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'''T3 - Take Transit Today''' is the transit system serving Charlottetown and the surrounding communities of Cornwall, Stratford, and Summerside. Operations are contracted out to [[Coach Atlantic]].
'''T3 - Take Transit Today''' is the transit system serving Charlottetown and the surrounding communities of Cornwall, Stratford, and Summerside. Operations are contracted out to [[Coach Atlantic]].
==History==
<ref>[https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/a2z-pe.html#charlottetown https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/a2z-pe.html#charlottetown]</ref>
*Started as Charlottetown Transit (circa 1983) by Trius Taxi Ltd. (later Trius Tours Ltd.)
*Re-branded as T3 “Take Transit Today” on January 30, 2012.


==Routes==
==Routes==
*1 University Ave Express (Charlottetown)
[https://t3transit.ca/schedules/ Maps & schedules]
*2/3 Charlottetown City Loop (Charlottetown)
 
*4 QEH (Charlottetown)
===Charlottetown===
*5 Community Bus (Charlottetown)
*'''1''' University Ave
*7 Stratford
*'''2''' West Royalty-Sherwood
*9 Cornwall-Charlottetown
**'''2A''' West Royalty-Hillsborough-Sherwood
*11 Airport-Winslow (Charlottetown)
*'''3''' Sherwood-West Royalty
*County Line Express (Charlottetown - Summerside)
**'''3A''' Sherwood-Hillsborough-West Royalty
*Summerside Transit
*'''4''' Downtown-QEH
*'''5''' Spring Park-Belvedere-QEH
*'''10''' East Royalty Shuttle
*'''11''' Sleepy Hollow-Winsloe-Airport
*'''23''' Kensington-Hillsborough-Upper Sherwood
 
===Stratford===
*'''7''' Stratford
**'''7B''' Stratford Bunbury
**'''7K''' Stratford Kinlock
 
===Cornwall===
*'''9''' Cornwall
 
===Summerside===
*Summerside Local


==Fares==
==Fares==
[http://triustransit.ca/fares Current]
[https://t3transit.ca/fares-and-passes/ Current]


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
===Garage/Offices===
===Garage/Offices===
*'''Address:''' 22 Garfield St., Charlottetown, PEI C1A 6A5
*'''Address:''' 7 Mt. Edward Rd., Charlottetown, PE C1A 5R7
*'''Email:''' trius.tours@pei.aibn.com
*'''Phone:''' 902-566-9962
*'''Fax:''' 902-566-3497
*'''Phone:''' 902-566-5664 or 1-877-566-1567


==Fleet roster==
==Fleet roster==
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!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 60-68, 70-71|60-68, 70-71]]
|[[T3 Transit 60-68, 70-71|63, 68, 70-71]]
|[[File:T3 Transit 67-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:T3 Transit 71-a.jpg|128px]]
|2008-2010
|2008-09
|[[ElDorado National]]
|[[ElDorado National]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|E-Z Rider II MAX]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|E-Z Rider II MAX]]
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|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]], purchased in 2016.
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]]; purchased in 2016.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 69|69]]
|[[T3 Transit 72-74|72]]
|
|
|2009
|2009
|[[Transplus]]
|[[ElDorado National]]
|[[Transplus LCK6120GCA|LCK6120GCA]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|E-Z Rider II MAX]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]]; purchased in 2018.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 75L-76L|75L-76L]]
|[[File:T3 Transit 76-a.jpg|128px]]
|2008-09
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]]
|[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 4|6HP594C]]
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.5|D864.5]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Ex-demonstrator, purchased in 2010.
*Ex-[[Durham Region Transit]]; purchased in 2022.
*Originally numbered 511, nicknamed "Sunny".
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|501]]
|[[T3 Transit 77-80|77-80]]
|
|2004
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|
|
|2007-08
|[[Nova Bus]]
|[[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 4|6HP554C]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Grand River Transit]]; purchased in 2023.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 81-86|81-86]]
|
|
|2007
|[[Nova Bus]]
|[[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 4|6HP554C]]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*Ex-[[Société de transport de Montréal|STM]]; purchased in 2024.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF232]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|505]]
|[[T3 Transit 211L-212L|211L-212L]]
|
|[[File:T3 Transit 212-a.jpg|128px]]
|2003
|2021
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XD40|XD40]]
|
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|
|
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2005.
*[[Blue Bird]] [[Blue Bird Ultra LF|Ultra LF]] chassis.
*Renumbered from 2 in 2007.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|507]]
|[[T3 Transit 213-216|213-216]]
|
|[[File:T3 Transit 216-a.jpg|128px]]
|2002
|2021
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XD35|XD35]]
|
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|
|
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF235]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|508]]
|[[T3 Transit 2081-2082|2081-2082]]
|
|
|2003
|2020
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Chevrolet]]<hr>[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|ARBOC]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|[[Chevrolet Express|4500]]<hr>[[Arboc Freedom|Freedom]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF200]] chassis.
|}
|}
<!---
===On order===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet<br>number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|}--->


