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'''Leamington Transit''' is the transit system serving the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario and is the southernmost transit system in Canada. It operates one route year round from 7AM to 7PM. Operation is contracted to [[Southway|C.A. Bailey Ltd]].
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| '''Area served''' || Town of Leamington, ON
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| '''Founded''' || 1985
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| '''Fleet size''' || 2 buses, 1 cutaway
|-
| '''Number of routes''' || 1 (On-Demand Route)
|-
| '''Website''' || [https://www.leamington.ca/transit/ leamington.ca/transit]
|}
'''Leamington Transit''' is the transit system serving the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario and is the southernmost transit system in Canada. It operates one route year round from 7AM to 7PM. Operation is contracted to [[Switzer-Carty Transportation]]
 
==History==
*[[Southway|C.A. Bailey Ltd]] operated the transit service from December 29, 1980 until August 1, 2014.
 
*A new transit service between Windsor and Leamington launches on July 8, 2019. The four-year pilot project will connect the towns of Windsor, Essex, Kingsville, and Leamington.
 
*On May 2, 2022, Leamington Transit transitioned from a fixed-route system to an On-Demand service model and is rebranded as "LTGO". Service hours are expanded to operate between 6:00am to 9:30pm from Monday-Friday and 7:00am to 9:30pm on Saturdays, from the existing 7:00am to 7:00pm Monday-Saturday service hours. New Sunday and Holiday service introduced between Victoria Day and Labour Day operating between 6:30am and 9:30pm. As a result of these service improvements, fares are increased. Now, children under 12 ride free with an accompanying fare-paying adult.
 
*The LTW (Leamington to Windsor) Transit pilot project service is extended for another two years to March 31, 2025.


==Routes==
==Routes==
LTGO, an On-Demand transit service model, serves the Municipality of Leamington. The On-Demand service, which operates between 6:00am to 9:30pm on weekdays, and 7:00am and 9:30pm on Saturdays, will provide customers a direct point A to point B service between any of the 117 transit stops within Leamington. Customers must book a ride using the smartphone app to use the service.
[[Transit Windsor route 42 'LTW'|LTW (Leamington to Windsor) Transit]] is a fixed-route bus that travels between Windsor and Leamington, and connects with the towns of Kingsville and Essex. Three daily round trips operate on weekdays and two round trips operate on Saturdays. No service is provided on Sundays.
===Former===
Until June 1, 2012, Leamington Transit operated one "Regular Route" which was a large one-way loop of the town. It operated Monday to Saturday from 9AM to 5PM. On Fridays from 5PM to 7PM and on Saturdays from 9AM to 6PM in the months of July and August only, two special routes (Erie/Danforth and Sherk/Erie) would operate from the Marina. The Regular Route would be replaced by these routes on Saturday.
Until June 1, 2012, Leamington Transit operated one "Regular Route" which was a large one-way loop of the town. It operated Monday to Saturday from 9AM to 5PM. On Fridays from 5PM to 7PM and on Saturdays from 9AM to 6PM in the months of July and August only, two special routes (Erie/Danforth and Sherk/Erie) would operate from the Marina. The Regular Route would be replaced by these routes on Saturday.


The current Regular Route operates Monday to Saturday from 7AM to 7PM. It is a more direct, linear route with service in both directions for the most part. This route also replaces the special routes that operated from the Marina. See [http://www.leamington.ca/en/ourcommunity/resources/BusRouteandSchedule.pdf link] for map and schedule).
After June 1, 2012, the Regular Route was modified to have a more direct, linear route with service in both directions for the most part. The route also replaced the special routes that operated from the Marina. See [http://www.leamington.ca/en/municipalservices/resources/Leamington-Transit-Schedule-Effective-May-20-2016.pdf link] for map and schedule). A new schedule was also introduced and service now operates Monday to Saturday from 7AM to 7PM.
 
A "Erie Summer Route" that runs along Erie Street between Wilkinson Drive and the Marina/Waterfront area operates Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from the Friday before Victoria Day up to and including Labour Day.


