tomsbuspage Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Today's OC Transpo #TBT tweet: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Vintage video from the CBC Archives of $1 bills banned from OC Transpo Fareboxes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Hey you found my You Tube Channel LOL. Thanks for the free promo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 OC Transpo 9304 seen at Downtown Ottawa in 1997 still with its old Pylon Rollsign (photo by Gerard Donelly) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 OC Transpo 5931 GM TDH-5105 "Old Look" seen in 1994 (Photo by Gerard Donnelly) 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 These two photos showing old bus stops in the Baseline/Clyde area were posted in the Facebook album Older pictures of Merivale Road in Nepean Dave asked me to check and were taken in the mid- to late 1980s. I noticed that the 177 stop on Clyde Avenue has both a 560 number on it and an orange Sunday service band at the top. That would put its installation at 1982 at the latest, but route 177 didn't start operating until 1985--it had previously been route 96, then 134. Of course, it wasn't unheard of back then for OC Transpo to cover up the old route number with a new number sticker. The other stop with routes 55, 117, 118 and 151 on it is on Baseline Road with Laurentian High School in the background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, tomsbuspage said: These two photos showing old bus stops in the Baseline/Clyde area were posted in the Facebook album Older pictures of Merivale Road in Nepean Dave asked me to check and were taken in the mid- to late 1980s. I noticed that the 177 stop on Clyde Avenue has both a 560 number on it and an orange Sunday service band at the top. That would put its installation at 1982 at the latest, but route 177 didn't start operating until 1985--it had previously been route 96, then 134. Of course, it wasn't unheard of back then for OC Transpo to cover up the old route number with a new number sticker. The other stop with routes 55, 117, 118 and 151 on it is on Baseline Road with Laurentian High School in the background. Judging by the photo. It was taken when both Canadian tire occupied the now defunct Value Village and before the remaining part of 1370 Clyde plaza was completed. Here's a st view of the same spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 STO 1992 Orion II 2492 seen at the Hull Garage in June 1999 photo by Steve Munzio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 5:40 PM, tomsbuspage said: These two photos showing old bus stops in the Baseline/Clyde area were posted in the Facebook album Older pictures of Merivale Road in Nepean Dave asked me to check and were taken in the mid- to late 1980s. I noticed that the 177 stop on Clyde Avenue has both a 560 number on it and an orange Sunday service band at the top. That would put its installation at 1982 at the latest, but route 177 didn't start operating until 1985--it had previously been route 96, then 134. Of course, it wasn't unheard of back then for OC Transpo to cover up the old route number with a new number sticker. The other stop with routes 55, 117, 118 and 151 on it is on Baseline Road with Laurentian High School in the background. This photo might pinpoint the time frame (When did Octranspo get what looks like a 30'' Orion 1's?) Quote Eastman Colour, Clyde and Merivale. looks like the breaker mall had been built, but the other blocks still had converted houses. With Hertz Car Sales and SCUBA Consultants among the businesses. Mr. Lube had opened, Gas was 43.2 cents and the 177 bus was made by ORION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, Oc4526 said: This photo might pinpoint the time frame (When did Octranspo get what looks like a 30'' Orion 1's?) OC Transpo got their first 30' Orion buses in 1978 and the ran until about 1993, so that's not very precise. A better clue is route 177, which ran along Clyde Avenue between 1985 and 1989. in any case, I looked at all of the photos in that Facebook album and they seem to cover several years from the mid- to late 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, tomsbuspage said: OC Transpo got their first 30' Orion buses in 1978 and the ran until about 1993, so that's not very precise. A better clue is route 177, which ran along Clyde Avenue between 1985 and 1989. in any case, I looked at all of the photos in that Facebook album and they seem to cover several years from the mid- to late 1980s. That sounds about right as he has pictures of the Woodroffe (Now Baseline ) Stn being built along with what I believe to be Queensway Stn being built in a 1984 album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Some old OTC & OC Transpo bus shots. Photo's via Google search used without permission. photo's credit on copy right on photo. Note 6006 IS NOT a OC Transpo original bus. Its an ex-TTC bus, not sure of the TTC original bus #. OC bought 12 from the TTC in 1980, when OC first got their first double rear doors. I can still remember people jumping up and down on the 8001-80?? as they where push doors,while the ex-TTC where automatic with the floor plate senors. Some thought both where auto doors. Also notice the red stripe on 6112 is different then the red stripe on the other OTC GM New Looks 6568, 6684, 6833? