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TTC bus #2284 (ex-8784), a General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N model, on the 29 Dufferin route.
TTC bus #6722, an Orion V model (1991), on the 80 Queensway route.
TTC bus #8084, an Orion Bus Industries Orion VII, on the 112A West Mall route.
TTC bus #1303, an Orion Bus Industries VII NG HEV equipped with forward bicycle racks, on the 102 Markham Road route.
TTC bus #7240, a NovaBus RTS T80206 WFD, at Wilson station on the 96B Wilson route.

Bus service in Toronto, Canada, started in 1921. There were a few independent bus operators that continued to provide inter-urban bus services:

Today, the bus routes are the bulk of the TTC routes. The TTC also operates on contract to York Region Transit for north-south service on select routes in York Region, and Mississauga Transit for west-east service on 32B Eglinton West.

In addition, the TTC also connects to the Toronto Pearson International Airport:

(The 58 Malton and 192 Airport Rocket operate approx. Mon-Sat 6am-1am and Sunday 8am-1am, the 307 and 300A making up the rest of the time)

Roster

Facilities

As of July 2008, over 80% of the current fleet are already accessible according to a report on the TTC website. Buses formerly and currently used by the TTC (only GMs, New Flyers, NovaBuses, and Orions currently in service):

Current

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Fleet number   Description   Fleet size   Fleet retired/ delivered   Fleet total in series   Year acquired   Division   Notes 
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 2000-2110 (ex 8181-8204, 8270-8369, 8520-8561 and 8571) Diesel buses 1 110 111 1977-1981 Malvern All retired except for 2017 (8533)
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 2240-2485 (ex 8740-8985) Diesel buses 158 87 245 1982-1983 Malvern, Wilson Starting to retire. Only 2241, 2243-47, 2249-53, 2255-56, 2260-61, 2263-69, 2271, 2274-77, 2279, 2281, 2284-87, 2289-97, 2299, 2301-02, 2305-07, 2311, 2315-20, 2323, 2325-32, 2340-42, 2344-45, 2348-50, 2352-53, 2355, 2357-62, 2364-65, 2369-71, 2374-76, 2379, 2381-86, 2388, 2390-99, 2401-02, 2404-13, 2415-16, 2418-19, 2423-24, 2428, 2434-35, 2439, 2441-44, 2446-50, 2452, 2455-59, 2461, 2463-65, 2467-72, 2474, 2476, 2480-82, 2484 remain (Note: 8821 was sold for scrap after an accident, so no bus will be renumbered to 2321.)
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 2700-2765, 2767-2858 (ex 8520-8561, 8570 and 8572-8729) Diesel buses 14 144 158 1981-1982 Malvern, Wilson Most retired; 2700-2765, 2767-2834 equipped with UWE connectors, Only 2736(8628), 2771(8598), 2773(8644), 2794(8648), 2813(8705), 2818(8698), 2819(8703), 2820(8725), 2828(8649), 2829(8581), 2832(8619), 2833(8646), 2838(8726), 2839(8659), 2843(8585), remain (Note: 2766 is a Peter Witt streetcar)
General Motors Diesel Division/Motor Coach Industries Classic TC40-102N 6210-6293 Diesel buses 5 79 84 1987 Birchmount 6267 and up completed by Motor Coach Industries, successor to GM. 6221, 6223, 6225, 6272, 6284 active
New Flyer Industries D40HF 6420-6434, 6440-6521 Diesel buses (1/15) (7/82) (8/97) 1988, 1989 Queensway Only 6422, 6454, 6456-6457, 6469, 6491, 6497, 6506, 6521 remain
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" 6640-6745 Diesel buses 91 15 106 1991 Birchmount, Queensway 6641, 6652, 6658-59, 6671, 6675, 6680, 6693, 6709-10, 6720, 6731-32, 6738, 6745 are retired. 6640, 6642-51, 6653-57, 6660-70, 6672-74, 6676-6679, 6681-6692, 6694-99, 6700-08, 6711-19, 6721-30, 6733-37, 6739-44 remain
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" Lift 7000-7134 Diesel buses 135 0 135 1996 Malvern Disabled access 7092 inactive due to fire
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" CNG Lift 9400-9449 Diesel (formerly CNG) buses 50 0 50 1996-1997 Wilson Disabled access All have been rebuilt and converted to diesel as of February 2007
NovaBus RTS T80206 WFD 7200-7251 Diesel buses 52 0 52 1998 Arrow Road Disabled access All rebuilt as of Feb 8 2008
New Flyer Industries D40LF 7300 - 7350 Diesel buses 51 0 51 1998-1999 Queensway; formerly at Eglinton Disabled access Undergoing rebuild and receiving bike racks
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" 7400-7499 Diesel buses 100 0 100/482 2002-2004 Eglinton Disabled access
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" 7500-7619 Diesel buses 120 0 120/482 2004 Eglinton Disabled access
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" 7620-7881 Diesel buses 262 0 262/482 2005 Birchmount, Eglinton Disabled access
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" 7900-7979 Diesel buses 80 0 80 2006 Eglinton, Wilson Disabled access uses Cummins ISL
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" HEV 1000-1149 Diesel-Electric 150 0 150 2006 Arrow Road Disabled access
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" 8000-8099 Diesel buses 100 0 100 2007 Queensway Disabled access uses Cummins ISL with Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV 1200-1423 Diesel-Electric 224 0 224 2007-2008 Wilson, Malvern, Arrow Disabled access
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV 1500-1689 Diesel-Electric 190 - total order 185 - approx. 190 2008 Wilson, Malvern, Arrow Disabled access Undergoing Delivery to TTC
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV 1700-1829 Diesel-Electric 130 - total order 0 130 2008-2009 Disabled access On order
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV 1830-1949 Diesel-Electric 120 - total order 0 120 2009-2010 Disabled access On order
Prevost Car LeMirage XL40 Command Unit 1 0 1 2006 replaced by Prevost Car 50-PI-33

