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Toronto buses and trolley buses

Bus service in Toronto, Canada, started in 1921. There were a few independent bus operators that continued to provide inter-urban bus services:

Hollinger Bus Lines (East York 1921-1954)
Danforth Bus Lines (North Toronto-King City 1926-1954)
West York Coach Lines (York 1946- 1954)
Roseland Bus Lines (North York 1925-1954)

Today, the bus routes are the bulk of the TTC routes. The TTC also operates on contract to York Region Transit for north-south service on select routes in York Region, and Mississauga Transit for west-east service on 32B Eglinton West.

In addition, the TTC also connects to the Toronto Pearson International Airport:

58A, D Malton - Pearson-Lawrence West Station
192 Airport Rocket - Pearson-Kipling Station
307 Eglinton West - Pearson-Eglinton Station
300A Bloor Danforth - Pearson-Bloor-Yonge, Bloor-Danforth Line, and Danforth Avenue & Warden Avenue

(The 58 Malton and 192 Airport Rocket operate approx. Mon-Sat 6am-1am and Sunday 8am-1am, the 307 and 300A making up the rest of the time)

Roster

Facilities

As of July 2008, over 80% of the current fleet are already accessible according to a report on the TTC website. Buses formerly and currently used by the TTC (only GMs, New Flyers, NovaBuses, and Orions currently in service):

Current

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Fleet number	Description	Fleet size	Fleet retired/ delivered	Fleet total in series	Year acquired	Division	Notes
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	2000-2110 (ex 8181-8204, 8270-8369, 8520-8561 and 8571)	Diesel buses	1	110	111	1977-1981	Malvern	All retired except for 2017 (8533)
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	2240-2485 (ex 8740-8985)	Diesel buses	171	74	245	1982-1983	Malvern, Wilson	Starting to retire. Only 2241, 2243-47, 2249-53, 2255-56, 2260-61, 2263-72, 2274-77, 2279-81, 2284-87, 2289-97, 2299, 2301-02, 2305-07, 2309, 2311, 2315-20, 2323, 2325-32, 2336, 2338, 2340-45, 2348-50, 2352-53, 2355, 2357-62, 2364-65, 2369-71, 2374-76, 2379, 2381-86, 2388, 2390-99, 2401-02, 2404-16, 2418-19, 2423-24, 2426-28, 2434-35, 2439, 2441-44, 2446-50, 2452, 2455-59, 2461, 2463-65, 2467-72, 2474, 2476-77, 2480-82, 2484 remain (Note: 8821 was sold for scrap after an accident, so no bus will be renumbered to 2321.)
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	2700-2765, 2767-2858 (ex 8520-8561, 8570 and 8572-8729)	Diesel buses	23	135	158	1981-1982	Malvern, Wilson	Most retired; 2700-2765, 2767-2834 equipped with UWE connectors, Only 2736(8628), 2755(8616), 2771(8598), 2773(8644), 2784(8640), 2794(8648), 2809(8592), 2813(8705), 2818(8698), 2819(8703), 2820(8725), 2822(8689), 2823(8575), 2828(8649), 2829(8581), 2830(8647), 2832(8619), 2833(8646), 2835(8700), 2838(8726), 2839(8659), 2843(8585), 2855(8728) remain (Note: 2766 is a Peter Witt streetcar)
General Motors Diesel Division/Motor Coach Industries Classic TC40-102N	6210-6293	Diesel buses	4	80	84	1987	Birchmount	6267 and up completed by Motor Coach Industries, successor to GM. 6221, 6223, 6225, 6272, 6284 active
New Flyer Industries D40HF	6420-6434, 6440-6521	Diesel buses	(2/15)	(9/82)	(11/97)	1988, 1989	Queensway	Only 6422, 6425, 6454, 6456-6457, 6462, 6469, 6491, 6497, 6506, 6517, 6521 remain
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V"	6640-6745	Diesel buses	94	12	106	1991	Birchmount, Queensway	6641, 6658-59, 6671, 6675, 6680, 6693, 6709-10, 6731, 6738, 6745 are retired. 6640, 6642-57, 6660-70, 6672-74, 6676-6679, 6681-6692, 6694-99, 6700-08, 6711-30, 6732-37, 6739-44 remain
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" Lift	7000-7134	Diesel buses	135	0	135	1996	Malvern	7092 inactive due to fire
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" CNG Lift	9400-9449	Diesel (formerly CNG) buses	50	0	50	1996-1997	Wilson	All have been rebuilt and converted to diesel as of February 2007
NovaBus RTS T80206 WFD	7200-7251	Diesel buses	52	0	52	1998	Arrow Road	All rebuilt as of Feb 8 2008
New Flyer Industries D40LF	7300 - 7350	Diesel buses	51	0	51	1998-1999	Queensway; formerly at Eglinton	Undergoing rebuild and receiving bike racks
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII"	7400-7499	Diesel buses	100	0	100/482	2002-2004	Eglinton
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII"	7500-7619	Diesel buses	120	0	120/482	2004	Eglinton
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII"	7620-7881	Diesel buses	262	0	262/482	2005	Birchmount, Eglinton
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII"	7900-7979	Diesel buses	80	0	80	2006	Wilson	uses Cummins ISL
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" HEV	1000-1149	Diesel-Electric	150	0	150	2006	Arrow Road
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII"	8000-8099	Diesel buses	100	0	100	2007	Queensway	uses Cummins ISL with Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV	1200-1423	Diesel-Electric	224	0	224	2007-2008	Wilson, Malvern, Arrow
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV	1500-1689	Diesel-Electric	190 - total order	141 - approx.	190	2008	Wilson, Malvern, Arrow	Undergoing Delivery to TTC
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV	1700-1829	Diesel-Electric	130 - total order	0	130	2008-2009		On order
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 07.501 "VII" NG HEV	1830-1949	Diesel-Electric	120 - total order	0	120	2009-2010		On order
Prevost Car LeMirage XL40		Command Unit	1	0	1	2006		replaced by Prevost Car 50-PI-33

