Pickering Transit
Pickering Transit was the public transit agency serving the city of Pickering, Ontario.
History
Transit service in Pickering began in 1970 with the Bay Ridges Dial-A-Bus, a demonstration project conducted by the Government of Ontario. Minibuses operated by GO Transit provided on-demand transit service in the community of Bay Ridges. In 1973, Pickering Town Council voted in favour of taking over the transit service.[1] Pickering Dial-A-Bus expanded to other communities in the town.
By the mid-1980s, the system was known as Pickering Transit and supplemented Dial-A-Bus service with fixed route service to Pickering GO Station during rush hour. In 1992, Pickering Transit moved away from Dial-A-Bus service and added all-day fixed route service. Fixed-route service now operated until 7:20 PM with Dial-A-Bus service available from that time to 1:20 AM Monday to Saturday. A regular route between Ajax GO Station and Pickering Town Centre was also established.[2]
In March 2000 the Town of Ajax and City of Pickering agreed to merge transit operations. The first day of Ajax Pickering Transit Authority service began on September 4, 2001.
Routes
Rush
- R-1 Industrial
- R-2 Liverpool
- R-2A Town Centre/Village East
- R-3 Amberlea
- R-4 Glendale
- R-5 West Shore
- R-5A Lookout Point
- R-6 Bay Ridges
- R-7 Rosebank
- R-10 Ajax
- R-11 Finch/Hwy 2
- R-12 Brock Rd
- R-14 Maple Ridge
- R-4/14 Glendale & Maple Ridge
- Highbush
Midday/Saturday
- Liverpool & Finch/HWY 2.
- Village East/Brock Rd.
- Bay Ridges/West Shore
- Ajax
- Rosebank
- Maple Ridge/Glenanna
Evening/Sunday Dial A Bus
- South Pickering
- North Central Pickering
- East Pickering
- West Pickering
- Liverpool and Finch/HWY 2.
All time roster
Pickering Handi-Transit
| Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H06 | 1986 | Ford | E350 cutaway | International 6.9L Diesel | |||
| H09 | 1981 | OBI | Orion 01.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V53N | Allison MT-643 |
| |
| H10 | 1990 | Ford/Thomas | E350 cutaway | Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Diesel | |||
| H12 | Ford/Overland | ELF |
References
- ↑ "Pickering approves dial-a-bus takeover." The Globe and Mail (1936-Current), The Globe & Mail division of Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc, Toronto, Ont, 1973.
- ↑ Warren Potter Special to,The Star. "All-Day Fixed Service to Replace Pickering Dial-a-Bus System." Toronto Star: SD2. Aug 06 1992. ProQuest. Web. 16 Sep. 2016.