to a Toronto restaurant, front third of 831 bought by OC Transpo in 1985 but scrapped 1999.
850-869, 880-881 45'3" 1927 Ottawa Car Company 800 Series CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. 854 preserved by Canada Science & Tech Museum, 859 preserved by Canadian Railway Museum.
901-906,908-910 45'3" 1933 Ottawa Car Company 900 Series Brill 77-E DTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #905 preserved and to be restored.
911-916,918-923 45'3" 1934 Ottawa Car Company 900 Series Brill 77-E DTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #921 is reported to be at Lac Huot, QC
1000-1003 45'6" 1947 Ottawa Car Company 1000 Series Brill 77-E DTSE Closed 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959.

Demo Buses

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
61 1961 GMDD TDH-5301 ? ? Arrived 1961?
500 1960 CC&F TD-51 ? ? Arrived 1960?
5097 1965 Canadair-Flxible CL-218 ? ? Montreal Transportation Commission. Arrived ?.

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