Historic

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Fleet number   Description   Fleet size   Year acquired   Year retired   Notes 
REO 96HTD diesel buses ex-Hollinger Buslines - retired
REO W Diesel buses Retired
Rek-Vek Industries Club Car shuttle bus 32 1980s 1980s Retired
White Motor Company 50A Diesel buses Retired
Yellow Coach Y-Z (227, 229) Diesel buses Retired
Yellow Coach Y Diesel buses Retired
Yellow Coach Y Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Z-AQ-273 Diesel buses Retired
Yellow Coach Y-U-316 Diesel buses Retired
Ford 29B Diesel buses 4 Retired
Ford 19B Diesel buses 7 Retired
Ford 72B Diesel buses 10 Retired
AEC 404 Double decker bus ? ? Retired Later converted to single deck use
Aerocoach P-46-37 and 371 Diesel bus 4 ? Retired
Fageol or J. G. Brill and Company Twin Coach 44S Diesel bus ? ? Retired
Fifth Avenue Bus Company L and J Double-decker bus ? ? Retired
Fitzjohn FTG Diesel bus 25 ? Retired ex-North York Bus Lines
Fitzjohn Falcon ? ? ? Retired ex-Hollinger Bus Lines Lines
Fitzjohn Hercules JXLD ? ? Retired ex-Hollinger Bus Lines Lines
Packard ED Diesel buses Retired
Pierce Arrow Diesel buses Retired
Prevost Car 50-PI-33 as trainer/Command Unit 3, 1 1990s 2006 retired
Motor Coach Industries MC-8 572 Command Unit 1 1997 2005 Notably used during World Youth Day
General Motors Diesel Division PD-4103 and 4104 Diesel buses 23
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5301 2900-2949, 2950-2984, 3100-3139 Diesel buses 125 1959, 1960, 1962 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 4517 2985-2999 Diesel buses 15 1960 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5302 3140-3149 Diesel buses 10 1962 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5303 3300-3379, 3500-3599, 3700-3799, 7100-7179 Diesel buses 360 1963, 1964-1965, 1966, 1967 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5304 3150-3174, 3980-3999, 7180-7199 Diesel buses 65 1963, 1966-1967, 1967 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5305 7300-7354, 7355-7395, 7523-7562 Diesel buses 136 1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1972 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 7570-7599, 7700-7779, 7900-7962 Diesel buses 173 1973, 1973, 1974-1975 Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 8010-8117 Diesel buses 108 1975 November 2004 Last order containing the VH-9 transmission, 8051 was the last bus placed in CLRV livery, 8073 was renumbered to 2151 in the 2150-2155 series, 8058 was the last roll sign bus and currently being preserved at Halton County Radial Railway Museum in Milton, ON
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 8140-8158 Diesel buses 19 1976 Retired or renumbered to 2150-2155
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 8160-8204, 8270-8314, 8320-8369 Diesel buses 140 1977, 1979, 1980 All retired by April 2007 Retired or renumbered to 2000-2110
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 8520-8561, 8570-8729 Diesel buses 202 1981, 1982 Retired or renumbered to 2000-2110 or 2700-2765, 2767-2858
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 8740-8985 Diesel buses 246 1982-1983 All renumbered to 2240-2485 except 8821: 2321 did not exist because 8821 was sold for scrap after an accident, so no bus will be renumbered to 2321.
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 1002-1036 Diesel buses 35 1997 1998 Leased from Utah; retired and sold to Quebec City and Brantford Transit
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 2600-2619 Diesel buses 20 1998 November 22, 2006 Ex-Montreal with McKay Gates
