Vaughan Transit
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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.
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[edit] 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)
- Route 2 Pine Valley (Steeles to Aberdeen)
- Route 3 Islington (Steeles to Rutherford)
- 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)
- 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 Westminister (Steeles to Bathurst)
- Route 9 Rutherford
- Route 27 Highway 27 (Steeles to Highway 7)
- Route 46 Maple/Woodbridge (Steeles to Richmond Hill)
- Route 77 Highway 7 via Centre (Finch Station to Brampton)
- Route 77A Highway 7 via Clark (Finch Station to Brampton)
- Route 77E Highway 7 Express
Routes 77, 77A, and 77E were run in conjunction with Brampton Transit.
(information from a November 1999 rollsign transcribed here.
[edit] 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
Only 17 buses of the original fleet remain.
denotes wheelchair accessibility
[edit] Facilities
Vaughan buses were maintained Can-ar Maintenance Facility - Division 4.
[edit] See also
- Markham Transit
- Richmond Hill Transit
- York Region Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission
- GO Transit
- Viva (bus rapid transit)
[edit] 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)