Historic

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Fleet number	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
REO 96HTD		diesel buses				ex-Hollinger Buslines - retired
REO W		Diesel buses				Retired
Rek-Vek Industries Club Car		shuttle bus	32	1980s	1980s	Retired
White Motor Company 50A		Diesel buses				Retired
Yellow Coach Y-Z (227, 229)		Diesel buses				Retired
Yellow Coach Y		Diesel buses				Retired
Yellow Coach Y		Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Z-AQ-273		Diesel buses				Retired
Yellow Coach Y-U-316		Diesel buses				Retired
Ford 29B		Diesel buses	4			Retired
Ford 19B		Diesel buses	7			Retired
Ford 72B		Diesel buses	10			Retired
AEC 404		Double decker bus	?	?	Retired	Later converted to single deck use
Aerocoach P-46-37 and 371		Diesel bus	4	?		Retired
Fageol or J. G. Brill and Company Twin Coach 44S		Diesel bus	?	?	Retired
Fifth Avenue Bus Company L and J		Double-decker bus	?	?	Retired
Fitzjohn FTG		Diesel bus	25	?	Retired	ex-North York Bus Lines
Fitzjohn Falcon		?	?	?	Retired	ex-Hollinger Bus Lines Lines
Fitzjohn Hercules JXLD			?	?	Retired	ex-Hollinger Bus Lines Lines
Packard ED		Diesel buses				Retired
Pierce Arrow		Diesel buses				Retired
Prevost Car 50-PI-33		as trainer/Command Unit	3, 1	1990s	2006	retired
Motor Coach Industries MC-8	572	Command Unit	1	1997	2005	Notably used during World Youth Day
General Motors Diesel Division PD-4103 and 4104		Diesel buses	23
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5301	2900-2949, 2950-2984, 3100-3139	Diesel buses	125	1959, 1960, 1962		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 4517	2985-2999	Diesel buses	15	1960		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5302	3140-3149	Diesel buses	10	1962		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5303	3300-3379, 3500-3599, 3700-3799, 7100-7179	Diesel buses	360	1963, 1964-1965, 1966, 1967		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division TDH 5304	3150-3174, 3980-3999, 7180-7199	Diesel buses	65	1963, 1966-1967, 1967		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5305	7300-7354, 7355-7395, 7523-7562	Diesel buses	136	1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1972		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	7570-7599, 7700-7779, 7900-7962	Diesel buses	173	1973, 1973, 1974-1975		Retired
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	8010-8117	Diesel buses	108	1975	November 2004	Last order containing the VH-9 transmission, 8051 was the last bus placed in CLRV livery, 8073 was renumbered to 2151 in the 2150-2155 series, 8058 was the last roll sign bus and currently being preserved at Halton County Radial Railway Museum in Milton, ON
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	8140-8158	Diesel buses	19	1976		Retired or renumbered to 2150-2155
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	8160-8204, 8270-8314, 8320-8369	Diesel buses	140	1977, 1979, 1980	All retired by April 2007	Retired or renumbered to 2000-2110
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	8520-8561, 8570-8729	Diesel buses	202	1981, 1982		Retired or renumbered to 2000-2110 or 2700-2765, 2767-2858
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	8740-8985	Diesel buses	246	1982-1983		All renumbered to 2240-2485 except 8821: 2321 did not exist because 8821 was sold for scrap after an accident, so no bus will be renumbered to 2321.
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	1002-1036	Diesel buses	35	1997	1998	Leased from Utah; retired and sold to Quebec City and Brantford Transit
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	2600-2619	Diesel buses	20	1998	November 22, 2006	Ex-Montreal with McKay Gates