General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N 8500-8511 Diesel articulated buses 12 1982 1987 Acquired by Mississauga Transit
New Flyer Industries D40HF 6300-6359 Diesel buses 60 1987-1988 1998-1999 Prematurely retired due to structural failures
New Flyer Industries D40HF 6560-6638 Diesel buses 79 1990-1991 2004 Prematurely retired due to structural failures
NovaBus RTS T80206 WFD 1000 Demonstrator 1 1997 1998 Returned to NovaBus, subsequently sold to Autobus Quebec, St-Augustin, QC
NovaBus LFS 40'102 1001 Demonstrator 1 1998 1999 Disabled access Sold to Barrie Transit
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I" 8315 Demonstrator 1 1979 1980s Sold to Kingston Township Transit
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I" 8370-8378 Diesel bus 9 1981 early 1990s Retired and sold off
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I" 8730-8739 Diesel bus 10 1982 early 1990s Retired and sold off
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I" 9360-9361 CNG demonstrator 2 1989 early 1990s Retired and sold off *Note: York University's YT1 is ex-TTC 9361
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 03.501 "III" (Crown Ikarus 286) 6360-6419, 6530-6559 Diesel articulated buses 90 1987, 1989 January 2003 Some earlier retirements saw service for OC Transpo
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" CNG 9370-9394 CNG buses 25 1990-1991 March 2005 Retired, 9 to be sent to the Dominican Republic
Flyer Industries D700A 7500-7509, 7510-7522 Diesel buses 23 1969, 1972 late 1980s Retired
Flyer Industries D800A 7560-8004 Diesel buses 45 1974-1975 early 1990 8000 was acquired by a film company last seen in a Trident Gum commercial in 1999
Flyer Industries D800B 8210-8223, 8230-8260 Diesel buses 45 1977-1978 September 1998-September 1999 8257 has been preserved by the CTHF
Flyer Industries D901 8380-8476 Diesel buses 97 1981 November 1999
Flyer Industries D901SS 8477-8486 Diesel buses 10 1981 November 1999 Originally used for Gray Line, and first regular TTC buses equipped with A/C (excludes Gray Coach equipment)
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 06.501 "VI" CNG 9200-9249 CNG buses 50 1997 November 30, 2006 Disabled access First TTC low floor
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N 2150-2155 (ex 8010-8117, 8140-8180) Diesel buses 6 1975-1977 April 2007 2153, the last bus from the 2150-2155 fleet, retired in April 2007
Flyer Industries D901 6000-6122, 6130-6204 Diesel buses 198 1985-1986 September 2007 6068 and 6133, the last buses in the 6000-6204 fleet, retired in September 2007

Demonstrators

A list of buses used in revenue service, but not an official bus in the TTC fleet:

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Description   Year tested   Notes 
CC&F C-36 gas city bus 1950
Leyland Olympic transit bus 1951
WMC 1144D transit bus 1952
CC&F CD-44A city bus 1952 sold to Cornwall Street Railway Light and Company
Mack Truck C-49-DT city bus sold to Montreal Transportation Commission
Flxible Flxiliner intercity bus 1956 sold to Autobus Drolet Limitée
CC&F/Brill TD-51 city bus 1960 sold to Cornwall Street Railway Light and Company
Leyland Olympic Mk 10 city bus 1967 sold to Burley Bus Lines and later to Chambly Transport
Mercedes-Benz bus
Western Flyer Company WFC D700 city bus 1969 sold to Winnipeg Transit
Prevost Car Marathon intercity coach 1984 sold to GO Transit and later used Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I" city bus 1979 sold to Kingston Township Transit
Van Hool AG280 articulated bus 1985 built for Société des Transports Intercommunaux Bruxellois and leased by Bombardier
GMDD TC40-102N diesel transit bus sold to Kingston Transit