==Fares==
==Fares==
*Adults $2.00 or $35.00 pass
''Effective May 2, 2022.''
*Students (over 12) $1.00
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
*Seniors $1.75 or $30.00 pass
!
*Children (6 and under) $1.00
!Cash
!30 Day Pass
!Notes
|-
|'''Child'''
|Free
|bgcolor="dddddd"|
|Ages under 12 with accompanying Adult
|-
|'''Adult'''
|$3.00
|$65.00
|
|-
|'''Student'''
|rowspan=2|$2.50
|rowspan=2|$55.00
|Must have valid student ID or government-issued ID
|-
|'''Senior (60+)'''
|
|}
 
==Facilities==
==Facilities==
===Garage (C.A. Bailey Ltd.)===
===Garage===
*'''Address:''' [http://www.google.ca/maps/place/10+Seacliff+Dr+E/@42.0335687,-82.5993024,803m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x883ac05698bce0d5:0xec77288bdf35db19?hl=en 10 Seacliff Dr. E.], Leamington, ON N8H 2L2
*'''Address:''' [http://www.google.ca/maps/place/10+Seacliff+Dr+E/@42.0335687,-82.5993024,803m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x883ac05698bce0d5:0xec77288bdf35db19?hl=en 10 Seacliff Dr. E.], Leamington, ON N8H 2L2
*'''Phone:''' 519-326-2607 or 877-892-8737


===Office===
===Office===
*'''Email:''' jpilmer@leamington.ca
*'''Phone:''' 519-326-5761
*'''Phone:''' 519-326-5761


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!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 376-377|376-377]]
|[[Leamington Transit LTGO01-LTGO02|LTGO01-LTGO02]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit 376-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit LTGO01-a.jpg|128px]]
|2021
|[[Alexander Dennis]]
|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro200|Enviro200]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B6.7|B6.7]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 376-377|376]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit 376-b.jpg|128px]]
|2012
|2012
|[[Glaval Bus|Glaval]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]<hr>[[Glaval Bus|Glaval]]
|[[Glaval Bus Titan II LF|Titan II LF]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Glaval Bus Titan II LF|Titan II LF]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] 6L90<br>6 speed automatic
|[[General Motors|GM]] 6L90<br>6 speed automatic
|align="left" |
| align="left"|
*[[Image:Bicycle icon.png|30px|Bicycle rack equipped bus]]
*Back-up unit.
|}
|}


===Retired===
===Retired===
====Operated by [[Southway|C.A. Bailey]]====
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Fleet number(s)
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!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 1|1]]
|[[Leamington Transit 68|68]]
|
|1971
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-3301|TDH-3301]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Chatham Transit]] 168.
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 78|78]]
|
|
|1963
|1963
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*Ex-[[London Transit]] 81-1. (prev. 1)
*Ex-[[London Transit]] 81-1. (prev. 1)
*Now stored in Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village off Essex County Highway 23.
*Now stored in Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village off Essex County Highway 23.
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 79|79]]
|
|
|[[General Motors Diesel Division|GMDD]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4519|TDH-4519]]
|
|
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 181|181]]
|[[Leamington Transit 181|181]]
|[[Image:Leamington Transit 181-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit 181-a.jpg|128px]]
|1991
|1991
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion I'|Orion 01.507]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion I'|01.507<br>(Orion I)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]]
|[[Allison]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*The last Orion I produced for the Ontario market.
*The last Orion I produced for the Ontario market.
*Used as a backup until 275 was retired.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 275|275]]
|[[Leamington Transit 275|275]]
|[[Image:Leamington Transit 275-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit 275-a.jpg|128px]]
|2001
|2001
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/[[Girardin]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]<hr>[[Girardin]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E450]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-450]]
|[[Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Power Stroke 6.0L]] Diesel
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Power Stroke|Power Stroke 6.0L]] Diesel
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] TorqShift 5R110W
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] TorqShift 5R110W
| align="left"|Was primary bus used until retirement at the end of 2011.  
| align="left"|
|- align="center"
|[[Leamington Transit 376-377|377]]
|[[File:Leamington Transit 377-b.jpg|128px]]
|2012
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]<hr>[[Glaval Bus|Glaval]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Glaval Bus Titan II LF|Titan II LF]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] [[General Motors Duramax|Duramax 6.6L]]
|[[General Motors|GM]] 6L90<br>6 speed automatic
| align="left"|
|}
|}


==External links==
*[http://www.leamington.ca/en/ourcommunity/busservice.asp Leamington Transit (Official website)]


{{RTA (Michigan) Agencies}}
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[[Category:Ontario Transit Agencies]]
 
