Kitchener Transit



Area Served	The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo
Founded	March 26, 1973
Fleet Size	116 Conventional
Number Of Routes	20
1999 Ridership	9.4 million
Unions	Canadian Auto Workers, Local 4304

Kitchener Transit took over transit operations in Kitchener from the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission on March 26, 1973.

Kitchener Transit merged with Cambridge Transit to form Grand River Transit on January 1, 2000.

Bus Routes

Before the merger, Kitchener Transit offered the following services in the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo.

Route 1 Queen South - Stanley Park (now GRT routes 1 Queen-River and 25 Queen South)
Route 2 Forest Hill - Glencairn (now GRT routes 2 Forest Hill and 22 Laurentian West)
Route 3 Ottawa South - Idlewood (now GRT routes 3 Ottawa South and 23 Idlewood)
Route 4 Glasgow (now GRT route 4 Glasgow)
Route 5 Erb West - Lancaster (now GRT route 5 Erb)
Route 6 Bridgeport (now GRT route 6 Bridge)
Route 7 Mainline (now GRT route 7 Mainline)
Route 8 University/Fairview Mall (now GRT route 8 University/Fairview Park)
Route 9 Lakeshore (now GRT route 9 Lakeshore)
Route 10 Conestoga College - Chicopee (now GRT routes 10 Conestoga College and 27 Chicopee)
Route 11 Country Hills - Victoria Hills (now GRT routes 11 Country Hills and 20 Victoria-Frederick)
Route 12 Conestoga Mall/Fairview Mall (now part GRT routes 12 Conestoga Mall/Fairview Park and 201 iXpress)
Route 14 Waterloo Industrial (now GRT routes 14 Bathurst and 32 Kumpf)
Route 15 Forest Heights West - Frederick (now GRT routes 15 Frederick and 24 Highland)
Route 16 Forest Glen/Conestoga College (now GRT route 16 Forest Glen/Conestoga College)
Route 17 Heritage Park (now GRT route 17 Heritage Park)
Route 18 Guelph Street (now GRT route 18 Guelph Street)
Route 20 Sportsworld (now forms part of GRT route 52 Fairview Park/Ainslie St. Terminal)
Route 21 St. Jacobs (now forms part of GRT route 21 Elmira)
Route 41 Laurentian West - Highland West busPLUS (now forms part of GRT routes 19 Victoria South and 22 Laurentian West)

Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
110-119	Renumbered 771-780.
195-209	Renumbered 781-795.
571-577	1957	GMC	TGH-3102 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
641-643	1964	GMC	TGH-3501 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
651-654	1965	GMC	TGH-3501 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
661-669	1966	GMC	TGH-3501 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
671-678	1967	GMC	TDH-3501 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
680-689	1968	GMC	TDH-3502 (Old Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
690-691	1969	GMC	T6H-5305 (New Look)			Formerly Kitchener Public Utilities Commission same numbers.
724-728, 730-739	1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N (New Look)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	724-728 were originally numbered 7310-7314.
740-746	1974	Flyer	D800	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Spicer 183
749-759	1975	GMDD	T6H-5307N (New Look)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	749 was originally numbered 7510. 755 to Grand River Transit 755 in January 2000.
760-770	1976	GMDD	T6H-5307N (New Look)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	770 was originally numbered 7610. 770 to Grand River Transit 770 in January 2000.
771-780	1977	Flyer	D800B	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex 110-119.
781-795	1978	Flyer	D800B	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex 195-209. 793 to Grand River Transit 793 in January 2000.
801-802	1981	OBI	Orion I (01.504)	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-643
803-808	1982	GMDD	T6H-5307N (New Look)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181hp	Allison V730	804-808 to Grand River Transit 804-808 in January 2000.
809	1984	GMDD	TC40-102N (Classic)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181hp	Allison V730	To Grand River Transit 809 in January 2000.
8501-8510	1985	GMDD	TC40-102N (Classic)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181hp	Allison V730 3 speed	To Grand River Transit 8501-8510 in January 2000.
8801-8806	1988	MCI	TC40-102N (Classic)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181hp	Allison V731 3 speed	To Grand River Transit 8801-8806 in January 2000.
8901-8906	1989	MCI	TC40-102N (Classic)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 253hp	Allison V731 3 speed	To Grand River Transit 8901-8906 in January 2000.
8907-8914	1989	OBI	Orion V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 253hp	8907-8910: Voith D863 3 speed 8911-8913: Allison HTB-748 8914: Allison B400R (retrofit)	To Grand River Transit 8907-8914 in January 2000.
9001-9013	1990	OBI	Orion V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 253hp	Voith D863 3 speed	To Grand River Transit 9001-9013 in January 2000.
9200-9213	1992	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 253hp	Voith D863 3 speed	To Grand River Transit 9200-9213 in January 2000.
9400-9424	1994	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 275hp	Allison B400R5	To Grand River Transit 9400-9424 in January 2000.
9600-9622	1996	NFI	C40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50G 275hp	Allison B400R5	To Grand River Transit 9600-9622 in January 2000.