General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N	8500-8511	Diesel articulated buses	12	1982	1987	Acquired by Mississauga Transit
New Flyer Industries D40HF	6300-6359	Diesel buses	60	1987-1988	1998-1999	Prematurely retired due to structural failures
New Flyer Industries D40HF	6560-6638	Diesel buses	79	1990-1991	2004	Prematurely retired due to structural failures
NovaBus RTS T80206 WFD	1000	Demonstrator	1	1997	1998	Returned to NovaBus, subsequently sold to Autobus Quebec, St-Augustin, QC
NovaBus LFS 40'102	1001	Demonstrator	1	1998	1999	Sold to Barrie Transit
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I"	8315	Demonstrator	1	1979	1980s	Sold to Kingston Township Transit
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I"	8370-8378	Diesel bus	9	1981	early 1990s	Retired and sold off
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I"	8730-8739	Diesel bus	10	1982	early 1990s	Retired and sold off
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I"	9360-9361	CNG demonstrator	2	1989	early 1990s	Retired and sold off *Note: York University's YT1 is ex-TTC 9361
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 03.501 "III" (Crown Ikarus 286)	6360-6419, 6530-6559	Diesel articulated buses	90	1987, 1989	January 2003	Some earlier retirements saw service for OC Transpo
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V" CNG	9370-9394	CNG buses	25	1990-1991	March 2005	Retired, 9 to be sent to the Dominican Republic
Flyer Industries D700A	7500-7509, 7510-7522	Diesel buses	23	1969, 1972	late 1980s	Retired
Flyer Industries D800A	7560-8004	Diesel buses	45	1974-1975	early 1990	8000 was acquired by a film company last seen in a Trident Gum commercial in 1999
Flyer Industries D800B	8210-8223, 8230-8260	Diesel buses	45	1977-1978	September 1998-September 1999	8257 has been preserved by the CTHF
Flyer Industries D901	8380-8476	Diesel buses	97	1981	November 1999
Flyer Industries D901SS	8477-8486	Diesel buses	10	1981	November 1999	Originally used for Gray Line, and first regular TTC buses equipped with A/C (excludes Gray Coach equipment)
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 06.501 "VI" CNG	9200-9249	CNG buses	50	1997	November 30, 2006	First TTC low floor
General Motors Diesel Division T6H 5307N	2150-2155 (ex 8010-8117, 8140-8180)	Diesel buses	6	1975-1977	April 2007	2153, the last bus from the 2150-2155 fleet, retired in April 2007
Flyer Industries D901	6000-6122, 6130-6204	Diesel buses	198	1985-1986	September 2007	6068 and 6133, the last buses in the 6000-6204 fleet, retired in September 2007

Demonstrators

A list of buses used in revenue service, but not an official bus in the TTC fleet:

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Description	Year tested	Notes
CC&F C-36	gas city bus	1950
Leyland Olympic	transit bus	1951
WMC 1144D	transit bus	1952
CC&F CD-44A	city bus	1952	sold to Cornwall Street Railway Light and Company
Mack Truck C-49-DT	city bus		sold to Montreal Transportation Commission
Flxible Flxiliner	intercity bus	1956	sold to Autobus Drolet Limitée
CC&F/Brill TD-51	city bus	1960	sold to Cornwall Street Railway Light and Company
Leyland Olympic Mk 10	city bus	1967	sold to Burley Bus Lines and later to Chambly Transport
Mercedes-Benz bus
Western Flyer Company WFC D700	city bus	1969	sold to Winnipeg Transit
Prevost Car Marathon	intercity coach	1984	sold to GO Transit and later used Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 01.501 "I"	city bus	1979	sold to Kingston Township Transit
Van Hool AG280	articulated bus	1985	built for Société des Transports Intercommunaux Bruxellois and leased by Bombardier
GMDD TC40-102N	diesel transit bus		sold to Kingston Transit

