Toronto Transit Commission fleet

The Toronto Transit Commission bus fleet is the collection of transit buses owned and used by the Toronto Transit Commission for its bus routes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Current fleet

Surface

Most buses (aside from the 62 feet (19 m) articulated Nova LFS buses) are 40 feet (12.19 metres) long. All buses are used in local/express service and are wheelchair equipped .

In addition, Wheel-Trans operates a fleet of 129 buses. With 540 wheel chair accessible buses in the regular fleet the TTC operates one of the largest para-transit systems in North America, behind New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority Access-A-Ride with 2116 buses.

Numbering of buses prior to 2010 used the same four-digit format as the TTC regular fleet. Starting in 2010, Wheeltrans' newer buses used a numeric format starting with W and followed by three digits.

Order Year	Thumbnail	Builder/Model/Fuel Type	Engine/Transmission	Fleet/(Quantity/Number Active)	Division	Notes
1998–1999		New Flyer Industries D40LF Diesel	Detroit Diesel Series 50 275HP Allison World B400R	7300-7350 (51) (37 active)	Queensway	7308 was retired after a fire in 2010. 13 others retired in May 2016. 7331 currently used as Island bus. In process of retirement, to retire by 2017.
1999-2003		Ford E-450/Overland Custom Coach ELF 122 Diesel	Ford Power Stroke 7.3 Ford 4R100W	9751-9889 9890-9891 (241) (20/2 active)	Lakeshore
2002–2005	128px	OBI 07.501 VII Diesel	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR 275HP Allison World B400R	7400-7499 7500-7619 7620-7793, 7795-7882 (482) (all active)	Birchmount Eglinton
2006-2007		OBI 07.501 VII Diesel & hybrid-electric	Cummins ISB 260HP (hybrid) BAE HybriDrive System 250HP (hybrid) Cummins ISL 280HP (diesel) Allison World B400R (diesel)	1000–1149 7900-7979 8000-8099 (330) (all active)	Arrow Road Malvern Mount Dennis Queensway
2007-2009		OBI 07.501 VII "Next Generation" Hybrid electric	Cummins ISB 260HP BAE HybriDrive System 250HP	1200–1423 1500–1689 1700-1829 (544) (223/188/130 active)	Arrow Road Malvern Mount Dennis Wilson	1256, 1517 & 1671 all retired due to seperate fires.
2009-2012		OBI 07.501 VII "Next Generation" 07.501 VII "Third Generation" Diesel	Cummins ISL/9 280HP Allison World B400R6	8100-8219 8300-8334 8335-8396 (217) (120/35/62 active)	Birchmount Malvern Wilson
2009-2012		Ford f-450/StarTrans Bus Senator SII LF Diesel	Ford Power Stroke 6.4 Ford 5R100W	W100-W209 W210-W300 (301) (210/91 active)	Lakeshore	Fourth generation Wheel-Trans buses
2013		Nova Bus LFS Articulated (third generation) Diesel	Cummins ISL9 330HP Allison World B500R	9000-9026(27) (all active)	Wilson	First low floor articulated buses in TTC fleet
2014		Nova Bus LFS Articulated (fourth generation) Diesel		9027-9152(126) (all active)	Wilson Malvern Arrow Road Mount Dennis
2015	128px	Nova Bus LFS (fourth generation) Diesel	Cummins ISL9 280HP Allison World B400R6	8400-8504 (105) (all active)	Arrow Road
2016				8510-8617 (108) (44 active)		8510-8553 delivered at this time.

Retired bus fleet

Non-standard buses

Make/Model	Thumbnail	Fleet number	Description	Fleet size	Fleet total	Acquired	Retired	Division	Notes
REO 96HTD			Diesel buses						Ex-Hollinger Bus Lines
REO W			Diesel buses
Rek-Vee Industries Club Car			Shuttle buses	32		1980s	1980s
White Motor Company 50A			Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Y-Z (227, 229)			Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Y			Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Y			Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Z-AQ-273			Diesel buses
Yellow Coach Y-U-316			Diesel buses
Ford 29B			Diesel buses	4
Ford 19B			Diesel buses	7
Ford 72B			Diesel buses	10
AEC 404			Double-decker bus						Later converted to single-decker bus
Aerocoach P-46-37 and 371			Diesel buses	4
Fageol or J. G. Brill Company Twin Coach 44S			Diesel bus
Fifth Avenue Bus Company L and J			Double-decker bus
FitzJohn FTG			Diesel buses	25					Ex-North York Bus Lines
FitzJohn Falcon									Ex-Hollinger Bus Lines
FitzJohn Hercules JXLD									Ex-Hollinger Bus Lines
Packard ED			Diesel buses
Pierce Arrow			Diesel buses
Prevost Car 50-PI-33			Trainer/Command Unit	3		1990s	2006
MCI MC-8		572	Command Unit	1		1997	2005		Notably used during World Youth Day
GMDD PD-4103 and 4104			Diesel buses	23	23