Other

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Fleet number   Description   Fleet size   Year required   Division   Notes 
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" 2177 fictional TTC bus N/A ? N/A Oakville Transit 905 used in the filming of CTV made-for-TV movie Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005)

Work vehicles

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Description   Notes 
Ford Econoline vans and cube vans general service - white
Ford F-Series pickups general service - yellow and white
International 4400 series truck general service - white
GMC Truck C6500 medium commercial truck general service, plough/salter - white
Ford Crown Victoria sedan supervisor car or TTC Special Constables cruiser - white
Plymouth Reliant 4-door station wagon supervisor car (retired) - white, red and black
Dodge Charger (LX) sedan supervisor car - white
Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle supervisor car - white
Dodge Caravan minivan general service - purple

Current bus routes

As of 2008, the TTC operates 167 bus routes (120 accessible routes) over 6,934.1 kilometres (4,308.6 mi). It also runs 24 night bus routes. For detailed schedules or maps of any of the bus routes listed below, see this

 Route name and number   Accessible   Division   Buses used in this route 
5 Avenue Road Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
6 Bay Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
7 Bathurst Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
8 Broadview Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
9 Bellamy Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
10 Van Horne Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V
11 Bayview Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
12 Kingston Road Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
14 Glencairn Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG)
15 Evans Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
16 McCowan Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
17 Birchmount Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
20 Cliffside Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
21 Brimley Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
22 Coxwell Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
23 Dawes Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
24 Victoria Park Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
25 Don Mills Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
26 Dupont Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
28 Davisville Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
29 Dufferin Disabled access Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
30 Lambton Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
31 Greenwood Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII, Orion V
32 Eglinton West Disabled access Queensway, Wilson New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV, Orion V (ex CNG)
33 Forest Hill Wilson Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
34 Eglinton East Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
35 Jane Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
36 Finch West Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
37 Islington Disabled access Arrow Road, Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV, Orion V
38 Highland Creek Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
39 Finch East Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
40 Junction Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
41 Keele Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
42 Cummer Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
43 Kennedy Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
44 Kipling South Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
45 Kipling Disabled access Arrow Road, Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
46 Martin Grove Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
47 Lansdowne Disabled access Wilson Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
48 Rathburn Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
49 Bloor West Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
50 Burhamthorpe Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
51 Leslie Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
52 Lawrence West Queensway, Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, Orion V (ex CNG), New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
53 Steeles East Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
54 Lawrence East Disabled access Eglinton, Malvern Orion V, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
55 Warren Park Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
56 Leaside Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
57 Midland Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
58 Malton Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
59 Maple Leaf Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
60 Steeles West Disabled access Arrow Road, Wilson Nova Bus RTS, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
61 Avenue North Disabled access Wilson Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
62 Mortimer Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
63 Ossington Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
64 Main Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
65 Parliament Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
66 Prince Edward Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
67 Pharmacy Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
68 Warden Birchmount GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion V, Orion VII
69 Warden South Birchmount GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion V
70 O'Connor Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
71 Runnymede Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
72 Pape Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
73 Royal York Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
74 Mount Pleasant Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
75 Sherbourne Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
76 Royal York South Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
77 Swansea Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, New Flyer D40LF
78 St. Andrews Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
79 Scarlett Road Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
80 Queensway Queensway New Flyer D40HF, New Flyer D40LF, Orion V, Orion VII
81 Thorncliffe Park Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
82 Rosedale Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
83 Jones Birchmount Orion V, Orion VII
84 Sheppard West Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV, Nova Bus RTS
85 Sheppard East Disabled access Malvern Orion VII NG HEV
86 Scarborough Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
87 Cosburn Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
88 South Leaside Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
89 Weston Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
90 Vaughan Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII
91 Woodbine Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
92 Woodbine South Disabled access Birchmount Orion V, Orion VII
94 Wellesley Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
95 York Mills Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
96 Wilson Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
97 Yonge Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
98 Willowdale-Senlac Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
99 Arrow Rd Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
100 Flemingdon Park Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
101 Parc Downsview Park Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
102 Markham Road Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion VII NG HEV
103 Mount Pleasant North Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
104 Faywood Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
105 Dufferin North Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
106 York University Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
107 Keele North Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
108 Downsview Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
109 Ranee Disabled access Wilson Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
110 Islington South Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
111 East Mall Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
112 West Mall Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
113 Danforth Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
115 Silver Hills Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
116 Morningside Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
117 Alness Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
120 Calvington Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
122 Graydon Hall Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
123 Shorncliffe Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
124 Sunnybrook Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
125 Drewry Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
126 Christie Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
127 Davenport Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
129 McCowan North Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
130 Middlefield Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
131 Nugget Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
132 Milner Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
133 Neilson Disabled access Malvern Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
134 Progress Disabled access Malvern Orion VII NG HEV
135 Gerrard Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
139 Finch-Don Mills (Express) Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion VII NG HEV
141 Downtown/Mount Pleasant Express - rush hour service only Birchmount GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express - rush hour service only Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG)
143 Downtown/Beach Express - rush hour service only Birchmount GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
144 Downtown/Don Valley Express - rush hour service only Birchmount GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
160 Bathurst North Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
161 Rogers Rd Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
162 Lawrence-Donway Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
165 Weston Rd North Disabled access Arrow Road Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
167 Pharmacy North Disabled access Birchmount Orion VII
168 Symington Queensway New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
169 Huntingwood - rush hour service only Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
172 Cherry Street Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
190 Scarborough Centre Rocket Disabled access Eglinton Orion VII
191 Highway 27 Rocket Disabled access Arrow Road Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
192 Airport Rocket Disabled access Queensway New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
193 Exhibition Rocket - special events service only Disabled access Wilson Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
196 York University Rocket Wilson GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
224 Victoria Park North Malvern GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
400 Lawrence Manor Disabled access Lakeshore Orion II
402 Parkdale Disabled access Lakeshore Orion II
403 South Don Mills Disabled access Lakeshore Orion II
404 East York Disabled access Lakeshore Orion II
405 Etobicoke Disabled access Lakeshore Orion II