Other

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Fleet number	Description	Fleet size	Year required	Division	Notes
Daimler Buses North America/Orion Bus Industries Orion 05.501 "V"	2177	fictional TTC bus	N/A	?	N/A	Oakville Transit 905 used in the filming of CTV made-for-TV movie Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005)

Work vehicles

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Description	Notes
Ford Econoline	vans and cube vans	general service - white
Ford F-Series	pickups	general service - yellow and white
International 4400 series	truck	general service - white
GMC Truck C6500	medium commercial truck	general service, plough/salter - white
Ford Crown Victoria	sedan	supervisor car or TTC Special Constables cruiser - white
Plymouth Reliant 4-door	station wagon	supervisor car (retired) - white, red and black
Dodge Charger (LX)	sedan	supervisor car - white
Toyota Prius	Hybrid vehicle	supervisor car - white
Dodge Caravan	minivan	general service - purple

Current bus routes

As of 2008, the TTC operates 167 bus routes (120 accessible routes) over . It also runs 24 night bus routes. For detailed schedules or maps of any of the bus routes listed below, see this

Route name and number	Accessible	Division	Buses used in this route
5 Avenue Road		Eglinton	Orion VII
6 Bay		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
7 Bathurst		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
8 Broadview		Birchmount	Orion VII
9 Bellamy		Eglinton	Orion VII
10 Van Horne		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V
11 Bayview		Eglinton	Orion VII
12 Kingston Road		Birchmount	Orion VII
14 Glencairn		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG)
15 Evans		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
16 McCowan		Birchmount	Orion VII
17 Birchmount		Birchmount	Orion VII
20 Cliffside		Birchmount	Orion VII
21 Brimley		Eglinton	Orion VII
22 Coxwell		Birchmount	Orion VII
23 Dawes		Birchmount	Orion VII
24 Victoria Park		Birchmount	Orion VII
25 Don Mills		Birchmount	Orion VII
26 Dupont		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
28 Davisville		Eglinton	Orion VII
29 Dufferin		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
30 Lambton		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
31 Greenwood		Birchmount	Orion VII, Orion V
32 Eglinton West		Queensway, Wilson	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV, Orion V (ex CNG)
33 Forest Hill		Wilson	Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
34 Eglinton East		Eglinton	Orion VII
35 Jane		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
36 Finch West		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
37 Islington		Arrow Road, Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV, Orion V
38 Highland Creek		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
39 Finch East		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
40 Junction		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
41 Keele		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
42 Cummer		Eglinton	Orion VII
43 Kennedy		Eglinton	Orion VII
44 Kipling South		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
45 Kipling		Arrow Road, Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
46 Martin Grove		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
47 Lansdowne		Wilson	Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
48 Rathburn		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
49 Bloor West		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
50 Burhamthorpe		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
51 Leslie		Eglinton	Orion VII
52 Lawrence West		Queensway, Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, Orion V (ex CNG), New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
53 Steeles East		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
54 Lawrence East		Eglinton, Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
55 Warren Park		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
56 Leaside		Eglinton	Orion VII
57 Midland		Eglinton	Orion VII
58 Malton		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
59 Maple Leaf		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
60 Steeles West		Arrow Road, Wilson	Nova Bus RTS, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
61 Avenue North		Wilson	Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
62 Mortimer		Birchmount	Orion VII
63 Ossington		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
64 Main		Birchmount	Orion VII
65 Parliament		Eglinton	Orion VII
66 Prince Edward		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
67 Pharmacy		Birchmount	Orion VII
68 Warden		Birchmount	GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion V, Orion VII
69 Warden South		Birchmount	GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion V
70 O'Connor		Birchmount	Orion VII
71 Runnymede		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
72 Pape		Eglinton	Orion VII
73 Royal York		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
74 Mount Pleasant		Eglinton	Orion VII
75 Sherbourne		Eglinton	Orion VII
76 Royal York South		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
77 Swansea		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, New Flyer D40LF
78 St. Andrews		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
79 Scarlett Road		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
