Chatham Transit

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

After 1977, Chatham Coach Lines operated the system under the Chatham Transit name and continued to use most of their post-1960 buses.

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Notes
148		1970	GMDD	T6H-4521	Used on Chatham-Sarnia runs.
158		1971	GMDD	T6H-4521	Used on Chatham-Sarnia runs.
166-168		7-8/1971	GMC	TDH-3301
223-224		11/1972	GMC	TDH-3302N
245		10/1973	GMC	TDH-3302N
278	Renumbered 5751
282		1971	Volkswagen		Model unknown. Paratransit vehicle.
288		1/1975	GMC	T6H-4523A
308-309	Renumbered 5308-5309
324		7-8/1971	GMC	TDH-3301	Ex #166; bought back from Walsh Transportation.
388-389		1962	GMDD	TDH-4517	Ex Transit Windsor 703 & 706; bought in 1980.
5061		11/1961	GMC	TGH-3102
5308-5309		1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Ex 308-309.
5501		9/1990	OBI	01.507	Owned by the city of Chatham.
5502-5503		12/1990	OBI	01.507	Owned by the city of Chatham.
5531-5532		3/1993	OBI	05.503 CNG	Owned by the city of Chatham.
5541		8/1984	OBI	01.501
5551		6/1985	OBI	01.502	Ex-Lindsay Transit 85-04; bought in 1998.
5571		1977	OBI	01.501	Coach style seats.
5581		12/1988	OBI	01.502	Ex-Lindsay Transit 88-05; bought in 1998.
5591-5592		1979	OBI	01.503	Ex-GO Transit #? Other information unknown. Used on Chatham-Sarnia runs.
5591		10/1979	OBI	01.501	Ex-Lindsay Transit 79-01; bought in 1998.
5721-5722		1962	GMDD	TDH-4517	Ex-Transit Windsor 704 & 708; bought in June 1980.
5723		1962	GMDD	TDH-4517	Ex-Transit Windsor 712; bought in 1980.
5751		1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Ex 278. Used on Chatham-Sarnia runs.
7951		3/1985	OBI	01.509	Suburban config Ex-Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services. Has no spaces for destination signs.