Gray Coach Lines

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Gray Coach Lines was an inter-city bus operator based in Toronto, Ontario. Grey Coach operated runs in the GTA and many areas in Southwest Ontario as well.

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History

Gray Coach Lines was incorporated in 1927 as the inter-city bus division of the Toronto Transportation Commission until it was soldto Stagecoach Group in 1990.[1]. Greyhound Canada purchased Gray Coach from Stagecoach in 1992.[2].

Interurban operators acquired

As part of the TTC, Gray Coach acquired several independent interurban operators:

All-time roster

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
29 1927 Studebaker ? Ex Maple Leaf-Markham Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
30 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-Z-227
31-33 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-C-229
34-35 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-Z-227
36-37 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-C-229
38-39 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-Z-227
40 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-C-229
41-50 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y-Z-227 46-49 to Hollinger Bus Lines in 1941.
57-59 1925 Yellow Coach/Toronto Transportation Commission Y Used for sightseeing.
60-69 1927 Yellow Coach Y-O-254
80-89 1927 Yellow Coach Y-U-316
90-92 1926 Yellow Coach X-H-246
93-94 1926 Yellow Coach X-M-284
95-97 1928 REO W Ex ?; Bought 1928.
98 1928 Studebaker ? Ex Roseland Bus Lines ?; Bought 1929.
99 1928 Gotfredson 50B Ex Roseland Bus Lines ?; Bought 1929.
201 ? Republic 19-8 Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 1; Bought 1925.
202 ? Ruggles ? Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 2; Bought 1925.
203-205 ? Republic 19-8 Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 3-5; Bought 1925.
206-207 ? Commer WP-3 Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service ?; Bought 1925.
206-207 (2nd) ? Gotfredson ? Ex White Star Transit Company ?; Bought 1927.
208 ? Commer WP Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service ?; Bought 1925.
208 (2nd) ? Gotfredson 50B Ex White Star Transit Company ?; Bought 1928.
209-210 ? Commer WP Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service ?; Bought 1925.
209-210 (2nd) ? Mack AL Ex Blue Line Sightseeing ?; Bought 1928.
209-210 (3rd) 1927 White 50A
211 1927 White 50A
212 ? Commer YP Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service ?; Bought 1925.
212 (2nd) ? White 50B
213-214 ? White 50B
215-216 1927 Pierce-Arrow Z
217-221 1925 Mack AB Ex ?; Bought 1927.
222-223 1926 Mack AB Ex ?; Bought 1927.
224 1925 Mack AB Ex ?; Bought 1927.
225-226 1927 Mack AL Ex ?; Bought 1927.
227-234 1927 Mack AL
263-265 1928 Yellow Coach W-23
266-290 1929 Yellow Coach W-C-331
291-292 1928 White 54 Ex Central Ontario Bus Line ?; Bought 1937.
293-294 1929 White 54 Ex Central Ontario Bus Line ?; Bought 1937.
295-298 1930 White 54 Ex Central Ontario Bus Line ?; Bought 1937.
299 1934 Leyland Tigress Ex Central Ontario Bus Line ?. Bought 1937.
500-509 1929 Yellow Coach Y-W-320
521 1929 Leyland ? Ex Del-Ray Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