Built from 1959-1989

Make/Model	Thumbnail	Fleet number	Description	Fleet size	Fleet total	Acquired	Retired	Division	Notes
GMDD TDH 5301		2900–2949, 2950–2984, 3100-3139	Diesel buses	125	125	1959, 1960, 1962	1978-1979		Some sold to OC Transpo and 2939 was sold to Barrie Transit
GMDD TDH 4517		2985–2999	Diesel buses	15	15	1960
GMDD TDH 5302		3140-3149	Diesel buses	10	10	1962
GMDD TDH 5303		3300-3379, 3500-3599, 3700-3799, 7100-7179	Diesel buses	360	360	1963, 1964–1965, 1966, 1967
GMDD TDH 5304		3150-3174, 3980-3999, 7180-7199	Diesel buses	65	65	1963, 1966–1967, 1967
GMDD T6H 5305		7300-7354, 7355-7395, 7523-7562	Diesel buses	136	136	1968–1969, 1969–1970, 1972
Flyer D700A		7500-7509, 7510-7522	Diesel buses	23	23	1969, 1972	1988-1990	Queensway
GMDD T6H 5307N		7570-7599, 7700-7779, 7900-7962	Diesel buses	173	173	1973, 1973, 1974–1975
Flyer D800A		7560-8004	Diesel buses	45	45	1974–1975	early 1990s	Queensway Lansdowne	8000 was acquired by a film company. It was last seen in a Trident Gum commercial in 1999. 7972 was put up for sale in Caledon, Ontario.
GMDD T6H 5307N	128px	8010-8117	Diesel buses	108	108	1975	1990-November 2004	Malvern Arrow Rd	Replaced by 7000-7134 Vs in 1996 This was the last order of buses containing the VH-9 transmission. 8041 was transformed into a cigarette car in a season 7 episode of The Red Green Show. 8051 was the last bus placed in CLRV livery 8058 was the last bus with a rollsign and formerly preserved at Halton County Radial Railway Museum in Milton, Ontario. Returned to the TTC on December 11, 2015 for restoration. 8073 was renumbered to 2151 in the 2150-2155 series.
GMDD T6H 5307N		8140-8158	Diesel buses	19	19	1976		Malvern	Several buses were renumbered into the 2150-2155 series.
GMDD T6H 5307N		8160-8204, 8270-8314, 8320-8369	Diesel buses	140	140	1977, 1979, 1980	All retired by April 2007		Several buses were renumbered into the 2000-2110 series.
Flyer D800B		8210-8223, 8230-8260	Diesel buses	45	45	1977–1978	September 1998-September 1999	Queensway	8257 has been preserved by the CTHF and scrapped in early 2014 in Winnipeg at the New Flyer plant.
OBI Orion 01.501 "I"		8370-8378	Diesel bus	9	9	1981	early 1990s
Flyer D901		8380-8476	Diesel buses	97	97	1981	1999	Danforth, Queensway, Wilson
Flyer D901SS		8477-8486	Diesel buses	10	10	1981	1999	Queensway, Old Eglinton	Originally used for Gray Line service These units were the first regular TTC buses equipped with A/C (excludes Gray Coach equipment)
GMDD T6H 5307N		8520-8561, 8570-8729	Diesel buses	202	202	1981–1982	2011	Birchmount, Danforth	Many buses were renumbered into the 2000-series series.
GMDD TA60-102N		8500-8511	Diesel articulated buses	12	12	1982	1987	Eglinton Malvern	Acquired by MiWay (then known as Mississauga Transit) as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's Articulated bus demo program.
OBI Orion 01.501 "I"		8730-8739	Diesel bus	10	10	1982	early 1990s
GMDD T6H 5307N		8740-8985	Diesel buses	246	246	1982–1983	2005-2011 December	Birchmount, Malvern, Arrow, Danforth, Old Eglinton, Wilson	All buses were renumbered into the 2000-series series; no bus was renumbered to 2321 because 8821 was sold for scrap after an accident.
Flyer D901	128px	6000-6122, 6130-6204	Diesel buses	198	198	1985–1986	2003-2007	Arrow Road, Birchmount, Danforth, Old Eglinton, Malvern, Queensway, and Wilson	6068 and 6133 were the last buses retired. They were retired in September 2007 6104 is a "Belka" bus for children learning in North York.
OBI Orion II		9500-9529, 9530-9564, 9570-9627	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	123	123	1985-1989	1998-2002	Lakeshore	Buses experienced mechanical problems and was deemed too costly to fix
GMDD/MCI TC40-102N "Classic"		6210-6293	Diesel buses	84	84	1987	2005-2010	Arrow Road, Birchmount, Danforth, Davenport, Malvern, Mount Dennis, Lansdowne, Old Eglinton	6221 & 6223 were restricted to Toronto Island in duties in March 2009, retired in 2010, taken off the roster in February 2012, and sold to Belka enrichment centre.
OBI Orion 03.501 "III" (Orion-Ikarus 286)		6360-6419, 6530-6559	Diesel articulated buses	90	90	1987, 1989	June 2003	Arrow Road, Eglinton, Malvern, and Wilson	These buses were prematurely retired due to structural, frame, and corrosion failures, including the articulation joint, and were replaced by the 1996-1997 Orion Vs. Some of the earlier retirements were used by OC Transpo.
NFI D40	128px	6300-6359, 6420-6434, 6440-6521	Diesel buses	(0/0/0)	157 (60/15/82)	1987-1989	2009	Arrow Rd, Danforth, Eglinton, Malvern, Queensway	6488 was sold to Cullingford coaches as a movie bus. The 1987 models were retired early due to structural failures. 6304 and 6330 were the last buses retired in the 6300-6359 series. 6422 was the last bus retired in the 6420-6434 series. 6457 was the last bus retired in the 6440-6521 series.
OBI Orion 01.508 "I"		9360-9361	Diesel buses	0	2	1989	early 1990s	Arrow Rd, Danforth, Eglinton, Malvern, Queensway	9360-9361 were sold to GO Transit as 1713-1714 in the early 1990s and later retired 9360 was sold to Brandon Transit as 35 and later retired. 9361 was sold to York University as a shuttle bus and later retired.

