Chatham Transit

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Chatham Transit was the name of the transit service in Chatham from 1977 until 2002. It was still operated by Chatham Coach Lines. Previously Chatham Coach Lines ran the service, using their own name, from July 15, 1948 until June 1977.

The service was renamed Chatham-Kent Transit in 2002 after the contract was awarded to Aboutown Transportation.

Fares

1979:

	Cash
Adult	30 cents
Students/Seniors	25 cents
Children	5 cents

1981:

	Cash
Adult	50 cents
Students/Seniors	35 cents
Children (under 12 yrs.)	10 cents
Children (under 5 yrs.)	free

1993:

	Cash
Adult	$1.25
Students/Seniors	$1.00?
Children (6-12 yrs.)	$1.00?
Children (under 5 yrs.)	free

Routes

1981:

Route Number	Route Name	Route Description
1	Queen
2	St. Clair
3	Richmond	merged with Bloomfield
4	Grand Av. West	Start TP-Wellington-Fifth-Thames-Grand East-Woodland-Rosedale-Devonshire-Grand-Aberdeen-Vanier-Grand-Elizabeth-McNaughton-St. Clair-Third-King-Fifth-TP
5	Michiner	Start TP-Wellington-Fifth-Thames-Victoria-Barthe-Grand-Keil-Baldoon-Lark-McNaughton-Juliette-Parry-Northland-McNaughton-Craven-Coatsworth-Churchill-Grand E-Barthe-Victoria-Thames-Fifth-TP
6	Oxley Dr.	Start TP-Wellington-Fifth-Thames-Victoria-Gregory Drive-St.Clair-McNaughton-Sandy-Cornhill-Sheldon-Poplar-St.Clair-Third-King-Fifth-Wellington-TP
7	South John	Start TP-Center-Fifth-King-Adelaide-Stanley-Lansdown-Murray-Princess-Park St-Hyslop-Park Ave-St. Anthony-Park Lane-Mercer-Pine-Park Ave-St. George-Price-Wellington-Harvey-Center-TP

All-Time Roster

Fleet Number Range	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Notes
148	1970	GMDD	T6H-4521			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 148
158	1971	GMDD	T6H-4521			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 158
166-168	1971	GMC	TDH-3301			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 166-168
223-224	1972	GMC	TDH-3302N			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 223-224
245	1973	GMC	TDH-3302N			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 245
282	1971	Volkswagen	?			Wheelchair bus Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 282
288	1975	GMDD	T6H-4523A	?	?	Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 288
388-389	1962	GMDD	TDH-4517			Ex-Transit Windsor 703 & 708, bought 1979
5061	1961	GMC	TGH-3102			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 5061
5308-5309, 5751	1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N	?	?	Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 278, 308-309 5308-5309 sold in 1999 to London Transit as 118 and 119.
5501-5503	1990	OBI	Orion I 01.507			Owned by the city of Chatham. 5501-5502 to Chatham-Kent Transit in 2002.
5531-5532	1993	OBI	Orion V 05.502 CNG			Owned by the city of Chatham. Sold in 1999 to London Transit as 345-346.
5541	1984	OBI	Orion I 01.501
5551	1985	OBI	Orion I 01.502			Ex-Lindsay Transit 8504, bought 1998
5571	1977	OBI	Orion I 01.501			Coach style seats
5581	1988	OBI	Orion I 01.502			Ex-Lindsay Transit 8805, bought 1998.
5591	1979	OBI	Orion I 01.501			Ex-Lindsay Transit 7901, bought 1998
5721-5723	1972	GMDD	T6H-4523N			Ex-SW&A 704, 707 & 712, bought ?
7486-7487	1974	GMDD	T6H-4523N			Formerly Chatham Coach Lines 7486-7487.
7951	1985	OBI	Orion I 01.509			Suburban config Ex-Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services, bought ? Has no spaces for destination signs.