522 1929 Gotfredson 50B Ex Del-Ray Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
530-531 1929 White 54 Ex Del-Ray Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
532 1929 Gotfredson 50B Ex Del-Ray Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
533 1927 White 54 Ex Del-Ray Coach Lines ?; Bought 1929.
600-601 (1) 1932 AEC/CCF Ranger
600-601 (2) 1945 Flxible Clipper 29BR-45
602 1933 AEC/Duple Ranger
602 (2nd) 1947 Flxible 29B1-47 Ex Danforth Bus Lines 48; Bought 1954.
603 1934 AEC/Duple Ranger
603 (2nd) 1947 Flxible Clipper 29B1-47
  • Ex Danforth Bus Lines 50; Bought 1954.
  • Not used and resold to T.J. Shoniker (owner of Danforth Bus Lines) for Guelph-Hannover service.
603 (3rd) 1950 Twin 38-SM Ex TTC 1725; acquired 1955.
604 1947 Flxible Clipper 29B1-47
  • Ex Danforth Bus Lines 53; Bought 1954.
  • Not used and resold to T.J. Shoniker (owner of Danforth Bus Lines) for Guelph-Hannover service.
604 (2nd) 1951 Twin 38-S Ex TTC 1726; acquired 1955.
605-606 1947 Flxible 29B1-47 Ex West York Coach Lines 38 & 48; Bought 1954.
607 1951 Flxible 29W1-51 Ex West York Coach Lines 511; Bought 1954.
608-609 1947 Flxible 33B1-47 Ex Danforth Bus Lines 49 & 58; Bought 1954.
610 1934 Yellow Coach Z-CP-788
610 (2nd) 1948 Flxible Clipper 33B1-48 Ex Roseland Bus Lines 28; Bought 1954.
611 1934 Yellow Coach Z-CP-788
611 (2nd) 1949 Flxible Clipper 33B1-49 Ex Roseland Bus Lines 30; Bought 1954.
612-613 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
612-613 (2nd) 1947 Fitzjohn 510 Ex West York Coach Lines 44 & 46; Bought 1954.
614 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
614 (2nd) 1947 Fitzjohn Duraliner
615 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
615 (2nd) 1947 Fitzjohn 510 Ex Hollinger Bus Lines 48; Bought 1954.
616 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
616 (2nd) 1947 Fitzjohn Duraliner 510
617 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
617 (2nd) 1946 Fitzjohn 610 Ex Hollinger Bus Lines 44; Bought 1954.
618 1934 Yellow Coach V-L-674
618 (2nd) 1950 Prevost 50-PI-33 Ex Roseland Bus Lines 34; Bought 1954.
619-626 1935 Yellow Coach V-T-845
619 (2nd) 1952 Prevost 52-PI-33 Ex Roseland Bus Lines 40; Bought 1954.
620 1935 Yellow Coach V-T-845
620 (2nd) 1953 Prevost 53-PI-33 Ex Roseland Bus Lines 42; Bought 1954.
621-622 1935 Yellow Coach V-T-845
621-622 (2nd) 1947 Aerocoach P-46-37 Ex West York Coach Lines 36-37; Bought 1954.
623-624 1935 Yellow Coach V-T-845
623-624 (2nd) 1948 Aerocoach P-47-37 Ex West York Coach Lines 56 & 58; Bought 1954.
625-626 1935 Yellow Coach V-T-845
625-626 (2nd) 1948 Twin 41-S Ex TTC 1708-1709; acquired 1954.
627-628 1935 Yellow Coach Z-CT-843
627-628 (2nd) 1948 Twin 41-S Ex TTC 1710-1711; acquired 1954.
629 1948 Twin 41-S Ex TTC 1712; acquired 1954.
630-633 1936 White 54A
640-647 1936 Twin 23-RL
648-649 1937 Twin 23-RDE
650 1938 Twin 23-RDE
651-657 1939 Twin 35-RLP
658-660 1939 Twin 23-RLG
661-662 1938 Flxible 25CR-38
663-669 1939 Yellow Coach 731
671-674 1939 Yellow Coach 742
675-678 1940 Flxible 25BR-40 675 renumbered 829 in 1941.
800-814 1940 Twin 35-G
820-823 1940 ACF 37-PC
829 1940 Flxible 25BR-40 Ex-675.
830-839 2/1941 Flxible Clipper 29BR-41 830 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 34 in May 1955.
840-849 5/1941 Flxible Clipper 29BR-41 842-843 & 849 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 35-37 in May 1955.