Blue Night Network is an overnight bus service introduced in the 1980s and operates between 1:30am to 5:00am Monday to Saturday and 1:30am to 8:00am Sunday:

  • 300 Bloor-Danforth Disabled access
  • 301 Queen
  • 302 Danforth Road-McCowan Disabled access
  • 303 Don Mills Disabled access
  • 305 Eglinton East Disabled access
  • 306 Carlton
  • 307 Eglinton West Disabled access
  • 308 Finch East Disabled access
  • 309 Finch West Disabled access
  • 310 Bathurst Disabled access
  • 311 Islington Disabled access
  • 312 St. Clair
  • 313 Jane Disabled access
  • 316 Ossington Disabled access
  • 319 Wilson Disabled access
  • 320 Yonge Disabled access
  • 321 York Mills
  • 322 Coxwell Disabled access
  • 324 Victoria Park
  • 329 Dufferin Disabled access
  • 352 Lawrence West
  • 353 Steeles East Disabled access
  • 354 Lawrence East Disabled access
  • 385 Sheppard East Disabled access

Disabled access Denotes wheelchair-accessible routes.

Facilities

Some of Toronto's current bus fleet are stored outdoors and not in garages. These buses have a heat exchanger and auxiliary heating elements, known as UWE, that allow them to be started even on the coldest winter days.

Garages (date information from TTC)
 Garage   Year opened   Operating Details   # of buses stored   Notes 
Arrow Road Garage - Arrow Road south of Finch Ave W, North York (1988) 230,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 diesel fueling stations, 12 40-foot hoists, 2 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection pit stations 276
Birchmount Garage, Danforth Road near Birchmount Road, Scarborough (1956) 89,500 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, 10 40-foot hoists, and 4 insection pit stations. 221 equipped with UWE heating system for outdoor storage
Eglinton Garage - Comstock Road between Warden Avenue and Pharmacy Avenue (2002) 89,500-square-foot (8,310 m2) garage has 2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, a UWE heating system for buses stored outdoors, 10 40-foot hoists, and 4 insection pit stations. 279 equipped with UWE
Lakeshore Garage - Commissioners Street, near Lake Shore Boulevard (1980) 7 acres (28,000 m2) of land and originally had a 52,000-square-foot (4,800 m2) maintenance area and an 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) office and administration area. 129 replaced the Sherbourne Garage, originally used for Gray Coach Lines and now used to store Wheel-Trans Garage buses
Malvern Garage - Sheppard Avenue East and Markham Road (1983) 228,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, Eurovac system, 12 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection pit stations 260
Mount Dennis Garage - Industry Street and Todd Baylis PC 114 Boulevard 2008 23,000 square metres, 200 completed, but garage will open on November 21st, 2008.
Queensway Garage - Evans Avenue near Kipling Avenue (1966) 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) facility has 1 wash rack, 1 diesel fueling station, and 14 40-foot hoists 165
Wilson Garage - Transit Road near Wilson Avenue (1976) 6 arces and 230,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 diesel fueling stations, 1 CNG fueling station, Eurovac system, 11 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection 276