Built from 1990 to 2002

These buses were all 40 feet (12.19 metres) long and are used in local service.

Year	Builder and model name	Thumbnail	Powertrain (Engine and transmission)	Numbers	Division	Notes
1990–1991 (retired 2004)	NFI D40		Cummins LTA10B and Allison V30	6560-6638	Arrow Rd, Danforth, Eglinton, Malvern, Queensway	These units were the first order delivered with electronic signs and A/C (excluding 1980's Gray Line Flyer buses) The 1990 models were prematurely retired due to structural failures. 6564, 6587, 6590, and 6597 were the last buses retired. No units had working A/C at time of retirement. Many units had their interior air grills on the rear wall removed and covered up with plexi glass or wood. (This may have been done to limit noise concerns as the original air intake covers rattled on most buses as they idled.) Delivered as ZF 4HP500 four-speed transmission; it was converted to Allison V730 three-speed transmission in 2000.
1990–1991 (retired 2005)	OBI Orion 05.501 "V" CNG		Cummins L10G and Allison B400R	9370-9394	Wilson	9 units were supposed to be sent to the Dominican Republic along with 6291, but were vandalized. 10 units were parked at the Esther Shiner Stadium parking lot. This bus was delivered with ZF 5HP590 transmission; it was converted to Allision B400R transmission in 1997.
1991 (retired 2012)	OBI Orion 02.501 "II"		Detroit Diesel 8.2 L / Navistar 7.3 L and Allison AT-545	9700-9706	Lakeshore	Had been used on Community Bus service. 9706 had been Long Beach Transit 112 and St. Catharines Transit, bought 2007. Sold to Autobus Laval in 2013.
1991–1992 (retired 2010)	OBI Orion 05.501 "V"		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA and Allison B-400R WTEC	6640-6745	Mount Dennis, Queensway, Eglinton, Birchmount, Davenport, Malvern	All retired due to frame issues, engine issues, and because these vehicles are not lift-equipped. 6734 was the last unit to be retired. This bus was delivered with ZF 5HP500 5-speed transmission, later it was converted to Allision B400R transmission.
1996 (retired 2013-2015)	OBI Orion V		Detroit Diesel Series 50 and Allison B400R	7000-7134	Arrow Road, Eglinton, Malvern	These buses were the first buses with wheelchair lifts. 7013 and 7123 were the last two buses to be retired from revenue service on February 13, 2015. 7106 was temporarily moved to the Toronto Island mid January 2015 and was used as a Toronto Island bus until late May 2015
1996–1997 (retired 2015)	OBI Orion V ex-CNG		Cummins M11 280HP and Allison World B400R	9400-9449	Wilson	These buses were originally operated by CNG-powered when new. These buses were later converted to diesel-powered during their midlife rebuild in 2006. 9411 was the final unit to be retired.
1998 (retired 2014-2015)	Novabus RTS-06 WFD		Detroit Diesel Series 50 and Allison VR-731	7200-7251	Arrow Road, Danforth	7232 was the last bus to be retired from revenue service on August 18, 2015.
1997 (1981 rebuilds) (retired 1998)	GMDD T6H 5307N		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA and Allison V730	1002–1036	Arrow Road, Birchmount, Malvern	Leased from Utah due to a bus shortage. Retired and sold to Quebec City and Brantford Transit.
