Richmond Hill Transit
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| Area served | Richmond Hill, ON |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Fleet size | 26 (2000) |
| Number of routes | 8 |
Richmond Hill Transit was a public transit service in the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario.
In 2001, Richmond Hill Transit was folded into York Region Transit.
History
Richmond Hill Transit was established in 1960 in order to provide public transit service in Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill Transit was initially operated by Trailways of Canada Limited as the private contractor the town paid to run the system. The town took over greater control of the system in 1976, with Travelways remaining the contractor. Operations were later contracted to Laidlaw Transit in the 1980's, followed by Pacific Western Transportation in the mid to late 1990's.
On January 1, 2001, Richmond Hill Transit was merged with Markham Transit, Newmarket Transit and Vaughan Transit to form one regional public transit company called York Region Transit.
Routes
- 1A Mill Street (to YRT as route 81A, later 80 Mill Pond).
- 1C Yonge-Bayview-Elgin Mills (to YRT as route 81C, later 81 Beverly Acres).
- 2 Leslie-Spadina-Valleymede-Major Mackenzie (to YRT as part of route 82 Newkirk).
- 3 Bayview-Carville-Pearson-Spring Garden-Mill-Yonge (to YRT as route 83/83A Trench).
- 4 Newkirk-Yonge (to YRT as part of route 82 Newkirk).
- 5 16th Avenue-Carrville-Rodick (to YRT as route 85 Rutherford-16th).
- 6 Weldrick-Palmer (to YRT as part of route 86 Weldrick).
- 7 Major Mackenzie (to YRT as route 87 Major Mackenzie).
- 8 Bathurst (now YRT route 88 Bathurst).
Fleet
Buses with unknown fleet numbers
| Fleet Number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevost | H3-41 | This bus should have Pacific Western Transportation Livery | |||||
| Prevost | H3-45 | This bus should have Pacific Western Transportation Livery | |||||
| MCI | MC-9 | Ex-Can-ar Coach Service #? |
References
- ↑ Richmond Hill Transit 80521 (Laidlaw); Paul A. Bateson, Flickr; 2 Jun 1990