80 Queensway		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, New Flyer D40LF, Orion V, Orion VII
81 Thorncliffe Park		Eglinton	Orion VII
82 Rosedale		Eglinton	Orion VII
83 Jones		Birchmount	Orion V, Orion VII
84 Sheppard West		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV, Nova Bus RTS
85 Sheppard East		Malvern	Orion VII NG HEV
86 Scarborough		Eglinton	Orion VII
87 Cosburn		Eglinton	Orion VII
88 South Leaside		Eglinton	Orion VII
89 Weston		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V
90 Vaughan		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII
91 Woodbine		Birchmount	Orion VII
92 Woodbine South		Birchmount	Orion V, Orion VII
94 Wellesley		Eglinton	Orion VII
95 York Mills		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
96 Wilson		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
97 Yonge		Eglinton	Orion VII
98 Willowdale-Senlac		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
99 Arrow Rd		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
100 Flemingdon Park		Eglinton	Orion VII
101 Parc Downsview Park		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
102 Markham Road		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion VII NG HEV
103 Mount Pleasant North		Eglinton	Orion VII
104 Faywood		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
105 Dufferin North		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
106 York University		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
107 Keele North		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
108 Downsview		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
109 Ranee		Wilson	Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
110 Islington South		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
111 East Mall		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
112 West Mall		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
113 Danforth		Birchmount	Orion VII
115 Silver Hills		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
116 Morningside		Eglinton	Orion VII
117 Alness		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
120 Calvington		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
122 Graydon Hall		Eglinton	Orion VII
123 Shorncliffe		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
124 Sunnybrook		Eglinton	Orion VII
125 Drewry		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
126 Christie		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
127 Davenport		Eglinton	Orion VII
129 McCowan North		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
130 Middlefield		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
131 Nugget		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
132 Milner		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
133 Neilson		Malvern	Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
134 Progress		Malvern	Orion VII NG HEV
135 Gerrard		Birchmount	Orion VII
139 Finch-Don Mills (Express)		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion VII NG HEV
141 Downtown/Mount Pleasant Express - rush hour service only		Birchmount	GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express - rush hour service only		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG)
143 Downtown/Beach Express - rush hour service only		Birchmount	GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
144 Downtown/Don Valley Express - rush hour service only		Birchmount	GMDD/MCI TC40-102N, Orion VII
160 Bathurst North		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII NG HEV
161 Rogers Rd		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
162 Lawrence-Donway		Eglinton	Orion VII
165 Weston Rd North		Arrow Road	Nova Bus RTS, Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
167 Pharmacy North		Birchmount	Orion VII
168 Symington		Queensway	New Flyer D40HF, Orion V, New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
169 Huntingwood - rush hour service only		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
172 Cherry Street		Eglinton	Orion VII
190 Scarborough Centre Rocket		Eglinton	Orion VII
191 Highway 27 Rocket		Arrow Road	Orion VII HEV, Orion VII NG HEV
192 Airport Rocket		Queensway	New Flyer D40LF, Orion VII
193 Exhibition Rocket - special events service only		Wilson	Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
196 York University Rocket		Wilson	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V (ex CNG), Orion VII, Orion VII NG HEV
224 Victoria Park North		Malvern	GMDD T6H 5307N, Orion V, Orion VII NG HEV
400 Lawrence Manor		Lakeshore	Orion II
402 Parkdale		Lakeshore	Orion II
403 South Don Mills		Lakeshore	Orion II
404 East York		Lakeshore	Orion II
405 Etobicoke		Lakeshore	Orion II

Blue Night Network is an overnight bus service introduced in the 1980s and operates between 1:30am to 5:00am Monday to Saturday and 1:30am to 8:00am Sunday:

300 Bloor-Danforth
301 Queen
302 Danforth Road-McCowan
303 Don Mills
305 Eglinton East
306 Carlton
307 Eglinton West
308 Finch East
309 Finch West
310 Bathurst
311 Islington
312 St. Clair
313 Jane
316 Ossington
319 Wilson
320 Yonge
321 York Mills
322 Coxwell
324 Victoria Park
329 Dufferin
352 Lawrence West
353 Steeles East
354 Lawrence East
385 Sheppard East

Denotes wheelchair-accessible routes.

Facilities

Some of Toronto's current bus fleet are stored outdoors and not in garages. These buses have a heat exchanger and auxiliary heating elements, known as UWE, that allow them to be started even on the coldest winter days.