===Retired===
===Retired===
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!Transmission
!Transmission
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 60-68, 70-71|60-62, 64-67]]
|[[File:T3 Transit 67-a.jpg|128px]]
|2008-09
|[[ElDorado National]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|E-Z Rider II MAX]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]]; purchased in 2016.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 69|69]]
|
|2008
|[[Transplus]]
|[[Transplus LCK6120GCA|LCK6120GCA]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] [[ZF Ecomat 4|6HP594C]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-demonstrator, purchased in 2010.
*Originally numbered 511.
*Scrapped in April 2021.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 72-74|73-74]]
|
|2008-09
|[[ElDorado National]]
|[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|E-Z Rider II MAX]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Calgary Transit]]; purchased in 2018.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|501]]
|
|2004
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF232]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|502]]
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|502]]
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| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2005.
*Purchased in 2005.
*[[Blue Bird]] [[Blue Bird Ultra LF|Ultra LF]] chassis.  
*[[Blue Bird]] [[Blue Bird Ultra LF|Ultra LF]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|505]]
|
|2003
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2005.
*[[Blue Bird]] [[Blue Bird Ultra LF|Ultra LF]] chassis.
*Renumbered from 2 in 2007.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|506]]
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|506]]
|
|
|2002
|2002
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF200]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|507]]
|
|2002
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*Purchased in 2007.
*[[Thomas Dennis]] [[DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America SLF 200|SLF235]] chassis.
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 501-510|508]]
|
|2003
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries|Dupont]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
|[[Dupont Industries Champlain 1608 Low Floor|Champlain 1608 Low Floor]]
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| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Codiac Transit]] [[Codiac Transit 304-305#305|305]], purchased in 2009.
*Ex-[[Codiac Transit]] [[Codiac Transit 304-305#305|305]], purchased in 2009.
*Originally [[Queens Surface Corporation]] [[Queens Surface Corporation 901-949#905|905]].
*Originally [[Queens Surface Corporation]] [[Queens Surface Corporation 900-949#905|905]].
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[T3 Transit 5892|5892]]
|[[T3 Transit 5892|5892]]
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://triustransit.ca/ www.triustransit.ca]
*[http://t3transit.ca/ www.t3transit.ca]
 
==References==
<references />


[[Category:Prince Edward Island transit agencies]]
[[Category:Prince Edward Island transit agencies]]

Latest revision as of 10:31, 29 February 2024

T3 - Take Transit Today is the transit system serving Charlottetown and the surrounding communities of Cornwall, Stratford, and Summerside. Operations are contracted out to Coach Atlantic.

History

[1]

  • Started as Charlottetown Transit (circa 1983) by Trius Taxi Ltd. (later Trius Tours Ltd.)
  • Re-branded as T3 “Take Transit Today” on January 30, 2012.

Routes

Maps & schedules

Charlottetown

  • 1 University Ave
  • 2 West Royalty-Sherwood
    • 2A West Royalty-Hillsborough-Sherwood
  • 3 Sherwood-West Royalty
    • 3A Sherwood-Hillsborough-West Royalty
  • 4 Downtown-QEH
  • 5 Spring Park-Belvedere-QEH
  • 10 East Royalty Shuttle
  • 11 Sleepy Hollow-Winsloe-Airport
  • 23 Kensington-Hillsborough-Upper Sherwood

Stratford

  • 7 Stratford
    • 7B Stratford Bunbury
    • 7K Stratford Kinlock

Cornwall

  • 9 Cornwall

Summerside

  • Summerside Local

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Offices

  • Address: 7 Mt. Edward Rd., Charlottetown, PE C1A 5R7
  • Phone: 902-566-9962

Fleet roster

Active

Fleet
number(s)
Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
63, 68, 70-71   2008-09 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
72 2009 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
75L-76L   2008-09 New Flyer D40LF Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
77-80 2007-08 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C
81-86 2007 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C
  • Ex-STM; purchased in 2024.
211L-212L   2021 New Flyer XD40 Cummins L9
213-216   2021 New Flyer XD35 Cummins L9
2081-2082 2020 Chevrolet
ARBOC
4500
Freedom

Retired

Fleet
number(s)
Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
60-62, 64-67   2008-09 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
69 2008 Transplus LCK6120GCA Cummins ISL ZF 6HP594C
  • Ex-demonstrator, purchased in 2010.
  • Originally numbered 511.
  • Scrapped in April 2021.
73-74 2008-09 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX Cummins ISB Allison B300R
501 2004 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
502 2002 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
503 2003 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
504 2003 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
505 2003 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
506 2002 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
507 2002 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
508 2003 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
509 2003 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
510 2002 Dupont Champlain 1608 Low Floor
5841 1984 GMDD TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
5861-5862 1987 GMDD TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V731
5871 1987 Orion 01.502
5881 1988 MCI TC40-102A Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
5892 1989 MCI TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
5901-5902 1990 MCI TC40-102A Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison VR731
5903 1990 MCI TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
5911 1991 MCI TC40-102N Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731

External Links

References