Greyhound Lines of Canada

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Greyhound Canada
Example of the Greyhound Bus in its current livery
Founded	1929
Headquarters	Calgary, Alberta
Service Area	Canada
Service Type	Intercity coach service
Destinations	1,200+
Stations	1,100+
Fleet	MCI102D3, 102DL3, 102EL3, G4500, D4505 Prevost LeMirage XL-40, H3-41, H3-45
Operator	FirstGroup plc (pending final approval)
Website	Official Website

Calgary-based Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of Naperville, Illinois-based Laidlaw International, Incorporated (formerly Laidlaw, Inc. of Hamilton, Ontario) and linked with Dallas-based Greyhound Lines (also known as Greyhound USA).

Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Roster 4 See also 5 References

[edit] History

In 1929 Greyhound Canada was founded as Canadian Greyhound Coaches, Limited, operating in Alberta. It merged with Greyhound USA in 1935 and split after Greyhound Canada was sold in 1987. It was not until Laidlaw's purchase of the Canadian operations in 1987 and U.S. operations in 1999 did the two operations link up again. Toronto area routes and some buses were acquired from Gray Coach in 1991. In 1998 Greyhound purchased Quebec-based Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines, and, shortly afterward, bought Central Ontario's Penetang-Midland Coach Lines, thus gaining a foothold in the South-Central Ontario region.

[edit] Routes

Greyhound Canada's scheduled bus service operates in eight of Canada's provinces and territories (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon).

Connections to US destinations are available, primarily through Greyhound USA, although there is direct service to New York City, Seattle, Detroit and other cities in states bordering Canada via Greyhound Canada.

For travel into areas not served by Greyhound, passengers may need to transfer onto other bus lines which have inter-line agreements with Greyhound:

• Pacific Coach Lines
• Orléans Express [1]
• Acadian Lines [2]
• Adirondack Trailways
• Vancouver Island Coach Lines
• Grey Goose Bus Lines (a Greyhound subsidiary)
• Saskatchewan Transportation Company
• Yellow Cab (Edmonton)
• Gray Line Banff

In Southern Ontario, Greyhound operates a commuter service known as Commute By Quicklink. A list of cities served by this service:

• Toronto
• Barrie
• Belleville
• Cambridge
• Grimsby
• Guelph
• Kitchener
• London
• Niagara Falls
• Peterborough
• St Catharines

[edit] Roster

Greyhound operates 480 buses, but it has an extended fleet through connecting operators:

Greyhound Canada's roster:

Product list and details

Make/Model	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Motor Coach Industries D4505	suburban coach	30	2006	N/A
Motor Coach Industries G4500	suburban coach	N/A	2002	N/A
Motor Coach Industries D4500	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 102EL3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 96A3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 102A3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 102C3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 102D3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 102DL3	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prevost Car Le Mirage XL40	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries 9	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor Coach Industries-9Sp	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prevost Car H3-45	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dupon Trolley Industries Trolley bus	tour bus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daimler Double decker	tour bus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leyland Motors Ltd double decker	tour bus	N/A	N/A	N/A
International 3400	suburban coach	N/A	N/A	N/A

Greyhound Canada also offers courier services via Greyhound Courier Express.

denotes wheelchair accessible vehicles

[edit] See also

• Bus
• Laidlaw
• Jefferson Lines
• Peter Pan Bus Lines
• Trailways Transportation System
• Greyhound Bus Lines
• Gray Coach Lines
• Greyhound Air

[edit] References

• Grayline Canada
• Greyhound Canada
• Greyhound USA
• Official Web site of Laidlaw International, Inc.