Vaughan Transit

Vaughan Transit

Vaughan Transit began in 1973 to provide service in the town of Vaughan, in southwest York Region, Ontario, Canada. The service was merged into York Region Transit in 2001.

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 YRT route 11
* Route 2 Pine Valley (Steeles to Aberdeen) - became YRT route 12, later merged with route 6
* Route 3 Islington (Steeles to Rutherford) - became YRT 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 Station)
* Route 6 Ansley Grove (Steeles to Langstaff) - later merged with route 2 to form a new YRT route 12.
* Route 7 Martin Grove (Steeles to Highway 27)
* Route 7A Martin Grove (Steeles to Coronation)
* Route 7B Martin Grove (Highway 7 to Highway 27 via Steeles)
* Route 8 New Westminster (Steeles to Bathurst. Extended to York University circa 2001) - YRT route 18, merged with former Markham Transit route 3 to form a YRT route 3
* Route 9 Rutherford - incorporated into YRT route 85
* Route 27 Highway 27 (Steeles to Highway 7)
* Route 46 Maple/Woodbridge (Steeles to Richmond Hill) - restructured, became YRT route 10
* Route 77 Highway 7 via Centre (Finch Station to Brampton)
* 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.

(information from a November 1999 rollsign transcribed [http://www.geocities.com/rollsigngallery/page009-Vaughan.html 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-Flxible 870 (#606, #607)- Ex-Transit Windsor, Ex-Santa Clara County Transit - retired
* General Motors Corporation RTS (#906) - retired
* 1981 Grumman-Flxible 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 Incorporated Solo (#1006-1008) - all retired
* 1998 Orion Bus Industries Orion VI 06.501 (#1045-1046) - all active access icon|15px

Only 17 buses of the original fleet remain.

access icon|15px denotes wheelchair accessibility

Facilities

Vaughan buses were maintained Can-ar Maintenance Facility - Division 4. Buses are stored in tow outdoor locations on Creditstone Road and Caldari Road.

ee also

* Markham Transit
* Richmond Hill Transit
* York Region Transit
* Toronto Transit Commission
* GO Transit
* Viva (bus rapid transit)
* Aurora Transit
* Newmarket Transit

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)

References

* [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/s2z-on.html#vaughan Transit History...Vaughan]


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