Charterways Transportation

Charterways Transportation was a coach, transit and school bus operator in Ontario, Canada. It was one of a few sub-contractors to GO Transit during GO's early years.

History

• Bought Niagara Coach Lines in 1968.
• Operated municipal transit in Ajax, Ontario from 1969 to 1973 and in Mississauga from 1969 to 1974.
• Acquired the school bus operations of Carleton Bus Lines in June 1994.
• Acquired and absorbed into Laidlaw's transit operations in August 1996.

All-Time Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
76		1966	MCI	MC-5A			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 76. Bought in January 1976.
80		1967	MCI	MC-5A			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 80. Bought in January 1976.
122		1965	MCI	MCC-5A			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 122. Bought in January 1976. Exx-Ontario Northland 122.
127	Renumbered 129
129		1966	MCI	MC-5A			Ex-127. Exx-A.J. Bus Lines 127. Bought in January 1976. Exxx-Ontario Northland 123.
130		1972	MCI	MC-7			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 130. Bought in January 1976.
151-152		1975	MCI	MC-5B			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 151-152; bought in January 1976. To Murray Hill 7540-7541.
157		1975	GMC	P8M-4905A			Ex A.J. Bus Lines 157. Bought in January 1976.
190	Renumbered 1190
1001-1002		1965	GMDD	SDM-4502			Ex Air Terminal Transport 1001-1002.
1003	Renumbered 1146
1004-1006		1968	GMDD	SDH-4502			Ex Air Terminal Transport 1004-1006.
1005 (2nd?)		4/1960	MCI	MC-2			41 seats Ex-Air Terminal Transport 5. To Pacific Stage Lines 6349.
1009		1965	GMDD	SDM-4502			Ex Skinner School Bus Lines 150.
1010		1968	Western Flyer	Canuck 600A
1015		11/1960	MCI	MC-2			41 seats Ex-Air Terminal Transport 15. To Pacific Stage Lines 6350.
1019-1020		1967	MCI	MC-5A
1022			Van Hool	Minibus			Unknown year and model.
1031		1967	MCI	MC-5A
1032		1967	Prevost	41-S			Ex Skinner School Bus Lines 1032.
1033-1034		3/1972	MCI	MC-7
1035		1972	MCI	MC-7
1052		1962	MCI	MC-3			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 52.
1057			Dodge	Tradesman 300			Unknown year
1060-1067		1973	MCI	MC-5B			1062-1063 & 1067 to Diversified Transportation 465-466, 538.
1068		5/1966	MCI	MC-5A			Ex-Niagara Coach Lines 68.
1069-1071		1973	MCI	MC-5B
1100			MCI	MC-5A			Unknown year
1146		1965	GMDD	SDM-4502			Ex-1003. Exz-Air Terminal Transport 1003. Sold in 1976 to Metropolitan Sud 1146.
1151		1965	GMDD	SDM-4502			Ex-Skinner School Bus Lines 151.
1153-1154		1968	GMDD	SDM-5302
1186			GMC	PD-4104			Unknown year
1190		1955	GMC	PD-4104			Ex-190.
1200-1201		1966	GMC	PD-4107
1210-1211		1970	GMC	PD-4107			Ex Skinner School Bus Lines 210 & 211.
1212, 1214		1971	MCI	MC-7
1215		1975	GMC	P8M-4108A
1216-1220		1975	GMC	P8M-4905A
1221-1227		1975	MCI	MC-5B			1221 to Murray Hill 7542.
1228-1232		1975	MCI	MC-8
1233-1235		1977	MCI	MC-8
1236-1238		1977	MCI	MC-5B
1239-1240		1978	MCI	MC-5C
1241-1245		1978	MCI	MC-8			1241 to Trentway-Wagar Coach Lines 2039
1246-1248		1980	MCI	MC-5C
1249-1255		1980	MCI	MC-9
1253		1974	GMC	P8M-4905A			Ex-Voyageur 1253.
1256-1260		1981	MCI	MC-9
1263-1264		1982	MCI	MC-9
1265-1268		1983	MCI	MC-9
1269-1272		1984	MCI	MC-9
2001-2002		1976	MCI	MC-8			2002 to Greyhound Canada 0003.
3001-3002		1977	Orion	01.501
3003			Rek-Vee	Club Car			Unknown year
3004-3005		1981	Orion	01.505
7060		1966	GMC	PD-4107			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7060. Bought in 1977. To Murray Hill 6601.
7061-7062		1970	GMC	PD-4108			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7061-7062. Bought in 1977. 7061 to Diversified Transportation 469.
7063		1970	GMC	PD-4905			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7063. Bought in 1977.
7265		1972	GMC	P8M-4905A			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7265. Bought in 1977. To Trentway-Wagar 1465.
7366		1973	GMC	P8M-4905A			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7366. Bought in 1977.
7571, 7575		1975	GMC	P8M-4905A			Ex-Burley Bus Lines 7571 & 7575. Bought in 1977. 7571 To Autocar Connaisseur 4475.

Mississauga Transit Service

Charterways operated transit in Mississauga under contract from the town from 1969 until 1974.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
761-763		1968	GMC	TDH-3502 Old Look			To Mississauga Transit 2001-2003 in 1973.
764?		1968	GMDD	TDH-5303			To Mississauga Transit 2004 in 1973.
		1971	GMDD	T6H-5305			Fleet numbers unknown To Mississauga Transit 2005-2009 in 1973.
7301-7304		1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N			To Mississauga Transit in 1973.

References

• Transit Canada
• Wikipedia