Gray Coach Lines

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.

History

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

Gray Coach Lines bought Trentway-Wagar Coach Lines in 1986 but kept it as a separate operation.

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	Notes
1-29	Toronto Transportation Commission buses
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
70-79	Toronto Transportation Commission buses
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	Unknown year. Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 1; Bought 1925.
202			Ruggles	?	Unknown year. Ex Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 2; Bought 1925.
203-205			Republic	19-8	Unknown year. Ex Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service 3-5; Bought 1925.
206-207 (1st)			Commer	WP-3	Unknown year. Ex Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service #?; Bought 1925.
206-207 (2nd)			Gotfredson	?	Unknown year. Ex White Star Transit Company #?; Bought 1927.
208 (1st)			Commer	WP	Unknown year. Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service #?; Bought 1925.
208 (2nd)			Gotfredson	50B	Unknown year. Ex Blue Line Sightseeing #?; Bought 1928.
209-210 (1st)			Commer	WP	Unknown year. Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service #?; Bought 1925.
209-210 (2nd)			Mack	AL	Unknown year. Ex Blue Line Sightseeing #?; Bought 1928.
209-210 (3rd)		1927	White	50A	Ex Roseland Bus Lines #?; Bought 1929. 210 to TTC 19 in 1929.
211		1927	White	50A	Ex Roseland Bus Lines #?; Bought 1929. To TTC 20 in 1929.
212 (1st)			Commer	YP	Unknown year. Ex Dominion Coach & Livery Service #?; Bought 1925.
212 (2nd)			White	50B	Unknown year. Ex Roseland Bus Lines #?; Bought 1929. To TTC 21 in 1929.
213-214			White	50B	Unknown year. Ex Roseland Bus Lines #?; Bought 1929. To TTC 22-23 in 1929.
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.
225-234		1927	Mack	AL
235-262	Toronto Transportation Commission buses
263-265		1928	Yellow Coach	W-23	Ex TTC 263-265; Acquired 1929. 263 to Brantford Transit 17 (1st) in 1940.
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.
523-528	Toronto Transportation Commission buses
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.
535-599	Toronto Transportation Commission buses

600-601 (1st)		1932	AEC/CC&F	Ranger
600-601 (2nd)		1945	Flxible	Clipper 29BR-45	Ex Danforth Bus Lines 40-41; bought in 1954. To Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 42-43 in 1955.
602 (1st)		1933	AEC/Duple	Ranger
602 (2nd)		1947	Flxible	Clipper 29B1-47	Ex Danforth Bus Lines 48; Bought 1954.
603 (1st)		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 (1st)		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	Clipper 29B1-47	Ex West York Coach Lines 38 & 48; Bought 1954.
607		1950	Flxible	VisiCoach 218B1-50-29IC	Ex West York Coach Lines 511; Bought 1954.
608-609		1947	Flxible	Clipper 33B1-47	Ex Danforth Bus Lines 49 & 58; Bought 1954.
610 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	Z-CP-788
610 (2nd)		1948	Flxible	Clipper 33B1-48	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 28; Bought 1954.
611 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	Z-CP-788
611 (2nd)		1949	Flxible	Clipper 33B1-49	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 30; Bought 1954.
612-613 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
612-613 (2nd)		1947	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 510	Ex West York Coach Lines 44 & 46; Bought 1954.
614 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
614 (2nd)		1947	Fitzjohn	Duraliner	Ex Danforth Bus Lines 70; Bought 1954. Exx-Forest-London Bus Line #?
615 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
615 (2nd)		1947	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 510	Ex Hollinger Bus Lines 48; Bought 1954.
616 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
616 (2nd)		1947	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 510	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 6; bought in June 1954.
617 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
617 (2nd)		1946	Fitzjohn	610	Ex Hollinger Bus Lines 44; Bought 1954.
618 (1st)		1934	Yellow Coach	V-L-674
618 (2nd)		1950	Prevost	50-PI-33	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 34; Bought 1954.
619 (1st)		1935	Yellow Coach	V-T-845
619 (2nd)		1952	Prevost	52-PI-33	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 40; Bought 1954.
620 (1st)		1935	Yellow Coach	V-T-845
620 (2nd)		1953	Prevost	53-PI-33	Ex Roseland Bus Lines 42; Bought 1954.
621-622 (1st)		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 (1st)		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 (1st)		1935	Yellow Coach	V-T-845
625-626 (2nd)		1948	Twin	41-S	Ex TTC 1708-1709; acquired 1954. Exx-Danforth Bus Lines 85-86. Exxx-Service Laramée 20-21. Exxxx-Quebec Central Transportation Company 20-21.
627-628 (1st)		1935	Yellow Coach	Z-CT-843
627-628 (2nd)		1948	Twin	41-S	Ex TTC 1710-1711; acquired 1954. Exx-Danforth Bus Lines 87-88. Exxx-Service Laramée 22-23. Exxxx-Quebec Central Transportation Company 22-23.
629		1948	Twin	41-S	Ex TTC 1712; acquired 1954. Exx-Danforth Bus Lines 89. Exxx-Service Laramée 24. Exxxx-Quebec Central Transportation Company 24.
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	Clipper 25CR-38
663-669		1939	Yellow Coach	731
671-674		1939	Yellow Coach	742
686-689		1937	Yellow Coach	743
690-698		1937	Yellow Coach	743

800-814		1940	Twin	35-G
820-823		1940	ACF	37-PC
829		1940	Flxible	Clipper 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.
1020-1021		1944	Flxible	Clipper 29BR-44	1020-1021 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 38-39 in May 1955.
1022-1026		1945	Flxible	Clipper 29BR-45	1023 & 1026 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 40-41 in May 1955.
1030-1098		1946	GMC	TG-3609	1030, 1039 & 1050 to Greer Transportation 51-52, 49 1065-1098 to TTC 1516-1534 & 1500-1514 in 1955. 1036-1037, 1042-1043 & 1049 to A.J. Bus Lines.

1200-1204		1945	GMC	PDA-3702
1205-1229		1946	CC&F	IC-41
1230-1239		1947	Flxible	Clipper 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	Clipper 33B1-48
1450-1459		1948	GMC	PDA-3703
1460-1469		1949	GMC	PDA-3703
1470-1479		1949	Flxible	Clipper 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	1621 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 101 in May 1970. 1622 to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines 100 in October 1969.
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 to 52500-52504 from 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-B3
2560-2562		1991	MCI	102-C3	Leased