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 22 hours ago, MCIBUS said: Some old OTC & OC Transpo bus shots. Photo's via Google search used without permission. photo's credit on copy right on photo. I've seen all of these photos before except for this one of 6835 stuck in the middle of the Queensway. I'm having a hard time dating the photo, but the priority seating stickers in the window mean it's at least 1980, and the Dodge Omni behind the van in the foreground mean it's at least 1979. In addition, all of the buses in the photo appear to be Fishbowls, and the ones I can see better have two-digit rollsigns. It's also appears to be before the Queensway was widened to eight lanes in the mid-1980s. If I had to hazard a guess, I would say that the photo appears to have been taken from the Woodroffe Avenue overpass, looking east toward Maitland Avenue. The sound barriers on the left side, what appears to be a school play structure on the right side, and the curve to the left on the background point me toward this location. Also, the car with the Canada flag front plate seems to be trying to merge with traffic as the lane peels off to the left at an apparent exit. One this is clear, though: rush-hour traffic certainly hasn't improved over the last 35 years, even with a wider highway! 22 hours ago, MCIBUS said: BTW, the photo of 337 is one of mine. Yes, you may use it. Quote 337 was put on display again the following year at the next Open Doors Ottawa function. This photo was taken behind the St. Laurent garage on June 4, 2005. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 8:10 PM, MCIBUS said: Note 6006 IS NOT a OC Transpo original bus. Its an ex-TTC bus, not sure of the TTC original bus #. OC bought 12 from the TTC in 1980, when OC first got their first double rear doors. I can still remember people jumping up and down on the 8001-80?? as they where push doors, while the ex-TTC where automatic with the floor plate sensors. Some thought both where auto doors. Also notice the red stripe on 6112 is different then the red stripe on the other OTC GM New Looks 6568, 6684, 6833? First-gen New Looks like 6112 had a protruding trim strip that most systems left unpainted. OC first got 6001/2 for parts, but found them serviceable and bought 10 more. Their number rollers were taken from retired 5105s and scrolled horizontally instead of vertically. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Here is a photo of 8420 sitting at a garage on October 2, 1986: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: Here is a photo of 8420 sitting at a garage on October 2, 1986: That's the St. Laurent garage before its expansion in the late 1980s. Here's a promotional photo of 6331 in front of the St. Laurent garage in the early 1960s: Photo is from the OC Transpo collection; used with permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO_1601 Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 1987 OC GM Classic 8782 back in August 1987 (Photo by mbernero) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 17 hours ago, STO_1601 said: 1987 OC GM Classic 8782 back in August 1987 (Photo by mbernero) This photo confirms that the 1987 Classics did not come with the "CLASSIC" emblem below the left headlight but rather those GM emblems above the OC Transpo logo. The prior 1984 and 1985 orders came with the "CLASSIC" emblem below the left headlight. I've always preferred the Classics without any logos on the front; they just look cleaner that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Here is a photo of 8411 back in 1986 doing a 5 Downtown. One thing I notice about this bus is that there is a silver thing above the ad rack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 From my archive 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: Here is a photo of 8411 back in 1986 doing a 5 Downtown. One thing I notice about this bus is that there is a silver thing above the ad rack. Could just be a "front boarding only" sticker just placed way too far to the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, OCTranspoMaster said: Could just be a "front boarding only" sticker just placed way too far to the right. I don't think so, it's just blank. Fishbowls also came with this, interestingly enough. I think they repainted the fishbowls and 84xx Classics later on and that got painted over in the process. 85xx and 87xx Classics didn't come with this silver piece unpainted. Instead, there's a slightly darker shade of red where the silver piece used to be if you look closely. Here's another interesting thing: This photo was taken before the GM Classics got retrofitted with the rear lights similar to those on Orion Vs. 8411 in that photo doesn't seem to have a light at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: One thing I notice about this bus is that there is a silver thing above the ad rack. 1 hour ago, OCTranspoMaster said: Could just be a "front boarding only" sticker just placed way too far to the right. 47 minutes ago, OC Transpo/STO Fan said: I don't think so, it's just blank. Fishbowls also came with this, interestingly enough. I think they repainted the fishbowls and 84xx Classics later on and that got painted over in the process. 85xx and 87xx Classics didn't come with this silver piece unpainted. Instead, there's a slightly darker shade of red where the silver piece used to be if you look closely. AFAIK, it's an air vent used in the A/C system, and it was first used on factory-equipped air-conditioned GM Old Looks in 1958. It looks as if all 35' and 40' GM New Looks had the vent, whether A/C-equipped or not, and it was carried over to the Classics. Can anyone confirm this? The vent is clearly visible in this photo of Fifth Avenue Coach Lines 3100: Photo by The Port of Authority, released into the public domain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo/STO Fan Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 OC Transpo 7422 is featured in this video entering the facility, sometime in the mid 80s. This video explains the process of how a bus gets rebuilt. At the end, 7422 is shown being driven. This video was part of a promo video for Paling Inc. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Mitchell Libby has posted a bunch of old OC Transpo photos on Pinterest. Below is a photo of 7302 at the St. Laurent garage, and the photo must have been taken when the bus was fairly new because route 1A was renumbered to route 7 in 1974: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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