Wheel-Trans currently operate a fleet of 129 buses. With 540 wheel chair accessible buses in the regular fleet the TTC operates one the of the largest para-transit systems in North America, behind New York City's MTA Access-A-Ride with a total of 2116 buses.
Numbering of buses prior to 2010 used the same 4 digit format as the TTC regular fleet. Starting in 2010, Wheeltrans' newer buses used a numeric format starting with W and followed by three digits.
Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model |
Description |
Fleet size |
Year acquired |
Year retired |
Notes |
Dalls Smith Corporation Friendly Buses - with Ford F-450 Lo-Floor Chassis-Cab |
custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
110 |
2009–2010 |
Still active; new |
Marketing by American Bus Products Incorporated, body by Supreme Corporation Startrans; option for 88 additional buses for deliver 2011–2014; expected to replace ELF and remaining Orion II Community buses |
Overland Custom Coach ELF |
custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
124 |
1998–2000 |
Still active; retirement by 2014 |
Retiring after Friendly Bus delivery completed and buses reach retirement |
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II |
custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
88 |
1985 |
1998 - all retired |
Buses experienced mechanical problems and was deemed too costly to fix |
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II Community bus |
custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
5 |
1987–1991 |
Still active; retirement by 2014 |
Will be retiring after Friendly Bus delivery completed and buses reach retirement |
Thomas Built Buses Mighty Mites |
custom-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle |
62 |
late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation |
1985 - all retired by TTC |
Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor |
Thomas Built Buses Transette |
custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
5 |
late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation |
1985 - all retired by TTC |
Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor |
Accessobus Mark II (likely a Prevost Car H3 series suburban bus) |
48 seat highgway coach-custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle |
1 |
1986 |
N/A |
Demonstrater bus only |
Dutcher Motors Corporation Para Transit Vehicle (PTV)[1] |
custom-built 7-passenger van based wheelchair accessible vehicle |
1 |
1987 - demonstrator bus only |
N/A |
Dutcher Motors founded 1984 and failed to make any production PTV and later acquired by MedNet Inc of Battlefield, Michigan[2] |
Chevrolet Caprice Classic |
wheelchair accessible station wagons |
22-27 |
early 1980s |
1989 |
Cars were not painted with TTC livery |
Most of Wheel-Trans operations are provided by the TTC, but some of the services are contracted out to private operators.