Newmarket Transit

Newmarket Transit bus stop signage for Route A2 in Aurora.

Newmarket Transit offered public transit service in the northern part of the York Region of Ontario. It was one of the smallest public transit systems in York Region.

History

• On September 4, 1999, it took over Aurora Transit.
• On January 1, 2001, it merged with Markham Transit, Vaughan Transit and Richmond Hill Transit to form a regional public transit company called York Region Transit.

Fleet

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Notes
66		1970	GMC	TGH-3301 New Look			Ex-Border Transit 66.
70			GMC	TDH-3301 New Look			Unknown year.
92			International/Wayne	Activity bus
103		1968	GMC	TDH-3502 Old Look			Ex Richmond Hill Transit 103.
104		1971	GMC	TDH-3301 New Look
105		19??	GMC	TDH-3301 New Look			Unknown year.
891		1989	OBI	Orion 01.502	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748	Ex-Aurora Transit 891, acquired September 1999. To YRT 891.
912			Chevrolet/Blue Bird	Activity bus
7526, 7533		1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	Ex-Brampton Transit 7526, 7533; purchased in 1993. 7526 to YRT 7526. 7533 sold to Vaughan Transit as 911 in 2000.
7901		1979	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look
7902		1979	OBI	Orion 01.501
8001		1980	OBI	Orion 01.501
8101		1981	OBI	Orion 01.501
8201		1981	OBI	Orion 01.501
8502		1985	OBI	Orion 01.502	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison MT-644	Originally numbered 8501, renumbered at some point. To YRT 8502.
8602		1986	OBI	Orion 01.502	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison MT-644	Originally numbered 8601, renumbered at some point. To YRT 8602.
8703-8704		1977	GMDD	T8H-5307A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison VS2-8	Ex GO Transit 1120-1121; purchased circa 1987?.
8801		1988	OBI	Orion 01.502	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison MT-644	To YRT 8801.
8902		1989	OBI	Orion 02.502			To YRT 8902.
9001-9002		1990	OBI	Orion 01.502	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748	To YRT 9001-9002.
??01-??05			Ford Overland	E-350 ELF			Unknown year and full fleet numbers.
9701-9704		1997	OBI	Orion 06.501	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	To YRT 9701-9704.
9707-9708		1997	OBI	Orion 02.501	Cummins B5.9		To YRT 9707-9708.
9801-9802		1998	OBI	Orion 06.501	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	To YRT 9801-9802.