[[Category:Ontario transit agencies]]
[[Category:Switzer-Carty Transportation]]

Latest revision as of 21:29, 4 April 2024

Leamington Transit logo-a.png

Area served Town of Leamington, ON
Founded 1985
Fleet size 2 buses, 1 cutaway
Number of routes 1 (On-Demand Route)
Website leamington.ca/transit

Leamington Transit is the transit system serving the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario and is the southernmost transit system in Canada. It operates one route year round from 7AM to 7PM. Operation is contracted to Switzer-Carty Transportation

History

  • C.A. Bailey Ltd operated the transit service from December 29, 1980 until August 1, 2014.
  • A new transit service between Windsor and Leamington launches on July 8, 2019. The four-year pilot project will connect the towns of Windsor, Essex, Kingsville, and Leamington.
  • On May 2, 2022, Leamington Transit transitioned from a fixed-route system to an On-Demand service model and is rebranded as "LTGO". Service hours are expanded to operate between 6:00am to 9:30pm from Monday-Friday and 7:00am to 9:30pm on Saturdays, from the existing 7:00am to 7:00pm Monday-Saturday service hours. New Sunday and Holiday service introduced between Victoria Day and Labour Day operating between 6:30am and 9:30pm. As a result of these service improvements, fares are increased. Now, children under 12 ride free with an accompanying fare-paying adult.
  • The LTW (Leamington to Windsor) Transit pilot project service is extended for another two years to March 31, 2025.

Routes

LTGO, an On-Demand transit service model, serves the Municipality of Leamington. The On-Demand service, which operates between 6:00am to 9:30pm on weekdays, and 7:00am and 9:30pm on Saturdays, will provide customers a direct point A to point B service between any of the 117 transit stops within Leamington. Customers must book a ride using the smartphone app to use the service.

LTW (Leamington to Windsor) Transit is a fixed-route bus that travels between Windsor and Leamington, and connects with the towns of Kingsville and Essex. Three daily round trips operate on weekdays and two round trips operate on Saturdays. No service is provided on Sundays.

Former

Until June 1, 2012, Leamington Transit operated one "Regular Route" which was a large one-way loop of the town. It operated Monday to Saturday from 9AM to 5PM. On Fridays from 5PM to 7PM and on Saturdays from 9AM to 6PM in the months of July and August only, two special routes (Erie/Danforth and Sherk/Erie) would operate from the Marina. The Regular Route would be replaced by these routes on Saturday.

After June 1, 2012, the Regular Route was modified to have a more direct, linear route with service in both directions for the most part. The route also replaced the special routes that operated from the Marina. See link for map and schedule). A new schedule was also introduced and service now operates Monday to Saturday from 7AM to 7PM.

A "Erie Summer Route" that runs along Erie Street between Wilkinson Drive and the Marina/Waterfront area operates Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from the Friday before Victoria Day up to and including Labour Day.

Fares

Effective May 2, 2022.

Cash 30 Day Pass Notes
Child Free Ages under 12 with accompanying Adult
Adult $3.00 $65.00
Student $2.50 $55.00 Must have valid student ID or government-issued ID
Senior (60+)

Facilities

Garage

Office

  • Phone: 519-326-5761

Fleet roster

Active

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
LTGO01-LTGO02 Leamington Transit LTGO01-a.jpg 2021 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Cummins B6.7 Allison B300R
376 Leamington Transit 376-b.jpg 2012 GMC
Glaval
4500
Titan II LF
GM Duramax 6.6L GM 6L90
6 speed automatic
  • Back-up unit.

Retired

Operated by C.A. Bailey

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
68 1971 GMC TDH-3301 Ex-Chatham Transit 168.
78 1963 GMDD TDH-4519
  • Ex-London Transit 81-1. (prev. 1)
  • Now stored in Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village off Essex County Highway 23.
79 GMDD TDH-4519
181 Leamington Transit 181-a.jpg 1991 OBI 01.507
(Orion I)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison
  • The last Orion I produced for the Ontario market.
275 Leamington Transit 275-a.jpg 2001 Ford
Girardin
E-450 Ford Power Stroke 6.0L Diesel Ford TorqShift 5R110W
377 Leamington Transit 377-b.jpg 2012 GMC
Glaval
4500
Titan II LF
GM Duramax 6.6L GM 6L90
6 speed automatic


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