Windsor-Chatham-London Coach Lines

History

Windsor-Chatham Coach Lines Ltd.

• Windsor-Chatham Coach Lines Ltd. began May 1, 1925.
• Office: 276 Albert Road, East Windsor, ON
• President & Manager: F. Cyril Copper
• Buses were painted Orange - Cream - Black.
• Routes
  • Windsor (Prince Edward Hotel) - Tecumseh - Puce - Belle River - St. Joachim - Tilbury - Chatham (Garner House).
  • Windsor - Belle River - Woodslee - Ruscombe - Comber - Tilbury - Chatham (January 1927).

Windsor-Chatham-London Coach Lines Ltd.

• Enterprise changed its name to Windsor-Chatham-London Coach Lines Ltd. on June 16, 1928 co-incident with the take-over of Blue Goose Lines.
• Routes:
  • Windsor - London.
  • Windsor - Tilbury - Chatham - Dresden - Wallaceburg - Sarnia.
  • Windsor - Belle River (via Tecumseh Road / Lake Shore Drive).
  • Windsor - London Express (summer 1929).
  • Chatham - London Express (summer 1929).
  • Windsor - Tecumseh - St. Clair Shores - Pike Creek - Puce - Belle River (June 1932).
  • Windsor - Tilbury - Chatham - Dresden - Oil Springs - Petrolia - Sarnia (May 1933).
  • Windsor - Paquette - McGregor - Harrow (June 1936).
• Purchased Montague Coach Lines May 19, 1937 including route:
  • Chatham - Wallaceburg - Walpole Ferry - Port Lambton - Sombra - Courtright - Corunna - Sarnia.
• Company sold to Toronto Greyhound Lines effective January 8, 1934.

Fleet Roster

Roster is incomplete.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
17		1930	White	Palace Highway Coach			29 seats.
20		1934	Reo				21 seats.
23		1936	Reo/Beck	Airstream			21 seats.
24		1936	Gar Wood	DeLuxe Intercity			To Eastern Canadian Greyhound Lines #1704 or #1705, Jan. 1940.