Garages (date information from TTC)
Garage	Year opened	Operating Details	# of buses stored	Notes
Arrow Road Garage - Arrow Road south of Finch Ave W, North York	(1988)	230,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 diesel fueling stations, 12 40-foot hoists, 2 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection pit stations	276
Birchmount Garage, Danforth Road near Birchmount Road, Scarborough	(1956)	89,500 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, 10 40-foot hoists, and 4 insection pit stations.	221	equipped with UWE heating system for outdoor storage
Eglinton Garage - Comstock Road between Warden Avenue and Pharmacy Avenue	(2002)	garage has 2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, a UWE heating system for buses stored outdoors, 10 40-foot hoists, and 4 insection pit stations.	279	equipped with UWE
Lakeshore Garage - Commissioners Street, near Lake Shore Boulevard	(1980)	of land and originally had a maintenance area and an office and administration area.	129	replaced the Sherbourne Garage, originally used for Gray Coach Lines and now used to store Wheel-Trans Garage buses
Malvern Garage - Sheppard Avenue East and Markham Road	(1983)	228,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, Eurovac system, 12 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection pit stations	260
Mount Dennis Garage - Industry Street and Todd Baylis PC 114 Boulevard	2008	23,000 square metres,	200	completed, but garage not opened for operations
Queensway Garage - Evans Avenue near Kipling Avenue	(1966)	facility has 1 wash rack, 1 diesel fueling station, and 14 40-foot hoists	165
Wilson Garage - Transit Road near Wilson Avenue	(1976)	6 arces and 230,000 square feet (2 wash racks, 2 diesel fueling stations, 1 CNG fueling station, Eurovac system, 11 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection	276

Former garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
Garage	Years of operation	Operating Details	# of buses stored	Notes
Danforth Garage	(1967-2002)	60,000 sq ft (1 wash rack, 1 diesel fueling station, 6 40-ft. hoists, and 8 inspection pit stations.	134	closed
Davenport Garage	(1925-1993)	10 repair pits, 4 inspection pits and a wash rack	157
'Old' Eglinton Garage	1922-2002	160,000 square feet (1 wash rack, 3 fueling stations, 7 40-ft. hoists, and 6 inspection pits)	162	demolished
Lansdowne Garage	1966-1996			demolished 2003
Parkdale Garage - 289 Sorauren Avenue in the Dundas Street and Howard Park Avenue	(1947-1966)		128	demolished
Sherbourne Garage	(1940-1966)			TTC Garage 1930-1966 and Gray Coach Lines Garage 1966-1980; demolished
Woodbine Garage	(1954-1956)			demolished

Lost garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
Garage	Notes
Dufferin Garage	was to have been completed 1946-1947, the proposed garage was scrapped and never built

Source: The TTC's Bus Properties Transit Toronto

Trolley bus lines

The TTC first experimented with trolley buses from 1922 to 1925 on an early form of the Mount Pleasant route. The experiment was ended because demand on the route was too high, and it was converted to streetcars.

Between 1947 and 1954, the TTC acquired new trolley buses and converted several streetcar routes to use them, adding a second overhead wire for two-pole operation; new trolley bus routes were also introduced. The last purchase of trolley buses was in 1963, and subsequent route changes were only to redeploy the existing fleet. Also around 1970, the entire trolley bus fleet was rebuilt with new bodies. When these reached the end of their working lives in the 1990s, they were temporarily augmented by trolley buses leased from Edmonton. But the TTC concluded that trolley buses were too inflexible operationally, and that it was not cost-effective to maintain the fleet of life-expired vehicles, so the TTC decided to "temporarily" store them. Between 1991 and 1993, all routes were converted to buses, and the overhead wires were taken down in 1996.

New trolley buses were to have been ordered in 1987, however, this order was never tendered. It was expected that 112 new trolley buses would have been ordered. At this time the TTC was experimenting with compressed natural gas buses, and they hoped that these would form a more environmentally friendly replacement for the trolley buses than standard diesel buses; but the CNG buses proved unsatisfactory and were soon withdrawn. It has been speculated that the cancellation of the trolley bus purchase was closely linked to the promotion of natural gas buses.

Because of the piecemeal way that TTC routes were converted to trolley buses, they never formed a coherent or even a connected network. In 1991, there was one cluster of 6 routes centred in the area west and northwest of downtown, and a separate group of 3 routes in the North Toronto neighbourhood. Each area used a different bus garage, and vehicles could be transferred between the two areas only by towing. Further, the endpoints of each route were generally unchanged from when it had first been operated by trolley buses, due to the cost of erecting overhead; some of the routes were extended soon after the trolleybuses were removed from them.