1997–1998 (retired 2006)	OBI Orion 06.501 "VI" CNG		Cummins L10-280G and Allison B-400R WTEC	9200-9249	Wilson	These were TTC's first low-floor buses. All retired in 2006 due to the difficulties of converting them to diesel, so the TTC phased out CNG-powered buses. These buses were replaced by the Orion VIIs 7900-7979. 9217 was the last unit to be retired.
1997–2000 (1977–1981 rebuilds) (retired 2009)	GMDD T6H 5307N		Detroit Diesel 6V71N and Allison V730	2000-2110 (ex 8181-8204, 8270-8369, 8520-8561 and 8571)	Arrow Road, Birchmount, Malvern, Mount Dennis, Wilson	The last bus, 2017 (ex-8533) was retired in September 2009. This bus was retired more than two years later than the rest of the fleet.
1998 (1978–1981 rebuilds) (retired 2006)	GMDD T6H 5307N	128px	Detroit Diesel 6V71N and Allison V730	2600–2619	Arrow Road	Ex-STCUM units with McKay Gates. These units were assigned to routes 35, 41, 89, and 96. 2619 was sold to Belka as a learning bus.
1999 (1975–1977 rebuilds) (retired 2007)	GMDD T6H 5307N		Detroit Diesel 6V71N and Allison V730	2150-2155 (ex 8010-8117, 8140-8180)	Malvern	2153 (ex-8163), the last bus, was retired in April 2007. This bus was retired more than two years later than the rest of the fleet.
1999–2001 (1981-1982 rebuilds) (retired 2011)	GMDD T6H 5307N		Detroit Diesel 6V71N and Allison V730	2700-2765, 2767-2858 (ex 8520-8561, 8570, 8572-8729)	Mount Dennis Wilson Malvern	2766 was reserved for a Peter Witt streetcar. 2855 was the last 2700-2765, 2767-2858 series in service in December 2011. Few went Undergo Life Extension Program (LEP)
2001-2004 (1982-1983 rebuilds) (retired 2011)	GMDD T6H 5307N		Detroit Diesel 6V71N and Allison V730	2240-2320, 2322-2485 (ex 8740-8820, 8822-8985)	Mount Dennis Wilson Malvern	Some underwent the Undergo Life Extension Program (LEP). 8821 was scrapped and not renumbered. 2281 was the last New Look in service 2252 remained active, confined to Toronto Island duties until March 2012. 2252 and 2444 are historical buses. 2290 and 2291 are preserved in Ireland.

Paratransit

Make/Model	Thumbnail	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired'	Notes
Thomas Built Buses Mighty Mites		custom-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle	62	late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation	1985 - all retired by TTC	Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor
Wayne Corporation Transette		custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	5	late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation	1985 - all retired by TTC	Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor
Accessobus Mark II (likely a Prevost Car H3 series suburban bus)		48 seat highgway coach-custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1986	N/A	Demonstrater bus only
Dutcher Motors Corporation Para Transit Vehicle (PTV)		custom-built 7-passenger van based wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1987 - demonstrator bus only	N/A	Dutcher Motors founded 1984 and failed to make any production PTV and later acquired by MedNet Inc of Battlefield, Michigan
Chevrolet Caprice Classic		wheelchair accessible station wagons	22-27	early 1980s	1989	Cars were not painted with TTC livery

See also

• Toronto Transit Commission bus system
• List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes