North Bay Transit



Area served	North Bay, ON
Founded	1972
Headquarters	190 Wyld Street North Bay, Ontario, Canada P1B 1Z2
Executive	Drew Poeta, Transit Manager
Number of routes	9
Website	northbay.ca/transit
Union	CUPE Local 122

North Bay Transit provides bus service within the city limits of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

History

Started in 1968 and contracted to Charterways Transportation until the City of North Bay assumed the operations on April 19, 1972.^[2]

Routes

Routes operate Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, Saturday 6:00 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday 8:30 am to 7:15 pm.^[1]

Route	Notes	Map
1A College/University	The 6:15am trip services the Hospital before the Education Centre The 6:45am and 2:45pm trips Monday to Saturday service the Bay Truck Stop on Highway 11 No service after 6:45pm every day	Map/Schedule
1B Campus Special	No service after 6:15pm every day	Map/Schedule
1C McKeown Corridor	Service to North Bay Regional Health Center on request only for drop-off Route only operates Monday-Friday	Map/Schedule
2 Marshall Park		Map/Schedule
3 Ski Club/Pinewood	No service after 6:00pm every day	Map/Schedule
4 Junction	Early service: leaves Ramada Resort at 6:05am to arrive at the terminal at 6:30am on weekdays only Limited service to Booth Rd. & Birches Rd. Evening and weekend service to Booth Rd on request only	Map/Schedule
5 Graniteville	No service after 5:50pm every day.	Map/Schedule
6 Hornell/CFB	Serves Voodoo Crescent on request only Serves Education Centre via Thibeault Hill after 6:00 pm and on weekends Limited service to Airport and Aviation Campus No service after 6:30pm every day	Map/Schedule
7 Birchaven/Trout Lake	Early service: leaves Lavase Rd at Hughes Rd at 6:15am to arrive at the terminal at 6:30am on weekdays only No service after 6:20pm every day.	Map/Schedule
8 Eastview-Algonquin		Map/Schedule

Fares

Current as of 2024.

Age group	Cash Fare	10 ride card	Monthly Pass
Children (under 5)/CNIB (w/ID card)	Free
Adults	$3.00	$27.00	$86.00
Students			$71.00
Seniors			$61.00

Day pass = $8.00
Family Travel Plan - Monday to Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. until end of service and weekends beginning Friday at 5:00 p.m. through until end of service service Sunday, up to 3 children under the age of sixteen (16) can ride free with their fare paying parent(s) or guardian(s).

Facilities

Downtown Terminal

Address: 190 Wyld St. (Oak and Wyld St.), North Bay, ON P1B 1Z2
Phone: 705-474-0419

Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
770	2008	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	771-773 retired.
776-777	2010	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
778-779	2012	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
780-781	2012	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
782-783	2013	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
784-785	2015	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B
786-787	2016	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B
788-790	2018	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
791	2009	Orion	07.501 EPA10	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Ex-Orion demonstrator/prototype PT2. Originally leased from MTB Transit Solutions beginning in April 2018; later purchased.
792-793	2019	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
794	2020	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
795	2023	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(3)		2025	Nova Bus	LFS HEV			^[3]

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
T1-T8	1970	GMC	TDH-3301 New Look			T1 & T8 renumbered to 401-402.
401-402	1970	GMC	TDH-3301 New Look			Ex-T1 & T8.
T721-T733	1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
T721-T723	1998	ElDorado National	E-Z Rider			Sold to Peterborough Transit as 09-11.
T724-T725	1990	MCI	TC40-102A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Ex-CT Transit 9111, 9125; purchased in 2006.
T726-T729	1983	GMDD	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-STCUQ 8313, 8306, 8304, 8325; purchased in 2001-02
T730-T732	1983	GMDD	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-STRSM 8-316, 8-315, 8-310; purchased in 2000.
734-735	2003	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Sold to Pacific Western.
T734-T736	1977	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
T737	1990	MCI	TC40-102A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Ex-CT Transit 9040. Bought in 2006.
T737-T739	1979	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
T740-T742	1982	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
T742	1990	MCI	TC40-102A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Ex-CT Transit 9xxx. Bought in 2006.
T743-T745	1984	GMDD	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
T746-T748	1985	OBI	01.508	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison HT-740
T749-T750	1989	OBI	01.508	Detroit Diesel 6V71N
T751-T755	1990	OBI	Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748
T756-T760	1991	MCI	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
T761-T763	1992	MCI	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
764-765	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	2004 model.
766-767	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
768-769	2006	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
771-773	2008	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
774-775	2009	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R

Para Bus

Para Bus is a paratransit service for persons with disabilities in North Bay. Vehicles are purchased and owned by the City of North Bay, while the service is operated under contract by Voyago.

The service was previously operated by Physically Handicapped Adults’ Rehabilitation Association Nipissing Parry Sound (PHARA); PHARA terminated their contract with the city on July 31, 2018. Stock Transportation was retained to operate in the interim. Voyago was awarded the contract effective September 4, 2018.^[4]

All-time fleet

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	VIN	License plate(s)	Status/Disposal	Notes
800	2007	Ford Goshen	E-450	Ford Power Stroke 6.0L Diesel	1FDXE45P77DA13453		Retired April 2015
803	2010	Ford Glaval	E-450 Universal	Ford Power Stroke 6.0L	1FDFE4FP7ADA14815	BN6 703	Retired
804	2011	GMC Goshen	4500 ?	GM Duramax 6.6L	1GB6G5BL9B1175889		Retired October 2018 Listed for auction on govdeals.com in August 2020.
805	2012	GMC Goshen	4500 ?	GM Duramax 6.6L	1GB6G5BL6C1109348		Retired May 2020 Listed for auction on govdeals.com in August 2020.
806	2014	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GM Duramax 6.6L	1GD675BL9E1156190		Retired Sep 2022 Listed for auction on govdeals.com in November 2022.
807	2015	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GM Duramax 6.6L	1GD675BL1F1230395	539 1BJ	Active
1728-8809	2018	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2		3C6TRVDG4JE120312	AW 48486	Active
1729-8810	2018	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2		3C6TRVDG8JE120314	AW 48487	Active
1914-8811	2019	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GM Duramax 6.6L	7GZ67UBG9LN000306	368 4BL	Active	2020 model year.

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(1)		2024-2025	ARBOC				^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 North Bay Transit, north-bay.on.ca, retrieved on 2021-11-19.
↑ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems
↑ CO-OP 2023-109 Hybrid Transit Buses (3)
↑ Hamilton-McCharles, Jennifer. "Para Bus contract awarded". Postmedia, 05 September 2019.
↑ CO-OP 2023-110 Parabus

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Fleet
Active	770, 776-777, 778-779, 780-781, 782-783, 784-785, 786-787, 788-790, 791, 792-793, 794, 795
Retired	T1-T8, 401-402, T721-T733, T721-T723, T724-T725, T726-T729, T730-T732, 734-735, T734-T736, T737, T737-T739, T740-T742, T742, T743-T745, T746-T748, T749-T750, T751-T755, T756-T760, T761-T763, 764-765, 766-767, 768-769, 771-773, 774-775

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 North Bay Transit, north-bay.on.ca, retrieved on 2021-11-19.

[2] All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems

[3] CO-OP 2023-109 Hybrid Transit Buses (3)

[4] Hamilton-McCharles, Jennifer. "Para Bus contract awarded". Postmedia, 05 September 2019.

[5] CO-OP 2023-110 Parabus

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North Bay Transit

Contents

History

Routes

Fares