Ford Transit
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| Ford Transit | |
|---|---|
| File:Kingston City Coach 4383-a.jpg | |
| Ford - Transit 9B | |
| Years of manufacture | 1940-1947 |
| Length | 25 feet, 9 inches |
| Width | 96 inches |
| Power/Fuel | Gasoline |
The Ford Transit was a small transit bus built by Ford in the 1940s. Also known as Model 9B a total of 12,192 were built between 1940 and 1947.
Models
For each year the model number was slightly changed. The first number was the same as the last year that the bus was built. However it should be noted that there were buses that did not follow the model rule. For example Kingston City Coach had some buses built in 1946 that were model 59B.
| Year Built | Model |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 09B |
| 1941 | 19B |
| 1942 | 29B |
| 1943 | 39B |
| 1944 | 49B |
| 1945 | 59B |
| 1946 | 69B |
| 1947 | 79B |
Operators
Canada 
- Autocars Fournier - QC
- BC Electric Railway
- Belleville Transit - Belleville, ON
- Brantford Transit - Brantford, ON
- Canada Coach Lines - Hamilton, ON
- Canadian Greyhound Lines
- Edmonton Radial Railway - Edmonton, AB
- Erie Coach Lines - Welland, ON
- Georgetown Transportation Company - Georgetown, ON
- Grey Coach Lines - Toronto, ON
- Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON
- Hamilton Street Railway - Hamilton, ON
- Kingston City Coach - Kingston, ON
- Kitchener Public Utilities Commission - Kitchener, ON
- London Street Railway - London, ON
- Ottawa Transportation Commission - Ottawa, ON
- Penetang-Midland Coach Lines - Midland, ON
- Rawson Bus Lines - Belleville, ON
- Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company - Windsor, ON
- Streetsville Transportation - Brampton, ON
- Toronto Transportation Commission - Toronto, ON
- Winnipeg Electric Company - Winnipeg, MB
United States 
- Baltimore Transit Company - Baltimore, MD
- Chicago Motor Coach - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Surface Lines - Chicago, IL
- Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago, IL
- Chicago & West Towns Railway Company - Oak Park, IL
- Citizens Transit Company - Ventura, CA
- Citizens Transit Lines - Ventura, CA
- The Connecticut Company - CT
- Connecticut Railway and Lighting - CT
- Des Moines Railway Company - Des Moines, IA
- Harbor Transit Company - Oxnard, CA
- Montebello Municipal Bus Lines - Montebello, CA
- Old Pueblo Transit - Tucson, AZ
- Oxnard Municipal Transit Lines - Oxnard, CA
- Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company - Plymouth, MA
- Public Service Coordinated Transport - NJ
- St. Petersburg Municipal Railway - St. Petersburg, FL
- St. Petersburg Municipal Transit System - St. Petersburg, FL
- South Suburban Safeway Lines - Harvey, IL
- Suburban Transit System - Oak Lawn, IL
- Tucson Rapid Transit Company - Tucson, AZ
Preserved Coaches
| Year | Model | Thumbnail | Serial | Original Owner | Fleet Number | Current Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 19-B | ? | Kitchener Public Utilities Commission | 20 | Halton County Radial Railway as TTC 792 | |
| 1944 | 99-T | 
|
? | Montebello Municipal Bus Lines | 17 | Illinois Railway Museum as West Towns Bus Company 343 |
| 1946 | ? | ? | ? | Seashore Trolley Museum | ||
| 1946 | 69-B | ? | Winnipeg Electric Company | 565 | Manitoba Transit Heritage Association | |
| 1946 | 69-B | 1306420 | Tucson Rapid Transit Company | 50 | Old Pueblo Trolley Museum | |
| 1946 | 79-B | ? | ? | Museum of Bus Transportation |