Prior to the cancellation of trolley bus service, the TTC had 99 Western Flyers and 40 leased GM-BBC coaches from Edmonton. The last remaining trolley bus in Toronto was abandoned in a private lot near Leslie Street and York Mills Road. It has since been removed and scrapped. One TTC Flyer trolley bus is preserved at the Halton County Radial Railway museum in Milton, Ontario, and another is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Routes

These routes were formerly served by trolley buses. All are now served by buses; in some cases the routes have been significantly altered, and some route names and numbers have been changed as shown in parentheses. The route numbers in the 300 series were used during Blue Night Network hours.

4 Annette (now 26 Dupont)
6 Bay
40 Junction
47/315 Lansdowne (now only 47)
61 Nortown / Nortown West (now Avenue Road North)
63/316 Ossington
74 Mount Pleasant
89 Weston Road / Weston
97 Yonge
103 Nortown East (now Mount Pleasant North)

Trolley vehicle types

Before the end of trolley services, the TTC had a fleet of 40 trolley buses.

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
Make/Model	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Packard/Canadian Brills ED	trolley buses	3	1922 - leased	1928	retired and sold for scrap to DM Campbell
Canada Car and Foundry T44-T1, T44-T2, T44-T3	trolley buses	49, 24, 9	1947-1948	1972	retired
Marmon-Herrington TC48-T5	trolley buses	14	1948	1972	retired (ex-Cincinnati Street Railway) 1953;
Canada Car and Foundry T48-T6	trolley buses	4	1951	1968-1972	retired (ex-Ottawa Transportation Commission) 1959; rebuilt 1968-1972
Canada Car and Foundry T48A-T4	trolley buses	39	1953	1968-1972	retired (ex-Ottawa Transportation Commission); some rebuilt 1968-1972
Marmon-Herrington TC48-T5 and TC44-T7	trolley buses	7	1947	1972	retired (ex-Cleveland Transit System) 1963;
Western Flyer E700A-T8	trolley buses	51	1968-1972 rebuilds	1992	retired
General Motors Diesel Division HR150G-T6H5307N-T9 (with BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited power traction system)	trolley buses	40	1980 (ETS 1989-1992)	1993	leased from Edmonton Transit System; returned to ETS - ETS units 192 and 197 came in 1989, then 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169,170, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 196, 199 came in 1990. In 1991 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 and 159 were also leased. All ETS units had a 9 added to the start of their fleet number

Facilities

Trolleybus operated out of three garages:

Garages (date information from TTC)
Garage	Years of operationd	Notes
Eglinton Garage - Eglinton Avenue West and Yonge Street	1922-1993	retained for buses; since demolished 2002
Lansdowne Garage - Lansdowne Avenue and Paton Avenue	1922-1993	also streetcar barn; demolished 2002
Wade Yard at 546 Lansdowne Avenue	1936-1993	outdoor storage yard for street cars, then trolley buses; right-of-way to Bloor closed off 1945

Source: The Garage Transit Toronto

Loops

Most TTC bus routes terminate at stations or loop around side streets at the other end. Here are some of the loops still used:

Albion Road west of Humberline Drive
Avenue Road and Bombay Avenue
Avenue Road and Roe Avenue - no longer used for scheduled service due to route extension
Bayview Avenue and Steeles Avenue East: northwest corner
Brimley Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner
Burnhamthorpe Road east of Mill Road
Commissioner Street west of Leslie Street
Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East (Woodbine Beach Park)
Doncliffe Drive and Mount Pleasant Road
Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West
Eglinton Avenue West and Pearen Avenue - sold and redeveloped
Eglinton Avenue West west of Renforth Drive
Esna Park Drive and Steeles Avenue East
Finch Avenue East east of Don Mills Road (Seneca College's Newnham Campus)
Glen Echo Loop (Glen Echo Road and Yonge Street) - redeveloped
Humber Loop (on The Queensway)
Humberwood Blvd. (Located at Indian Line park)
Keele Street and Weston: trolley bus
Keele Street and McNaughton Road
Kipling Avenue and Steeles Avenue West: west of Kipling next to Esso station on northwest side
Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive and Colonel Samuel Smith Park Waterfront - inside Humber College Lakeshore Campus at Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Jane Loop (Jane Street and Bloor Street West) - now Jane Subway station
Lansing (Sheppard) Loop (Sheppard Avenue and Yonge Street)
Lake Shore Boulevard and Northern Dancer Boulevard (Ashbridges Bay Park, served by 92 Woodbine South buses; opened January 6, 2005)
Lawrence Avenue East east of East Avenue
Lawrence Avenue East east of Starspray Blvd
Long Branch Loop (Browns Line and Lake Shore Blvd W)
Luttrell Loop (Luttrell Avenue and Danforth Avenue east of Dawes Road) - redeveloped
Markham Road and Major Mackenzie Drive
McCowan Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner, across of Petro Canada station
McNicoll Avenue east of Kennedy Road - new loop to replace former loop west of Kennedy Road
Middlefield Road and Steeles Avenue East - northeast corner
Morningside Avenue and Old Finch Avenue
Neilson Road and Ellesmere Road - east of Rouge Valley Centenary Health Centre
Newton Drive and Bayview Avenue - replaced by Bayview-Steeles loop
Oak Street and Weston Road - redeveloped
Otter Loop (on Avenue Road south of Lawrence) - no longer TTC property
Rathburn Road and Mill Road (Centennial Park)
Steeles Avenue West west of Martin Grove Road
Steeles Avenue West west of Islington Avenue
Steeles Avenue East between Yonge Street and Dumont Avenue
St Clair Avenue West and Lansdowne Avenue
St Clair Avenue West and Old Weston Road - disconnected from streetcar system, still sees buses
Rogers Road and Weston Road (Avon Loop)
Rouge Hill GO Station
Victoria Park Avenue north of Steeles Avenue East, on west side of the Liberty Centre building
Warden Avenue and Steeles Avenue East: northwest side next to Warden Centre
Weston Road and Major Mackenzie Drive
Weston Road and Rogers Road (Avon Loop)
Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue East: east of Yonge, south side of Steeles
York University Common

A list of former bus loops:

southwest corner at Midland Avenue and Steeles Avenue East - now Tim Hortons

Shelters

Prior to the 1980s, the bus shelters on TTC routes were installed and maintained by the TTC and the city. A number of shelters are installed by CBS Outdoor (formerly Mediacom and TDI) and formerly by Transad (now Transad Outdoor Media). In addition, CBS Outdoor is responsible for all other forms of advertising on the TTC.

Bike rack

In the summer of 2005, the TTC began a pilot project to test bicycle racks on 5 select routes as a way to boost ridership and to be more environmentally friendly. The folding racks are installed on the front of the bus and can hold 2 bikes. In the event that both slots at the front of the bus are full, bicycles are allowed to be put inside buses after rush hour periods only.

Bike racks were tested at Wilson garage during 2005 and 2006 using the Orion V, VI and later VII bus models. TTC staff concluded that the pilot project was not a success and that it should be discontinued, but the Commission disagreed, and voted to not only continue it, but to direct that bike racks will be installed on all new buses starting in 2007. The Commission has since directed staff to look into the cost of retrofitting the entire bus fleet with bike racks. The original bike rack model will not be used on newer buses due to it blocking the high beams on the Orion VII model buses, and a different model from the same manufacturer will be used starting on 2007 deliveries. None of this is included in the five-year capital budget. The original routes were:

7 Bathurst (excludes 7A Branch)
14 Glencairn
29 Dufferin
38 Highland Creek
39 Finch East
47 Lansdowne
53 Steeles East
61 Avenue Road North
63 Ossington
85 Sheppard East
98 Willowdale-Senlac
105 Dufferin North
109 Ranee
125 Drewry
129 McCowan North
133 Neilson
134 Progress
161 Rogers Rd
193 Exhibition Rocket
310 Bathurst
316 Ossington
329 Dufferin
353 Steeles East
385 Sheppard East

The TTC's latest order of hybrid buses came factory-equipped with these racks, and all 200 of Wilson's accessible Orion VIIs are equipped or soon to be equipped with these racks in addition to the remaining Orion V's. (The Orion VIs were scrapped over the last year.) The project is supported by the City of Toronto.

For more information, see: TTC Bike Racks

Biobus program

TTC experimented with bio-diesel fuel as part of the drive for cleaner vehicles. It was initially tested at Queensway garage, and because of its success, all buses in the TTC have been using bio-diesel since June 2006.

The TTC's fleet of CNG Orion V were converted to diesel operation and burn the same bio-diesel mixture as the rest of the fleet; no alternative fuel buses remain on the fleet. Recent hybrid-diesel-electric Orion VII delivered to the fleet burn bio-diesel as well.