850-854 1941 Ford 19B
855-884 1942 Ford 29B 880-881 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 18-19 in January 1948
885 1942 International ? Tractor-trailer unit combined with Passenger Trailer 886.
886 1942 Hayes Passenger Trailer originally also numbered 885.
1000-1011 1942 Yellow Coach TG-3605
1012-1019 1944 GMC TG-3608 To TTC 940-947 in 1946.
1020-1025 1944 Flxible Clipper 29BR-44 1020-1021 & 1023 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 38-40 in May 1955.
1026 1945 Flxible Clipper 29BR-44 To Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 41 in May 1955.
1030-1098 1946 GMC TG-3609
1200-1204 1945 GMC PDA-3702
1205-1229 1946 CC&F IC-41
1230-1239 1947 Flxible 29B1-47
1240-1264 1947 CC&F IUC-35
1265-1294 1948 CC&F IUC-35
1295-1299 1948 CC&F C-36 To TTC 1395-1399 in 1961. 1298-1299 returned 1963.
1400-1404 1948 Twin 41-S To TTC 1362-1366 in 1953.
1400-1404 (2nd) 1972 GMC S8H-5304A
1405-1409 1948 Twin 41-S To TTC 1367-1371 in 1953.
1405-1409 (2nd) 1972 Mercedes-Benz O302
1410-1419 1948 Twin 41-S To TTC 1372-1374 in 1953 & 1330-1336 in 1952.
1410-1419 (2nd) 1973 GMC S8H-5304A
1420-1434 1948 Twin 41-S To TTC 1337-1351 in 1952.
1420-1434 (2nd) 1974 GMC P8M-4905A
1435-1444 1948 Twin 41-S To TTC 1352-1361 in 1952.
1445-1449 1948 Flxible 33B1-48
1450-1469 1948 GMC PDA-3703
1470-1479 1949 Flxible 33B1-49
1480-1494 1949 Twin 44-S
1495-1499 1950 Twin 45-S
1600-1609 1950 Twin 44-S To TTC 1375-1384 in 1954.
1610-1619 1951 GMC PD-4103
1620-1634 1955 GMC PD-4104
1635-1649 1955 GMC TDM-4512
1650-1664 5/1956 GMC TDM-4515 1652 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 156.
1665-1679 1956 GMC PD-4104 1669 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 121.
1800-1829 1957 GMC PD-4104 1803 & 1813 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 154-155.
1830-1844 1958 GMC TDM-4515
1845-1864 1959 GMC PD-4104 1845, 1847, 1849 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 168-170.
1865-1869 1960 GMC SDM-4501
1870-1874 1961 GMC PD-4106
1875-1879 1961 MCI MC-2
1880-1894 1962 GMDD SDM-4501
2000-2014 1963 MCI MC-4
2015-2029 1964 GMDD SDM-5302
2030-2034 1965 GMC PD-4106
2035-2044 1965 MCI MCC-5A
2045-2059 1965 GMDD SDH-5302
2060-2074 1967 MCI MCC-5A
2075-2084 1968 MCI MC-5A 2078 to Murray Hill.
2085-2089 1968 Western Flyer Canuck 600
2200-2214 1970 MCI MC-7
2215-2224 1972 MCI MC-7
2225-2234 1973 MCI MC-7
2235-2249 1974 MCI MC-8
2250-2274 1975 MCI MC-8 2264 to Tour Aerocar Roan 81617.
2280-2299 1976 MCI MC-8
2310-2314 1976 MCI MC-5B
2320-2324 1979 MCI MC-9
2330-2334 1980 MCI MC-9
2340-2344 1981 MCI MC-9
2350-2359 1982 MCI MC-9
2360-2369 1983 MCI MC-9
2370-2379 1984 MCI MC-9 2372-2379 assigned to Airporter service.
2500-2514 1985 MCI 102-A3
  • 2500-2504 renumbered 1989-1991 while in Greyhound NYC Pool.
  • 2505-2514 assigned to Airporter service.
2520-2524 1986 MCI 102-A3
2530-2539 1987 MCI 102-A3 2530-2533 assigned to Airporter service.
2540-2549 1988 MCI 102-A3 2540-2548 assigned to Airporter service.
2550-2559 1991 MCI 102-A3
2560-2561 1991 MCI 102-A3 Leased

References

  1. ↑ TTC Milestones. Retrieved on 24 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Greyhound Canada Historical Timeline. Retrieved on 24 November 2012.
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