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==History==
*Started by Gordon L. Sorensen.
*School bus operations sold to [[Prairie Bus Lines]] in 1957.
*Started city transit service on September 1, 1957 after acquiring it from Dan Donaghy.
*Sold the highway coach operations in June 1964 to [[Sunburst Motor Coaches]].
*City transit operations to [[Red Deer Transit]] on September 1, 1966.
==All-Time Roster ==
==All-Time Roster ==
<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/sorensen.html Transit Canada], retrieved on 2009-07-03</ref>
<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/sorensen.html Transit Canada], retrieved on 2009-07-03</ref>
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|1945
|1945
|[[Flxible]]
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|[[Flxible 29-BR|29-BR-45]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-BR-45)]]
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| align="left"|45 sold to [[Northern Bus Lines]] 569.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 50|50]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 50|50]]
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*Ex-[[Airport Limousine Lines]] 325.
*Ex-[[Airport Limousine Lines]] 325.
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|1938
|1938
|[[Fort Gary Motor Body Company|FGM]]
|[[Fort Garry Motor Body and Paint Works|FGM]]
|Parlour
|Parlour
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*Ex-[[Central Canadian Greyhound Lines]].
*Ex-[[Central Canadian Greyhound Lines]] #?.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 52-53|52-53]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 52-53|52-53]]
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|1946
|[[Flxible]]
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|[[Flxible 29-BR|29-BR-46]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-BR-46)]]
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*Unknown year/manufacturer/model
*Unknown year/manufacturer/model
*Ex [[Brewster]]
*Ex [[Brewster]] #?
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 55|55]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 55|55]]
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|1947
|1947
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 29-BI|29-BI-47]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-B1-47)]]
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|1948
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 29-BI|29-BI-48]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-B1-48)]]
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|1949
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 29-BI|29-BI-49]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-B1-49)]]
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| align="left"|Sold to [[Canadian Coachways]] 158 in 1959.
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|1946
|[[Western Auto and Truck Body Works|WATB]]
|[[Western Auto and Truck Body Works T-28|T-28]]
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*Unknown fleet number
*Ex-[[Canadian Coachways]] 92.
*Sold to [[Northern Bus Lines]].
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 104, 108|104, 108]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 104, 108|104, 108]]
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*Unknown year
*Unknown year
*Ex-[[Western Canadian Greyhound Lines]].
*Ex-[[Western Canadian Greyhound Lines]] #?.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 121, 129|121, 129]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 121, 129|121, 129]]
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*Ex-[[Eastern Greyhound Lines]] E5324, bought in 1957.
*Ex-[[Eastern Greyhound Lines]] E5324; bought in 1957.
*Originally [[Northeastern Greyhound Lines]] E5304.
*Originally [[Northeastern Greyhound Lines]] E5304.
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*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 505.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 505.
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*Ex-[[Northern Bus Lines]] 5; bought in 1958.
*Ex-[[Northern Bus Lines]] 5; bought in 1958.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 503.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 503.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 160|160]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 160|160]]
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|1960
|4/1960
|[[MCI]]
|[[MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 96|Courier 96]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 96|Courier 96]]
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| align="left"|To [[Sunburst Motor Coaches]] 209 in 1964.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 161|161]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 161|161]]
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*Unknown year
*Unknown year
*Ex-[[Cardinal Coach Lines]] 43.
*Ex-[[Cardinal Coach Lines]] 43.
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|To [[Sunburst Motor Coaches]] 304.  
| align="left"|To [[Sunburst Motor Coaches]] 304 in 1964.  
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 151, 165|165]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 151, 165|165]]
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*Ex-[[Northern Bus Lines]] 7; bought in 1960.
*Ex-[[Northern Bus Lines]] 7; bought in 1960.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 504.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 504.
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*Ex-[[Canadian Armed Forces|DND]].
*Ex-[[Canadian Armed Forces|DND]] #?.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 171|171]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 171|171]]
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*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]] 329, bought in 1962.
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]] 329, bought in September 1963.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 501.
*Sold in 1966 to [[Red Deer Transit]] 501.
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|1947
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 29-BI|29-BI-47]]
|[[Flxible Clipper|Clipper<br>(29-B1-47)]]
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*Ex-[[Western Ontario Motorways]], bought in 1951.
*Ex-[[Western Ontario Motorways]] #?, bought in 1951.
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 175|175]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 175|175]]
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|1951
|[[MCI]]
|[[MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 50|Courier 50]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 50|Courier 50RE]]
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*Ex-[[Canadian Armed Forces|DND]].
*Ex-[[Farwest Bus Lines]] 15.
*Exx-[[MacArthur Transportation]] 15.
*Serial - 248
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|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 178|178]]
|[[Sorensen Bus Lines 178|178]]
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|1949
|1950
|[[MCI]]
|[[MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 200 Series|Courier 200B]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries Courier 200 Series|Courier 200B]]
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*Ex-[[Brewster]] 100.
*Ex-[[Brewster]] 100?.
*Originally [[Western Canadian Greyhound Lines]] W764.
*Originally [[Western Canadian Greyhound Lines]] W764.
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|1946
|[[Western Auto and Truck Body Works|WA&TBW]]
|[[Western Auto and Truck Body Works T-28|T-28]]
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*Unknown fleet number.
*Ex-[[Canadian Coachways]] 92.
*Sold to [[Northern Bus Lines]].
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[[Category:Canadian coach operators]]
[[Category:Defunct Canadian coach operators]]
[[Category:Defunct Alberta transit agencies]]
[[Category:Defunct Alberta transit agencies]]

Latest revision as of 20:25, 28 February 2024

History

  • Started by Gordon L. Sorensen.
  • School bus operations sold to Prairie Bus Lines in 1957.
  • Started city transit service on September 1, 1957 after acquiring it from Dan Donaghy.
  • Sold the highway coach operations in June 1964 to Sunburst Motor Coaches.
  • City transit operations to Red Deer Transit on September 1, 1966.

All-Time Roster

[1]

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
45-49 1945 Flxible Clipper
(29-BR-45) 		45 sold to Northern Bus Lines 569.
50 White 706M
51 1938 FGM Parlour
52-53 1946 Flxible Clipper
(29-BR-46)
54 cab-over
  • Unknown year/manufacturer/model
  • Ex Brewster #?
55 1947 Flxible Clipper
(29-B1-47)
56-57 1948 Flxible Clipper
(29-B1-48)
58 1949 Flxible Clipper
(29-B1-49)
79 1952 MCI Courier 50X Sold to Canadian Coachways 158 in 1959.
104, 108 MCI Courier 100
121, 129 1957 Chevrolet/Ward City Transit
139-140 1954 MCI Courier 95
144 1958 GMC TGH-3102
150 1959 MCI Courier 95D
151 1957 GMC TGH-3102
158 1959 MCI Courier 96
160 4/1960 MCI Courier 96 To Sunburst Motor Coaches 209 in 1964.
161 Blue Bird Transit
162 1960 MCI MC-2 To Sunburst Motor Coaches 304 in 1964.
165 1957 GMC TGH-3102
168 1950 MCI Courier 50
171 1951 Flxible VisiCoach
173 1948 CC&F C-36
174 1947 Flxible Clipper
(29-B1-47)
175 1951 MCI Courier 50RE
178 1950 MCI Courier 200B
179-180 1964 GMC TDH-3501
1946 WA&TBW T-28

References

  1. ↑ Transit Canada, retrieved on 2009-07-03
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