Gray Coach

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Gray Coach was an inter-city bus line based in Toronto, Canada, from 1927 to 1991.

1 Overview and history
2 Roster
3 Stops
4 City routes
5 Other Interurban Operators
6 See also

[edit] Overview and history

Gray Coach Lines was suburban bus operator founded in 1927 by the Toronto Transit Commission. From 1927 to the 1930s, Gray Coach acquired numerous and smaller competitors in the Greater Toronto Area. The operator eventually dominated inter-urban bus service by the end of the 1930s. Gray Coach used inter-urban coaches to link Toronto to outlying areas throughout Southern Ontario. In addition, Gray Coach operated tour bus operations in association with Gray Line tours. The main terminal was at the Toronto Bus Terminal on Elizabeth Street, downtown.

In 1954, Gray Coach expanded further when it acquired suburban routes from independent bus operators not merged with TTC bus routes following the creation of Metropolitan Toronto.

By the 1980s, Gray Coach faced fierce competition in inter-urban service in the Greater Toronto Area. In order to focus on its basic urban transit service, TTC sold Gray Coach Lines in 1990 to British carrier Stagecoach Holdings Ltd. Stagecoach sold it to Greyhound Lines of Canada and Ontario Northland in 1991.

[edit] Roster

Historic and current buses used by the Gray Coach:

**Product list and details**
Make/Model	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
AEC/CCC Ranger Coach	highway coach
Flxible Clippers	highway coach				acquired by Independent Bus Lines
General Motors Diesel Division Buses SDH-5302	glass-roof sightseeing bus
Motor Coach Industries MC-9	highway coach
Motor Coach Industries MC-5B	highway coach
Motor Coach Industries 1023A3	highway coach
General Motors Highway Palour Coach	highway coach
Flyer Industries D901	suburban bus				used for Gray Line tours

[edit] Stops

GC operated at various locations across Toronto:

**Facility details**
Terminal/Stop	Location	Notes
(Metro) Toronto Bus Terminal	Dundas and Elizabeth	Now used by Greyhound, Pacific Western and other bus operators
Toronto Pearson International Airport	Terminal 1 (former) and 2 - Arrival and Departure levels	Served by TTC and other private charters at Terminal 1 (new), 2 and 3
Downtown hotels	N/A	Now served by Pacific Western
Islington subway station	Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West	No longer in use; TTC Airport Rocket Route 192 operating out of Kipling Station
GO Yorkdale Bus Terminal	Yorkdale Shopping Centre	Now used by Greyhound, GO Transit and Ontario Northland buses
York Mills subway station	York Mills and Yonge Street - old bus platforms	now served as GO Transit stop on Yonge Street north of York Mills
Keele Subway Station	Keele Street and Bloor Street West	ticket booth (still exists, but boarded up)
North Yonge Terminal	Glen Echo and Yonge Street	abandoned upon opening of York Mills, now a supermarket
GO Finch Bus Terminal	Yonge Street and Bishop Avenue	Now serving GO Transit, Viva, York Region Transit and Brampton Transit; private charters
Sunnyside Bus Terminal	Queen Street West, Roncesvalles Avenue, King Street West, and The Queensway	West Toronto (Roncesvalles Village) Pick-up and drop off location at corner of Roncesvales Streetcar Barn, now a McDonald's