Erie Coach Lines (1930?-1948)

The Erie Coach Lines was founded circa 1930 through the merger of a couple of small bus lines in the Niagara Peninsula by J. L. Grightmare, former owner of the Hamilton & Dundas Bus Lines.

Based in Welland, Ontario, the Erie Coach Lines operated service between Welland and Fenwick, Fonthill, Port Colbourne, Crystal Beach, and Buffalo.

On December 10, 1948, the Erie Coach Lines was bought by the Canada Coach Lines. At the time, the Erie Coach Lines had 165 employees and a fleet of 32 buses, mostly Ford Transits, along with Twin Coach 41-S and Flxible buses.

Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1941	Flxible	Clipper 29BR-41			1 unit, fleet number unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 1279 in 1948.
		1941	Ford	19B			3 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 627, 683, 685 in 1948.
		1942	Ford	29B			6 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 629, 631, 633, 635, 647, 649 in 1948.
		1943	Ford	49B			2 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 639, 641 in 1948.
		1944	Ford	49B			1 unit, fleet number unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 687 in 1948.
		1945	Flxible	Clipper 29BR-45			2 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 1281 & 1283 in 1948.
		1945	Ford	59B			2 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 643, 645 in 1948.
		1946	Ford	59B			2 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 679, 681 in 1948.
		1947	Aerocoach	P-371			2 units, fleet numbers unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 1121, 1123 in 1948.
		1947	Flxible	Clipper 29BI-47			1 unit, fleet number unknown. To Canada Coach Lines 1285 in 1948.
40-42		1947	Twin	41-S			To Canada Coach Lines 821, 823, 825 in 1948.

References

• Hamilton Spectator, December 10, 1948.