Former garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
 Garage   Years of operation   Operating Details   # of buses stored   Notes 
Danforth Garage (1967-2002) 60,000 sq ft (1 wash rack, 1 diesel fueling station, 6 40-ft. hoists, and 8 inspection pit stations. 134 closed
Davenport Garage (1925-1993) 10 repair pits, 4 inspection pits and a wash rack 157
'Old' Eglinton Garage 1922-2002 160,000 square feet (1 wash rack, 3 fueling stations, 7 40-ft. hoists, and 6 inspection pits) 162 demolished
Lansdowne Garage 1966-1996 demolished 2003
Parkdale Garage - 289 Sorauren Avenue in the Dundas Street and Howard Park Avenue (1947-1966) 128 demolished
Sherbourne Garage (1940-1966) TTC Garage 1930-1966 and Gray Coach Lines Garage 1966-1980; demolished
Woodbine Garage (1954-1956) demolished

Lost garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
 Garage   Notes 
Dufferin Garage was to have been completed 1946-1947, the proposed garage was scrapped and never built

Source: The TTC's Bus Properties Transit Toronto

Trolley bus lines

The TTC first experimented with trolley buses from 1922 to 1925 on an early form of the Mount Pleasant route. The experiment was ended because demand on the route was too high, and it was converted to streetcars.

Between 1947 and 1954, the TTC acquired new trolley buses and converted several streetcar routes to use them, adding a second overhead wire for two-pole operation; new trolley bus routes were also introduced. The last purchase of trolley buses was in 1963, and subsequent route changes were only to redeploy the existing fleet. Also around 1970, the entire trolley bus fleet was rebuilt with new bodies. When these reached the end of their working lives in the 1990s, they were temporarily augmented by trolley buses leased from Edmonton. But the TTC concluded that trolley buses were too inflexible operationally, and that it was not cost-effective to maintain the fleet of life-expired vehicles, so the TTC decided to "temporarily" store them. Between 1991 and 1993, all routes were converted to buses, and the overhead wires were taken down in 1996.

New trolley buses were to have been ordered in 1987, however, this order was never tendered. It was expected that 112 new trolley buses would have been ordered. At this time the TTC was experimenting with compressed natural gas buses, and they hoped that these would form a more environmentally friendly replacement for the trolley buses than standard diesel buses; but the CNG buses proved unsatisfactory and were soon withdrawn. It has been speculated that the cancellation of the trolley bus purchase was closely linked to the promotion of natural gas buses.

Because of the piecemeal way that TTC routes were converted to trolley buses, they never formed a coherent or even a connected network. In 1991, there was one cluster of 6 routes centred in the area west and northwest of downtown, and a separate group of 3 routes in the North Toronto neighbourhood. Each area used a different bus garage, and vehicles could be transferred between the two areas only by towing. Further, the endpoints of each route were generally unchanged from when it had first been operated by trolley buses, due to the cost of erecting overhead; some of the routes were extended soon after the trolleybuses were removed from them.

Prior to the cancellation of trolley bus service, the TTC had 99 Western Flyers and 40 leased GM-BBC coaches from Edmonton. The last remaining trolley bus in Toronto was abandoned in a private lot near Leslie Street and York Mills Road. It has since been removed and scrapped. One TTC Flyer trolley bus is preserved at the Halton County Radial Railway museum in Milton, Ontario, and another is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Routes

These routes were formerly served by trolley buses. All are now served by buses; in some cases the routes have been significantly altered, and some route names and numbers have been changed as shown in parentheses. The route numbers in the 300 series were used during Blue Night Network hours.

  • 4 Annette (now 26 Dupont)
  • 6 Bay
  • 40 Junction
  • 47/315 Lansdowne (now only 47)
  • 61 Nortown / Nortown West (now Avenue Road North)
  • 63/316 Ossington
  • 74 Mount Pleasant
  • 89 Weston Road / Weston
  • 97 Yonge
  • 103 Nortown East (now Mount Pleasant North)

Trolley vehicle types

Before the end of trolley services, the TTC had a fleet of 40 trolley buses.

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Description   Fleet size   Year acquired   Year retired   Notes 
Packard/Canadian Brills ED trolley buses 3 1922 - leased 1928 retired and sold for scrap to DM Campbell
Canada Car and Foundry T44-T1, T44-T2, T44-T3 trolley buses 49, 24, 9 1947-1948 1972 retired
Marmon-Herrington TC48-T5 trolley buses 14 1948 1972 retired (ex-Cincinnati Street Railway) 1953;
Canada Car and Foundry T48-T6 trolley buses 4 1951 1968-1972 retired (ex-Ottawa Transportation Commission) 1959; rebuilt 1968-1972
Canada Car and Foundry T48A-T4 trolley buses 39 1953 1968-1972 retired (ex-Ottawa Transportation Commission); some rebuilt 1968-1972
Marmon-Herrington TC48-T5 and TC44-T7 trolley buses 7 1947 1972 retired (ex-Cleveland Transit System) 1963;
Western Flyer E700A-T8 trolley buses 51 1968-1972 rebuilds 1992 retired
General Motors Diesel Division HR150G-T6H5307N-T9 (with BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited power traction system) trolley buses 40 1980 (ETS 1989-1992) 1993 leased from Edmonton Transit System; returned to ETS - ETS units 192 and 197 came in 1989, then 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169,170, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 196, 199 came in 1990. In 1991 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 and 159 were also leased. All ETS units had a 9 added to the start of their fleet number

Facilities

Trolleybus operated out of three garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
 Garage   Years of operationd   Notes 
Eglinton Garage - Eglinton Avenue West and Yonge Street 1922-1993 retained for buses; since demolished 2002
Lansdowne Garage - Lansdowne Avenue and Paton Avenue 1922-1993 also streetcar barn; demolished 2002
Wade Yard at 546 Lansdowne Avenue 1936-1993 outdoor storage yard for street cars, then trolley buses; right-of-way to Bloor closed off 1945

Source: The Garage Transit Toronto

Loops

The 110 Islington South and 123 Shorncliffe bus routes serve the Long Branch Loop.

Most TTC bus routes terminate at stations or loop around side streets at the other end. Here are some of the loops still used:

  • Albion Road west of Humberline Drive
  • Avenue Road and Bombay Avenue
  • Avenue Road and Roe Avenue - no longer used for scheduled service due to route extension
  • Bayview Avenue and Steeles Avenue East: northwest corner
  • Brimley Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner
  • Burnhamthorpe Road east of Mill Road
  • Commissioner Street west of Leslie Street
  • Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East (Woodbine Beach Park)
  • Doncliffe Drive and Mount Pleasant Road
  • Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West
  • Eglinton Avenue West and Pearen Avenue - sold and redeveloped
  • Eglinton Avenue West west of Renforth Drive
  • Esna Park Drive and Steeles Avenue East
  • Finch Avenue East east of Don Mills Road (Seneca College's Newnham Campus)
  • Glen Echo Loop (Glen Echo Road and Yonge Street) - redeveloped
  • Humber Loop (on The Queensway)
  • Humberwood Blvd. (Located at Indian Line park)
  • Keele Street and Weston: trolley bus
  • Keele Street and McNaughton Road
  • Kipling Avenue and Steeles Avenue West: west of Kipling next to Esso station on northwest side
  • Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive and Colonel Samuel Smith Park Waterfront - inside Humber College Lakeshore Campus at Colonel Samuel Smith Park
  • Jane Loop (Jane Street and Bloor Street West) - now Jane Subway station
  • Lansing (Sheppard) Loop (Sheppard Avenue and Yonge Street)
  • Lake Shore Boulevard and Northern Dancer Boulevard (Ashbridges Bay Park, served by 92 Woodbine South buses; opened January 6, 2005)
  • Lawrence Avenue East east of East Avenue
  • Lawrence Avenue East east of Starspray Blvd
  • Long Branch Loop (Browns Line and Lake Shore Blvd W)
  • Luttrell Loop (Luttrell Avenue and Danforth Avenue east of Dawes Road) - redeveloped
  • Markham Road and Major Mackenzie Drive
  • McCowan Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner, across of Petro Canada station
  • McNicoll Avenue east of Kennedy Road - new loop to replace former loop west of Kennedy Road
  • Middlefield Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner
  • Morningside Avenue and Old Finch Avenue
  • Neilson Road and Ellesmere Road - east of Rouge Valley Centenary Health Centre
  • Newton Drive and Bayview Avenue - replaced by Bayview-Steeles loop
  • Oak Street and Weston Road - redeveloped
  • Otter Loop (on Avenue Road south of Lawrence) - no longer TTC property
  • Rathburn Road and Mill Road (Centennial Park)
  • Steeles Avenue West west of Martin Grove Road
  • Steeles Avenue West west of Islington Avenue
  • Steeles Avenue East between Yonge Street and Dumont Avenue
  • St Clair Avenue West and Lansdowne Avenue
  • St Clair Avenue West and Old Weston Road - disconnected from streetcar system, still sees buses
  • Rogers Road and Weston Road (Avon Loop)
  • Rouge Hill GO Station
  • Victoria Park Avenue north of Steeles Avenue East, on west side of the Liberty Centre building
  • Warden Avenue and Steeles Avenue East: northwest side next to Warden Centre
  • Weston Road and Major Mackenzie Drive
  • Weston Road and Rogers Road (Avon Loop)
  • Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue East: east of Yonge, south side of Steeles
  • York University Common

A list of former bus loops:

  • southwest corner at Midland Avenue and Steeles Avenue East - now Tim Hortons

Shelters

Prior to the 1980s, the bus shelters on TTC routes were installed and maintained by the TTC and the city. A number of shelters are installed by CBS Outdoor (formerly Mediacom and TDI) and formerly by Transad (now Transad Outdoor Media). In addition, CBS Outdoor is responsible for all other forms of advertising on the TTC.

Bike rack

In the summer of 2005, the TTC began a pilot project to test bicycle racks on 5 select routes as a way to boost ridership and to be more environmentally friendly. The folding racks are installed on the front of the bus and can hold 2 bikes. In the event that both slots at the front of the bus are full, bicycles are allowed to be put inside buses after rush hour periods only.

Bike racks were tested at Wilson garage during 2005 and 2006 using the Orion V, VI and later VII bus models. TTC staff concluded that the pilot project was not a success and that it should be discontinued, but the Commission disagreed, and voted to not only continue it, but to direct that bike racks will be installed on all new buses starting in 2007. The Commission has since directed staff to look into the cost of retrofitting the entire bus fleet with bike racks. The original bike rack model will not be used on newer buses due to it blocking the high beams on the Orion VII model buses, and a different model from the same manufacturer will be used starting on 2007 deliveries. None of this is included in the five-year capital budget. The original routes were:

  • 7 Bathurst (excludes 7A Branch)
  • 14 Glencairn
  • 29 Dufferin
  • 38 Highland Creek
  • 39 Finch East
  • 47 Lansdowne
  • 53 Steeles East
  • 61 Avenue Road North
  • 63 Ossington
  • 85 Sheppard East
  • 98 Willowdale-Senlac
  • 105 Dufferin North
  • 109 Ranee
  • 125 Drewry
  • 129 McCowan North
  • 133 Neilson
  • 134 Progress
  • 161 Rogers Rd
  • 193 Exhibition Rocket
  • 310 Bathurst
  • 316 Ossington
  • 329 Dufferin
  • 353 Steeles East
  • 385 Sheppard East

The TTC's latest order of hybrid buses came factory-equipped with these racks, and all 200 of Wilson's accessible Orion VIIs are equipped or soon to be equipped with these racks in addition to the remaining Orion V's. (The Orion VIs were scrapped over the last year.) The project is supported by the City of Toronto.

For more information, see: TTC Bike Racks

Biobus program

TTC experimented with bio-diesel fuel as part of the drive for cleaner vehicles. It was initially tested at Queensway garage, and because of its success, all buses in the TTC have been using bio-diesel since June 2006.

The TTC's fleet of CNG Orion V were converted to diesel operation and burn the same bio-diesel mixture as the rest of the fleet; no alternative fuel buses remain on the fleet. Recent hybrid-diesel-electric Orion VII delivered to the fleet burn bio-diesel as well.

See also

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